Hello, dear readers. This month’s been a bit rough energy-wise and kept me from posting on schedule. I’m working on putting self-care first. I did manage to walk all the way around Lake Elizabeth on Monday! This was huge! I took the following pictures during my walk.
Then I tripped over my own shoes and sprained both my left wrist and ankle. Ouch! They’re healing well, but I’ll be unable to post as much. I’ll also be unable to cross stitch for a while. Happily, I finished most of page 2 and started on page 3. My favorite needlework store, Needle in a Haystack, is sending me two background colors I didn’t have enough of and I’m waiting for the package to make it through the holiday mail rush. I took a picture before I started page 3:
I think the sinuous red bit looks like a dragon. 🙂 When I’m finished I want to make a time- lapse “making of” video.
I also have a big milestone coming up. Last March I had a release done on my burn scars. I will have a second release surgery this coming year to give me more movement and less pain in my shoulder and elbow. I’ll post again when I know more. Naturally, this blog will be on hiatus while I heal.
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Glad that you’re caring for yourself. That’s soooooo underrated.
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Thank you, Brendan! And so true! I hope you’re also taking care of yourself!
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You’re welcome! And I am getting my 7-8 hours, eating properly, etc., so that’s a good start. 🙂
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I hesitated to hit “like” on this, because OW, but what a beautiful place to walk. Take your time to heal (and then to heal again later, it appears); cross-stitch should be pleasure, never pain. 🙂
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Hi Maia! Yes, owieness, but also a mountain climbed, so to speak. 🙂 Lake Elizabeth really soothes my soul. I love the smell as well as the view. The wetlands around here have what I call a “sweet-marsh” smell. Think green growing wateriness with an undercurrent of wild fennel. Mmm! One of my favorite scents! I look forward to lapping the lake again, but while I heal I’ll be coloring and doing more Japanese study. I can do those one-handed! 😉 Thank you for the encouragement.
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