-I've taken up knitting as a way to fill my days of unemployment. I bought a book to help me get started, and Michelle helped me get the hang of the technique and stitches. Michelle also inspires me with all of the great patterns and varieties of yarn she tries. I have worked with normal, circular, and double-pointed needles. I love finishing a project and knowing that said piece started out as a ball of yarn. Pretty cool. We stopped by a cool yarn shop while we were in Vail, and I bought some nice yarn to work with soon. ("Nice", meaning of finer quality that the $2.99 a skein "Vanna's Choice" yarn that I've been using to test out some new patterns and techniques.) I'm making practice pair of "muffatees" (wrist warmers with a ruffle at the end) in my "Vanna's Choice" before using my mustard yellow, nicer yarn.
-On Friday morning, I had my first piano lesson since last August. As I've mentioned in previous posts, Vicki Duckworth is one of my favorite people, and piano lessons with her are one of the best parts of my week. She gave me all new music this week, which have given me fresh motivation to practice again. I love all the music already, and appreciate so much her ability to choose pieces she knows I will enjoy and from which I will benefit. Playing was something I missed this last school year, and it feels great to have music to work on and to be able to play again. I don't feel like I lost too much of my ability, either, which is something I was worried about. I'm picking up where I left off, and loving it.
