Still sniffling and coughing a bit. One thing I don't like about getting older is that I don't bounce back as quickly from illness. I did have some acupuncture on Thursday, and as soon as the needles were in, my sinuses opened up, and I could breathe a little easier.
I had my six-month performance review at work yesterday, which went well. Hard to believe I've been there six months already. My friend and former co-worker, Jane-the-gardener, is starting there as a project manager in two weeks. I've heard that life at the old job has gotten steadily worse, so I'm still thanking the Universe for getting me out of there last May, despite the not-nice way it was done. Now we just need to get Gwen-the-technical-writer and Michael-the-veggie-poet into the new company, and our merry little band will be together again.
I nearly has me a doll house. I found it on craigslist, which is my back-up site when I can't find things on ebay (the dollhouses there were rather pricey), and I'm picking it up in the next few days. The style is called tamarack. The outer shell has been put together already (and will likely be re-painted), which is good because I don't think I'd have the patience to build it myself, especially after the dollhouse-building horror stories I've come across, which have ruined the experience for some people. The inside is unfinished, which is also good because that's where the therapy is. So I get to wallpaper and floorpaper and furnish. Fun times ahead!
I've come across a bunch of stuff this week:
A cute site - I like the flavor and humor of it, as well as some of the patterns, which I think I can adapt for crochet. And the rabbits are cute too.
Speaking of crochet, Warm Up America has patterns for baby caps that you can make and give to neo-natal units. They even have patterns specially designed for low birth weight babies.
And speaking of babies, I've learned a new stitch that I'm using for the baby blankets I'm making for expectant co-workers. It's called shell stitch, so named because it looks like a shell, and if you use thick yarn and a big crochet hook, you can make nifty-looking blankets in a jiffy.
No more Spider-Man and Mary Jane. I find this disturbing somehow, messing with such an established storyline.
Hear about Jane Austen's house. This will only be up for a week or so. Jane-uary starts tomorrow with a new version of Persuasion. I hope it's good, since this is my favorite of her books. I've not been hearing good things about these new Andrew Davies productions, so this Jane-fest could be a huge letdown. At least they're showing the Colin Firth version of Pride and Prejudice.
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