Sunday I missed out on a wonderful sail with friends due to being tied to the throne. The weather was divine and I watched the boat leave and return, admiring the beauty and feeling sorry for myself. I’m missing out again this evening as I was invited out for dinner on the water and I sit looking out the window waiting for the boat to glide by, pushed by an ocean breeze and wonder why did this happen? There seems to be something afoot to keep me housebound, with Honey being sick I’ve not left her side for months. I’m not the most social person in the world, but when I get the urge to break out of the doldrums, I’d kinda like to go. Honey was welcome on the boat so it would have been win, win. Thank-you to my elimination system for imposing house confinement and ruining my weekend!
My company left this afternoon though lingering hugs and tears. Friends from BC, Rene and Vicki, always a pleasure to see them and hope they return soon, next visit hopefully our boat is in the water so we can sail and have sleepovers while anchored off some island. Vicki has fallen in love with the water, losing her sailing virginity at the Lahave River Yacht club last week. Then they were out for a sail on Felina Sunday, the one I missed out on, and it further ensconced a desire to own a boat of their own.
Hubby has been gone for two months and comes home Wednesday so we can start work on our boat and hopefully get it launched in the next week to capture what’s left of the season. There’s so little time left we might skip the annual wax and polish. Usually he has the summers off but this year it didn’t work out so well and we are in no position to turn down work when last year there wasn’t any. Hopefully the fall is wonderful and gives us an extended few weeks of great weather so we can maximize our time on the water.
I haven’t been hooking much over the weekend even though Vicki worked on her first piece while we chatted in the evenings. I was tired and the piece I’m working on needed a close eye for the detail. I’m matching my Wind with the Waves so the two have to join perfectly even though they have a tread between them. If I’m feeling better tonight I’ll pick it up and I might even get it finished as there is little left to do.
It’s 5:30 pm and I’m still in my jammies, not feeling 100% yet. Needless to say I’ve not made it to work today. It’s hot as hades outside so the house is closed up with the heat pump blowing spitting out cool air. It’s the first time I’ve blogged since I was ranked #5 out of the selected 60 top bloggers and websites for rug hooking chosen by Rug Hooking Magazine. YIPPEE! It blew me away and caused my head to swell so my ears are getting chaffed going through doors. They sent a medal to post on my website blog and I proudly printed it off to display in the shop. All those blogs, hundreds and hundreds of them, four large binders full, sometimes pouring out my heart, sharing tidbits and wisdom I’ve picked up along the way to make hooking easier. Posting rug projects I’ve hooked and ideas I’ve had. At times I was told my blogs were a waste of time but I’d defend my passion for writing, lovingly sharing my life and work, enjoying the comments, making you laugh and sometime cry. I’ve ranted about injustices, or defended myself against the witless wankers that wheedle their way into my life, hitting like a hurricane and leaving mental debris. I love having a voice to tell my side of a tale so I don’t have to hold it in until I explode. You have been my confident, my therapist and my friend. They only thing to do now is to work my way up the list.....
On the hooking front, I’ve drawn off my sea serpent stair riser and Shane has invented a new formula which is suitably called “Sea Serpent”. Six values of a luscious rich green, with yellow undercurrents; the colour I envision a sea monster to be. I’ve decided to hook the serpent green, the Kraken red and the lobster blue. I feel like I’m in a Dr. Seuss story One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.....so much fun!