The past few days have been pleasant
Sunny and dry – not hot – just comfortable
The sting has gone out of the sun now
Knitting has resumed…..
Outside on the deck where it’s certainly been calming
Appreciated because of a few things going on at home at the moment
Plain stocking stitch means I can close my eyes
Think of nothing……
Just concentrate on feeling my fingers ‘make the stitches’
Sounds great doesn’t it
‘Cept for these words that were rattling round my brain
Inch by Inch
Row by Row
(Gonna make this garden grow)
Where did it come from……I’ve no idea……those pesky little ear worms have a habit of just appearing
But…..
It could have been because earlier in the day I’d been measuring the first sleeve (in inches…..yes I’m old😊) plus counting rows to double check
Mia’s teddy jumper has progressed to the point of having both sleeves finished – the front (with Teddy waiting to have his bow started) is tucked away in the knitting bag for the time being……which leaves me working on the back…… inch by inch – row by row
In slow methodical eyes closed calming stocking stitch
Well that was the crafty part which has me feeling pleased because I thought I’d never get those needles moving again……want to see what’s going in the literary dept.?
I got a bit fed up reading The Country Girls – yes I know that’s almost unheard of …I’ll get back to it sometime – so started The Chocolate Factory.
A novel whose storyline follows the early 20th century (1921) decision to build a Cadbury chocolate factory in Tasmania (which is still in use today) blending it with the fictional life story of one of the employees ‘brought out’ to start things off
Such an easy read I had it finished in a couple of days – the historical content was interesting, not just about the company but social history as well….attitudes to women post WW1, mental health of returned soldiers and more ( plenty of research put to good use)…the addition of industrial espionage seemed right as well (seemingly the ingredients for making Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate are still secret to all but a few employees)
This wiki entry is also a good read
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Chocolate_Factory,_Tasmania
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