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Archive for January, 2008
How to learn English
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Strange weather
Speeding our way through January we’ve seen a wealth of different weather conditions over the last month. The year started with snow and ice… specifically ice which we skated on as the Jordan reservior froze solid, providing us with a vast area to practice on in our new skates. We also tried snowboarding for the first time, there being just enough snow in the nearby mountains. All perfectly in line with our expectations of a winter season in Central Europe… however since then it’s been strange. The temperature has increased dramatically, up to 10 degrees c on sunday evening… so the snow has all but disappeared, and the temperature at Nový Mlýn has really thawed. Can I permit myself to be happy about this?
Engineer cap knitting pattern perfected
This pattern is knit in one piece, including the visor or brim. There is a flap and button on the band, which can be positioned to fit the wearer exactly. I knitted the first version of this hat as a Christmas present for my friend Vladka. When I finished the second version, my husband asked me to knit him one (I’m pleased because he’s never asked me to knit him something… he must really like it - and it’s a more masculine design than the baker’s boy cap).
So, tonight I will go through my instructions to double check them, then list the pattern on payloadz, etsy and ebay.
Growls in 2008
Welcome! 2008 - which began with a resounding fizzle. The sound of my melting lap top.
So… gone is so much work from 2007. At least I have a clean slate with the Novy Mlyn project plan again. Redoing my accounts for tax return was no fun. It really isn’t the sort of job you should have to do twice. Maybe next year I will have an accountant.
With the temperatures hovering around minus 5 degrees c (daytime), there have been all sorts of good reasons to knit rather than undertake any arduous DIY (like the paint doesn’t work at such levels of cold). Knitting by the fire has been more on the cards. I think that having spent 12 months living (as much as we can) at the house will give us a good perspective on our priorities for the reconstruction.
I am praying for inspiration, and motivation to get through the next year. It’s been a tough few months with many dissapointments… but soon it will be spring.