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kareinaI am certain the fact that we didn't get to sleep till 03:00 Saturday night/Sunday morning had a lot to do with it. Unsurprisingly, I slept till almost noon on Sunday; I remember a time that was normal for me, but in recent years it is very rare. Still, I went out for a trike ride straight after breakfast (which I also did on Saturday, before doing all those things I typed up in my last post).
After the trike ride we went to a store to pick up a few things. We found a paint roller and tray as a package set--we want these because we have some wallpaper we want to put up in the bedroom--a photo taken along the Glen Highway in Alaska. If I can't have mountains outside my house I am going to cover my bedroom wall with them. We chose the photo last January, and after a few weeks of thinking about it we placed an order for it to be printed on wall paper. It arrived weeks ago, but we have been too busy to deal with it since, unless you count the removal of the bit of wall paper trim that had been along the top of the wall and some sanding of high spots I did sometime in the past few days. I would love to have my mountains up on the wall before the snow finishes melting, so that I need never have a snow-free time in my life, but it isn't looking very likely, given how much more we should do in terms of packing and otherwise getting ready for the Double Wars trip. I don't recall SCA events taking so much energy to prepare for when they were 1) ever weekend all summer long and 2) only a 1 to 8 hour drive away. This going to one or two long distance camping events a year thing is a very different lifestyle.
However, the other things on our shopping list we didn't manage to find. There was an empty spot on the shelf for one of them, and the screen that was available for replacing the old worn out window screens the house came with had holes that looked large enough for a determined mosquito to crawl through, and for gnats to fly through without the bother of slowing down, so we opted to wait and see what is available elsewhere.
The rest of the day alternated between a few useful tasks of no real significance, some cuddle time, and a bit of time reading a book, and suddenly it was nearly 20:00 and we realized that we hadn't yet gone to his parent's house to help her with the broken internet yet. So off we did, stopping by uni to pick up the rock samples from which I had cut chunks for potentially turning into thin sections (only some samples will get that treatment, but it is better to make certain it is possible for all of them) and dropping them off at the company which will crush them before they are sent off for analysis (said company is only a 5 or 10 min drive from his parent's house). Much to my surprise, someone was on duty there when I arrived, so rather than having to leave the bags sitting on their doorstep till morning, I was able to leave them inside the building.
While we were there we stopped to admire the large piles of really big rocks they have there, many of which might make a decent rune stone. We also notices a huge pile of mixed rocks and earth in back that could, possibly, be a scrap pile. Therefore, when I emailed my contact with that company I asked him if it is, and if so if they would mind if we hauled away a rune-stone sized rock from the scrap pile. I don't expect him to say yes, but we had to ask.
The time at his folk's house was pleasant--his mother was working (she does tax accounting stuff out of a home office), he fixed the internet, and I managed to replace the cord on my phone (which has been badly wearing out for a while now and wouldn't have lasted much longer, make some progress on a linen tunic, and make some progress on my nålbindining project in progress while they worked, and while we all had tea (and in his case, cake) afterwards. His dad wasn't there, since he is currently off playing in the mountains. Lucky him!
But we didn't leave their house till 23:00, and it is a 45 minute drive home, and I didn't do yoga for the day till after we were home, so it was another after midnight night, which may be the biggest factor in today's low energy status. Or it could be the rain--I was pleased I had already planned to work from home today and my work computer was here, because that meant I didn't have to go out into the rain this morning.
I have accomplished some uni work, but mostly background and administrative tasks that are necessary but aren't as exciting as doing the science itself. I have also accomplished several loads of laundry, and accidentally took a break from uni work to start tailoring a sweater we bought on Saturday to make it fit better. I got up thinking I was going to get some food, but didn't make it that far--instead I caught sight of my reflection, remembered that I had been tempted to do the alteration when we got home last night (but, luckily, remembered the "don't cut fabric after midnight" rule), and decided to go for it then.
The alteration is simple, and about three quarters done so far.
Step one: start with a sweater designed for a man larger than you are.
Step two, open up the seam where the underarm attaches to the body just until the two ends of the opening, if brought together, would meet in a comfortable place under your arm, without being too tight or too loose.
Step three: carefully safety pin shut the sides from that point to the point of your hip, trying to match the curve of your waist.
Step four: try it on and decide if any of the pins need adjusting. Make the adjustments. Repeat this step till it feels comfortable (for now ignore the fact that the sleeves are now too big and hanging lower than the new, improved, size of the arm hole)
Step five: sew along the line the pins make (removing each pin as you come to it) & try it back on to be certain you still like the fit before cutting
Step six: carefully cut along one edge of the sewing so that there is about 7 mm in selvage remaining, and cut the other edge so that it is twice as wide
Step seven: quickly, before it can start to fray, turn the wider edge of selvage over the narrower edge and stitch it down. Then repeat steps six and seven for the other side seam (this is where I have left off--one of my side seams is done, the other is stitched once, and ready to cut and stitch the second time--it so far the process took 1.5 hours)
Step eight: pin the sleeves shut to fit the new arm hole, tapering as needed to give a nice fit without being tight and then cut and finish those seams as above. (still need to do this, but I am happily wearing the sweater without these last steps, anyway, and it is still comfortable)
now it is time to get some quick food and then head to nyckleharpa class
After the trike ride we went to a store to pick up a few things. We found a paint roller and tray as a package set--we want these because we have some wallpaper we want to put up in the bedroom--a photo taken along the Glen Highway in Alaska. If I can't have mountains outside my house I am going to cover my bedroom wall with them. We chose the photo last January, and after a few weeks of thinking about it we placed an order for it to be printed on wall paper. It arrived weeks ago, but we have been too busy to deal with it since, unless you count the removal of the bit of wall paper trim that had been along the top of the wall and some sanding of high spots I did sometime in the past few days. I would love to have my mountains up on the wall before the snow finishes melting, so that I need never have a snow-free time in my life, but it isn't looking very likely, given how much more we should do in terms of packing and otherwise getting ready for the Double Wars trip. I don't recall SCA events taking so much energy to prepare for when they were 1) ever weekend all summer long and 2) only a 1 to 8 hour drive away. This going to one or two long distance camping events a year thing is a very different lifestyle.
However, the other things on our shopping list we didn't manage to find. There was an empty spot on the shelf for one of them, and the screen that was available for replacing the old worn out window screens the house came with had holes that looked large enough for a determined mosquito to crawl through, and for gnats to fly through without the bother of slowing down, so we opted to wait and see what is available elsewhere.
The rest of the day alternated between a few useful tasks of no real significance, some cuddle time, and a bit of time reading a book, and suddenly it was nearly 20:00 and we realized that we hadn't yet gone to his parent's house to help her with the broken internet yet. So off we did, stopping by uni to pick up the rock samples from which I had cut chunks for potentially turning into thin sections (only some samples will get that treatment, but it is better to make certain it is possible for all of them) and dropping them off at the company which will crush them before they are sent off for analysis (said company is only a 5 or 10 min drive from his parent's house). Much to my surprise, someone was on duty there when I arrived, so rather than having to leave the bags sitting on their doorstep till morning, I was able to leave them inside the building.
While we were there we stopped to admire the large piles of really big rocks they have there, many of which might make a decent rune stone. We also notices a huge pile of mixed rocks and earth in back that could, possibly, be a scrap pile. Therefore, when I emailed my contact with that company I asked him if it is, and if so if they would mind if we hauled away a rune-stone sized rock from the scrap pile. I don't expect him to say yes, but we had to ask.
The time at his folk's house was pleasant--his mother was working (she does tax accounting stuff out of a home office), he fixed the internet, and I managed to replace the cord on my phone (which has been badly wearing out for a while now and wouldn't have lasted much longer, make some progress on a linen tunic, and make some progress on my nålbindining project in progress while they worked, and while we all had tea (and in his case, cake) afterwards. His dad wasn't there, since he is currently off playing in the mountains. Lucky him!
But we didn't leave their house till 23:00, and it is a 45 minute drive home, and I didn't do yoga for the day till after we were home, so it was another after midnight night, which may be the biggest factor in today's low energy status. Or it could be the rain--I was pleased I had already planned to work from home today and my work computer was here, because that meant I didn't have to go out into the rain this morning.
I have accomplished some uni work, but mostly background and administrative tasks that are necessary but aren't as exciting as doing the science itself. I have also accomplished several loads of laundry, and accidentally took a break from uni work to start tailoring a sweater we bought on Saturday to make it fit better. I got up thinking I was going to get some food, but didn't make it that far--instead I caught sight of my reflection, remembered that I had been tempted to do the alteration when we got home last night (but, luckily, remembered the "don't cut fabric after midnight" rule), and decided to go for it then.
The alteration is simple, and about three quarters done so far.
Step one: start with a sweater designed for a man larger than you are.
Step two, open up the seam where the underarm attaches to the body just until the two ends of the opening, if brought together, would meet in a comfortable place under your arm, without being too tight or too loose.
Step three: carefully safety pin shut the sides from that point to the point of your hip, trying to match the curve of your waist.
Step four: try it on and decide if any of the pins need adjusting. Make the adjustments. Repeat this step till it feels comfortable (for now ignore the fact that the sleeves are now too big and hanging lower than the new, improved, size of the arm hole)
Step five: sew along the line the pins make (removing each pin as you come to it) & try it back on to be certain you still like the fit before cutting
Step six: carefully cut along one edge of the sewing so that there is about 7 mm in selvage remaining, and cut the other edge so that it is twice as wide
Step seven: quickly, before it can start to fray, turn the wider edge of selvage over the narrower edge and stitch it down. Then repeat steps six and seven for the other side seam (this is where I have left off--one of my side seams is done, the other is stitched once, and ready to cut and stitch the second time--it so far the process took 1.5 hours)
Step eight: pin the sleeves shut to fit the new arm hole, tapering as needed to give a nice fit without being tight and then cut and finish those seams as above. (still need to do this, but I am happily wearing the sweater without these last steps, anyway, and it is still comfortable)
now it is time to get some quick food and then head to nyckleharpa class