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Some sewing and shopping
Mar. 8th, 2019 05:04 pmI still ahve trouble with my arthritis, but now a more "normal" genreal pain, rather than swollen joints (except the bones and tendons in my left foot). On Monday I will start working again, but I have started a little today with grading. I am so behind at work so it is less stressful to have some of that done. Actually I probably ought to be off work for another week, but that would make things very,very complicated with a few of the courses that I teach.
I can sew and read and I can take walks, but I have a hard time focusing on intellectual work and lecture planning because of pain.
Yesterday I had another SCA sewing meeting at home and it was really nice, even if there was a short while when I thought that some people were triggering each other into complaining about people in the SCA, so I tried to steer the conversation into a more constructive discussion about feelings, and I think that I was successful.
I also helped Mattias to cut out a red woollen surcoat and even did some sewing myself. I am reworking a gown that I made for Visby medieval week 1999 - my 15th century Visby :)
( Photo of the folded gown, and of Kenya the cat )
I might wear it on St. Egon's Feast next weekend. I may even wear a mi-parti Gothic fitted dress from velvet that I made in 1998 for court, depending on if I have the time/inclination to fix the sleeves.
But I have also finished most of my new Saxon court gown, which I probably will wear at Spring Crown in three weeks time. This is how it looks without sleeves or brustfleck.
The shopping: I also got up early-ish and took trams to another part of town to be there when a certain second hand market opened. Because just before I went to bed I saw that they had posted this chair on their facebook page, and I didn't want to miss it. Sicne it's foldable I could also take it with me on the tram home, but it took its toll on my sick body. Still worth it though.
I can sew and read and I can take walks, but I have a hard time focusing on intellectual work and lecture planning because of pain.
Yesterday I had another SCA sewing meeting at home and it was really nice, even if there was a short while when I thought that some people were triggering each other into complaining about people in the SCA, so I tried to steer the conversation into a more constructive discussion about feelings, and I think that I was successful.
I also helped Mattias to cut out a red woollen surcoat and even did some sewing myself. I am reworking a gown that I made for Visby medieval week 1999 - my 15th century Visby :)
( Photo of the folded gown, and of Kenya the cat )
I might wear it on St. Egon's Feast next weekend. I may even wear a mi-parti Gothic fitted dress from velvet that I made in 1998 for court, depending on if I have the time/inclination to fix the sleeves.
But I have also finished most of my new Saxon court gown, which I probably will wear at Spring Crown in three weeks time. This is how it looks without sleeves or brustfleck.
The shopping: I also got up early-ish and took trams to another part of town to be there when a certain second hand market opened. Because just before I went to bed I saw that they had posted this chair on their facebook page, and I didn't want to miss it. Sicne it's foldable I could also take it with me on the tram home, but it took its toll on my sick body. Still worth it though.
