everyday life

hazy shade of winter

1987/1988, The Bangles did a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's Hazy Shade of Winter for the movie Less Than Zero.

Ahhh, seasons change with the scenery
Weaving time in a tapestry
Won't you stop and remember me

Still a favorite of mine. The original song as well.

green on green

Found matching green colours in my alpaca- left-over-bag. Simple stockinette knitting while you are trying to get well. A shawl, of course. Stripes - 4 rows main colour, 4 rows contrasting colour. Soothing. Well known pattern. Makes me happy. Hopefully make me well enough to go to work any time soon.

So, this is how far I got this afternoon while watching 2 episodes (season one) of Foyle's War. A perfect series to knit while watching. UK, during the WWII and lots of knitted sweaters and vests worn by the actors.

is february over soon?

February so far has been, a pain in the arse. I have been sick on and off since the beginning of the month. This is my 5th day at home from work with coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing and fever. And I'm soo over it! I'm getting better now, but not fast enough!

And whats worse? I haven't knitted a single stitch during this week. I have too many lace things on the needles and I need something straight forward stockinette/garter stitch to knit at the moment. Maybe I can start a simple scarf during the day.

spring?

The spring arrived in my kitchen today. In the way of new curtains. Took down my red Christmasy curtains and hung up some flowery tulips. Outside we had a new batch of snow, 10 cm came down today. And it's still snowing.

Now I'm off to the football stadium to watch some live football . Sweden vs Argentina. Zlatan vs Messi.

groundhog day

February 2nd is Goundhog Day. According to folklore;

• if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early;
• if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

Here we had a bright, sunny day, som I guess we have winter for another 6 weeks. ;-)

Since I have a cold, I took a short walk outside in the sun, but after I bundled up in the sofa and watched Groundhog Day. As you should a day like this!