Heat
Unfortunately due to my total inability to cope with the heatwave we’re currently suffering enjoying, levels of creativity here have dropped to an all-time low. My sewing room / office is in the roofspace of our home and right now its a million degrees up there. So sewing is on a break for a day or two until the temperatures come down again.
I feel a little lost when I can’t sew. Somehow a few minutes at the machine ever day has become my little treat when I’ve finished editing a paper or when I’ve completed a chore I hate. It strikes me as a better reward than eating chocolate…although I confess I do that too sometimes.
People (non-sewing people) are always a little startled when I say I sew every day. It seems like nobody else round here does anything half so outlandish. I think I must be part of a dying breed. Well then, I admit, I’m just a little odd. But that’s OK. I don’t mind being that eccentric Englishwoman!
So it’s back to the knitting for me – although that’s a pretty warm occupation too at the moment!
What a wild life I lead!
Helen
August 24th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Stay cool Helen! My beverage of choice when the temperatures are in the 90s is iced tea. I drink it by the gallon! Unsweetened of course.
August 24th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Heatwaves are no fun for those of us who prefer cooler weather. They just suck the energy right out of me so I’m impressed you even manage to knit.
August 24th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
We used to live in Brisbane that gets very humid a lot of the time. I struggled so much with that heat, I know how you feel. I hope some cooler days are on their way!! xo
August 25th, 2011 at 7:06 am
That’s why we have blogs. To connect with other ‘eccentric’ people when no one else around us fits the bill!
August 26th, 2011 at 4:15 pm
I’m the opposite. I can’t knit when it’s hot. The wool sticks to my hands. I had a good few days off from knitting during the week when we had our heatwave. BAck to grey rain so the sock is coming out again. Nearly finished the first one now!