The best medicine

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Being at home immediately made me feel so much better and day by day I've improved this week. The jet lag has not been fun but I'm finally starting to feel a little more human just in time for the weekend :o) I will not be wearing my shrug as the sleeves are still very much a work in progress as you can see here. Ah well, life just gets in the way of knitting some times and I have a shop bought back up!

It's just too glorious for words to be at home, managing a little knitting but mainly just resting and exhaling all the tension from the trip. Thank you for all your well wishes.

I'm hopeful I might get my beret finished for the Paris parade, here it is as it was on Monday when I caught up with missed events from Le Tour with the review programme. We've got people staying from tonight but I think this pattern will be simple enough for me to follow and still be sociable.

Comforts have also arrived by mail - waiting for me when I got back was this delicious yarn which is my prize draw Sockamania yarn! Yes, the last minute dash was worth it and I won my choice of a skein of yarn from Anni's lovely Etsy shop. I went for this wool/bamboo blend and I'm delighted with the feel and colour - what a fabulously zingy green.

Today my replacement cube arrived so if I can just track down that yarn it will soon be as if that awful week never was!

Happy weekend :o)

Comments

Terrie D. (StarSpry) said…
Good luck with finishing your beret :)

That is really beautiful green yarn! I love your cube, too. Glad you're feeling better!
25 July 2008 at 17:28:00 BST
Charity said…
Glad to hear you're feeling better! :0)
25 July 2008 at 18:31:00 BST
Rachel said…
Glad to hear you are returning to the land of the living! Although getting cute cubes and great yarn in the mail always helps the mood! Looking forward to seeing the finished beret...looks great so far!
25 July 2008 at 20:54:00 BST
Anonymous said…
I'm glad you're feeling better!
25 July 2008 at 22:08:00 BST
Rose Red said…
That is a zingy green yarn - lovely! Glad you could get a new cube and good luck with the beret - you can do it!!
26 July 2008 at 08:41:00 BST
SueJ said…
Glad your life is back on wheels!
26 July 2008 at 10:00:00 BST
Bells said…
she lives! Glad to see you're home and recovering.

Those cubes are so lovely! As nice as the similar sunnyboy bag I got last week from etsy!

Get well soon!
26 July 2008 at 23:02:00 BST
raining sheep said…
Ooh! lots of greens in your post today. Love it - green is one of my favorites. I am so glad you are feeling better...I remember how sick I was after my Spain holiday! Happy knitting and have a great weekend.
27 July 2008 at 04:05:00 BST
Marianne said…
Very glad and relieved you're feeling better, it IS good to be home :^)
Good luck with your beret, I believe you'll finish it and wear it proudly.
That cube is cuuute, and the green yarn is lovely, so fresh!
27 July 2008 at 17:30:00 BST
Artis-Anne said…
So sorry to read in your last post that you have been so unwell and glad to read that you are now a little bit better and that lovely yarn should cheer you up too :). Also glad to hear that you have been able to replace your lovely cube bag Take care now x
27 July 2008 at 18:33:00 BST
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