Clue #3 is already finished. I won't be able to work on the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery KAL again until Clue #4 comes out on Wednesday. I was a little uncertain about the contrast color (pink) because it has bits of magenta in it, but I think the pattern is showing up nicely. It's a challenge, though, because sometimes I don't know which yarn is on my needle in the next stitch.
I need something else to work on, and a friend recommended the Melt the Ice Hat. The pattern is a fundraiser for immigrants' rights groups.
In the 1940s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal and punishable by law to wear, make, or distribute. Needle & Skein has raised $400K so far.
Speaking of fundraisers, the ALS Association gave me a badge for completing the 50-mile challenge. They say they raised $130K for the organization. The challenge event is over now, but you can still donate to the cause here. You never know when someone you know and love will be diagnosed with this debilitation and fatal condition.
We haven't stopped walking, though, just because the challenge is over. Saturday the pups and I walked along the trail and cut through what's left of the woods. Charlie is working on our taxes, so he didn't come, but he joined us again on Sunday, when we
did the trail and then walked through the woods.
On Thursday I had my other cataract surgery. There is usually some fogginess for the first few days after surgery. The first eye cleared up quickly, but this one has taken longer. It's better each day, though, and my after-surgery check showed everything was in order. As with the other eye, they sent me home with a plastic shield over the eye. I have to put it on if I take a nap and again at night. I found this to be the only painful thing about the surgery: ripping the tape off my face. Ow!
Special drops are required after surgery, four times a day in the beginning, and then tapering off each week for four weeks. Under this sheet, used to keep track, I have another one for the left eye. I'm down to twice a day for that eye.
Johan is learning how to change the oil in a car. His other grandpa is a retired auto mechanic with all the equipment and expertise to do such things. He's a handy consultant to have in the family, as we have found out several times.
Another new beginning for us this week was the reading of David's play, "Hannah's Promise, or a Life Without Limits." The reading was announced in a couple of articles in advance of the reading, here and here.
I'm so glad David was able to finish the play before ALS sidelined him. I hope he'll be able to have it appear on stage soon with sets, costumes and props.
And happy Groundhog day! Will we have an early spring or six more weeks of winter?
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