Transitions

 

set up for sectional beaming

The above is an old photo because I didn't take a photo of the current warp.  So imagine the loom looking ready to go with a beige warp instead of this blue/grey one.

I cut the previous warp off earlier than expected due to a brain fart during beaming.  I thought I made a counting  mistake, then doubted myself and didn't add the 'extra' 10 turns to the section.  I was actually sad because I was really enjoying weaving those tea towels.  Ah, well.  Onwards...

Next up is the 'real' warp to weave the rest of the samples for the next article.  I've fine tuned the draft somewhat because I changed the epi to 30 instead of 32.  In the end I decided to use the 15 dent reed.  It's difficult for me to focus my eyes properly (still not fully recovered so seeing very fine things, or distant things isn't quite 100%).

As usual, I'm having to give myself extra time to do things, so it's all going a lot slower than I would like.

Recovery seems to be a journey of:  nothing, nothing, hardly anything, sudden (small) improvement, nothing, nothing, nothing much.  Rinse and repeat.

When this week began I had no need to leave the house.  Today we are both heading out because we got an appointment to get our Covid vaccines.  Plus I need to pick up new meds.

I'm such a special snowflake that I react more to some medications, sometimes in 'surprising' (if you aren't me) ways.  So I had a consult with the pharmacist and she has come up with 3 new drugs I can try.

My family doctor agreed to write me a script for the #1 choice on her list of possibilities.  It's so damned frustrating to take a drug to help, only to make things even worse.  The only ray of sunshine about all of this is that I found out that my list of options is bigger than I expected, and everyone on my health care team seems determined to have me not go back onto the Dilaudid.  I hated the brain fog I got from that, plus it's a type of opioid, with all that *that* entails.

But back to the studio, things are going slowly, but I should be able to start weaving tomorrow.  It will depend on how hard the Covid vaccine hits my system *while I begin transitioning to a 'new' drug* for pain.

I knew that old age might not be 'easy'.  I never expected it to be this hard.  However, I *can* still weave (mostly) and it looks like I am going to be writing a few more articles for WEFT magazine.  As soon as I weave the samples I need on this warp, it will be time to start marshalling my words (if I can find them) and documenting the information.  Then, I will begin working on the next one.  I need to source some yarns and with the current postal services on 'pause', I might need to pay 'extra' to get them delivered by a courier.  I sure hope they come to an agreement soon.  Canada Post is an essential service, especially if you don't live in a large town.  

Anyway, it is Dec. 4, it is raining (quite hard!) and I have a warp to finish setting up.  I'm not thrilled about needing to go out, but grateful that I can get my Covid vax and the new pain meds.  And hope for a 'better' result.