- My middle son texted me and noted that this has been a great time for people to rediscover hobbies
- It is actually a time that has reminded me that my whole life is already about hobbies
- What is fading for me was whatever I ever did that was not a hobby
- You could say that we have gone pretty seamlessly into stay at home mode
- I have learned a few things
- And have wondered a few things while I have been homebound
- I have been making stock
- So much easier than figuring out grocery delivery
- Actual saved vegetable peel stock like they say you should
- Never was desperate enough to do it before
- You know it's pretty good
- Discovered my husband is quite the sewist
- He personally made over 100 masks
- I have been stalking Ravelry looking for patterns
- Just in case I am issued another lifetime or two
- To do all that knitting
- Learned to knit with my left hand to be faster
- Since I am not sure about that second lifetime issue
- Really is faster
- Tell me
- Why do all crochet patterns call for synthetic yarn?
- Yarns no knitter would use
- Same patterns would be so much nicer in natural fiber yarn
- I have been sewing from my shelves
- Of course
- When I was away my niece's boyfriend who is also my son-in-law's nephew
- Moved my sewing room to a different level of the house
- On the request of my husband who wants to renovate the basement
- They figured this out via text when I wasn't pay attention
- Note to self
- Have you ever had your entire sewing room, fabric, and supplies
- Reorganized by an electrician?
- He put things in logical l order
- Colour coded my threads
- Neatly folded all my fabric by type
- Really disorienting
- Going to take time to get things back to where they should be
- I had everything organized by emotion
- Things like mending
- Out of sight of course
- The projects I would like make next in the middle of the current project
- To maximize my distraction
- Glamorous projects in full view in case I start to be a glamorous person
- Stuff stuffed in drawers when I am on a roll
- Too inspired for neatness
- Vintage patterns bought because I once sewed the originals 30 years ago
- I had things organized by hope
- Does this make sense to you?
- I have many things that I will never use
- But I am soothed by the illusion I might
- Like that metal EAZI welt pocket gadget
- Been meaning to try that out since I was sewing vintage
- When it was current style
- I have gone out and looked at the buds in the branches
- And appreciated the swagger of the neighbourhood cats
- And pleased dogs wondering why they are getting extra walks these days
- I am finding things in my own house and my own self
- I didn't know I had
- Or had forgotten
- But remembered who I am and where I come from
