Busy Hands

A lot of my Swedish weaving is done while I listen to a T.V. program.  Yesterday I bought some bulky yarn to make a scarf and, yes, listened to T.V. as I worked.  It seems I can't watch T.V. for very long without doing some sort of handwork.  Now this could be because there aren't enough interesting programs on T.V. or that my attention span is shortening.

When I was younger I read a lot...as many as 30 books a month but I can't read for long now or I fall asleep.  Since housework and cooking hold little interest for me, I'm lucky to have discovered a few crafts I enjoy.  It scares me to think of my little apartment having no craft supplies in it's many hidden (and not so hidden) corners because I might hike on out to the casino more often than I do.  I need to keep busy but busy with something I like to do.

Tucked away in cupboards are supplies for a future craft I intend to take up some day...jewelry making.  I've also hung on to a lot of my quilting supplies because I really enjoyed quilting until I started with the Swedish weaving.  The trouble with quilting is that you have to commit to a full day of mess in your house.  And it takes many days to finish the quilt.  When I go back to quilting, it will be to make wall hangings but that is still a huge intense time commitment.  Swedish weaving takes a lot of time to do, also, but you can work for as little as five minutes and then the cleanup is simple...you can't do that with quilting or jewelry making.

On another note...there is snow in the forecast and, at first, I was a little dismayed at the thought but now I'm kind of excited to experience it.  I usually can pick and choose the days I go out but next week has 4-5 days I'll need to be out driving so I really hope we don't get too much snow.  I've been spoiled by spending 14 winters in Florida so I just might have to hone my snow driving skills again.  Not true!  I will definitely have to hone my skills!