The one in which I am content . . .

Life is going well. I’ve got a plan and I am working that plan. Sure, there are glitches but, mostly, it is all working out. On Sunday, I expected to spend time mending and packing (for camping) and sputtering around the house. Instead, I spent yesterday in the ER with my friend, Gardenia. “They” thought she might have the H1N1 virus so our visit there was spent in isolation from the madding crowd and wearing masks to prevent contamination (or further exposure).

It was an interesting visit to the hospital. We would watch as administrators and health care professionals would walk up to the door, look in, look down at their records and then walk away only to show up a few minutes later, masked, and ready to work. This was bad for said friend because she felt like something the cat dragged in (and if you’d seen her cat, you’d know that wasn’t a good thing). Poor Gardenia was feeling miserable and isolated and just wanted to be home in her own bed. I felt bad for her. But ...

The visit was good for me because I’d had the presence of mind to take along some knitting. There I sat for 6+ hours as they poked and prodded Gardenia. Poor woman, she was coughing, she looked tired and drawn, she was dehydrated, etc. But, there I sat being the good and stoic friend just a knitting away! It was a joy to be knitting and so relaxed . . . well that was me anyway – not so for poor Gardenia. After all of that, they release her with the diagnosis of a ‘cough’. Saying that they’d run out of Swine Flu testing kits and weren’t likely to get more. They advised her to watch her symptoms and advised the rest of us to stay masked when around her. Go figure!!!

The photo above is an early photo of the socks I started on may 29th. They are in Tofutsies in a green/gray combo colorway (I think it is called Four Leaf Toever). It is a simple 2x2 rib on the leg of the sock. I don't know yet what the foot will look like as I am doing this from memory. No, I am not being innovative - I just cannot find the pattern in my craft room. Sigh.