Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Saw the retina doc who said that the laser repair is holding, but that I'll always have that darkness at the bottom of the vision as that's the tears in the retina creating a kind of flap. He sealed around all the tears, but there's no way to secure the flap back against the eye. Ugh - I know.

So, in the meantime, all I gotta do is wait for the eye to undilate - about 2 weeks he said as the Atropine drops I've had to use are strong. The schmootz in my vision from the hemorrhage will take weeks or even months to clear out of the eye - so it'll be awhile until I have not quite back the pitiful sight I had before!

Of course I have only a few weeks to get the next Gazette issue ready for the editor, which I may or may not be able to do on time. I hate being late with an issue as that only decreases my available time to do the following issue.

I ordered large celtic clasps from JHB for the aran that's been waiting for me to get back to it. And I ordered more Plymouth Yarns Alpaca Boucle to make the 2nd sample for this new cardigan design I'm working on.

My yarn stash is so pitifully low! I'd love to work in some tweed, either Donegal Tweed yarn or Shetland Soft-Spun tweed. Shetland wool is so warm, that I'm leaning towards it, but shipping from Shetland is high, so I'm considering the Brora Soft-Spun that Webs has, but I dread using a yarn that won't always be available, though they do say they have a container load of it - so it's not likely to run out too soon. What do you think? I could just make it a generic, heavy worsted weight pattern and leave the yarn up to the knitter......

My Old Navy wool sweaters from a couple years back are beginning to wear thin is spots, but that's to be expected with such inexpensive goods. It means, though, that I need replacements!

Today, I gotta work on edits to my next booklet of designs and visit with DD and her beau who are driving in for grandma's wake and funeral - busy weekend. So, I better get to it!
Have a great weekend all!