February Makes and other goings on

Another month gone by so quickly!  It's been a month of appointments for both Mark and me, but more about that later.  I still haven't picked up any stitching but I have been knitting.  Another pair of socks have been finished and also a cowl.`

These were knit using Rico sock yarn I bought when we visited Shrewsbury just before Christmas.  I'd definitely use it again, i'ts a nice plump yarn, and soft too.  I always take the time to make matching socks if I can, I did what I usually do to make them match and It worked on the leg, then the colour sequence changed. No matter, I still like them.

The cowl I've knitted I've seen quite a lot of others make, It's the Simon Cowl by Twin Set and Purl.

It uses a simple slip stitch to create the effect which was what drew me to it and I only used two 50g skeins of yarn, from stash.  The blue is Drops Nord and the cream is a sock yarn, can't remember the make as the ball band is missing.  The pattern comes with instructions for both the cowl and the shawl, and now I've got the hang of the pattern I can see me making the shawl too at some point.

As I mentioned there have been appointments.  Mark has been suffering with sciatica since the middle of January, he never visits the doctor but his leg was going numb so he made an appointment and was sent for an MRI and it turns out he has a slipped disc, possibly two.  He has an appointment to be examined further but that's not until May.  While he was at the doctors it was noticed that he had never had any blood tests so he was sent to get some done and had a phone call the day after to go to the surgery, turns out his vitamin D levels were really low and he was prescribed some very high strength capsules for six weeks.  The annoying thing about that is we always have Vitamin D in the house because I've taken it for years and have often said he should take them too, but he never does.  The tests also came back that his PSA test was high, a hospital appointment didn't give much more information just another MRI scan to determine if a biopsy is necessary.  He had the MRI last Saturday and a hospital appointment has come through for Monday.  Finger crossed things are ok.

I also had my MRI on my hip last Sunday, nothing come back through to the doctors regarding that yet.

So yes February has been a short month but lots going.

Before I go I wanted to share something strange that happened to my daughter Stevie. See what you think.

I've mentioned before that she teaches young children with behavioural issues and when she got the positive pregnancy test in November she hadn't yet told anyone in school when one of the little girls in her class came and placed her hand on Stevie's belly and said, "Oh Mrs Bourne you have a baby in your belly"  Obviously Stevie was a little surprised and replied, "a baby?"  "yes" said the girl, "she is so cute"

That was strange enough don't you think?  

But this week Stevie went back into work and the same little girl came to her.

 "Did you push your baby out?" said the girl,  "No darling" Stevie said "You lost your baby at home" said the little girl.  Stevie didn't respond and tried to distract her but then the girl said: "You want an alive baby".

I know children pick up on and sense things, but don't you think that's a little weird?  Have you ever come across anything similar?  I do believe that we can sense things if we tune in.  Mark always says I'm a witch, (ha ha).  Years ago, well about 37 years ago actually, Marks sister was standing by the door at his parents house and I just thought, she's pregnant. There was no indication she was pregnant, she is a larger woman and you would not know she was.  Later I asked Mark if she was, he didn't think so, but it turned out she was, she told no one until she was about seven months.  She would have been around three months at the time I mentioned it to Mark, so I guess I'm weird too😁

  On that note I'll say have a lovely weekend and enjoy the month of March.

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