It's an easy, fairly monotonous stitch pattern with lots of ends to weave in (again). It's looking good, but it's not exactly an exciting project. 😉
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In addition to my slow-going afghan, I decided to make a quick little headband this weekend:
And that's it for yarny time this week.
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I had an eye exam this past week. I knew I'd been having trouble seeing with my current glasses for some time (possibly going on a year) and I was sure I needed a stronger prescription. Well, imagine my surprise when I was told that my glasses prescription was too strong!?! At home, I pulled out an older pair of glasses and gave them a try again, and lo and behold... I could see better through them. Who knew?!?
But my new prescription is for lenses weaker than even those old glasses, so I put in the order for some new spectacles. Glasses with progressive lenses are ridiculously expensive. Hopefully, these will last a while. I've been wearing my current pair for about 4 years, so maybe I'll get some good mileage out of the new glasses too.
I was also told I'm developing cataracts. 😒 (That's my "I'm not amused" face.) I understand cataracts are fairly common, and I'm at an age where I guess their evidence starts appearing, but it was a tad disappointing all the same.
I'm not exactly worried about it (thanks to modern medicine and surgeries), but I do wonder what the process of dimming eyesight feels like. Does one recognize that their eyesight is dimming? Does "dimming" even describe what happens? I understand (from others) that colors and lights may begin to dull. Will I find close-up work harder and harder to do, and how long will I struggle with this before I'm eligible for surgery?
Not knowing what that feels like, and not knowing how fast or slow the process for me will be, for the time being it makes me want to get in as much cross stitch as I can. Hopefully, my new cross stitch fabric will arrive soon.
Stitch faster! may become my new motto.
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