A large step into the unknown.

I suspect I have bitten off more than I can chew. The alternative is that I have just begun to create a monster. I was feeling so pleased with myself as slowly, slowly, my old skills were beginning to return. I am gaining confidence in creating and improving the blog. So that is a step in the right direction - keep the old grey cells churning over and use existing but buried skills gained in my former life as a librarian when I used blogs as routine. Amazing how quickly your skills vanish and with them your confidence.

So now I am taking a great leap into the unknown by going public so I shall feel even more committed to keeping myself on track and the posts up to date. Trouble is that the time spent on tweaking the blog means time away from the renovations. Next week there will be even less time because I go back to routines left off for the school holidays namely, Thursday mornings helping out at Mainly Music and Friday morning at Alliance Française for my French language class then Sunday morning taking the Sunday School class.

Today I have filled out the page giving details of all the residents of the house and added photos of them all. Having done this I then promised on the page right there for all to see that I will type up the patterns and post them on the site so they can be downloaded by anyone interested. See how I keep setting myself up for more tasks ? So I will have plenty to do to while away my retirement and hopefully provide other mini-knitters with something to knit up for their dolls. Actually starting to feel excited about it all. Another thought is that I really need to improve my photographic skills and up the quality of the illustrations on the site.

This morning I was on the hospital run as my beloved had to go in for a checkup CT scan and other tests. Fortunately it is not far to drive but it does eat into the morning as you can't settle to do other things.

However I heaved the house up on to four of my cat-enhanced dining room chairs so I can get inside it more easily for the next parts of the process. At present it is lying on the front verandah like a huge beached whale with the vacuum cleaner poised beside it. Soon I will clean it out ready to begin the painting tomorrow. Today I will see if it is possible to complete the blanket for the bed and read more of the French mystery I am enjoying. I plan to write up a review of it, Un lieu uncertain by Fred Vargas. That will serve as part of the report on my vacation I need to prepare for class next Friday. It is an excellent crime novel so I shall be seeking out more of  her works in the Alliance library. By the way there are translations in English of her novels should anyone like to read them.

As you can see not much room to manoeuvre here