Kickball

There is a small horde of Americans out in the churchyard playing kickball. I think the world needs more kickball games.

Of course, I will not be participating in those kickball games for the time being, as it is all I can do to recover my ability to walk after not having walk any further than 20 feet from my car to a shop or restaurant or school for a month :) My legs are feeling rawther shaky after only two days of walking to and from the bus stop. And an evening nap was also a part of the last two days as well... Feeble McBruner. Next trip, I AM going to get on the treadmill at my hotels...

Yes, the world needs more kickball. And also more Rock, Paper, Scissors -- someone I was talking to the other day put forth the idea that large global decisions and conflicts could probably be solved by Rock, Paper, Scissors. When she taught in China, any time children were fighting over something, she could have them do Rock, Paper, Scissors and they would accept whatever the outcome was. This seems to me to be an interesting cultural characteristic -- to be able to simplify things to such a level.

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Today has been an absolutely gorgeous day and a very good day for buying raspberries and haberdashery items for crafty projects (the raspberries are obviously NOT for crafty projects but for improving one's attitude and interactive abilities with others. And they also have anti-oxidants or something.). Have now started on the edging for the gloves which are on the needles now. This is my first-ever glove attempt, and whilst it is gloriously fun, it does involve quite a bit of paying attention and counting and a little vexation from the tiny holes between fingers which are reportedly inevitable and completely fixable when doing finishing. But they are still annoying.

Leaves are just turning here, but slowly. The heating has had to go on for short periods this week, and I have also been considering medieval methods for de-drafting my abode (e.g., dramatic tapestry curtains over the front doorway and middle doorways and a draft snake for the middle split between the sash windows. For the second project, have purchased some lovely light brown fine-waled cordouroy remnants and am trying to decide what is the best filling to get tomorrow.)

Think, think, think crafty thoughts....