Socks released, and other treats

 Yesterday was derma checkup, the last of the current doctor appointments which I've felt plagued by this year. Great news. No problem, and I'm off the six monthly visit, back to one year.  Exhaling now.  

She also listened to the issue of skin tenderness and shoulder stuff, said only a couple of benign skin-related things which she promptly fired at with her laser gun. So I conclude that the shoulder complaint is probably repetitive stress and the rest from knitting seems to have been a good move .

I appear to be a well old thing, and decided to celebrate with

Which I refer to as Health Bar. Mental health, that is.

And the socks are now living independently

The color looks different against the white background. They're a natural cream color.  I did shortrow heels rather than the pointed ones in the pattern.

Today I'm back to the Sock Ministry and maybe I'll do a blend of the pattern and my own joined idea, start with a toe, knit the heels on the way as usual, but do the separation point at the cuffs, and finish with the second toe. That way I'll have shortrow toes and heels, my preference for comfort for the recipients. 

I have some fleecy fabric ready to make pants with as soon as I get it together, just based on current pants, except I'll insert pockets. These are for me though.

Then I watched Sally Pointer making a hair rinse for her curly dry hair. Curly hair is usually dry, and I decided to do likewise. 

I don't have the fresh rosemary, chamomile, and lavender she used, so I used my essential oils, and a chamomile tea bag, with a few drops of tea tree oil. I did have apple cider vinegar, so I filled it up with that. 

Ready for use in a few days, a couple of teaspoons in a cup of warm water, poured over, left in the hair. We'll see if this helps with the dryness once the heating season starts.

This blog is turning into a helpful hints corner. What next, quizzes on the Five Things You're Doing Wrong with Your Herbaceous Border, or Ten Ways to be a Good Person? 

While we're down that rabbit hole, here's a puzzle 

H - - - y - - - b.   Fill in the blanks.

And here's a lovely beaded work from the collection of the Textile Museum of George Washington U.

It's enough to get a person beading again.

It looks as if Russia was handed its head at the UN this week, huge majority voting to disapprove the attempt to annex parts of Ukraine.

And I found an artwork that echoes the imagery of the Ukraine flag, so here it is

Happy day everyone, and we now know for certain, after the January Capitol attack video, that taking over a panicked Congress keeping them together safe and and resilient under fire, is all in a day's work to someone who raised five kids. Nancy Pelosi, G.O.A.T.