Update

Well, I survived my first week of the new semester and working two jobs. In fact, I think increasing my activity is actualy helping me to do more, although I am careful not to overdo things, especially as my cough hasn't gone away - coughing until you're vomiting isn't the best thing to be happening at the moment, but there's nothing that can be done, I don't have an infection so antibiotics would be counter productive.

I spent most of Saturday in this structure:

It's called the Spiegeltent. It's an amazing work of art - painted wooden panels with a glass walledcupola, and canvas domed roof. Inside, it's more painting - and mirrors everywhere! It was all part of the Rotherham Open Arts Festival, for which the company I work for were providing much of the entertainment happening in the Spiegeltent during the day. I had the task of trying to co-ordinate all the artists - not easy when some were late due to a bad accident, and when the changing room (a small marquee) had to be taken down because of the high winds! I had to scrounge space in local shops offices and loos for them to get dressed in...

I've managed to do some crafting - some more little smoothie hats have happened, and I've done the cuffs of one sock for the Through The Loops Mystery Sock KAL. I had to rootle through my stash to find a solid colour yarn, and the only one I found was some bright pink Regia - I don't know what I'd originally planned for this wool (I suspect a pair of cabled socks from the Sensational Knitted Socks book) but it looks good in this new incarnation...

Whilst waiting for the next clue for the KAL, I cast on another pair of socks - yes, I know, but I need something simple to do on my bus journeys round the city! I'm making a plain stocking stitch pair, using some (apparently no longer available) yarn from Opal. It's part of the Harry Potter collection, and the colourway I'm using is Tonks. It's very pretty - and these socks are zooming along, I've been knitting textured socks for a bit, and of course, I'm faster in general than when I first started knitting socks so I'm rather surprised at just how quick these are growing! They'll grow a bit more today - I have a dentist's appointment later so they'll come out in the waiting room!

And finally, before I go, have you seen the wonderful giveaways Annette is having? There are three altogether, but I'm throwing my name into the hat for only two - the stitching giveaway and the knitting one! -fingers crossed ;o)