This week, it's hot (hot!) and muggy. And I have my first sunburn* of the season.
Spring is not something that we get much of in Ottawa. Alas.
I've also been teaching myself to knit (out of a book), which has been rather satisfying. I made a little change purse, and will probably be embarking on the traditional scarf in the near future. Guess what everyone I know is getting for Xmas this year? :) The actual knitting is going pretty well, although I haven't quite mastered casting off yet. And that's supposed to be the easy part -- go figure. My biggest problem getting started was that it didn't look right until I was finished the whole row, and I kept wanting to stop and check if I was doing it right -- and I couldn't really tell. Once I got over that, it wasn't too hard to learn. I'm having fun with it so far -- it's rather relaxing to do while sitting and chatting with someone, or listening to music, or whatever. And it's rather cool to watch the knitting emerging from the needles. I particularly like the feeling of being able to make something. Even something as unimaginative as a scarf.
*I put on sunscreen! Lots of it! I just didn't quite get it all the way to the strap of my tank top at the back of my shoulder. I don't reach that far naturally. Believe me when I say that wearing a backpack the next day was pretty owwy.