'ear, 'ear! Ruth returns. And other nice stuff

Called the audiologist first thing Monday morning and to my amazement, got an appointment for 11. Same day. 

Well, second thing really, because the early morning sun came in like this, casting great shadows through the glass pitcher, so I had to record it.

It's a Jersey Lilypad, colonial design originally, hand blown, well, mouth blown, by a modern glass artisan, in the authentic color glass. Standing on a custom mantel handmade by a woodworking artisan, using antique mahogany.  We're posh.

So Dr H. and I met, I told her the workarounds, which she said she'd have tried first, too, then she checked my ear,  nothing happening there, then took a look at Ruth.  

It turned out the wire leading into the ear canal had gone. Simple replacement, took about twenty seconds, and I could hear again fine. 

She also gave me her email in case of sudden needs, so she could fit me in between appointments. Apparently she does this for hearing aid users.

Very happy hearer here.

Home again to soup and cheese toast and a walk around the block, more or less, not far, but I was out and walking. Helen Hip gets irritated if I go further just at the moment.

Then I cast on the Tunisian crochet I'd been wanting to try. I had to review stitches again and remembered Toni, excellent YouTube teacher 

If you want to learn or review any crochet, she's great, a designer and reviewer of yarns and hooks. Also she has killer nail styling.

Here's the start of a slip-on glove. I've made these before for myself and like them. You create a rectangle to fit around your hand, to the length you want, then stitch it into a tube leaving a gap in the seam for your thumb. They're very useful and I think they can go to the Sock 'n Glove Ministry.

What you're seeing is the length of the glove, and I'm working up and down it in bands of simple and knit stitches.  

I've been wanting to do a bit of Tunisian crochet for a while. 

And the jigsaw puzzle is coming along in five minute bursts. 

Good day. 

Happy day everyone, no need to shout, Ruth's working fine now, and I've learned a bit about her workings. Phonak doesn't offer these parts at retail, just the regular bits you replace when cleaning,  so I have to get this kind of repair done by Dr H.  It's part of the Audiologist Full Employment Act, no doubt.