As they say - it's been a funny week. I have this ridiculously unpredictable spine which has a mind of it's own when it comes to deciding when to hurt, and for the last ten days or so it's played 'let's see how much sciatica I can give him before he collapses in a heap'. At one stage it was winning, because the sciatica went from my spine right down to my right knee, which is still recovering from a total replacement a year ago..............my consultant assures me it wasn't operated on by a passing tea lady - I did ask.
So, that's the down bit.............oh, except for the fact that I should be splashing about in our brand new state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pool at the moment, if it was working. It isn't, so I remain dry and sore. C'est la vie.
The good bit - I've made a bunch of St Ickpins, and there are some beauties in there! I'm now working on a stickybroochy type of thing..................we'll see how it comes out.
I have also discovered another very beautiful person amongst my Facebook friends this week, it seems the nicer I become, the nicer people are to me. I think of this as a revelation, Nina tells me it's obvious. It can be tricky being a cynic.
Another tip I've learned in the last couple of days - when bezelling a 12mm rivoli don't listen to the books which tell you to use 30 delicas on the first row, use 32, otherwise you'll need a tyre lever to get the rivoli to stay in. Last tip - if you're not enjoying what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.
Sympathizing with you and your sciatica. I have that issue to. The guys at work call it a Hitch in My Giddyup as I limp along. Popping Advil in the AM seems to help.
ReplyDeleteLove the sign. The street department here (northern Indiana, USA) has been disposing of 100 inches so far this year..a record and the season isn't over. Yesterday they found my plowed driveway and thought it was a good place to leave what WAS in the road in front of my house.
Ha! that is a great sign isn't it! I hope your back feels better soon. Back pain is horrible. And yes, being nice does get you more friends but just don't get too nice. We like a little cranky with our morning coffee!
ReplyDeleteI have a bad sciatica too, Peter. Although it manifests differently than yours. I seldom have pain but do have constant ongoing and annoying numbness of one side of my left leg all the way down to my foot! I am sure you would rather have that than the pain you experience though. Glad to see you busily creating the gorgeous stickpins. That is kind of how I started out beading. I was making and selling hatpins to go with the gorgeous hats the ladies were wearing to the English Tea houses here in my hometown of Clovis/Fresno in California. Just kind of evolved from there. Plus, my Grandmother was a Miliner and beader, so the interest was always there anyway.
ReplyDeleteOh, great sign too.
Sandy
"...when bezelling a 12mm rivoli don't listen to the books which tell you to use 30 delicas on the first row, use 32, otherwise you'll need a tyre lever to get the rivoli to stay in..."
ReplyDeleteSo true! I had the exact same problem the first time I tried to bezel a rivoli. I spent hours struggling with it and I thought that I just sucked at rivoli bezeling, before finally trying 32 delicas and realizing that even high-profile books aren't always right.