wow
the past few days have been freakin' aMAzing. i can't quite believe it. from the restless mess i was 4 days ago - couldn't settle to anything, brain malfunctioning, grumpy and pretty over everything, all has finally come good. i've now written actual music for each of the past three days and today. real live notes, i tell you! (well, today was real live note (singular) but hey, it's a weekend!) i'm not sure yet whether any of it is worth making a real fuss about, but there were actual ideas begging me to write them down. and then more ideas! and i didn't have to force any of them at all - they just lined up for me. i can't even remember the last time that happened. certainly i haven't produced anything of even the tiniest compositional interest since last year and not a single note has flowed from my pencil since february, so i'm pretty gosh-darned happy with this.
the knitting has been going well too - the scarf i am knitting for my mama (who is languishing in a chillier-than-usual sydney winter) is 3/4 done and should be finished entirely in the next couple of days. i'm pretty pleased with it too. my friend lis has lent me the pattern and humungous (15mm) needles to make a chunky-wool beanie too. she knitted hers up in 1/2 hour so looking forward to some instant gratification knitting there soon. i have been contemplating returning to the yarn shop at much wenlock to see if they have any of the yummy yummy hand-dyed welsh merino yarn in a fat enough weight to use on this project, but i think if i don't get there in a couple of weeks, i might just pick up some more usual chunky wool and have a go. one can never have too many winter hats, in my opinion...
