A Bird in the Hand

I'm wearing this contraption for a couple of days. It looks like a robot. I wish I could tell you I had a skiing mishap, but no, nothing so glamorous. A silly accident, a dislocated toe and bruising. On a Sunday. So I went into survival mode, eased the toe back in place and wrapped it in place with a piece of silk, the first thing I could lay my hands on. A couple of Aspirin later, I called my medical journalist friends, who approved of what I'd done and brought over this "air cast" to help me move around while keeping the foot immobile. I figured that between the three of us: all three medical writers, his father a doctor, my mother a nurse-midwife,  we should have the knowledge by osmosis if nothing else! I knew that keeping the foot immobile was crucial and if if got worse the next day, I would call my doctors.

Today there's no swelling, no pain to speak of, but some colourful bruising. There's a message here, however. I need to continue clearing my space and I need to slow down a little. I'm grateful it was nothing worse.

So I sat back and made something. This flower is inspired by Julie Arkell, and this kind of craft is something the British do best. Cheers!

Simplicity is the removal of the useless and the unnecessary--source unknown