Thursday, October 6, 2011

my creative space...

School holidays are in full swing so not too much creating going on here, apart from the indoor cubbies & mountains of lego.  Other than that it's just lots of hanging about, catching up with friends & now that the weather has improved long days on the beach..

I did teach myself the chevron stitch while watching the Grand Final on Saturday, so I've started on a new blanket, soon there will be enough for one each! No more squabbling on those chilly early mornings when the kids get up to watch cartoons...

Hubby was swiftly put in hospital to have surgery last Thursday.  Turns out the mozzie bite on his leg had in fact been infected with the the dreaded Bairnsdale Ulcer, a flesh eating virus carried by mosquitoes.  All is good now, we are hoping that it was removed completely but apparently there is a fairly high chance of it coming back.  He's already feeling like he's getting back to normal, the ulcer was sapping him of all his energy.  To look at, it was only the size of a 10cent piece but the incision to remove it is about 15cm long!  I have a picture but it's not pretty, so I'll spare you that...

Hope the sun is shining on your creative space this week!  More here of course...
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15 comments:

  1. LeahOctober 6, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Beautiful colours in your blanket.
    Nasty to think a mozzie could do such a thing, hope he recovers fast.

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  2. VicOctober 6, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Looking good. How cool is the name "Chevron" for a stich, anyway?!

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  3. Kelly @ Polkadot LaneOctober 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Your blanket is looking fantastic, and what a fab stitch. And how scary with your hubby - good to hear things are on the improve (and thanks for not sharing the wound picture :-P)

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  4. JackieOctober 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Your blanket looks wonderful.Hope the infection is gone for good, not a very nice thing to go through once let alone twice!

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  5. Christy FranklinOctober 6, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Wow, poor hubby!! At least he has a fun story to tell to go along with the big scar he'll be left with!!

    The colours of your blanket are beautiful. They are so calm and relaxing and are making me sleepy :)

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  6. JennieOctober 6, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    Love your chevron going on!
    Your poor hubbie - that doesn't sound good at all - and such a deep incision. I hope it heals well!xx

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  7. RieOctober 6, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Oh, your poor hubby - glad to hear that he's getting better now. The blanket looks great.. maybe you could teach your hubby to crochet whilst he's on the mend!!

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  8. teddybearswednesdayOctober 6, 2011 at 11:11 AM

    looking gorgeous!
    that was pretty scary about your bloke, though i'm glad to hear he's getting better .xo

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  9. Christina LowryOctober 6, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Eeek! Poor hubby indeed! Nasty things those mossies. Best wishes and hoping it's all gone.

    Loving the ripple. I'm working on a ripple at the moment too, when I'm not renovating! :)

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  10. lamina@do a bitOctober 6, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Your chevron blanket looks great... I have only just learn how to do chevron crochet too :)

    Ouch.. you poor hubby... hope he gets better soon!!!

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  11. CathieOctober 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    oh wow Mel! just read this on google reader, how horrible for your hubby.

    hope he is back to normal soon & it doesn't reappear ever again.

    loving the chevron! and yay to being on the front page of madeit yesterday.

    thanks for the love, the blog mojo has vanished for a bit..♥

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  12. Pearlin JOctober 6, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    I hope your husband recovers fast and the virus doesnot come back.
    The colours on the blanket are so nice

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  13. BeckOctober 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Ouch! Damn mozzies! Hope he is feeling better asap. I love your blankie, I've been wanting to start one myself for a while...but do you think I can find my hook? Nope. Oh well, plenty of other things to keep me busy on the school hols. Enjoy the last few days xo

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  14. polkadotpeticoatOctober 7, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Oh man your poor hubby.....we had a client that got bit by a brown recluse spider oh my what a nasty thing so I feel so sorry for him....glad he's getting along better now!

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  15. KylieOctober 8, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    This looks fabulous! I've been dreaming about chevron stitches lately and yours has inspired me even more :) Kx

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