Today’s ramblings

Today’s another miscellaneous post. I got my dander up by watching s Star Trek: Discovery (yes, I know it’s dreadful) but I was particularly irritated by their overuse of hand-held camera work.  Is it some kind of artistic superiority that makes camera people/DP’s want to shoot every scene in jerky hard to follow handheld? I am quite over it and scenes that include a dozen cast members that are filmed as if the camera person had the DT’s are not pleasant to watch. This is not the first occasion that it has driven me to distraction, but the first I have examples fresh in my memory.

Health wise, my cellulitis has turned the corner and aside from lingering discomfort in my right ankle and a swollen foot, it’s recovering fine. My knee, given sufficient rest, is also improving and I’ll have to do some physiotherapy to get it back to full function. I’ll also have to get my foot prepared for compression hose to combat the lymphoedema. I have yet to find a carer and am muddling along until J returns mid-May. I have a few interviews scheduled and already have a driver to doctors’ appointments.

I am consumed with desire to get back crafting but I have confined myself to bed rest until I am recovered. I watch a lot of stuff on Netflix, Prime video, Stan, and Foxtel Go. I like SBS dramas but too many have subtitles which interfere with my vision. I love Billions on Stan partly because I love Damian Lewis. I am NOT a GoT fan and could care less about the last season hoopla. I prefer Victoria, or The Blacklist. I am ticked off at Prime who notified me that Season 5 of Bosch was available. I rushed over and binge watched 5 episodes only to be told today the Season 5 was unavailable. Huh? Somebody jump the gun?

The crafting that’s calling me is quilting, but I’d also like to spin, needlepoint, and continue making squares on my pin loom to the goal of turning 4” squares into a blanket. But then I love reading, both science fiction and mysteries. If I weren’t having trouble sleeping during normal bedtime hours and ending up sleeping half the day away, I would get more accomplished. Also this falling business has to stop. I was standing at the kitchen island putting food in Max’s dish and felt myself going over backwards and caught myself, but it’s simple things like that which lead to calls for ambulances.

Hope all of you are enjoying spring or autumn depending on hemisphere. I also get annoyed when deluged in ads for spring stuff which is a little inappropriate here. Supposed to be down in single digits at night this weekend so another blanket is ready (if I only had a quilt).