I Can See Again.......

Well, not yet. I went for an eye appointment this morning. I had not done it for six or seven years......No. I am not a good patient. Not even if it's only for new glasses. I tend to cringe when anyone mentions a doctor's appointment. This one was amazing. They have all kinds of newfangled machines that do wonderful things. There was a new machine that eliminates the dilation thing. That was a few points in the doctor's favor even before we started. Then I found out that it checks for high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol! Hey! It seems to me that that should count as a total check up! I passed on all three counts. Yay!!! Anyway, in about ten days I will be able to see better than I do now. Mind you, the doctor said that there wasn't a lot of change, but I was greatly relieved. I don't know about you, but when I have to do that kind of thing, I always go in thinking the worst. I figured that, by now, I had glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration and was going blind just on general principles. Nope. In ten days, I will be able to see everything that I am missing now......Is that good or bad?

I did do some work on the second floor fireplace yesterday and as soon as I finish here I am going back to it. It has been a couple of years since I did any carving. I had forgotten how much fun it is. It would be hard to teach you to do it on line, so I guess you will just have to watch the progress as I carve.

If you would like to get into it, this is my favorite book on woodcarving. I can't say that I have ever made anything from it, but I love some of the patterns. It was written about 1911 and has pieces that were relevant to the period. Just from the cover, you can see that it has influenced me a bit.I love acanthus leaves.

This is one of many Dover books in my collection. If you are at all interested in art, architecture, woodworking, and other crafts these are the books for you. They reproduce all kinds of old books for new readers. http://store.doverdirect.com/index.html It is fun just to go to their site and browse. They even have a few mini books. I have one of their miniature rug pattern books that I have used over and over for at least 25 years.

I am going back to work on the fireplace surround. You can go shopping at Dover if you need something to do for the rest of the day. It will take you that long to get through the site.

See you tomorrow.