My husband and I are going on a 20 days holiday this upcoming Wednesday; Mackay, Cairns, Port Douglas, and then inland... In and around Winton and Longreach. This vacation nearly never eventuated due to an accident that befell one of our beloved cats. She has since fully recovered from her injury and we feel confident in venturing forth with our holiday... And not a moment too soon! My husband is totally exhausted from the long hours of work, and I have re-aggravated my RSI in both hands to the point where I now need special braces to allow me to sleep. They prevent me from bending my wrist and crushing the carpal tunnel, which in turn causes severe burning pain and numbness (especially at night.) These "cyborg mittens" look freakish, but they do help a lot! Hopefully, these few weeks of enforced rest will do us both a world of good.
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I apologize for my lack of updates. Things have been quite hectic these past few weeks. My husband has been quite ill with whooping cough and I've been tending to him, so not much artistic work has been undertaken on my part. He is slowly on the mend and has just recently returned to work, so I find myself back into routine mode but lacking the creative desire. Strangely enough, life has a funny way of forcing you to get back into action, whether you like it or not. After many years of abuse and compounding injuries, my right leg (hip, knee and ankle) have become quite unreliable when it comes to flexibility and strength. It came as no surprise to me when I happen to re-dislocate my kneecap last week, while rising from the floor. I had to physically manipulate it back into place... Pain I wouldn't wish on anyone! Consequently, I have been hobbling around like a lame duck since then. My husband suggested I buy myself a waking cane from the chemist, but I have an aversion to those horrible aluminium ones. I had a look online to try and find some nice wooden ones, but the prices were ridiculously exorbitant. There's an old saying about necessity being the mother of all invention, and so I opted to make myself my own wooden walking cane. I shaped the handle to look like a stylized head/neck of an eider duck (yes... There is a bad pun about being a "lame duck" hidden somewhere in there!) It's made of natural jarrah and the stem of the cane is some unknown hardwood (most likely American ash) which I've stained a walnut colour. Since I didn't have any brass collar for the joint between the handle and stem, I made one out of a small piece of kangaroo leather. The handle is screwed on solidly with a thick threaded bolt. The bolt has been capped with a jarrah plug onto which I've pyroetched my personal logo.
My husband nicknamed my cane "The Pick." He has a good point! It does look like some "World of Warcraft" implement. Woe be to the crime who tries to mug me! Personally, I don't know how long I'll be needing this cane for, but if the degree and number of injuries one has incurred throughout their life play a greater part in how one ages, chances are I'll be relying on it more and more! Apologies for not having updated my blog sooner. I am currently dealing with a few health issues, and until they are all resolved, I have put the Viking ship and any other artwork on hold. Good chance I will leave it at that until after the holiday seasons; most likely until February. So for now, I wish you all a very lovely holiday season, and many blessings for the new year to come.
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