On Quitting a Game
Answers to Monday's Questions are now in italics on that post.
Thanks for playing, and no more mouse killings to report.
but they are never alone....
Moon, weather, glorious here.
Fireman and I went golfing yesterday.
I Haven't played in years.
I love the beauty of the golf course especially when colors are peak on the Ridge.
I love to see Fireman golf because he thinks each shot and he gets the whole game.
When he talks to me to help me,
I don't understand 98% of what he is saying.
It is a secret language and I don't even know the handshake.
So I'm here to say, unabashadly, that I quit.
I've been trying on and off for our whole relationship.
I swing at that little ball and often nothing happens.
I get tense the moment I'm at address.
(I learned that code word long ago, it means
address the ball....or surrender to it in my case...)
I can love the game and not waste good yarn money on it right?
To be fair it was only 13 dollars to play a gorgeous course, for 18 par 3 holes.
Thats golf language for DIRT cheap.
So good riddance. I know have a wonderful son who has begun to enjoy the game with his dad. I think that's better than me trying to run around and hit that little ball that mocks me ...
As for my knitting. This fall like yarn is great.
I started the Diving IN shawl by FLo on Ravelry.
I totally get the increases now, but I just don't like garter. So I am thinking of this as a test start. This means I will frog it this afternoon ....but I am not quitting at all.
I'm thinking of doing the increases, but knitting stockinette or something different than straight garter.
Suggestions?
All is not lost. The game will go one.
I'm learning afterall in a language that I get.
And I'd pay 13 dollars to play everyday, but I dont' have to!
I think my cost/benefit/joy ratio is way higher with knitting than with golfing.
If you can play the golf game, You have my respect.
Life's short.
Keep knitting!
Comments
Enjoyed your answers (I guessed a lot wrong). I want to make Bridget's dessert!
As for the shawl - I'm not a huge fan of garter either - and have changed lots of patterns to stockknit instead. I say go for it!
Note to Fezzik: you are my hero. I have big fat field mice anytime you want to come live with me.
What don't you like about garter? It's squishy which I love and the bonus is NO purling!
Because, knitting...
Blessings,
Betsy
I love garter stitch shawls because they are so soft and squishy and they are the same on both sides. To each his own though. I'm sure whatever you come up with will be great.
I came to the same decision about golf a LONG time ago-now DH asks me to go with him and knit on the golf cart while he plays....sounds like a once in a lifetime appointment to me! lol