Further craftiness of the lobster

[elettaria]

I delivered it to the synagogue on Friday evening and it was received with a round of applause and much gratifying marvelling over it, especially the apparently wondrous fact that I hand-sewed it in just over a fortnight. I hope they work out a way to use it as a wall hanging for the High Holydays, they could really do with having something that looks a bit more Jewish in the church that they borrow for those services. Don't get me wrong, that Unitarian church is lovely and as churches go, it's relatively unchurchy-looking, but still, it's a church rather than a synagogue.

In other news, not only am I absolutely bloody shattered from spending four hours at synagogue (I'd forgotten how excruciatingly uncomfortable those chairs are), but I have what has been described by Gerald Durrell as a "rich, bubbling cold" and I want none of it. On the other hand, I've discovered that Potter's Life Drops (tincture of chilli, elderflower and peppermint, very useful stuff but HOT) go well in peppermint tea, and even better when you leave the used peppermint teabag in for the next cup and add a licorice teabag. Electric heating pads are also wondrous things.

I am also rather bored. Audiobook recommendations, anyone? You can see the books I have access to here.

Comments

[sam-t.livejournal.com]

That is amazing.

[altglas.livejournal.com]

where did you get the spotty fabric??
again, well done. it's beautiful.
aren't synagogues quite... specific sort of buildings? like, with an area for the women, one for the men, and a bit where the tora goes etc...?

also, what are these life drop things?
NOM NOM liquorice tea.

[ilikerivers.livejournal.com]

Your hanging is amazing.

I want an electric heating pad but they are another thing we don't really have in Aus. I love licorice tea too. I hope you get better soon.

[millennialhippy.livejournal.com]

It is seriously gorgeous. Did you design it as well?

[eye-of-a-cat.livejournal.com]

Sympathies on the cold. I've been dealing with its little brother for the past few days - J met an old friend who was suffering from the same kind of evil cold you've got and hugged him goodbye while she was staying here, and now I've got a milder version of the same evil thing.

RNIB site will not let me have access to anything without being logged in. Woe!

[leenah.livejournal.com]

i suggest Agnes Grey, and Emma. Emma has problems - it was unfinished by charlotte bronte and has been 'fleshed out', but i still found it interesting.

i adore the brontes. the only thing i haven't read is Shirley - i wonder if an audiobook of it would get me thru? i just can't get past the first chapter.

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

Oh, how beautiful!

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

lovely! and i completely agree re: licorice and mint tea. :)

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Very nice! Hrm. have you read the Wrinkle in Time books by Madeline L'Engle? I liked 'em.

[king-laugh.livejournal.com]

That is stunningly beautiful!