Down a fever with Geranium

 When you have a fever, you should go to a clinic immediately and, whether it's the flu or coronavirus, get tested and get the appropriate medication prescribed. 

 If we can always go to the hospital like that, there is no problem. But We never know what will happen in life..  We call this plant "Yukinoshita ( under the show) as the name suggests , its leaves are green even under the snow. Notice the patterns and hairs (?)on the leave.

Its English name is " Strawberry Geranium.  Find out how to grow it and plant it in the shade.

Drinking Squeezed juice from the leaves will bring down a fever.  It's also effective otitis externa of child ( apply the liquid to the tip cotton swab and place it directly into the ear ) 

 Last year, there were a lot of foreign tourists in Japan and the coronavirus was very very  prevalent.　My husband suddenly developed a high fever and seemed to be in a bad mood, so we went to the clinic and the test revealed that he had coronavirus. 

 I recommend  "Zocova , as my husband recovered quickly.

And me, I foolishly slept together with husband on the bed because I was worried him. Next day I also had a fever, but no matter how many times I was tested, neither corona nor influenza was detected. The doctor prescribed me a regular cold medicine, but even after taking it, my stomach just hurt and my fever did not go down.  So I tried an old folk remedy. After drinking this geranium juice, my fever went down immediately. 

I have decided to take another test of this juice once again, but since then I have not had a fever ...

These small white flowers are geraniums. The leaves can be rubbed well with salt to soften them and eaten as a salad. Recently, they have been added to skin lotions for their whitening properties.

I have them planted all over my garden, so if you live in Japan I can send you some seedlings.

Simplicity 3682

Hello dear, How are you doing ? This year, it seems like summer will come after winter. I've been taking a break from knitting and using my sewing machine a lot.  This is probably 1960's pattern...

 I sewed it without a collar.  and I Prefer to finish with side hook than back zipper.

Next, I removed the darts from the waist. It's a looser fit and more comfortable.

 Adding a belt will change the look.

There was a leftover fabric from the dress so I sewed a waistcoat with it for my husband. You look that I messed up the hem but it isn't noticeable when he wore it !  Also used the same scraps for the lining too.

There are something nice we can sew without even a meter or a yard :)

Winter days

Hello, How is your days ? It doesn't snow much here always. During the winter, lots of wild birds come to the garden and the trees are asleep.

This is the kitchen window, can you see the birdhouse I put up in the tree? It's perfect, I'm a security guard for them.　

Moss is beautiful in winter. It's so green.

Sometimes I baked more elaborate treats, topped with kiwi jam from my garden.

Few days ago, my cat and I were relaxing in the backyard and it was evening.　we were very surprised because all of a sudden a bird fell on my head from above.　I have no idea how it happened, but it was a pigeon and was surprised too.

That's a countryside mystery, isn't it ?

 

Wendy sweater with patt.

There was something that bothered me a little. To take my mind off, I kept knitting. I finished knitting one sweater, and was able to stay calm. 

By the way, I didn't expect the sweater to be such a classic style. It's would look good with a pearl necklace. 

The most time-consuming part of vintage patterns is adjusting the size, I think. If we can get the specified yarn, maybe that would be less of a problem. In my case, I knit the armholes smaller by changing them quite a bit. 

The yarn " Mondim color no, A586. 2 and 1/2skeins. 

The skirt is the same pattern " Simplicity 1688" as the previous skirt ( of bottle sweater ) 

 

Bottles sweater with patt.

The sweater was nice in my eyes like a lot of bottles in. 

High waist, and buttons on the shoulders. The 12th row was difficult until I got used to it. 

Overall, there is not enough hot iron, but it's ok.

Mondim yarn, 2 and 1/2 skeins in size A. color no, C586 

The sweater is from an old knitting magazine. Post a pattern picture, Click to enlarge it. Unfortunately the font is too small, if you want a PDF, email me. 

small hot waterbottle

 I suddenly thought it would be wonderful if there was a cover for the portable hot water bottle that I treasure it like a diamond. This white yarn is soft angora (Orkney angora yarn ) and I put a lot of R's on it. 

The pattern is an application of mitten fingertips. No need to worry about getting burned by hot water.

R and Y

The bottle is in my pocket during early morning dog walks.

The alphabet text is from this book "Typographic knitting" by Rudiger Schlomer. I would like to knit a sweater someday with lot of R :)