O, P, and Q are for…

O is for optimism.  I bounce back from disappointments pretty quickly because I’m fairly certain something wonderful will happen next.

O is for overseas.  Growing up, I wanted nothing more than to travel overseas.  I didn’t much care where, I just had the itch to see another place.  My first trip, at 19, was to Australia.  It took me about six more years to get to Europe.  The more I travel, the more I realize how little I’ve seen and how much I want to see still. 

O is for Othello.  I saw the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1999 production and was chilled by it.  Richard McCabe was a creepy Iago.  A few years later, I saw the Public Theater’s production, and as much as I admire Liev Schreiber, I have to agree with the Voice‘s review

P is for puppies.  On Saturday we visited one of our friends who had just adopted a six-month-old chihuahua, Aisha.  I’m not normally a fan of small dogs, but Aisha won me over.

P is for pennies.  I’m saving mine for our "real" honeymoon next summer.

P is for pushover.  I can be one.  I act really tough at the start of the semester in hopes that my students won’t figure that out about me until I’ve already gotten them into some good habits.

P is for purling, also Portuguese purling, which I learned to do yesterday at Creative Fibers.

Q is for Queen Elizabeth.  She’s my favorite historical figure.  I like to read biographies and historical fiction about her.  What a woman, no?

Q is for quince paste.  It’s so yummy with a good manchego.

One thought on “O, P, and Q are for…”

  1. I learned how to do the purling tensioned over the neck from Sally Melville’s Purl Experience book a few weeks ago and I LOVE it!! Changed my whole perspective on flat knitting.

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