I am not a good passenger. I get bored and I tend to backseat drive. Ever since I was a child I would be carsick. But about ten years ago I discovered I could do some hand work if I'm careful about the carsick thing.
My latest take along project if we are going to be driving 2 hours or more is to stitch hexies together. I keep a small tightly packed tote of everything I need. When we are leaving for anywhere, I grab the tote all packed and good to go.
They are scrappy, used up scraps of fabric, no rhyme or reason to placement except for trying not to put two reds or dark blues together.
The decision? As I recuperate from new hip surgery I have to decide whether to sit on the front porch or the back. Front porch chairs are more comfortable and I can easily fall into a nap so not much might get done. Back porch offers an aquarium of bird activity at the feeders, which is distracting to getting anything done. But it's such a gorgeously beautiful day today I won't be inside.
I get motion sickness too. I had it as a child and it has resurfaced as I age. I'm glad you've found something you can do while you travel. I usually close my eyes and tell myself a story or go through a recent book I've read. Or I take Dramamine and it puts me to sleep.
ReplyDeleteGreat you can do the hexies as you travel, I can knit but not sew. Sounds like both porches are great places to sit and recuperate - maybe you need one day front and the next back??
ReplyDeletePrepping your hexies for your trip sounds like the perfect task while you recuperate. How nice to have two choices as to where to sit out in the nice weather.
ReplyDeletedo hope you aren't too uncomfortable and recuperating quickly...i've been told a hip replacement is just that...
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ReplyDeleteHope you"er healing well. Nice to have two choices of where to sit and maybe do some more hexies.