I talked to Luz last night about Atul Gawande’s book Being Mortal and what I really like about it, and what I found triggering. (I go back to feeling like cancer is inevitable. that soon it will be my turn to get cancer.) I think I’m going to go ahead and order it in hardcover, and then mark sections for them to read.

We’ll see if that works.

Luz suggested giving it to my sister to read, and I think that’s a good idea.

Okay, I’m already behind for today, so I’d better hit the road.

Oh, I think I’m going to order another amigurumi book, to help me with my Mother Bears. I still don’t like the way my heads come out—I think they ruin the whole effort. I took out the chart for the craftsy class I took and then charted out how I’m doing the bear—only the leg so far—so that I can have a reliable way of keeping track of what I’m doing to get consistent results. So far, that has meant changing from a starting ring of eight with one row of increases (to 16) to starting with a row of 6 (6 or 7 is standard) with two rows of increases (12, 16). I did a sample last night and the new version looks smoother and less lumpy.

Go to work, Catriona!