Met up with a few good friends on Sunday afternoon. We had drinks + snacks next to this pebble-lined fountain.
There was a lot to catch up…from one who had returned from Cambodia working with pastors in the rural areas and from another who had been to the quake-hit Tianbao village in Sichuan with a medical team. We heard updates on a long-lost friend who was found through Facebook, then from another who’s got a new property and what else is happening to our other friends…you know, all that stuff!
When we finally looked at our watches, it was time for dinner! We happily adjourned to another spot for crepes.
* A knot that attaches a rope to a rail, bar or any object is called a hitch.
Back view (aka reverse 2 half hitches)
-:- Alpine butterfly -:-
Front view
The alpine is a mountaineering knot. It’s other name is lineman’s loop.
Back view
-:- Simple Simon over -:-
Front view
Developed by Harry Asher and published in 1989, this knot is used to secure 2 slippery cords.
Back view
-:- Ring and Prusik -:-
Front view (L:Ring, R:Prusik)
The ring hitch is a common way of looping a string on a ring. The prusik, which is also a mountaineering knot, is named after Dr. Karl Prusik, an Austrian music professor who initially came up with this knot during WWI to mend broken strings of musical instruments. He later published the tying instructions for mountaineers to be used for self-rescue.
Back view
Thought I’ll end this week with more pictures of the knots I like to use, not for climbing though .
Came across this tip on next month’s issue of BHG (Aust): line the back of a rug with strips of construction adhesive or silicone to make it non-skid. A commenter on the BHG site reminded readers that a thin layer will stay on the rug should you peel off the strip. For me, I keep the ones I have in place with duct tape beneath.
I was taking a closer look at all the cutters and pen-knifes in a shop two days ago and I learnt something behind each pack of OLFA cutter: get a plier to snap-off dull blade!
When I got home, I had to try it out on my pen-knife and oh it was sooo quick, easy and safe! Way more efficient than any method that risks sending out a flying blade.
The pale sand on the left pair ‘disappears’ into my skin, just the kind of shoe colour I like. For several weeks it has been pretty comfortable…but lately there’s an unhappy bunion on my right foot, making it very painful the minute I slip my foot into it.
Well, I’m happy to have found the a new pink pair. It’s more comfortable, has a slightly wider (by 4cm) heel which gives the wedge base more stability. I can walk for miles without much discomfort. And there’s another bonus, it doesn’t slip off easily. I can now chase after the train or anyone with ease!
If only I had seen the pink pair before the florals then I wouldn’t have to waste the money to buy only to part with them when they still look new!
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