Ok, so you can guess what this post is about..

...so you should probably come back in 10 years or so.

I have an appointment with M on Thursday to discuss my ongoing dental 'issues'....what d'you think? Should I just get him to yank 'em all out? As I sit at the computer the front tooth is playing merry hell and one of my other doublers has decided to join in. Yep, that last can of squirrelled-away Ambrosia* was not Heaven sent - it blasted in on a lightening bolt that has left my nerves all a-jangle. Right now I am ready to talk to the Jehova's Witnesses, The Salvation Army, Streetchurch, born-again Hell's Angels, Wiccans - in fact, I'll talk to any and every religious denomination going if they can put in a word with Someone Upstairs (or Downstairs, not fussy right now). I'm not sure if I am quite ready to sell my soul just now, but Igive it a few more days....

On the plus side, I may be putting in a few hours of teaching. Yep, who'd've thought it! I visited a lovely nursery today and they are looking for someone to fill in for absences. It would probably be about 10 hours a month. It is perfect for me - I would go in, work with the children, then leave. Ok, that's obvious ;0) What I mean is that I would only have responsibility while I was there. No planning etc. It would be fitted around my German classes, people visiting etc. I am not looking for it to change into a permanent post, nor are they looking for someone. I have missed working with small people more than I thought I would so this would be ideal. Obviously I will not be posting anything else about this nursery, but just thought I'd let you know that I'll actually be earning some of my cake money.

I'm off now - here's a picture of the Botanic Gardens here in Zürich,just to be going on with.





*aka canned rice pudding for those not in the know. Some folk would say it's the devil's food. Hmm, maybe that was why the tooth was protesting...

How's THAT for a word!

neunzehnhunderdvierundzwanzig - and that's by no means the longest word I've seen, let me tell you. I prefer to write it this way - 1942....

Edit : ROFLMAO - Yep, Sylvie is quite right. That IS 1924... wlaks away nochalantly, feigning air of complete non-embarrassment ;0)

whine, moan, whinge

...well I did warn you...

Toothache. Front left tooth. Y'know, one of those important ones that make up your smile?

What to do, what to do.....nothing. Wait until it gets worse. That's really the only option that I can see. Like the last f%&^*(%$ tooth, there is no physical evidence that there is a problem.

And when it does get bad enough that there is no option but to do something, I am not even sure what options are available for a front tooth. Not that I *want* yet another root treatment, but I am rather fond of having teeth in the right place when I smile.

Do me a favour - if you know what the treatment options are, *DON'T* tell me. No joke.

Turning to the dark side..

Crochet. Yep. Dark indeed....

I've been resisting for some time, but when I saw it pop up on
Roobeedoo's blog I finally gave in.

Find out more about the pattern, and see some versions in different yarns
here

I hear thunder....

...must be 8.00 pm in Zurich then!

Das Quiz

I really don't like quizzes, so I am not sure if it is better/worse watching them in German. Still, I promised myself that I would listen to half an hour of Deutsch every day.....and to my surprise, I am understanding a bit more than I expected :0)

One of the good (?) things about Das Quiz is that the questions and answers appear in German on the screen, so this is helping a little with my reading.

And guess what - I even managed to get some of the questions right!

Toothache - what a nerve!

Indeed - since the tooth in question has a nerve no more....still, it feels as if it does and the right side of my lower jaw is making life unpleasant. BUT (and that was a big but....) I am only in pain, not terrified. And that makes all the difference, as I am sure many of you know. There's no infection so it is just a case of hoping that in the next few weeks the pain will abate. All in all my face has had quite a bashing, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

To help keep my spirits up, we've been taking an evening constitutional. We have some beautiful wildflower meadows nearby, but sadly the camera on my phone fails to do them justice.

There has also been a little finishing going on:



This is a Drops design, which for the life of me I can't remember but it will be in my Ravelry account. I like it. Due to my, ahem, somewhat fuller figure, I only have the one button at the neck, but I think it works. This is the second re-worked garment that I have finished recently - the first being the Cocoa 'Jolien' that I blogged about previously. I think the next one up will be the Debbie Bliss Collared Cardigan - it's finished but I'm not feelin' the love.

And now that I have finished wittering on, I should get on with the German. But don't forget - get yourselves over to
Baldy's Blog and sign his petition/get on the bone marrow register.