29 February 2008...Poll

Lest you ask where's the photo for today...look at the previous post. More of the same, only add at least 6 more inches of the white stuff.

So! We have an extra day this year! Surely there is something special to be done today. I can't think of anything, particularly, so please help me with this question.

One of my dear cousins has started chemotherapy this week. The plan is to make a pair of wool socks for him a.s.a.p. and here is my dilemma. I have a beautiful silky wool, charcoal grey for the main foot part, and I was thinking I would do something more "happy" for the legging part. The other day I had settled upon 8 other colors for a fair isle pattern with a nice red & gold braid at the very beginning. All these beautiful colors would naturally be covered by trousers, until you sit down and the colors appear.

OK, so he's a guy. Would he prefer plain, no frills socks so just bite the bullet and do a regular, ribbed pair? Or should I make the happy pair?