Aftermath. The origin of the word sparked my curiosity last week, and it turned out to be very interesting. It first appears as ‘after math’. ‘Math’ doesn’t refer to mathematics but comes from an Old English word for a mowing, or part of a crop that has been mowed, a ‘mowth’. So, when you mow your lawn, what you tip in the bin or hurl on the compost is a math. The aftermath is what grows after the first mowing, a second crop. It’s first recorded in 1496, and by 1656 it had taken on the meaning we use today.
Wind turbine parts expected
It’s been a slightly busier week than normal. Last Monday, a ‘smart’ meter was finally installed, after a wait of over five years. On a whim a while ago, I’d checked the supplier’s website, and was astonished when there was an appointment available. But I didn’t really expect that one would be installed. It didn’t become a reality until the installer got in touch a few days beforehand. In few hours, it was installed, but unfortunately it still isn’t working properly – the electric shows up, but not the gas.
Rain on grass
One of my other activities for the week has been reading the online version of the new car’s manual. It’s long, and tedious, but went more quickly when I realised much of it was repetition. I’m still none the wiser with many of the settings and features. It’s one of those things where you need to read it while in the vehicle.
Aliens
Speaking of the car, the one I’ve chosen is the Kia EV3, in ‘sunset orange’. Their colour choices were only grey, black, white, a very pale green, or orange; the orange was the only ‘free’ colour. It’s not available in North America, and is a cut-down version of the EV9, which is. The other news about the car is – it’ll be ready to pick up on Tuesday, in Inverness. It’s all rather exciting. I’ll be having a home chargepoint installed too.
More grass
On Thursday last week – and this is good news for my street – the potholes were finally repaired. They’ve been gradually enlarging over the years; residents drive like drunkards to avoid them. The patches are unsightly, but it’s better than unofficial previous attempts at repair by filling the holes with chippings or gravel.
a texture of creels
With the gansey, the accelerator is flat on the floor now that the neckline is started, about three inches from the top of the shoulder. For the final width, I’ve used the photo as a guide – the edges of the neckline are in the middle of the cable panels, which is about the centre one-third. For the shaping, I’m dividing the centre one-third stitches by four. The first and last quarters are added to the respective sides, leaving one-half in the centre. Then each shoulder is decreased by 1 st every right side row until the centre of the cable panel, when it’s knit straight until the correct length.
And if you’re interested, the OED’s word for the day is opsomania: an excessive craving for a particular food, esp. a delicacy.
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