From this:

To this:

Progress!

Back in position. It didn’t take long. I think I just wanted to see an Improvement – a concrete Result.

The rewards in teaching (still the best job in the world, by the way) can take a long time – about 5 to 7 years for academic achievement in secondary schools, though of course there are good moments along the way. But I think that is why I also feel the need to make stuff – the satisfaction of creating something tangible – from fleece to spun yarn to dye pots to hooks and needles to finished item in a couple of days.

Or even a super-shiny copper fish in a couple of hours!