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This was suggested by Okapi as of benefit to some of the things I do in church. Initially I thought about BSL, but then realised if I was intending to do this properly it would require more than a month, so I decided to learn some Polish instead. There is a significant Polish contingent in our area, so it seemed logical.
I signed up for Duolingo and began the first lessons. But after nearly a fortnight I realised I wasn't going anywhere, although I had a large list of vocabulary. I have nothing to hang the language on, in that there's no similarity to any of the other languages I have a smattering of. And nothing was going in. I decided to admit this wasn't working and stop, rather than battling on for another week. On the plus side, I now have a certain feel for the language when it's spoken.
To the replace this, I've been watching a youtube video with basic BSL greetings, which means I might at least be able to sign 'welcome' which would be welcoming.
I haven't even done much of my sewing. We were away or out most of the weekend, and this week I've been sorting odds and ends for our holiday and have generally been feeling uninspired. All I've done is sew one button, which I think helps to pull the appliqué together better for this square:
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I signed up for Duolingo and began the first lessons. But after nearly a fortnight I realised I wasn't going anywhere, although I had a large list of vocabulary. I have nothing to hang the language on, in that there's no similarity to any of the other languages I have a smattering of. And nothing was going in. I decided to admit this wasn't working and stop, rather than battling on for another week. On the plus side, I now have a certain feel for the language when it's spoken.
To the replace this, I've been watching a youtube video with basic BSL greetings, which means I might at least be able to sign 'welcome' which would be welcoming.
I haven't even done much of my sewing. We were away or out most of the weekend, and this week I've been sorting odds and ends for our holiday and have generally been feeling uninspired. All I've done is sew one button, which I think helps to pull the appliqué together better for this square:
( pics )
