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Right on our doorstep…

13th April 2011 tenfootjill General

..is a river which makes for a very pleasant Sunday afternoon stroll and an impromptu picnic. So that is what Patrick and I decided to do on Sunday afternoon, having availed ourselves of Tesco’s finest scotch eggs and pre-packed sandwiches, a bottle of Leffe and a blanket to sit on. Hull is built on the junction of two rivers, the mighty Humber, at the other side of which lies Lincolnshire, and the meandering River Hull, …

What have I been doing?

31st March 2011 tenfootjill Food & Drink, General, Knitting

Not blogging is the obvious answer here. So much for a post a week, I haven’t posted for what…5 or 6 weeks! It’s that old thing that we never have enough of again – time. So, what have I been up to? I can’t honestly remember a lot, that’s what happens if you don’t blog it you see. One thing I do remember is that Patrick and I went to see the wonderful Gordon Giltrap …

And the winning ticket is……

18th February 2011 tenfootjill General, Knitting

….mine. Again! I won this gorgeous bag in my Knitting Group’s raffle this month. Last month, two of the friends I sit with won raffle prizes of yarn, the month before I won a pretty little tin that I now keep stitch markers in. I’ve won yarn at least 4 times that I can think of off the top of my head and I’ve actually won a prize more times than I haven’t in the year or so I’ve been …

Things that can cheer me up

10th February 2011 tenfootjill Gardening, General

Number one. The first sign of Spring Soon these will be pretty Hyacinths with a gorgeous scent, right outside my front door to greet me each time I go into or come out of the house. I do love these next few weeks every year, I get a ridiculous feeling of joy each time I notice more plants waking up out of their winter slumber. The snowdrops are of course already out, they don’t count …

What a difference a week makes.

24th January 2011 tenfootjill General

Sadly, just as I thought Shaggy was improving, he took a real turn for the worse and we have unfortunately lost him today. He’d been up and down all week really but over the weekend he deteriorated to the point where he was having seizures and collapsing and losing control of his bladder. He was struggling to breathe and we had to make that decision that all pet owners fear and dread. We stayed with …