Keeping the memories alive…
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 …
Read more….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 …
Read moreNumber 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 …
Read moreSadly, 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 …
Read moreMy Red ‘jeans Cardigan that is. The short answer is NO. The longer version involves descriptions of flu-like symptoms, snotty nose, hacking cough, being off work sick and generally not having the energy to do much in the way of knitting. Actually, the knitting bit is finished, I need to sew in the ends, get a button and then I’ll be wearing it. On the whole I have enjoyed knitting it as much as I did …
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