I can't believe it, I was invited to join Ravelry and now I can spend many an hour whiling away the time loooking at other people's knitting! Actually I think it is very good. I've only just joined so its new. I don't have a Flickr account but I am thinking I will get one and the other thing I will need to invest in is a better camera. I've had the old Olympus for a while now and I need to upgrade. So tomorrow my boss is out at a meeting all day, I have finished all my current projects so I might sneek a peek in between times.
I am amazed at the number of people who are the most brilliant knitters. Some of the work they do is extraordinary. I am way too lazy to do complicated multi colour patters and besides I make all mine up but some those knitters out there are unbelieveable.
So I'm going to give Ravelry my best shot.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
I'm a Ravelry Gal
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Things To Do
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Back to Normal - if that's possible
I love having the house decorated for Christmas, we put up lots of stuff and it always looks pretty but today I was glad to take it all down and put it away and have the house cleaned and and back to normal ready for going to work and the boys going back to school tomorrow. We had a lovely holiday but it can't go on forever. The boys have exams this week for which little or no preparation has been done but I could talk myself hoarse about that one. They will do what they do and no amount of nagging from me will make any difference so I can do no more.
On Friday I went to stay overnight with my friend Linda at her lovely cottage we had a lovely girlie evening and then yesterday we had a day at Whittlebury Hall. (If I could work out how to do a link I would but not feeling clever enough and have just spent the last 5 minutes trying to edit!!) Thoroughly enjoyed it. Had a massage and a fantastic facial played in the spa and went home feeling pampered. Thank you Linda for a lovely treat.
Nothing woolly today I wanted to finish off my Ken Follett novel and start a new book - The Gathering which won the Booker I think, anyway it looks promising. Have also resolved to try and read as much as I knit but I guess there isn't enough time to do both equally. I will try.
So house tidy, stash sorted, a few ends tied up and back to my desk tomorrow. For the next two terms I will be very busy which is great, I am so lucky to enjoy my job as much as I do.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Work In Progress
So I have managed to keep to my resolution and have blogged for two days in a row! Went to bed early last night with a great book I've been trying to finish called Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett but managed to get two frills on this little honey. Today I plan to tidy up and get rid of some stuff and continue with the above.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all you poor people who read this blog and hope upon hope that I have put something new on it. Well guess what New Year's res is to keep it up to date. I can't believe that I last put anything on here in August. Well time flies as they say. I have been busy, college has started for me on Wednesday nights and my job as always is busy. I have knitted and crocheted like a dervish to make enough goodies for the Craft Fairs I have been at. Hooray I have made money this year. Not tons but enough to justify the stash. And as ever I loved being around those crafting folk they are always a pleasure to be with. No more Craft Fairs until after March because I sold so much I have barely anything left.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Back From Vacance
Almost finished all the laundry we came back with and the piles that the boys had left for my return, never were they so glad to see us, limited food menu and having to walk to everywhere!!!. Had a great time (see pics) weather was a bit mixed so we didn't do a lot of beaching it. Lovely place on the Vendee coast very French seaside resort and stayed in a lovely traditional French house courtesy of own friends Sandra and Graham. Ate like there was going to be rationing and should really look like a stick of bread but relaxed and rested.
Back to reality with a bump though. The lads did not do great in their exams and so there will be massive amounts of re sits and hard work. Anyway right now one is getting ready to go to Magaluf and the other is at the Reading Festival so we will have to hit the ground running in September. I think they know what they have to do but I will have to crack the whip. I will be Mrs popular again for the next 9 months!
