A moment of sunlight

The weather’s been crazy today, with the odd little snow flurry here and there. Then late in the afternoon, the sky turned all kinds of colours and, for a few minutes, the front garden was filled with light. I just had enough time to run out and take the photos of the snowdrops I’d been [...]

Knitaholic

Look! I made a hat! I started it early yesterday evening and finished it before I had my (late) lunch today. This knitting malarkey is definitely my latest addiction (I’m so bloomin’ binary). The dark circles under my eyes are testament to the addiction, as I stayed up late last night knitting … just a [...]

Feeding the habit

After a concerted effort today, Heimat is now finished. It is the most delightful scarf ever made by anyone. It’s sooo soft I wish I could share it with you, Internet. As it is, I shall just have to be content with letting Suzy molest it next time she’s here, before I pack it up [...]

Words are useful

A few years ago, I lay in bed one night reading the latest copy of Cosmopolitan. The last article I read before turning out the light was about cars and what to do if you had a flat tyre, or were in an accident for example. I read that if you were in a collision [...]

Things you should know

1. John has posted some great photos to Flickr. He had a fancy new lens to play with, but then his photography job was cancelled, so he went to play in the station instead. I feel he should be punished for being able to come up with much better photo titles than I can. Bastard.
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Blanket update

All the patches have now been knitted and sewn together. The blanket is about a metre square and “all” I have left to do is edge it with the length of french knitting I made ages ago and then maybe back it with something furry. Like a badger.
I spent a while pinning the colourful cord [...]

Self Portrait Tuesday: All of me

I wasn’t so keen on this month’s challenge for Self Portrait Tuesday. It’s called “All of Me” and much of the challenge is based on doing exactly what I resolved to do less this year: picking at myself and pointing out the not-so-pretty bits.
I started to think about the various parts of myself that I [...]