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Friday Roundup #18-19

Finally, we have made it to a long weekend thanks to a Bank Holiday on Monday. I think the weather is meant to be dry, but chilly for this time of year. Last year we had temperatures at 29C; it will be half that. One of my activities is getting the greenhouse ready for the… Continue reading Friday Roundup #18-19

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Friday Roundup #15-19

This past week has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster. We had to let our eldest dog go 😦 She was 17 years, so had a fabulous life with us and vice versa. Unfortunately, dementia, almost blind and fully deaf, she just was not the same dog. And so, we had to make a… Continue reading Friday Roundup #15-19

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Swift

My new toy to play with. For my birthday I was given a swift, sans the winder. I had to go an order that myself, but I can’t blame someone for not knowing this, when they are not yarny-folk. It’s a plain, sanded wooden, which I gave a little wax polish on the main body… Continue reading Swift

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Cozy

My emergency yarn order arrived and so I finished this little project yesterday, adding a simple border of SC and HDC in the blue colour. And with the bright sunshine, I popped outside to take some snaps. This was before a wash and block. I can’t say it’s my finest piece of work. Chenille type… Continue reading Cozy

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Friday Roundup #12-19

Why does this week seem to have dragged. I got to Thursday and stripped the bedding to wash, and was thinking it was Friday. I was sorely disappointed :(. Don’t you just hate it when that happens. Makes it feel like it is even longer. I can’t say that I have done much crafting this… Continue reading Friday Roundup #12-19