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Now that the convention is over, I can get on with the other things that have been demanding my attention (like work, but that’s too boring to mention here). In particular, I’ve been focussing on getting the knight and lady embroidery finished for MrPloppy‘s brother’s wedding. I’ve only got a few weeks until MrPloppy leaves…
Time flies…
This time 5 years ago, I was standing in front of the TV feeling sick. We’d had a party planned at work that day – we were all feeling like we needed something to perk us up after a long winter, so in “any excuse for a party” mode, we decided we’d celebrate St Elvis’…
The best laid plans…
…tend to gang agley due to the lure of a lazy weekend, or they do in my life, anyway. I had all these good intentions of spending the weekend working on my linguistics essay, preparing Wednesday’s ESOL lesson so I don’t have to do it at the last minute, testing out my new secret super-powers…
Secret project report: Ming must die
One of Ming’s many oddities is an obsession about paper lying on the floor. If there’s a piece of paper on the floor he’ll sit there and paw at it trying to see what’s underneath it, and if he can’t manage to lift it up it usually ends up shredded. The other night I left…
Pretty colours
The new project I got in Wellington: It’s very different from my usual embroidery projects, with no chart or instructions – all you get is the design printed on the fabric and a bundle of brightly coloured threads to use as you wish. So plenty of room for creativity and for learning a few new…
Lazy and productive at the same time – my perfect life!
I definitely like this wireless concept. You can stay in bed half the morning and yet still feel productive because you’ve finally caught up with reading some of your friends’ diaries 🙂 (so if any of you suddenly appear on the Top 10 list, you’ll know why – it’s because I’ve read a couple of…