Actually, I’ve been home for a few days, but DD was down.
I had an amazing time in France (and Spain) – had a million adventures, which I might even get round to writing up one day (yeah, I always promise that, but we know it’s never going to happen…)
I did manage to film a few videos though, so in case you’re not one of my 11 YouTube subscribers (yep, I’m totally famous now!), here they are:
While it’s true that a good worker never blames his or her tools, it’s also true that for an unskilled dabbler, using the right tools for the job can make all the difference. For example, these are not the right tools for cutting patchwork squares: So after a text from Mum pointing out my general…
I’m looking after a colleague’s animals for a few days while she’s away – a cat, and (unusually for a suburban household) two chickens. I’ve discovered there are advantages to looking after chickens – while the cat just gave me tonnes of affection when I turned up this morning, the chickens gave me a gift:…
ecause bodies are evil, and know when you’re on holiday, mine has decided to get sick this week, with strep throat of all things. I’ve never had it before, but was under the impression it’s something that only kids get. But no, apparently adults can get it too, and I have it. Luckily it’s not…
Three more squares done, using patterns from the ‘A Few Scraps‘ blog: “Topography” – I like this one almost as much as the wood grain one – nice and easy, forgiving of mistakes, and looks cool when it’s done. “Leafy Branches” – a bit trickier (lots of backtracking!), but looks great. I was really starting…
A mysterious gift of marmite just appeared in our hallway (at least, I assume it just arrived – I’m pretty certain it wasn’t there last time I walked past). Neither of us heard it arrive, but it’s a lovely day so the front door is wide open, so whoever it was obviously just popped it…
t’s starting to get a little lighter in the mornings now, and the sun is usually just starting to come up as I leave the house in the mornings. This morning as I was about to leave I noticed the sky was doing all sorts of pretty colours in the east, so I dashed back…
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Welcome home!!
Also, have you seen these tshirts (I hope they introduce more colours before I have spending money!): https://rainbowyouth.myshopify.com/
No, I hadn’t seen them! I’ll be keeping an eye out for new colours too 🙂