Topiary progress report

We’ve arrived safely in Wales, and have found an internet cafe, but haven’t got much time because the out-laws are waiting to show us around town, so just time to post a few random images of Singapore in no particular order: A temple in Chinatown: And almost next door, a Hindu temple (I didn’t take…

While sewing the handles for the goody bags the other day, I realised that sewing all 40-odd bags was going to take more cotton than the one roll I’d bought. So, as MrPloppy had to go into town yesterday anyway, I asked him to pop into Ballantynes’ craft department and pick me up some more….

I haven’t done a lot of work on my secret cross-stitch project lately, but it is slowly progressing. Kimi’s guess last time I posted a progress report was “A deformed snowman battling with a white rhinoceros?” Close, but not quite right 🙂

Unless, of course, it’s an eskimo disguised as sunflowers… [album 128913 081105embr.jpg] There’s a lot more of the picture to go, though, so maybe there’ll be an eskimo sitting beside the sunflowers… 😉 Meetup (or TGFKAM) last night, which was supposed to be at Cafe Bleu, a cafe/restaurant where we often have meetups. We hardly…

Dad and Stepmother arrived in Christchurch last night (bearing gifts of blue cod and wild pork – we’re going to be eating well this week!), on their way to Australia. Their flight is at 7 am, which of course means a 5 am check-in, so they’ve just left for the airport. And of course after…

Lytteltonwitch went and picked up the embroidery from the framer yesterday, and brought it round last night to show me her choice of frame and mat: I think it came out really well (and the fact that the mat colour is called “raspberry” is definitely a bonus!). It’s all wrapped up now and back in…