NaBloPoMo 10 – Not Fail

Ten days into November already? And we haven’t failed yet. Nor entirely, anyway – I can scarcely say that the vision of quality has been achieved. Times are difficult however and I must settle for jotting down a few thoughts on most days – today being one of those days. RAK packages have been sent. …

NaBloPoMo 9: Easily Led

Today’s tale is one of frustration, so I do not plan to tell it. You, dear reader, do not need to know of the trauma associated with running WordPress on Dreamhost, and the sheer frustration of being ignored when asking non-paying clients to host their site elsewhere – when the same clients want instant updates… …

NaBloPoMo 8: Very twisty turny

And what a day it is! Beautiful. Still, warm, and with that light that is only experienced in Orkney. I very much wanted to go looking for seal babies today…

Finishing off

The Lace Fichu is off the needles. The chimney is well on the way to being lined just the top end to sort out now, and the cavity to fill with Vermiculite I’m suitably bolstered by Distalgesic, so I am now off to construct a chicken pie for the workers’ supper. Rolling out the pastry …

NaBloPoMo 7

My back went ping this morning, so any strangeness in this post may be attributed to the Distalgesic… We elected to make an early start on the weekend and after the work PC was shut down and the animals fed and exercised, a large and  very hot bath was enjoyed, while suitably chilled white wine …

NaBloPoMo 6: a less than striking post

Just a gathering of snippets today, as spirits are at a low ebb. The Fichu – is taking more knitting than one might have expected. I was banished from the office today while a conference call took place. I elected to sit on the bed and knit my edging. At one point I thought to …