Up with the lark

There is a fortune waiting to be made by the person who invents, develops and markets the first smoke detector to intelligently announce the demise of its batteries only during waking hours.  04:14 hrs is not the time to be suggesting that we identify which alarm is complaining and then to find a battery for …

All done, needs dusting

Yesterday carried on worse rather than better and it was bedtime before I twigged that it was the anti-histamines at work. I was dropping off at the keyboard before tea and just could not understand why I should be so sleepy. When I climbed into bed and began to scratch and registered that it was …

Disinclined to ply

There having been no takers for that skein of prize yarn, I intend to wind it today and to commence a second curl without delay.  I may offer up the finished item as a giveaway but you have now lost the chance to pick a an item/pattern for it to be made into. It’s a …

Outdoor activities

We had plenty of fresh air this weekend although we did not manage to get out and about at all.

Paying it forward

I’ve won a skein of sock yarn on Ravelry, for apparently helpful notes on my Lady Lismore project. See the yarn here (Rav users). I like to pay things forward so if you like the yarn and fancy a pair of socks or a sock yarn shawl/scarf, whatever, let me know and I’ll see what …

Lost and Found

Come and curl up with me