The weather up here has been pretty good this week. On Monday we took Nell to the vet in Kirkwall to organise her passport. We made the long day of it and treated ourselves to an outing. Nell was very well-behaved, though a little stressed by her trip, so we took her straight from the …
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Corny
Yesterday was a hard day and I enjoyed it not at all. We went to town on a dreich and drizzly morning. When we arrived in Kirkwall we were subject to that deceptive kind of rain that appears to be but a light drizzle but all too soon seeps right through to the bone. It was …
I’m slipping
Lunch came out of a packet today. I feel quite guilty. All that I did was to sling a ready prepared Piri Piri chicken into the oven, and add water to a packet mix of Rice and Quinoa and burble that on the stove for a while. I did make a salad. What did I …
It’s Impossible
There is an idea in my head that involves sending hard copy photographs by post to selected correspondents once we are on the move. I enjoy snail mail and I know many people that do likewise. If we are on a Snail Trail, what could be more appropriate. What I should like to do is …
Saturday
It’s SATURDAY. I should have remembered that this morning but didn’t and so I missed going to the Heritage Centre to spin. I still cannot get used to these three-day weeks and am constantly addled about which day of the week that it is. So, sorry, Gill. Being Saturday it is Curry Day but for a …
I may just drop it
DROPS patterns are a great resource, completely free and readily accessible. Sir Lancelot is not my first DROPS pattern but may well be my last. There comes a point in knitting every DROPS pattern where one’s brain either goes “Oh, dear” (or some synonym… like my first excursion with DROPS, when I reached the almost …