December Reflections prompt number 11 is: 10 years ago. Same old problem… all my images are at home. I don’t appear to have been Blipping at that time but I have managed to log in to Flickr tonight and refreshed my memory… Ten years ago, I was living one of the outer Northern Isles of …
Category archives: Spinning
A bit of a pickle
A Thin Slice of my History When I was growing up, Sunday tea-time was usually a salad. If I was lucky, the protein element would be a slice of corned beef from a tin, or less fortunately, a slice of Luncheon Meat (also from a tin). High Days and Holidays might yield some Ham from …
I forgot!
I said that there had been no spinning or knitting happening but completely forgot to add that there has at least been fibre. Not only that but I logged into Ravelry. Yes, I updated my stash. There is much work to do there in updating the old stash as having been sold/gifted but after doing …
Taking Steps
In my last post I noted that I was planning to undertake some self-directed learning. I am pleased to say that I have indeed been doing so. It turns out however that the course on Anti-Semitism is not the one for me. I have withdrawn. In its place I have signed up to a Udemy …
Well, there is a turn-up
Yesterday ended well and I am still smiling. Do you have a special friend – one that can place a smile on your face from hundreds of miles away, just by your seeing their name in your in-box or similar? Well, I had a contact from a special friend yesterday and it really lifted my …
Already?
Our Broadband was still crippled this morning. It does seem to be affecting only a few people on the island but we are surprised all the same that it had not yet been logged. Mr L was back at work this morning and so he called his Help Desk. They ran some line tests and …