I have arranged for a Sunflower Swift. I recalled that the source of these beautiful things was with fibreclaireUK, of the Weekend Whirls group that I am a member of. So I went to the source. She has none in stock, after selling out at the Ally Pally show. But I should have one in …
Category archives: Living
Great joy
There is Great Joy and celebrations are afoot on the Windswept Acre. Why so? Because the CCL delivery just arrived and Mr L is now poised to build his new computer. I had better go and make him some coffee and cake to fortify him on the way. I’ve had experience of these events in …
Yummy
Although I dislike shopping, and dread the whole shopping expedition thing, I do like the renewed interest in cooking that is generated by the arrival into the household of fresh fruits, vegetables and salad. Yesterday we scored some lovely ripe fresh figs at just 19p each. Tempted to buy a tray, we settled for half …
A New Order
Well, it’s still freakishly dismal today but I do believe that my club yarn from The Yarn Yard may well be a kind of lavender grey. I cannot wait to wind it and begin the Bayret! I really must get myself over to eBay and order up a ball winder of my own (the Hubby …
That’ll teach me…
Serves me right for laughing at Mr L and the tussles he gets into helping his dad with his crosswords. With Mr L’s PC broken, guess who had to do duty today? It was a long, long time…
A funny old day
Let us begin with the positives: The sock made progress in bed last night while we watched a couple of episodes of Merlin on the BBC iplayer. This is the sock in its position of safety that I put it in at lights out time. This a definite plus on the side of magic loop, …