In the post just now; a surprise birthday card and lovely note from a reader of this blog, M. Thank you! I shall reply. And I will scan and post the card later – Wednesday mornings are always a bit of a rush for me… And a Thank You to Janel Laidman at Rustling Leaf …
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I win again
Long time Woolgatherers will know that there is nothing that we on the Windswept Acre like better than a good puzzle/treasure hunt. Imagine my delight then to hear today from the team behind the Da Vndrdi Code. As a winner of the old Friday puzzles, they wished to know if I would like a VIP …
Sock it to me, baby
I cast on another sock today. I still haven’t ripped out yesterday’s sock, but I do think that I shall. I will try another pattern with the same yarn. Today’s sock is Pomatomus, using the last of my blue Rowan Cashsoft. I don’t think this will be a runner either. I don’t know. I want …
Not so anonymous, really
Although I see hundreds of hits a day at Woolgathering, nobody much hangs around to say “hello” apart from the usual suspects. It’s a pity. I’d like the chance to gab a little from time to time, and to meet a few blog strangers. Our readers are not totally anonymous though, and I do pick …
There’s never one around when you need one…
… no, I am not talking cable needles here, but generators. Periodically, the local rag puts out a warning about dodgy traders. Normally described as speaking with an Oirish accent… and purporting to sell tools or generators. Said items are supposedly of shoddy character. No paperwork changes hands… etc. etc. So, this morning I am …
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Phew
I have been unaccustomedly busy this morning. Two loads of laundry washed and on the line, three dishwasher loads done and put away, Moussaka and a Greek salad manufactured for lunch, rhubarb stewed, and a big pan of soup is simmering. Phew! Of course, this all means that my second Ambrosia sock is not yet …