Oh, poor Mr L!
Antibiotics
Oh, poor Mr L!
Well, I’ll be humbuggered
The Safest Pair of Hands in Scotland just made a Special Delivery to our house. A Special Delivery from Santa, or one of his elves, it would seem - because the parcel is marked "Do not open until Xmas." It is addressed to me. So, it would seem that we may not do Christmas, but Santa does. I have a fair notion of what the parcel may contain, as I recognise a blue bag from Midlothian when I see it...
Eww!
Today I had cause to mull upon the emetic effects of kelp ingestion...
November Solids Club yarn
18th December arrival: The Yarn Yard Solids Club yarn for November - this time it’s Lochan 50% Merino/50% Tencel. The colour is named Seaglass...
Baby Merino
New today from Colourmart - Baby Merino 4ply in "Rustic". One cone of 300 gms - 3/15NM - Baby Merino 4ply in "Rustic". One cone of 300 gms - 3/15NM - gving 1,650 yards (2,450 yards per lb) Price: £11.17 incl p&p. The colour is rich and deep and the feel is soft and sproingy even though the wool is still oiled...
In the bleak mid-winter
So, we pass the Solstice and find ourselves either mid-Winter and facing the oncoming Spring, or just sinking into Winter. It's not so much a matter of glass-half-full or glass-half-empty really, more which standard one chooses to adopt. According to the Met Office, Winter has just begun. Me? I understand that there are the oncoming wintry months to face still - but I do like the Pagan tradition of welcoming the returning sun. I just accept that although the sun is on his way, he has an awful long journey to make before we meet him at Platform 5 for his summer holidays in the Northern Isles.