It’s a good job that this jacket is not destined for any real baby, it is hopelessly impractical. How did we manage all those years ago when we lovingly wrapped our wee ones in pure wool? When I had my first, a girl, I had no washing machine and hand-washed all her nappies. She was …
Project Type archives:
My first Bere Bannock
I made my first Bere Bannocks today. We had them with Broccoli and Smoked Cheese Soup. Proper tasty. I have no idea whether or no the bannocks meet specification as I have never met one before and have no role model. Full details of this adventure in my blog… why did Blipfoto strip that link …
Spinning Day
Great view from spinning today – over to Eday. Wonderful hospitality and a very nice still-warm-from-the-oven carrot cake. I completed my Show preparations this afternoon — and it’s still only Monday. Am now considering launching an assault on the baking class…
Tick tock, tick tock
The clock is ticking: efficiency manoeuvres now include side by side simultaneous blocking.
A good Saturday
Mr L spent much of his day in grinding down the old concrete Rayburn plinth. He has given up for now and ordered a more powerful SDS drill. Me, I passed the time in knitting on a long stitch scarf that I cast on last night in order to make a second entry in the …
A tale of two islands
Sanday was swathed in a heavy haar when I left this morning – everything was grey and dew-bedecked. Kirkwall on the other hand was bathed in dazzling sunshine. It was HOT and not at all pleasant for doing the shopping. I ducked into the hairdressers and sat it out whilst being shorn. On the bright …
On Safari
We’ve been on a garden safari, in search of our missing cat, Treacle. He’s been out since 08:30, which is not his normal behaviour since he suffered a stroke. We’re getting a little worried. Anyway – [url=http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/4586631]Life at 60 Degrees was pondering on the imminence of Autumn the other day[/url]. Sure enough, we had a …
Challenged
Oh, my – that workbench of mine is in such a state! I need it empty as there is blocking to be done (that scarf in the background) The scarf being done and being ready for a new project, I dug out a mittens kit and wound the skeins into cakes this morning. I took …
It’s not much of a blip
It took me simply HOURS but I finally selected and prepared all of my images for entry in the photo classes at the Sanday Show. All that I have to do now is to get them to a printer… and back again in time for submission on the 31st. For once I am grateful that …
Me and my shadow
We decided to make the most of the weather and to get an early handle on the weekend by making a picnic tea and going for a walk. We ambled down to the village and ate our tea sitting on a capstan on the pier, watching the [s]world[/s] seals go by and then (shock! horror!) …