Archive for October, 2010

mrspao and the Case of the Unfinished Objects

Friday, October 29th, 2010

What could be hidden in this handsome leather case? Someone’s clothes for a little weekend away, perhaps? Some WIPs – knitted but languishing unsewn. Alex‘s sleeves and Anise just lying strewn on top of Ravenscar. Will mrspao ever stitch them up or will she just move onto the next sweater? The case is already full.

Home again, almost nearly new

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

Thank you very much for your lovely comments about Phoebe. She is doing a lot better and has been allowed home. Given her age and advanced troubles, we’ve been instructed to spoil her rotten and give her the best and happiest time before she goes to kitty heaven. It may be soon but we are [...]

Super Floof

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

Nothing beats some loving kitten attention! Please keep Phoebe in your thoughts, she is in the vets getting treated with intravenous fluids as she has been a bit poorly of late and is very dehydrated.

Kittens needed

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

.. when it is dark, wet and windy outside to chase away the sadness and gloom of saying goodbye to another friend ..

40th pao-day!

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Wishing my rather lovely and amazingly kind pao a very Happy 40th Birthday! Hasn’t changed much has he?

Crafty-tasking

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Knitting? Beading? Knitting and beading? Now there is a fab idea – thanks to Nic for the inspiration! Oh and another lovely for your delectation. Kittens in a box! pao is very ill with labyrinthitus and cannot leave the house so I’ve had to order loads of things from the web including mega loads of [...]

Take one old lid-less vintage teapot..

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Add an appropriately sized jam jar (tea pot has a tiny hole in the bottom so am pleased R had bargained them down to 2 quid, some shop-bought roses and lavender and greenery from the garden and you have a interesting new flower holder. It also looked good with roses from my garden earlier in [...]

Sparklies and pretties

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

A lovely friend came for a short visit yesterday and left me feeling quite inspired to get making. I’d bought an earring kit to get me started and some chain and got going. It took a bit of getting used to to start with but I soon got the hang of what I was meant [...]

Gardening recap

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Carrie K commented that I’d gone a bit AWOL lately – sorry I’m not really myself at the moment but I have managed to find some lovelies to show you… I’ve had a mixed summer so far with veg crops. Here is some of what I harvested in August. I grew some really nice heritage [...]

mumblings from the beleagured mrspao