My dear friend Eileen passed away just after 1am MN time. She had battled severe and aggressive cancers for the past 3.5 years and it was an honour to know her. I met her via Chris’ blog some time ago and we met in person in 2007. There is a funny story about how we [...]
I was driving back from visiting a church a distance away on Sunday when I got to a roundabout and said to pao that we shouldn’t head straight home but go to the beach. So go to the beach we did. It was glorious. We got slight sunburn. It could have been the only day [...]
I’ve been beavering away at this for a little while hoping it will be a nice shawly wrap to wear to Paul’s cousin’s wedding in a couple of weeks But it doesn’t seem big enough. I think this is one occasion where I should have done a gauge swatch but you live and learn. I [...]
Dear lovely blog readers, mrspao has been terribly low since our elder friend, Phoebe, passed away. I am trying my best to fill that big gap in her heart but she is still terribly sad. She keeps saying it is the end of an era because Phoebe came with them from their old house. Also, [...]
We chanced upon the Hurricane and Spitfire Museum at Manston at the weekend when we got slightly off track as we were driving to Margate. pao had been there as a kid but I’d never been before so it was a pleasant stop off point. Oh, and there was a guy there selling local strawberries
Strawberry shortcake, cream on top. Tell me the name of your sweetheart? Is it ……. Alex, Brandon, Cam, Danielle, . . . . . . * make them up as you go This jump rope song reminds me of my days in junior school 1. Plain without any adornment. We used to have some huge [...]
Some borrowed makings. I saw some beautiful pieces of lace at the weekend. I do wish I could do something as lovely but I don’t think I have the time or patience. I do have a lace cushion and some bobbins given to me by a friend whose daughter used to be a lacemaker. I [...]
Thank you so much for all your kind comments on the passing of Phoebe. We have a Phoebe-shaped hole in our hearts but we were glad to know her and love her. I thought I’d post some of the photos I meant to post yesterday. There has been really strong royalist fervour in this country [...]
Our beautiful, cantankerous, naughtie Tortie fell asleep at just after 4.15pm today. She was such a character and completely filled our lives with cattitude. She came with her sister, a vast ginger cat called Lucy who died about a year after she came to live with us. She had always been a bit hen-pecked by [...]
Well, strictly speaking, I’m not really one for working out. I like to walk and walk so I guess I’m going to list songs that get me moving 1. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves 2. What a Feeling (Flashdance) – Irene Cara 3. Groovejet – Spiller 4. Chasing Pavements – Adele 5. [...]