Sunday 25 September 2011

How Did they Get Up There?

"Hang on a minute! Am I seeing things?"


"No, I'm not seeing things"


"Mum, Mum, some of my toys are hanging in the air"


"I can't reach them"





"Mum, Mum, Come quick, I want my toys."



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Thursday 22 September 2011

On a Roll

I bought this :-

Knitted it

A bit of crochet as well

Felted it
Attached handles
 Embellished
I'm on a roll, two unfinished projects completed  in one week.


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Tuesday 20 September 2011

An 'Endangered Species'.

 I think it became extinct this month.
There it is, can you see it hiding behind the tree. Hiding to no avail. I'm told by a friend of a friend that the axe has fallen.

The mobile library.

It's demise won't affect me, because I couldn't use it. It made me dizzy. I used to go on board to pick up an elderly lady's books and my head would swim and if I lingered too long I would feel nauseous. Every time someone moved or a vehicle passed by, the van would rock and I was hanging on to the shelves. Would you believe it, travel sickness in a stationary library van.
My 92 yr. old  neighbour is going to miss it a great deal though. It stops right outside her door so that she doesn't have to carry heavy books. She reads a lot and gets half a dozen books every three weeks. It seems that a service is going to be available for someone to deliver some books for her to read, but that won't be the same as choosing her own reading material, nor does it replace the social occasion which the van provided for her.
The 'Old Grump' say's it reminds him of an episode of  'Steptoe and Son' where Harold fetches Albert some books from the library and Albert says, "Read it, read it, I don't like him, read it. That was a waste of time wasn't it".
Government cuts -  I wonder where the axe will fall next?

Sunday 18 September 2011

Leftovers.

What do you do with yarn left over after crocheting a throw?


Knit a cushion.

Friday 16 September 2011

Thursday 15 September 2011

Tuesday 13 September 2011

All in a Spin.

I've always wanted to have a go and now 'Dizzy Daughter' has made a wish come true. She treated me to a spinning lesson.

That's me spinning.

Dizzy had a lesson as well.

My results were, errmm, variable.






Washed and hung out to dry.

The 'Old Grump' held the hank for me whilst I wound a ball.

Knit a line, purl a line. I wish I'd used a bigger needle.




What on earth am I going to do with this?
Interesting texture!
Can you guess what the latest addition to my wish list is?

Tuesday 6 September 2011

An Eviction

She was in my kitchen. I'm afraid she had to go.


Look at what she was carrying. She definitely had to go.


Last seen carrying her egg sack off into the bushes at the farthest end of the garden.

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Monday 5 September 2011

HEATHER

The North Yorkshire Moors.
My favourite place to visit.
Always different.
Always beautiful.











I had to include a sheep photo. It wouldn't be the moors without one.