Sheer bliss?

Susie loves her belly being buffed!

Stormy Weather!

You could say it had been a bit stormy today - this afternoon the rain was so loud I couldn't hear the TV! When the storm finally passed this is what my garden looked like! Even the traffic was making its way quite slowly along the road! I wouldn't have said the hail stones were that big but we did seem to have a lot. There are still a few white patches in the garden six hours later (this happened around 2.00pm).

I have been sooo norty ...

... in the last week or two! I have bought loads of knitting books, yarn and knitting bags! So now I am NOT GOING TO BUY anymore for a long, long time - well until Auntie Ann and I go to Ally Pally in October.

I think I will have to keep reciting 'no more yarn' to myself!

I do think I could be trying to cheer myself up too - the anniversary of losing my mum is only a few days away now and it's bringing back memories of when she was ill.

Farewell!

I met up with my friend Kirsty (Safetyfox) yesterday for a farewell cuppa - she is leaving the country on 12th for Qatar! Haven't known Kirsty long - we met as a result of Ravelry but she only lives a few miles away from me and we started meeting once a month at the East Grinstead Knit and Natter group but we seemed to hit it off.

I shall miss her lots and am looking forward to seing her again on her brief visits home.

Good luck Kirtsy.

Opticians

I had an optician appointment today and my glasses do need changing so I’ve chosen some and Dad is going to pay for them tomorrow. The frames are slightly smaller than I usually go for and I am not going to have graduated tint this time but a uniform tint instead. They are also going to have a UV and an anti-glare coating too.

I am also going to have some wraparound sunglasses as I have a real problem with sunlight and they are getting some emerald green ones in for me to try! The range I am trying is called Evil Eye (!?!) and they have the regular black, brown then burgundy, blue and green!

I suppose it would be better for me to blend into the background but lets call it a mid-life crisis!

Ryan!

Ryan suddenly noticed the other day that his name is an anagram of YARN! It was a complete accident - honest! After all I've had him for 15 years and only just realised!

What sort of a mother does that make me!

Soft Wrap Scarf Kit

I cast on for this yesterday but decided to take something else to Knitting today as I need to concentrate a bit on the wrap pattern. It's not hard but you need to keep your wits about you a bit!

So last night I started a small clappy scarf in the Manos I bought from Maverick on Ravelry.