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Wedding of the year! 18 Aug 2013 | 07:40 pm
So *this* is why I haven't been blogging...life! Son#1 got married to his lovely lady... Just look at those cars! The Rolls Royce delivered the groom and his men, then came back for the proud parents...
Whitstable Oyster Festival 27 Jul 2013 | 09:54 pm
Nothing would persuade me to eat an oyster, but the Festival sounded fun! The Festival website tells us: Today’s Festival is a relatively modern (1980s) revival of a festival from Norman times. Back ...
Whitstable Whimsy 23 Jul 2013 | 09:15 pm
Today's photos are all things that amused me on our walk around Whitstable yesterday. Strickly whimsical. We've walked past the swimming pool many times but hadn't been to look at the sculpture at th...
From Russia with love 22 Jul 2013 | 10:17 pm
I was very excited last month to send a meerkat to be rehomed in Russia, it's always fun to ship to a new destination. Today though - even more excitement! I had an email from the kat himself, and hi...
Oh deer ;-) 14 Jul 2013 | 03:06 pm
Challenges? Love 'em! You name it, I'll knit it...so I was very happy to hear from Rich at Homecrafts last week, telling me the sad story of a deer who was very unhappy - could I help? Oh yes indeed! ...
Owl Socks update 11 Jul 2013 | 02:47 pm
When I first got the pattern book Socks a la carte 2 to review I was excited to find Kate Davies' owl design on a cuff. However - having already knitted a pair from book one of this series (review he...
Addressing international mail and customs declarations 5 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
Fun subject, no? Sellers who are new to international shipping often come to the forums for advice, but I prefer asking Royal Mail. This is what Royal Mail say about addressing international mail. A...
Buzz, buzz, buzz: knitting pattern for buzzy bees! 28 Jun 2013 | 07:32 pm
Did you know that bees are in decline? Friends of the Earth are organising a summit, Donna Noble thinks that Dr Who is involved... but I'm just going to knit some. They won't do much towards crop pol...
Socks a la carte 2, toes up: knitting book review 21 Jun 2013 | 12:22 am
Socks a la carte 2 I enjoyed knitting from book 1, knitting from the cuff down and had thought that "toes up" would be easier, especially with getting a good fit...not my experience so far though!I s...
Not quite self-sufficient 16 Jun 2013 | 02:41 pm
I'm on a low cholesterol diet so MrNifty is encouraging me by growing salad leaves. The row that is shooting up is the appropriately-named rocket, the other more relaxed row is mixed leaves. The row t...
