Well the jumper I was knitting is, anyway. It is a bit bright, so will I ever wear it?
After 70 years….
….or just over, I have been to see The Mousetrap! No, not in London, but when the 70th Anniversary Tour came to Salisbury. I asked a group of friends several months ago if they would like to go and then went to try to buy tickets. Not so easy, as for some of the group…
After four years…..
….I have eventually tested positive for COVID! And yes, I have tested before. Twice a week when tests were free and I was working in the café and after that whenever I thought it possible I might have COVID or when I had been with someone who went down with it. And all I got…
Complete….
The last of the jigsaws with odd shaped pieces is (eventually) finished. I had hoped to complete it by Easter – and failed. So then I hoped it would be done by Pentecost – so I am only 5 weeks late! So? Time to start the next jigsaw, maybe? This was a birthday present from…
Southern Yorkshire Dales – Walking and Sightseeing III
The next day we visited Fountains Abbey (another UNESCO World Heritage site) and Studley Royal Water Gardens – quite a long coach journey to get there but free entry to those of us who are National Trust members. Also it was paved paths so I wore shoes not boots (which helped my toe!) When I…
Southern Yorkshire Dales – Walking and Sightseeing II
The second day we walked down from Morton (not sure if it was East or West!) to the Leeds – Liverpool canal and we walked along that for most of the morning. We reached the Bingley Five Rise locks where there was a café and toilets, so we stopped there for elevenses before walking down…
Southern Yorkshire Dales – Walking and Sightseeing I
Yet another hf holiday based at Newfield Hall in Airedale. The Yorkshire Dales are mostly sheep and drystone walls. Although the view from my window was actually of cows… and a lovely copper beech. The first day we took a coach to Settle station – I liked the labels on the benches. From there we…
What to do after a double cataract operation while waiting to get new glasses
Having had the operation I can see everything a bit, but neither distance or close up are clear. I bought some (cheapish) reading glasses which make reading possible, but they are not perfect so strain my eyes a bit if I read for too long. After going to the optician I am told I still…
All done….
That is the Nativity jigsaw – all dark colours and odd shaped pieces. Hoped to get it finished for the next festival (Easter) but failed. Will I get the next one (Last Supper, Jesus baptism etc) done before Pentecost? Unlikely! Made harder to complete because of cataracts and then having a bilateral cataract operation so…
Miracles do happen….
I have been trying for months to buy some new blouses (several had become rags and had to be thrown out). I prefer cotton or linen, but have been unable to find any I liked. I also needed new trousers as one pair had a hole and another was getting very thin. The other day,…