If 7 days make one weak (!) what can a fortnight do?

Back again!

It's been a funny fortnight - not much to show, but lots going on...

The week before last was a bit scary. My youngest niece had gone to stay with her boyfriend so he could help out while her fractured elbow was healing..... in Boston.... happily enough she's home safe and sound now. She had been at the Marathon, but left before it all happened and was waiting for the lock down to finish at the end of the week so she could race for her plance, but luckily she's unharmed and safe.

The rest of the time has been pretty full on with work in trying to catch up on deadlines that some others have missed! I suppose that's the lot of a freelance really, mega catchup merchant!! Still all done now - phew. Not complaining I must say - with all the uncertainty about other people's livelihoods it would be churlish to winge....

Anyway I still want to carry on with that sorting and finishing that I started last time so here's the plan... I've dug out these kits from different magazines ( you can see how long I've been meaning to finish them by the inclusion of the Christmas card) to finish what I've started. I only wish I could say that these are the lot.. Sadly there's plenty more lurking about the place, but these three will do for a start.

Then there's this little pile of homespun that shouldn't take too long to play with....

 And of course there's always some more of these to finish...

Oh yes and there's this... My neighbour's dad died recently and in clearing the house she found some wool that her mum had stashed away. She's also found her old button box and is giving it all to me...

So, I'm making her a felted bag as a surprise with this wool from the bag she gave me and will use some of her mum's buttons to decorate it as a surprise for when she gets back from her holiday..

There - do you think all that might keep me out of trouble? You never know. Still, now I've shared all that with you l'll have to do it all, won't I?

Of course, if I get stuck for something to do there's always work I suppose. Actually, I'm looking forward to the next lot as (once again) there's some lovely books to write about... Here's the first two of the next batch..

So that's it... I know I've probably missed Handmade Monday for this week, but I'm off for a browse anyway - it's always fun to see what everyone else has been up to! (Aha just squeaked in - hooray!)

Let's see how much I get done before next week, eh?!

That Spring Cleaning Feeling...

Hmmm nothing to do with housework I admit, but there just get to be some times when I need to reorganised, clear out and finish off!

Having spent some time last week checking what was in some boxes in the loft and putting some work away up there to keep the study clear I went to a Boot Fair with my friends who live either side of us. I always feel better when I come home with less than I started - it's actually nothing to do with raising money, but lots to do with feeling less cluttered!!

Once I started on the finishing off it sort of carried on....

Actually, I say nothing to do with housework, but I did feel better when the washing basket and ironing pile was clear - more to do with Graeham's pushing it all through than me being efficient. Mind you, I was very happy to finally get to grips with handwashing some jumpers that I kept ignoring - mainly because it's such a bind finding somewhere for them to drip happily in the midst of the weather we've been having.

Anyway, where was I, oh yes, finishing off....

Well, I'm still attacking the stash and I've decided to go for 'pick something up and then don't put it down till you've done something with it'. The first victim of this was a ball of chunky wool left over from a waistcoat at Christmas. So here it is.. all finished...

 

 

Of course there was still a bit more left so it had to be a cowl.. followed by the wool left over from making Ruby's one so that was another!

Then the left over sock wool turned itself into mobile socks...

 

Then I got as far as finishing the proofreading marathon I was on and onto these books that needed teachers' notes....

 

 and these too......

 

They then had to go back into the loft - so I suppose I'm sort of back where I started, eh?!

 

And then I HAD to finish off the last of the Easter eggs ... well you have to don't you?????

 

Still, it's badminton tonight so let's hope I run off some of that chocolate....

Am off the Handmade Monday now - sorry it's a bit short and sweet this week, but I've got 8 more books to do before I head off back to Wales on Wednesday... will be more expansive (and hopefully more interesting too) next week....

 

Have fun!

 



Sick Note

Dear Teacher..err.. Reader,
Please forgive Susan's absence from the blogging world for the past couple of weeks. This has been sue to severe eyestrain and clogged brain leading to a complete lack of creative productivity and..

Convinced? No, neither am I, but I suppose like all good fake sick notes there's an element of truth in it!

Plenty of time working away from home and a pile of close proof reading have rather impinged on my blog and making time, still let's see if I can catch up a bit..

Talking of sick notes - just a mention here for my niece Jen who managed to fracture her elbow on her way home from work the other weekend... She's on the mend and packing for Boston, so hopefully she'll be feeling a lot better soon.

I did get down to Cardiff Bay last time I was working in the Principality and got to take a look around and visit the Craft Centre. Very interesting - I hardly recognise anywhere from my time at University - still as that was rather a long time ago I guess it's to be expected.

We also got to Bovey to the Guild Craft Centre to have a look at the latest exhibition and displays. Even when the stuff there isn't to my taste it's still inspiring and great to refresh the crative side of the brain (especially when it's a bit numbed by endless computer work!).

There were some lovely cushions there as well as some other textile work and it made me itch to get the machine out...

 

As luck would have it, Graeham was out playing badminton one evening so I did actually get as far as starting this bag that came already cut out in a book that my nieces bought me ages ago. It still needs its handles finishing, but I'm quite pleased so far.

 

Oh yes, and I did get my mum's cardy finished and posted off to her too.....

Right, now it's off to Handmade Monday for a browse before settling down to work - writing this time at last....

Back next week.. or I'll have to get a proper note from my mum, eh?