I’ve completed my second square for my knitted blanket project. This time I tried Pennant Pleating. I found it easy to knit as it uses just knit and purl. Counting the stitches took on a rhythm as I knitted. “Purl 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Knit 3, 1, 2, […]
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One lost chicken (not ours)
I love the gentle, country humour in this area. I’m sure it’s not unique this region. It is always meant in kindness, delivered in a slow, considered way and I find it funny because it always wrong-foots me. I hope I laugh with them. Yesterday, we ran low on milk, […]
Read moreTaking time for breakfast
I like breakfast. It sets me up for the day. This time of year, I love a bowl of porridge. Not only does it work as a filling breakfast, but it is healthy for me. It is meant to help lower cholesterol and provide other health benefits. There are some […]
Read moreA bag of shiny stones.
Whenever my husband takes our daughters into the big city, I can pretty much guarantee that they will come home clutching a bag of crystals (semi-precious stones, in case I need to say it) with huge smiles on their faces. It doesn’t matter what their original mission was, they always […]
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