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Monday 5 November 2018

Monday, on track.

My usual routine had to be put back an hour today, the SO had to go for a routine asthma clinic check up. Normally this is in our village surgery but today he had to go 2 villages away. You have to allow plenty of time for the journey as the road is very narrow, has cars parked all over the show and carries a lot of traffic, lots of HGV,s.

Then of course you have to wait, and wait,and wait...At least that is the norm.Today we were in and out in record time and with a bit of elbow grease and go faster stripes I am all caught up. Herbie and Rufus had a delayed walk but just as long as ever, maybe even longer.

I added another 8 granny squares to the stack yesterday, I hope that a few more will fall off the hook later today. 62 is not a massive amount but they will have to be joined together and then a border crocheted on.

Fran's birthday is 19 days away and I would love to have it finished by then, if not well that's okay. It will just go into the festive box.

There is bright sunshine out today and it is very warm, doors and windows are open and it feels more like May than November. A day to tuck away in the memory bank, then it can be taken out and looked at when the rain, or worse, is hammering down in icy torrents.

The SO is busy shampooing rugs, They are not particularly dirty but Herbie and Ben like to roll on them so they need a freshen up and a nice clean scent.

I have tucked most of the summer clothes away and will not be making or buying any next year. I will do my usual January Sales undies shop, I don't go mad and by shopping the sales I can save a pretty penny.

There is enough yarn for another 12 months knitting and some crochet, along with a heap of fabric scraps that need using. Perhaps a couple of quilts to donate will happen. I took a heap of blankets to the CS a while ago and they were very grateful. 
Since I added the small wicker chest of drawers to the sewing room my shelves are far less cluttered, I can now see with a glance what is there. 
The little chest of drawers that live under the Horn Cabinet are the last thing to give me any grief. They need to stay in situ as they provide additional support to the lift up extension flap for quilting. If I left this table up all the time there would be no problem, but it is only used when I am quilting. When piecing or sewing it is in the way and takes up too much floor space. I am a moaning Minnie today, I step back, take that whinge back and say instead, I am very grateful to have my cabinet. 

And on that note I bid you bye bye, there is tea to be made and drunk. Dinner is organised, Beany Burgers each stuffed with a chunk of cheese are resting in the fridge and I will make some sort of rice and veggy dish to have with them.

                     TTFN                                                 Pam


14 comments:

  1. Oh I wish it was warm here today but it's not. It would be OK if my aches and pains from the weekend weren't slowing me down and I could have a good housework session.
    Very grateful for my sewing room but at the moment it looks like a junk yard from party preparations.
    Have a lovely day.
    Hugs-x-

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    1. I hope that you recover soon, my sewing room is still okay, long may it last.

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  2. Could I come for tea please, Pam?? It sounds delicious. I spent a lovely day crafting with a friend with lots of coffee and chat thrown in!

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    1. It was very good, the SO has requested another helping next week.

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  3. Its been lovely in Essex today and the garden has benefited. My last asthma check up mirrored yours, wait, wait, wait then a mad rush to get me seen and out the door!!

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    1. I think that most clinics are much the same, feast or famine.

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  4. I have the same Horn cabinet and I think the same Janome - the 8900 as you. I am hoping to sell the cabinet, although I am not having a lot of luck on EBay as I can’t GIVE It away which is what Ebayers expect, as it was so expensive and is a lovely thing. My husband has built me a gorgeous work table and storage unit which gives me much more room in the shared guest room. Talking about the Janome do you have good buttonholes because that is the one thing I hate about mine. 7 times out of 10 they are ok and then the machine goes mad and decides to shorten the hole right in the middle. It is really putting me off and I wonder if I can buy a dedicated buttonhole machine. I will research. Phew, that was a marathon comment.

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    1. When I first had the machine the button holes were hit and miss. When it went for the first service I mentioned it and he did some magic and they have been fine since.

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  5. this is one of our last warm days today, even here in southern California. Supposed to hit 75, but at 10:53, it's already 70, and feeling warmer.

    Glad you got so much done today, and some in record time! It's always nice when that happens.

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    1. It is strange that some days you work like mad and nothing is done, then another things just glide effortlessly.

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  6. Those granny squares are sao quick to do but sewing in the ends and joining them seems to take for ever! Worth it though when you see the end results.
    xx

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    1. Mine are solid colours and i have left long enough ends for the joining, the middle tails from the start point are being woven in as the square is completed. No End marathon for me.

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  7. Its certainly not as cold as it has been and the winds have finally dropped. Work has been slow on converting the outbuilding into a craft area but we will get there.

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    1. One day at a time, often when a job is a quick finish you then realise that a few things could have been done differently. I have shuffled my sewing room round a few times and now it is just right.

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