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Monday 24 February 2020

February

So, what has been achieved when Dennis prevented us from our visit to the South Coast. At last I’ve used up all the stash of Rowan Big Yarn making four cushions for our kitchen chairs. Slight problem in that I haven’t enough yarn  left to do the border on the last cushion as the odds and ends of one colour have different dye numbers, even to my untrained eye there is a slight difference in shade. At the Costa knitting group last week I was offered some Big Yarn, if the donor doesn’t come back to me  I will see what John Lewis’s haberdashery can offer on Saturday, will be there for Knitting & Crochet Guild meeting. JL are being difficult about the use of their Community Hub so difficult to plan ahead, nor is it easy to find an alternative venue in Kingston.




Not easy to see the edges need tidying up, also sorry, one side the stripes are north south, the other side are east west, actually all the cushions are rectangles  made with treble crochet stitch. I’m pleased with this stashbuster. Next project will be to finish Ian’s socks, the Tramlines sock pattern I have made before very successfully, I left the socks in favour of the cushions and the crochet blankets as they needed less concentration than turning heels.

Last Friday we were able to see the grandchildren, who had a day trip by train to London, a visit to the Natural History Museum, along I think with every other child on half term to see Andy’s Clock, apparently seen on BBCs children’s TV.
Family posing with the clock behind, I’m not sure even now why it is important, also children were beginning to tire, they are only four and a half and three years and one day!

We had shuffled around the dinosaur displays, I think a few opportunities for ancient grandparents to sit for a while would have been appreciated in this great hall, I admired Alfred Waterhouse’s architecture more than the dinosaurs, clever as the exhibits were.


Thursday 13 February 2020

Dennis consequences

What an odd name to use for a storm, it has had an effect on our lives for we had planned to go to the South Coast as it is half term  to see the grandchildren and their parents and the plentiful tourist spots.    As usual I was making a pineapple fruit cake to take with us, the mixture was cooling before eggs and flour were to be added, I checked the weather on my phone, noticed rain was forecast well into next week and made a sudden decision not to go. I know the maxim, there is no bad weather just inappropriate clothing, for me it is a health issue going out in such conditions.

So accommodation was cancelled, discussions were had about delivery of granddaughter’s birthday present and second cotton knitted facecloth to be used instead a disposable wipes, the most difficult rescheduling was for milk delivery.

The milk  had been cancelled, we then had an email informing us our delivery days were to be changed from Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday to Monday, Wednesday and Friday from this coming Monday. So, we had cancelled this Saturday and Tuesday, I went to the website to reinstate the service, was unable to do so, telephoned the company, it was possible to order and pay for this Saturday’s milk but not for  Monday’s for even the very helpful Jackie was defeated by the system. Looking through the website later it is tied up with how the payment system works, we pay in advance. It means we will just buy milk in a plastic container, not to difficult as we live a few minutes from the High Street with a choice of small supermarkets, I prefer milk in recyclable bottles, we don’t have to carry it, if we need a lot of milk we then have to drive to the shops with the temptation of purchases we don’t need.  Decluttering is the plan, a rereading of Marie Kendo is needed whilst we are bunkered down over the next few days, meanwhile I will use up Rowan Big Wool stash to make the last cushion cover for the kitchen chairs. Photos when it is finished.