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GOOD MORNING ALL
THE SUN IS SHINING THE BIRDS ARE SINGING AND I AM OFF GADDING ABOUT!!!!!

Have a lovely day all.

Oh, but I do hope the funeral goes OK Nessa. As well as funerals can.

Enjoy your day everyone else if you can and I will be back tonight. BE GOOD.......and if you cannot be good .............be careful

TAKE CARE OUT THERE....

Goodmorning all, thankgoodness it is Friday, roll on 5 o’clock and then it’ll be the start of my weekend.  Still haven’t won the lotto so still having to go to work

hello everyone.  Back from hols in the damp Lakes!  We had a good time that was relaxing and relaxing!!  Now just dealing with the mound of washing.  Haven’t read all round the site yet but those needles have been busy.  Take care and sorry you have a funeral to go to Nessa.  take extra care. byeee.

Good morning beautiful day here,going to the doctors then food shopping then home for a coffee and some knitting.
Nessa-I hope that the funeral goes ok (as Gill said)as well as funerals can.
Have a nice day everyone.

Morning all!
Dull here but it’s supposed to brighten up - I won’t hold my breath.
Thinking of you Nessa

Morning all! Wall to Wall sunshine here only one more shift then it’s the weekend!!! Whoop Whoop!!!!
Working the Weekend at DD’s. They are having a 1940 weekend on the Wendsleydale Railway and becaus DD has a shop close by she is taking part. She has her window all taped up like they did then. But she herself will be on the Railway enjoying the day while i hold the Fort at the Shop....something wrong there me thinks??!!!
Nessa my thoughts are with you xx

Morning everyone, no sunshine in Brum, still dull and grey.
I am having serious problems coming round this morning, in fact all week has been a little hard but this morning I really cannot wake up. I seem able to sleep for England this week, I’ve even had 3 early nights in a row but I don’t feel any better for it! Maybe a quick shower and getting dressed will help.
Speak later .xx

Dull and grey here, like me.  I’ve got to make an appointment today to get one of my cats put down.  I’ve been putting it off for ages, but have to be big and brave.  I can’t do it till next weekend though as we’ve got all the kids over and I can’t deal with both.

All day at work on my own today - deep joy.  I started knitting m-i-l’s Christmas shawl last night and boy is Sirdar Blur a nightmare to knit with.  I also think I should have used bigger needles as the holes in the picture are much bigger than the holes in my knitting but Steve assures me his mum would prefer my version.

I did get most of the way through a bolero for me, but think I will run out of wool halfway up the last sleeve and without doing the border.  I checked my tension, which is fine so don’t know why I haven’t got enough.  Am waiting to hear back from Kemps to see if they’ve still got the same dye lot in so am not doing anymore on it until I know it’s worth my time.

Sirdar is a nightmare to knit lace with, the jumper I made has a lacy edge at the bottom, look on the brightside, the brushed effect will hide minor mistakes quite easily. knitting st st is much easier with it.

Sorry about your cat Clare

It must be me then - at times I had to take a stitch back because the fibres had matted each other up, but most of the time it was OK.  Tried putting it in the fridge before you use it?  To “damp down” the fibres?

The only time I’ve had any problems with Blur was when I tried to unpick a cast-off. I even successfully frogged the first shawl I did with it.

sorry about your cat too Clare - the worst part of having pets I think.  The true love though is doing whats right for puss, enjoy your wee while left with him/her.  hugs x

Ps sorry also about your cat, and Nessa hope everything goes as well as it can.

Hi Clare sorry to here about your cat.  When i had to put my wee yorkie to sleep he was14 I stayed with him and explained to the kids I wasn’t bringing him back home.  It was a terrible day but if you can please stay with your wee cat he will feel better for you being there and I think you will feel better to.
Take care and a big hug

Hugs to Clare and Nessa x Luckily our last 2 cats have died at home, we only have one left now and am hoping he will do the same, we keep thinking we might have to take dog to the vets for the deed, as his back legs keep giving way, and we have to help him up, he is getting on, but seems ok in himself, but am dreading the day when he can’t stand up anymore :(

Weather nondescript today, but at least not raining and have got some washing out, getting on with making another wash mitt, and if hubby stops pottering with the car might have a drive out to local town for a peruse of charity shops and take library books back. x Janet