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How very odd - pleased that you were able to make good use of the hyperactivity 😂

Tis Friday again! I have felt so sad reading about the hard time that some of my forum friends are having, I do hope that you can all have a restful weekend x keep away from TDLs, it can all wait... All okay here - Mr S had his booster last Friday with not too many side effects, just a bit more 'puffy' and a headache the following day. I have mine scheduled for next Tuesday, I honestly cannot wait to get my immunity back up again Craft class was okay - painted and decorated the salt-dough wreath effort, this week we are making door wreaths and I am really looking forward to that I have had a very busy week in the garden which is great, weather has been just beautiful here. In addition to this I have, for my sins, joined the volunteer team to clean the Church (well I say team, there only 3 of us, is that a team?🤷‍♀️) anyway, that was a long, dusty, but quite pleasurable job this week! As I said above, I am hoping everyone has a good weekend x

🤦‍♀️ honestly, some people

Dearest zigzag - I would do that in a heartbeat, whether that is the correct advise or not, it is exactly what I would do. Your committee need to give you their backing here. You may remember that I 'tore up the rule book' last January when the case rates were ridiculously high here, I came under enormous pressure from the LA, they made threats to never fund me again unless I agreed to reopen which was Government guidance, I refused, and you know what they were just that 'threats', it never came to anything. I had to protect Mr S who is CEV and that was all that mattered to me. Sending you a huge virtual hug xxx

It is a really difficult situation, as I said, I have nothing but sympathy for the Head, she is just following protocol

I don't know My DIL has just forwarded to me a letter that has been sent out from school today...it explains that there is a problem with Covid in Y5 (not in letter but I have heard that there are 13 positive cases today), Y5 is back into a 'bubble' situation, however, siblings of those positive children must attend school as long as they don't have symptoms, if they don't they will be recorded as 'unauthorised absence' I absolutely do not blame the Head, her hands are tied, this is advice from LEA. For pity's sake it is going to spread right through our lovely school again, just as it did in December of last year

Never mind 'quite selfish' that is very, very selfish in my opinion

Oh no ☹️

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that zigzag

Good point Cait - I don't know, DIL has some I think...all feels a bit 'here we go again' ☹️

Daughter-in-law has had a message from school to say that all children must take a LFT in the morning (primary) ☹️

Thank you - they have passed me by (just as well perhaps)

So cute - you are a very talented lady young froglet

Eh?

How lovely My dear MIL had saved some of the little decorations from our wedding cake (I had no idea) and gave them to us on our silver wedding anniversary

Oooh - ginger cake and custard yum! Where are we paying our subs to for 'cake club' - I'm in Nothing whatsoever to do with cake but can I just say...Rose and Giovanni - just how beautiful was their dance last night - I do believe that even Mr S who pretends not to watch had something in his eye

That is right up my street - thanks for sharing

Ah good idea but we don't have a WI here...one good thing about making those poppies was that it got me back into knitting, I have been making little hats for the Age UK/Innocent smoothie campaign, have also knitted a hat for littlest grandson and I'm currently knitting a hat for youngest granddaughter, I'm wondering if I can, very politely decline the craft stuff (must not, must not, must not use the word tat 🤣) and just go along with my knitting - I don't want to just drop out, that's not my style at all, but I am so underwhelmed by the plans. I would love to make crackers if they were 'wonderful' but sadly they are just a loo roll middle stuffed with sweets with a bit of wrapping paper to cover 🤦‍♀️

Oh my, she is just beautiful xxx

Oh in other news - I have received my first Christmas present and card today! Super - duper tulip bulbs from the very lovely Cait! What a fabulous idea and I have just the right spot for them

Oh my actual goodness that is amazing, well done her!

So 'tat' - I will really have to watch my tongue, that's not a very nice description is it 🤦‍♀️🤣 In the first week we made lavender dollies - okay they are sort of cute, but so not my style (mine is currently residing in my downstairs loo... Then came the poppies - I loved this - enjoyed knitting them and loved going down to the church to make arrangements - some of the group can't knit so they made paper poppies which were really lovely and one really talented lady made some huge crochet poppies which have been added to dried hydrangeas around the arch over the door - they are fantastic. I hope that the poppies can be saved and that we can add to them next year (the church warden had been a bit 'sniffy' about the idea, but is now very pleased with the displays!) We did a dried flower arrangement and a fresh flower arrangement - enjoyed these but there could have been a bit more tuition really Last week was 'salt dough' - now you would think that I might be a bit of an expert here 🤣 but my dough was a flippin' disaster 🤦‍♀️ - we were meant to be plaiting dough to make a wreath shape - my dough kept breaking...I tried four times and then the tutor had a go, she couldn't work with my dough, I said "oh, I'm going to bin this and do it again at home" - I didn't need to, as the following morning, as if by magic the most beautiful salt-dough wreath appeared on my doorstep...one of the other lovely ladies had made it for me, how kind is that?! This week is painting and decorating said salt-dough wreaths - well...I don't want to paint mine, it is a lovely natural colour, nor do I want to decorate it with painted dough stars etc - I have found some pretty bits from some Christmas pot-pourri that I am hoping can be glued on - we will see... Next week is Christmas wreaths, which I am really looking forward to After that it is 'cracker making' (no thanks) painted pebbles (hmm not really), some sort of 'santa in a bed' sewing effort (definite no thanks from me), a very tatty looking plastic arrangement on a plate with a log and candle in the middle (pass) - gosh I am an old moaner 😉 in my defence, the clever lady who made the lovely crotchet poppies commented to me in a phone call "I don't want all of this sh*t in my house, we could just go for the chat and laughs" so it's not just me 😂

Whoop! Whoop! Welcome to the world baby Maddie (lovely name) sending my congratulations to all x

Oh poor you - sending loads of get well vibes x Crotchet robin sounds lovely - we will expect a photo! Thank you for your kind words re the poppy display - not too bad for a first attempt

Ah thank you x