Froglet
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I'm glad your knitting group is going so well Sunnyday. I met up with a friend I haven't seen for a year on Wednesday which was lovely. I've been feeling a bit ropey for the last couple of days but apart from a painful neck/shoulder this morning seem to be much better today. I am planning a domesticated weekend with cooking and cleaning to restore the house as I know it won't get a decent clean for the next 6 weeks. I have 1 more pumpkin that I'm going to make to display and then I'm going to call it a day on the pumpkin making and maybe go back to some socks I started a few weeks ago or even (shhhh) a Father you know who that I was given a kit for and started about 5 years ago - could this be the year he finally gets finished. I had a lovely idea for a window display yesterday which involves using chalk pens - I don't have any so a hour browsing stationery websites is probably on the cards. I should probably also spend half an hour clearing debris in the garden although it's a bit grey and damp here so maybe not! Have a lovely weekend everyone whatever you're up to!
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Thank you! There was - I had leftovers for elevenses today!
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I made an autumn wreath!
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Sunnyday - I love the sound of your hampers. It reminds me of a book I’ve read.
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Thank you everyone! Crochet workshop was great - there were 160 people there! We got the yarn and pattern to make a knight - we get to choose the different bits of armour we want. As it’s such a bug make though we started small and just made a sword today. Lots of chat, looking at crochet makes that others had done and some expert tuition. It was great. Just had dinner with my sister, her family and my mum and dad - lovely birthday cake. Also, my mum and dad gave me a kit to learn bookbinding. I’ve wanted to have a go for ages - am very excited!
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Thank you! Just off for a quick walk to the shop then my crochet workshop this afternoon and tea and cake with family!
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'Tis Friday (at least I think it is - the days have blurred a little this week!)! Louby - I'm mostly crocheting pumpkins! A couple are gifts for people at school. The others are to make a little autumn display in my front window. I also have a half-finished pair of socks to work on. I have so many unfinished/unstarted projects at the moment - some felt and paper flowers, embroidered felt Christmas decorations. I've never tried machine embroidery but have always been in awe of how people can control the machine to create such beautiful things! I think I'm going to have a fairly lazy day again today - my head just isn't in a schoolwork place. It does mean that I'll have to work next week but I think that if I try to do it today it will take ten times longer than it should! This weekend I'm going on a crochet workshop - crocheting a haunted knight! It's near where my sister lives so I'm going to go and see them too. It's a bit grey and chilly here so I'm hoping for a little more brightness soon! Have a lovely day/weekend everyone.
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I am - this week and next week. I have taken your advice - been for lunch with a couple of friends, crocheted a pumpkin and whilst I haven't made cinnamon buns I am eating chocolate and catching up with Bake Off!
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So what do you do on a day where you’d planned to work, need to work but REALLY don’t want to - when the prospect of autumn crafting and making cinnamon buns is far far more appealing?!
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Happy Birthday Sunnyday! Hope you have something lovely planned and definitely some cake somewhere in the day!
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Glad to hear he's enjoying himself! When I first went to uni my mum could not get used to cooking meals for 5 rather than 6 so she'd cook the same and then freeze my portion. Every now and then they'd have a 'Froglet meal' where everyone ate something different - one of my previously frozen portions!
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That is exactly what I thought! Although one of the other people at school has arranged for a wreath making workshop to take place at school in early December - I just felt I couldn't tell you all about it yet!
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I'm glad to hear that and as for Covid - I'm teaching about it in history lessons at the moment! Enjoy the granddog sitting! Getting my own dog still flits into my head from time to time. I decided to take today rather than tomorrow off - I'm too dopey to work today and everything will take far longer than it should. Instead I'm being cosy - reading, watching cosy TV (Poirot at the moment) and contemplating crochet pumpkins...
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I nearly always miss Friday! It's been a week of late nights and early starts for me but the end is in sight - just one more week to go! Nothing particular planned here this weekend although I did a lot of baking last weekend so am hoping for a fair bit of crafting this one. Today is meant to be a work day but right now I am feeling decidedly sleepy. I'm just trying to decide whether to write today off as a work day and make it tomorrow instead and just embrace a lazy day today. Sunnyday, hope you're feeling a little better today?
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That’s lovely news Mousey!
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Dear Cait, I am so sorry to hear that news. I’m sending you and your family much, much love.
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I swapped my day off round - it was a late night last night and I was too sleepy to concentrate today!
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That would be great - it's been a long time since an FSF trip! I'm with you on the feeling like you've never been off Louby - am already regretting not working harder in the summer! No rain at all here Sunnyday - in fact it's positively muggy! I'm off out for dinner with friends tonight - I did try telling people at work it was a date but no one believed me! Then tomorrow I'm planning a day of serious hard work to try and catch up a little. Sunday is just going to be a chilled day of cleaning and baking and domesticated stuff - I have done it the last couple of weeks and it's been a really relaxing day to set me up for the week!
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That sounds so good - thank you!
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Louby - definitely try out the shepherds hut! I understand your pain about chasing paperwork Mouse - we have various visits and trips coming up this term which we will need to chase for! Just wanted to pop in to say it is the most beautiful day here (I've been for a walk round the park) - hope you all get to do something lovely!
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I think Sunnyday I just want to have summer in its proper place not necessarily more of it! I’ve been winding up to school mode again so have been in school the last 3 days doing tidying and sorting jobs which so actually quite enjoy. It’s nice to have proper time to do it too. I’m having tea with mum and dad tomorrow and then planning to do some autumn related crafty stuff on Sunday and then it’s back to full on school next week.
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I’d love it! I came across a blackberry and orange cake recipe the other day which I thought looked good.
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🤣Nothing like a bit of drama! I'm glad she's ok. Reminds me of the time my sister sent a photo of my niece when she was about 3 with an enormous bandage from wrist to elbow and a brave but sorrowful expression on her face. My sister's message read 'The level of first aid is completely appropriate for the level of injury. NB You may need a magnifying glass to see the injury!)' I do love those moments when you can have chats with little people independent of their grown ups! So lovely that you are on her list of people to ask for help!
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Cait - they look delicious! I know battenberg isn't exactly hard - I was more thinking of things I'd not made before. You never know, I might do both! Zigzag - new kitchen will definitely be worth the upheaval, hopefully it won't take too long. As for term dates - I have a week left and that seems to tie in with the rest of my friends and family.
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Happy Friday! It’s very blustery here but lovely and fresh too - have just been for a walk to the post office. My nephew got GCSE results this week and did really well - am so proud of him, he worked really hard. This weekend is my last completely school free days as I’ll start doing bits of prep next week. I don’t have any particular plans although I quite fancy having a go at baking something new to me and a bit different (like croissants or macarons or Battenberg cake) - I’ve no idea what though! Other than that plenty of reading - have had some great books recently and spent some happy hours in Waterstones this week spending a gift card one of my class gave me! Enjoy your show Sunnyday - it sounds lovely.
