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What I should be doing this afternoon

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

1. Emptying the compost heap 2. Cutting back the apple tree 3. Clearing everything in the garden that didn’t quite get cleared up in the autumn 4. Finishing clearing out my wardrobe 5. Baking bread and making soup for dinner 6. Writing invoices 7. Cleaning bathrooms Here is what Bumble Bee and I are actually […]

And the answer turned out to be….

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Not a big strong man, but a will o’the wisp slender 17 year old ballerina… And no, I don’t really know how she did it, but she is rather good at physics, so maybe she worked out something clever….or maybe she just pulled with more force than I could… Helen

Help! I need a big strong man!!

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Well, if I’m honest, I do have one, but it’s just he won’t be home until this evening….and I need help NOW!! My rag rug is done. It’s finished and I’m thrilled with it. Unexpectedly so. I sort of expected it to be functional but plain if I’m honest. The fact that I can see […]

Almost meeting in the middle

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Progressing nicely and I’m starting to run out of suitable fabric…swoon! Fun to do, but it’s not going to take over from knitting and quilting – it’s terrible for my back!! Helen

Taking it slow

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Today I’m not rushing. I’m consciously trying not to try to do sixteen things all at once. I’m taking the time to do things slowly and one at a time. It feels an astonishingly calm way to go about things and I don’t know why I don’t do it all the time. I went to […]