Sunday 10th January 2021

Think Positive

Well my weekend started well!

This little person, a second grandson was born about 8,30am 9th January UK time.  

He is in New Zealand.

If his parents and sister were still living in UK I still wouldn't be able to see him yet..... 

My eldest grandson is 10years old today

Happy Birthday Liam

 My late husband use to say to me Think Positive.  Wise words! 

That is my word(s) for the year!  

So I'm thinking positive!  I'm having a eat out of the Freezer January!

Someone who doesn't like injections or blood taking I am looking forward to having my Coronavirus Vaccine.  I could be in one of three groups 64yrs, 65yrs if its after April or the 75yrs and vulnerable as I have had cancer.............

I've joined the I live, I Love, I craft Scavenger Hunt again.  

I haven't done it for a while but one picture a week, I can do....

This week GIFTS

Vintage Style Market bags made using a pattern from 1942

Ascot Scarf or Bow-Tie Scarf or Miss Marple.  

My pattern, I found a few free patterns on line but they did nothing for me.  

This is for walking on Exmoor so I wanted it warm around the neck

A cross-stitch card.  

The pattern was kindly given to me by a fellow blogger.

Fairy Cakes

and sent some Flowers

It was my friend Val's birthday on 4th January, she said her birthday is so near Christmas that she doesn't really celebrate it.  I thought this year she was going to.

She is one of three lovely friends in my little bubble

Sunday 26th July

Another week gone by.....

How has your week been?  

My days and weeks just merge into one, anyone feel the same?   I am getting lots done slowly though

Sat down to the computer and saw this........ normally unless I'm at a friend Val's house who has a wonderful view I only normally see a quarter.

Lemon Drizzle Cake

I have great friends!

They tried a cake I had never made before with the above ingredients.  

I have a  daughter-in-law trying to stave off stage 2 diabetes, a granddaughter on a doctors diet for gluten free and a granddaughter who is dairy free,

Val and Mark said the cake was lovely but then I was drinking tea and eating cake with them.  

Jane said the texture was quite close as if it was stale.  I actually felt the same........  I will try making again as sometimes if you over beat that's what happens.

I found the recipe here

I finished my granddaughter's birthday present, she will be eleven in three weeks time.
I don't know if it was me but I cut each pieces correctly and double checked measurements but there was a mistake which was easy to correct.
The pattern is called Lisa the Unicorn by Elizabeth Hartman

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A Tip:

I couldn't get a zip long enough. 

I needed 24" zip, so two 12" had to do, stitched end-to-end works very well.

Sunday 24th May

Week Nine

Well another week has passed with this lockdown.  Monday I had lunch with my friend Sue.  She brought her lunch with her and we sat together in the garden.  She lives in a flat.  Tuesday afternoon had a cuppa with Janice and Thursday elevenses with Denise all in the front garden but now avoiding the Laburnum Tree as the petals are shedding and the tree is turning green............

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This week I have done other things as well as the usual gardening.  Decided the only way to keep the weeds at bay was to go out most days.  Yesterday morning I was out in the garden at 7am.  I even held a conversation to a friend who was going for a walk.  She wanted to see if her friend was OK.  When she got back we had coffee in the front garden.

On Tuesday was my friend Jane's birthday.  I made her a cake and made a shopping bag.  I forgot to photo the bag because of my eager to wrap the present.  The cake part is vegan.  

Recipe

I also gave another friend one of my Lap Quilts.

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I was inspired by Helen Philips' quilts.  

There are thirty six different coloured fabric in the quilt.

I made cheesy chips with some left-over fish and chip supper I had.   I was inspired by this recipe but I only used cheese and ground pepper but I made a small amount of the sauce mix.  The cheesy chips were quite delicious and lovely for a treat!

This picture was emailed to me by a friend.  

I thought is quite funny!

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