tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324804472024-03-13T13:05:18.386+00:00Alabamawhirlyalabamawhirly,
a day in the life of me,
my dog, two cats,
a set of twins,
a loved yuyg
and random drivelalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-64170822715831095042009-06-11T19:25:00.001+01:002009-06-11T19:26:11.977+01:00I am movingI know, I've been on here for quite a long time but you can now find me over <a href="http://alabamawhirly.wordpress.com/">here</a><br /><br />hope you come to say hi<br />: )alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-57331477386186046732009-05-13T13:31:00.005+01:002009-05-13T14:46:55.029+01:00Reasons to be slackingI haven't really been slacking, I've been caught up in <a href="http://thejelly.wordpress.com/">jelly</a>, trying to get things done, changing the hang-on network and just trying to keep on top of things.<br /><br /><a href="http://skeinqueen.blogspot.com/">Skeinqueen</a> and I have been working on a secret mission, dyeing yarn to sell as kits with patterns - all fine except writing detail and pattern isn't my usual knitting style - but all is done. Patterns are being tested and here is a snippet of some of the test knits.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sgq-VA3yn5I/AAAAAAAAA5U/LJJI5YsBXVs/s1600-h/3507617820_9e05de30ee_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sgq-VA3yn5I/AAAAAAAAA5U/LJJI5YsBXVs/s400/3507617820_9e05de30ee_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335285976794308498" /></a><br /><br />There are anarchy mittens, johnny rotten mittens, anarchy handwarmers and a few others that are waiting to make it into PDF form. The handwarmer pattern (without yarn) is available to purchase <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6274&page=1§ion_id=&order=">at my etsy shop</a> but if you tell me a funny story in the comments here that makes me smile in my comments I'll send you a free copy<br /><br />That's made me smile alreadyalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-87276093611135527482009-03-17T10:12:00.005+00:002009-03-17T10:29:00.609+00:00To be inspiredI was inspired by the list of things that my friend <a href="http://skeinqueen.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-i-have-been-doing.html">SkeinQueen</a> has been up to: spinning, dyeing, updating, hanging out in Bentleys and lashing it up with the ladies. She made me feel like a sloth....<br /><br />So here is my weekend, not as entertaining but maybe it's because I am a wee bit older than her....<br /><br />1. Wore silly noses for red nose day<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb949AQRgEI/AAAAAAAAA38/irzl7lPlGow/s1600-h/3351382502_8428898d8e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb949AQRgEI/AAAAAAAAA38/irzl7lPlGow/s400/3351382502_8428898d8e_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099074756083778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb949AamlXI/AAAAAAAAA30/F7yOGvPeOLw/s1600-h/3350798957_7477a8abbd_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb949AamlXI/AAAAAAAAA30/F7yOGvPeOLw/s400/3350798957_7477a8abbd_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099074799408498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb9483tKe0I/AAAAAAAAA3s/DhAbbEOFpAc/s1600-h/3350557059_9c32dd0574_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb9483tKe0I/AAAAAAAAA3s/DhAbbEOFpAc/s400/3350557059_9c32dd0574_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099072461339458" /></a><br /><br />We thought we did <a href="http://www.rednoseday.com/">something funny for money</a>. It was very hard to behave normal.<br /><br />2. Saturday involved ferrying children to activities but with an added gorgeous walk in the middle of it with Mr Detroit<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb95ss6ynzI/AAAAAAAAA4E/SO43Vf9shU8/s1600-h/3353298787_f83944928e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb95ss6ynzI/AAAAAAAAA4E/SO43Vf9shU8/s400/3353298787_f83944928e_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314099894199426866" /></a><br /><br />Met knitty friends up at the canteen and knit and nattered whilst children had their lesson. <br /><br />3. Resolved myself to the fact that I would have to finish the jumper I started for Christmas ~ why is it that the hubby wants a black boring jumper.... my mum would say it's payback for all the years she had to make me black school jumpers as I refused to wear the other colour choice, an odd red colour.<br /><br />4. Actually started to properly write up the pattern for the Union Jack gloves and hoping that it makes sense ~ skeinqueen and I will be selling them as kit form with coherent instructions (*cough, cough, that's my job*) and SQ does the anarchic inspired dyeing. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb968POxkkI/AAAAAAAAA4M/vaDxKdAK4jE/s1600-h/1336230205_6ff4585b3e_b(2).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/Sb968POxkkI/AAAAAAAAA4M/vaDxKdAK4jE/s400/1336230205_6ff4585b3e_b(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314101260619715138" /></a><br /><br />Funny eh, there was me being inspired by anarchy and Johnny Rotten to make these and suddenly I find myself confined to charting and numbers and swatching.... heh ho<br />: )alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-15760009946795464922009-03-10T13:54:00.003+00:002009-03-10T14:05:09.734+00:00Surpises in the post, new ideas and better thingsToday is my mum's birthday so a special day and we woke her up this morning just to sing happy birthday to her via Skype before the children went to school. She opened her presents, 3 skeins of caran d'ache I commissioned from the amazing <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">skeinqueen</a>, a heart shaped box and cards from us all. It was a big box so to protect it on it's journey I'd packed in stash wool that I was giving to her anyway but I think that confused my dad. He'd opened the parcel yesterday to check and thought that he had inadvertently opened *the present*, not realising the spare yarn was packing for safety round the heart hand carved box.<br /><br />Then I too got a surprise in the post - a present for me:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySOshVMI/AAAAAAAAA3M/TlUHjqLTP5I/s1600-h/3343193161_e37a767d96_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySOshVMI/AAAAAAAAA3M/TlUHjqLTP5I/s400/3343193161_e37a767d96_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311558468038120642" /></a><br /><br />Two skeins of *golden teal* in Elegance - I love teal, I love yellow so this is perfect for me. <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">Skeinqueen</a> gave me these as a thank you for helping her at Unravel - my word, what a treat anyway without being sent yarn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySmRQxhI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ysg1X91xgrU/s1600-h/3343196923_48e70e5ee8_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySmRQxhI/AAAAAAAAA3U/Ysg1X91xgrU/s400/3343196923_48e70e5ee8_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311558474366240274" /></a><br /><br />The smaller parcel contained this, Kelpie in a new yarn base, Squash. I will be knitting this up as a sample for <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">Skeinqueen</a> for her next show - I'm thinking of making the <a href="http://ysolda.com/store/hats/ishbel-beret/">Ishbel beret</a>. I love that word, Kelpie.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySwaoX_I/AAAAAAAAA3c/zKXpBpYQ-9I/s1600-h/3344031642_329824146c_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbZySwaoX_I/AAAAAAAAA3c/zKXpBpYQ-9I/s400/3344031642_329824146c_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311558477089890290" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-18025700887513657162009-03-09T14:27:00.003+00:002009-03-09T14:31:24.859+00:00yesterday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnl8g4hrI/AAAAAAAAA2U/djL9hxjoXl8/s1600-h/3341515854_3961ceaf4f.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnl8g4hrI/AAAAAAAAA2U/djL9hxjoXl8/s400/3341515854_3961ceaf4f.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311194868406060722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnlWKxyrI/AAAAAAAAA2M/8o3BZhTU8VM/s1600-h/3341513978_d9f6ce50d7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnlWKxyrI/AAAAAAAAA2M/8o3BZhTU8VM/s400/3341513978_d9f6ce50d7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311194858112797362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnlJrST4I/AAAAAAAAA2E/lPf5krSdhfM/s1600-h/3340683961_c488aa36ac.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SbUnlJrST4I/AAAAAAAAA2E/lPf5krSdhfM/s400/3340683961_c488aa36ac.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311194854759485314" /></a><br />Last week was a busy and hard and long one, too many deadlines, too much to achieve but I hit the weekend having done almost all of it and not only that but we had future big decisions to be made right there and then (that's the problem with the future, it suddenly appears).<br /><br />So the big decisions were made, work stuff dealt with, non work stuff dealt with, housework semi dealt with and then Sunday was a blue sky day and we walked and walked to the lakes with the tree loving children. <br /><br />The afternoon was spent together, them writing 3 scene plays for their homework, me cracking on with the smocking on the Coraline - a photo will arrive soon, I promisealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-13814247236102854352009-02-23T12:34:00.004+00:002009-02-23T12:49:19.739+00:00unravelled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSh6QHpI/AAAAAAAAA1U/viFx1Jkj74A/s1600-h/3290805222_a3611cf221_b(2).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSh6QHpI/AAAAAAAAA1U/viFx1Jkj74A/s400/3290805222_a3611cf221_b(2).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305971854615256722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSuy0jxI/AAAAAAAAA1M/NwuHVuG4zpk/s1600-h/3299356283_715fa9648e_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSuy0jxI/AAAAAAAAA1M/NwuHVuG4zpk/s400/3299356283_715fa9648e_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305971858073751314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSkf6zKI/AAAAAAAAA1E/YzRxXiq0HRs/s1600-h/3299373813_60e11b7fed_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SaKZSkf6zKI/AAAAAAAAA1E/YzRxXiq0HRs/s400/3299373813_60e11b7fed_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305971855310113954" /></a><br />A perfect day - even though it has been a really busy time with so much to do and I was slightly worried about my ability to make sense of my week,, we ended it perfectly with a knitty day at Unravel.<br /><br />My parents have been with us for 18 days, it was an unexpected visit for a sad reason and then we got even longer together because Pai became ill - it is true that the last three times he has been over to stay we have had either a hospital or emergency doctor visit which may be the norm for some people but in our family my Pai isn't sick so it has been unusual and sometimes feels like we are the bad omen.<br /><br />Today they went back and already there is a little bit missing in our lives but later with the wonder of technology we will be able to skype them and chat and know that they are home safe and sound - just their touch and kisses will be missing<br /><br />I have loved them being here, my mum has been knitting away and in her bag is some yarn from me and bamboo needles for her. She made two Ishbels to my one (it's mine in the photo above). What is happening to me? I am making things in purple, the colour I don't like - I had just enough Count Olaf (made by <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">skeinqueen</a>) to almost finish it, just one row and the cast-off row short but I managed to edge in another yarn from her Lemony Snicket series.... perfectalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-1317977124148004572009-02-04T14:10:00.003+00:002009-02-04T14:23:47.098+00:00Wrapping things up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYmi18aXtWI/AAAAAAAAA00/vuAVrLJGWJs/s1600-h/3253330218_70e4054f45_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYmi18aXtWI/AAAAAAAAA00/vuAVrLJGWJs/s400/3253330218_70e4054f45_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298945484211598690" /></a><br /><br />It's been a busy time, getting ready for <a href="http://www.farnhammaltings.com/events/1812/98/Unravel.aspx">Unravel</a> for a trip out with the <a href="http://outcastartists.blogspot.com/">outcasts</a> where we will be showing some work and helping people with a project from the wonderful <a href="http://www.skeinqueenshop.co.uk/">Skein Queen</a>. <br /><br />Expecting the parents, snow allowing to arrive any day now, Parents evening tonight, auditions today and work to be done, real work that slots in around everything else. <br /><br />This morning though I sent my parcel to The Turnpike Gallery for the UK D.I.Y exhibition, follow the link to see some other <a href="http://ukdiycraft.blogspot.com/2009/01/uk-exclusive.html">exhibitors</a>. I won't be there for the opening as <a href="http://thejelly.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/265/"> Love is Awesome</a> is opening here on the same day but I have sent a little treat for the wonderful SallyF, something inspired by her - I can't show you here but it's wrapped in the black tissue with green spotty ribbon.... peekalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-43550141364916760262009-01-29T15:27:00.003+00:002009-01-29T15:42:24.024+00:00Grey days, old and new<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMsXmFjkI/AAAAAAAAAzs/jP9nVVhXTUw/s1600-h/3233990474_a3dc254f8e_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMsXmFjkI/AAAAAAAAAzs/jP9nVVhXTUw/s400/3233990474_a3dc254f8e_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296739699384487490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMsL8WasI/AAAAAAAAAzk/Nbxh1L_JRSg/s1600-h/3233997322_a0dc2a497d_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMsL8WasI/AAAAAAAAAzk/Nbxh1L_JRSg/s400/3233997322_a0dc2a497d_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296739696256641730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMr50jdNI/AAAAAAAAAzc/LrAzCLw_MPk/s1600-h/3225136940_176401eb9f_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYHMr50jdNI/AAAAAAAAAzc/LrAzCLw_MPk/s400/3225136940_176401eb9f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296739691392103634" /></a><br /><br />It's been a grey time, the weather, things that are sad that are happening and I keep being drawn to simple things and old things. <br /><br />In work I am busy, there are opportunities that need to be seized, papers to write, ideas to put down on paper, works to send to exhibitions, changes to be made. <br /><br />Some things are getting done and each day I am getting nearer to finishing <span style="font-weight:bold;">the project</span>, it's taken a long time and much history to get to this part but when it's done it will be a major milestone. There is very little free time at the moment with all of the above and I squeaked at the idea of entertaining an old friend for an evening, a precious evening free, but when he came bearing a gift and good chat, it all made sense.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">images 1: swatching for Coraline. 2: swatching 3: new shawl made from old vintage lavender from <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">skeinqueen</a> and old drawing of me from Ian C Taylor, by Tabitha Hindley</span>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-73902791109937271072008-11-03T12:55:00.008+00:002008-11-03T13:08:29.466+00:00Last day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ72ohExDhI/AAAAAAAAAxk/BwMXsx25Eq8/s1600-h/Cais+Velho+%2B+Bruno.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ72ohExDhI/AAAAAAAAAxk/BwMXsx25Eq8/s400/Cais+Velho+%2B+Bruno.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264416190376250898" /></a><br />Bruno´s last night before Brazil, Grandma took this picture which is why it may be a bit squiffy<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ73sdnbMDI/AAAAAAAAAxs/WA6imxgtv9Q/s1600-h/Cais+Velho+3.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ73sdnbMDI/AAAAAAAAAxs/WA6imxgtv9Q/s400/Cais+Velho+3.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264417357678981170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ72Qo3_04I/AAAAAAAAAxM/IgW1GN4srk0/s1600-h/Alabama+Su+Cais+Velho+Oct+2008.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SQ72Qo3_04I/AAAAAAAAAxM/IgW1GN4srk0/s400/Alabama+Su+Cais+Velho+Oct+2008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264415780153316226" /></a><br />It´s our last day today and we have been packing up with the thought of going back to the cold and damp.<br /><br />Yesterday we went to the beach, November 2nd on the beach ; )<br /><br />Today we have been driving round, getting things together and later on off to say goodbye to our friends until the next timealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-61137436994943828262008-11-01T14:58:00.003+00:002009-01-30T10:44:27.938+00:00On the beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZrHsb59I/AAAAAAAAA0M/hUvUFzMkg60/s1600-h/10741.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZrHsb59I/AAAAAAAAA0M/hUvUFzMkg60/s400/10741.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297035446564153298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqzpwkbI/AAAAAAAAA0E/FCn8JgNwCgM/s1600-h/10762.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqzpwkbI/AAAAAAAAA0E/FCn8JgNwCgM/s400/10762.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297035441184215474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqlsPRoI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ihfpPHsmZ4A/s1600-h/10725.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqlsPRoI/AAAAAAAAAz8/ihfpPHsmZ4A/s400/10725.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297035437436520066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqSXsHcI/AAAAAAAAAz0/Q6GaS4PB0hs/s1600-h/10722.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLZqSXsHcI/AAAAAAAAAz0/Q6GaS4PB0hs/s400/10722.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297035432250056130" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-58124570861191898012008-10-31T08:30:00.002+00:002009-01-30T10:51:16.721+00:00Home again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcuRby6I/AAAAAAAAA0k/_L9HMARQaic/s1600-h/10708.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcuRby6I/AAAAAAAAA0k/_L9HMARQaic/s400/10708.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297037398245100450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcc94OvI/AAAAAAAAA0c/BO4Ef8vPbpg/s1600-h/10697.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcc94OvI/AAAAAAAAA0c/BO4Ef8vPbpg/s400/10697.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297037393599675122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcJKo10I/AAAAAAAAA0U/tTNEfUioHxw/s1600-h/10678.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SYLbcJKo10I/AAAAAAAAA0U/tTNEfUioHxw/s400/10678.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297037388284483394" /></a><br />So we are back home, with Mae and Pai but it is raining. It doesn´t matter that it´s raining, we are here, just here, doing nothing but after 6 months it has been a long time since we have been here.<br /><br />The rain is keeping us inside, like when I was a little person and the paints came out but this time the yarn comes out and Mae and I knit whilst the children and Pai tease, poke and prod, play games, build things and provoke each other<br /><br />Happy Daysalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-44328555941551306002008-10-06T21:03:00.002+01:002008-10-06T21:07:35.646+01:00something broken<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SOpv2Q8mNZI/AAAAAAAAAiU/TkIkMkevr3w/s1600-h/10140.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SOpv2Q8mNZI/AAAAAAAAAiU/TkIkMkevr3w/s400/10140.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254134893333853586" /></a><br />So long since I have been here, so much to say<br /><br />Everything is whirling around but right now I am trying to make a cake, a lemon crunch cake - all fine until the whisks just stopped working so whilst I make a plan on *what to do next* (sounds like a *katy* book) I'll come and hang out here for a while.<br /><br />The summer just whizzed by, but we did lovely things and on the very last week managed to squeeze Gary Hume at Modern Art Oxford in.......mmmmmm, as good as lemon cakealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-31902584670211393352008-08-02T14:05:00.004+01:002008-08-02T14:11:53.861+01:00love lost, love foundSo long little blog, many amazing things have happened and today I heard something that made me think I should log it here<br /><br />Listen to this<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00csph9">Leonard and Marianne</a><br /><br />Only one thing made him happy, but now it is gone everything made him happy<br /><br />It will be gone 7 days from now<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SJRcm3M5aAI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Y2qdWarnXGQ/s1600-h/122"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SJRcm3M5aAI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Y2qdWarnXGQ/s400/122" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229906890006816770" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-86746784075542949372008-06-09T23:12:00.007+01:002008-06-09T23:24:10.288+01:00I couldn't help it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SE2r1SFYQZI/AAAAAAAAAd8/OwWKIRXQYqo/s1600-h/8898.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SE2r1SFYQZI/AAAAAAAAAd8/OwWKIRXQYqo/s400/8898.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210009275813347730" /></a><br />I was going too wait before I started these, it is not as if I need them - today was a hot day in the UK, a very hot day, a palatable sweat broke out and even May was too lethargic too walk in the midday sun - does that prove she is not a Mad Dog?<br /><br />But my yellow socks were beckoning too me, or the very idea of them - in my vision I can see them up to my knees (that would be my freckly knees) so I wound up a skein, pulled out the pattern and cast on sock no.1 this very evening. What absolute gorgeousness is the yarn from the amazing <a href="http://skeinqueen.co.uk">skeinqueen</a>, I am not on commission but would like too point out that this is almost eatable for its touch - except hairiness in the mouth would not be nice. (Not that the yarn is hairy, it is just wool in the mouth sensation - yuck)<br /><br />Just wait until you see me in all my yellow glory, it must be something that happened to me in my childhood?<br /> <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SE2r12y-UEI/AAAAAAAAAeE/XXJAcc0GagI/s1600-h/734468337_08f7cfe728_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SE2r12y-UEI/AAAAAAAAAeE/XXJAcc0GagI/s400/734468337_08f7cfe728_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210009285668261954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Spiral Boot Sock pattern by Veronik Averyalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-70871855987748248202008-06-07T08:29:00.004+01:002008-06-07T08:40:46.235+01:00another dayIt is so very quiet here, everyone is sleeping, so I mustn't wake them.<br /><br />Why is it that I always wake up no matter what time I go to bed, at almost the same time everyday - I know various creatures come into the room and start too stir me but I am conscious they are there, so I sit here after only a few hours sleep I creep around the house not wanting to disturb the small people.<br /><br />It is almost a year since my parents left on their adventure, we get to speak to them pretty much whenever we want, send them letters, see that they are REALLY happy, they love life but when we come to having to say goodbye, on the phone, at the end of the page or at the airport a little sadness creeps up on me.<br /><br />But then I remember that I am partly a Prior, a family shedding tears freely so instead I will think of the lovely things, like being under the sea and the water on my face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEo6blU-UCI/AAAAAAAAAdg/bwQrVc0rFr0/s1600-h/848955761_90b6d42aae_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEo6blU-UCI/AAAAAAAAAdg/bwQrVc0rFr0/s400/848955761_90b6d42aae_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209040164558360610" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEo6a0Y_oZI/AAAAAAAAAdY/etTu2W0G9FI/s1600-h/848955727_f38e72e2e4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEo6a0Y_oZI/AAAAAAAAAdY/etTu2W0G9FI/s400/848955727_f38e72e2e4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209040151421886866" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-52476143315368898572008-06-01T16:34:00.005+01:002008-06-01T16:34:01.212+01:00and then today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0ixkrPNI/AAAAAAAAAcg/yv642A_Nqlo/s1600-h/8729.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0ixkrPNI/AAAAAAAAAcg/yv642A_Nqlo/s400/8729.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206570784988544210" /></a><br /><br />It has become a yellow day, first we found our bargain raincoats - okay they are yellow but they were £1 and in excellent condition. In fact the big one (the one for me) is reversible and is blue inside)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jRkrPOI/AAAAAAAAAco/b4CTX5vgBhU/s1600-h/8733.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jRkrPOI/AAAAAAAAAco/b4CTX5vgBhU/s400/8733.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206570793578478818" /></a><br /><br /><br />Then I spent a further 75p on the haberdashery, I don't think I was robbed there<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jxkrPPI/AAAAAAAAAcw/7W8NzGs73R4/s1600-h/8737.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jxkrPPI/AAAAAAAAAcw/7W8NzGs73R4/s400/8737.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206570802168413426" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jxkrPQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/UZbNkQfLCP4/s1600-h/2334869596_cd475cac33_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0jxkrPQI/AAAAAAAAAc4/UZbNkQfLCP4/s400/2334869596_cd475cac33_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206570802168413442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0kBkrPRI/AAAAAAAAAdA/b9YJ8WUHsXA/s1600-h/2513420658_fac2ac179f_b.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEF0kBkrPRI/AAAAAAAAAdA/b9YJ8WUHsXA/s400/2513420658_fac2ac179f_b.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206570806463380754" /></a><br /><br />And now I am here gazing at the gorgeous yarn, top *clotted cream* is by <a href="http://www.oxfordkitchenyarns.com/shop/">Oxford Kitchen Yarns</a>, the middle is created by <a href="http://www.sunshineyarns.com/">the wonderful sunshine yarns</a> and the bottom is a custom order created for me by <a href="http://www.skeinqueen.co.uk/">Skein Queen</a>, *do you like butter*<br /><br />mmmmmm, sunny happy daysalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-57979450746342314342008-05-31T16:23:00.005+01:002008-05-31T16:34:13.623+01:00yesterday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFufhkrPJI/AAAAAAAAAcA/WW2MxNn-_UA/s1600-h/8732.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFufhkrPJI/AAAAAAAAAcA/WW2MxNn-_UA/s400/8732.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206564132084202642" /></a><br />It is only now as I was uploading the photos that I realised it was a red day.<br />Handknit gloves by me - a sample for a possible Riley design - ziggety zay<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFugRkrPKI/AAAAAAAAAcI/lrUanT9yVwk/s1600-h/8703.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFugRkrPKI/AAAAAAAAAcI/lrUanT9yVwk/s400/8703.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206564144969104546" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful tree at Cliveden<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFughkrPLI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/cki4C3ITzSs/s1600-h/8659.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFughkrPLI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/cki4C3ITzSs/s400/8659.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206564149264071858" /></a><br /><br />Poppies in the Secret Garden<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFugxkrPMI/AAAAAAAAAcY/sXgHKZl5JkQ/s1600-h/8728.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SEFugxkrPMI/AAAAAAAAAcY/sXgHKZl5JkQ/s400/8728.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206564153559039170" /></a><br /><br /><br />And the young hustlers back homealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-21331666162573956712008-05-28T10:41:00.005+01:002008-05-28T10:54:12.199+01:00well it is still rainingWhen will it stop, there a brief respite yesterday - you know the day that I have to go to work and do a huge list of things with the children as well, but today, a comparatively quiet day it is raining. Today there is a huge washing mountain that needs doing but too wet out to dry on the line, so on with the waterproofs and out May and I will venture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SD0piBkrPGI/AAAAAAAAAbo/u8ZNmrxRvoE/s1600-h/6a00d8341c6a0853ef00e5528505998834-800wi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SD0piBkrPGI/AAAAAAAAAbo/u8ZNmrxRvoE/s400/6a00d8341c6a0853ef00e5528505998834-800wi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205362408824716386" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In an ideal world, my home would be a shrine to goodly things like these gorgeous paper cut outs but in reality my home is a constant hive of adventure, fragility would have a hard time co-existing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.publiqueliving.com/popmat.html">Popmats!</a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-41929025147951267162008-05-26T07:45:00.007+01:002008-05-26T07:55:48.705+01:00When you know it is a Bank Holiday Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdJxkrO8I/AAAAAAAAAaY/VfK1y0BqGKM/s1600-h/8594.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdJxkrO8I/AAAAAAAAAaY/VfK1y0BqGKM/s400/8594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204574741887400898" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />So what is different about this Bank Holiday? <br />It is raining - check<br />The hubby is working - check<br />No other soul will walk the dog with me in this weather - check<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdKRkrO9I/AAAAAAAAAag/IhuwnjrbGRI/s1600-h/8611.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdKRkrO9I/AAAAAAAAAag/IhuwnjrbGRI/s400/8611.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204574750477335506" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It must be statistically written somewhere that when you are planning a day out walking and it is a Bank Holiday that this will invariably be a wet one or am I being pessimistic - it is okay really, I don't mind the wet and cold too much. Out walking I like the space and quiteness (especially knowing I have temporarily escaped from being the hostess and everyone is sleeping), it just is that bit when you have too peel of the wet pieces of clothing, dry them and return to a normality and try and warm up. Meanwhile the children look on, in horror<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdKxkrO-I/AAAAAAAAAao/BtPDp3uhaF4/s1600-h/8534.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDpdKxkrO-I/AAAAAAAAAao/BtPDp3uhaF4/s400/8534.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204574759067270114" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-41909810840591187722008-05-24T12:01:00.004+01:002008-05-26T22:57:35.487+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDf2MxkrO6I/AAAAAAAAAaI/FpVQqjNs7GI/s1600-h/8462.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDf2MxkrO6I/AAAAAAAAAaI/FpVQqjNs7GI/s400/8462.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203898593775926178" /></a><br />I am hiding here on the computer, looking around and reading blogs - just trying to find a moment of solace away from the kerfuffle. And as I am gazing around I see that the last two days of crafting 365 have had a blue theme, not for any reason of having the blues but that particular colour keeps popping up and there was me thinking yellow was my current obsession - however I do find myself fumbling for the blue mug to drink from and dreaming about a blue sky for this weekend instead of the clouds and the forecast gloom and rain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDf2NBkrO7I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/mjVKlvR4QzY/s1600-h/8464.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDf2NBkrO7I/AAAAAAAAAaQ/mjVKlvR4QzY/s400/8464.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203898598070893490" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-72649141570273277172008-05-22T13:51:00.006+01:002008-05-22T14:04:08.439+01:00Having my cake and eating it<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuIhkrO3I/AAAAAAAAAZw/xkit29Yo5L4/s1600-h/8456.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuIhkrO3I/AAAAAAAAAZw/xkit29Yo5L4/s400/8456.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203186037226683250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuJhkrO4I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/o-AfwnfN12k/s1600-h/2507499915_5f94c4515e.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuJhkrO4I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/o-AfwnfN12k/s400/2507499915_5f94c4515e.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203186054406552450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuJxkrO5I/AAAAAAAAAaA/VWaKZi4WIuo/s1600-h/8446.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDVuJxkrO5I/AAAAAAAAAaA/VWaKZi4WIuo/s400/8446.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203186058701519762" /></a><br />mmmm, cake week - so far we have made 3 lemon traybakes (I know that is excessive but one was for knit night and everyone loves them), a victoria sponge, a cherry cake and a Bradbury Biscuit Cake.<br /><br />Making the cakes = stopping me from going insane - we have a house guest for a week, I have a busy work schedule and the kids have lots of extra extra curricular activities going on (that is not a typo, there are extra extras). Everyone is on their best behaviour, but we are all like little pots waiting to boil over. My Mother-in-Law arrives in a few hours and that will be a test of any virtues I may have pertaining too patience (frankly I don't have many).<br /><br />The brightest star today is for May who is exactly 2 years old, we rescued her 9 months ago and she makes me smilealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-38995473837729808612008-05-20T11:51:00.006+01:002008-05-20T13:32:23.446+01:00sweet blog, not abandoned just so little time to update you. So what have we been doing?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLD9GubH5I/AAAAAAAAAYY/qp1KN7Zjohk/s1600-h/2497022858_b6bf51a0b2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLD9GubH5I/AAAAAAAAAYY/qp1KN7Zjohk/s400/2497022858_b6bf51a0b2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202435974111109010" /></a><br />making things<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDK2JmubH3I/AAAAAAAAAYI/CSnnDHGLx4M/s1600-h/2483574304_c495744945.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDK2JmubH3I/AAAAAAAAAYI/CSnnDHGLx4M/s400/2483574304_c495744945.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202420795696684914" /></a><br />playing card games in disguise<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSGubHyI/AAAAAAAAAXg/aNUBJxCnORQ/s1600-h/2446057898_15c9f7257d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSGubHyI/AAAAAAAAAXg/aNUBJxCnORQ/s400/2446057898_15c9f7257d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202415444167434018" /></a><br />gazing at my new shoes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSGubHzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/QQ7WTpqowVk/s1600-h/2468321990_e379e96b02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSGubHzI/AAAAAAAAAXo/QQ7WTpqowVk/s400/2468321990_e379e96b02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202415444167434034" /></a><br />going on adventures<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSWubH0I/AAAAAAAAAXw/G2PL3kXTpy0/s1600-h/2468326316_960351154c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSWubH0I/AAAAAAAAAXw/G2PL3kXTpy0/s400/2468326316_960351154c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202415448462401346" /></a><br />then more adventures<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSmubH1I/AAAAAAAAAX4/IUC8GCPkD-s/s1600-h/2475708141_a23fc154e1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSmubH1I/AAAAAAAAAX4/IUC8GCPkD-s/s400/2475708141_a23fc154e1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202415452757368658" /></a><br />making sheep in a tent<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSmubH2I/AAAAAAAAAYA/x_JO0NnJX1M/s1600-h/2475740229_7e8cf8688a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKxSmubH2I/AAAAAAAAAYA/x_JO0NnJX1M/s400/2475740229_7e8cf8688a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202415452757368674" /></a><br />that's right, sheep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKtj2ubHxI/AAAAAAAAAXY/LXI4am4P3xc/s1600-h/8431.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDKtj2ubHxI/AAAAAAAAAXY/LXI4am4P3xc/s400/8431.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202411351063600914" /></a><br />making cakes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDK2VmubH4I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/o97vNPxz5DM/s1600-h/2496197559_d2a5759c88.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDK2VmubH4I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/o97vNPxz5DM/s400/2496197559_d2a5759c88.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202421001855115138" /></a><br />and dyeing the grey bits out of my hair<br /><br />Lifes prioritiesalabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-12014411416662141042008-05-05T19:52:00.003+01:002008-05-20T13:59:56.966+01:00our adventure<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJIGubH9I/AAAAAAAAAY4/DXndNcqhIzI/s1600-h/7887.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJIGubH9I/AAAAAAAAAY4/DXndNcqhIzI/s400/7887.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202441660647808978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJImubH-I/AAAAAAAAAZA/BQ5c54TpgYM/s1600-h/7892.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJImubH-I/AAAAAAAAAZA/BQ5c54TpgYM/s400/7892.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202441669237743586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJI2ubH_I/AAAAAAAAAZI/I5POkQPk5Dg/s1600-h/7941.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJI2ubH_I/AAAAAAAAAZI/I5POkQPk5Dg/s400/7941.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202441673532710898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJJWubIAI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/C2RMDCK2yqM/s1600-h/7942.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJJWubIAI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/C2RMDCK2yqM/s400/7942.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202441682122645506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJJ2ubIBI/AAAAAAAAAZY/hYAJbSDtoaY/s1600-h/7943.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLJJ2ubIBI/AAAAAAAAAZY/hYAJbSDtoaY/s400/7943.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202441690712580114" /></a>alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-45211470330208986162008-04-21T16:40:00.003+01:002008-05-20T13:41:59.833+01:00Now we are there<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGWmubH6I/AAAAAAAAAYg/J_hwfnhS9AA/s1600-h/7838.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGWmubH6I/AAAAAAAAAYg/J_hwfnhS9AA/s400/7838.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202438611221028770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGXGubH7I/AAAAAAAAAYo/O0rCUF8pMTg/s1600-h/7839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGXGubH7I/AAAAAAAAAYo/O0rCUF8pMTg/s400/7839.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202438619810963378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGXWubH8I/AAAAAAAAAYw/xoLQ7IDRtos/s1600-h/7840.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SDLGXWubH8I/AAAAAAAAAYw/xoLQ7IDRtos/s400/7840.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202438624105930690" /></a><br />so I won't say much, but every minute with my Pai and Mae I treasurealabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32480447.post-18344246709863316202008-04-20T08:30:00.003+01:002008-04-20T08:41:06.103+01:00So we did not get very far<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzSlsTg3I/AAAAAAAAAV4/5vOLJh4H6IE/s1600-h/7807.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzSlsTg3I/AAAAAAAAAV4/5vOLJh4H6IE/s400/7807.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191229021179052914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzTFsTg4I/AAAAAAAAAWA/pj606p0Sjqg/s1600-h/7808.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzTFsTg4I/AAAAAAAAAWA/pj606p0Sjqg/s400/7808.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191229029768987522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzTVsTg5I/AAAAAAAAAWI/MdGIZ1q8LTk/s1600-h/7813.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzTVsTg5I/AAAAAAAAAWI/MdGIZ1q8LTk/s400/7813.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191229034063954834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzT1sTg6I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/KEt7y488AiI/s1600-h/7814.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_b9J6hNwpRnA/SArzT1sTg6I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/KEt7y488AiI/s400/7814.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191229042653889442" /></a><br />We made it to Brighton, our knight in shining armour saved us. But it was good, we spent time with all the grandparents eventually, ate good food, breakfast at <a href="http://www.shorehamairport.co.uk/airport-history.asp"> Shoreham Airport</a>, lunch at <a href="http://www.billsproducestore.co.uk/default.asp">Bills</a> and then back to sleep at Grandads'.alabama whirlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118486123848922752noreply@blogger.com0