I spent last weekend at the UK Filkcon in Colchester (or possibly Chelmsford - I always get those two muddled - especially when half-way along the A12). The animals went on their own holiday to the Animal Country Club ( Read more... )

I am increasingly conscious that I have not put anything onto LJ/DW for nearly two months now - despite having had more than enough blogging material.

( Craftwork )

Busy day today. We took the dogs out for their morning walk via the polling station (which has been moved from the village hall which is part of a building project, to the church hall). Lil held them while I went in then we swapped. Well behaved dogs are allowed in polling stations but our pair do not qualify. Though we did once take a cat (in ( Read more... )

It's been an up and down week. The dogs were in kennels on Sunday as we had to go to Solihull for the annual cat club AGM, at which I again failed to extricate myself from the committee, but at least things seem to be chugging along pretty much without me ( Read more... )

The weather this week has been lovely and sunny and warm. Draco has not been wearing any of his coats (though I am working on a new one) and I have abandoned the jeans and went out this morning in a skirt ( Read more... )

OK, I admit it. For years Lil had been throwing out food that I would have kept merely because it was past its 'sell by' date. Mostly lettuce. Why do supermarkets have to sell Cos in packs of two? Earlier this week I spread the remains of some blue cheese that she'd missed on a two day old bun. I have spent most of the last two days painting the ( Read more... )

I have been crafting. Specifically a pair of horned headphone covers inspired by Eddie Grundy's cowboy hat and The Flower and Produce Show in The Archers for the 'Knit (or crochet) Radio 4' Challenge.


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Not having my own internet connection is proving a real nuisance - I can only impose on Lil's machine for so long. So no fest commenting or fic posting. But at least I am getting on with more crochet and knitting ( Read more... )

We used to go regularly to the Christmas Olympia show jumping event - usually on Fridays for the big World Cup Qualifer competition. Unfortunately unless you remember to book in June there's no chance of getting decent tickets, and we've been rather otherwise occupied for the last few years ( Read more... )

Last week was mostly taken up with two Agility group Christmas parties, one for the dogs, and one for the people ( Read more... )