MIA

There is a reason for the lack of blogging, still no connection at home! Mind you it’s probably been for the best, as I have no will power when it comes to my favourite online haunts and I am still tacking the big knitting list for the festive season! I have completed my Nanna’s birthday gift, minus some possibly flowers for embellishment. I am about a 1/3 of the way through my Grandad’s gift. I have made a start on my Mum’s gift but Royston said this morning that he’s not sure about the colour and whether my Mum will like it (the colour that is). This led to a discussion on the wool I am knitting it in and the wool it should be in, Mum take note, you have Royston to thank for the much more gorgeous wool that one of us will be purchasing for you pressie. That’s right I may even convince him to go get it, with a note for him to give to the ladies in the wool shop of course! The lesson learned here is twofold, take Royston wool shopping with me in the first place and he is much less frugal than I! After that I have at least one more present to knit, possibly more, who knows.
Apart from the knitted items, I have only purchased one other gift for the impending festive and birthday season which is just round the corner.
Oh well I’d better be off, catch you later!!

XXXXX

Today

• I feel like sticking my head down the loo.
• I have consumed my own body weight in vegetable soup.
• Have to finish the stationery order.
• Want to have a go at spinning (wool that is, not the insane exercise type of spinning), if anyone can help me please let me know.
• I'm tired and I ache.
• I need to do that CJ stuff tonight.
• I want to knit tonight.
• I have no internet connection at home.

xx

PS - nice wool here: http://www.kpixie.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=35_216_217

No Where Fast

Is my progress today in work. Sigh. Has been the same since Tuesday.

Knitting is also no progress, in fact less progress as I dropped a stitch and ended up having to pull out the scarf I had made good headway on. Sigh.

36 minutes and I will be leaving work to hopefully make more progress on stuff at home, anything, don't care what. Looking forward to a nice relaxing bath tonight to try and warm up. Need to start CJ too, panic!

Cool!

I just found this on Paula’s blog - http://minibookpixie.blogspot.com/

Your Unique Costume is Tattoo Freak

Get your freak on!

What Totally Unique Halloween Costume Should You Wear?

Happy Halloween

Mmm, yum, I want some Aran Silk from Hip Knits, it can be found here! I would only need 200g to knit myself a cowl, I reckon anyway! Well today is Halloween (duh, you all know that) and we have not done a thing for it, we promised ourselves that we would carve pumpkins again but we haven’t gotten round to that! Must get some sweets tonight in case we get any trick or treaters at the door, if not we can always eat it ourselves! I also nnnneeeeed batteries for the camera, I’m hoping I’ll get time for a quick layout for a call I’ve seen, but the deadline is tonight and we are off out for a meal with the out-laws. I have been blog surfing today and came across this little beauty - http://marah_johnson.typepad.com/random/2006/10/sweetpeas_snaps.html, I want one!
In other news I am off to Stitch and Bitch tomorrow evening and I am getting a little excited to say the least, sad I know! When I am at Borders I am hoping to pick up a book or two to help me with my little venture I have planned!

Ciao fellow paper and yarn lovers

humph

Today has been a bit like that but never mind hey! I am sat here refreshing the page on my favourite online place because all I get is an error message :( , can't get in nope not me! Should use the time to scrap or knit but no I just keep refreshing!
I am going to use the time to look for some Gyspy/ Romany stuff for my CJ, I changed the theme, Wild West was frying my brain. If you know of any good sites for images let me know!

New Banner

I decided change would be good!

Kirsty very kindly altered this photo of Penny a while ago, thought it was about time I put it to use!

Enabling

Hopefully I'll have more luck today than yesterday!
Autumn Leaves stamps on my list:




And these from Fontwerks:

Stamp Craving!

Post abandoned due to blogger's lack of ability to upload photos!

Monday stuff

I have many things I need to do, nothing urgent, but stuff that I’m conscious that I should get on with! Like uploading pictures to various places including: the pad; UKS; 2Peas; Flickr and Slide. I really need to decide where is best for my photos and sort them all out. I am still waiting to be able to transfer to Beta with the ole blog, but even though I check numerous times a day, nothing as yet.

Also when I do upload to Flickr and Slide I am going to make the effort to look through the stuff on there and comment, it’s a must do.

I received this morning a parcel from the lovely Jen, including mucho lovely stuff, the highlight is a pair of purple fluffy earmuffs! I’ve wanted earmuffs for ages but haven’t seen any to buy! I will be posing in them later on Dudes! I will take a pic of all my goodies later on the mobile phone camera (batteries are dead in proper one).

Well after Elaine ran a poll for me my theme for the CJ is “The Wild West”, mmmm, was really excited about it until I started to think what I was going to do and now I have no idea what to do for it! Clare is trying to tempt me to think of another theme! I’ve just been looking for images and came across this http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/vikelly.html, some of these might be some use!

A little window shopping means a little fake wish list! I love window shopping!
Autumn Leaves stuff:
Foof*a*la Savannah Collection
MOD Blackbird
The Look Book
Designing with Colour
Journalling Clear Stamps
All of the doodly stamps on this page
The Foof*a*la kits from this page
The Me Book
Designing with Greetings
Of course this list is just something I’m doing to procrastinate! My moto in life really should be “Why do today what I can put off until next week”

Right I'm off for now, Ciao!

Panic

Ok I signed up for a CJ with some uber talented peeps and because I'm super indecisive I now can't pick a theme! I've narrowed it down to 6! Did I mention the uber talented people? Panicking me?

PS Blogger am I the only person who is not allowed to switch to Beta?!???!

OK...

So I keep saying that I will get better at updating this but you know how it is! Currently sat here keeping myself occupied while I wait for a drunk Royston to return home at some point, he doesn't have any keys!

Not much been going on! I registered for Skype tonight, so tomorrow I will hopfully go and get a phone for it, and then I need to convince Mum to sign up for it! Been knitting a little bit, mostly for our Big Knit Out - details are here http://www.nationalknittingweek.com/events.asp#Wales. Not much else to tell I'm afraid, thought I'd better just let you all know that I haven't dropped off Wales!

I finished it!

This post is mainly for Mum! So she can see the bag, thanks for your help Mum! Oh BTW it came up about half the height!


 

I forgot!

To say that I have been very naughty and order some papers from Banana Frog! I ordered some Rouge de Garance papers which are totally yummy, fab quality! I picked the Fleur de Chine set and some other random papers! Can’t wait to create something with them! The bag has been stitched up but not felted as yet! Maybe tonight! My website of inspiration today is http://thegreenfrogstudio.typepad.com/ so that is where I am off to!

Ciao!

I will get better...

I promise!

Well no blogging since the 11^th, and now of course I can’t remember what on earth I was going to blog about! Parents have been down for a visit, so have been visiting various places around South Wales, including 4 electrical shops and several coffee providing establishments! I was treated to 2 skeins of Debbie Bliss Maya and a ball of Rowan Tapestry from Mrs Macs and a MP3 player! Yesterday I went to The Wool Shop which is new to me! Treated myself to 2 balls of Debbie Bliss Soho and a ball of Jaeger Odessa for a Christmas pressie scarf! I am nearly finished knitting up the 3 balls of big wool into a clutch type bag for felting – I have no idea how it’s going to turn out as the pattern is a make it up as you go along effort from me and Mum, no I trust my Mum’s make it up skills but I’m not so sure about mine. Wish me luck for impending felting session! Tonight I need to do the hovering and then get on with my DT call stuff! I should be going to knitting but as I was out last night meeting the lovely Ginger I don’t know whether I will, also loads to do at home anyway! And Royston rung to say that after he’s picked me up we are heading back up the unit so that’ll take up a bit of time. I’d better be off so I’ll catch you later peeps!

2996 Project

I haven’t read the 2996 project because the site appears to be down, but I think I’ve got the gist of things. Here is my tribute

Michael Cammarata, 22, Huguenot, N.Y

I sit here 5 years on thinking about what to write about a man I never met. A man that after I have read the tributes to him, I can see was loving, kind, caring, determined and brave. A man that was and still is a credit to his family, loved by many, never forgotten.

Michael was nine weeks into a 14 week programme with Engine 28, Ladder 11, Manhattan. He was described as “athletically gifted” and enjoyed and excelled at sports from a very young age. Michael had wanted to be a fire fighter since the age of 7, a dream realised when he achieved a perfect score on the FDNY exam. The day after the attacks his brother Joseph found a letter of what to should the worst happen – “Don’t Mourn Me”. I was going to write more but instead have left just a few of the links I found for Michael for you to read the heartfelt words left by family, friends and strangers alike.

May you rest in peace Michael. And that your loved ones are reunited someday with “the face”.

http://www.september11victims.com/september11victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=649

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/2152.html

http://www.silive.com/september11/lr/index.ssf?/september11/lr/cammarata.html

http://www.prayersforpeace.org/people/memory524.shtml

http://www.littleleague.org/media/archive/mc_bio.htm

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/memorial/wtc/cammarata_michael_ff_lad011.shtml

http://www.fallenbrothers.com/community/archive/index.php?t-452.html

witterings

A quiet weekend here, not much doing at all really. I sorted out my ribbons onto cards and have put them in a basket so I can see what I have of what colours, hopefully meaning I use them more. By doing this I have realised that I don’t’ have as much ribbon as I thought I did and that I don’t have as much colourful, exciting ribbon as I thought I did! I’ll take a picture later!

I’ve been blog browsing today and have spotted these bags! How cute, I saw them here! There is really not much else to tell, I have a few things to get on with scrapping wise this week but how much I manage to do remains to be seen. Need to move some bits around in the house before parents arrive for visit next week. Also once the furnitre has been moved around I can have yet another tidy up upstairs and move about and chuck stuff out – you get the picture!

Some photos from yesterday

Slacking!

I’ve been slacking on the blog front, no particular reason just have been. Of course now I have to try and remember what I have done to blog about!

On Saturday we went to the Red Bull Air Race at Longleat, unfortunately because of the wind they had to cancel it! So a very long day due to lack of organisation when getting out of field it took a very long time to get home! It would have been a brilliant day with lots of fab photo opportunities but never mind. I did take some photos but Royston is in possession of the camera so I haven’t had a chance to upload them yet.

Mmm what else? Not much to be fair, whilst in the car on Saturday I started knitting myself a scarf using my rather fabulous 1 skein of Giotto by Colinette and last night I finished it!! Just got to trim the ends and give it a quick press with the iron, it is all colourful and beautiful!

Last night I mooched down to Starbucks for Stitch and Bitch and in the interest of cheapness, trying new stuff and less coffee I thought I’d try the tea. Tazo Chai is yummy, not so keen on the Citron to be fair! Of course I’m sitting here with my cup of coffee wishing I had a little Chai right now, I can’t even go looking for any at lunch time as Royston has the car today.

I have made myself a knit tin to store little bits of knitty and crochet info, and also filed all my printed patterns into a folder. I also made myself an album for 6x12 layouts which I fancy having a go at but have now realised that I could really do with some 6x12 page protectors so if anyone knows where I can get some please, please, please let me know. Tonight I may finish my bracelet that I started a few weeks ago, not much left to do before it’s finished. Then I need to make a Birthday card and present for next Friday. I also have a few scrapping things to do and I need to make a start on some bits for the Big Knit Out, our Stitch and Bitch National Knitting Week fundraiser for Breast Cancer, so cheeky mode here if anyone would like to donate pink, white, cream or lilac wool to our cause drop me a line!

Anyhoo I’m off like a smelly cheese folks – catch you later!

I will blog again later

But in the meantime please go look here

http://photo-pops.blogspot.com/

For a very good cause!