I found this is my mum's  stash and wanted to do something with it. I wasn't sure what she was going to do but decided to do this with it in my style. I am sure she would be pleased that I have utilised it and now have it on my wall for this Christmas 2017.

New Beginnings

Today I am hoping or ever hopeful to actually blog more regularly than yearly.
At this present moment in time I have a sprained ankle, mostly likely a torn ligament in my good ankle! And so cannot mobilise as easily or as carefree as I like.
BUT whilst out last week in Preston, trying to be normal after the atrocious bombings in Manchester, I  walked all the way to abakahns to look at the patterns and material. I promised myself I had so much material (it's true! At least I do admit  it myself) that I would only LOOK. HEHE. It was the first VERY hot day and so I stole myself upstairs to see if I could find the patterns. By this point said ankle  killing me! I hopped from one foot to the next wishing there was a bar stool, I am sure they used to have them ? Do you remember ? And found only one pattern I liked, out of BURDA, vogue, butterick, new look and another crafty  pattern book. I did spy one of those whale tails and mermaid tails that I would love to make. It would have to be for myself as not sure my girls would appreciate them BUT i do know abarkhan has loads of wonderful fleece that would be very suitable. Anyway I am rambling, so today being a bank holiday weekend  and living in the Lake District, we had already decided we would have a quiet weekend in. So I have said pattern, two lots  of material  stash and the scissors I am going to get on and cut it out. Looks like an easy pattern but we will see.k

The Throw. The beautiful Throw.

This is my beautiful throw that I love. I have completed it in record time.  It just needs a wash in the machine and then it will be off for the raffle.

 Lucky for me I don't really like blues..... But I do love this.....

Bad Back!

Well, today I am resting. On Friday i went for my daily walk trying to do the 1000 miles in 2016 and oh the pain well now I have a bad back, the pain  of my shin splints pales into insignificance.
So I have not walked out since that shin splint pain/ discomfort and pottered about the house.
Having a few tasks to get on with, the most pressing was make a quilt to raffle to raise money for YD trip to UGANDA with GirlGuiding.

So I decided to cut out the pieces. Well I spent a lot of time doing this and now I know that  I should have had a few breaks. It is back breaking work if you do it at a stupid angle like I was and so no surprise to know why I am in such pain this morning.  I am rather proud of what I have done so far. But am now doing things with trepidation.

I have since decided mix up the  shapes rather than have them in their own colour circles. And really rather like it. First pic. Same colour circles, second pic. Mixed up.

 I have also just found some other material that I got from a jumble sale years ago which was already cut into big pieces but I think this pattern will suit  that material and I could raffle that one off too.

Yoga

   Last night I went to Yoga, it is at 6.15 to 7.15. I find it a difficult time to go really as I am hungrybut daren't eat anything as when I wrap my head around my ankles I fear the worst with my already eaten tea!!
Anyway last night I went and I had not been for about 9 months. Well I was the fattest and I am sure the oldest. I struggle with my midriff getting in the way. I decided to close my eyes and concentrate on my self and hoped everyone else was doing the same and not looking at my bare muffin top as my t shirt hangs round my neck whilst up side down.
Well I came out exhausted but genuinely relaxed, and looking forward to going next week.

Books and more books

I went to see Star Wars yesterday and loved every minute of it.

 Whilst there it reminded me of the film Revenant  with Leonardo De Caprio, which is coming out soon. I then thought I ought to read the book before I see it. So I went to the library  well first I went into WH Smiths and saw it there for £7.99 and then remembered why I was going to the library...... To see if they had the book In the library and Yes they did and yes they were just closing and had turned all the ticket machines off so the kind librarian sorted it for me, so yes I have the book for free and until the 29th January. Can't wait to start it.

These are my books I am reading. I obviously am distractable -is that a word? Surely a person should not have so many books on the go.? This is the order of my starting them.

1. The romance of the Colorado River by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh, this is the true story of how an expedition including the 17 year old author  Fred, followed and discovered  the river.

2.Tourmaline by James Brogden. Having read the narrows by JB I thought I should read the next which I am enjoying but got distracted.

3.To be A Queen by Annie Whitehead this is a book written by someone I actually know. I am regaling  with the history of this book, as I was rubbish at school and paid no interest in it now in my later years   I am intrigued by it.

4.The Poet's wife by Judith Allnat. About John Clare the poet. I am reading this for book club  and am struggling but mainly with it having been Christmas and lack of time.I don't  think I am going to get it read for Tursday as I want to read the others and not this one, having  chosen the others and not this one!

 5. Fatherland by Robert Harris. This was another book that has been encouraged by the Cinema. I seem to have got it in my head that this was a film but cannot find that it anywhere and was curious of how Britain would be  if Hitler had won the war. 

6. The Revenant by Michael Punke, the aforementioned book that I am desperate to read NOW. I have till 29th January and before the film comes out.

Oh  I forgot Fresh Eggs by Lisa Steele this is a dip in and out book and my hens benefit every time I read it!

Well what am I to do? Should I  read in order of purchasing the books or read in order of desirability??

Other people's blogs.

All I want to do is read other people's blogs? And know what they are up to? I enjoy the variety of people's lives, the places  they live, the things they do, but this is not helping me. As I get nothing done.
 I have told myself it is like magazine reading,dipping into other people's lives. And so it is.
 I need to be strong give myself an hour of looking ( I love the photos too why are mine not as  good - envy!) and then move on, I could sit all day reading the interesting things people get up to.
 Today it is dark and wet and only getting light now at 9.30 am. It doesn't help that the light bulb has gone and I am too lazy to move from this comforting chair to get a new one.