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Today has been very much about catching up and relaxing. Whilst I don’t regret moving to Brittany there are people who I really miss. Obviously that includes my children and also some of my friends. So having the opportunity to catch up is wonderful. I have had lots of opportunities to work on the jumperContinue reading “Relaxing and a little progress”

I had a wonderful weekend with my elder son. We spent Saturday in Chippenham and yesterday we planned to go to Avebury. Sunday dawned with steady rain. We thought it might improve. We set off anyway. Before we left I asked whether I was right in thinking that it was known as Avebury Henge. AfterContinue reading “A quick update..”

This is the name of one of the societies that my younger son belongs to at university. The society has been running for a number of years and focusses on mental health and wellbeing. I am really pleased that such societies exist because I am very aware that young people have had a very difficultContinue reading “Put the kettle on!”

Having rushed about yesterday, a quieter day was necessary today. I suddenly remembered that I needed to take my COVID test. It arrived in the post Tuesday morning. The be information about when it should be done is unclear. This morning I remembered that I hadn’t done it, so I thought I’d better get onContinue reading “A quieter day and a haircut”

Our flat in Birmingham was very cheap when we bought it nearly 7 years ago. It needed work and we did a minimum to make it habitable. Further works are now needed. As part of my visit to the UK, I am trying to arrange to get some of it done. We have spent partContinue reading “A day of work”

I had to spend some time last night waiting to board the ferry. I had planned to knit however it’s quite difficult to do so in a car. So my plan changed. At the weekend I realised that I need some new throws for the gîte. As I previously said I have recently come inContinue reading “Journeys and new homes”

The weekend was quite productive, I managed to finish my bag and another cat for Les Puces. We had guests in the gîte Saturday night, and we took a booking for two nights this week. Today I also took a booking for this evening. So Chris will deliver the two cats for me whilst IContinue reading “Cats, kittens and cars”

I am aware that I continue to work at a slower pace than usual. I would have hoped that I would have finished both the bag and another crochet cat.  Unfortunately I haven’t but I am making some progress. Talking of cats, one of the tasks today was to gain harnesses for the cats thatContinue reading “Still going slow!”

Today has been about trying to finish my crochet handbag. I didn’t manage to get anything done yesterday. So today has been fully focused on it. It’s not finished but I have made really good progress. I want to be able to use the bag as a handbag so without a liner it wouldn’t beContinue reading “Sewing not crochet!”

Today should have been both mindfulness and knit and natter. And whilst part of one occurred the other didn’t. So there is very little to discuss! I have been feeling unwell on and off for several weeks, mostly feeling faint. I have had my blood pressure recored as being very low. So this afternoon IContinue reading “Apologies”