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Festivus Spoils

One of the knitting groups I’m in on Ravelry meets locally, and beentsy and yarnpiggy organised a Festivus swap (secret Santa). I was lucky to get beentsy to knit for, and even luckier that damselfly drew me to spoil. Which … Continue reading

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Coming to Terms

My mother died on Wednesday night. My step-father, who was with her, said it seemed she had decided it was time to go. She had dementia, and the last couple of months were one trip into hospital after another until … Continue reading

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Yarn Stores in Hong Kong

My husband had a business trip to Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago, so I thought I’d tag along, having never been there. I had fun walking around, soaking in the atmosphere, even though it was only a couple … Continue reading

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More Knitting Time

After leaving Sun on Thursday, I did quite a lot of knitting over the weekend. There’s something meditative about the stitches gliding off the needles, even if I did have a few false starts on the pattern. I’ve discovered that … Continue reading

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Saturday

It’s Saturday, and the boy is reading, the toddler amusing herself with this and that, and just maybe I’ll have time to finish this post. Somewhat later, after responding to toddler demands for a second breakfast… I’ve finished the main … Continue reading

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