I'm sure many of my fellow bloggers couldn't resist this either!
I'm about to mow the worst bit of the lawn, and then it's back to decorating. I have finished off one corner with the flowers and Scandinavian style pine spoon rack and will do the other wall unit topping when I go back down. I have decided to sell the long green painted costrel at the next Fair, as it takes up too much room up there.
K had an NHS letter this morning, giving the Consultants' findings from last week. She says he is under-medicated, so let's see what tomorrow brings.
That is skilled and careful work.
ReplyDeleteHope it goes well on the medical front
Isn't it beautiful. Fingers x'd for tomorrow.
DeleteGorgeous. I found an amazing Egyptian cross stitch at the thrift a few weeks ago, finished and beautifully done. It is now waiting for me to get it framed. Good luck to Keith and his medication.
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to benefit from someone else's hard work, but also nice to showcase it when they've gone. What's the design Marjorie? Thank you for hoping the medication will be improved.
DeleteThat enbroidery really is gorgeous. Have you heard of journalling embroidery/embroidering the year? Good luck with that appointment.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe it was so cheap - they wanted more for a cup of tea on site! I've not heard of journalling embroidery - sounds a lovely idea. I will go and look it up. Hoping tomorrow goes well.
DeleteHopefully the medication thing will be put right pronto, so that Keith can start feeling much better.
ReplyDeleteWhoever did that x stitch made a lovely job of it
We really WERE hoping for the minor miracle - e.g. being able to walk again, but that has scarcely improved at all.
DeleteI wish the lady who had sewn the x-stitch had signed it, but then I have pieces here I never signed!
Superb embroidery works! Hard to resist temptation and not buying some piece.
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome Duta. Temptation is something I often fall foul of! It would have been silly to ignore such a beautifully sewn embroidery like this.
DeleteYou are correct, I would not have been able to resist it. I feel for you and your husband. I have been ill for 15 months and it has been a slog. Like you I am waiting for tomorrow. Waiting, waiting, waiting. My fingers are tightly crossed tomorrow brings good things for you.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan. Too nice to leave there, that's for sure. I am so sorry you are still suffering - having had all sorts of unpleasant ops and pain. Waiting is no fun is it. My fingers also crossed for you to see health improvements, just as we hope for Keith.
DeleteThinking of you today. The embroidery is beautiful and I would have bought it too. It is sad that these objects have very little momentary value today but I can imagine the pleasure the stitcher had from doing the work. By the way I finally finished Cousin Phillis by Elizabeth Gaskell last night (having got waylaid by The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams for book group and the wartime stories of Mollie Panter-Downes) and it turned out to be one of those Victorian moral stories, ie don’t count your chickens before they have hatched (not literally!). I mostly enjoyed the domestic description of a small farm in the Midlands at the time the railways were coming. Swimming for us this morning. I am so tired after a full day in the bookshop yesterday followed by an 8-mile cycle so I will enjoy a leisurely swim. I only ever grow one courgette plant and even so I picked three small courgettes yesterday which were sliced into pennies and gently fried in rapeseed oil with fresh garlic, fresh chilli and tossed into pasta penne with lemon zest and parmesan (crumbled feta is a good alternative). Supper on the table in 10 minutes! Sarah x
ReplyDeleteIt is a shame that embroidery doesn't seem to be worth a dime. (To my benefit in this case though). I am sure that whoever sewed this was really pleased with the finished piece. Thank you for letting me know the plot for Cousin Phillis. I don't think I will rush to read it!
DeleteGosh, you must be fitter than me. I can't remember the last time I rode a bike and my plans to walk every day soon got scuttled. I scarcely dare go out at all in June and am still washing my hair nightly just in case there's pollen on it (especially after I changed the bed linen today, don't want to contaminate it!) I think most of the grasses I react to have gone to seed now though, so should be safe for another year.
Oh that courgette dish sounds amazing. A neighbour is BOUND to give me some of hers as they got overwhelmed last year, and then I will try it. Keith would not eat ANY of the ingredients because he's a big baby with food!! But then he has milk and cod liver oil each morning and no WAY could I down that. Milk - YUK. Forced to drink it luke warm and on the turn when I was 6 and haven't touched it since.
I would have snapped that up for £2, it's a work of art. I hope they can get Keith 'rightly' medicated, it needs to be sorted as quickly as possible.
ReplyDeleteA no-brainer I thought. You're right, it IS a work of art - really tidy on the back too. We have an add-on medication for Keith now, so let's hope it works v. quickly.
DeleteHello, I’m sure you won’t remember me at all but we met years ago on a long gone Creative Living Forum where I used to post as Oddny. I was a first time former and you made me feel very welcome for which I send a very belated thank you 😊 I am so glad I’ve found your blog. My husbands situation means that we don’t get as far afield as we used to, and your beautiful scenic photographs are a real refreshment to me now that we are more or less confined to a smallish area of Greater Manchester. I do hope your own husbands new medication and regime help him; and send you and your family my very best wishes for the future.
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Of course I remember you Oddny. Gosh, that was a while back now - I think I was chucked off 12 or more years ago, mainly because I was friends with Danette and Someone didn't like that. Mentioning no names but I think when someone's marriage is failing, it can be difficult to cope with mentally - such a strain.
DeleteI'm really pleased you've found me too. I do miss the ladies on the forum, and still think of them and wonder what they are up to these days. My creative side has taken a bow since we've moved here, as my priority is Keith of course.
Sorry that you can't get far afield these days due to your husband's situation. We are in a similar boat it seems. I'm glad my photos bring you pleasure. Probably too many church ones these days but it is a good local interest for me and I can't harp on about doing nothing much!
We haven't been to Manchester since Granny C moved to live close to K's brother, so I expect there are a fair few changes.
Thank you for your kind wishes about K's medication etc and hoping you can enjoy life as much as you are able.