Nearly forgot . . . GravelandGrace

 The dental check went fine yesterday, and nothing to pay.  They said X-rays on back molars due, but we put them back a year as I was skint!

I was checking out the posts I follow on Instagram, and occasionally it chucks up an old contestent from Britain's Got Talent or America's Got Talent.  The latter threw up the most amazing singer, with a gravelly voice, and it was a chap called Arthur Hayes.  Imagine in his 70s, beard, playing a battered old guitar, and just THE most amazing voice, singing I suppose you might call it Gospel Music - anyway, it had a Christian motif.  After I had "liked" that one, I kept getting lots more clips from Graveland.Grace.  Audiences in tears listening to his heartfelt emotional singing.  Imagine my shock when I discovered he was invented by AI.  Blimey!!  Has anyone else come across him?  This has made me think, how easily we could be bamboozled by news/reports made by Politicians or those in power - we could, indeed, be controlled this way . . .

Then on to see my friend Pam, and finally my patchwork group.  I sewed the 16 patch blocks to make up 32 patch blocks and will sew those all up into the quilt top today.  Just have one last big block to finish and then I can drop in next week to say hello and give Alex the quilt to longarm quilt for me.  I have just ordered the wadding for it from Doughty's (cheaper to have it posted to me than to drive there - and less temptation once I arrived, that's for sure!) 3m deal of super-soft cotton.  I didn't realize that there was some shrinkage on it and you have to wash by hand and dry naturally before using.  The sunshine will help that dry anyway.  

Ed came round last night, as Sam still working away.  We watched the football, but dismayed at the defensive tactics in the 2nd half, which definitely worked against them.  Crazy!  They were NOT in control of the ball and there was no chance of our getting a goal when everyone staked out at the Argentinian end of the pitch. I suspect England will be looking for a new manager now.  Above photo is my "payment" for watering round Ed's polytunnel whilst he was away.    Homegrown organic veg . . . yum :)

I have another really itchy bite - went out to empty compost caddy and some small black shiny beasty hit on me straight away and zapped me.  Like a horse-fly bite but lord knows what the insect was - like a tiny tiny black beetle.  It is really itching still, despite my anti histamine, and After Bite application.

I shall try and finish the quilt top today and then I am going to get back to the little frock for Rosie I started cutting out months ago.  I need to teach myself dress-making pronto!  If I get stuck I will take it along to my quilting group as several very experienced dressmakers there.

Right, off to reclaim my frozen stash from Ed and Pam and get a walk in.  Now reading The Skeleton Room by Kate Ellis. Listening to We Three Ravens podcasts in the car.  If you like Folklore, then this is for you.

It's Malvern Flea on Sunday.  I am hoping that the chap who has a stall selling Bri-wax and other polishes and "stuff" may have the Gorilla Glue Polyurethane I need, otherwise I will have to cough up £20 for it . . . 

Did I mention that I have decided to draw a line under the spinners and weavers group.  I just felt they were far, FAR too passionate about it for me, as I am just interested and would like to improve my skills.  I think I will go on a couple of little courses on the elements I would like to learn, instead.  Sorry, but if you jump on me for just putting my spinning wheel down as I arrived - "that's the wrong way round" - then your group is not for me.  I wasn't even using it, but had just plonked it down quickly on arriving, then going back for the rest of my belongings.  I was using the drop spindle at the time . . .