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Feeling blue

November 21, 2008

Yesterday the lovely Paula and I went to the Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate. Wow!!! is all I can say. Marvellous company and a superb show. I’ll photo the lovely goodies I bought (and there were many) and post about them soon.

Today I’m feeling blue. We’ve just learnt that we aren’t going to make it to Adoption Panel this side of Christmas. We’ll be able to submit the application before the Holidays but the earliest date we’ll be at Panel will be the 7th January. Boooooooo!!!!!

However, we’d much rather Social Services did the rather marvellous job that they are doing at the moment and we get a perfect placement, than rush and it all go horribly wrong.

I promise to be more chipper at the next posting, which will also be a feast of pretty things.

That Bloody Wedding

November 19, 2008

Just thought I’d sneak a quick blog entry to let you know I’m still here. Not doing much of anything except socialising at the moment – such a hard life, I know.

But it occurred to me that the countdown at the top of this blog might raise a few eyebrows.

“That Bloody Wedding” ???????? What’s wrong with the woman????????

Well, here’s the skinny. Mr Stitches proposed on Christmas Day last year. How lucky can a girl get? The wedding is the 24th October next year (expect to hear MUCH more about it over the coming months). We are very excited and very much looking forward to the day, and the marriage that will follow.

But discussions about cake, flowers, venues, blah, blah, blah, inevitably cause Pa Stitches in Law to roll an amused eye and groan “Not that Bloody Wedding again”…..obviously before making a very clear argument for sticky toffee pudding for dessert and chocolate wedding cake!

So it’s now officially know, very affectionately I hasten to add, as “That Bloody Wedding”. It is, I assure you, all good.

And so I’m disappearing into the social whirl again for a few days but will be back with something sewing related very soon. Have fun and keep warm.

The 44th President of the United States of America

November 5, 2008

How do I envy the American people this morning?

Here we are frustrated by a stagnant Government who refuses to face the people, knowing how we feel, and what the outcome will be. However, when we do get the opportunity to have our say, how few of us will actually excercise that right? And, to be fair, our choices are not exactly inspirational.

Yesterday in America was a different story.

A compelling candidate.

Voters taking to the booths in their millions, queuing for hours whatever the weather to do so.

And a landslide victory for change and hope.

What’s not to envy?

And let’s not forget the historic aspect of this election, with Martin Luther King’s Dream being realised.

So, today, I am thrilled to see that ‘change has come to America’, and pray that soon we get, and take, the opportunity to bring change to our country too.