Monthly Archives: February 2011

Eyelashes and other nightmares

All this knitting combined with the cold winter nights have had me enslaved to the television. It’s wonderful, and I have been like a druggy after a heavy diet of BBC and CNN which is about all we got in … Continue reading

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Arty Stuff

It’s a dreich day, but dry and my washing is hanging like colourful flags waiting for a bit of wind…I fear it will end up draped over radiators but I will persist. I have memories of Tien Yen, in that … Continue reading

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Wise words

I am reading the new book by Rose Tremain, it’s called Trespass. It’s making me restless; I am like a bird on a wire. Ha. It’s set in France, and describes houses with gardens and chairs set to gaze at … Continue reading

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Dancing and bishop cakes

It’s been a week of dancing and bishops and figurines. I returned to the scene of the boot sale again last Sunday, to no avail…but spent ages on google, searching for ladies with hibiscus and teddies, and then glory be! … Continue reading

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