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Finding Brave
I think sometimes we all need a bit more brave, don’t we? My niece struggles to find her brave sometimes, but luckily it was brought to the attention Dave the Brave – the dragon in charge of all or our … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, family, hypnotherapy, makingness
Tagged brave, conversational hypnotherapy, crochet, crochet dragon, dave the brave, niece, Sister 2
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But it *is* a tortoise
The other week, as I plodded through the woods, I saw a tortoise. It’s probably important to note at this point that I don’t run with my glasses on, and as a result it’s a little like looking at the … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, makingness, Pog Life
Tagged crochet, Imagination, running, Tortoise
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The floofiest wool I ever did see…
…it was meant to be for chickens. But it turns out: I get bored making the same things at the moment and there are many ideas trying to escape from my head. The floofiest wool needed to be used to … Continue reading
Look at those legs!
I wasn’t very into the beaded hedgehogs. I thought I’d make up an emotional support chicken instead. (If you’re not in the world of wool, you might not know that these are a thing. Quite a big thing really). It … Continue reading
Happy Hedgehogs
Last month I was so excited about a new crochet pattern I’d found. (Here). I can be a bit cocky when it comes to crochet – if I have a pattern I can usually follow it without problems and if … Continue reading
Posted in crochet
Tagged beaded crochet, Christmas, crochet baubles, fidget toy, hedgehog
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For the love of wool
Wool. I love wool. I love that you can go from a ball of the floofy stuff to clothes, toys or pretty much anything. I can’t remember when I started to crochet. There are blog posts on here that go … Continue reading
Dreams and unicorns
I was woken this morning at 5am this morning by a bubble of excitement in my tummy. I had a few of those lovely sleepy moments where I tried to remember what it was about. Were we going on holiday? … Continue reading
Posted in Beachville, crochet, makingness, sewing
Tagged crochet, Little Wisp, makingness, material, unicorn cardigan, wool
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The chaotic cooking Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man. Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking with Mum, dementia, Sister 1, Sister 2, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, wooden spoon
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The start of The Tuesday Blanket Tuesday
‘Hmmm. You’re rather twisted aren’t you?’ ‘I am?’ ‘You are.’ And that’s how the conversation started as I stepped into the room where I had an accidental massage this Tuesday. My sister (a beautician) was giving mum a facial at … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, crochet, family, looking after Mum, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Abba anchor, cooking with Mum, crochet, dementia, family, knitting, looking after Mum, massage, muddled life guide, The Tuesday Blanket, Tuesdays, wool
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The cold elbow solution
Do you have a recurring dream or nightmare? Mine have changed over the years. First it was the owl pecking out the back window of a car I was being driven in through a forest. (I was really young then) … Continue reading
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