Adventuring in Blogland

Welcome to my 2 new followers. It would be interesting to know how you and others came by this blog - if you'd like to tell.

I like blog hopping - going to one blog then choosing one of their favourite blogs and so on. This activity clocks up the minutes on the computer but time seems to fly by. I have a list of blogs I like to follow on my side bar but I also have another list on a 'thing' (desktop RSS reader) called NetNewsWire so it's quite easy to occupy myself for a very long time.

While hunting round this evening I've managed to stumble on different patterns for crochet squares, how to make an Indonesian stew and I've also found a new place to go walking in my local vicinity. I'm off now to Google maps to work out how to get there.
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What did I do today

These were my tools along with a bucket of soapy water. I spent the morning and the afternoon scraping paint spots from the tiles on the floor of the sunroom. It now has its new (recycled) roof on and all the grotty bits that were on the floor have now got to be off the floor.

These tiles are textured so every paint spot in every little groove had to be removed using my trusty blade and scourer. 

The orchids looked on!

These are Dendrobium Nobile.

Here's the alba version.

I have very clean fingernails now!

Thanks Iona, I've now gone back to the old interface. I can't cope with too much change. And thanks Missy for the crochet info.

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New to me

Blogger has given me its new blog layout. I've been avoiding it up to now as I was quite happy with it as it was. I cannot stand in the way of progress so I'll have to accept it. It seems fairly reasonable at the moment but I've not explored it thoroughly yet as I've been busy all morning and still got a lot to do this afternoon. I'll be back this evening to explore more. I wonder if there are more features. Time will tell.

Hello to my new follower - my number of followers seems to have remained the same but I've noticed a new face. Hi there. Must go, see you later.

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Try Now

Hopefully the videos will work now as I've put them on Youtube and then embedded them on the blog. I've also tried editing in iMovie. I'm learning all the time.

I went dancing this afternoon at the library and we concentrated on the Mayfair Quickstep. This clip is taken from Youtube and is not our little group but it shows the steps as some readers had never heard of the dance before.

There and Back

... all for £1.

The voucher said that we could ride the new trams for only £1 so off we went.

The tram was standing room only. Our £1 tickets were duly bought for a journey to the Ferry terminus at Fleetwood.

Fleetwood, of course, is famous for ...

The water was too choppy for us to venture out on the ferry to Knott End 

... so we decided to go for warmth and headed for lunch at the North Euston Hotel.

This is not the best of shots!

 Here's the lifeboat at the ready.

One has to do a bit of beach combing when at the seaside.

No smiley stones here.

A few pretty shells hidden in the sand, though.

This family is waiting patiently for someone to come home.

Fish were floating on the pavement.

Fed and exercised we made our return journey.

Brand new tram, brand new seats, bright coloured handles to hold on to.

Going round the bend!

Once back we just had to go to the Tower Ballroom to watch the dancing.

I've reloaded yesterday's video and it seems to be working again.

Magnificent

The magnificent Wurlitzer ...

... rises up from below stage

... to play in the magnificent ballroom

... under the magnificent ceiling.

... while on the glass fronted level there's comfy seating so

... you can admire the magnificent view.

Advice needed

The Bloggy Friends' Blanket has 12 squares so far. Fostermummy has asked how many squares for a suitable lap blanket. Mrs. T, with your knowledge and expertise, what would you recommend? If each square is 12cm so far we have a blanket 48cm x 36cm. In old money that is 18 inches by 14 inches. This first blanket is for someone in care to put over their knees so maybe it should be a little larger. Advice needed, please.

For those who cannot crochet, knitted squares would be very welcome. Just make them 12cm x 12cm and I'm sure they'd fit in nicely.

Here's one more square ready to roll.

Thanks everyone for your support and hello new follower. I'm in love with Leo - ahhh!