Question

Why do cats always like to help when I change the bed sheets and duvet?

This picture was taken at the end of play when everything was not tucked in properly and the duvet cover was a crumpled mess. She'd chased, rolled over, lay down and played hide and seek. 

That's it now, bed made!!!

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Change of month, change of decor

My January lights will switch off tomorrow until next Winter ...

... and I shall look forward to lighter evenings as Spring draws nearer.

I've had a change round on the bathroom shelf too from this ...

to this.

A change is as good as a rest.

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Tops and Bottoms

I noticed dusty skirting boards in the bedroom so, being clean a bedroom day, these were cleaned but one thing generally leads to another and the picture rails were cleaned as was ...

the tops of the wardrobes,

all round the edges of the carpet,

behind the bed,

the light shades and 

the dressing table top.

While I was at it, DH's tops and bottoms were sorted (clothes!!!!) with quite a few put in the CS pile, my jeans were culled too. Who needs 10 pairs, quite a few of which didn't fit.

Job done and ticked off the list. Time to play.

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Well hello there

Our first daffodil has arrived and is turning her face towards the sun.

Also in the front garden I spied our Christmas roses. This one has a beautiful pink design and is also turning upwards. Very unusual for this plant.

Other buds on this bush are opening out in the sunshine.

It's a lovely sunny day but oh so windy and cold.

xx

3 times lucky

Found a penny in the garage.

Found a penny in the street.

Found a penny in the house.

3 times lucky - what a treat.

Oh my goodness,

What to do?

I'll go and spend them - 

Too da loo!

xx

Ah ha!

Easy basket, this one. It's my big crochet the little bits blanket where I crochet multiple small balls of yarn with a very large hook. Just needs untangling that's all. 

Some extra items have weedled their way in though - a sticky stick, 2 rectangular crochet pieces, a ball of scarf yarn and a tin of paper clips. I shall put those in their correct places.

Only one basket to go now.

xx

Bright ideas

... is overflowing just like basket number 1. In an effort to get rid of the very, very large balls of yarn I decided to crochet a granny zigzag blanket with random sized stripes. 

I didn't get very far, did I?

This fluffy baby cot blanket has been around for 36 years! It was for my first born but I ran out of the white, fluffy wool. Maybe it's time I finished it.

I made scrubbies out of these netting strips and I still use them. More of these are now on my list of things to finish off.

These Tunisian crochet strips are for another cot blanket. It should be a riot of colour because I'm (I was) using up all the yarn oddments.

A colleague of mine said she wanted to pass the time knitting so I suggested knitting squares that could be sewn together and I duly did a few for her. She never did put wool to needles, having bright ideas but not carrying them through so these squares will be unravelled and the yarn used for the Tunisian blanket.

Well that's that blanket sorted. I'm going to be kept very busy this year. There's still another basket to go. Oh my! I remind myself of a colleague of mine.

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