Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

roamin_in_the_gloamin

SHAZ - where is this market then? If we mention your name will we get a great deal?

Mioliere - so pleased you are up and running again, we have TWO great big EARTH poles into the ground from the highest points to the floor to conduct the lightening - yep its a pain, also running two UPS (UNINTERUPTED POWER SUPPLIES) as well as surge protectors......the wiggley amps in France are not to be messed with and they spike for no reason at all............sods. If you would like me to do the updates - so you can catch up on everything else just let me know the start date.

I am cracking on with some crochet - well my head is getting so big not sure I will get out the door tomorrow..........photo's to follow, this will be a wee project for my Dear Wee Sister - sometimes you just have to eh?

Off to see if there is anything worth the watching on the telly - bet there isn't
Later lovelies, F1 you are correct I am a sausage and just adore variegated wools - not just cos they sell it cheap at Lidl in France either - it makes fantastic socks!

In_Search_Of_Me

wow roaming is all I can say!! i have the book at just get befuddled at the instructions!! Very impressive!
F1 i am ok but its been a busy few weeks so just cream crackered, literally! My caseload is 36 teenagers..need I say more?!! This week is busy but I have Friday off to go the the quilt show in birmingham! yay! quilt #2 to buy for!
Socky great that you had a good day. 20 balls of sock wool...goodness me!!
Miol...poor you - that must have been scary!
Pippa have a lovely time!
Im mid way through a sew up project and quilt#1...cant find my template for the actual quilting (patchwork is the putting bits tog, quilting is tha pattern on "top" of the quilt) so had to delay...had a bash freehand which was a disater!
Right must on-mum away so washing to do!!

mioliere

Thanks, everyone. We'd had lots of thunder at the time but we didn't see any lightning at all. The bang as it hit the house almost perforated our eardrums! Later, talking to Mr Pig the farmer, he said he was feeding his animals at the time and saw one huge lightning strike hit something - he's about five miles from us - and that 'something' must have been us! Anyway, we are both fine, and the house is still standing, thankfully.

Jean - thanks for the offer. I can't remember offhand where I left off on the last update; it's on my office calendar but we've moved everything round while we've been trying various ways to get back online, so the office is in chaos at the moment. It shouldn't take too long to sort it out, so I should be able to get it done tomorrow but will ask you if I don't get round to it. Thanks, again. We have a huge earthing thingy in the floor here - we had it put in before we laid all the concrete floors - so, although I don't really understand these things, I assume that is what prevented further damage. We've been advised that the most important thing to do in a thunderstorm here is to take the phone out of the main socket. I've always neurotically unplugged the Livebox, but never thought to take out the phone as well. I've learned the hard way now! The insurance here is a joke, isn't it? That's a challenge for another day! I hope you're feeling better these days?

KathyXX

sock-knitter

kathy, good to hear that you are both safe and well, must have been a scary moment when the lightening struck
your all welcome round mine, bring cake lol
friend has a stall on the indoor market, in wakefield, he's called neil, mention me, and hes sure to give discount
isom, 36 teenagers, i thought 2 was bad enough, funny thop, that i've missed them so much today, the house is so quiet, and i feel so lonely, even been thinking of getting a pet for company,
only knit socks for family or for LH, or special friends, takes too many hours to be able to make a business selling them
dawn, have a great holiday
hugs all
shaz xxx

roamin_in_the_gloamin

Miolliere... just checked and the last time the spready was "looked at/played with' was 28th July according to the dougald page it sits on.

UPDATE FOR THIS WEEK

8 EMERGENCY SQUARES

off to do my signature right now - before I forget!

toottifrootti

mioliere how scary for you - thank goodness you are all safe and your house too.

socky that is some size of stash - you lucky person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

toots x

maytaurus

Hello everyone
sorry i haven’t been here for a while, but things are a bit difficult at the moment
Mum has been in hospital for nearly two months now
And with what’s going on with my own health and my Dad and the rest of the family........
I just haven’t been able to keep up online
Apologies to all for not keeping in touch, replying to emails and not being able to read the thread
I will try to catch up as soon as I can
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to all of you x x x

sock-knitter

maytaurus,(((massive hugs))), hope all of you improve health wise, very soon, i will keeep you in my thoughts and prayers
shaz xxx

Kinsey

Maytaurus lovely to hear from you, hugs to you and your family xxx

mioliere how scary, glad to hear everyone's ok. Another challenge eh???

roamin' you're square is lovely. You clever girl.

ISOM 36 teenagers!!??

roamin_in_the_gloamin

MY DAY IS COMPLETE - message from Maytaurus - I hope that mum will show some improvement, sending you lots of love and squishy cuddles for you all
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