Knit Your Square to Give Your Share - PART 4

toottifrootti

Hi everyone

shaz that will be so much fun - well done you - I hope the Gp sorts out your meds (((hug)))
Moiliere hope you are on the mend
PTB huge squishy (((hugs)))
Roamin I was wondering where you were and here you are but you are over there and not here - I am confused but then thats not difficult.
Chalky love your squares!!

Brain has not engaged yet today so will send hugs and best wishes to everyone and especially Pippa and OH, fiwidow, May, Mrs MP and the twinnies, ISOM.

I started an ellie square last night so hopefully will have something to report by the next update time!

tootsxx

chalky_75

Good morning and lots of love to one and all. Big gentle hug to anyone who wants one! Special thoughts to all those with their hands overflowing! Shaz -- hope you feel a bit brighter soon!
I read yesterday

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" You can have sympathy for anyone but, to have true compassion you have to walk in their footsteps!"
It really struck a chord with me as sometimes the people who have the biggest burdens to bear are very quiet and you don't realise their troubles.

Well I went to my first Zumba class this morning!! It is called Zumba Gold which I am sure translates very neatly to Zumba for the getting old but it was such fun! The teacher was brilliant and the music wonderful.
After that we went to the little Pueblo on the hill and got these beauties!



And here is a friends recipe which is absolutely delicious if you want to give it a go!





AUBERGINE PICKLE

1 Kilo of aubergines
500g onions
whole head of garlic crushed
2 tsp brown mustard seeds
3/4 pint of wine vinegar.
3/4 kilo of brown sugar.
1 1/2 tsps of salt.
2 heaped tsps ground cumin
1 tsp made - up mustard

2 tsp curry powder ( Thelma uses the following instead )
2 tsp Garam Marsala
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground coriander
small amount of cayenne.

Thelma uses a pressure cooker.
Chop onions and aubergines into small pieces. ( Could use whizzer )
Cook in 1/2 pint of the vinegar until soft ( 20 mins in pressure cooker)
Add sugar.
Mix garlic and spices into the remaining 1/4 pint of vinegar and add to the pot.
Cook for further 20 - 30 mins, stirring until thick.

Bottle in sterilised jars and try and keep for a month before eating!!!

Kinsey

Shaz hope the gp could help you.

ISOM when is your craft fair please?

toottifrutti fuzzy brain syndrome must be catching. I liked the idea of Ellie squares as well.

mrs-moneypenny

sk hope the dr can help with your meds and things improve i also hope you have a lovely time at the halloween party

f1widow

Hello all

sockie - sorry to hear you are not having a good time - can totally understand the panic attack problem and sympathise with you xx

chalky - mmmm they look nice and sooo lovely looking to have in the kitchen - the thought of zumba makes me tired thinking about it - you sound like you are having a lovely time xxx

mrs m - great to hear the babies are growing and it will be nice to have you back with us although I know only too well how quick time flies xx

kathy - hope you are feeling better today - xxx

ptb - I was once told a few days off now could save a lot longer in the future so if you feel you need more time to get your strength back then sobeit - big hugs to you and take care xxx

psso, pippa (and OH), roamin, kinsey, seakay, prfungi, k2tog (are you ok have not seen you for so long), and of course Maytaurus, ISOM, tootifrutti, cacara and all you other lovely ladies - big warm thoughts and hugs to you all xxx

well my first ellie 12" square is complete and now Im tackling a long strip made up of all the odds I cant part with - some a so small Im sure I couldnt even make a preemie hat with them but I cant bear to part with them
DS is bored today (and Im sure you mums will know what type of bored I mean!!!)
SO im off because he is moaning - take care love and hugs to all xx

sock-knitter

party for kiddies went well, they all had a good time, and were smiling and giggling away.
back home now, and just had a phone call from crisis team, whom the gp contacted this am, they are on their way over to see me.
chalky, the zumba class sounds like fun, i've watched them doing classes at the gym, and it looks very tiring
f1, enjoy the school hols with your ds, they grow up too fast xx
to9otifrooti,, i am with you on the fuzzy head syndronme
love and hugs
shaz xxx

In_Search_Of_Me

Socky good to hear that the crisis team on the way...keep us posted; I do worry for you as its awful feeling so low ..really do hope thay can help; good distratction for you! Did GP change meds for you?
F1 hello you! How you feeling?
Kinsey the craft fayre is 18th Nov...am honestly loosing the will to live with it esp as it was announced "in passing" that the fund is to be got rid of next year which made me want to cry; we have all worked so hard and put so much in and it was obvious people dont realise how much "you" goes into each bit made...I understand the reasons for it but also felt quite despondent and tearful; am back to "well, we'll go out with a bang then" stage but was a tough day...thankfully my other crafty friend gets it so had some support and know you will all understand. Anyway back to crochetting a long thin "tube/scarf" kind of thing which a friend made and they look great so thought Id try to knock a couple of lovely noro ones out for it! Thank you for asking though!
Chalky aubergines are a stunning col!
Miol get well soon and not long to go! Only just over 50 sleeps to Christmas now!!
Right lovlies off to get on with it and eat some healthy cocopops for tea!

Seakay

What beautiful aubergines Chalky!
oes the pickle retain the pieces of aubergine and onion or is it more of a puree?

Good luck with the craft fair ISOM - I know that it can be very depressing especially and this stage and with all the work pressures and attitudes but you know that you are doing a good thing!
Just had a call from my sister and will be cat sitting for her 7th to 21st so that she and Chris can get away and hopefully visit some zoos with an eye to getting him a job exchange. He has to go back to Oz soon. Anyway, afraid that this means I will miss yet another knitting club, but count me in for the Christmas do.

Deepest sympathies Socky - the stresses just seem to keep piling up on you. Do hope that the crisis team can help. Assume the boys are aware of need to protect against STD's? Not sure what's in the school syllabus these days.

Mrs_Twins

Good Evening Everyone!

I do hope you are feeling a little better now Mioliere.

Just popping in to tell you I have now finished making up the Blankets for the Challenges. Thanks to everyone that has contributed Squares for these Challenges.

If you would like to pop in and have a look please do.
www.sunshineinternationalblanketsoflove.blogspot.com

Love Suex

sock-knitter

morning all, feeling bit rough didnt sleep well. the gp didnt change my meds yesterday, instead she called out the crises team to be involved. a nice lady came to see me who is a nurse within the crises team, they have offered me 'intensive home based treatment'. i havent heard of it before, but she explained i would get the same treatment as i would in hospital, but within my own home.
everyday either a doctor or a nurse will come out and see me, and there will be 24/7 telephone support. today its the pyshchiatrist coming to see me, to discuss a change of meds. feel a bit of a failure as i've been in this situation before, and thought i'd never end up like this again, still i know that it can and does get better and gives me hope
knitted for hours last night just to keep my hands busy and my mind off other things, wrist is doing well, just stiff, and not as flexible as it was.
isom, good luck with the craft fair, i know how stressful it can be, i did one last year for my local church
seakay, enjoy the cat sitting, sounds like fun
hugs for all
shaz xxx