'supporting each other through really tough times'

boultdj

:grouphug:Have a doddgy hug Softstuff,and the new year meal sound's nice.

meme30

Prudence wrote: »

I can offer virtual sympathy to those in need, as indeed some of you are. Hope you don't mind if I leave the virtual hugs until later when I know you better...

PIC. You are far too organised for me, I'm just not myself at 4am. It is still dark...chooks don't stir until daylight and neither will I.

MEME. So kind of you. A quiet start is perfect, will allow me to get over the jetlag. Present opening is not to be rushed, in my opinion. As well as re-using the wrapping paper (one famous and now very tiny piece in our collection was first used for a pair of 'jamas when my son was 7yo - about 40 years ago), each gift is wrapped slowly, with love. Needs to be opened with care so the love washes over the gift receiver.

Looks like a wonderful table you have planned. My mouth is watering. I'm a dab hand with pate, known as chook poop. Daughter came up with the name as a means of discouraging grandsons after they queried it suspiciously, in the hope she would retain most, if not all of the pot for herself. I experimented with its manufacture after watching a tv program with 'Hester' and her neighbour 'It's only Sonia'. Can't remember the name of the show, now.

If dressing gowns are off till company departs, what should I wear?
Looking forward to joining you and promise to keep my elbows off the table.

Pru

Chook Poop! :rotfl:

Anything with an elasticated waist is good for Christmas Day. I make too much food because DH and I love left-overs! Forgot to say we get a bit 'fat-eyed' in the afternoon and encourage nanna naps!:)

JKJ

How kind you all are, even people who are having a hard time themselves take time to respond to others like me. You're lovely. Thank you x

maryb

Unix, sorry to hear that, it must be very stressful. How long does the contract last for? Could you get Christmas/sales temp work if it goes pearshaped?

catznine

Aria`s_Tail wrote: »

Grandma, Thank you so much for those wrist warmer instructions, might have to relearn how to crochet for those. I fractured my right wrist 4 years ago and it does ache, especially when cold so they could be ideal.

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I have a really easy knitting pattern for fingerless gloves, they help me with pain in cold weather in my left wrist (also a fracture some years ago)
Cast on 40 stitches and knit 2 purl 2 for about 9 - 10 inches. make 2. Then sew up leaving a 1-1 1/2 inch gap for thumb about 1 1/2 inches down from top! These look nothing off but fab on especially if you knit them in colourful random yarn!

((((Softstuff)))) Really hope things improve for you as soon as possible! x

I am stuck with this head pain and now dizzyness after banging my head but have been checked and dr feels it is occipital neuralgia though a bit baffled by the dizzyness! Anyway I have meds for the dizzy spells and hopefully it will all calm down soon (Please). On the positive side the dentist is really pleased with how well the dental implant has gone! Still on soft foods, any ideas to help with the monotony would be welcome. Just had a bowl of cheesy mash potato for lunch followed by a yogurt. Dinner will be shepherds pie and softly cooked brocolli and carrots. (I seem to have eaten a lot of sheperds pie this last week!)

Craigywv - Really pleased for you!:j

(((hugs))) Unix, JKJ, Nuttyp and anyone else with troubles

I too am very relieved with the news from the USA this morning!

Only just learnt how to make granny squares but am now off to investigate those links for crochet mittens..........

Uniscots97

maryb wrote: »

Unix, sorry to hear that, it must be very stressful. How long does the contract last for? Could you get Christmas/sales temp work if it goes pearshaped?

Thanks Maryb, its temp working I'm doing at the moment

mrsmortenharket

Afternoon. A lurker popping in to say hello.
I do like this thread.

Lisa x

fuddle

A huge welcome to all our new posters. It's really nice to see people posting with us, especially long time lurkers (that was me ) who read all the time and know that we're a lovely group of people.

grandma I've pulled out my puff mitten, I would like one with a cuff I'm also planning what I'm going to wear when I meet my possible new landlord ([STRIKE]how sad[/STRIKE] good impression :rotfl: ) on Saturday and I feel I need a blue woollen scarf. I'm gonna crochet one

Also, I was talking to the lady I work with, she's 51 and only learned how to crochet so she can make her newborn baby grand child to be a blanket. She can't do the starter square and is over the moon to learn that I can start her off. Bless her, she said "I won't tell the young'uns though eh?" I think she thinks I'll be embarrassed

Tawny75

Afternoon all, apologies for my absence over the last few days, what with Guiding weekends, study and life I just didn't have time!

I have given up trying to crochet, it is just not as neat as my knitting and sewing, so I am going to undo the rubbish that I have made as fingerless gloves and knit the wool to the pattern mentioned earlier in the thread. I will report back!

Any ideas what i can do with a festival squash? Can I hull it and stuff it like a butternut one?

Thanks all

Nicky

JKJ

catznine wrote: »

I have a really easy knitting pattern for fingerless gloves, they help me with pain in cold weather in my left wrist (also a fracture some years ago)
Cast on 40 stitches and knit 2 purl 2 for about 9 - 10 inches. make 2. Then sew up leaving a 1-1 1/2 inch gap for thumb about 1 1/2 inches down from top! ...

Oh thank you. I am going to have a go at these, what size needles do I need please.