The Garden Fence - help and support in tough times

nuatha

greenbee wrote: »

Love the thought of rabbits being fish....

Alongside, geese, ducks, puffins and beaver tails. Its amazing what isn't meat or diary according to medieval rules.

ivyleaf

The felted hare looks lovely kittie If you're doing the craft on your knee, try to be aware of how you're sitting, so you don't end up with aches and pains. I'm always ending up stiff and achy because I've written a long letter to a friend with the writing pad on my knee xx

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ivyleaf wrote: »

The felted hare looks lovely kittie If you're doing the craft on your knee, try to be aware of how you're sitting, so you don't end up with aches and pains. I'm always ending up stiff and achy because I've written a long letter to a friend with the writing pad on my knee xx

so true and I am guilty, maybe just as well that I had to stop because the needle broke. I should sit at a table I do get carried away

anyone else eaten mackerel lately? I am still getting through the freezer and there was a whole sealed packet of mackerel fillets. Was so nice with lightly cooked gooseberries. Hate the lingering smell though, hope no-one calls, I even have an aromatherapy diffuser on. Does anyone else still eat that fish?

I bought a dress and it came yesterday, the first dress that fits my body perfectly in five years. Its a maxi dress and far too long and obviously never hung, so I have tacked the hem up and hung it up to drop before I do the final try-on and hemming. My mind was wondering and I thought about the potential for a new thread, what do you think? About how to actually alter and fix fabric and woollen items. eg I knitted a pair of fingered gloves and as expected they are not warm because they are holey, so I made them slightly bigger and washed them in the machine. I now have a lovely wind proof warm pair of hm gloves. An old woollen jumper, felt in the machine and then cut into something else.

I am on a roll today and am just about to unpick a trouser hem and take them up, well made but never worn since I bought them 5 years ago. Then there are sleeves to shorten on two tops. The way I look at it, is that I make that important start and then no task is too onerous. What I mean is that I will do the donkey work today and get the machine out tomorrow

There is an excellent US forum
http://artisanssquare.com/sg/index.php
I have seen sewing bee people on there but sometimes it might just be something simple and quick. There are so many fine practical people on mse, the answer will no doubt come from someone on this site.

Went out before, just to the bins, didn`t notice the wind much but it was howling way up high in the sky. Strange weather and far too active for my liking

moneyistooshorttomention

Now there's a thing for me to watch out for - ie "wind howling way up in the sky".

I've learnt to judge how windy it is here before going out by looking out the window at nearby trees to see how much they are moving. Never a thought that crossed my mind in my last house...not that there were any trees to be seen from any window anyway there:rotfl:

I don't really know quite what to look out for in some ways - as I knew what was what weather-wise where I was before and the weather here is different anyway. But I've had several "locals" tell me the weather has changed a lot for the worse here over recent years.

mardatha

I gave the RV mackeral yesterday kittie and was just moaning at him today how the smell lingers..

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mardatha wrote: »

I gave the RV mackeral yesterday kittie and was just moaning at him today how the smell lingers..

Do you know mar, I used to bake mackerel in foil. Drat, I can`t think why I didn`t think of it. The fish is nice but the smell disgusting, like cod liver oil sprayed all over

Nargleblast

Smoked mackerel is delicious but repeats on me for the rest of the day.

And don't get me started on what fried onions do to my digestive system!

monnagran

For the first time in ages I found some YS'd peppered smoked mackerel last week. Absolutely lovely with salad and no smell.

Had lunch with an old friend who treated me. Chicken chasseur with new potatoes and spinach. A bit of a change from the usual jacket potato or omelette.

Then came home and made the cherry biscuits that LM ordered and what is more managed to get them made before she got back from nursery. Wasn't in the mood for flour all over the kitchen followed by a re-enactment of Titanic while she 'helped' clean up. Felt guilty because she just loves a cooking session but I have to be feeling strong.

x

Softstuff

Love mackerel the first day, but when it began to revisit me the subsequent breakfast I decided it was best avoided.

Have zero energy here right now, but as always much to do. Not to worry, there's tomorrow too.

fuddle

Great news about voluntary work monna. It's not easy pushing yourself when you're only at half kilter and the same can be said for a baking session with a 3 year old! They're only fun when we're working at full pelt - anything less then patience takes a huge amount of energy, leaving only feelings of 'just get through this' eh?

On the other hand a solitary baking session and appreciation of the results is a very good mood booster. By monna, did anyone ever tell you you 've your head screwed on? No guilt. We can't be superwomen unless we make canny decisions for ourselves.

Washing on the line yesterday and toms, sweet pepper and brussel sprouts started on the window sill. DH signed back up with his old fishing club which was very much missed by him. It was a lovely sunny day in my neck of the woods and very much appreciated.