2024 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

Cherryfudge

thriftwizard said:

He's on the mend now, slowly but surely. They let him eat solid food today for the first time in a week - he's thrilled! Not sure just how well he's remembering things, but it's very early days...

It is indeed early days, but it sounds very much as though he's going in the right direction. I'm sure it's too early to judge how his memory will be, longer term, perhaps he had a bit of a bash on the head at the time or there's the element of trauma removing some memory. A friend of mine was in a bad car accident but has no bad memories of it because she simply doesn't remember around the incident. It was due to road conditions, not her being under par, so it's the accident that caused the memory loss, not something that went wrong inside her.

Nelliegrace

Dear @thriftwizard,
Your husband seems to have impeccable timing. I hope he has a speedy recovery. 

Nelliegrace

I have been frittering the egg money away again on vintage linens from the second hand goods sales. Oh dear! In the 1940 Times recently there was a little piece on the rising price of fruit making it expensive to use the extra ration of sugar for jam making. But that wasn’t the news I meant to tell you, under that it said egg producers were selling eggs at the same price as retailers, and the Ministry was going to take action, without warning. I think eggs are going to be rationed, but don’t tell anyone. I am looking for some pullets.

My bargains were three unused, linen, hand towels for £1.99, and five linen tray cloths, three unused, were also £1.99. The seller combined the postage. I like to use old tray cloths as napkins and to wrap things. I have a few glass beads and buttons to turn little crochet doilies into jug covers, so useful for tea in the garden.
I bought a colourful sisal beach/shopping bag for £5 in the sale at TKM.
Isn’t this handkerchief wonderful? I do dislike Rayon fabric, so that kept my purse closed. 

Gem-gem

@thriftwizard, sending both you and Mr TW lots of hugs. 🤗 Wishing Mr TW a speedy recovery. 

No new recent spends. Had a look just before the weekend but wasn't ready to make a purchase. Want to have a look around the CS when not so warm for some new jeans. 

PollyWollyDoodle

Too warm for me to do much today (sorry I know it’s not hot for everyone). 

@PipneyJane how are you getting on with your chemo, are you still in the cottage hospital or have you been released?  Did you manage to knit anything, I should think it’s quite difficult if you’ve got a drip in.  Hope it all went smoothly for you

PipneyJane

Good morning All

Here’s some blueberry cakes.  (I believe our American allies call them “muffins”.). I’ll just make a fresh pot of tea.  Love the hankie @Nelliegrace.  How’s Mr TW this morning @thriftwizard?

PollyWollyDoodle said:

Too warm for me to do much today (sorry I know it’s not hot for everyone). 

@PipneyJane how are you getting on with your chemo, are you still in the cottage hospital or have you been released?  Did you manage to knit anything, I should think it’s quite difficult if you’ve got a drip in.  Hope it all went smoothly for you

They discharged me on Saturday, @PollyWollyDoodle.  It went OK, although I threw up on Tuesday.  I think that was actually due to a migraine, not the drugs, because I had the headache before they administered my chemo - I woke up with it - and it eased immediately after I threw up.  (At that point, they hadn’t given me any painkillers.). 

Yes, I could knit but I decided that I couldn’t face anything complex, so stuck to knitting socks.  Once the first 10 rows of the body are done, I should be OK but, given how hot it is, the Aran sweater may get put away until October/when the weather cools down.  I am sorely tempted to find something lighter to knit.

- Pip

dND

Welcome back home Pip. 💕

PipneyJane

dND said:

Welcome back home Pip. 💕

Thank you @dND.  

In other news, DH has a start date at the Ministry.  He starts next Monday.  While I will miss having him around all day, every day, I think it will be good for both of us.

- Pip

CapricornLass

That's good news, PipneyJane, for both of you.  I hope Mr P enjoys his new job.  I worked for the Ministry for 15 years, and they were, on the whole, pretty good to work for.

I'm glad MrTW is getting better - you must have been so scared, TW.  But the fact that he collapsed in front of the paramedics made me smile.  Nuts and coconut put me in anaphylactic shock.  The very first time it happened to me, though, was in front of two staff nurses from the Army Medical Corps.  Sometimes our guardian angels are really looking out for us.. ..

Take care, and lots of hugs xx

Sarahspangles

I hope Mr TW is doing well. How lucky that there were paramedics nearby. One of OH’s cycling groups were in the Dales last weekend and his friend had a bad fall. And there were two retired GPs nearby. And then mountain rescue and an air ambulance. I do worry when OH goes on his long rides but he enjoys them so much and is very fit.

I’m knitting away at my colourwork sweater, doing a bit every day. The body and one sleeve have reached the middle of the upper arm. I’m currently waiting for the postman to bring me some more circular needles, as the shorter pair I have in the required size has developed a snag. I’m enjoying knitting so much that I’m treating myself to a jumper board, though that will take a few weeks to arrive. It feels a bit frivolous but I can also use it for drying knitwear.