going in circles

Hello! How are you? Good, I hope.

I'm taken up with the usual January paperwork here - head is spinning and so is the crochet. This circular crocheted bag is perfect for those moments when a girl just needs to think about the work. A bit of soothing, repetitive movement - yoga for the hands whilst the brain is whirring. I'm steadily working my way through my accumulated Rowan Denim, some of which was bought when I lived in Yorkshire and used to visit that lovely woolshop in Ripon. Sadly, it closed down many years ago - I wonder if there is a new woolshop in Ripon nowadays? The plan is to introduce a few rows of bright colours in amongst the denim as I work up the body of the bag. It's looking distinctly boyish at the moment, I feel.

I think the writing on the label gives the clue as to how long this has been sitting in the wool stash. Early 90's vintage at least....

The telephone line has now been fixed although it did look like this for the weekend. Miraculously, it was still possible to get online via this lash-up. In fact, the connection was even a little faster than normal. The BT engineer has visited and repaired the line properly but not until we had chopped up the fallen trees and cleared the bridleway. Now, THAT was a lot of work.

The melted snow and ice has left the lane very boggy. I lost my wellies several times in the mud which all added to the enjoyment. Looking on the bright side, we have a very healthy stock of logs seasoning in the wood shed and an improved telephone line.

Here's a spurious touch of spring for you - tulips are so cheering, aren't they? Now, back to the paperwork - enough procrastinating. See you soon.

Cheerio for now! xx

Posted by Anita at January 20, 2010 04:49 PM