Monday 5 November 2012

A week of halves

We are back in the groove now that half term is over and we are returning to school/ work. We have had a really relaxing time away but it was truly a week of halves…

I had a vile cold for half the week and retreated to bed on a couple of occasions. I shared the love virus with my husband so that he felt ill for the second half of the week. The boys spend half their time studying or revising and we all put up with the rain/hail for 6 days. Despite the weather, and feeling under the weather, we did enjoy being off the treadmill and just chilling. My hubby and I even managed to see Skyfall at the cinema.

I had taken a list of the sewing that I wanted to get done whilst away but again I only managed half of my list. I accomplished half putting together some zippy pouches and only half managed to finish two rows of the Bee in My Bonnet Row along.
Half completed rows for the Bee in my bonnet row along
The snowball blocks on the left will eventually evolve into apples and the butterflies on the right need to be sashed and joined together into a row.
Apple core and a butterfly
I guess I will be trying to catch up this week but I also have my hipBee block to make for Catherine and the Bee a Brit Stingy Christmas challenge to start planning. So really I am still on the conveyer belt of life, never really catching up at all! Tomorrow I am going to be catching up with bloggy friends though as Trudi is coming to visit and I am going to Tanya's tomorrow evening for 'Stitching it Together' where the mysteries of crocheting are going to be explained! That, for me, is the best sort of catching up!
Di x

15 comments:

  1. Sorry to hear you've been unwell, it's really going around.
    Love your bee blocks, wish I had time to join in but I'd love to make them one day - it's so cute!
    How fun to be seeing bloggy friends, I love it when I can do that :)

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  2. Those blocks are looking fab and I'm sure you'll have a great time with the two 'T's :-)

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  3. hope you are feeling better... obviously ready to ...GO... x

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  4. I hope we can compare skyfall notes tomorrow night x

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  5. Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow - bring Trudi along if she is free in the evening... x

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  6. Love the apple core block - so clever :)

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  7. Sorry you had the lurgy while you were away. We went to see Skyfall over half-term too - nice to see a grown up movie for a change. Love your row along blocks - I was tempted by that QAL but just knew I had too many other things on. Look forward to watching your progress. Have fun with Trudi and Tanya et al and say hi from me!

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  8. I do hope you are feeling a lot better by now! Enjoy your crochet!

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  9. Glad you are feeling better - bad news to waste holiday time feeling ill!

    Still looks like you have been productive and I am eager to see your rows stitched together. Say hi to Trudi and Tanya for me and enjoy your catch up!

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  10. good to hear you are feeling better love those little blocks esp the apple core! are they foundation pieced?x

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  11. The conveyor belt of life! Oh I like that, sums up my existence at the moment too.
    Hope you are feeling lots better.

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  12. I hope you are feeling better, I have the horrid cold now. Your blocks are looking lovely.

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  13. Glad to see the bad weather and being under the weather didn't stop you. Love your blocks .

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  14. It really was great catching up! Thank you so much for a lovely day, hope you had an equally fabulous evening wi Tanya! X

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