Good evening ladies, I left home on Thursday morning and stopped off in Whangarei for a cuppa with a friend, and arrived safely in Thames. My friend was very pleased to see me, but she'd had a fall earlier in the week and had a sore bum and could hardly walk. She'd had an x-ray and nothing broken, and then she stubbed her little toe and her foot was all black and blue. She didn't want me to leave, but on Sunday I departed for Papamoa, and my friend here is having quite a trying time as she recently had to admit her husband to a home as he has Alzheimer's and today she had to move her from one home to another. So I was able to take her to collect him and move him to the new one, as she no longer drives.

Tomorrow I leave for Hamilton and will call in and have a cuppa with kiwimade and then depending on whether I have a stall on the market on Saturday I will head back to Paihia on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

Lovely to be away but it will also be lovely to be home again. And I have managed to get some knitting done, and finished a cow puzzle ball which I have to deliver in Hamilton.

Happy knitting everyone.

kuaka - 2018-10-23 21:02:00

Good Morning Ladies. Sun is out and the birds are singing away in the gardens. Fingers crossed they don't eat or pull out my new plants. that went in yesterday.
Good news Mr S is coming back to Napier after a been in HB Hospital most of this month and off and on last month. He is going into a Resthome not far from home. Hopefully, once he is settled he can come home for a few hours.
Started knitting a summer scarf in cotton with a silver thread in it last night. Yellow is not my colour , but who knows I just may like it and keep it for myself.

What a great road trip you are having Kuaku.Good that you could help your friends as well. Have a safe trip home.

Your gardens are looking a picture of colour Kiwimade. Thanks for sharing your photos of the gardens.
I better move have a few jobs to do before I go out this morning to help settle Mr S.
Have a great day and take some time out for some crafting.

sunflowers28 - 2018-10-24 08:20:00

morning ladies :) It's a misty morning this morning, I know we need the rain but I have a couple of things I need to do outside today that can't be done in the rain.

Am looking forward to kuaka's flying visit and seeing these puzzles she has been knitting :)

I have 26 rows to go lol, all ribbing, oh yay, my favourite stitch, not! But worth the effort.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-24 08:21:00

Morning everyone

An early start for me today, I decided to bake a couple of bacon and egg pies, one for our dishes lady and one for my sister friend who had hernia surgery last week.
So I was up just before 6... Decided to make some chocolate muffins for the kids too... Used the depression cake recipe without eggs, butter and milk.. I put white chocolate buttons in, and that wasnt very succesful. Kids will like them anyway.
And I had an egg left so deiced since the oven was hot to make a small batch of cheese and bacon muffins for our lunch..

I can hear James (message board guy who was funny as a fruit cake) saying.. "Lucky Pigs" if he was to see the photos.lol. But he passed away yesterday after many fights with 10 + heart attacks.

why so early? cos my sister friend is coming in to get her staples oout at the med centre, so I wanted it done for when she stops in for the recyclables I forgot to give her yesterday.

I didnt knit yesterday, so will get onto that later.. And Im meant to cut MrP's hair today, we will see how long the visitors stay.

Kuaka, glad your trip is going well. please be careful on the roads. One of the weekends road toll was a friend of a school friend, soo sad.

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-24 08:37:00

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flick1 - 2018-10-24 14:25:00

morning ladies :) You have been busy popeye, I like early starts too.

Haha flick, funny how we always find a wayto craft, regardless of how we are feeling!

Kuaka popped in yesterday and had a coffee, it was great to catch up with her.

20 rows to go, didn't knit much last evening as I was at Yin Yoga and when I come home from class am pretty shattered. I usually fall asleep on the couch lol.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-25 07:33:00

Morning everyone

It is amazing how we can adapt to make the body work regaurdless of pain lol.

The baking was greatfully received, I love giving baking away.. its win win, I get to bake and we dont get to eat it, which is better for us lol.

Finally finished the main body piece for Mrs Claus... 2/3rds the way on an arm, and Missy is pleased cos the body bit is long enough that it annoys her when shes sleeping on my lap lol.

Off to the fruit shop today, ordered a good supply of yummy sausages, so we will go get those and seome fruit and veges, and pick up a few odd things at new world.

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-25 08:07:00

morning ladies :)

Yesterday I put the glass in the porch door, MrK did the tacking but I did the rest, so quite chuffed with myself. Now to wait for the putty to cure then I can paint and clean up the glass. Dad taught me to do it before he passed away.

Almost there with the knitting, SIX rows to go lol. So the knitting part should be finished today. Then to darn in the ends and block. Will be pleased when it's done.

happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-26 07:39:00

Morning everyone
Overcast here today but Id like it to stay fine.. Our landlord came in after work yesterday and cleaned up the vege garden and pulled all the kaikuyu out of the lemon tree, the tree is massive now. And she is coming back to do more tonight if it stays fine..

Got all our lovely sasuages and fruit. Bags of granny smith apples with 9-10 in were only $1, so we got 5.. Will start cooking them tomorrow..

But I did something really stupid, I lifted the box and it was very heavy, 12 trays of sausages, 5 bags of apples, a kilo of sausagemeat, a bag of mandarins and pears and a few tomatoes... so am paying for my stupidity. The very front/middle of my tummy is rather sore.

So needless to say I took the afternoon to be quiet and sat knitting.. Tis a little better today.
Wont be doing much more than knitting today lol.

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-26 08:36:00

Morning everyone

Looks like it wont be too bad weatherwise, before the rain comes later.

Busy busy this morning. There is a buyer coming through at 11 am so Ill touch up the vaccumming etc..
The landlord wasnt able to come in yesterday, but the gardens at least look like a work in progress.

Also want to finally get mrPs hair cut and beard trimmed.. I wish he would shave the beard off, I hate having to trim it. But Im not going to suggest it.. I think / hope he will get sick of it in the summer heat.

So Busy busy, knitting in the afternoon tho

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-27 07:51:00

morning ladies :) I finished the baby blanket yesterday and it's on the floor in the living room being blocked. The Furry One seems to know to stay off it too. I've tried several times to upload a pic but for some reason TM won't let me so will try again this afternoon.

Now to find something else to do lol.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-27 08:21:00

morning ladies :) Well I'm still trying to upload pics to TM. For some reason it just won't happen.

Still looking for something to do with my hands in the evening, I've narrowed it down to some blackwork embroidery so will trace my pattern onto the fabric this morning.

It's a drizzly kind of day so perfect for crafting.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-28 07:39:00

Morning everyone

What is blackwork embroidery Kiwimade?

Today we will finish doing the apples.. And the rest of the day I plan to knit. The back is creaky this morning lol.

The people came to view the house yesterday, they seemed nice.

The fruit cakes can wait, I need to get the apple into the freezer.

I finally sorted out all our insulin which has added up with both of us being in hospital and not using our own supplies. Underneath it all (I keep it in the vege bin of the fridge) I discovered a pack of Kremelta.. a full pack lol.. So I obviously brought it for something.. Will leave it there and make some White christmas closer to christmas lol..

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-28 08:08:00

Blackwork is black embroidery on white fabric. It's usually a design of different open weave stitches and you shade it by using different amounts of strands of thread. It can be different colours but traditionally it's black and white. I'm having a tutu with cream fabric and green thread as they are both old and I'm learning so it's no biggie if I stuff it up lol. So far, so good though.

kiwimade64 - 2018-10-28 10:41:00

kiwimade64 wrote:

Blackwork is black embroidery on white fabric. It's usually a design of different open weave stitches and you shade it by using different amounts of strands of thread. It can be different colours but traditionally it's black and white. I'm having a tutu with cream fabric and green thread as they are both old and I'm learning so it's no biggie if I stuff it up lol. So far, so good though.

Wow it sounds lovely Kiwimade.. Look forward to seeing photos.

popeye333 - 2018-10-28 12:32:00

Morning everyone

Looks like we might have a fine day..

I did the skirt Yesterday Yay.. Lots of 2 row stripes.. Pleased its done tho. Doing the shawl now then only little wee bits to do.. So Im getting them done fairly quickly... Will be able to seel them next month Hopefully.

Have over 3 kilos of stewed apples in the freezer too which is great.. Awesome on weetbix to keep things working.

Beenn thinking I might make a white cotton shawl, but I will also investigate the jacket I have made twice which has a frill around it instead of a band. but it does have the instructions for a band.. Its a patter I know and it fits well so I might end up with that.

Hope everyone is well and Happy

Have a fab day

popeye333 - 2018-10-29 09:36:00

Morning ladies, what started out as a lovely sunny day has now turned to rain, so I guess that means I won't be mowing lawns today or gardening so what a perfect excuse to do some knitting.

I had a busy day yesterday. Did piles of washing and got it all just about dry. Also finally unpacked my bag from my travels, stripped the bed (and mended it) and then put clean sheets on. It was heavenly last night getting back into my own bed with nice crisp sheets. But I have to say the three friends I stayed with all had comfortable beds for me, and I slept well most of the time.

Oops, the rain has stopped but it looks like more heading our way.

Stepson has been very busy working on the section while I've been away and I now have my sea view back and he's given the trees such a drastic haircut that I think most of them won't grow back. He's also tidied up at the front along the driveway but sadly he didn't know that campanula aren't weeds and my heavenly bamboo has also disappeared. Not to worry. Also the impatients were victims of the clean up, but I still have a few and they do multiply easily. I still have two campanula that I can divide and replant.

So I had better get cracking and do something useful.

Will put up a pic later of the cow puzzle that I had with me and meant to show kiwimade, but it wasn't till I was in Hamilton that I realised I hadn't shown her. Twerp that I am!

Have a super day everyone.

kuaka - 2018-10-29 10:32:00

Good Morning Ladies, Early start today as I need to be at the hospital at 10 am for a meeting with the team. Mr S slowly going downhill. As for me, it's one step forward and two steps backwards.
It's a couple of days since I have picked up my knitting.

What a great road trip you had Kuaku and been able to help your friend as well. time. In news here they looking at over 60 plus ships coming in this for the season. Just hope you have heaps to sell.
Looking forward to seeing what shawl pattern you will knit Popeye
Fingers crossed that you can stay in your unit after it's sold.
The blanket is lovely, like the colour Kiwimake
It's time to move now as there a few jobs to do first before heading out the door.
Enjoy your day everyone

sunflowers28 - 2018-10-30 07:39:00

Afternoon everyone

A yucky old day out there.

Ive been up and done my bloods. Med Center rang yesterday to say my Dr had ordered some more tests, so I picked it up and did them with my INR.. All related to my anaemia.
Absolutely bucketed down while I was in the supermarket so had to wait for that to finish.. The car is still out waiting for a lull in the rain.

I only have the berries to do now, but Im not in the mood to knit today.

Still waiting for my yarn orders...

Stay warm and dry everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-30 12:35:00

Morning everyone

I hope everyone is ok, just having a break or something..

I didnt knit yesterday and I doubt I will today either.. A few days break wont hurt.

Im going to go through some cook books, again lol... I kept 6 large granny smith apples out from the stewing to bake with..

Its a beautiful clear day after yesterdays mess..

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-10-31 08:46:00

Morning ladies, we had a very mixed bag weatherwise yesterday, rain, wind, sun, then repeat, and it continued all day. But stayed dry long enough for me to go for a 6.5km walk with my neighbour at 5pm and if it is dry today we will do the same again.

Knit and natter this morning, might try to finish the tricky part of the giraffe puzzle ball head and take it along. Once I've done the tricky part, it's straightforward. Otherwise I will take along a little baby top I'm knitting except I think I've stuffed up, because I'm pretty sure it's supposed to have 3 buttons on it, but I think I've only done two buttonholes and I don't feel like unpicking it.

Not sure where the family are, the house is empty at the moment.

Stepson informed me yesterday that I need to spend at least two hours a week gardening (and not the veg garden) and that if I don't spend two hours one week I need to spend four the following week. I felt like telling him where to go. I said, "I'm 70, and if I feel like gardening I do some, and if I don't feel like it, I don't. Simple as that really. At my age, I don't do anything unless I feel like it!"

Might try to mow some lawns when I come back from knitting.

Have a super day everyone.

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flick1 - 2018-10-31 12:18:00

Morning everyone
From a wet windy Waiuku..
After yesterdays Glorious day it was a bit of a shock to see what we have this morning. Its bad enough that Im surprised the tv hasnt gone off.

Im hoping that everyone is well.. Unusual for Kiwimade to be awol so long.

Shopping today, thats going to be a mission in this weather.. Our recycle centre shop has a huge sale on of Up to 75% off.. So we will have a look up there too.

I knitted the berries late yesterday, so now Ill have a couple more days off and then put them both together.

Have a fab day everyone..

popeye333 - 2018-11-01 08:00:00

Good Morning Ladies. Very overcast here today. Expecting rain as well. Guys did the lawns yesterday for us.
Spend the day at home did very little and did some s/market shopping. Mainly for our cat Annie as I only had biscuits for her. She is missing Mr S not been around. She comes in first thing to check if he is around.

You may get some good bargains Popeye at the recycle shop today. I have a few Birthdays over the next couple of months. Christmas Cake I'll do at the w/end.
Cutout a couple of bags to sew up. Going to try my other sewing machine.
Hope everyone else is ok.
Not sure if I will make it to the hospital today as it's now raining.

Enjoy your day everyone, it looks like a great day for crafting.

sunflowers28 - 2018-11-01 09:06:00

morning ladies :) We've had a busy few days here as well as me coughing and spluttering still. A friend told me it's a virus, don't care lol, am just over it.

Raining like mad here so I've been picking some roses before they get battered by the weather. The only new rose out is Claude Monet but it is very pretty.

I've decided to go for it with the blackwork so have bought some fabric and more thread and traced the pattern onto the linen this morning. My sewing machine is out as I planned to sew but then changed my mind. It's just one of those days I guess.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-01 11:42:00

Oh Kiwimade, not good that you are still sick..

I hope you start to feel better soon.

I will always be thankful that I am able to have my sewing machines out all the time, without having to move rooms etc..

Ive been asked to try and make some fabric dissolvable nappies for my grandies Doll... Will look at that on Sunday hopefully

popeye333 - 2018-11-01 17:58:00

morning ladies :)

I am so sorry to hear MrS is going downhill sunflowers, big hugs to you.

Yesterday was bitterly cold and we had a massive hail storm in the afternoon. I felt so sorry for the two cyclists cycling by when it hit. I bet that hail hurt like crazy.

So today I'll get out in the garden and stake up anything that has been battered, I noticed a delphinium is on a lean this morning. The roses are so slow to flower but it has been a cold spring so far. Four more to go :)

I embroidered half of the butterfly outline yesterday and am very happy with it so far. So I'll get the rest of the outline done hopefully this evening or tomorrow and then I can start filling in the wings. It makes a nice change from knitting and I love the contrast of black on white.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-02 07:34:00

Morning everyone

Such a contrast in the weather.. Today its brilliant sunny and no wind. I often speak about the November wind we get and it all seams to settle after that and cruise on into summer.. Time will tell, I dont ask for much But Please let it be this fine tomorrow lol.

Thankfully our berries and passionfruit are protected by the fence they grow on, have had heaps of flowers on the passionfruit and the blackberry is showing leaves now. Its always a little slow , behind everyone elses.

Got awesome bargains yesterday. A watch with a stretchy band, 4 balls of wool,2 recipe books, and four solar lights. All for the grand sum of $13-50.. Sadly the watch isnt working, cannot turn the nob to change the time, but Im taking that back, and it was 3 out of 4 that work. Outdoor stuff was 75% off so I paid 50 cents each for the lights, But we figure 3 that work and one for spare parts as one bit in missing is Pretty Dam good for $2 lol.They were originally only $2 each lol

Got my around the neck work light yesterday.. its awesome, has two levels of brightness.. I saw a post on Fb they had them for $16+ USD,, and I cant remember the postage.. So I went to the wish website. Got mine free, only had to pay the postage of $6nz.. So Im very pleased with that, and they probably are all made in the same place lol.

Have a fab day with your crafting everyone

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flick1 - 2018-11-02 08:45:00

Good Morning Ladies. It's blowing a gale still here. The sun doing it's best to come out. Yes, I did go over to the hospital yesterday. Mr S was pleased to see me. Just waiting on a call from the Social Worker to check out a Rest Home as the last one was not suitable for Mr S.

Thanks for the hugs Kiwimade just what I needed at present. Look forward to seeing your blackwork.
Popeye what great bargains you got yesterday. We could do with something like that here.
Did a few rows of knitting last night on a shawl while I sat in front of the fire, to warm up.
The wind dropped so will take a walk around the section with my coffee.
Have a great day everyone

sunflowers28 - 2018-11-02 09:23:00

flick1 wrote:

For those who do stalls, what suggestions do you have for display? I would like to try to draw more people to my table. Thanks.

I don't do stalls but some sort of cute pet would easily draw a crowd.

mndy1 - 2018-11-02 10:47:00

morning ladies :)

Flick, I have no idea but does it have to be crafts? Could you get hold of some citrus fruit and make marmalade to sell? Or with Christmas coming some Christmas goodies/treats.

It was a sunny day yesterday but cool with the wind but still managed to weed a good portion of the garden. One big corner has a heap of concrete fill I have been slowly getting rid of. Four big bits of concrete went into the bin yesterday. I sooo need a digger, am waiting for our friend to stop being so busy!

I didn't get all of the outline of the butterfly finished, just the bottom part of one wing. I should get it done today though so will take a photo and hopefully be able to post it here.

But first it's housework. I left it to today as it's supposed to rain today and no point 'wasting' a sunny day like yesterday. My sister is picking the Fluffy One up today, we've been dog sitting her for nearly a week now.

Happy knitting :)

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flick1 - 2018-11-03 10:20:00

Afternoon everyone

Flick grab a couple of cardboard boxes, in different heights, wrap them in christmas wrapping paper or even plain. And Use these as stages for your stuff to sit on. If you make blankets lay them over the staging.

You have been busy Kiwimade. I hope you are starting to feel better.

I am one Very Proud woman. MrP walked over to the school, he wouldnt let me take him over in the car. And it didnt take as long as I thought for him to get there, so he actually stood for 30 minutes, before we were let into the hall. Got two pams reusable shopping bags full for $15. A cupcake set for my grandie, but I may save that for next year.. when she turns 5. Got the front of a Advent calender in fabric which I will back and hopefully sell it. Some lovely red jars, a couple of cookbooks, and the coolest motorbike metal ornament, Its a pitty MrP saw that or I would have added it to his christmas pressies.
And I bumped into woman that I went to school with when were were 13ish. She had her arms around me and a kiss on the cheek before I realised who it was lol.. Havent seen her for 35+ years.

Its the wetest its been for there Gala, but it didnt keep the people away.

HOpe everyone is warm and dry

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popeye333 - 2018-11-03 12:36:00

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flick1 - 2018-11-03 16:03:00

flick1 wrote:

Brilliant Popeye, thanks for that idea.

Great news about Mr Popeye

You welcome Flick. It just makes things look a bit more attractive and interesting, so that draws people in..
When I did the same at our CMA crafts sale I doubled the sales of the blankets table, and I think the staging really helped. The Other ladies in the group all thought it was a good idea.

popeye333 - 2018-11-03 17:52:00

morning ladies :) It's blowing a gale outside but at least it's sunny. We have a huge tree which is breaking the wind up and protecting the garden.

Not much was done yesterday afternoon as we dogsat an eight week old puppy. Our Furry One was NOT impressed with this young upstart lol and ignored her completely. When her owner arrived to take her home, he kept walking back and forth to the gate, almost like right, you're here, now take the little buggar home! On the other hand, the Fluffy One loved her and wouldn't leave her alone. Played with her and chased her constantly. I ended up picking her up and letting her sleep on my boobs lol so the Fluffy One couldn't annoy her. So that was pretty much it, my sister arrived to take the Fluffy One home and we are now back to a one-dog family.

Almost done with the butterfly outline, I spotted a mistake so will unpick it and redo, no biggie.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-04 08:20:00

Morning everyone
Yes blowing a gale here too Kiwimade.. And its on the front of our house so it cops the lot.. I often wonder if people think we never open our windows, cos the wind is often on the front but the back windows are all open, and you cant see them from the road lol.

Awee Poor furry one getting his nose out of joint, I bet hes lording it today knowing its back to normal .

Yesterday we had a bird visit, I took photos but they werent that clear cos it was through the ranch slider.. But After posting pics in the general discussion , it turned out to be a Malay Dove / Asia Dove.. Beautiful birds. First time Ive even seen one. I put pics on FB.

Today I plan to resort the freezer in the dinning room. And then Ill try and find room for the cookbooks Ive brought in the last couple of weeks..Time for a wee thin out.
I have two families here who have pigs, so nothing goes to waste.. One lucky pig had a bucketfull of apple peelings last weekend..

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-11-04 08:53:00

morning ladies :) Cloudy but looks like it's going to be a better day today. Lawns to mow and a bit more weeding. I still have four roses left to flower, what a weird spring we're having.

I've finished the outline to my butterfly but for some reason TM still won't let me upload photos. So frustrating! Am happy with it especially as it's a first attempt. I started doing the 'fill' last night and am working out how to do the shading.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-05 08:06:00

Morning everyone

Trade me wouldnt let me list anything yesterday Kiwimade, thats using Internet explorer, but when I used Edge it worked.

I did two freezers yesterday and aim to do two more this morning. So it will be reorganising fruit and veges and move anything that shouldnt be there to thenright place.
I found some stuffed sausages yesterday, then remembered they are hellers ones that dont agree with me, But MrP will eat them. I did those before I had my surgery and found a couple of bacon and egg pies as well. But they all need to go to the upright, once Ive done that one.

Got an order for a Topsy Turvey doll yesterday.. So I started sewing up the santas, the doll isnt needed until feb so I have plenty of time. Ill knit the skirts first tho cos they are the biggest part, and get itdone before it gets too hot.
Still very windy here. Im not going to move the freezers to the door, the water would just blow in the garage. but I should be able to chisel the ice off.

Right have a fab day everyone.

popeye333 - 2018-11-05 08:26:00

Morning ladies, what a frustrating day I had yesterday. I was pretty determined to finish the giraffe puzzle ball that I have been working on, so I sat, and crocheted and stuffed, crocheted and stuffed, and when I had finally completed the third segment and went to assemble it, I found I'd done it wrong. The wretched thing had six legs! It has two legs on the head segment, then it is supposed to have a two leg segment and an ordinary segment - the ordinary segment being the easiest to make. Course I'd gone gaily on and done the head/leg segment then made two more leg segments, sooooooo I ended up with six legs. Grrrrrr. I'd sewn the segments together so well I had a devil of a job to unpick the join, but I finally managed to undo one of the leg segments and made a basic one. Phew! What a twerp is all I can say.

As for trademe and photos, I can't upload photos from my phone as they are too big, I have to use my old digital camera.

Was beautiful here yesterday after a wet start to the day, the sun came out and it was warm, but very windy. I sat out in the sun on my deck enjoying my renewed sea view, which my stepson recovered for me. It is so nice again now. As he said, it is one of the main reasons why we bought the house in the first place. Without the view, it's nothing.

He's been busy cutting up big chunks of firewood with a chainsaw so the lawn is full of sawdust, so I might deal with that today and see if I can clear it away so that I can mow the lawn. I need to shift some firewood to reclaim some of the lawn too. Bit by bit that will be a long job. I can't lug too many loads of firewood up the steps before I'm knackered.

I have a mandarin I want to plant where the firewood is now, so I do need to get started on that fairly soon. I bought the mandarin over a year ago, it's in a large pot but I'm sure it would appreciate being planted in a permanent spot.

Right, I had better do something useful.

Have a super day everyone.

kuaka - 2018-11-05 09:41:00

morning ladies :) I'm up early this morning as I have a sage plant I need to plant out from a pot to the garden and it's going to be hot today. I hate digging holes in the heat.

I've gone back to my 'practice' butterfly to have a tutu with the shading. If I muck it up it's no biggie. It's just too hard to unpick so thought I would do it this way.

Hope everyone is well, thinking of you sunflowers. I hope they have found a bed for MrS in a lovely resthome.

Happy knitting :)

Edited by kiwimade64 at 7:12 am, Tue 6 Nov

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-06 07:12:00

Good Morning Ladies. I have been to hell and back this last week. Mr S is back in Hospital as of last Friday. So poorly ran rest home. We had a planning meeting yesterday and now waiting to hear back from Social Worker and Hospice workers.

I just visiting Mr S and working out in the garden after the winds we had over the w/end. So now I have to get myself into gear and tidy up inside as I have a cuz coming down on Thursday for about week. So looking forward to having someone else around the place.

I cut out two project bags and just finished them. One for a birthday the other will for Christmas gift.
Sun is out and it's starting to warm up here. Off to my gym class this afternoon. Giving my knit and natter group a miss this morning.

Yes, Kiwimade gardening is my happy place at present. Looking better with a good tidy up and weeds out. Can see some plants now.

Hope everyone is well and enjoying working on their projects.
Cheers, for now, have a great day everyone.

sunflowers28 - 2018-11-06 08:28:00

Morning everyone
Hugs to you Sunflowers, I know how hard it is for you.. Im soo pleased you have a Happy place to go to. It will be lovely for you to have a visitor..
I always find when things are heavy on the mind etc that I Crave normal things..
Good idea having a practice piece Kiwimade... Cant wait to see the finished real one..

I got the the three freezers done yesterday.. Was rather weary by the end of it tho. But I actually enjoy doing them and feel good knowing things are packed properly and sorted out.. The upright I will do again in Summer, will have to take it to the door and use the hose. Whoever invented the wire shelves made a big error. They are very hard to get the ice off. I used a hair dryer and got enough off for now.

Today I have to go do my bloods and post a book I sold on here. Then I will be sewing up toys.

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-11-06 08:46:00

aaahhh sunflowers, I did wonder when I haven't seen you posting here or on FB for a few days. I hope everything is sorted for MrS and for you. Am glad you have a cousin staying, you will need the support. And gardens... sigh... I just love mine. It's taken years to get to where it is now and I have heaps still to do but I just love the creativity of it all and the time out there for thinking and solving the world's problems.

I re-read kuaka's post as something she wrote twigged in my mind while planting the sage plant (see... it works lol). The pic I took of the baby blanket was on my phone, not camera so that's why it won't upload to here. So, I'll be using my camera from now on. I can access the photos from my phone via one drive so all good.

So here's the outline of the butterfly. I've since done some filling but no shading yet. I'll post again when I've done the shading and filling in the filling lol. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/903532501.jpg

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-06 09:36:00

morning ladies :) A foggy start to the day here but it looks like the sun is trying to get through.

I have Yin Yoga this evening, boy I miss it if I can't go. I must be becoming more flexible as last week I managed the 'square' crossed legs where you stack one leg on top of the other. It's taken about six months but can finally do it.

MrK is taking the car in for a new windscreen today. We were hit by a stone last Thursday and it wasn't until Friday afternoon the crack appeared. And the repairer had to order in the screen for us. Thank goodness for insurance.

Today I might have another attempt at sewing :) I miss having the extra space for my sewing machine to be permanently set up. Oh well, no biggie. The dining room table has better light anyway.

Happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-07 08:00:00

Morning everyone..

Its beautiful here this mornng, very little wind Yay.. Got quite warm yesterday in the late afternoon, so we had the screen in the ranch slider for the first time since summer.

I sewed little bits yesterday, for the toys, I figure if I get those bits all done, that once the body part is done it will be fast to put all the other parts on.

We will be putting a couple of christmas cakes in the oven later. Off to a slow start this morning lol.. But they are easy done, and forgotten for 3 hours lol..

Better try and speed up the process tho, so Have a fab day

popeye333 - 2018-11-07 09:27:00

Morning Ladies Very hot day yesterday and again today. Busy doing a tidy up before my visitor arrives sometime tomorrow.
Not long spoken to his nurse. Mr S was packing up his things and told the nurse we are moving house. LOL. Be visiting later today.

Had a play around last night with some knitting stitches. Tried knitting face cloths. Have a couple of balls of cotton, which I 'll knit into summer scarves.

Thanks for sharing your garden photos with us kiwimade. Yes, it does take time to get results we would like in our gardens.
Better move as I still have some more jobs to tick off my list.

Have a great day and give yourselves so time out.

Edited by sunflowers28 at 10:54 am, Wed 7 Nov

sunflowers28 - 2018-11-07 10:50:00

morning ladies :) lol @ moving house sunflowers! It felt like that when moving dad into palliative care, the amount of stuff he had!

I did manage to enlarge the pattern I need for my new sewing machine cover. My printer didn't print it to scale so a bit of maths was required. Quite satisfying getting it done.

MrK is going to be out and about for most of the day so I will have the rare chance of having the house to myself. I have a few things planned. My new Gertrude Jekyll rose needs supporting as she is growing like crazy. MrK suggested I buy some wire netting but the Furry One got in behind the water tank chasing a rabbit and I found some there when I went to get him back. So a win-win for me. Some of my poppies were hammered by the wind so I need to sort them out too.

And I'm hoping to finally do some sewing. I will have a go at making some piping (have enough fabric to do that) to jazz up the cover a bit and then start the cover. There are some great tutorials online!

happy knitting :)

kiwimade64 - 2018-11-08 07:55:00

Morning everyone
Very light rain here at the mo.. Still warmish tho.. yesterday got quite warm.. Was standing in the kitchen after dinner icing the afghans and the sweat was running.
Had a lovely time in the kitchen tho, we mde three christmas cakes, A triple mix of the one we make.. Also made two batches of the cooked fruit mince I make, for the freezer and a double batch of afghans.

Used 3 kilos of mixed fruit and used 15 duck eggs all up lol.. Have 8 to go lol.. Might make a couple of sponges and barter them, just to use up the eggs.

Shopping this morning, MrP will stay home to catch the lawn lady, to see about getting the weed sack emptied.

Still getting the smaller parts sewn up on the toys, althought this afternoon I think Im down to starting the arms and bodies..

Have fun sewing Kiwimade.. I feel the need to sew as well so Maybe on the weekend. I have a few cupoards I want to hit, and clean first tho.

Have a fab day everyone

popeye333 - 2018-11-08 08:43:00