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| 2901 | well so much for stitching... MrK with chainsaw in hand asked me to 'sit on the step and keep an eye on me please while I cut these two branches down'.... ok I say.... two hours later the tree is cut down and another one pruned and I've dragged all the branches into the paddock for burning lol. It was so close to power lines and had to come down but just wasn't planning on doing it today! kiwimade64 - 2013-12-02 12:57:00 |
| 2902 | Lol Kiwimade, hope you both had sunscreen on.. Its warm out there. There was me thinking yay Ive finished the Santa and Mrs Claus, after Id glued the eyes on.. sitting there looking at them and thought something was missing. lol it was the holly and berries on Mrs Claus. Have knitted them and will sew them up and add after tea. So two weeks to make the pair. Which is good going for me. And Im pleased to say I think continuing to do the sewing etc has kept my wrist moving and its feeling a bit better now. Back to my blanket tonight.. Yayay. popeye333 - 2013-12-02 15:56:00 |
| 2903 | Very hot here today in Clyde and another one tomorrow. ffloss - 2013-12-02 18:49:00 |
| 2904 | I was very tempted with that $1 a ball offer from Skeinz but had already just bought some possum/merino sock wool, some possum/merino 8 ply (well two lots actually) and erm, it's not as though I actually need any wool, so I was very strong. Not going to buy any more wool until next year. kuaka - 2013-12-02 20:08:00 |
| 2905 | I got 2 more orders for shrugs today. blue and pink ones. got machine fixed again so back sewing carolev - 2013-12-02 20:58:00 |
| 2906 | morning ladies :) Out and about for me today, am having a towbar fitted to the car - my Christmas pressie lol. I know, it's a wierd gift but if I have to tow a trailer to Wellington in January, then I'm driving my car not MrK's truck which means we need another towbar. Handy to have anyway and I miss having one. So no stitching for me today I would guess. happy knitting :) kiwimade64 - 2013-12-03 06:13:00 |
| 2907 | http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/295095146.jpg Ta-Da... Finished. They took two weeks so not bad really. Morning everyone. Its overcast here but not too hot and not too cool. Cool Christmas present Kiwimade.. I wouldn't want to drive a different vehicle with a trailer either. Back to my blanket now.. I just have to figure how Im going to sew it. Id like it to be easy. but I also don't know what colour to use cos its going to show on the reverse side. I might have to just go with the dark blue as that's the biggest colour, but its going to show on the light blue and lemon. Your going to be knitting shrugs in your sleep Carole lol Have a good day everyone popeye333 - 2013-12-03 08:28:00 |
| 2908 | Raining here, and cold - yesteday I was getting sunburned to a crisp while gardening and putting more stain on the deck, today we have the heat pump on (mind you we both feel the cold). Looks like being a good day to settle down to some serious knitting. Enjoy your day. kuaka - 2013-12-03 10:16:00 |
| 2909 | morning afternoon carolev - 2013-12-03 11:54:00 |
| 2910 | OOPS Carole, can it be reversed? or maybe next time when the bills you just [paid are due, pay the ones you were meant to pay. popeye333 - 2013-12-03 12:26:00 |
| 2911 | morning girls, popeye I should NOT be paying her bills , she's 43 and should be paying her own bills . I do it for the wee ones sake now watch my stalker tell her what I wrote. just make my days get worsts I am cold and it's raining , I have sewing to do, sat up till 12am knitting so I get the orders out, I got a camera flash on Monday so more money to pay out, I just hate December off back to finish this shrug carolev - 2013-12-04 07:38:00 |
| 2912 | morning! Tow bar on my car so now I can tow trailers etc. Have really missed having one. Wet and damp here so looks like the fourth tree lives for another day. It's going to be a huge job to get it this one cut down as it is bigger than the others. But, we'll get there. Better than having it take out the power lines. I can't knit/stitch until that late carole, I'm knackered by the end of the day lol and I'll be lucky to knit/stitch until just after the news. Will be a good day for stitching today I think, might even sneak in some Christmas baking too. Happy knitting :) kiwimade64 - 2013-12-04 08:01:00 |
| 2913 | morning Hope I can get a bit of knitting done later - still not finished the little cardy it seems to be going on and on and on this time. jayemtoo - 2013-12-04 08:02:00 |
| 2914 | wet here again, my runner beans are loving it and growing like crazy. I had a nap yesterday afternoon, most unusual for me, went to bed at 3.30 'cos I could hardly keep my eyes open and slept till 5.30. When I woke and looked at the clock and realised I was alone in bed I thought "mr K is up early" then I realised it was still daylight and the penny dropped that it was time to get up and cook tea. Felt much better for it, but I didn't get so much knitting done. Might go to knitting today even though the weather isn't all that great. It's an excuse to get out of the house and I need to check the mail and post some Christmas cards (reluctantly - I'd prefer to send none, especially overseas but I feel guilty when I start receiving them). Might take my 10 stitch blanket, otherwise I'll have to start something "no think" to take. Try to make the best of the day ladies. Sorry about your problems carolev, hope you get it sorted. kuaka - 2013-12-04 08:04:00 |
| 2915 | Morning all. Yep raining here, but its warm. Carole you are going to have to say no... I know the reasons why you do what you do. But till you start saying know, the person isn't going to learn to stand on their own two feet. they need to take responsibility and learn to pay their own stuff. Have a good day. popeye333 - 2013-12-04 08:48:00 |
| 2916 | Wow I did well at spotlight. Couldn't decided out of red or white for the jacket Kiwimade, so I got both lol.. Only acrylic but its really soft. Got a couple of variegated baby wool to knit Addison yes Addison the baby next door a wee jumper for winter. popeye333 - 2013-12-04 12:41:00 |
| 2917 | popeye do you use hubby gold card at spotlight , I love the discount you get with it, got to knit more shrugs and make some stockings too carolev - 2013-12-04 12:42:00 |
| 2918 | BUgger Carole I forgot to use mine... Damm popeye333 - 2013-12-04 13:07:00 |
| 2919 | morning all. I have a busy day ahead of me with sewing, still wet outside. we my diabetes clinic went well. sugars dropped so has colestrol but she upped my long lasting insulin. I got a new gardener older woman that's very good , so can get more impations carolev - 2013-12-05 06:55:00 |
| 2920 | morning ladies :) That's good news carole about your sugar levels, well done! And great about your new gardener too, helps lots when they know what to do. kiwimade64 - 2013-12-05 08:21:00 |
| 2921 | morning ladies, very damp here this morning as in it's raining, very fine misty rain, but rain all the same. Rained just about all day yesterday. I went to the knit and natter session yesterday - took my 10 stitch blanket with me, but hadn't done many rows before I noticed I had 12 stitches, so had to unpick a few rows, seems I had done two rows with an increase but no decrease. This one is for charity, and I think I'm going to run out of one of the colours before I finish it. I thought I had another ball, but it appears I don't. Not sure what to do. At the moment it is zig-zag stripes, of dark mauve, pale green, light mauve, pale green, dark mauve, pale green, light mauve, and I had planned to do another pale green, dark mauve, pale green, light mauve but I don't think I have enough green to finish. I'll put up a pic later and ask for some advice. I'm thinking I might have to add a purple at each end or something???? Meantime I suppose I should do some housework and might even think about doing the ironing which has been staring at me for days, and might even take advantage of the wet weather to do some sewing - might start on new curtains for our bedroom - see how energetic I feel. Have a great day everyone. kuaka - 2013-12-05 08:47:00 |
| 2922 | Morning everyone. Have to go waste money on food this morning... lol Kiwimade MrP is like that too, checking to see what Im doing, and not doing anything he thinks I shouldn't be, or shouldn't be able to cos Im a woman lol.. hence I now sneak away and do things quietly till Im caught lol Have a good day... A good day for sitting crafting while the rain hydrates the gardens popeye333 - 2013-12-05 09:01:00 |
| 2923 | Please send some of your rain to Central Otago. We badly need it. We are watering every evening. It is another hot day. We had 31deg. in our back yard yesterday and today it is meant to be 29deg. Haven't done any knitting for a few days but hope to get back into it this weekend After my patchwork group have their Xmas party. ffloss - 2013-12-05 14:06:00 |
| 2924 | morning all. spent yesterday sewing and knitting, got over tired and found I couldn't sleep so sat knitting till mid night. so today I feel down. got lots more sewing to do a more shrugs , my poor 10 stitch blanket has not seen me for days, wet again here but I need to do some washing, running out of undies. carolev - 2013-12-06 07:04:00 |
| 2925 | morning :) oucchhhh ffloss, that's hot! Your poor garden! I had trees stressing already a week ago - my cherry tree just was not growing leaves at all. Yesterday's rain was just perfect - all day rain! Can see weeds where I weeded two days ago already lol. kiwimade64 - 2013-12-06 07:26:00 |
| 2926 | Morning everyone. popeye333 - 2013-12-06 08:35:00 |
| 2927 | popeye333 wrote: carol113 - 2013-12-06 08:49:00 |
| 2928 | So Long Madiba, Nelson Mandela, May you rest in peace with the comfort of knowing you made huge changes in our world for all of us. popeye333 - 2013-12-06 12:09:00 |
| 2929 | they look great popeye - I hope they are going to a loving home :) kiwimade64 - 2013-12-06 18:44:00 |
| 2930 | I got problem with my 10 stitch blanket, it's sat on the same place for too long and stretch , finished ALL my shrugs, and 2 dozs santa sacks carolev - 2013-12-06 20:56:00 |
| 2931 | morning girls. got a semi good sleep now we have FOG but hung the washing out. now what to do with today, might make dolls dresses. hope your all well. carolev - 2013-12-07 07:18:00 |
| 2932 | Morning everyone. Yes Kiwimade they are staying right here. And will be put on display today since Im doing the tree and decorations today. I know I will love it when done but its just the standing for a couple of hours in the high humidity that's putting me off. 20 degrees already with 71% humidity. Ohh Carole not good re the blanket.. Hope you can get it sorted out. Kiwimade I got rid of Most of my cross stitch stuff, too hard for me to see now. but I know what you mean re it taking so long to do so little. Especially if its a patch with oodles of colours. do you keep several needles on the go at once? I found that easier than stopping to thread them all the time. Yes Nelson Mandela has earnt his long sleep well and truly. His smile will stay etched in my memory. popeye333 - 2013-12-07 08:43:00 |
| 2933 | morning ladies, very overcast here and feels "damp" with the high humidity and looking at last nights weather map, I'd say we will have rain before too long, so the lawns won't get done today and they are already needing a haircut - speaking of which I coloured and cut my hair last night and feel much better now, it was getting too long and driving me nuts. Yesterday I received two balls of possum/merino which I had bought on here. I hadn't intended to buy any more yarn of any description but when I saw this (it's the same as the tunic I'm plodding away at for next winter) I thought it would be enough to make a pair of fingerless gloves and a bow-knot scarf to go with the tunic, so the batch and dye lot weren't important so I didn't bother to ask before buying. Well I couldn't believe my eyes when it arrived and it is the exact same batch and dye number. What are the chances of that happening I wonder? Bet if it was needed to complete the tunic it would have been a different batch. I decided to use pale blue on my zigzag 10 stitch blanket where I've run out of pale green, but can't decide whether to add the stripes at just one end, or put stripes at both ends. Decisions, decisions. No wonder I'm going grey! Hope to get a parcel away to BFB early next week, and then it's back to my tunic, and I might even try to finish the denim bag I started about 13 or more years ago. I've since (accidentally I might add) used the fabric which was set aside for the straps for something else without realising and now don't have any of the same colour denim, so might have to somehow do a contrast. Any ideas? Have a great day everyone. Happy knitting. kuaka - 2013-12-07 09:06:00 |
| 2934 | morning ladies :) Am glad they are staying with you popeye, all that work! Yes I keep different needles on the go but one stitch of a blended colour grrr... lol. Still, I'm up for the challenge. carole, I hope you can fix the stretching, what a pain in the butt! Wow kuaka, that's amazing about the batch numbers! I've never seen that happen before. Maybe a nice bright tartan for your bag? I'm making a denim tote bag and lining it with some red tartan I have in my quilting stash (soooo many different stashes lol). Have just come in from weeding and finally got it all finished. Just need a nice calm day to spray the concrete and around where we park the cars. Am pleased as punch with the garden, have quite a few biggg gaps but family are giving us garden couchers for Christmas and I have a box of plants coming from daughter's mother-in-law. So it won't take long to fill the spaces! The tree will come down over the next few days which will lighten up one corner too. Time for my cuppa (whre is MrK, he's supposed to be making it lol) and then I'll wipe all around the door frames. happy knitting. kiwimade64 - 2013-12-07 10:46:00 |
| 2935 | Morning all, Good on you Popeye getting on with the decorating - mine can wait a bit longer. jayemtoo - 2013-12-07 11:02:00 |
| 2936 | Everyone is getting busy. Its rained and has cooled down a lot. The decorations are done. A very teary time of it today. But I knew yesterday the hormones are playing up. Wow Kuaka that's amazing and meant to be I reckon. Will spur you on a bit with the tunic too I bet. Time for a relax now and some knitting when Im done on here. Have a good day all Toys on the sideboard I made http://images.trademe.co.nz/photoserver/full/295698864.jpg Edited by popeye333 at 1:08 pm, Sat 7 Dec popeye333 - 2013-12-07 13:02:00 |
| 2937 | Morning everyone... bit of a mixed bag weather wise out there today I think. We have a lovely cooler breeze this morning. Have a good day all popeye333 - 2013-12-08 08:30:00 |
| 2938 | afternoon ladies :) Have had a busy morning waterblasting the house, garage, pump shed and outdoor furniture. Finished just as the heavens opened so good timing! kiwimade64 - 2013-12-08 12:39:00 |
| 2939 | Not weird at all Kiwimade. when we brought my parents house I couldn't change anything in the gardens cos Jimmy (stepfather) had planted it all with love and care. popeye333 - 2013-12-08 13:13:00 |
| 2940 | afternoon all. what a busy morning sewing, just having a small brake , my 1 walling hanging is about 2 dozen now and 1 stocking seems to have made 3 dozen carolev - 2013-12-08 15:27:00 |
| 2941 | Lol Carol, you must have switched onto Autopilot and got lost somewhere along the way. popeye333 - 2013-12-08 16:10:00 |
| 2942 | yes child birth is worst pain if woman had first man second woman third there would be no fourth, I don't find insulin hurts do it many times a day, well my knittings calling me. night all carolev - 2013-12-08 20:18:00 |
| 2943 | morning girls. have a busy day again. new gardening lady is coming, yipppppy garden full of weeds. I got more orders last night. did heaps on my blanket too, carolev - 2013-12-09 07:18:00 |
| 2944 | morning ladies :) Oven cleaning today... ickkkkk lol but won't take long to do. We're also swapping bedrooms around so daughter and her wee family have a bigger room when they come to stay. Also need to burn all the garden waste - mainly the tree we cut down - some time this week. Gosh you are busy carole, those orders are certainly piling up! Your garden will love you and your gardening lady lol, nothing more satisfying as seeing those weeds going. Should be able to get some stitching done this afternoon, seem to have a 'routine' lol. Almost finished the bit with all the quarter stitches. Happy knitting :) kiwimade64 - 2013-12-09 07:48:00 |
| 2945 | Morning .... The busy time starts, although I think we have all been rather busy lately. I must ring the lawn mowing man to let him know I have the money for the gardening. Not that it will look much better. The bulk of it will be sprayed. popeye333 - 2013-12-09 08:38:00 |
| 2946 | morning girls. to buy or not to buy that is my question , saw a sewing machine yesterday $3000 it was awesome should I get it or not the boss said NO my brain says YES, overcast day here got a lot of my blanket done last night, between sewing, set machine going ran to bedroom did a few rows when machine beeped ran back to ii. set next one ran back to blanket. was a busy night . carolev - 2013-12-10 07:39:00 |
| 2947 | Morning everyone. popeye333 - 2013-12-10 08:13:00 |
| 2948 | yes! yes! yes! buy it! buy it! lol, you could trade your old machine in and so reduce the price and ommgg carole, you sell your sewing so you make a few $$ which also start balancing out the price. My janome was $1500 30 years ago so $3000 today isn't too bad. Well that's my reasoning anyway! have been outside since 6.30am making the most of a calm morning burning all the garden waste and spraying the last of the weeds. Now I'm going to get more petrol for the mower and get the lawns done. MrK is doing dishes etc for me which is great! Will get some stitching done this afternoon - thinking of you popeye! Watch your speed - the police have been having a field day catching speedsters outside our home over the last few days. Happy knitting :) kiwimade64 - 2013-12-10 09:20:00 |
| 2949 | the new gardener was awesome worked fast and did a good job, carolev - 2013-12-10 10:12:00 |
| 2950 | Hi Mom Im Home lol. popeye333 - 2013-12-10 17:31:00 |
