Gappage

There's more hefty gappage in my entries. My hope is that after Friday I will have time for me! No more working into the evening because I can't get quiet time at work, no more meetings for Guides (apart from actual Guide meetings), no unexpected weekend theft by friends and relations. It all sounds too perfect - and highly unlikely.

I did manage to buy some cheapish fabric to have a go at that Newlook pattern. The man on the market was quite snotty when I said I wanted cheap cotton for a trial run. Apparently there is no cheap cotton. It's expensive. Period. I didn't mean I wanted it free for goodness sake - just so long as it was less than £8/yd. I only said anything at all because the print I had my eye on was some slippy synthetic when I got close enough to examine it. I figured it would be a bit tricky for a first attempt, especially when I haven't put in a zip for at least twenty years. Crikey, can I be that old?

On another subject entirely I will try to post up to date pictures of my hosta Patriot to give you all a good laugh. I don't want to deceive you with images of perfect leaves any longer than I have to!!!

That is theft of weekends, not any other kind. It sounded a bit odd!

No crafting. Or blogging

It's not a good start having gaps that like that in my blog entries! But I have been rather busy - a couple of days away for work and Guide camp (and all the preparation that entails) . And Guiding keeps me pretty busy at the moment.

I can't seem to keep a space tidy for crafting, or even an untidy space. Stuff just creeps in there like piles of paper, stuff waiting to be shredded, a mountain of ironing..... And rather than tidy up I go out into the garden.

I was pretty busy hacking, dividing, mowing, edging and finally dropping the waterlily back in the pond! I didn't take photos but here are last years pictures of what is starting to come up...




OK, so I'm a bit previous with the hosta leaf, but they are trying! Despite the best efforts of the neighbourhood slugs and snails. Fingers crossed patriot will live up to its rep for slug resistance. There's a first time for everything.

I've also been picking rhubarb. Lots of rhubarb. I just froze 6lb and I have at least that again already. I gave some away too. There's a limit to how much one woman can eat! I will be jamming and chutneying when I get the chance but I'm in need of more jars! Oh well, there's still some space in the freezer.