Month: October 2008
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A week of feeling (home)sick
In the spirit of Yvonne’s publication of her email to me on the matter of her having a shit week, here’s the email I bashed out during a precious moment of Astrid-sleep. I’d been planning a week of feeling (home)sick post – and, just like Yvonne’s, my email was destined to become a (highly unedited…
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Lovely news
It’ll be a while before it’s got everything in it that I want, but I’ve made a start on www.lovelyshops.com – a little project that’s been bubbling under for some time, waiting for me to finish other bits of work. Lovely Shops will be a pure shopping guide of all my favourite, mostly online, shops…
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astrid’s birth story
I read a birth story about a month ago that scared the living daylights out of me, hence the purchasing of the mimulus. Thoughts of an epidural this time were becoming more of a reality. Frightened of having a baby in the English healthcare system, of not having a midwife I knew. We went home…
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And she sewed
Hooray. I finished sewing Astrid’s dress. It’d been loitering around on my shelf for weeks waiting to be hemmed and elastic’d. The fabric is a wool silk cotton blend from Linnet which I really had to stop myself from over-ordering. Still, I don’t regret it. I have enough fabric from last year’s buying rampage to…
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My amazing medicine cabinet
Feeling slightly nervous suddenly quite terrified about the approaching birthing process I’ve been thinking I must buy another bottle of Mimulus. The last time I needed it was during the time before Astrid was born. In fact I probably finished the entire bottle, which is a) why I sailed through her birth and b) why…
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Growing up
Oooh, Astrid’s going to love having a little baby sister all of her own. At Lorraine’s – her childminder’s – she loves it when baby Orlando is there. She helps change nappies, fetch wipes from the buggy and generally hangs around waiting to help wherever she can. flora and henri long sleeve tee mor mor…
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A treasure trove
of free knitting patterns. At Drops Design. And today, week 27, sees us into the third trimester. I’d better get sewing.
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Little gumboots
and other random thoughts for today Little chopsie boots from mini boden There’s been more raglan jumper knitting going on. I was over cautious with the neck on the one I sized up for Astrid though, so I’ve gathered it up with some linen cord while I wait for my eBay elastic purchases to arrive.…
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In love with yarn
Because of my obsessive nature there are now one and a half Loop bags full of yarn on my desk. Because I am my mother’s daughter I ordered the last of the Pear Tree sale yarns that I’ve been slowly collecting. And because it’s just so so beautiful I had to photograph it all right…
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Hello photography mojo
Why there you are! You’ve been gone a long while. So nice to have you back. Clearing a surface has helped enormously. As has dusting off the ol’ 5d. above: out-take from today’s 44.
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A much better photo
I really don’t like the photo I put up of me last week, but Astrid’s Yoshitomo Nara character likeness just had to be recorded. Anyway, here we are again. Sat in front of the computer, pretending nobody’s taking a photo. Hilarious!
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Knit knit knit knit knit.
Today new yarns arrived. The last ball of discontinued Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran #9 from Loop so I can make the other wrist warmer, and four balls of Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk Aran for making this. I almost got the aubergine, but Astrid likes red, so I’ll let her have red. This time at least…