http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots Home-edding, making *things*, growing things and having fun in S outh Yorks en dottyspots dottyspots Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:26:50 +0200 daily 1 We finally managed to go on Sunday and typically we were beginning to despair, having walked around the woods, at getting any sort of a reasonable amount when, leaving at the oppostive entrance to the one we'd entered by, we found enough to fill an icecream tub We made apple & blackberry crumble (using apples given to us by next door) and froze the rest (I would make jam, but don't have any spare jars having given them away when we moved).  Then, whilst delivering Avon stuff today one of the ladies up the road gave us some more eating & cooking apples (and some tomatoes) - I'm starting to wonder whether we look needy   She asked the boys if they liked apples, they replied yes and she invited us into her wonderful (it really was beautiful) garden - she had planted an 'avenue' of pears and apples trained over a walkway and she and her husband were really interested to here that R. likes gardening - she showed him various different flowers inc. chocolate cosmos (sp?) that... Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:26:50 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/I-now-have-blackberries/5/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/I-now-have-blackberries/5/ The past few days have flown by without me blogging anything.  I've picked up an infection (not anything that would have affected anyone visiting on Wednesday!) so am on antibiotics and feel really crap.  I've been sleeping pretty much constantly since Thursday, interjected with a bit of knitting and explaining the division of fractions to Erk and general fractions to R. (who seems to be picking it up really quickly, so I think we can spend next week finishing up before moving on to something else. Wednesday was a really busy day, Sarah and gang came round to visit and in addition we also had Jax and Kirsty's children whilst they went shopping for yarn bargains. They brought me back some merino wool, DB baby cashmerino and some 'bog standard wool' for felting with, which was fantastic. Erk has started knitting a cuff from the Rowan 38 mag which he will felt and then embellish (he's after lots of different wristbands and has really surprised me recently by making some very thoughtful... Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:13:26 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Days-drifting-away/4/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Days-drifting-away/4/ Summary of Big-Thinkers Outspoken, ingenious and bored by routine Think of themselves as talkative, curious and self-sufficient May neglect the routine work required to make their plans successful More about Big-Thinkers Big Thinkers are always looking for the next big idea or opportunity. They’re adept at spotting trends and thinking on their feet. Big Thinkers like to jump in and find innovative solutions to complex problems and are good at developing strategies for the future. In the UK, Big Thinkers are most likely to book a holiday at short notice, according to a nationwide survey. Big Thinkers are usually curious, logical and energetic. This chatty group enjoys a good debate and asserting their opinions. Sometimes others may find the way they express their ideas too abrupt or challenging. In situations where they can't use their talents or are unappreciated, Big Thinkers may be rude, critical of others or rebellious. Under extreme stress, Big Thinkers can become... Thu, 25 Aug 2005 23:50:26 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Thought-I-d-have-a-go-at-this/3/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Thought-I-d-have-a-go-at-this/3/ Oh and the blog from a few days ago: Bloody weather. I spent yesterday telling R. that no we would not go for a walk in the woods because I had 'x' amount of things to do yesterday, including sewing the arm back on Nin's doll (I ended up tightening the other limbs too whilst I was at it), sewing up the all-in-one I've knitted for the baby (just needs buttons now and I may embroider it sometime next week), then scrubbing the bathroom and other *fun* things. "We'll go tomorrow." I told him. Humph. It's pouring! That buggers up my plans for the morning. Next door have kindly offered to show us where apparently loads of sloes, blackberries, etc. grow. He tried to explain it to me but I had no idea where he meant, so with a big sigh he'd said he'd take me there. He's already given us two carrier bags of apples :0) I've started a hat for Nin, but want to put in a purple border and found the purple I had was a bit thin, so I need to grab a skein of purple in the same weight and some... Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:47:47 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Who-s-been-singing/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/Who-s-been-singing/2/ Very fed up with the other one (as I've been trying to post for days!) so thought I'd try blogigo.  Please bear with me whilst I fiddle with the template. Wed, 24 Aug 2005 22:41:17 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/All-change/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/dottyspots/All-change/1/