tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-336848382024-03-07T03:34:10.173+00:00Stitching TimesStitching Times: Tales of my stitching, travels and life...Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.comBlogger174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-21082280111648882402020-06-19T12:38:00.000+01:002020-06-19T12:38:24.379+01:00Catch-Up (lots of pictures!)Well, time has passed since my last proper post, but I think it would be easier to just do a quick(ish) catch-up rather than try to cover the entire time...<br />
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I was working as a supply teacher until the school closures in March, and I have been furloughed since then. I doubt I'll be working again until at least October...Groundhog Day every day!<br />
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At the beginning of lockdown (March 2020), I was stitching like crazy - finishing things in a couple of days! It helped me cope with the heightened anxiety that the virus caused...Here are some of the things I managed to do:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simply Wren by Heritage Crafts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simply Autumn by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Things by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Choose Happy freebie by Hands On Design</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild Salt Air by Hands On Design</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faith by Lizzie Kate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needlework ABCs by Little House Needleworks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simply Summer by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I Hear the Bells by Hands On Design</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hootzi Humbug by Just Nan</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wildflower Garden by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat Lovers Biscornu Pincushion by The Sweetheart Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas Thoughts Sampler by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitching Feeds my Heart by Silver Creek Samplers</td></tr>
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I also did some needlework and beading:<br />
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The needlework designs are all Sue Hawkins kits, and the beading items are all Spellbound Bead Company, except the starfish necklace, which is from Bead and Needle Designs on Etsy.<br />
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I have now got into a sort of routine, where I spend time on different crafts during the day. I have been diamond painting and knitting recently - here are some of my finishes:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green Tree Frog by Diamond Dotz</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tearoom Elephant by Mary Jane's Tearooms (still knitting clothes)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bolero Cardigan in Rico Baby Print DK</td></tr>
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My knitting has basically been for my new granddaughter, Beatrix, who was born on 19th May. My daughter, Rachel, lives near Cardiff with her husband and my grandson, Elijah, who is 2 (born in March, 2018). We were supposed to go down to visit when she had Bea, but the lockdown stopped that. We are now waiting for the time that we can go and cuddle our grandchildren! We still FaceTime and speak on the phone, though.<br />
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My other daughter, Sammy, had our second grandson in September 2018, so we now have 3 grandchildren! Sammy lives just down the road from us, so we have seen her a few times during lockdown (at a social distance, of course).<br />
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My son, Steven, lives with friends near Chorley, and he has refused to leave the house since the virus first hit the UK... We haven't seen him since February, but we do speak on the phone and have occasional FaceTime calls.<br />
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We lost my dad last August... He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and was given 6 to 12 months to live, but he only lasted 3 weeks... He died suddenly on the 27th anniversary of my brother's death. It was a very difficult time, but we got through it, and my mum is managing well with my brother and I supporting her as much as possible. It made me reassess my priorities, and think about how I want to live my life in a more positive and less stressful way.<br />
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I have now got a focus for my stitching, as I am doing the monthly Acrostic Challenge on the #24hoursofcrossstitch FB group. Each month you are given a phrase and you pick a WIP or a new start for each letter in that phrase. You can link by the designer name, the name of the item, or something in the design, and you choose a time or stitch challenge. It is making sure I do some work on my long list of WIPs/UFOs, and also start some new things...it also ensures I do some stitching every day!<br />
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June's phrase was 'Day and Night' and here is a montage of the WIPs I chose:<br />
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I also added new starts: Jolly by Mill Hill, Autumn ABCs by LHN and I am a Stitcher by Cherry Wood Designs. My aim is to do at least 4 hours work on each design by the end of the month. Here are the pieces I've already completed the minimum 4 hours on:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome Baby by American School of Needlework (a very old UFO!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter Jumble by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn ABCs by LHN</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am a Stitcher by Cherry Wood Design Studio</td></tr>
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I am currently working on Three Little Maids by Heritage Crafts...I'll post an update once I have finished the required time on more pieces.<br />
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I think that's all for now... Sorry for the lengthy post!<br />
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Happy Stitching!<br />
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<br />Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-62254034077431261762020-06-17T16:46:00.001+01:002020-06-17T16:46:25.315+01:00I'm Back!I have finally returned to my blog..! I've been watching several Flosstube videos on YouTube recently (during the current pandemic) and while I don't have the confidence to make a video, I thought I would return to my blog after a long break...<br />
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I will post with lots of pictures later...Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-46565434121622160712016-11-06T17:34:00.000+00:002016-11-06T17:35:31.848+00:00Let it Bee ProgressI seem to have got my stitchy bug back! I have been stitching on "Let it Bee" by The Drawn Thread this week - just a little bit every day - and I've nearly finished it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Let it Bee" by The Drawn Thread (WIP)</td></tr>
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This week has been tough at work. Everything has felt like a hard slog, and my confidence in my ability to do the job has taken a bashing... Hopefully this week will be better!<br />
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Happy Stitching!<br />
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-52131945831415431112016-10-30T16:29:00.000+00:002016-10-30T16:29:05.487+00:00How Time Flies..!I didn't realise it was so long since I last wrote on here...How things have changed!<br />
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Since 2014, I have stopped running. I had an injury, which resulted in not being able to run for a few weeks. I never really got back into it...as is evident from my current size! I do walk regularly, though.<br />
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My job as a Functional Skills Tutor came to an abrupt end just before Christmas 2015, when the company went into administration. It was an uncertain time, as I had to claim a month's pay from the Insolvency Service, and claim unemployment benefits over the Christmas period. I signed up with a couple of Supply Teaching agencies, and managed to get a few days' supply work in January. In February, I secured a long-term supply job at a school in Salford (Manchester). It was in the Nursery class - not my usual age range, but I enjoyed it! I applied for some teaching posts, and managed to get the second job I was interviewed for! I have been working at the school since the beginning of September (in Year 4), and I am enjoying it, although it is taking a while to get used to the heavy workload again...<br />
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My stitching hasn't been so successful... I have only finished a couple of small items since my last post, and have been knitting and crocheting more than cross stitching. I have still been adding to my stash haul, though - mainly through trips to The Nimble Thimble near Oswestry! I was there yesterday with some stitching friends, and blogs were mentioned... I then realised it must have been a while since I had been on here, hence my new post!<br />
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My husband and I spent a week in Scotland last week (half term). We started off on the Isle of Skye, where we had booked a cottage. We toured the island, walking to Neist Point and the Old Man of Storr, and visiting the Talisker Distillery.<br />
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On Thursday, we decided to go to Inverness for our last night, as the weather had turned on the island, and we had done everything we wanted to there. We drove the 100 miles across from Skye, and checked into a hotel for the night. It was nice to have a phone signal and good TV signal whilst there!<div>
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I'm hoping to keep this up-to-date now, as I hope that my stitching bug has returned!</div>
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Happy Stitching!<br /><br />
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-58100456208243141892014-08-10T19:15:00.000+01:002014-08-10T19:15:39.188+01:00When in Rome...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a lovely time in Rome this week!</div>
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We set off for the airport at 4am on Monday, and we arrived at Ciampino Airport at about 10:15am Rome time. We had booked a self-catering apartment, close to Vatican City, for 3 nights, so spent Tuesday and Wednesday trying to ensure we saw everything we wanted to see:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palatine Hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colosseum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colosseum</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian Ice-Cream!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vatican Museums</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trevi Fountain...Big disappointment!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vatican Museums</td></tr>
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We had a fabulous time, but wish we had another day or two to spend there... We will have to go back one day!<br />
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Today I managed to cross off another item on my bucket list, as I ran a 10K race! It was my first one, and considering I only started running at the end of March this year, I am well chuffed with my time of 1:25:54... My running buddy and I are now looking at half and full marathons for next year! Once you have the running bug, you can't stop!</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-91476621255632682482014-08-03T20:51:00.001+01:002014-08-03T20:51:34.260+01:00A Quick PostIt has been a long, but busy week...<br />
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Last weekend was quite quiet, as we didn't have any outings planned. I managed to stitch quite a lot on "Plum Pudding" by Glendon Place, and "Living with Charm" by Lizzie*Kate:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Living with Charm" by Lizzie*Kate (refuses to display right way up!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Plum Pudding" by Glendon Place</td></tr>
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Over the week, I have managed to finish the "Remember" on Living with Charm... I'm not going to get much stitching done this week, as we are going to Rome in the morning, and we are only taking hand luggage, so no needles/scissors allowed! :-( However, I will be on leave from work for another week, once we get home, so I'll have plenty of stitching time!<div>
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I managed to run up to Darwen Tower during the week! It is quite a steep climb, and my friend and I only stopped a couple of times on the climb up to catch our breath...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michelle and I at the Tower (think there is a glitch with Blogger tonight!!!)<br /></td></tr>
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I am running my first 10K next Sunday - think it will take me about 1.5 hours, but I will be able to run the whole way...<div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-62143336713358552942014-07-24T16:19:00.000+01:002014-07-24T16:19:48.971+01:00Pirates, Christmas and Plum Pudding!It has been a hectic couple of weeks! Work has been busy (as usual), but I've also been away for the weekend, so it feels like I've hardly had the chance to sit down recently...<br />
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Stitching-wise, I made a start on "Plum Pudding" by Glendon Place:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Plum Pudding" by Glendon Place</td></tr>
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However, I didn't have all the Dinky Dye threads, and one of the threads I bought from Nimble Thimble was the wrong colour! I therefore put this away (temporarily), and started on "Santaberry Pudding" by Shepherd's Bush - a Christmas design:<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Santaberry Pudding" by Shepherd's Bush</td></tr>
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These pictures show how the designs looked when I put them down... I now have all the Dinky Dyes threads (thanks so much to Ursh), and will be back to working on Plum Pudding for a while.<div>
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My husband and I went to Hastings (South East coast of England) on Saturday, especially for the Pirate Day festivities on Sunday! This involves people dressing up as Pirates, lots of drinking, a procession through the old town, and events such as barbecues and music. The weather was glorious, with temperatures up to 32 degrees Celsius...We stayed until Monday, returning home on Monday afternoon.</div>
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I have signed up for a 10K race in 3 weeks' time! I haven't run more than 6.5K as yet, but I know I'll manage it... I have 3 weeks in which to practice! Running in the heat isn't for me, though, so I definitely won't be running in Rome whilst there in a couple of weeks!<br /><div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-40514002250757873832014-07-12T20:19:00.000+01:002014-07-13T21:12:22.104+01:00Nimble Thimble and other stories...Wow, it has been a while since I posted on here! Life has got in the way of my stitching again, and I just haven't had the time to do anything substantial (as far as stitching is concerned!)<br />
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In the last few months, I have only stitched a coaster for an exchange, and a round robin piece for the Needlecraft Haven:<br />
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My husband and I spent a weekend in Windermere last month. It was for my birthday, but we actually went for the weekend after my birthday, due to running commitments (to be mentioned later). It was a lovely, relaxing weekend, during which we walked up to Orrest Head to see the views, went on a boat ride on Lake Windermere, and visited the Motor Museum at Lakeside.<br />
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My running has exceeded all expectations! I completed the Couch to 5K plan successfully, and managed to do two 5K runs on my birthday weekend (a celebratory run with the C25K group, and the Edgworth Reservoir Challenge), and I have since run the Race for Life in Blackburn, and the Color Run in Manchester. I am now volunteering with the new C25K group, and I am trying to increase my distance to 10K - I've entered three 10K races in September/October! The weather has been too hot over the past week, so I haven't managed to run as much as I'd like, but I will get there!</div>
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I have been to Nimble Thimble in Oswestry today. I had arranged a meet-up with some of the members of the Needlecraft Haven Yuku forum there, and we used a room over the shop. The shop is a fantastic stash enhancing location - quite similar to the shop I visited in New Jersey, USA, a couple of years ago! I bought some charts, fabric and threads for my daughters and myself:</div>
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I have another busy week next week, as my husband and I are going to Hastings for the weekend (Pirate Day!). I will post pics next week :-)</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-24311737592087417062014-05-27T21:13:00.000+01:002014-05-27T21:32:50.512+01:00Stitch from Stash 2014 Update - MayI haven't spent anything on cross stitch stash this month! I am still well within my £180 budget for the year, although this will no doubt be spent when I'm in the USA in November!<br />
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I have stitched on the following items this month:<br />
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I don't seem to be stitching as much as usual at the moment - things are quite hectic! However, I am sticking to my UFOs, and not buying any new charts/kits to get my stitching bug back...<br />
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-82887193895546249002014-05-18T20:29:00.001+01:002014-05-18T20:29:51.211+01:00Running, Stitching and JournalingHere is this week's stitching progress picture:<br />
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I haven't had much stitching time again this week, but at least you can see it's an owl now! <br />
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Next week's rotation piece is "Count Your Blessings" by Silver Creek Samplers. This is how it looks before I stitch on it again:<br />
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I picked up my "new" car the other day...and I love it! It is a Toyota Yaris, and it is a lovely car to drive. The petrol consumption is really good, and it drives well on the motorway. I have bought a new Bluetooth stereo for it, as it still has the original stereo fitted, and this will be fitted by the shop next weekend - I will then be able to listen to music from my phone again!<div>
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My running is going extremely well - I managed to run 5K yesterday! It felt so good to actually achieve it, whilst only on Week 8 of the programme. We still have 5 sessions to attend before we complete the programme, but I now know that I can run 5K comfortably... I now have a Garmin sports watch to monitor and record my runs, so I can give myself targets :-)</div>
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I have started Bullet Journaling. This is a method of organisation and productivity that I'm finding very easy to maintain, and also very useful in day-to-day life. It basically involves writing everything in one place so you never misplace it, or have to search for notes or lists in various notebooks or folders on your PC. I have bought a notebook, washi tape, page markers and pens to help with my organisation. If you're interested in finding out more about this, watch this video:</div>
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<br />My daughter comes home from Uni next weekend (for good)...so we will have a busy house again. It is also Darwen Live next weekend. This is a local music festival, where bands from around the North West of England play on the stage that is erected in the town centre, or in one of various venues. It is usually a very busy event, with lots of drinking involved!<br />
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-62960748884978027052014-05-11T17:54:00.001+01:002014-05-11T17:54:57.706+01:00A Finish!I have managed to finish "Spot of Summer" by The Drawn Thread! It didn't take very long to do...<br />
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I didn't have much stitching time this week, but at least I did get this finished.</div>
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This week's rotation piece is "Three Little Maids" by Heritage Stitchcraft. This is how it looked before I started stitching on it today:</div>
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I have bought a "new" car! It is a Toyota Yaris, and it is ten years old, but it has low mileage for its age and it runs beautifully... I pick it up on Thursday... My current car, a twelve-year-old Fiat Punto, will be used by my OH for the time being.</div>
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I am now running for 25 minutes at a time (roughly around 3.3K). We are in week 7, and some of the group managed to run the 5K on Saturday. I feel I could manage it if I tried, but I want to stick to the Couch to 5K programme to ensure I am comfortable with running for an extended period before I attempt it!</div>
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Even though I am doing all this exercise, my diet is a bit up and down at the moment - probably because of all the bank holiday weekends we have had recently! As a bit of an incentive, I have bought this plaque from Handmade from Zoe with Love - she has a page on Facebook:</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-87718220104344086612014-05-06T21:29:00.000+01:002014-05-06T21:29:15.032+01:00AWOL...I have been AWOL for a while... The time has gone by so quickly, and I lost my stitching bug for a short while. However, I have been doing some stitching:<br />
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This was my last rotation piece before I lost the bug... I did manage to get some of it stitched that week! I then stitched a wedding card for my work friend/colleague, but it got lost in the post (and I forgot to take a picture of it before I sent it...) so I'm going to stitch another card for her. I'm a bit miffed that it probably ended up in someone else's house, or even worse - the bin - but I'll get over it...<div>
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The piece below is a round robin piece belonging to Dusty in the USA. The round robin has been arranged through the Needlecraft Haven Yuku group. This is a lovely design, and I have stitched the bottom left corner:<br /><br />
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I am going to be stitching on "A Spot of Summer" by The Drawn Thread for the rest of this week. Here is how it looks before I stitch on it again:<br />
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It <u>should</u> be finished by the weekend...if I can get the time to stitch!<br />
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We decorated the living room over the Easter weekend. It is now a pale lilac, with a cream colour on the ceiling. It didn't really need decorating (and there are rooms in the house that definitely do need decorating!), but we had bought some new curtains that were purple, and they wouldn't go with the peach colour on the walls! One of those "it seemed like a good idea at the time" moments...<br />
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My running is going well. We (the running group) are now coming to the end of Week 6, and are now on continuous runs for the remaining 3 weeks of the programme. If you had told me back in March that I would be comfortably running for 20 minutes without stopping by now, I would have laughed at you! I am definitely getting hooked, as I have signed up for the Race for Life (to raise money for Cancer Research UK), and also the Color Run (correct spelling) - both 5K runs, and the Color Run involves being covered in different colours of powder paint as you are running!!! I have also rearranged our weekend in Edinburgh for my birthday, just so I can do the 5K celebratory run with the running group! The weekend in Edinburgh will now be in September, and we are going to Windermere in the Lake District for the weekend after my birthday - so we're getting an extra weekend away...<br />
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-24983236862945936892014-04-14T17:03:00.001+01:002014-04-14T17:03:56.876+01:00Busy, Busy, Busy!Last week was a very busy week yet again...<br />
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The week involved a lot of driving for work, as I had sessions to deliver in Fleetwood, Blackpool, Preston, Leyland, Lancaster and Carlisle! I was exhausted by the end of the week.<br />
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This resulted in little stitching time:<br />
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I did manage to get some stitching time in - mainly on Saturday! This week's stitching piece is "Santa's Journey Afghan" by Margaret Sherry. This is how it looks before I stitch on it:<div>
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This was an unfinished Round Robin, set up through a Facebook group. However, lots of the Afghans went missing in the post (resulting in the RR being cancelled), so I sent my own piece (which had a lot more stitching completed on it) to someone who had lost two pieces, and I kept this one... It would be nice to actually finish it, even though I've stitched most of the squares on other people's afghans!</div>
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It was my son's (middle child) 23rd birthday yesterday (Sunday). He spent it doing what he always does - playing on his PC, but we did manage to get him to visit his grandma with us. He didn't want to go out for tea, or anything else...</div>
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The Couch to 5K programme is still going well. I'm now running for 3 minutes without stopping! Considering I haven't run since I was at school (except for running for the bus...), I think I'm doing well.</div>
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We have booked a 3 night trip to Rome in the summer! It is one of the places we have always wanted to go to, but have never been, so we booked a self-catering apartment near the Vatican, and have still to book flights - and it looks like the flights will cost us more than the apartment! We are taking our youngest child, Sammy, with us, and 'cheap' flights that get us to Rome around lunchtime cost between £150 and £200 each!!!</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-87547774405631671982014-04-06T15:32:00.001+01:002014-04-06T15:32:56.224+01:00Where has the time gone..?I have not managed to do any stitching at all this week! The time seems to have flown by, and all I seem to have done is work and run...<br />
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I am now on week 2 of the Couch to 5K programme, and this involves running for 90 seconds and walking for 2 minutes for a total of 20 minutes (so 6 repetitions). I managed it quite well yesterday (Saturday) on the first day of the week, so we'll see how the week progresses.<br />
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My friend and I went to see the Manic Street Preachers in concert during the week. They played the Manchester Apollo, which is a fantastic venue as far as the acoustics go - the band sounded great! We have seen them at various venues, including the O2 in London, but the Apollo is the best by far - the audience is nowhere near as large, but the sound is phenomenal! Needless to say, I came out of the concert with very little voice left, after all the singing I had done...<br />
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I opened my Exchange piece from the Needlecraft Haven at the beginning of the week, and received this from Kate:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Hello Spring' by Lizzie*Kate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of 'Hello Spring'</td></tr>
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<br />As I know my partner, Dusty, has received and opened her piece, I can now post a picture of my stitched piece - 'Bloom' by Lizzie*Kate:<br /><br />
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The rotation piece I will be stitching on for the next week (hopefully!) is 'Mermaids of the Deep Blue' by Mirabilia. This is how it looks before I start stitching on it:<br />
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Happy Stitching!<br />
<br />Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-20329731647460052772014-03-30T18:39:00.000+01:002014-03-30T18:39:55.168+01:00Happy Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day! It is Mother's Day here in the UK, and here are the presents I got from my 3 offspring:<br />
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This week has been quite stressful and hectic, due to OfSTED inspecting my workplace, but we have got through it! We just have to wait for the inspection report to be published in about a month... I was observed, and also had to have a meeting with the Lead Inspector - both were on the same day, so I got it all over and done with!<div>
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My youngest child has come home from Uni for the Easter break (a whole month!). It seems strange having her home again, but we'll have to get used to it, as she is leaving Uni in the summer...</div>
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I have started a Couch to 5K running programme! The first session was yesterday (Saturday), and we had to walk for 90 seconds, then run for 60 seconds, repeating this several times. I managed it quite well, not feeling the need to stop at any time, and can't wait for the next session tomorrow evening. The programme runs for about 10 weeks, and is held on Saturday morning and Monday and Thursday evenings.</div>
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Here is my progress on "Spot of Summer" by The Drawn Thread:<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Spot of Summer" by The Drawn Thread</td></tr>
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I thought I was going to finish it this week, but there were a couple of nights when I couldn't stitch due to headaches...</div>
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As next week is the first week of the month, my rotation takes a break for a Round Robin piece...</div>
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Happy Stitching!<br /><div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-39703695381812189832014-03-23T17:36:00.000+00:002014-03-23T17:36:39.411+00:00Stitch from Stash 2014 Update - MarchI have spent more of my allowance this month...<br />
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<li>£6.00 on two second-hand charts at the Needlecraft Haven meet-up this weekend:</li>
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A total of £12.45 in March, and a grand total of £15.15 for the year so far!</div>
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I have stitched on the following items this month:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Tiger" by Ross Originals - not much progress...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What Side?" by Raise the Roof</td></tr>
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The Tiger and What Side? items were both UFO/WIPs. I have also stitched a new item (from stash) - an exchange piece - but I can't show that until after reveal day...</div>
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Looking forward to seeing how everyone else has done this month!</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-66182745104666799292014-03-23T17:16:00.000+00:002014-03-23T17:16:07.084+00:00Stitching Meet-Ups and ProgressIt has been a busy week! <br />
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Work has been hectic, as I am being given a full-time position with the Training team from the 1st April, where I will have responsibility for Functional Skills...and then on Friday afternoon, we got the call that all Educational establishments here in the UK dread - the call from OfSTED to say that we are being inspected as from Tuesday...<br />
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This weekend has been spent in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where I met up with some members of the <a href="http://needlecrafthaven.yuku.com/directory" target="_blank">Needlecraft Haven</a> Yuku forum, and spent the day stitching on my current rotation piece:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stitched items on display</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My progress on "What Side?" by Raise the Roof</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gingerbread Man made by <a href="http://aimetu-clare.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Clare</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raffle Prize, hand knitted by <a href="http://juliesstitchingjournal.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julie</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Raffle Prize, handmade by <a href="http://purplepds.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lindsay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two charts (Black Swan and Blue Ribbon Desgins) that I bought from <a href="http://purplepds.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Lindsay</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A CCN chart given to me by <a href="http://juliesstitchingjournal.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Julie</a></td></tr>
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It was a lovely day - a chance to meet up with like-minded people and get ideas for stitching projects...There was also a book exchange, and a Goody Bag exchange, but I didn't participate in either as I tend to read books on my Kindle now, and I couldn't think of what to put in the Goody Bag (Nursery Rhyme theme) - although I got the idea when I saw what other people had put in theirs! My husband travelled with me, and he went for a round of golf whilst I was at the meet-up. We then met up and walked around Nuneaton, before going to our hotel for the night. We had intended spending today in Warwickshire, but due to the imminent OfSTED visit, I wanted to get home to sort some work items out!<div>
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I am organising another meet up with the forum - at the<a href="http://thenimblethimblecrossstitch.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Nimble Thimble </a>stitching shop near Oswestry. Several forum members and I met there two years ago, and it was a great day (stitching and buying more stash!) Hopefully, this year's meet up will be as successful as that one...I'll have to be careful, though, since I have an allowance with the Stitch from Stash challenge...</div>
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My rotation piece for next week is a new start - "Spot of Summer" by The Drawn Thread... Not sure how much will get done, though...</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-45862198874833807282014-03-16T10:18:00.000+00:002014-03-16T10:18:45.974+00:00Round Robin and RotationI'm finally getting my stitchy bug back! I have finished the Needlecraft Haven Exchange piece, and also my section of the Round Robin:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Douceur de vivre" by Jardin Prive (RR piece)</td></tr>
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<br />I'm back on rotation this week, and it is the turn of "What Side?" by Raise the Roof. Here is how it will look when it is finished, and how it looks before I start stitching on it this week:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What Side?" by Raise the Roof (to show finished design)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What Side?" by Raise the Roof as of 16th March 2014</td></tr>
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I am stitching this using DMC threads, rather than the WDW and GAST threads that the model was stitched with...<div>
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I have booked tickets to see a ballet! This is something that has been on my bucket list for quite some time, and I have finally managed to get some tickets... I am going to see Cinderella by the Vienna Festival Ballet in Blackburn in May, and I'm really looking forward to it! You would normally expect to see me going to rock/pop-punk concerts, but I'm doing something cultured for a change...</div>
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Next weekend is the Needlecraft Haven meet-up in Nuneaton. A whole day spent stitching! My OH is coming with me this time, and will be going for a round of golf (yawn...) while I'm at the meet-up. We are then going to potter around Nuneaton, before staying in a hotel overnight. It should be a nice break.</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-63857476246592710452014-03-09T22:20:00.000+00:002014-03-09T22:20:26.243+00:00New York, New York!Yet again, I haven't done a lot of stitching that I can show over the last few weeks...<br />
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We went to Cardiff to see the girls last weekend, so I didn't manage to have any time to do any stitching, and this week has been spent on a round robin piece and an exchange piece. I'll be able to show progress on these items over the next week or two - the round robin when it is ready to send on, and the exchange piece when the recipient has received and opened it! I'm going to continue with these two items over the next week, as they both need finishing and sending on as soon as possible.<br />
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We have been fortunate enough to book some holidays this weekend... The one we are most looking forward to is a week in New York City, USA! We are going there in November (countdown clock at the top of my blog!), staying at the same hotel we stayed in back in 2011. We are going to book day trips to Washington DC and Boston for during our stay, and also a helicopter ride over NYC (one of my bucket list items!). As we have already done the main touristy sites in our previous visit, we are hoping to go to different areas of the city, and the more unusual attractions (I would really like to go to Yankee Stadium - no idea why, since I don't follow baseball!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue of Liberty - August 2011</td></tr>
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Our other planned breaks are a night at a hotel in Nuneaton this month (when I go to the Needlecraft Haven meet-up), and a weekend in Edinburgh in June for my birthday. We had hoped to go to Rome for a weekend, but the price was just too much, so we are postponing that until next year.<br />
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We walked up to Peel Tower in Holcombe today:<br />
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Peel Tower is a monument to Sir Robert Peel, who was Prime Minister of the UK in the 1800's, and also helped to create "Bobbies" (Police). The Tower can be seen for miles around, and I'd wanted to walk up to it for a while. It is opened up at the weekend, but it wasn't open when we got to it, so we are hoping to go up again sometime over the summer.<br />
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I have been listening to an audiobook in the car recently. "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown is an excellent story, but I did the unthinkable and saw the film before listening to the book... I spent the whole time imagining Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, and Ewan McGregor as the Camerlengo, and also thinking "...that doesn't happen in the film!" in different areas of the story (particularly the last chapter or so!) I really must read books before going to the cinema to see the film! (I went to see Angels and Demons as I had seen The Da Vinci Code, and thought it was a sequel...). However, I read "One Day" before seeing the film, and felt that the film would have been a bit disjointed if I didn't know the story beforehand...so I suppose it works both ways...<br />
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My power walking has had to take a break - I have done some damage to my achilles tendon (on the other leg than the one I broke the ankle on last year), and it has been quite painful this week. I was planning on having a couple of days off, but have ended up taking the week off, as it is still not 100%. I'm going to go out tomorrow night to see how I get on, but I won't be doing anything like the 5 miles I was managing last week! I'm going to try 2 miles on the first try.<br />
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<br />Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-51119704972036834672014-02-23T21:05:00.001+00:002014-02-23T21:05:16.920+00:00Come Back Stitchy Bug!!!Not much stitching done this week, for one reason or another...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Black Magic" by Just Nan</td></tr>
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<br />This is stitched over 1, using 1 thread. I just don't seem to have had the time to stitch over the last few days - mainly due to being full of a cold (and wanting to sleep a lot!), but also because I've been busy with work and exercise! I'm hoping my stitchy bug comes back next week...<div>
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I'm stitching on "Tiger" by Ross Originals next week:</div>
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<br />I should be able to get quite a lot done on this, especially as we are going down to Cardiff next weekend to see the girls...<div>
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My power walking is going well. I can now easily manage 4 miles, and will build up to 5 miles this week. I have now bought reflective clothing so I can be seen in the dark - I go along some dark country roads on the longer routes, and it can be quite scary when cars go flying past me (and it's more scary than actually being seen power walking now!). I went out tonight in the full kit - trainers, long Nike trousers, t-shirt, reflective jacket, running gloves, hat and headphones that fit around my ears - and I managed to walk my fastest average to date! It shows that having the right kit helps!</div>
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I also went for a walk near Littleborough (near Rochdale) yesterday with a walking group. I went on the train to Manchester, and met the group for the first time at Victoria Station. We then caught the train to Littleborough, and set off on what was billed as an 8-mile walk, but I think we did more like 9, if not more! The weather was very kind to us, although it was quite windy on the top of the hills:</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-28680873066585103702014-02-23T20:33:00.000+00:002014-02-23T20:33:26.679+00:00Stitch from Stash 2014 Update - FebruaryI have been good again this month... I have only spent £2.70 of my allowance, and that was on 3 DMC skeins that I needed for one of my WIPs! I still need to buy some GAST threads for it, but I'm going to wait until I need some other GAST, WDW or Crescent Colours before I send an order in...<br />
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I have stitched on the following UFO/WIPs and New Starts from Stash this month:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A Good Marriage" by Lizzie*Kate (finished!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hootzi Humbug" by Just Nan (New Start)</td></tr>
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I have also stitched on a RR piece, and an exchange piece this month.<br />
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I have a couple of challenging events in March, where there is a possibility I may buy some stash... The first challenge is a trip to Cardiff next weekend, when I may visit a craft shop or two...and the second is a meet up in Nuneaton with some fellow stitchers - I always come away with at least one "must have" item!<br />
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Looking forward to seeing how all the other "Stitch from Stash" participants are coping!Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-23930604379302848122014-02-16T20:37:00.000+00:002014-02-16T20:37:30.314+00:00Hootzi Progress, Walking and Holidays!Hootzi hasn't grown as much as I hoped this week - mainly due to not having all the threads that the design requires in my stash:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just Nan: "Hootzi Humbug"</td></tr>
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<br />I managed to get the DMC threads I needed yesterday (spending £2.70 of my Stitch from Stash allowance...), but I still need to order some GASTs, which I need to get online...<div>
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I've got a new start this week, too, and it's another Just Nan design - "Black Magic":</div>
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I bought this design whilst in New York, back in 2011, and it has been in my stash box since then.<div>
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My cardigan is almost finished...Only the making up to do now, so it should be done within the next day or two. I'll post a picture when it is finished...</div>
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My husband and I went for a walk today, as it has been the first fine Sunday in at least a month! We went to Rivington, as we knew that there were lots of tracks to walk on - much of the ground here is still sodden due to weeks of constant rain. We walked a total of 4.5 miles (clocked using the MapmyWalk app), and went to Rivington Terraced Gardens (known locally as "The Bunks") and Rivington Pike:</div>
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It was quite busy around the area - obviously lots of people had the same idea as we did!</div>
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We are busy looking for places to go on holiday this year... We are going to go to New York City (USA) again this year, but we would also like to have a couple of nights in Chicago, and hopefully fit in a trip to Niagara Falls. (I'm hoping to meet up with some fellow stitchers whilst in the States, too!) We don't know when we will be going yet, though... We'll get around to visiting the travel agents at some point! Other than that, we are off to Cardiff to see the girls at the end of February, and have plans to go to a couple of European capital cities for weekend breaks. We don't do beach holidays - lying on a beach all day is our idea of hell!</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-33396272121345879022014-02-08T13:59:00.000+00:002014-02-08T13:59:02.847+00:00Knitting, Framing, Rotations and Fitness!Not much stitching completed on the Round Robin piece this week... I've been busy at work, and I've been trying to get my cardigan finished. That has come to a standstill, however, as I need another ball of wool! One side of the collar and side band has taken a full ball, and I only have some part balls left, so don't want to start the other side until I have a full ball. I've ordered a ball online, so it should get here by the end of next week... The part balls will then be used for making up. I am knitting the long-length cardigan, using the recommended Sirdar Connemara Chunky yarn, in this picture:<br />
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I'll hopefully have a finished photo next week!<br />
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I've also framed some of my old finishes this last week:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Potpourri Heart" by The Sweetheart Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Hikers" by Heritage Stitchcraft</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A Good Marriage" by Lizzie*Kate</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pecking Order" by Lanarte</td></tr>
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I've added some new projects to my Rotation List, since I've finished two of my UFOs! This is the list as it stands at the moment:<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Santa’s Journey Afghan – Margaret Sherry</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">2.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Crafty Cat – Margaret Sherry</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">3.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Mermaids of the Deep Blue – Mirabilia</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">4.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">One Nation – ByGone Stitches</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">5.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Black Magic – Just Nan (New Project)</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">6.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Me First – DMC Country Companions</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">7.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Sweet Dreams – L&L</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">8.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Hootzi Humbug – Just Nan (New Project)</span><br /><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">9.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18.399999618530273px; text-indent: -18pt;">Which Side? 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I've made the list up to 25 items. <br />
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<li>During that week, I stitch on the item as much as possible - every stitch is a stitch closer to the end!</li>
<li>On Saturday, I take a progress picture and post it on here, Facebook and Needlecraft Haven.</li>
<li>The first week of every month is for Round Robin or Exchange stitching (if I am participating in any), so I am off rotation for that week.</li>
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The random number generator tells me that I'm stitching on number 8 next week - Hootzi Humbug. It will be nice stitching on a new project for a change!</div>
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I have started a fitness regime...now in its 3rd week. I go to the gym on a Tuesday evening, straight from work, and I am also using the Nike+ Running app on my iPhone to attempt to start running. At the moment, I am following their "5k Beginner" coach programme, which has me out at least 5 nights a week, but I am brisk walking the distance it tells me to do (including some steep uphill climbs - can't go anywhere in Darwen without going up and down hills!) - I need to lose some more weight before I start running! I am also trying to get out on a Sunday for a longer distance hike, but the weather has been atrocious over the last few weeks, so I haven't got out for that...</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-84291539003623294402014-01-30T22:14:00.000+00:002014-01-30T22:14:20.181+00:00Another Happy Dance!I've managed to finish "A Good Marriage" by Lizzie*Kate - my second finish of the year:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A Good Marriage" by Lizzie Kate</td></tr>
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It isn't the best photo - the design is straight!<div>
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It has been stitched on lilac 28ct linen, using Crescent Colours, GAST and DMC threads.</div>
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I'm going to spend the next week off rotation, stitching on the RR piece that I have instead. I'm also hoping to finish a cardigan that I started knitting last year... It only needs making up, and the collar needs knitting - this involves picking up stitches along the side edge and the back of the neck, and this makes me panic - hence the reason it has sat in a bag for almost a year!</div>
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Lynn Bourkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07674517337219841105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33684838.post-4877263040419364422014-01-25T15:35:00.000+00:002014-01-25T15:35:35.361+00:00Stitch from Stash 2014 UpdateHere is my first update for Stitch from Stash 2014:<br />
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Total amount spent on stash in January: £0 - nothing at all! I haven't needed any new threads or fabric this month, and have managed to not buy any charts, etc...<br />
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Since New Year's Day, I have stitched and made progress with the following items from my stash:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"One Nation" by ByGone Stitches (WIP)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Family Friends Faith Forever" by Homespun Elegance (Exchange item)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hearts full of Love" by Jeremiah Junction (RR piece)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Official Crazy Cat Lady" by Raise the Roof (WIP)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Potpourri Heart" by The Sweetheart Tree (finished!)</td></tr>
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...and this week I am stitching on:<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"A Good Marriage" by Lizzie*Kate (WIP)</td></tr>
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I am participating in an exchange over the next month or two, so I'll need to find a design to stitch... I'll hopefully find something in my stash...but I'll now have my allowance from January to help out if needed!<div>
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Happy Stitching!<br /><div>
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