Every
morning – Lent or no Lent, cider or no cider – I weigh myself on digital scales
and write down the result in my electronic Filofax, otherwise devoted to
knitting. I lost 20 pounds or so in 2009. It started in Lent, with an additional resolution not to allow myself to replace the absent cider with chocolate. I kept the weight off in 2010 and 2011. 2012
didn’t go as well (=more cider).
So you’ll
want to know that this morning, I was 7 ¼ pounds lighter than on Ash Wednesday (good),
but 5 pounds heavier than on Laetare Sunday last year (I mustn't forget).
Knitting
news
Craftsy has
been working harder and harder lately to gain my custom. They’ve finally
cracked it – Franklin is
making a class. The only thing that has been holding me back is that I
haven’t got time. I’ve always got time for Franklin
It is from Franklin
And – not from
Franklin
Non-knit
Well, you
will have guessed that yesterday’s silence was due to an influx of family. We
had a nice time with Thomas-the-Elder on Friday evening. On Saturday morning
the Loch Fyne Mileses breezed in for an hour, all of them looking very well. Alexander
says he has recovered from shingles. The areas where the rash was, are numb, he
says – as if the nerve endings which were so uncomfortable have now died? He took some pictures of us all milling about in the kitchen -- I hope I'll have some to show you.
After a
while the Mileses carried Thomas off towards Murrayfield, where, subsequently, Scotland lost to Wales Scotland
It will be
grand to see them all again at Easter, and that's not far away now.
The weather
has turned savage, including some snow, after balmy lamb-and-daffodil days
early last week. I don’t know what we’re going to do about Strathardle.
Knitting
Not much
was done during all this excitement. A couple more rows remain of the Relax
before I start shoulder shaping. This evening, surely. But I must keep my eyes
on the screen so as not to miss Kate Davies.
Hi Jean, what is the electronic Filofax tht you use? I'm always on the lookout for the gizmo that will organise my life and yours sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteLotus Organizer. It's so old by now that it's probably gone out of production. You can print out pages and clip them into your flesh-and-blood Filofax, but I've never done that.
DeleteSounds like a lovely busy day. I did think of you when I was watching the rugby yesterday willing Scotland on. I've been really looking forward to Shetland, Douglas Henshall is a bit of a favourite of mine :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was reading the news on the BBC site yesterday I noticed that Scotland had lost (again), and immediately thought of the disappointed Miles family that would have been in attendance.
ReplyDeleteI am so incredibly jealous about that BBC show I can hardly stand it. There is no indication it will be shown over here. :-(
you can subscribe to a VPN that will allow your computer to act like its a UK computer and then you can watch the BBC and ITV shows on your computer.
DeleteThere are dozens out there - is use My Expat network http://www.my-expat-network.co.uk/ which has the capability to work on your mobile devices as well. (although you do pay for each service separately but its about 5 bucks a month).
I too am incredibly jealous about the Ann Cleeve's mysteries. You were the one who inspired me to get her books from the library. I am hoping, hoping, hoping that BBC or Acorn media will put these on dvd to get from the library. (which is how we watch New Tricks, Inspector Lewis....and the list goes on.)
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