Crafty Little Rat

  One of the advantages of not living locally to family (Actually I think it may be THE ONLY advantage) is getting to play tourist when they come to stay as my parents did this weekend.   Saturday we went to Cardiff Bay, Where I took shockingly few pictures. I couldn’t remember taking these at all and then I found this   So Rhys was obviously taking selfies and playing with the camera while I was at the loo. These two were taken from the little Fishermans Chapel, which serves a great lunch. Dad had the kind of Sea Ploughmans and me and mum shared the Cheese Platter. Sunday we went out for a meal with Rhys’ family which was very nice. Monday, Rhys was in work but me, mum and Dad went to the Transporter Bridge. There’s only something like 6 left in the world that work, and the one in Newport is one of 2 working ones left in the UK. Mum and Dad very bravely walked over the top. I started and 4 or 5 flights up chickened out and went back down!   You can see h...

  As we’re nearly at the 6 month mark It’s time to make some tactical substitutions. Personally I can’t even believe we’re nearly halfway through the year, and I’m over halfway through my year probation at work. I’ll have been there 8 months on the 1st of June; scary! Anyway as a quick reminder, here is the DONE list! DONE! From Norway with Love Choose your own Dragon Adventure Dr Who Socks Lizard Socks Unfortunately getting the chop from this years YOP are, 1. Wisteria. I wound the yarn for this a few weeks ago and started it. Sadly I’m not as in love with the pattern as I thought I was. This is a shame as it’s actually a pattern I paid for but I may still want to make it one day. 2. Celestine. Still a really nice idea, and may crop up as a secondary project at some point but really not for now; there are things I’d much rather knit. 3.  Nip and Nora rats. One day I will make these; but I’ve really gone off soft toys lately; just me. 4.  Heart of Wales shawl. A...

  Playing catch up is what I seem to be doing with my life right now. Work has got busy again, We’ve just finished painting the living room and my knitting and writing mojo seems to have left me. A few weeks ago I bought a grown up colouring book, which I know sounds daft but I thought would be something to do when I don’t have enough mental energy to knit or crochet and I’ve not started anything in that; but instead I’ve been coming home, pottering about here and there and not really doing much of anything. You’d think given all the pottering I’d at least have a clean house but no, not really! We’ve started bringing back our habit of a little “home blessing” in the evenings, 20 minutes each to just do something. It’s amazing what you can manage in just that short space of time. It leaves so little time for other things though which is a huge problem. This blog post? Open in draft since Sunday; and it’s now Wednesday evening.   Knitting wise I’ve finished a thing! Well, two...

    New logo and banner time! The Art is by the AMAZING Anna. She’s just bloody marvellous. My other half has been commissioning work off her for a few years and every single time is better then the last and just beautiful. If you’re looking for a special gift for someone and a great way to immortalise a pet then Anna is the person to go to. Her digital work (like this) is beautiful, but her work with natural mediums is also incredibly stunning. Seeing this reminds me that I need to get the work she’s done for us in the past up and framed when I finish painting the living room this weekend.   Anna’s Art Facebook can be found HERE and feel free to shoot her a message or an email about commission work; she’s so friendly and involves you at all stages of the process. I have never dealt with anyone better and I still make un intelligent noises when I look at it now a few days after she showed me the finished work.   I’ll be back hopefully on Friday with a Wonderw...