tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797623330292278782024-03-14T08:47:18.896+00:00Does Not EqualDon't underestimate me...Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comBlogger636125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-7160203958930979222024-03-14T08:46:00.003+00:002024-03-14T08:46:27.817+00:00Snazzy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJCeqo9dPSZvUKtVoFTPTQtTb7qQcIlnFe1ZkzQ7cDJGjoQzsbsKIr_WH_IgOexi5jQ8c77wGVl69gU743eL4dv7b2GtzhBDSQLQFup3DAocKj0qR5ldIoDW-8id83jeKKGIQeAfJ-T65MMDftV5aAzYP3jn2u_WXP0VlG7c4G_KZGAy0Pf4FwJVQlQ/s1000/snazzy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJCeqo9dPSZvUKtVoFTPTQtTb7qQcIlnFe1ZkzQ7cDJGjoQzsbsKIr_WH_IgOexi5jQ8c77wGVl69gU743eL4dv7b2GtzhBDSQLQFup3DAocKj0qR5ldIoDW-8id83jeKKGIQeAfJ-T65MMDftV5aAzYP3jn2u_WXP0VlG7c4G_KZGAy0Pf4FwJVQlQ/s320/snazzy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Although I note that, unlike last time, they are not offering three appointments with graduated and slowly more easy-to-move-in splints, just this one and a universal wrap-around type (which I already own). I'm supposed to wear this one for a month. I suspect I will not be doing that full-time. They were impressed that I could remember the physio exercises...<p></p><p>Second cataract tomorrow, then I plan to sleep all weekend...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-37308074990915224332024-03-06T09:43:00.001+00:002024-03-06T09:43:28.891+00:00Next Installment of The Bionic Woman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVKh3HsiCTPsdnPWmyD7ZxpQQUQoKAFPChoJP2a8i0OMfpxZNPHH2ABlN_Ib219zslwkr3v6lSCCBrHiKyj6jEI1grm6HnIlF6ZOpEdGs6RB8Q7qsuPpI5DCcpEVfq8Sf7xCcRpvKMl71sa6AXlIo6T_zimLtgA7_pdUlaz-BvjaTUv8XPfwfWr8L-g/s1000/beanobandage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwVKh3HsiCTPsdnPWmyD7ZxpQQUQoKAFPChoJP2a8i0OMfpxZNPHH2ABlN_Ib219zslwkr3v6lSCCBrHiKyj6jEI1grm6HnIlF6ZOpEdGs6RB8Q7qsuPpI5DCcpEVfq8Sf7xCcRpvKMl71sa6AXlIo6T_zimLtgA7_pdUlaz-BvjaTUv8XPfwfWr8L-g/s320/beanobandage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Like something out of "The Beano"<p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-34961935221355703952024-03-02T08:54:00.006+00:002024-03-03T21:10:15.708+00:00Roadkill Time<p> From the Ongoing Series</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1UGErBUcqK9gMSmBktvWYzvKYYMoqJyQaTGPVqneIIoDin0zN5wrbAPCm1i0qQNbDr85BV_Hh-GSwu3xmam_-G7aBtc1hQ5lp4erVr1HSfuzCFA5RNh1FV9I9K9NOn_oqhZzpGnX8nlCSHXB8rw2Io2osWEcZERjC2rY74WpKi4_bzM8aQ5IeSSWUpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1UGErBUcqK9gMSmBktvWYzvKYYMoqJyQaTGPVqneIIoDin0zN5wrbAPCm1i0qQNbDr85BV_Hh-GSwu3xmam_-G7aBtc1hQ5lp4erVr1HSfuzCFA5RNh1FV9I9K9NOn_oqhZzpGnX8nlCSHXB8rw2Io2osWEcZERjC2rY74WpKi4_bzM8aQ5IeSSWUpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unidentified Flying Vegetables - One</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLfeCFOIkI--btndzlbLdaxwNX8NvXkut0AapZAGWeUTocpSZowyRnYHTl7hLyKo6fFhZdY2Ng_sTMDJ3jkBcH3b5jFTNBOUv8xXrjH_vTjt3hrO8PqVauL5MhugqckyjYUs3O_v3o7tm3AisbBSy_3ptb0vS9QMMnkEWJjdTQUfHwM08Rn40wcjWE9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1000" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLfeCFOIkI--btndzlbLdaxwNX8NvXkut0AapZAGWeUTocpSZowyRnYHTl7hLyKo6fFhZdY2Ng_sTMDJ3jkBcH3b5jFTNBOUv8xXrjH_vTjt3hrO8PqVauL5MhugqckyjYUs3O_v3o7tm3AisbBSy_3ptb0vS9QMMnkEWJjdTQUfHwM08Rn40wcjWE9g" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: center;">Unidentified Flying Vegetables - Two (Possibly sweet-potatoes)</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij522TOu76ySXr0kX1OkXMGLYhU-V6odvtNWNwzt7wsQilBJdC5Cc8g4oZ35wvoHvlKduiKpMHvOBCDBmo1lc_X537kTaWu8AtEGKjRA6-c4rWUXdLWWfEjiVOTkqrn0cepYH2btWNhocJeQgn_Epvi_jixdVLjUQ9sXBSXXICGkzjqLitwAXn7-z4bA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij522TOu76ySXr0kX1OkXMGLYhU-V6odvtNWNwzt7wsQilBJdC5Cc8g4oZ35wvoHvlKduiKpMHvOBCDBmo1lc_X537kTaWu8AtEGKjRA6-c4rWUXdLWWfEjiVOTkqrn0cepYH2btWNhocJeQgn_Epvi_jixdVLjUQ9sXBSXXICGkzjqLitwAXn7-z4bA" width="159" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fingers crossed, perhaps that it won't rain too much more</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHdgVKLILAnFikge7lcVPFilWHJSJgqpwMNtijI6T_Pirqylvkn486dcrJHSC-S9O7FjaBtbAXmwAoLBhZtyGA4sNKb-r8gaVTHKHMg6JB6CHxALwJPJkRXovTiHaJzBBUt5qErV_jUTCA6qkOw8i5-xmx7R-iGH6ZbTLwLI_G9YItb41GBxZVLrmloQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHdgVKLILAnFikge7lcVPFilWHJSJgqpwMNtijI6T_Pirqylvkn486dcrJHSC-S9O7FjaBtbAXmwAoLBhZtyGA4sNKb-r8gaVTHKHMg6JB6CHxALwJPJkRXovTiHaJzBBUt5qErV_jUTCA6qkOw8i5-xmx7R-iGH6ZbTLwLI_G9YItb41GBxZVLrmloQ" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a beautifully arranged orange sock, with paper accent, at Tesco...</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-19363662129990177212024-02-25T20:00:00.002+00:002024-02-25T20:03:14.226+00:00Self-care, Parts 1, 2, 3...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8zLkDGOaCBOcddKD_sjVxDCv9RX9y6YBT5r-E1wOsmO2Xf-fSpPu6mSEPI3RIJ8kA-X4VE1hRWHJ8u6Yi1uS6knw0YqO8bBvsL0L2nYo5nlRVklLNJCqvZq5R01kSQT0yMncCnDhHmVSP3khUzFIFRQt8Qm6TIkQQDfZl3h8UPExxAb7YaMf7YErNw/s1000/cannulafail2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1000" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8zLkDGOaCBOcddKD_sjVxDCv9RX9y6YBT5r-E1wOsmO2Xf-fSpPu6mSEPI3RIJ8kA-X4VE1hRWHJ8u6Yi1uS6knw0YqO8bBvsL0L2nYo5nlRVklLNJCqvZq5R01kSQT0yMncCnDhHmVSP3khUzFIFRQt8Qm6TIkQQDfZl3h8UPExxAb7YaMf7YErNw/s320/cannulafail2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Left arm - Wish I had better veins - my cannulas (cannulae?) failed assiduously, and I only just made it with four, through my three days-and-two-nights at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital... The staff, particularly the night nurses, were astounding, the food was seriously inedible (fish pie entirely devoid of fish, and with slimy carrots) and I was very very glad to get home. Op on Monday, 5 hours in theatre as my spine was full of little broken bits of bone and I'm marginally osteoporotic, so all had to be very gently rebuilt. I have a cage in front of L5/S1 (go on, look it up) and HUGE screws. I have seen the x-rays and I'm impressed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBbT0DA0-xRjVfzwRHRjnHbm7Mk-JIZdJl9RpZe-GzxSjTOY2JVdejhe4jgf13Audv8cHp01laqJjUCwVYUti0Xv6DYTSrR_Afw2o2ReEANMEyNuYhte2-mS072XA5hFzu9Pzx_-sWyQJyZTqLj3DDgvWJ26eKyUOFOgZWWgKJhh4h3nqrFiuxamq_Q/s1000/cannulafail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBbT0DA0-xRjVfzwRHRjnHbm7Mk-JIZdJl9RpZe-GzxSjTOY2JVdejhe4jgf13Audv8cHp01laqJjUCwVYUti0Xv6DYTSrR_Afw2o2ReEANMEyNuYhte2-mS072XA5hFzu9Pzx_-sWyQJyZTqLj3DDgvWJ26eKyUOFOgZWWgKJhh4h3nqrFiuxamq_Q/s320/cannulafail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right elbow. My one reasonably good blood-draw vein... Treasure Hunt? Or Mystery Tour...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4G42mZrNi5tZy3PlNQRVIA3cytzIi3ZlOWOUjJ5mJ41oe8ulGUFTmAync_KSa0ovRoq0yDpUnKVnEljczO4gRbroK1475mhFGfpPc7FugJffyjd1LzT-uky1oD7laGaxrcpNjCUlirV2ubIlozGxhbT_vtUejlabGrCIs8Zq8EUSz3K0KroVOZiEHA/s1000/chin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1000" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4G42mZrNi5tZy3PlNQRVIA3cytzIi3ZlOWOUjJ5mJ41oe8ulGUFTmAync_KSa0ovRoq0yDpUnKVnEljczO4gRbroK1475mhFGfpPc7FugJffyjd1LzT-uky1oD7laGaxrcpNjCUlirV2ubIlozGxhbT_vtUejlabGrCIs8Zq8EUSz3K0KroVOZiEHA/s320/chin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Chin got scraped, this is itchy but healing. They spent a deal of time inspecting my back, too. I won't show the first pressure bandage, although I was altogether decently clad while wearing it...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuUF-h_B026Eqxt9ViSSOFf_CKA5ZLpkVgN-Bfe4s1izK3OPMypz3XQHFLS2dE3QdiKkf2MibYftCPSQx7PHs4PuBVQh-a-fsqR5QgIesisMlx35dIQ5RG-yV0LEvpqcGNETTS9GXtdTydzjQWSFP-Fzr1-Nj-cBhBvLiuUwTvLR9_qZucAssy5u44g/s1000/feelingfrail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1000" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuUF-h_B026Eqxt9ViSSOFf_CKA5ZLpkVgN-Bfe4s1izK3OPMypz3XQHFLS2dE3QdiKkf2MibYftCPSQx7PHs4PuBVQh-a-fsqR5QgIesisMlx35dIQ5RG-yV0LEvpqcGNETTS9GXtdTydzjQWSFP-Fzr1-Nj-cBhBvLiuUwTvLR9_qZucAssy5u44g/s320/feelingfrail.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Feeling old. Oxygen, catheters, drips... I do like the electric beds, though...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zKRpZzp38xXO0PvIkNN3OC79g9dAPx_cBtUScOyceQTWZAphztGHrBgm-A69fbF9MOVkNfLMqFpgD_ynrWUd6RUwHMmKHapxOXKs5_CKF7UTmRY-Wok6t6_C8Jmxw9bH-sKSK35rt88INDkBJ4ooJfr1VtlKNHJWBdXF3i45H4URs_72LRs-YhsrwQ/s1182/moonrise2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zKRpZzp38xXO0PvIkNN3OC79g9dAPx_cBtUScOyceQTWZAphztGHrBgm-A69fbF9MOVkNfLMqFpgD_ynrWUd6RUwHMmKHapxOXKs5_CKF7UTmRY-Wok6t6_C8Jmxw9bH-sKSK35rt88INDkBJ4ooJfr1VtlKNHJWBdXF3i45H4URs_72LRs-YhsrwQ/s320/moonrise2.jpg" width="271" /></a></div>Saturday night, subtle and beautiful moonrise of the full-moon variety, and ice, and frost, and gentle trees...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AvAezHrbu4MRx7Rnok97ghRvKeDPOCMEtjRJ0pN-nWK4SdFuu_WPzHW4_FFEQ59YwH6uBeOPS5MZvlpgUPLetWOlxRJjmOOJD7SjaB67ZQ_GSQqnwLYPCq02AtlJjNa1sHqtqGYkFdsn1tMFvAou7UZDdEV-MixcEBkfNoEXdOMp-8K8zXVrIDQVg/s1085/moonrise3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_AvAezHrbu4MRx7Rnok97ghRvKeDPOCMEtjRJ0pN-nWK4SdFuu_WPzHW4_FFEQ59YwH6uBeOPS5MZvlpgUPLetWOlxRJjmOOJD7SjaB67ZQ_GSQqnwLYPCq02AtlJjNa1sHqtqGYkFdsn1tMFvAou7UZDdEV-MixcEBkfNoEXdOMp-8K8zXVrIDQVg/s320/moonrise3.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here again<br />Sunday, I feel, for the first time, not absolutely feeble, and apart from a serious lack of heating oil (it ran out while I was in the hospital and they absolutely can't do a quick fill, back tomorrow) and having to sit by the fire (not so dusty; I have lots of firewood, and people to carry it)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow I get to go shopping and choose some tempting food, puddings, fruit, and a Cappuchino!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, why was the noisy, demanding, miserable, did-I-say-noisy? woman left on a ward when the one who didn't want to be alone was put in a private room...?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-74506733697229825952024-01-03T23:21:00.005+00:002024-01-04T08:36:10.040+00:00Word For The Year, 2024<p>Self. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzBdxXkeJwotJKWQS7rNUjgT3b5blPa6ZhUps1eD2n555svddt038zg_FuTt2Z63pNro5fw4UDT20n4wTgTAjXXiUavZC1fXq6V7KbmGbs5uSCvCTsQZ31wu3vvfX6vNb1C3U7KI0g3D71jxg2HPNffAQk9TmtdZiPHJIlcM7j6eTaZsGEPgTL_JNQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjzBdxXkeJwotJKWQS7rNUjgT3b5blPa6ZhUps1eD2n555svddt038zg_FuTt2Z63pNro5fw4UDT20n4wTgTAjXXiUavZC1fXq6V7KbmGbs5uSCvCTsQZ31wu3vvfX6vNb1C3U7KI0g3D71jxg2HPNffAQk9TmtdZiPHJIlcM7j6eTaZsGEPgTL_JNQA" width="320" /></a></div><br />See<p></p><p><a href="https://thewidowstormes.blogspot.com/2024/01/word-for-2024.html">https://thewidowstormes.blogspot.com/2024/01/word-for-2024.html</a></p><p> </p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-77939084448157827112023-12-29T17:20:00.001+00:002023-12-29T17:20:04.874+00:00Superb Full Moon and Frosty Sky<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirFmvLuH8iAzTo-wU689bemU9QVWEVeJ15W6he3MFJhKRSv674GIYpNDW2B_Y-KINFeWg8WhPL4QMHXtLIzryFE1V9P5K4ErWHKhJwxq8DDR1E_L9YkmrVe5NmbfTTpK_V6rU3MtM7uGSaDev9413j9IrCC-bY6zmZSiA8Ebh4xuUrbJsOrTJPRB_m9g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirFmvLuH8iAzTo-wU689bemU9QVWEVeJ15W6he3MFJhKRSv674GIYpNDW2B_Y-KINFeWg8WhPL4QMHXtLIzryFE1V9P5K4ErWHKhJwxq8DDR1E_L9YkmrVe5NmbfTTpK_V6rU3MtM7uGSaDev9413j9IrCC-bY6zmZSiA8Ebh4xuUrbJsOrTJPRB_m9g" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Contemplating Next Year's Word...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-72581746382307371902023-12-20T19:19:00.005+00:002023-12-20T21:18:26.342+00:00More Cattishness, or I Bought This For Me, Don't You Know...?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1a2gbTAJUIfYPblrxF8xMX7DwTTDu3tu02Q__6RnoTvgglkMCdnYbCIQ-tqMshSe6ymGSTPG-aBIRRRjx52mZq-QUosOUuXvm-hMqgioix098vbODUrPR_GJEDxrawoJdJGmXLcrjQIP2tHvefeiQKfYenVCVCJCg57DT5pd63CCBvXo3Waf3FKwD0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1a2gbTAJUIfYPblrxF8xMX7DwTTDu3tu02Q__6RnoTvgglkMCdnYbCIQ-tqMshSe6ymGSTPG-aBIRRRjx52mZq-QUosOUuXvm-hMqgioix098vbODUrPR_GJEDxrawoJdJGmXLcrjQIP2tHvefeiQKfYenVCVCJCg57DT5pd63CCBvXo3Waf3FKwD0w" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This irresistably tactile bath-mat, too nice to put on the floor. Cat has noticed it's placement on the socks-on-box and has appropriated...<br />Sigh...</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-56972084744968257152023-12-06T22:47:00.003+00:002023-12-06T22:47:40.627+00:00Sometimes one just needs a spotty spot<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY53L6cyV069HEBGNxyumPs3k4APpzgIv7l_zBGB1dVIvbVX2lEeYBmB1LtD9rBOgCvC4xJmuAErijki_wJBPz6RKF5itnX1RFBBpibCfIFmVJ2RxIjEGKDeMRv9r4xre6Gv0iRcIlHPvQfRhSbAXctSpgiAQ-9NdyuWUqpTptACp5Mvw9CjpVIJETbQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY53L6cyV069HEBGNxyumPs3k4APpzgIv7l_zBGB1dVIvbVX2lEeYBmB1LtD9rBOgCvC4xJmuAErijki_wJBPz6RKF5itnX1RFBBpibCfIFmVJ2RxIjEGKDeMRv9r4xre6Gv0iRcIlHPvQfRhSbAXctSpgiAQ-9NdyuWUqpTptACp5Mvw9CjpVIJETbQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or a suitable-sized box</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ofEpWnP5RybSFG3ncQG4qEmHgJ_s9cudQzM-bvM0GbbUtupR290D39fVs0xxQyXy81mGX7Pz2kCFQ78OKWe-9c-gpi0THv59IF6eU9l0aY5nCcQcPokp3OVtWslpjvEbeD8AX-v5k4etd04KRRf2KsGqAgsV5wfDi6K_OUZyBo-DF3b1gW0mDwnmgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8ofEpWnP5RybSFG3ncQG4qEmHgJ_s9cudQzM-bvM0GbbUtupR290D39fVs0xxQyXy81mGX7Pz2kCFQ78OKWe-9c-gpi0THv59IF6eU9l0aY5nCcQcPokp3OVtWslpjvEbeD8AX-v5k4etd04KRRf2KsGqAgsV5wfDi6K_OUZyBo-DF3b1gW0mDwnmgw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect coffee</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjGQF13BGzwJIfA9sUEF8dHyaQ5LaVSLaqb_meqOja5pbv3wZsgtzO5QRtb5rjMpf_a1wtaSWa8AZ2sQiIL0laCRpFst4W1XcPY6LkdodEtMXwUUtudvhu1VyR1WyCmDiP57CXjUop_RBlk17nGk0wMnlzaJIGGfMdop9VQvMzZkXgWGNdYqlrzuATWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjGQF13BGzwJIfA9sUEF8dHyaQ5LaVSLaqb_meqOja5pbv3wZsgtzO5QRtb5rjMpf_a1wtaSWa8AZ2sQiIL0laCRpFst4W1XcPY6LkdodEtMXwUUtudvhu1VyR1WyCmDiP57CXjUop_RBlk17nGk0wMnlzaJIGGfMdop9VQvMzZkXgWGNdYqlrzuATWw" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Or a moment, a perfect alignment of cloud and hedge...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFVETIcy7ytvpMVPLmNiiEHBiLP-H0cl_zL3QSUyYhohZgzF070-G3X0dhMhdKdVMv4kNq4RZI4JxU3YkYfi93AwT7UYKStAhhIBEQZpPYyegQ4pCpzBiKh4hNpkSxuxHUO9WtajAEWI0h-RHtiwurG9z4ZYMDSfZeFxQpzZg8lfDtWj_8dLjC6w7C4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFVETIcy7ytvpMVPLmNiiEHBiLP-H0cl_zL3QSUyYhohZgzF070-G3X0dhMhdKdVMv4kNq4RZI4JxU3YkYfi93AwT7UYKStAhhIBEQZpPYyegQ4pCpzBiKh4hNpkSxuxHUO9WtajAEWI0h-RHtiwurG9z4ZYMDSfZeFxQpzZg8lfDtWj_8dLjC6w7C4g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-49866920849508872862023-10-25T20:17:00.003+00:002023-10-25T20:17:24.674+00:00There's a Moon In My Coffee...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOHlnCMRhnHKjDtMSxRV-b-rzYZOsXoH1ZCg4KGXrn9CW3m6MbqY3rJQCwl_yRsD0RzUp4lxBk1HwjIM4ZKMmnuGwadNayYjncC3BrUNZpUazgF6YkxbZEt44qNEuLKLUnE2QWShzVVTcHP_WcQOYue7lCP-1iEZEE5s-SaQG3SRPFiU8Wby46RG--AQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOHlnCMRhnHKjDtMSxRV-b-rzYZOsXoH1ZCg4KGXrn9CW3m6MbqY3rJQCwl_yRsD0RzUp4lxBk1HwjIM4ZKMmnuGwadNayYjncC3BrUNZpUazgF6YkxbZEt44qNEuLKLUnE2QWShzVVTcHP_WcQOYue7lCP-1iEZEE5s-SaQG3SRPFiU8Wby46RG--AQ" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-44017419058673448282023-10-25T14:38:00.005+00:002023-10-25T14:38:33.095+00:00Lacking a Basket To Sleep In<p> One Must Make Do</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj79sa2pDmNme4xNMA6A6J70PQ6am4JWwVRxOsUncAyHgqGI-lFfOwSheLbb_I5csz0Dfsw5tKUl8k98eYxYC21_v3C3GOMg1VJtAfp-4Nn6McRmPqc8ET6OhIzD-kWqFFNzHTWwB2yNLGzf-iYbXNNkxSZ_I3tz_Thas97vuD6XgUAlTWambkqEMcPCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj79sa2pDmNme4xNMA6A6J70PQ6am4JWwVRxOsUncAyHgqGI-lFfOwSheLbb_I5csz0Dfsw5tKUl8k98eYxYC21_v3C3GOMg1VJtAfp-4Nn6McRmPqc8ET6OhIzD-kWqFFNzHTWwB2yNLGzf-iYbXNNkxSZ_I3tz_Thas97vuD6XgUAlTWambkqEMcPCQ" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXXr_TdP7JyYD8G2KkmOSOO3XHV5ODffVVEUlqoVjKOCKgrOuTADeUkNoko4v3on2pf9q6wvehNDwwybOFzuXVD9OgV79mMPyC2LB1XIsahog7xVSCei6B8cMYHyUs2GhFA2b34AIjahYWPgql_rvl2TvSF1bk1f6NqSJ4Gj8HlKeHS810zWZBmBVl-A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXXr_TdP7JyYD8G2KkmOSOO3XHV5ODffVVEUlqoVjKOCKgrOuTADeUkNoko4v3on2pf9q6wvehNDwwybOFzuXVD9OgV79mMPyC2LB1XIsahog7xVSCei6B8cMYHyUs2GhFA2b34AIjahYWPgql_rvl2TvSF1bk1f6NqSJ4Gj8HlKeHS810zWZBmBVl-A" width="278" /></a></div>Now, I was going to vacuum the floor, maybe later...<br /><br /></div><p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-66813460403670265592023-09-16T20:12:00.001+00:002023-09-16T20:12:26.286+00:00Jammin'<p> Part one</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1RgNyzjFslexYZ1fyR9GtdD_JkZqyTtaTD9-09wegfkNFrnR9erAr80H1PkpnpKl9i1WEfGqJiCWQE_ntcKiML7SsnVu1-7oFWnLr0TSvu6AIepvco-M7gcZ_UCbwU3-ZmC6DcnTBojzJKHE3fRCVjJFWci2Bj0eNXFxplHd4__qHi77Q5lQv-xryKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="600" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1RgNyzjFslexYZ1fyR9GtdD_JkZqyTtaTD9-09wegfkNFrnR9erAr80H1PkpnpKl9i1WEfGqJiCWQE_ntcKiML7SsnVu1-7oFWnLr0TSvu6AIepvco-M7gcZ_UCbwU3-ZmC6DcnTBojzJKHE3fRCVjJFWci2Bj0eNXFxplHd4__qHi77Q5lQv-xryKA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Damson. Tomorrow - gooseberry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Relaxation</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjem9V20jGPvSdlFG0MF03dQ5SAvlUBWhSmQ6TqmprubRhVkhnrlVcqptqQ3WI1CkXqeg4wl1R-sTqbncB69l8A5_nVH3W-SlunbhbNrLhgxIoX57ZRcoWsw6xUjCqFeOGY-CwOnQYhmyNjSaWDnzfyabCCWcVsNcEFl9ozHH55Q0LC8bogDc6q_DLXag" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjem9V20jGPvSdlFG0MF03dQ5SAvlUBWhSmQ6TqmprubRhVkhnrlVcqptqQ3WI1CkXqeg4wl1R-sTqbncB69l8A5_nVH3W-SlunbhbNrLhgxIoX57ZRcoWsw6xUjCqFeOGY-CwOnQYhmyNjSaWDnzfyabCCWcVsNcEFl9ozHH55Q0LC8bogDc6q_DLXag" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-67355619345535740652023-09-15T09:30:00.000+00:002023-09-15T09:30:30.985+00:00Rainbow Gothiness<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLIL_y5oRSb1JMTXTS72QkMtY9fae3gkNSrds--9j5Ag4d6LNWUZGifgx2tDuphrXNcSJBM6GLQqGkbiQU2i6kipTc0tTVOuj5mKUJyJ1eMCZJoIT_AXyLkeSMYi3I_xd7eTvUhPo-gqCJ1t26u0CP6plbSiZODAm29HzVPnqdaUyHZ2FHiI1mcbiQhw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLIL_y5oRSb1JMTXTS72QkMtY9fae3gkNSrds--9j5Ag4d6LNWUZGifgx2tDuphrXNcSJBM6GLQqGkbiQU2i6kipTc0tTVOuj5mKUJyJ1eMCZJoIT_AXyLkeSMYi3I_xd7eTvUhPo-gqCJ1t26u0CP6plbSiZODAm29HzVPnqdaUyHZ2FHiI1mcbiQhw" width="146" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Crossing points blocks, part one</p></blockquote>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-47854693162648708812023-09-02T20:30:00.004+00:002023-09-02T20:30:39.394+00:00Reintegrations and reworkings...<p>...and much re-potting - been making my windowsills come alive</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWTbD6VMARMsZwBzahQppGzFo6LXRq4kR_PE4sjyEa5czV8QZCR14XvfX_TX8kGxiVAgUbVRNLQQ_6EIeSNuEGe004bP_Lq3CynUQekRP4-gAkGT5tk21EzOliLfxq0GFhO9CMraStECqfpir4j9GROoEZKjg9LgY4nQC18EBHA1rc6MREtXWG4mf8rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWTbD6VMARMsZwBzahQppGzFo6LXRq4kR_PE4sjyEa5czV8QZCR14XvfX_TX8kGxiVAgUbVRNLQQ_6EIeSNuEGe004bP_Lq3CynUQekRP4-gAkGT5tk21EzOliLfxq0GFhO9CMraStECqfpir4j9GROoEZKjg9LgY4nQC18EBHA1rc6MREtXWG4mf8rw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the bathroom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH9HlOLu7JdPsEQzUFrqfxiMwXufiAdZmtAm-enKbTBSwrGsEzYtShUYEyOq8ssnjNvjTYIPtgUBWcnSFz1o_rCqqozZuzi6j9U8I2z2zfytblQgUTdMdAwUG-DmjmTT4y01bQzf623MIb4JzqPqNScFKnUvM94M8uNykzeFhvffNnwG_VXBtZR2HG0A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="600" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiH9HlOLu7JdPsEQzUFrqfxiMwXufiAdZmtAm-enKbTBSwrGsEzYtShUYEyOq8ssnjNvjTYIPtgUBWcnSFz1o_rCqqozZuzi6j9U8I2z2zfytblQgUTdMdAwUG-DmjmTT4y01bQzf623MIb4JzqPqNScFKnUvM94M8uNykzeFhvffNnwG_VXBtZR2HG0A" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above the sink</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIWe0jh2b-XM17pjqirffm5XsrPK0EB5UlLV6xci8Z2wUqoNFFpaLJBsmeTnayodH6ejFAVY03ADdWTCCiSpcr_FXym6XhO4JQZjDGOHdIotKeaa4ebRzovjhFb_RoIFE7tHyiZhLNhfrGCZZwEjq1qZfI9OOf36ziDYGdDDMMsWlRqPEHRiLaIveM9w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIWe0jh2b-XM17pjqirffm5XsrPK0EB5UlLV6xci8Z2wUqoNFFpaLJBsmeTnayodH6ejFAVY03ADdWTCCiSpcr_FXym6XhO4JQZjDGOHdIotKeaa4ebRzovjhFb_RoIFE7tHyiZhLNhfrGCZZwEjq1qZfI9OOf36ziDYGdDDMMsWlRqPEHRiLaIveM9w" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bedroom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqylOx65QyisolZaDDy-0dAwmCHeQKoNymOc5tJUns8Ec1joTGOpg2VICr2fFjCIBtPVZqfJobpE1BaLmeAJaLVmhy-Z4LZs3exOHJyc_5UyYuMvzpOgl44BoGVLPimUnbBrMKfEfToWkrIXicUYnuovSyVyRJ6bY_ZK_nc9gGiueG9HJ80qjuQtfbfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="600" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqylOx65QyisolZaDDy-0dAwmCHeQKoNymOc5tJUns8Ec1joTGOpg2VICr2fFjCIBtPVZqfJobpE1BaLmeAJaLVmhy-Z4LZs3exOHJyc_5UyYuMvzpOgl44BoGVLPimUnbBrMKfEfToWkrIXicUYnuovSyVyRJ6bY_ZK_nc9gGiueG9HJ80qjuQtfbfA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And by the back door</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3cBfnZNPaPeRB90JVvfJYP2iBB5P67eSqEEeg8JZMRknuQ9XEnzrpCqOv-QZY4N8vKw_Xt8DkP6UDHt0KQfLVdQGVFyGdbCGON8VLoeV6yZHRJ-N1WiEHKw_MRRyfLtKGgkPDP9pMray4FNv95yiExC97jMTB7aBc2X6xs-Z4-t5CdD-MxjjtfBkuGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="600" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3cBfnZNPaPeRB90JVvfJYP2iBB5P67eSqEEeg8JZMRknuQ9XEnzrpCqOv-QZY4N8vKw_Xt8DkP6UDHt0KQfLVdQGVFyGdbCGON8VLoeV6yZHRJ-N1WiEHKw_MRRyfLtKGgkPDP9pMray4FNv95yiExC97jMTB7aBc2X6xs-Z4-t5CdD-MxjjtfBkuGg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Top landing - the spiky one was wildly leggy and horrible, I chopped bits off it last year and put then in a cold frame outside and these two pieces have made themselves again</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf8CdyryZ8wDN4onfO1CR0yRyhmT_lh3Q0zTOmfG0dMzGYBChyNIOyas6Yf6tT9QFUqdY0YzKrqEXAvKOG6DyGTN3UnqhR8iFhZ-xV_My0pGfq1Pdeui_OTz32fiu6CSD_zWlwfXEI1iR4J8naTlB3ecTgXCvzJ6Xt7adeEjvxaaWS7bol8RVTAQV0iQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">And a plate full of babies...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still some big pots to rehouse, sigh...</div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-69783896524358733342023-08-08T16:55:00.001+00:002023-08-08T16:55:18.735+00:00Festival of Quilts<p>Well, that was a busy week and no mistake... Monday I left here at 5 am, and was working unwrapping and checking and measuring quilts all day</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl9E30ESnfcRbPDSmGrjCMfInHfvr6M_VZWpa1n7k98ZfKQIp47clyqYKgxtd_wuOVF88PYAFRZIXOyMjni0TYOC-TeLB0RvOuTLbY_oH3g4EEQnnUDhouOlJeZgaDLjkF4pbKQQhg_MNQXV6gzLHnj4OFe9KSjQmWgX0MZDRhwghB6vFgJqJTAzig4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="600" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjl9E30ESnfcRbPDSmGrjCMfInHfvr6M_VZWpa1n7k98ZfKQIp47clyqYKgxtd_wuOVF88PYAFRZIXOyMjni0TYOC-TeLB0RvOuTLbY_oH3g4EEQnnUDhouOlJeZgaDLjkF4pbKQQhg_MNQXV6gzLHnj4OFe9KSjQmWgX0MZDRhwghB6vFgJqJTAzig4w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3qhJQVjTv_r94SBbw6_ibOW07UoiVbYGLdrAQMVXSnKQ4GZNn8Rf3Vlwe1YagOGzKdIFGvwihTi1NFoFaCC8Qt7r8uxf-ujCM5B3jr1lKhrw9dzUxibTKE4okT2Wt3hHXWWUOxcJQAcda_JjVfTCchI1hXpzVGtKeAUEOx5MJ1buqibnncfUQnUpXuQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3qhJQVjTv_r94SBbw6_ibOW07UoiVbYGLdrAQMVXSnKQ4GZNn8Rf3Vlwe1YagOGzKdIFGvwihTi1NFoFaCC8Qt7r8uxf-ujCM5B3jr1lKhrw9dzUxibTKE4okT2Wt3hHXWWUOxcJQAcda_JjVfTCchI1hXpzVGtKeAUEOx5MJ1buqibnncfUQnUpXuQ" width="320" /></a></div><br />All of this in an almost entirely empty hall, the big white display boxes to hang the quilts in are at the back, stll being touched up with white paint. Every quilt is unwrapped, carefully measured, checked for labels and sleeve (really? no hanging sleeve? how did you expect it to stay on the wall?) and then carefully folded and put in a labelled paper sack (potato sacks) and the packaging (if re-usable) put in another labelled sack and put into a huge box on a pallet which then gets put into a store, also made of white chipboard temporary walls... That was Monday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then on Tuesday, much running around with ladders and electric screw-drivers and all the quilts are hung... Much shortening of battens, as almost every quilt is smaller than the declared size. Apart from some where the maker has listed the width and height the wrong way round...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Note to self, finish things earlier next year and get them hung up at the workshop for a goodly while to settle...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday was Judging Day, and set-up for the Traditional Special Interest Group section of the Guild stand...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4QDvIxX-hW8xke-M7y1V8rV34VTnezeU1-9vxaSnAnN0Y0l5NHtQeVF_Lha4koFIAKdkezYSqt4yKtqoSVd5xeR7KadXbEvCpDrGLz0bRhOpQCm6B5PkysKfHcWYQhdQIULj18cidkaz9JuFLiiKaOX42XtP8fKTCIugv7q24f358hVcm7y06Mhux_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4QDvIxX-hW8xke-M7y1V8rV34VTnezeU1-9vxaSnAnN0Y0l5NHtQeVF_Lha4koFIAKdkezYSqt4yKtqoSVd5xeR7KadXbEvCpDrGLz0bRhOpQCm6B5PkysKfHcWYQhdQIULj18cidkaz9JuFLiiKaOX42XtP8fKTCIugv7q24f358hVcm7y06Mhux_w" width="201" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As usual, the Guild stand was different YET AGAIN, the walls were smaller than I had been told (3 weeks before the show!! How am I supposed to present stuff nicely?) and I have to mung the drapes. Wall 10cm shorter than declared. Apparently all the walls are made fom 95cm units...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of little blocks from Trad members and hot-water-bottle covers for Quilts For Care Leavers, and a small selection from the Travelling Suitcase...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday to Sunday, show proper.. Guild stand like a draughty corridor, no internal branding, outside wall like a corporate nightmare (or a prison); not enough tables or chairs; endless idiocies like expecting old ladies (the volunteers are pretty much all Old Ladies) to stand all day; nowhere to put anything down; etc.etc...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of interest, and lots of hard work. I did a couple of stints of stewarding in the competition quilts, huge areas and hard to watch but mostly people were well-behaved...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ4ob0kzEraUN5YKpvZfem23qCBadmOwrGlBtrFHdqdr74z6ZkttJTF89SL25s43nVfsLjBb4L9GI7LNzmpv05Z48hfqKrUbL1Rl5XeF0J8Z-vpYrQVfFDpMFcuT3UBYE_7cByK9uP06ITV2PmgKM-_XfvtTyzfrHw_vS-NFActdX3FEfwtBrxE1Cm0Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ4ob0kzEraUN5YKpvZfem23qCBadmOwrGlBtrFHdqdr74z6ZkttJTF89SL25s43nVfsLjBb4L9GI7LNzmpv05Z48hfqKrUbL1Rl5XeF0J8Z-vpYrQVfFDpMFcuT3UBYE_7cByK9uP06ITV2PmgKM-_XfvtTyzfrHw_vS-NFActdX3FEfwtBrxE1Cm0Q" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Buttermilk Sky, my entry for the Modern Challenge, "Broken Lines". 20 inches square</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were far more Modern Challenge quilts than could be shown on the walls, so many were put on hangers and people could page through them with white gloves on. There was a Viewers Choice (I hate these and I would not let mine be numbered for this.) Sadly, my entry for the Miniature Challenge was labelled in such a way that it could not be excluded from their VC, but I definitely didn't win, so that's OK</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Theme was "China" and there was a very respectable 63 quilt submission, impressive from about 150 members...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHnH8Qhi06MxEQ4YQaFrx6bBeLINNECL8kbPIcRc5c0SI0wWxZhCLG5rMeDHOj375POlqjXFCNjpb55YXb73FAEGE94r_4FqjGGyaOXSVNtGnutLeJh2qHpuLZUMUZFJKiqZtFvK3ZhHsDqvuUAFxWHiQvFdSEwXqH3lu5idi0lBOdQhWhwM0MDodmsg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHnH8Qhi06MxEQ4YQaFrx6bBeLINNECL8kbPIcRc5c0SI0wWxZhCLG5rMeDHOj375POlqjXFCNjpb55YXb73FAEGE94r_4FqjGGyaOXSVNtGnutLeJh2qHpuLZUMUZFJKiqZtFvK3ZhHsDqvuUAFxWHiQvFdSEwXqH3lu5idi0lBOdQhWhwM0MDodmsg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the wall-full. I ended up hanging most of these, on idiotic sticky Velcro dots, which Do Not Work and are horrendous...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were sent (for this Challenge) two 1/8 cuts of fabrics to make our little quilts. All the selections were different (so, no coherence) and mostly much too big patterns for minis. Mine were two orange fabrics exactly the same colour, one with a faint orange print on and the other plain. We were asked to use blue for the bindings. Hmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir7r65_JIVX8-aBWIkfynPUIfOkw8n8J_dUdbfVaktv1BxVoiJX3jJiKtWUzLvEBkhUE61nvaQEQfBQbdIz2lKVANT_meKaaYam_8-DlIUbAzJSA41A7OqnUR7nATZyMrPgpmr5YDKqZdv7erODcDDnH1sf-NoLovUJvnteIrKwNHB_T00wtqDi3sy4A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir7r65_JIVX8-aBWIkfynPUIfOkw8n8J_dUdbfVaktv1BxVoiJX3jJiKtWUzLvEBkhUE61nvaQEQfBQbdIz2lKVANT_meKaaYam_8-DlIUbAzJSA41A7OqnUR7nATZyMrPgpmr5YDKqZdv7erODcDDnH1sf-NoLovUJvnteIrKwNHB_T00wtqDi3sy4A" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heather's Unbroken Dishes top right</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Gboycn0wUejV3loGvvy7GEB--SDgxyeNNpebzqWHSxlBlJ014RTmKnSPV_Pl5CnBtJ1fT2FPuHiftMb3TI6DkDMx_KMkywYiXx6txt_42yJFMYQyYbOZZ5v1D2qzb6sSSM5lxEvNmkbDa8zQ7XlURKvWv5oYH8MeL019TVCZUYNZuWgi38UHitHvFw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1000" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1Gboycn0wUejV3loGvvy7GEB--SDgxyeNNpebzqWHSxlBlJ014RTmKnSPV_Pl5CnBtJ1fT2FPuHiftMb3TI6DkDMx_KMkywYiXx6txt_42yJFMYQyYbOZZ5v1D2qzb6sSSM5lxEvNmkbDa8zQ7XlURKvWv5oYH8MeL019TVCZUYNZuWgi38UHitHvFw" width="320" /></a></div>Along the wall<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm9mx7z2Q6ldFJFQsoi9dqU0MFwut13KfkHAlvK0rOzeymBMgryPUbg7U3xeU-M2MsBXz1-wCNxXL_eKpPKXe1tiZESqvao2MIfWiq6B2RbLTziFwTDf-tzDXLxqFVIOxT3XjSXIoeDxkKRMAqXJNpmEeWIDNxv4i3c33X_D4xUDOyjZZfDQQb9yV4tQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm9mx7z2Q6ldFJFQsoi9dqU0MFwut13KfkHAlvK0rOzeymBMgryPUbg7U3xeU-M2MsBXz1-wCNxXL_eKpPKXe1tiZESqvao2MIfWiq6B2RbLTziFwTDf-tzDXLxqFVIOxT3XjSXIoeDxkKRMAqXJNpmEeWIDNxv4i3c33X_D4xUDOyjZZfDQQb9yV4tQ" width="320" /></a></div>More wall<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcB-P4aiKX3sqWr_VXHIZ560fd97bzxtjrjGUCj8zm0C0YI8AMoRjUobJWJ4SZ9zbngCuTID7YgXu3z76K9gwMQGAn8YJydABvFTPzALk-F0wLzKnllrM93vEgtoKxkuY4Wi6t9QoMPO6ZJdApB7B_n6wdS-N9O9xGHn27sftrQXsYa7j5zxP1xHricQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="1000" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcB-P4aiKX3sqWr_VXHIZ560fd97bzxtjrjGUCj8zm0C0YI8AMoRjUobJWJ4SZ9zbngCuTID7YgXu3z76K9gwMQGAn8YJydABvFTPzALk-F0wLzKnllrM93vEgtoKxkuY4Wi6t9QoMPO6ZJdApB7B_n6wdS-N9O9xGHn27sftrQXsYa7j5zxP1xHricQ" width="320" /></a></div>And more<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUHlT4ghdInrr5dng_JzEOeF7UB7C_bnwxCnKhsChQBtM52T2Q-8ziWI7dw_7LuBeQdjeySbveaa-D89aQDUt3dnMeOkenIK3boEnl7Hkzp4iYTnuJUr-pMnbhjgXEEAsv6reuDCYYuUHVt_nABuDC2Nq1e9FcJzXb5qVSA4YTBDfpBl6Dz3cusQzjDQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1000" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUHlT4ghdInrr5dng_JzEOeF7UB7C_bnwxCnKhsChQBtM52T2Q-8ziWI7dw_7LuBeQdjeySbveaa-D89aQDUt3dnMeOkenIK3boEnl7Hkzp4iYTnuJUr-pMnbhjgXEEAsv6reuDCYYuUHVt_nABuDC2Nq1e9FcJzXb5qVSA4YTBDfpBl6Dz3cusQzjDQ" width="320" /></a></div>And again. Mine is the fan-shaped one in this image, bottom row..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGp_J05y3jhHYQyaCI7DkU1z3P_Fo_MINcoCiOo18Af_xNiadlAxwayzglxOHSiW3V3P3ulqF8wOVrmL9ECAjriEd2Z5dTeeJJSEoGSzTwEWVqxXxwrPwMp1NRbp5azEkNszHZGQ5JePVAoMRDv7NJMaC3X4eKfOduSa-21QMPDmS30lWJTDZf8h_DYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGp_J05y3jhHYQyaCI7DkU1z3P_Fo_MINcoCiOo18Af_xNiadlAxwayzglxOHSiW3V3P3ulqF8wOVrmL9ECAjriEd2Z5dTeeJJSEoGSzTwEWVqxXxwrPwMp1NRbp5azEkNszHZGQ5JePVAoMRDv7NJMaC3X4eKfOduSa-21QMPDmS30lWJTDZf8h_DYg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And. last-but-not-least, bought fabrics - these for quilting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi04Pv7RfPXFo9DxWtENKDEDJsWo29aeVlJpMJa6crj1c3C9kOtZm7625O0ul2QLHNirdgt05_RJ2O20JthxiHKOtIXPKIKSaIeNHsPGyNW1PmJXq6K7rwpIbRT7uGlChB1vGLHCJ7omEZYI3wxFd1PJrGokvcbc4qaAcSRSTWeMCGSsJ4Ucs6FYDkf4A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="700" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi04Pv7RfPXFo9DxWtENKDEDJsWo29aeVlJpMJa6crj1c3C9kOtZm7625O0ul2QLHNirdgt05_RJ2O20JthxiHKOtIXPKIKSaIeNHsPGyNW1PmJXq6K7rwpIbRT7uGlChB1vGLHCJ7omEZYI3wxFd1PJrGokvcbc4qaAcSRSTWeMCGSsJ4Ucs6FYDkf4A" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This, stretchy, for leggings...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phew... Now I'm going to lie down</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't get to photograph nearly as many quilts as I would have liked, but I will post some another day</div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-21351673539040012582023-04-18T22:56:00.003+00:002023-04-18T22:56:38.166+00:00Duck and Duckettes<p> I came round the corner into my lane, and here I found a mother duck with a gaggle of little duckettes. Had to herd them gently with the car and take photos once I was in the car park...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPMEv_xH__7isKJGfB4NWGlt9VV7nogJSeqd6PayAYBkGg-6TSu721Y-KFm644-eYRy3JaqKJZNEAsP9v16uA5mtVwWTKUnhdIEBy1AqKY_Nzami5-WChKZwTtQ9aj8BvoxgQvvuVbOHqrMA3dcrAWSbw7xnfeWAnzYNtZEguqQOblZffRfH-gvKs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPMEv_xH__7isKJGfB4NWGlt9VV7nogJSeqd6PayAYBkGg-6TSu721Y-KFm644-eYRy3JaqKJZNEAsP9v16uA5mtVwWTKUnhdIEBy1AqKY_Nzami5-WChKZwTtQ9aj8BvoxgQvvuVbOHqrMA3dcrAWSbw7xnfeWAnzYNtZEguqQOblZffRfH-gvKs" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiLe8YZwa37XOCDnEjTupJMpw70OhplFD-qpsM9HDfzYSsw_WTfFL42NByKkMvt4UPI-qTgTzAMdXVeOnAZYwW10ub6iM5nScg1ndWXEvz9u1x-qxpt1TyTkBqwWy5T9yMOeXoupIW4P0MDGnpbxmcxj88D1YRR2fhUpN5SCTK6o9suUdQs-Wm8Jk" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhilpgnScmuurMOJVSqSt2OJiyRGn0nUnmaHHjcLNh4gzTq1n6X4r2cp2F9WgJwF2hmqZMT6TfRIK4B6LeSZaCrID8ZaoG7RBwi25uQymqsICJK6LFcaaTHmpw9LyPF3dCkiH1S93wyq1osN1IgqtVmNPUqzWE0uZm90mf3WU4_hHwYHD946u-Pako" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="600" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhilpgnScmuurMOJVSqSt2OJiyRGn0nUnmaHHjcLNh4gzTq1n6X4r2cp2F9WgJwF2hmqZMT6TfRIK4B6LeSZaCrID8ZaoG7RBwi25uQymqsICJK6LFcaaTHmpw9LyPF3dCkiH1S93wyq1osN1IgqtVmNPUqzWE0uZm90mf3WU4_hHwYHD946u-Pako" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hadn't seen a nest...</div><br /><p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-69469312217102513352023-04-18T11:09:00.010+00:002023-04-18T11:09:48.720+00:00Roadkill series - time for some new ones...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEnvtWp2N89id1A-2oroTCcJGrizwXC3AeTsHNl3mim3HnFBQ3AMDXnMcibKabTnnSMmnnA4SVce2ywQpi00JtMSsPWMGzVpi6odi_1ohjG4mUM8G7QXLfZO804n9JY5bcC3AdbO-t2Oa5w8cSBqV4oKh2Y0ruKvHVlecopE5NHoWq2xcEP_crxbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEnvtWp2N89id1A-2oroTCcJGrizwXC3AeTsHNl3mim3HnFBQ3AMDXnMcibKabTnnSMmnnA4SVce2ywQpi00JtMSsPWMGzVpi6odi_1ohjG4mUM8G7QXLfZO804n9JY5bcC3AdbO-t2Oa5w8cSBqV4oKh2Y0ruKvHVlecopE5NHoWq2xcEP_crxbg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oily Feather</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUNmHsx9Q7nDASMBPWlb9oMY6B4F0tUi3de8vCQ_ddMUrOHx7sWqdM-kzboRBzoPyO-MdZUz1FcOUEh5a9V8zkePKhT0Zo-Ph4UEN0i-2z2J_S4OmIm5KUuryEA1aI9w-fbXAg0o5YX_u7mVjE9jYiId0oIqN-wic4XKt-voubCM3RQdBRDfnt6EY" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Shiny!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY8V45C0ZS_t38TqATU3UVhFkrZOoNRo4G9HFYCWXRznxCl892a-t-yI0rjAqNTAMsVRDGneBZl9izSLTsctTnfwhguvY4u1zUeNxklBJt-nBuoVE0ZSSkaOZsQM0iOT02T0uzdPzOxjsiOO3eVEKurEzH39NN_0dKNCXIqHjqba5VN1dJ0Zn7Wj0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjY8V45C0ZS_t38TqATU3UVhFkrZOoNRo4G9HFYCWXRznxCl892a-t-yI0rjAqNTAMsVRDGneBZl9izSLTsctTnfwhguvY4u1zUeNxklBJt-nBuoVE0ZSSkaOZsQM0iOT02T0uzdPzOxjsiOO3eVEKurEzH39NN_0dKNCXIqHjqba5VN1dJ0Zn7Wj0" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fingers Crossed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihOqMgPayIF2EkPL1mOFlPKWNtGjh5EipM9YTVRG6KfM7X1fctq2HyvzlCboShzGgQWXRTh5bO-930GiiEbjv6ocUzRLfIwMmNUHBIeVgxl-lmBfhV0Hzmh95FA03K9ajyV3BsqeYkw9swPezktLA_j5PkFB2fJMhKUtxnyxgCNIIXG5dPn6eYXuo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihOqMgPayIF2EkPL1mOFlPKWNtGjh5EipM9YTVRG6KfM7X1fctq2HyvzlCboShzGgQWXRTh5bO-930GiiEbjv6ocUzRLfIwMmNUHBIeVgxl-lmBfhV0Hzmh95FA03K9ajyV3BsqeYkw9swPezktLA_j5PkFB2fJMhKUtxnyxgCNIIXG5dPn6eYXuo" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and Cheerios</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-21554238462491145922023-04-09T20:06:00.004+00:002023-04-09T20:10:44.689+00:00Cat Getting Old<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSIKt3D2nKs3174sT8dpI5PFhAKe77QXh8YUtWyTCdxh_1OkFU8IaPaHqYDqHqpPO2s6VCMGk4AyyoaIYuT76kM2bnWddPAdIV5leIKrI5fZerem-_sQgMqRWWKqqjUx--EwBqwqrrerPrRRFTwAaH-jF__aImYjtBTNV37XvYMIrIxYLOFslSRIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="600" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSIKt3D2nKs3174sT8dpI5PFhAKe77QXh8YUtWyTCdxh_1OkFU8IaPaHqYDqHqpPO2s6VCMGk4AyyoaIYuT76kM2bnWddPAdIV5leIKrI5fZerem-_sQgMqRWWKqqjUx--EwBqwqrrerPrRRFTwAaH-jF__aImYjtBTNV37XvYMIrIxYLOFslSRIg" width="320" /></a></div> She sleeps in the sun, quite happy, but has a tendency to make little puddles when she has her not-infrequent fits<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jReaEEokbvjwN54XMu69wTH5WYy3c3GkuFhtk38D8uVfswqo-wysBGk_3qdyfHjHsIBFynipvDy5WnggDT31iRcZJGGjJW5IEbAz0V6Ae-gmGmEE2v3XeBkiw4v9AvPVrtu3pM6ak6Khl6s8jdLKKWwWJARRL9p8_V8CEuwR7d62NHaD-_x6rM0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-jReaEEokbvjwN54XMu69wTH5WYy3c3GkuFhtk38D8uVfswqo-wysBGk_3qdyfHjHsIBFynipvDy5WnggDT31iRcZJGGjJW5IEbAz0V6Ae-gmGmEE2v3XeBkiw4v9AvPVrtu3pM6ak6Khl6s8jdLKKWwWJARRL9p8_V8CEuwR7d62NHaD-_x6rM0" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><p>Appetite still good, but back legs unreliable... Feels familiar...<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO5UbnFuT2d9GbEJqCP5ZmJAi-DwXU-C7Q6-nFQyoiRdEmdxC-XpQqmo4CWvMJslhbfASuRKh6r9Kt3vpijfGkZBFNzrBgTWZXCtlCdWqyIOWllSxN-Y8iArIH34FOoCEPbelOn4xwTzDSvlnjjOow7_BbI_9sxVkVPemgBJZp64uGENwsdbKlA6M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO5UbnFuT2d9GbEJqCP5ZmJAi-DwXU-C7Q6-nFQyoiRdEmdxC-XpQqmo4CWvMJslhbfASuRKh6r9Kt3vpijfGkZBFNzrBgTWZXCtlCdWqyIOWllSxN-Y8iArIH34FOoCEPbelOn4xwTzDSvlnjjOow7_BbI_9sxVkVPemgBJZp64uGENwsdbKlA6M" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meanwhile, my Japanes silks from kimono rejects are ghostly in the sunshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn_CkHUa1-XMNkhKmSq7lco4rup_rKZDUg2mAHSHBwMtPwuGxEv_NEJMIlV1N-sqcHCoT4KKWIkisCIAyluX_WFS7Heu-_04FxcrsLAnWhIc17_dQHpnk2moqdAyM5-8nq-6fP65IMT5zKHUuMnbeo6AXPMex6r9s9dGU3jJU4eVqsmyKbPUP5cjM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn_CkHUa1-XMNkhKmSq7lco4rup_rKZDUg2mAHSHBwMtPwuGxEv_NEJMIlV1N-sqcHCoT4KKWIkisCIAyluX_WFS7Heu-_04FxcrsLAnWhIc17_dQHpnk2moqdAyM5-8nq-6fP65IMT5zKHUuMnbeo6AXPMex6r9s9dGU3jJU4eVqsmyKbPUP5cjM" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And, cleaning out the bird feeders, I found this little garden thriving where the seeds have got damp</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7uZCiVjFqdor3CXP3RCnKMd5vqwyPdq-JY6aAjMQXGKHQNz1b2wRzZgHJ8YQ9FSMKgCMlrIb-d-OLmWPYqPzydooUUOHssMn1UtXQ7_bdrw9f4_mnf3yG27gVf8DeEVgVXP-1TN_i9swlv8yVDQI6DpJhUxUNrphBb1qxaxzeue4dUc0pPfVLQac" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7uZCiVjFqdor3CXP3RCnKMd5vqwyPdq-JY6aAjMQXGKHQNz1b2wRzZgHJ8YQ9FSMKgCMlrIb-d-OLmWPYqPzydooUUOHssMn1UtXQ7_bdrw9f4_mnf3yG27gVf8DeEVgVXP-1TN_i9swlv8yVDQI6DpJhUxUNrphBb1qxaxzeue4dUc0pPfVLQac" width="193" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New Hat number 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-88586813235865255092023-03-08T11:29:00.004+00:002023-03-08T11:29:47.731+00:00Double Boxed<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGF44KtTCXDTXEEdVhZw8vLAc-HQr3t0vSjWA-t9PCedIyv6PvPpc5Q3ven7671SBMb1DyRG25DMzxcRYqZd3Fl4-sC0QMfKScLwde64q53dEOcGkm77s9WgYkgkaWOwJufZ3-aU8QUy3OGVBLqQRAsq0-bcbMUkYr_hoVQVdqw5Jm_Ubr1umh5Ps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGF44KtTCXDTXEEdVhZw8vLAc-HQr3t0vSjWA-t9PCedIyv6PvPpc5Q3ven7671SBMb1DyRG25DMzxcRYqZd3Fl4-sC0QMfKScLwde64q53dEOcGkm77s9WgYkgkaWOwJufZ3-aU8QUy3OGVBLqQRAsq0-bcbMUkYr_hoVQVdqw5Jm_Ubr1umh5Ps" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Perhaps one is inadequate...</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-13209696270082853422023-01-30T22:45:00.005+00:002023-01-30T22:45:24.668+00:00And five o'clock sunset..<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfTbXLPo3e2dhQj1Lu9YwH8M2ET95j5oE1O3nhWUVLwWayGO-JdoUIm2C_UXNHx3QoxXbbAloNkAXc3gGr-r2XqFuvtZ_VncGKEQlt_-RJgdhKEPI04rtpLkXDwqOvDp2XKwcDawKr3SL1ArcOw9MCfPt8p0TgEAlmIkLdXK3Pqyxe_tfS8R7MkE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNfTbXLPo3e2dhQj1Lu9YwH8M2ET95j5oE1O3nhWUVLwWayGO-JdoUIm2C_UXNHx3QoxXbbAloNkAXc3gGr-r2XqFuvtZ_VncGKEQlt_-RJgdhKEPI04rtpLkXDwqOvDp2XKwcDawKr3SL1ArcOw9MCfPt8p0TgEAlmIkLdXK3Pqyxe_tfS8R7MkE" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glorious, but not warm</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-39169180215696407252023-01-18T18:50:00.002+00:002023-01-18T18:50:40.904+00:00Red Sky In The Morning<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2snJaN82ZCt2ZyKMXWLbqKlXF9hOqWwPwaIV0oZjVgf9QGcoPIedLYmREY7zTUkpvRR9wtnH0h7YgrtFhWXddU-Kopcf5NQ8xSoFQQjV-QCnhKZbrLNbZ-Pfx0I_UTYbxhasmYytq6MZMnquvIMuXa45m1y1TWamGwF_iVussnAoQju9PeSdgrI/s1000/redskymorning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2snJaN82ZCt2ZyKMXWLbqKlXF9hOqWwPwaIV0oZjVgf9QGcoPIedLYmREY7zTUkpvRR9wtnH0h7YgrtFhWXddU-Kopcf5NQ8xSoFQQjV-QCnhKZbrLNbZ-Pfx0I_UTYbxhasmYytq6MZMnquvIMuXa45m1y1TWamGwF_iVussnAoQju9PeSdgrI/s320/redskymorning.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And gulls in a row...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXoXKbE7CrpywGUldRrFkiugY8SDpANr1zSHb4i4sk1ueDjxACpwGCQA__EO-axymyTHA8v2rKea5VRfbsM6FWw6YPKGqIgOd8k_XBdTY9MyL0F8SN1b6rSkpFi4Bnm9e1kzqasGlZN2zttnxNa7wu9dHytVVASjo4MTBn_7wYFxQmBd7QhUL-sM/s1000/birdrow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1000" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXoXKbE7CrpywGUldRrFkiugY8SDpANr1zSHb4i4sk1ueDjxACpwGCQA__EO-axymyTHA8v2rKea5VRfbsM6FWw6YPKGqIgOd8k_XBdTY9MyL0F8SN1b6rSkpFi4Bnm9e1kzqasGlZN2zttnxNa7wu9dHytVVASjo4MTBn_7wYFxQmBd7QhUL-sM/s320/birdrow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snowy here, and stonkingly cold... Brr, fire time</div><br /><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-15857454905427768332023-01-10T21:22:00.003+00:002023-01-10T21:22:43.474+00:00One paw....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9Wjohk_XQp189q_LW8TWexRquQ80hYqni9AAxZCiGSqHCjbrz5p6O6qxgn4f8_QtsixWzBHUWMjj5nTQevhtIbbXr4RhsxNlJMYvMZuJW7WhaUucGpugmCZ-vGpmqa-BYLTWHSLDamblHlptWx8oHJ10ZzU71Y25roUfzPcMKIEEcjejxBGqaTg/s600/onepawout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="600" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9Wjohk_XQp189q_LW8TWexRquQ80hYqni9AAxZCiGSqHCjbrz5p6O6qxgn4f8_QtsixWzBHUWMjj5nTQevhtIbbXr4RhsxNlJMYvMZuJW7WhaUucGpugmCZ-vGpmqa-BYLTWHSLDamblHlptWx8oHJ10ZzU71Y25roUfzPcMKIEEcjejxBGqaTg/s320/onepawout.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....lightly sticking out. She's in doormat mode...</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-39491446826865072072023-01-01T15:02:00.001+00:002023-01-01T15:02:06.696+00:00As she means to go on...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil63lCx5LraM3XNli2TQUc2R0oHWoN2EJE13236wTl-_4_iVGDLVk7DIiDjmv0bNzuWa67XYTSJoEfRfsCGdhmg6rr8UWG9o0mE12vjK8tDhlJTGLpMsphREbo23vZGLPFJQ_CEj2V2Bk6J0x23zl8SBhByC6vC1t4x4y6Lu5l47Tx32LyHKM1UUA/s600/backonthebin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="600" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil63lCx5LraM3XNli2TQUc2R0oHWoN2EJE13236wTl-_4_iVGDLVk7DIiDjmv0bNzuWa67XYTSJoEfRfsCGdhmg6rr8UWG9o0mE12vjK8tDhlJTGLpMsphREbo23vZGLPFJQ_CEj2V2Bk6J0x23zl8SBhByC6vC1t4x4y6Lu5l47Tx32LyHKM1UUA/s320/backonthebin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the compost bin...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OCP for the New Year, have a good one...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-34390822621118856222022-12-31T17:57:00.004+00:002022-12-31T17:57:41.173+00:00Word for The Year 2023...<p> ...is UNCOVER</p><p>As the house has developed strata of a singularly archeological character...</p><p>Happy New Year!</p><p><br /></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-65504387590082643652022-12-30T15:56:00.001+00:002022-12-30T15:56:28.146+00:00Sunrise<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y9T7jCYb25-ofgLxqbVAtbn_to5xqPQLUTSD4RrOQsz47BA2ZiHqYSfnGe6pMjFuQQWBcjbvxw-qNjVymhqUxpAd-uQbzpUFz9Ec-dwdedQwobY8co6rFgB-ZrBEp6Gs7Lm-rGKynilMIKb_LNIJJys7ilWgZKqrnM8plovIFn8OsL-7Y269hM4/s1000/sunrise30-12-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y9T7jCYb25-ofgLxqbVAtbn_to5xqPQLUTSD4RrOQsz47BA2ZiHqYSfnGe6pMjFuQQWBcjbvxw-qNjVymhqUxpAd-uQbzpUFz9Ec-dwdedQwobY8co6rFgB-ZrBEp6Gs7Lm-rGKynilMIKb_LNIJJys7ilWgZKqrnM8plovIFn8OsL-7Y269hM4/s320/sunrise30-12-22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Either I was up earlier, or the sunrise was</div><br /> <p></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479762333029227878.post-37977814776225294382022-12-27T11:16:00.004+00:002022-12-27T11:16:51.417+00:00Moonrise<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQYOV6WWp0J7UrzfvZDWYKoydWxgmDqtbt3mbAdi4vxf4tH4otY-9ankSp8tAoiCUeBsMh8w5KRtLsfyMMNIfGycRPPJh_50gAJaYrNRkF90ye6izLIN60jtofBXgYzDYk7S3gAFKwC3zpZOEQQLZKWaD2N1Ng26nmNwsfjzszuSfnZI1jvuKMS8/s1000/moonrise.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQYOV6WWp0J7UrzfvZDWYKoydWxgmDqtbt3mbAdi4vxf4tH4otY-9ankSp8tAoiCUeBsMh8w5KRtLsfyMMNIfGycRPPJh_50gAJaYrNRkF90ye6izLIN60jtofBXgYzDYk7S3gAFKwC3zpZOEQQLZKWaD2N1Ng26nmNwsfjzszuSfnZI1jvuKMS8/s320/moonrise.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Cold, but lovely<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo0p6VFTOXwSoXYyYGWp4Ev_bKUlLoQhecLDigc5ZIdo_0joIs5kCzZ7bg2P_hnJxQeb_7Jpfg37w8dGrBnIGyV-HsdEbjxxQpSVK9bA-Imwh4EhzUkDjPf_UDIaM9sQc3bMDtrtir_5CINfHYiSvb8sot54p0i_Lg9VZ30xXkwve005-16Un984/s1000/twoburnings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo0p6VFTOXwSoXYyYGWp4Ev_bKUlLoQhecLDigc5ZIdo_0joIs5kCzZ7bg2P_hnJxQeb_7Jpfg37w8dGrBnIGyV-HsdEbjxxQpSVK9bA-Imwh4EhzUkDjPf_UDIaM9sQc3bMDtrtir_5CINfHYiSvb8sot54p0i_Lg9VZ30xXkwve005-16Un984/s320/twoburnings.jpg" width="320" /></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All my old work books, order books, and assorted trashy paper removed, and burned. A weight off my mind and my attic...</div><br /><p><br /></p>Helen Howeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03378013328370139295noreply@blogger.com