A day out at Harrogate

Good Morning. 

Yesterday was a day out at Harrogate, at the Knit and Stitch Show. It was the last day of a four day event. I was dithering whether to go or not, and made my mind up on Saturday night to go for it. I'm glad I did. 

I parked on the outskirts of Harrogate, almost opposite Sainsbury's on Wetherby Road. There is a quiet residential street with no parking restrictions. I was kitted out for walking, boots, waterproof jacket, and  umbrella. It started raining just as I set off. I had a street map in my pocket of the town centre, saved from the last time I was there. It was a long trek, but I was in the mood for walking, happy that I was passing a lot of cars stuck in the queue's to get into the city. 

It's a bit pricey to get in, I don't book in advance. £22.50 cash on the door. The event is huge,, the Exhibition Centre is huge. So many halls to wander around, easy to get lost. There is a map of the layout but I just go up and down all the aisles looking at everything. It is so much easier if you go by yourself. I was constantly having to skirt around groups of friends who stopped to chat. There was plenty of seating for those who had taken their own food. 

I spent the eyewatering sum of £4 on two large pieces of black felt. This will be used to finish off the woolly artwork. Also £5 spent on some red ribbon, to make some more Christmas bunting. Now I need to get on with the making, and stop talking about it. I have the photo's to sort out and will post them soon. 

In the meantime, some people might be interested to read more discussions of the covid inquiry. Oh no! Not more!!! It isn't going to go away. It is now embedded in history. 

 UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers speaks with Oxford epidemiologist Professor Sunetra Gupta – one of the three primary authors of the Great Barrington Declaration – to uncover why the UK’s massive £200 million COVID inquiry has produced a conclusion she calls an “insult” to the public intelligence. With the report claiming that locking down just one week earlier would have saved 23,000 lives, Gupta dismantles the modelling behind the headline.

My thanks to Will who has drawn my attention to this article in The Daily Sceptic.  

An extract.  

Those who use fear as a mechanism of control have enhanced their power and profiles in ways that could hardly have been imagined a few weeks ago. The use of fear was central to promoting the idea that the lockdown superseded any other consideration, including not only the economy but also even using the NHS. The threat from the virus was magnified,

Now I must get on. Breakfast then Crafty Club.

Thanks for popping in. Toodle pip.   ilona