tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post6805448360474536812..comments2024-03-19T08:35:01.699+00:00Comments on Love my life: What's been going on today? Meanqueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-23555726221673175452016-01-13T07:04:23.376+00:002016-01-13T07:04:23.376+00:00I cant wait to see what you are creating this time...I cant wait to see what you are creating this time, its always something amazingly crafty xSammie Skinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135941984066102913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-15694386317898506122016-01-12T20:58:36.287+00:002016-01-12T20:58:36.287+00:00Hello,Ilona.A day brightener,to read and love read...Hello,Ilona.A day brightener,to read and love reading of your days.I like the crochet scrumple art very creative.How thoughtful to keep an eye out for a neighbour..I think kindness is alive and well all over the world,we just don't hear about it as much as the awful things going on.Right now many Canadians are all in a lather over Syranian refugees.The trainers are a great freebie wiil be very useful and are Fila no less!Thanks for sharing ,D.Destemonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-39244169247619728962016-01-12T15:52:16.947+00:002016-01-12T15:52:16.947+00:00How excellent to get one's shoes off - or en ...How excellent to get one's shoes off - or en route to - a skip! They are such a marvellous source of useful items. May I share a list of recent skip acquisitions?<br />- Endless supplies of wood for our little woodburner (heats the whole house and boils water for free)<br />- A v. nice sturdy, old-fashioned shelving unit thing for the kitchen.<br />- An extremely useful padded tray thing for eating in bed/on couch (they cost 10 quid new - I saw one in a real-live shop today)<br />- A sizeable box of the poshest Christmas crackers ever known to humankind<br />- A large, functioning torch<br />- Numerous buckets and pots etc for gardening<br />- Two bedside tables which just needed a bit of paint to tart them up.<br />We just knock on the door and ask if people mind us having a rummage and have never had a negative response yet. My birthday present request for this year is to be taken to an exciting skip which I haven't seen yet!Thriftier than thouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717170880191070842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-90977011299803213002016-01-12T12:43:30.896+00:002016-01-12T12:43:30.896+00:00So many people have joined your 1000 mile Challeng...So many people have joined your 1000 mile Challenge, I feel bad for not joining in especially as my dogs would love me to sign up to regular walking as long as they could come with me. But at the moment my energy levels are rock bottom so I will sit on my hands, when they are not typing of course, and watch your progress over the year. Those trainers look comfy, a good find :-) Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-4511842604152000242016-01-12T10:41:35.152+00:002016-01-12T10:41:35.152+00:00Lovely that you went round to check what was wrong...Lovely that you went round to check what was wrong with the lady who was missing craft club, there is so little community spirit around these days but you do so much in your village helping out with animals and gardens, you are really a very 'rich' lady, not materially but in friends and well wishers. I read your blog every day and find it very inspiring. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-59736468724762200412016-01-12T10:28:05.919+00:002016-01-12T10:28:05.919+00:00Hi. If you walk fast you will get sweaty, have a s...Hi. If you walk fast you will get sweaty, have a spray deodorant close by. If you feel like you could do more go for it, build up a few miles in reserve in the bank so you can take a day off now and again. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-862622097560744252016-01-12T10:25:22.770+00:002016-01-12T10:25:22.770+00:00Hi Caz. I loved sleeping in my cab, driving for a ...Hi Caz. I loved sleeping in my cab, driving for a living satisfied the wanderlust in me. I still don't mind sleeping in odd places, but wouldn't want to be tied to a job now. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-83593037656485326002016-01-12T05:34:08.381+00:002016-01-12T05:34:08.381+00:00Can't wait to see what you're coming up wi...Can't wait to see what you're coming up with involving the wood pieces. With as much walking as you do you sure need good shoes on those feet and that pair looks thick and comfy. Jake's a Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401847481371419598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-84589552844213971492016-01-12T04:35:28.551+00:002016-01-12T04:35:28.551+00:00Thank you for your link to the scrumble art. I am ...Thank you for your link to the scrumble art. I am an avid knitter and crocheter. The projects that I like best are the kind that use up bits and pieces of what you already have. There is a kind of frugal serendipity to those projects that I don't get from projects were you have to buy everything to get started. The scrumble art looks very interesting, and based on some of your other projects, I bet you would be a natural at it, Ilona! The link reminded me of a project in one of my craft books. It was a large green bed cover, covered with countless numbers of three dimensional flower blooms (real and fantasy), all made with craps of yarn and crocheted and scattered at will. The effect was dazzling, and very much like a country meadow. The background story of the crocheter was more interesting...the lady was elderly, widowed and living on a tiny pension. She made the bed covers and sold them to supplement her income. Thanks again for sharing. Mary Jane in Canada. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-89318282219925500102016-01-12T03:19:31.900+00:002016-01-12T03:19:31.900+00:00I love your diary excerpts too, most interesting.
...I love your diary excerpts too, most interesting.<br />Pam in TX.xxPam in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066122753582331516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-46627623554914231442016-01-11T23:30:04.830+00:002016-01-11T23:30:04.830+00:00Good luck with the crochet practice Ilona, I know ...Good luck with the crochet practice Ilona, I know you'll produce something interesting.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-12617203060436830062016-01-11T22:18:16.107+00:002016-01-11T22:18:16.107+00:00I'm finding your diary excerpts interesting. W...I'm finding your diary excerpts interesting. Would be great to hear some more.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-86544013943853191602016-01-11T21:10:20.122+00:002016-01-11T21:10:20.122+00:00Sleeping in Hereford market place in your cab soun...Sleeping in Hereford market place in your cab sounds a bit safer than when my son used to sleep in the cab of his road train. Pitch black in the Rockies. Mind you he had a bed ,cooker, microwave all in the cab. Doesn't do it any more . Says he's too old now. (46) He decided he would rather stay in Saskatoon and sleep in his own bed. ha ha. He works for himself now. ( mainly fitting kitchens.)Caz.P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11206843820602358144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3556657999892839298.post-5801474083236776702016-01-11T20:54:37.846+00:002016-01-11T20:54:37.846+00:00Ilona, I have upped my walking amount by another 1...Ilona, I have upped my walking amount by another 1.5 kilometres. I woke up puzzling how to get to work and home again on foot in time and without being sweaty. Everytime I feel lazy, I am spurred on by thinking of you. Thank you so much!Darwin Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715389494434546700noreply@blogger.com