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A Knitting Update
I thought I'd finally get some images up of the last of the knitting I did for 2007. They're all baby things that I knit for grand-daughter3 to tied her over the winter.
This was knit using an old Aran pattern I had for a cabled jacket. I added a hood onto it to keep her warm. the yarn is some Noro Silk garden that I'd originally used on another project and didn't like. I'm all for recycling yarn when a project goes a bit awry.
I love Sirdar Snuggly yarn for baby knits. It's very soft but being acrylic is easily washed and dried, something important for a mum with a baby I think.
I can't remember the name of this yarn. It's almost certainly another in the Sirdar brand. I liked it because it was self patterning and looked like fair isle without all the hassle.
And finally a cardigan knit with Sirdar Chatterbox. The colour is actually called nougat. Grand-daughter3 looks lovely in this one.
Comments (7)I Quite Agree
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest -- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
--Albert Einstein
Which is a wonderful idea. It's putting it into practice that I find so hard. I am trying though. I just wonder if, at nearly 47, I'm running out of time for getting it right!
Home Again
Well that wasn't so bad. Himself is quite pleased he went now. There was no hanging around waiting to be called, the doctor we saw was really helpful and she listened to what he had to say. So often he's been to these annual check ups and the doctor hasn't really paid any attention to what was being said to him/her. It's been very frustrating and left Himself wondering why he's bothered going.
This time when he told the doctor about the leg spasms and the night sweats, she made the effort to run further tests and tried to find a drug protocol that would ease the leg cramps. In fact she was quite concerned about the night sweats and that he'd been suffering from them for so long. Bloods were taken, as was blood pressure and various other things (such as temperature and looking for signs of lumps and bumps anywhere). Even though there has been some change since his last review he's to carry on with the Copaxone. I think he's relieved about that - he doesn't have the major MS relapses he had before the Copaxone; it just grumbles along in the background these days which he finds able to cope with.
45 minutes later and we were on our way home again. We're now feeling replete on tea and toast and can enjoy the rest of the afternoon. Himself is filling in his train logs from his recent train trip and I will shortly be taking up my knitting needles again.
*contented*
Hospital Visit
Off to the hospital with Himself this morning. It's one of his big annual checkups where they test him to see if he can remain on the Copaxone protocol. He's dreading it quite honestly as the tests are so exhausting.
More later.
Don't Come Too Close!
I've got the lurgy.
Feel rotten.
Going to go and lie down some more.
:(
Update: well it didn't last long. After a very long nap (I got up at 8.00pm) I felt much better. I'm a firm believer in naps these days...I take so many of them!
Your Eggscellency by Hotel Chocolat
So here's the review of the Easter egg by hotel Chocolat-
It arrived beautifully boxed. As one of their signature ranges you'd expect something special and you certainly have the expectation of that when you see the packaging.
And on opening the packaging you're met by what looks like sumptious chocolate. Two thick chocolate egg halves individually wrapped, each one containing 5 liqueur truffle chocolates. I asked the rest of the family to help me when it came to the tasting.
And here's one of the half chocolate eggs unwrapped in all it's glory. this is the dark chocolate side as unfortunately the milk chocolate side was a little bashed in transit. Nevertheless, it didn't detract from the taste which was particularly creamy in the 40% milk chocolate egg. I'm not a lover of dark chocolate as I find I don't enjoy the bitterness associated with it but I found that the dark chocolate found in this particular brand to be quite pleasant.
It promises to be an extra thick, sumptious chocolate experience and I think it manages to deliver on that score. Everyone who tried the chocolates said that they could taste the alcohol in the truffle and that they thought that there was a balance between the taste of the chocolate and the amount of sweetness. The only one that wasn't enjoyed was the Advocaat flavoured truffle. Everyone thought there was a funny back taste to it.
So there you have it. If you'd like to find out more about the Hotel Chocolat range of chocolate confectionary then pop over to their homepage.
I've Got My Computer Back
Goodness, it does seem a long time since I've been able to sit at my own computer. As I've not been able to access a computer whenever I wanted to, I've filled my time with other things. Knitting (obviously), catching up with some of the DVDs we've bought and never watched, read a book (Terry Pratchett's Going Postal).
Himself and I have also been away for a few days. We took our annual trip down to London. We went to The Appollo theatre to see Wicked The Musical, based on the book Wicked by Greg Maguire. Which was excellent and a completely different take on the story of The Wizard of Oz.
We also took the Pathfinder Tour's Buffer Puffer 6.1 train tour. A 15 hour train trip back down memory lane for train buffs (this was a treat for himself). We travelled first class behind two diesel engines that were built in 1964. I'm not a train enthusiast myself but even I was captured by the delightful coach accomodation. Himself and I sat in two upholstered wing backed chairs with a table between us on which was placed a brass lamp with a silk fringed lampshade. There was also carpet on the floor. Definitely not something you find nowadays.
Tomorrow I'm gong to bring you the review of the Hotel Chocolat Eggsellency egg that has just been tasted by everyone here at Domesticated Bloggage. More about that later.
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Comments (2)Back....Sort Of
Still no computer for me I'm afraid. I'm awaiting a power supply to arrive and that should be here within the next couple of weeks. It's felt a very long time to be without my own computer. I have had use of other computers in the house but I've missed the spontaneity of using my own; it's odd not being able to use the computer when I want or when I feel like. You soon get used to having the sole use of one. Himself has been very good though and has told me that I can have use of his in the morning/afternoon if I want to so I should be able to get back to blogging again.
So what's been happening in Chateau Domesticated Bloggage? Well grandchild #5 now has a name. Mum was convinced that baby didn't look like an Abigail so has chosen....Megan. It's a lovely name for the sweetest baby. Megan has a lovely temperament; is placid and takes delight in looking around her at what's going on. She doesn't seem to fuss too much which is nice for mum who has a very busy schedule with three daughters to look after. Her sisters love her too so it makes for one very happy family.
I'm still knitting. I'm currently on my 6th pair of socks so far this year. Since I've started knitting them everyone seems to want a pair so it's keeping my fingers busy. Good job I enjoy knitting them or else I could soon find it all tiresome. The latest pair of for Himself and are being knit in Regia's Kaffe Fassett in the Mirage Fire colourway. I'm knitting it up on 2.75mm needles and it's knitting up a treat.
I've recently been contacted by Hotel Chocolat to ask if I'd be willing to review one of their products for them. Regular readers of this blog will know how very happy I am to receive free stuff and I'm more than happy to sample chocolate so I'm no awaiting the arrive of their Your Eggsellency(trademark) egg. It looks extremely yummy and I'll let you all know what it was like as soon as I've tasted it :)