Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Not much
Has happened since I last posted. My life at the moment seems to revolve around hospital appointments, which are exceptionally boring!! Mind you, I'm getting to see bits of Glasgow I've not been to before, cos last week I had to go out to Clydebank to have a DEXA scan.
Moo
Moo
Friday, February 16, 2007
Anniversary
It's a year since my op and a year since I last posted! All sorts of things have happened since then. I recovered fairly quickly and in May went down to London to stay with my eldest daughter as I was taking part in the Embroiderers Guild 100th Anniversary at Hampton Court. I was demonstrating Stumpwork and in the three days we were there, we were allowed to roam around the Palace, which was amazing, although I didn't manage to see all of it.
I never did finish the goldwork I was working on as I abandoned it to start the piece for Hampton Court.
My youngest came up to visit before leaving for SA. It was really hard to say Goodbye, not knowing when I'll see her again. Depression and all sorts struck and I haven't done much embroidery for the last ten months. However, things are looking up and life is getting back on track!
In October my mother arrived for a three month stay. She came up with Janet to visit us for two days, which was nice. Last week of January, I drove down to Newark and then drove her down to London. I spent five days in her company and came to the conclusion that while she is my mother, she isn't my friend.
During the time in London, I met up with friends from loosechat.net. We're a right mad bunch of women who have made friends on an online forum and now in real life too. It's quite weird, everyone (with one exception) that I have met online and then later in real life I've felt like I've known them for ever and there's never been any 'strangeness'. The only photo I have from this meeting is far too deadful to post. It was taken on someones phone.
Leaving my mum with my eldest daughter, I made my way back to Newark and stayed with my brother and family, for a "Circular Ladies Sewing Circle" Meeting. Years ago, before life got in the way, I used to drop my girls at school, pick up my s-i-l on the way back from dropping her eldest (who is now in the RAF) at pre-school and we'd spend every day together producing enormous amounts of embroidery/patchwork/porcelain dolls/lace/toys and whatever else took our fancy. I finally arrived home 1006 miles after leaving!
Moo
I never did finish the goldwork I was working on as I abandoned it to start the piece for Hampton Court.
My youngest came up to visit before leaving for SA. It was really hard to say Goodbye, not knowing when I'll see her again. Depression and all sorts struck and I haven't done much embroidery for the last ten months. However, things are looking up and life is getting back on track!
In October my mother arrived for a three month stay. She came up with Janet to visit us for two days, which was nice. Last week of January, I drove down to Newark and then drove her down to London. I spent five days in her company and came to the conclusion that while she is my mother, she isn't my friend.
During the time in London, I met up with friends from loosechat.net. We're a right mad bunch of women who have made friends on an online forum and now in real life too. It's quite weird, everyone (with one exception) that I have met online and then later in real life I've felt like I've known them for ever and there's never been any 'strangeness'. The only photo I have from this meeting is far too deadful to post. It was taken on someones phone.
Leaving my mum with my eldest daughter, I made my way back to Newark and stayed with my brother and family, for a "Circular Ladies Sewing Circle" Meeting. Years ago, before life got in the way, I used to drop my girls at school, pick up my s-i-l on the way back from dropping her eldest (who is now in the RAF) at pre-school and we'd spend every day together producing enormous amounts of embroidery/patchwork/porcelain dolls/lace/toys and whatever else took our fancy. I finally arrived home 1006 miles after leaving!
Moo
