I have just returned home after a weekend in Canberra and I decided I needed to do some decluttering in my workroom. Not sure why I decided to do this today but that was what happened. For those of you who have seen my workroom you will be well aware that I have accumulated a…
Tag: memories
Some work in the sewing room.
I finally have got round to doing some framing work. I have lots of bits and pieces in the shed/studio/sewing room which need to be used. I have been putting off a few projects as I have been busy in the garden because things are growing so quickly with the amount of rain we have…
Memories of mum
I was doing some wool winding yesterday and as I was doing the winding it brought back memories of standing, as a child, with my arms out so my mum could wind her balls of wool. I have no memory of what she knitted but the arms out is indeed a strong memory. I have…
Memories stirred when cleaning out the computer documents.
A couple of days ago I spent nearly a whole morning working on tidying up documents on my computer. I had been looking for a particular document on the computer and realised that I had a lot of “stuff” on the computer that I no longer needed. I guess it was a bit like cleaning…
Did you belong to the Brownies?
I come from a village in Scotland where the Brownies, Cubs, Girl Guides and Boy Scouts formed an important part of village life. As a child I used to love attending Brownie meetings and have many happy memories from that time. Brownies were for girls aged 7-10. I thought it would be interesting to share…
Cool Uncle Tricks: How to Detach Your Thumb — The Art of Manliness
When I saw this I thought of my dad. No doubt there are many others who have a dad that did the same trick. An essential part of being an awesome uncle is having a repertoire of tricks and jokes that will amaze your nieces and nephews, and crack them up. So from time to…