tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62002838759424079372024-03-06T03:39:10.960+00:00Josie-MaryJosie-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200283875942407937.post-12669963353306878252016-12-11T17:00:00.001+00:002016-12-11T17:02:25.358+00:00October 2016 & November 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm back!!</div>
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The last 2 months have been very stressful...... my Virgin internet was cut off at the end of the October ready for when I leave, I've had nothing but problems with the new internet & already I've over spent by £75 so hence why I'm staying away!!</div>
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So October came & went, autumn is my favourite time of the year but with all the things going on at the moment I didn't have time to enjoy it.</div>
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The biggest thing in October was the terrible fire in the Cathedral green, it was so upsetting to see the Royal Clarence destroyed. </div>
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November was all about knitting.... wearing my fair isle jumper & finishing 2 dog coats for the boys.</div>
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An evening with the family seeing the Coca Cola truck & spending time with the cats.</div>
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I was also lucky enough to see New Model Army & The Beat, nice to let my hair down & forget about my troubles.</div>
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I'm still looking for somewhere to live but as it's getting so close to Christmas it will have to wait until the new year now. So many places but none that I can afford or will take cats.</div>
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Fingers crossed 2017 is better for us all.</div>
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I'm so behind....... it's nearly the end of October & I'm only just posting about September.</div>
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At the beginning of the month I received a bomb shell as OH has decided to sell the house for financial reasons. I knew it was coming but hoping it wouldn't. Anyway I had a cut off date of 29th October & I'm still here!! I can't find anywhere that will take cats so OH has left & I'm still looking. We think I can stay here until April so fingers crossed something turns up before then.</div>
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So September was a blur really, I've not been able to walk due to the darker mornings & to be honest weight loss & fitness are the last things on my mind. </div>
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I celebrated my volunteers 50th birthday with the team, attended the RSPCA Big Walkies, another trip to the bingo with my sister as a late birthday treat, spent time with the cats, knitting my Home Fires fair isle jumper & celebrating 8 years in Blogland.</div>
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I would love to say October was better but that's another story for another post!!</div>
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<br />Josie-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200283875942407937.post-60242708214415542282016-09-21T19:26:00.002+01:002016-09-21T19:26:22.290+01:00Anniversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another year of blogging has passed....... 8 years ago Instagram wasn't invented, now I seem to spend all my time on it.</div>
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<br />Josie-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200283875942407937.post-17652229931025271842016-09-19T11:10:00.000+01:002016-09-19T11:10:40.388+01:00August Book Review <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A quick & easy book review this month....... I finished no books.... yep that's right ZERO!!!</div>
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I'm currently reading Jambusters & for some reason I just can't get into it.</div>
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I'm finding it really hard to read on the bus with all the facts & figures while people chat, children cry etc.</div>
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I must try harder!</div>
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The last month of summer has come & gone.....</div>
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Once again it passed in a blur & looking back I didn't seem to do very much!</div>
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Walking, lots of walking! Knitting, crocheting, meeting Barney for the first time, spending time with my children, celebrating my birthday at the end of the month & enjoying a few days off.</div>
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Autumn is my favourite time of year, bring it on!</div>
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The last of the trilogy. I loved these book & would fully recommend them to anyone.</div>
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We're half way through August & I'm only just getting around to blogging about July!</div>
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The weeks & months always go so fast, I feel like a hamster on a wheel!</div>
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So July........ remembering the Somme, day out to a 1940's weekend, lots of knitting, cats socks, spending time in beds with the cats, lots of walking, finally getting in my old dress, new PM, Prince Charles visiting Exeter, Andy winning Wimbledon, remembering Teddy & lots of work!!</div>
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It's been a year since I gave up the fundraising job & I'm enjoying being back in the shop. However I've now agreed to do the Ebay shop for all 9 shops..... what a fool!! </div>
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As it's so busy in the shop I'm finding I'm doing more work at home so hence the lack of time. But..... everything we sell will help the animals so it's worth it.</div>
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June was a busy month on the work front..... our annual AGM, national RSPCA week, national volunteer week, lots of events in the shop to raise extra money, celebrating our 25th anniversary at Little Valley & topped off with our annual Shelter Day at the end of the month.... phew!!</div>
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It was a quick easy read but I couldn't put it down. Another great book set in the 1930's, now started on the next one which is set in WW2.</div>
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Lots of making this month, 2 vintage pot holders, lace socks, Land Girl for my Etsy shop, green bow scarf & started my second Victory jumper in a summer colour way.</div>
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Yet another great book, I think I'll be sad when I've finished them all!</div>
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I started the month with a lovely case of flu that made me take to my bed for a whole week! My brave little Bobby was bitten on the neck & needed veterinary treatment. I went to hospital for my long awaited scan & was diagnosed with gallstones! </div>
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Wearing my bow scarf in a different way!</div>
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I don't think I made as much as I did in 2014 but I'm still impressed :-)</div>
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I re thinking my business in 2016........ it's going to be a tough decision but I think I will be giving up selling my makes!</div>
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Back in March 2009 I started my hexagon blanket....... yep that's right, 7 years ago!!</div>
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It's been put on hold so many times but just before Christmas I decided that enough was enough. I stopped making to sell & cracked on.</div>
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Like all my blankets I used the traditional method of using up scraps rather then buying new yarn in contrasting colours</div>
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Really well written & lovely characters, I enjoyed it so much I've started on book 4!!</div>
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<br />Josie-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200283875942407937.post-91156504807169385642016-02-07T19:00:00.001+00:002016-02-07T19:00:48.906+00:00January 2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started the 3rd year of my Q&A book, spent time with the cats, worked really hard to finish my hexagon blanket (the deadline was the end of January - Fail!) remembered Holocaust memorial day, celebrated success in the shop with a night out with the team & shared old photo's for #waybackwhen </div>
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One week into February & what a rubbish start........ on the 1st I struggled through the day feeling pretty rubbish but couldn't say why. When I finally got home I took a turn for the worse & by 9pm I was thinking of calling my sister to take me to hospital. I've never felt so ill..... sickness, shaking, dizzy & sweating...... not nice.</div>
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<br />Josie-Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02433168852596727326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6200283875942407937.post-91103276666658060192016-01-31T19:06:00.001+00:002016-01-31T19:06:19.909+00:00That was the year 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Celebrating VE day, voting (& feeling disappointed with the result!), fundraising events, getting my new glasses & another jumper finished.</div>
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My birthday month, day out with the family to another 1940's event, meeting Jeremy Corbyn & yet more knitting.</div>
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Celebrating 7 years in blogland, getting over a nasty chest infection, taking part in the RSPCA Big Walkies & an evening out with friends.</div>
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Finally I could wear my Christmas jumper! Spending more time with my family & partying!</div>
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2015 was a good year!</div>
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<li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Be amazing in my new job! - </span><span style="color: red;">This didn't work out, unfortunatley they didn't want a fundraiser & it showed! I wasn't allowed to do anything so decided it was time to leave when my 6 month contract was up</span></li>
<li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232; line-height: 1.4;">Sort out my crafting area</span><span style="line-height: 1.4;"><span style="color: #323232;"> - </span><span style="color: red;">Nope, still a mess & getting worse</span></span></li>
<li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Decorate my living room & bathroom - </span><span style="color: red;">Nope, the bathroom is worse now thanks to my leaky toilet</span></li>
<li style="border: none; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Read more books -</span><span style="color: red;"> Nope, still haven't found my reading mojo</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Plan ahead & make stock that will sell - be organised! - </span><span style="color: red;">A little but I've decided that selling my knitting is going to make my millions so I will be rethinking this in 2016</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Complete my things to do list -</span><span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="color: red;">Nearly!</span></span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Make things for me - </span><span style="color: red;">Yes indeed..... 4 jumper, landgirl, brooches & more</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Try to continue Make, Do and Mend on a small scale - </span><span style="color: red;">Nope, the months just disappeared</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Spend time with my family - </span><span style="color: red;">Yep</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Spend less time on my laptop & more time crafting - </span><span style="color: red;">This is still a problem, need to try harder in 2016</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #323232;">Stay happy! - </span><span style="color: red;">I think so!</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Complete my things to do list</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Continue to make things for me</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Set up a few Make, Do and Mend craft meetings</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Try to come off my pills that are making me lazy & sleepy </li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Spend time with my family</li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Spend less time on my laptop & more time crafting </li>
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Come on Josie-Mary...... you can do it this year!!</div>
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