MOTB

I seem to have mutated!

2011-10-08T06:02:00.000-07:00

another Saturday..with misty rain..again

2011-10-08T05:14:00.000-07:00

Loads to do..a holiday in France coming up..but news of a train strike there on Tuesday..perhaps a day in Paris is a bonus not to be missed!

Harvest Festival

2011-10-02T09:21:00.000-07:00

Enjoyed the harvest hymns, but it is strange when ALL the goods are in tins/bottles: no sign of fresh food. The Guide's flower baskets were lovely, though!

October the first: too late?

2011-10-01T02:14:00.000-07:00

Once read a book called "Octobr the first is too late": can't remember anything about it , except the title has stuck, for years. Well, I have decided, it is NOT too late: today is the day I am going to :restart blogging attempts, get my tax in, tidy paper, do some sewing: missing Embroiderers' Guild as DH not feeling well, so don't want to desert him.
He and my brother completed a 150 mile tandem ride from Holyrood Palace to Holy Rood Church, Swinton, just over 2 weeks ago: they were stars nsd you can read about it on Dennis' blog!

Family blogs!

2010-03-04T13:09:00.000-08:00

Well, it is the 4th March already: still no sewing done..but lots of other things happening. How come I only just realised my brother has a (cycling) blog still, and I have never read it? My sister has a knitting blog and she has not written anything for ages (holding back the flood waters?) and now I must see if "little sis" has a blog. Perhaps she spends more time updating her website at work!
Love to all!

Month-end

2010-02-26T14:33:00.001-08:00

Can't believe it is 26 Feb already: at least there is a weekend to go till the end of Feb: lots to do, just hope there is enough time!

2010-02-15T12:31:00.000-08:00

I am a
Sunflower

What Flower
Are You?

Valentine's Day

2010-02-14T07:12:00.000-08:00

Spent yesterday tidying paper, files etc, in preparation for my appraisal at work..came across loads of sewing goodies as I went along, so hopefully, NEXT weekend will be a creative one! Still need to upload some holiday photos.

New beginnings

2010-02-07T09:50:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know we are already into Feb 2010 and I have not made an entry for over a year, but, then, that may be "my style"!
Having had a wonderful sunny holiday in Gran Canaria, I am now in the thick of work and home again, but feel refreshed enough to remember there is such a thing as "leisure time".
I have just downloaded a batch of photos, having deleted about a third of them (DH thinks I took far too many!) and will try to transfer them from his account to mine. (the first challenge is always related to my computer skills...)Then I guess there is some paper work to do, & there are a couple of phone calls to make...hope I get back here before another 13 months go by!

January 7th...already?

2009-01-07T15:02:00.001-08:00

Well not much sewing done lately, although we did have a good embroiderers guild workshop last Saturday...some good ideas for translating images onto fabric and getting ideas for embroidery from architectural structures.More bonding methods, too. I also have to find a design or 2 for yellow squares: although I love autumn colours, I find yellow a bit daunting on its own! (now that reminds me of somebody's kitchen wall, once upon a time, many years ago!)
Must get some photos onto this blog soon, but I should really be writing an essay for my course!

Monday Morning

2008-12-08T03:41:00.000-08:00

An apology to anyone I may have offended by my (now-deleted) post about the Pythons: I was not commenting on the content of their work, much of which is offensive, but on the fact that they have found a way to deal with the piracy of software which exists on the internet. I understand my comment may have been read as if I was promoting their "artistic" work rather than their action relating to the internet.
Back to work after another busy weekend:
Saturday morning, I got my latest assignment in the post and then went to Embroiderers Guild to make some Xmas tree decorations: very sweet patchwork stars: whether I will have time to do any more is another story.
Yesterday, we had a lovely "Toy" service where children and others brought their gifts for children in shelters, asylum seekers etc.
A meal out with Inger and Justin was really relaxing and the drive home over snow-spattered moors was lovely.
Work today...hectic...in 4 weeks time we will be in our new quarters: a smart new building.

Embroiderers' Guild

2008-11-01T16:20:00.000-07:00

Carol S and I went to our "play day" again: lovely morning working with bonding fabrics to use for Xmas decorations or cards: lts of fun and lots of creativity in the group. It is so liberating to do something totally different for at least one day of the month.
The afternoon was absolutely delightful: we had a talk on "Bags for Shakespeare's heroines", given by an ex-English teacher who is a wonderful artist: she showed (about 30?) bags she has created created with various of Shakespeare's characters in mind: how I wished Ann C (Nashville) could have been there: she would have enjoyed the artistry and the topic!(as would many of my friends).
Inger came for the evening and we 3 went out to a restaurant called "Flavours" which serves Thai and Indian food: absolutely yummy and the perfect end to the day....and so to bed.

Autumn rain!

2008-10-25T03:57:00.000-07:00

Leaves falling all around, house untidy, work waiting, blogging opens a new world, to friends old and new, distracting me from all these.
All SA and Oz friends/family who phone: remember the clocks go back tonight and so we are separaed by an extra hour! Never mind, I will probably use it to catch up on...sleep! XX

Blogging along

2008-10-15T13:52:00.001-07:00

I tried to leave a message for a friend this evening: it took me half an hour to retrieve my password: I seem to strggle these days, as I have passwords at work and at home: soon I intend to get down to the real thing and post some photos...in the meantime, it's off to bed! Sleep tight!

October....autumnal musings

2008-10-11T10:04:00.000-07:00

Very windy and wet so far: some lovely red autumn leaves close to our house, but I have an assignment to finish by tomorrow evening, so the weekend is a bit of a "washout". This morning we had a flu jab clinic, so I feel a bit jaded now. The long term goal, ie the diploma will be worthwhile however, and I can play with my sewing machine next weekend!

explanation for Jill and others

2008-09-28T02:53:00.000-07:00

MOTB stands for Mother Of The Bride...the highlight of 2008...there have been plenty of others, but I really enjoyed sewing for the bridesmaids, hence the link in the blog name...trying to describe "me". As you may know, there are other aspects too!

NEXT ATTEMPT AT BLOGGING!

2008-09-03T13:59:00.000-07:00

WELL. SO MUCH FOR MY MID-YEAR RESOLUTION!
I HAVE VIEWED MANY OTHER BLOGS WITH FASCINATION AND INTEREST, SO NOW I NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY OWN. FIRST, I WILL TRY OUT A PHOTO OR TWO, THEN CATCH UP ON ANY NEWS: NOTABLY, HOLIDAY IN MALTA AND ITALY: WE HAD A LOVELY BREAK: NOW IT IS BACK TO TIDYING THE SEWING ROOM FOR A FRESH START, SORTING OUT PAPERS FROM THE FIRST PART OF THE PALLIATIVE CARE DIPLOMA I AM DOING, AND GETTING ON WITH PLANS FOR THE MOVE AT WORK...CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE ANY MINUTE!

BERNINA: GETTING TO KNOW YOU

2008-07-13T01:09:00.000-07:00

My Elna, aged 32, has now been laid to rest: something to do with the motor siezing and an expensive manouvre to replace a small part (the engine compressor). I visited Bamber's in Manchester and was soon given the sad news and made a happy purchase: a computerised Bernina 400 with all mod cons especially a memory which makes all buttonholes on one garment the same as the rest! Buttonholes are what put e off making clothes in recent years! (apart from lack of time!) Can't wait to play some more today!

Birthday blues!

2008-07-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

I am another year older, but perhaps not wiser. Today attended the 2nd of 3 days on advanced communication skills: did not FEEL very skilled, although the group and the trainer thought I did fine. The constructive suggestions were really good and I look forward to trying some of them: the only thing is, a day like this can be exhausting!
Thank goodness we could follow this with a lovely relaxing evening with the newly-weds, who had organised a lovely meal at their home. Chilli, salad and Devonshire cream cake...if i go on like this, it will be a foodie blog.
My internet research for a sewing machine continues...and the Embellisher needles I ordered last weekend have not yet arrived!

Getting started

2008-07-09T15:12:00.000-07:00

Well, I registered my blog on 27th June: and nobody has any idea that I have one: no time to get it up and running yet! I do have a good friend who has a great blog and I will take tips from her as soon as we get to chat again! I love looking at her pics and the realated family blogs.

My other favourite blogs are related to quilts and textile art. Such eye-candy around the world..

Which reminds me: my sewing machine (a tried and trusted 32-year old Elna SU) died on me last Saturday: well it didn't actually die so much as take on an energietic new lease of life, when the electronic pedal seemed to get stuck on GO-FAST....and the only way to stop the poor machine running was to turn off the power!
Disaster...well maybe not...perhaps I will treat myself to a new machine for my b....day.

SEWDOC-MOTB

2008-06-27T13:34:00.000-07:00

JUST GETTING GOING: HI TO ALL FRIENDS AND FAMILY!