I know.
I should have something intelligent, profound and worthwhile to say, not just be fooling around with the bendy light playing at shadows.
Erm . . . let me see, let me see . . .
Well yes. Three things that I liked today and I think you will too.
In Silverhill (the part of our town where our house is), next to the butcher's just by the bus stop is a shop that sells toy trains and cars and models.
Last time I went in there, so far as I remember, was when my children were about 8, 7, 5 and 2, at a rough guess. That would be about 24 years ago. I went in to buy models of Athos, Porthos, Aramis, Dogtanian and Juliette.
Today I went in for a Carnosaurus model for the Wretched Wretch. It's the same man who runs the shop, only difference is his hair is grey now, not black.
"Hello!" he said. "You haven't been in for a while!"
:0) Don't you just love that?
Another nice thing happened today. I found out about Mudlove. I sent for a bracelet that says "be the change" (an excellent one for a crone like me, I thought), and a necklace that says "peace" - a good one to wear over the voicebox.
Why I especially love them is I can't wear metal because I am too electromagnetic. Any metal necklace round my wrists or neck is unbearable. When Alice was a little girl, I had to stop giving her a kiss when she set off for school in the mornings, because we gave each other electric shocks every time.
But these are made of mud and string, which is about my level really.
The third thing that made me happy today was the place I found out about Mudlove, which was here. I felt worried about the little boys' Christmas faces - they looked like they were being a bit brave and would have preferred guinea-pigs over textiles. But I loved the cheerfulness, sweetness and creativity; the ingenuity and the love and care. Nice family.
Other than that . . . er . . . it has snowed. That's all.
I'm off to watch Ripper Street on iPlayer now.
Bye.
10 comments:
Hi Pinocchio! ;-)
Great links, thank you. I LOVE the dresses the ladies in that family are wearing, especially the one with alternating sunflower and plain fabrics! Take care in all the snow x x
My favourite was the one they made for their mama x
Soo funny!!
I'm off to knit in bed with a hot water bottle and mug of cocoa.
Hugs San xx
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After a bit of a dodgy start, I am getting into Ripper Street a bit more now. I like the way everyone talks in long flowery Victorian type sentences.
:0) Yes - really well written, I think!
I just love the MudLove stuff. I checked out the website and it turns out their store is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, just over an hours drive from where I live. I think I will pay a visit to the store and tell them I found out about them through a blogger in Hastings, England!!!! Small world isn't it :)
Blessings to you,
Bean
Ooh, yes, do that! How groovy! I love their things too - I often find it hard to find little gifts I think people would like, and these fit the bill well. x
How strange to read your health care concerns here, and then go over to dovegreyreader scribbles and find her position with the NHS has been terminated. (She seems to have been an online nurse, providing information and emotional support to people.) So it begins? or what? Don't know.
The government cuts here are extensive and progressive. We wait to see how things will unfold. Cuts are no solution, it's trye, but both the govt and the citizenry have their imagination possessed by growth economics. Only necessity can create change, and if not understood and handled gracefully, it may be destructive.
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