'tP' & I received a gift from our friends in England to give to our lovely little great-grand daughter. Carol apologized for not being 'talented enough' to make something for the little one, so instead they ordered something that their own grand daughter had loved as a baby. Goodness!! there is no need for apologies in our opinion, love knows no definition of a 'good-enough' gift & that's for sure.
He will deliver it along with another gift from my #1 brother & his wife, plus some more banana bread that I've been making for holiday gifts. Little Hazel is now one week old and the kids say she is a wonderful baby, not too much fussing and easy to care for, too.
I've reached the point of decreasing on the sleeves for my dad's cardigan, but I think I'm going to stop working on the sleeves and do the steek & button bands. He wanted 3/4 length sleeves & I'm not sure just exactly where to stop. So, when we go for a visit the week before Christmas I'll take it along & have him try it on. Then I can finish the sleeves & he will be able to wear it if the button bands & buttons are all done.
I'm finishing up those SFS socks, too. I shall have to see if there are lighter colored socks to knit, too, as I am having trouble with the dark colors and small stitiches. Also tells me that I must needs have my glasses checked AGAIN!
I absolutely refuse to not be able to see.
It is cold & damp today, but the chickie-doodlers wanted out to roam anyway. they surely do not like to be penned up all of the time. I was almost ready to put up my mouse trapping operation in the chicken house as I had not caught any in over a week, but "what do you know?", there was a mouse in one of the traps this AM. So, the trapping business is still in operation. The loss of chicken food is WAY-WAY down though, so we have progress.
Today the DH took me to some of the antique stores in Uniontown so I could look for a sturdy table to use under the loom (the one loaned to me by a member of our spinning group). At the second store we stopped in to look we found an old dining table that will "do the trick". I will need to stabilize better one of the legs & refinish it, but it is quite sturdy and the right height, too. Uh-Oh I am heading toward the black hole of weaving - ACK!!
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My sister has had a pen pal in England since high school. (My sister is 78 and her friend is 80.) They still enjoy the occasional exchange of letters and small gifts.
A sturdy table is a wonder to behold!
Well, Carol & I are not that old yet, but we are both 64 & have been pen friends since we were 12 years old - that's 52 years!
And you are right about tables - it was hard to find one. this one is old, but they made then better back then.
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