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2021 The Year in Review

The downward spiral In 2020 we longed for the normality of 2019. In 2021 we thought that perhaps 2020 hadn’t been so bad after all. “Three weeks to flatten the curve”? Hmm. The majority are ruled by fear and are willingly giving up their basic freedoms and submitting to totalitarianism. However, for the…

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31st December 2021

Cancer / Cats / Health Issues / House / WOYWW

WOYWW 628 A Fantastic Gift, Wonders will Never Cease, Flying Sparks, and Shoshi’s Cleavage

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Well, wonders will never cease! You will not believe this, but Shoshi has been Tidying Up. An amazing and exciting gift Last week, I had the most amazing and generous offer from our own Cindy, who has also been having a clear-out. She told us about her…

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16th June 2021

Cancer / Cats / Fibre and Textile Art / Food / Health Issues / House / Uncategorised / WOYWW

WOYWW 627 Cancer, Persian Tiles, Sweet Potatoes and Flowers

Health update First of all, thank you, everyone who spotted my additional post this week, sharing the news of my cancer diagnosis, and for your good wishes. That post, just prior to this one, gives details, and I have also added a new cancer diary page to my blog (tab under main header).…

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9th June 2021

Birthday / Cats / Health Issues / House / WOYWW

WOYWW 626 Tiles and Tiredness, Sicky Kitty, Kitty Hide and Seek, and the Bag Lady’s Birthday

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Persian Tiles throw I'm making steady progress on the Persian Tiles throw, with a couple more tiles completed. They are quite large, and take some time to do. There is plenty of variety in each one, with different stitches, and a colour change with each round, so…

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2nd June 2021

Cancer / Cats / Colorectal / Fibre and Textile Art / Food / Health Issues / House / WOYWW

WOYWW 622 Kitties Real and Crocheted, Fragile Falafels, Beautiful Blossoms and a Health Update

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? The kitty throw is growing! Five columns of squares joined. Six columns joined. Seven columns joined. It is now getting pretty big and heavy to work on! The only time I can work on it is when my hubby is out for a good length of time,…

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5th May 2021

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WOYWW 621 Joining Up, Prolific Plants and Gingering Up the Wild Beasties

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Kitty throw A little while ago I made up the first "column" of squares for the kitty throw, just to see how it would go with the crocheting-together method. This was before I had added any embellishments. Here it is, complete with two very sleepy photo-bombers. This…

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28th April 2021

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WOYWW 620 – A Loss to the Nation, Edging Squares, Gardens and Seaside

HRH Prince Philip, RIP This week, with millions of others around the globe, we watched the final journey of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, beloved husband and the "rock and stay" of our Queen for 73 years, and exemplar of a lifetime of duty and service, as he was laid to…

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21st April 2021

Cats / Computer / Fibre and Textile Art / Food / House / WOYWW

WOYWW 617 Chop Chop! Tasty Nosh! Blocked Kitties, Purple Circles Redux, and Backing Up

It's been a busy week Chez Shosh. What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Steaming ahead with the cat throw and reaching the next milestone - I have finished crocheting all the embellishments. This is how the chart looks now: The bottom section is now blank! This means that there are no more "still…

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31st March 2021

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WOYWW 614 Joining Squares, Binaural Beats, and There’s a Juice Loose Aboot this Hoose!

What's On Your Workdesk this Wednesday? Working on the cat throw. I decided to join the first column of squares, just to see how it went. I discovered a lovely pattern online for crocheting squares together; I really didn't want to sew them, and I thought a more decorative joining might be fun,…

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10th March 2021

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WOYWW 612 Squaring Up, Yucky Yoghurt Redeemed, My Hubby’s New Secretary, A New Lily in my Life, and Shoshi’s Gone Sheepish

ShazWhat a wealth of beautiful tributes flowed out last week from my computer screen, about our lovely Shaz who so sadly lost her long battle with cancer recently. I have decided to go through everyone's blog and copy and paste them all, complete with all the photos, and make them into a special…

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24th February 2021