Monthly Archives: July 2007

Forest Canopy

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I can’t quite remember if I’ve mentioned this here yet, but I have cast on my Forest Canopy Shawl. This isn’t the best photo – it wasn’t good light and for some reason I couldn’t get the focus. Maybe I … finish reading “Forest Canopy”

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New sponsor!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

Thank you so much, Anonymous Sponsor! Are you sure you don’t want to at least say hi? I really appreciate your pledge, regardless :-) THANK YOU! [Listening to: Sticks and String - Show 13 - ]

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Oh! Excitement! I won!!!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

Duh, I know what I wanted to say! I AM A WINNA! And stuff like that. To my huge excitement, I won the prize draw that Kris ran on Bockstark Knits for a handmade sushi pattern project bag (kind of … finish reading “Oh! Excitement! I won!!!”

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Um, um..

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

What? *faceplants* My energy went away again. I’ve completely lost track of what I was doing. Heeeeeeeelp! Who am I again? (You know, I think part of the problem here was that I started at 2pm… so unlike the bloggers … finish reading “Um, um..”

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And relax

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I feel a lot better now I’m eating. It’s the wrong time of day completely to have a meal, so I haven’t eaten all of it yet (I did go for the quorn sausages, new potatoes and baby sweetcorn – … finish reading “And relax”

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Soggy Moggy

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

You know how I said earlier that I’d left the cat out in the rain, and was going to be in trouble? Well… [Listening to: Show 11 - A long thread - David Reidy - Sticks & String Podcast]

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Cooking…

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

The sausages are under the grill, and the potatoes on the hob. Mmmmm, foooooooooooood. Photos in a bit, honest!

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Food!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I’m going to grill me some (quorn) sausages. And…. maybe do some potatoes and baby sweetcorn. That would be nummy. I really want to sleep right now. Got to keep moving!!

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Fetching so far

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

Fetching is progressing nicely, and it’s an absolute pleasure to knit. I have found the cables a bit more fiddly that others that I’ve done in the past, for some reason, but it is a nice straightforward little pattern, and … finish reading “Fetching so far”

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Half way!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

Hey, I just realised we’ve passed the half-way mark. Woohoo! Plus, Heather is totally famous! She’s on the Big Ol’ Roundup of cool blogs on the Blogathon site itself. Go Heather! :-D

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Group blog duty!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I’ve just posted a “ficlet” to the Fandom Helps blog at Livejournal, so I think I’ll have to make that my post for this half hour. If you’re interested, it’s Doctor Who, and spoilery for the end of this year’s … finish reading “Group blog duty!”

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Oh crap!

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I left the cat outside! It’s chucking it down with rain. Ohhhh, I’m in trouble now.

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Bipolar Disorder, and MDF: The Bipolar Organisation

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I wanted to write a bit more about why I’ve chosen to blog for MDF today. I think many of the Blogathoners have gone for charities which have some kind of personal meaning to them, and I’m no different there. … finish reading “Bipolar Disorder, and MDF: The Bipolar Organisation”

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Still here

Posted on Sunday, 29th July 2007 by Lou

I’ve just ended up writing a reeeeeeeeeeeally long post about why I’m blogging for MDF.

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Secret Pal 11

Posted on Saturday, 28th July 2007 by Lou

Ooo, whee! I’ve had the email confirming that I’m in the SP11 swap. *bounce* Excellent. I’m still waiting to hear about the other one I signed up for, the BritKnits Stash Swap, but last I heard that info should be … finish reading “Secret Pal 11”

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