BLESSED SPEEDY

Wow have I got some things to show you! Due to my stupid sciatic nerve pain Im not able to do a lot - but I can craft! Unfortunately I cant get cortisone nerve injection until the 26/10 so Im practicing patience which Im not very good at. Firstly, Ive been spinning at least 10 minutes each day - and I do think Im getting better! The bobbin on the left hand side of the pic is my first spinning efforts and on the right is the newer stuff and its getting much thinner and more even. Im super happy with this! Next I finished a sock! I love the colour of this yarn - its from Obsession yarns and the pattern is a test knit for a ravelry friend Heidi - love the cables in this. Second sock is cast on too! Ive also been working on a couple of quilts - this is the first four blocks of the istitchclub BOM by Gail Pan - Ive prepped all the other blocks up until September and just need to do the stitching on them. Another project Im really enjoying Ive also started to piece a half hexagon quil...

Spring is trying to arrive but winter keeps popping in in the mornings with still the occasional frost which is not enjoyable - Im grateful Im not milking in the mornings and appreciate those that do :) Ive only got one finish this week - firstly a pair of socks - the yarn is from Freckled Whimsy and is an indi dyer Ive wanted to get some of her wool for quite some time - its lovely self striped yarn, The pattern is used is called Stack of Books and I think it really suits the yarn. Its been my car knitting project for quite a while and Ive been getting a bit done each week as Gary and I travel over to Echuca to visit the chiropractor Yes short and seet this week - but pretty - dont you think? Til next week!

And just like that its Spring! Yes the days are lovely but weve had a couple of frosty mornings this week. Ive been having a lot of trouble with my sciatic nerve in my left leg and its not getting any better - so trying hard to not do a lot ( HA HA ) and I see my GP this week for a decision of what to do about it - possibly a cortisone injection but I hope not. Its no good getting older thats for sure as the old body is breaking down. BUT.......I always have a good helper when Im out and about on the farm, and Beau really loves sitting in the passenger seat in the ute as we travel around. Good boy. I havent finished anything on the crafting front but I have started something! Gail Pan has been hosting a Block of the Month (pattern only) since the start of the year and Ive been eyeing it off since it started. Well I finally decided to sign up and received the first 8 blocks on the 31/8. Ive completed the January block and I love it. Im using a kit of fabrics I received for anothe...

The days are getting so much nicer although the mornings are still a bit coolish and we did have a frost one morning but I do think spring is on its way! Plenty more (actually lots!!!!) of babies born this week. I did finish quite a few crafting things this week but one task in particular was Very Important. My grandson Declan said he knew that I could "fix anything" and could I please fix 3 of his toys that their puppy Dakota had, well, wrecked. Pressure was on but I managed to get it done! Heres after - And heres before - Im pretty pleased with how they turned out and I think Ive kept my title of being able to fix anything! I also finished the rainbow y hexagon quilt and Im super happy with how it turned out - thanks to my friend Nicky who gave me the bones of it and I added a bit of my own flair. Once again I quilted this with stippling using variageted thread and I think it suits it really well I also completed another quilt but its a bit of a secret at the mo...

And another weeke when I wonder "where did the week go?????" Lots of this happening at the moment (calves being born!)And most of them are girl ones too! I amanged to squeeze in one finished project - a drink bottle holder - which was a tricky thing to do and the pattern didnt make a lot of sense but I got there! I also have a few other nearly finished project which hopefully will be done by next week! (I feel like I say that a lot) On the reading front Ive got lots of finishes! Firstly (physical book) Is Yellowface by R.F. Kuang Its the story of a writer whose friend dies in front of her and she "steals" her manuscrit and claims it as her own. Its had a lot of hype as a great read and it was - defiantely a 5 starrs out of 5 read for me. In fact I read it in two big reading sessions and couldnt put it down Next (physical book) finished was The Bookshop of Second Chances by Jackie Fraser. A light easy read that was enjoyable - the story of a recently separat...

A fairly quite week that seemed to go very quickly indeed! Lots of getting things done on the farm and staying at home resting my still sore leg - Ive managed to have a pinched siatica and it hurts a lot! I did manage to finish off a little trio of sewing items - a needlcase, a pincushion and a little pouch. Been sitting cut out for ages so Im slowly ticking off the ufo (unfinished objects) pile. Arent they cute? Nothing finished on the reading front! So a short but quick update this week - see you next week with hopefully a much bigger update!

 An interesting week here on the farm! First small batch of calves are born and in the shed and now we wait a few weeks for the main event (all the rest to calve) start.  Oddly put in some seed too and we are hoping that grows.  Due to my sciatic nerve pain Ive been confined to the house a lot and still be culling some of the things I dont think I will ever get around to making and they have all gone to excellent homes. On the flip side a very special friend of mine gifted me some things she wasn't going to finish and I've finished the first of them!  This is the coventry quilt designed by Jinny Beyer and its foundation pieced.    I love the colours and the design and I free motion quilted it on my domestic Janome sewing machine. Feels like I havent spent quality time on Sylvia the sewing machine and this was very enjoyable. Here's a pic of me and Sylvia hanging out together ! On the reading front -Ive just finished a book that was recommended by lots of pe...