It is bitterly cold here and I am wrapped up in several sweaters and thick socks because I don't want to put the heating on! Sad isn't it that we have come to this to save money on the gas which is forever going up!
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But my hands are warm and I can still feel the keys on the keyboard. I was interested to see that I have been blogging for over three years now. In the first year I actually made 852 posts which means I must have been putting up loads of pictures as I am sure I wasn't blogging twice a day, every day! And since then on average I have managed a post at least once a week. And also in that time I have had over 54,000 hits on the site which I think is quite amazing. But it is also quite sad that in all that time and with all those hits the comments are far and few between. I have got to know some bloggers really well and I find that I look for new posts on a daily basis to see what they have been up to. Other bloggers whose blogs had a lot on offer have just dropped off the face of the earth. Is there perhaps a limit on how long the interest to blog remains? I know I'm not quite as enthusiastic as I was originally, but I couldn't tell you why. Perhaps it's a time thing. I know that I am quite busy now. Or it could be that my main computer is now up in the spare bedroom in it's own little cupboard. A real neat contraption. However making the effort of going upstairs isn't always what I want to do and getting the lap-top out is a fag. I'm so lazy! At the moment it is permanently ensconced on the dining room table as I've been having to do our tax returns (which are now finished)and so it's been a piece of cake to blog and read blogs. Ah well just a few thoughts on the whys and wherefores.
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Tomorrow I am going to light the first fire of the season as it will be cheery and warming.It used to be government policy that heating went off on May 1st and came on again on October 1st regardless of weather. Often when teaching in Adult Education in September our hands would be so cold that we couldn't feel the needle. Have you ever tried sewing in gloves? I can tell you it's not good! When the rain stops I shall bring in wood and coal to dry out overnight. Well I hope the rain will stop! I didn't light a fire today as I am going to be in my workroom finishing off samples. This week I did the quick method for nine patch blocks and next week I am going to do the quick method for 1/2 square triangles. As I have a surfeit of quilts these will no doubt be turned into place mats or tray cloths. Quick and simple to do and very effective. Pictures tomorrow if I can get them to download. The laptop doesn't like my camera card! But tomorrow I might go and use the big computer!
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Well having rambled on about not a lot I shall go and make a smoothie for tea. When I'm on my own I can't be doing with making a proper meal and this will be a nutrionally sound smoothie. Before I do that I might even put on a bouncy compilation CD with tracks like the Scissor Sister's 'I don't feel like Dancing', and Rod Stewart's 'Do ya think I'm sexy', and then do twenty minutes bouncing on my mini trampoline to warm me up! Can only be good!
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But my hands are warm and I can still feel the keys on the keyboard. I was interested to see that I have been blogging for over three years now. In the first year I actually made 852 posts which means I must have been putting up loads of pictures as I am sure I wasn't blogging twice a day, every day! And since then on average I have managed a post at least once a week. And also in that time I have had over 54,000 hits on the site which I think is quite amazing. But it is also quite sad that in all that time and with all those hits the comments are far and few between. I have got to know some bloggers really well and I find that I look for new posts on a daily basis to see what they have been up to. Other bloggers whose blogs had a lot on offer have just dropped off the face of the earth. Is there perhaps a limit on how long the interest to blog remains? I know I'm not quite as enthusiastic as I was originally, but I couldn't tell you why. Perhaps it's a time thing. I know that I am quite busy now. Or it could be that my main computer is now up in the spare bedroom in it's own little cupboard. A real neat contraption. However making the effort of going upstairs isn't always what I want to do and getting the lap-top out is a fag. I'm so lazy! At the moment it is permanently ensconced on the dining room table as I've been having to do our tax returns (which are now finished)and so it's been a piece of cake to blog and read blogs. Ah well just a few thoughts on the whys and wherefores.
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Tomorrow I am going to light the first fire of the season as it will be cheery and warming.It used to be government policy that heating went off on May 1st and came on again on October 1st regardless of weather. Often when teaching in Adult Education in September our hands would be so cold that we couldn't feel the needle. Have you ever tried sewing in gloves? I can tell you it's not good! When the rain stops I shall bring in wood and coal to dry out overnight. Well I hope the rain will stop! I didn't light a fire today as I am going to be in my workroom finishing off samples. This week I did the quick method for nine patch blocks and next week I am going to do the quick method for 1/2 square triangles. As I have a surfeit of quilts these will no doubt be turned into place mats or tray cloths. Quick and simple to do and very effective. Pictures tomorrow if I can get them to download. The laptop doesn't like my camera card! But tomorrow I might go and use the big computer!
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Well having rambled on about not a lot I shall go and make a smoothie for tea. When I'm on my own I can't be doing with making a proper meal and this will be a nutrionally sound smoothie. Before I do that I might even put on a bouncy compilation CD with tracks like the Scissor Sister's 'I don't feel like Dancing', and Rod Stewart's 'Do ya think I'm sexy', and then do twenty minutes bouncing on my mini trampoline to warm me up! Can only be good!
Thanks for your comments on my blog.I've been very tardy on my own blog reading and trying hard to catch up.
ReplyDeleteI'm also considering buying one of the Quilt Ezi tables and I am SO glad you mentioned the knee lift. I'm not willing to forgo that particular bit of my machine not even for a spiffy new table.
Hi Valeri, thanks for the welcome back. I get a lovely surprise when people still look in after so long at blogging. The fire need is here too and I think I'll join you with lighting mine today too. Like you I don't bother when I'm in the work room. We're similar on eating when alone too... but the trampoline!!! oh my goodness that's so energetic of you! I'd for sure be flying off and crashing into things, lol.
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