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About half of my stuff all packed up and ready for the movers. Really must cut this down!

Farewells

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I only met Dr Francis Dolan a couple of times so I didn’t really know him well. But that doesn’t stop me from being shocked and saddened by his sudden death, at the age of only 34, just over a week ago. C knew him better, and other friends of ours as well and were [...]

HandmAid Craft Day Dublin

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A couple of the wonderful knitters in Dublin decided a little while back to hold a fundraising event in aid of the famine in the horn of Africa. Yesterday, Saturday 3rd September 2011 was the day. Held in Damer Hall next to St Stephen’s Green the event comprised tons of craft classes (€10 per class [...]

New Adventures Starting Soon

A lot has been going on behind the scenes the last month and now at last I’m able to let you all in on the secret – I’m moving house. And not just moving house, but moving country – again. After 6 years in Ireland pretty much to the day I’m going to be heading [...]

Little Boy Blue

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After the phenomenal success of my first and second goes at knitting, I found myself unable to resist when I came across this gorgeous self stripey and super soft bamboo blend yarn in Edinburgh. I bought enough to make a little jacket for Imminent-Angus and got to work. The pattern is called Felix’s Cardigan and [...]

Something New

So my last proper post was about my trip to the hospital. That was a Wednesday night and at that stage I hadn’t eaten a proper meal since the previous Sunday lunchtime (scrumptious too). I’d actually started to get sick before that meal and I know it wasn’t anything in particular I ate. Anyway, I [...]

iPhone Turns Bad Experience Good

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I was in a hurry 2 weeks ago when I purchased the DPNs from the crafty shop next to the pretty bridge. When I paid I remember thinking that it cost more than I expected, but I needed to get back to the office for a meeting so I paid up and ran. It wasn’t [...]