30th December 2006

We had a lovely Christmas even if it was quiet. My Mummy has now gone home, we took her on Thursday. I really miss having her here and I would have kept her for longer if she had wanted to stay. She is going out tonight so needed to make sure she was home in plenty of time. We never got out and about too often because of the weather being either foggy or cold. We did make it out for a meal on the 27th though. The daughter and her partner came over on Boxing Day so I cooked two Christmas dinners. Thank goodness for the dishwasher. I bought Hubby a Sat Nav. I wish I hadn't. Today we have been trying to set it up and like all men with new toys he doesn't wait for the instructions on how to use it he just carries on touching the screen and getting too far ahead and then he has to re-set it so we can start again. He said "Can you print the instructions off for me". What he forgot to mention was that it was 140 pages, just as well the printer didn't respond. Then I had to sort out the printing problem and that meant -un-installing and re-installing. All in a days work (ha ha). Sewing has had to take a back seat while I have been trying to sort his sat nav out. One day things will go right. I am still having difficulties on getting into my blog spot and I know I am putting the right user name and password but it just doesn't seem to want to know so I have to keep re-setting my password. I also have not found out how to attach a 3inch wide sleeve to a quilted wall hanging I am doing. Can anyone out there help me with this quest as it is important and I am running out of time. I am looking forward to my quilting group starting up again in the new year. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all who reads this. I tried to attach a photo of a finished quilt I had done but don't know how to attach it. Need a knowledgeable person who has a lot of patience.

LILY

I Still can't fathom my way into this blog page. If I type the www name they have given me they say its not available. I try to sign in and they tell me my password is wrong. Will I ever get the hang of it????? I am nearly ready for Christmas all I need are a few bits and bobs and to go and collect my Mummy on Thursday and then everything will be in place, once she is over here the weather can do what is likes for the week. She lives just over 100 miles away so Hubby has taken the day off work so we can go and collect her and drop a few gifts off to people along the way. As she is going out on Saturday after Christmas we are taking her back the Thursday (no good at dates) She has a better social life at 90 than I do. I must go as hubbys dinner is not on yet, just as well he has sandwiches during the day to keep him going because dinner is sometimes later, but not that often. I will try to find my way back into this system another day. I still haven't found out how to put a 3 inch wide sleeve onto the back of a quilted wallhanging I have done. Can any-one help????


LILY

Today 12th December 2006

What a start my day already has. I created a blog and now I can't find it so I have had to make another one in the hope I can retrieve this one, if not I will have so many postings people will wonder how many of me there are. I had a bad nights sleep yet again. Something is waking me up at round 4a.m. and I can't get back to sleep afterwards. Shattered is not the word. I have finished my Christmas gift shopping so now I have only got to battle with the crowds when I go food shopping. My lounge looks like a bomb has hit it with the boxes of decorations all out of the loft. My tree is decorated and lit and some of the ornaments are out but I haven't yet put the trimmings up and I don't know if I will bother. Maybe I will just put bits of tinsel over the place. It gets harder each year to get motivated and I still have so many things left to do, but here I am sitting at my computer instead. At least the laundry is nearly up-to-date. I have packed away my sewing machine and all of my fabrics. I do patchwork and quilting and I am a bit obsessive about it. I joined a group a couple of years ago and we meet every alternate Tuesday evening and I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoy it. I have met a lot of new people and I have been known to drag (he doesn't mind) my husband around quite a few of the Quilt shows. I have quite a good stash of fabrics that I intend to use one day and I keep adding to it if I see any I like.

Must go and make an attempt at getting the house ready for Christmas and I suppose I will get into the mood of it soon. My Mummy (who is 90)will be here along with my husband and I and my daughter and her partner will be joining us on Boxing Day as they take it turns as to where they spend Christmas Day and this year its not my turn. It will be a quiet Christmas for me but I expect a very busy one.

I hope to hear from some-one maybe who has the same interests as me. Hope to hear from you soon.


lilyflower