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Funerals

Well today has been a mixture of joy for a well lived life and sadness at missing a friend,family and friends gathered from far and wide to say ‘goodbye’ and it was just as she would have liked it to be.
My equillibrium has taken a knock with this and I have done no work at all for over a week,my mind has not even been busy creating new things.A Christmas with my children and partners is planned at the our qiuet hideaway.Wherever you are and however you celebrate this time,celebrate with love enjoy the precious times for they give us those memories to cherish.

Today Kath has gone to a better place with no pain and is at peace.At the end she slipped away and somehow life will never be the same again,I miss her allready but the cloak of friendship she placed around me will keep me warm in these cold times,and I will never forget her.I pray for all those she has left behind.RIP my dear friend C

When The Sunshine Goes

Today is a very very sad day for me, my friend Kath of nearly 30 years is dying and just after I sat down to watch the x factor last nuight she took a turn for  the worse and started her journey.I chased to the ward and managed to have some time with her whilst she could talk.I cannot say ‘goodbye ‘ as it hurts too much and I have to believe she will still be with me every day, she is more than a sister,friend,soulmate,I love the very essence of her and we have been through life’s adventures together.She has been a second mum to my children and they too love her.Today I have been very qiuet and looked at the weather and the birds and the trees and relived our times in my head. So goodnight my dear friend, come and visit me often, let us laugh again at the absurdities in living, dream of what will be,find calmness and stillness in the silly world and I pray for your safe passage .

So for now I feel I have lost everything I will not be posting for a while until my mojo is back and my heart not so heavy,enjoy your families this Christmas and your friends and never take’ forever’ for granted.

Chrissie     x

helping santa of course

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I am very busy

well been helping santa and being a little elf knitting and sewing for the big day,nearly done now and will then start in the kitchen —I love Christmas it is great I love it all the occasion the big jugs of holly ,christmas cake, turkey, trifle, mince pies, friends, presents ,log fires and maybe snow if I am lucky .

Wish I had my nice banner though -never mind –tired now going to bed

Oh I am loving this new theme and doing quick updates,yes this is agood move thank you WordPress

Family stuff

The week started by posting new pattern for mens slippers called Hugs in my etsy shop and on Ravelry

These are great for that man in your life and very hard wearing having a leather sole attached .

What a busy week I have had started by teaching on Monday at Viking Loom in York where I teach just twice ayear and would not miss it for the world it is always great fun.

From there I travelled by train on my own yes on my own to Durham to stay with my son and his fiancee Katie.After a great supper my little body needed sleeep so off to bed early then up early really early like 7.30am  and into commuter traffic I so do not miss things like this .I had a good nosey around the shops in Durham, could not find a wool shop shame on you Durham with all those students who must long to knit –NO shop. 

I attended a concert at St Chads college by choir members and really enjoyed it, the 1st piece an Annie Lennox number was lovely and the guy singing last,very good  loved his song Simple Me,it was inspiring to see these youngsters (well to me they are)and the atmosphere in the college chapel was really positive and good —nice to connect to old friends as well who I had not seen for a while .

So off to lunch then Katie had an awards evening at New College in the evening where the staff were very complimentary and hospitable with a smashing buffet –everyone had agood time and we departed off to Bistro 21 which was very very good and I will go there again when I am up North.

Wednesday and for the 3rd time this week I see 7.30am this must stop and not become a habit ,had a nice day,went to the 2minute silence in the Cathedral had coffee with James , then all too soon it is time to leave for the station and the grand wave off, I hate goodbyes especially when one of my children are involved it cuts me up too much.Uneventful journey home where the my DH met me and took me home .

James and Katies wedding plans are progressing and in 5months they will be married, yet to me it only seems a blink away since he was born .

The wedding setting is awesome really, in the Cathedral, just hope the dress does it justice.Well here’s to a qiuet week knitting, sewing, walking and getting ready for Christmas and hopefully spending time with the family .

 PS anyone reading my blog who has a circular sock knitting machine for sale please get in touch–cheers