Friday 30 January 2009

Dyeing to stitch








As promised ... a few pixx...

moss, boot scrapers, sandstone steps
and ivy
there's a cold wind blowing

went to a fabulous exhibition on the Lee's Tapestry works in Birkenhead
(at the end of my road!)
- No photography sadly
apparently they worked with the Italian designer Mariano Fortuny http://www.fortuny.com/
a new avenue of inspiration
I think I might be reconnecting with the land I grew up in

Thursday 29 January 2009

Times winged chariot

err the pool was closed
durrr!
fate has granted me a seven day reprieve
give me time to warm my bones up
pix tomorrow (hopefully)...

Wednesday 28 January 2009

January, sick and tired...














pixx
winter ones
seagulls still out
maintaining a dignified silence

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Chews day

cats fed
me fed
mmmm

Monday 26 January 2009

To swim perchance to drown

Bought my new cossie
(70% reduced!)
going to start swimming on Thursday nights
before the arthritis or inertia sets in
Talking of inertia
has anybody noticed what's happened to the British economy recently

Saturday 24 January 2009

I should be dancing

Picked up another little bug recently
either that
or still haven't shifted the last one completely
does not do wonders for my mood...

still the nights are lighter
and the morning sun comes earlier

why should I complain?

Friday 23 January 2009

Here Kitty Kitty

Payback for the lack of choice food has been swift and brutal
a large trail of catsick is spread across the bedroom floor
only one culprit
Sid prefers to starve rather than eat the 2nd class rubbish

Had to make a special trip to the Village for Suki's little Pate tins
considerably chastened

Thursday 22 January 2009

Pushing my luck

They hang around like vultures
waiting for me to drop off to sleep

not really... I just felt like saying that
Suki is purring just a little too loudly and demandingly
No , she has settled down now

As I said
Irresistable force versus immoveable object

He is in playful mode

neither are getting fed
Hee hee!

Wednesday 21 January 2009

young and wild and free

Not me... not any more
chained to the computer, that's me
still cold and miserables
expletive deleted

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Oh dear.. I hope google doesn't ban me

Another great joke from my friend Kryssie
(Reiki Radiance technique - animals)
Free spirit currently residing in Egypt


A man went into an urologist and told him he was having a problem,As he was unable to get his manhood erect.The doctor checked him out then told him that the muscles around theBase of the organ were damaged from a previous viral infection and thereWas nothing he could actually do for him. However, he knew of anExperimental treatment that might work, if he is willing to take the risk. TheTreatment consisted of planting muscle tissues from an elephants trunk into his 'old Fella .The man thought about it for a while. The thought of having to go throughLife without sex was too much for him to bear. So, with the assuranceThat there would be no cruelty to the elephant, the man decided to go forIt.A few weeks after the operation, he was given the green light to go andTry out his newly renovated equipment.As a result he planned a romantic evening with his girlfriend and tookHer to one of the nicest restaurants in town. In the middle of dinner heFelt a strong stirring in his loins that continued to the point of beingExtremely painful.. To release the pressure he unzipped his fly and hisKnob sprang out, slid across the top of the table, grabbed a bread rollAnd returned to his trousers.His girlfriend was stunned at first, but then with a sly grin on her faceSaid, 'That was incredible! Can you do that again?'With tears in his eyes he replied, 'I think I can, but I am not sure ifAnother bread roll will fit up my arse'

Monday 19 January 2009

Sssssssssssssssssnowwwww...




err
think my brain shuts down in the Winter
ss my excuse OK :*)
Guess what?
We've had snow!!
not a lot...

Sunday 18 January 2009

Here comes the Sun

Hail storm on Saturday night
preceded by a Friday night headache
Stress?
who knows
quiet Saturday
for a change
cats fine

Friday 16 January 2009

Still here

Mmm I like Fridays
especially Friday night
not much to report
not that I'm complaining

Thursday 15 January 2009

Lightning strike

Did I mention my temperamental side
well!
you had to be there
still
I am not in purple yet
not even purple prose

claws are out

Wednesday 14 January 2009

F for Freddy

Day by day
oops there I go again
all work
and lots of cooking
makes me a fat lass

Tuesday 13 January 2009

slight thaw








okey dokey
pics of my chrysanthemum piece (last year)
plus
misty views of the Liverpool skyline
am feeling the general malaise that seems to be hanging around at the moment
we do have a sort of drizzly muddy mist in the air
can hardly call it rain though

Monday 12 January 2009

The Blues

Getting late again
cats in bed
won't be long for me now
long day

Sunday 11 January 2009

Little Lamb

Far too late to still be up
making the most of my weekend
Sid is leaning against me making sure he is not ignored
soppy old cuddle addict

Friday 9 January 2009

F f f freezing Friday

Bit busy tonight
and am away tomorrow
so will post further Sunday night
... they are fine and warm

Thursday 8 January 2009

the songbird is singing

Feeling more inspired now
the songbirds sang on my way home
the energy is starting to return
underfloor heating is back on
yippee!!

Wednesday 7 January 2009

Still shovelling

Think another recuperative early night is called for now
not much to report
only the usual daily detritus
still we sift on

Tuesday 6 January 2009

Hi ho

Grumpy and sleepy, slightly bashful too

Monday 5 January 2009

Back to work


This is my happy to be back at work face.
I am having an Alfred Hitchcock moment with 'the birds' (seagulls)
Read a really interesting article in the Sunday Times by an academic about them
Think I may keep my distance for a while

Sunday 4 January 2009

Love is all you need

Soooooooooooo ccc cold
black ice on the fire escape
downstairs neighbours are out so my underfloor heating is off
temporarily
it may be cold outside
but in my heart it's springtime

Saturday 3 January 2009

Friday 2 January 2009