tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100495812011-07-28T22:28:48.969ZWhen you change, people either change with you or they leave your life foreverMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-10342872492527134132009-09-16T15:13:00.000Z2009-09-16T15:13:22.123Z

...over to North Sea Knitter as my blog site.Everything's transferred, with a lot less pain and agony than the physical move down to Laurencekirk.  The remnants shall stay here for a wee while.  See you there!

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-31247801763841509392009-09-07T08:57:00.004Z2009-09-07T09:01:55.134Z

On Friday I received a housewarming present from my honey. I love him to bits anyway but especially when he surprises me with such lovely thoughts. It was totatally unexpected and did bring a slight degree of bubbling to my face. It also means I have no excuse after saying how much I've wanted to learn to spin...like about 5 years! At the moment it's in the state below...Hopefully - later on

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- You consider scattered showers with outbreaks of sunshine as good weather. - The only sausage you like is square. - You have been forced to do Scottish country dancing every year at secondary school. - You have a wide vocabulary of Scottish words such as numpty, aye, aye right, auldjin, baltic… - You have an enormous feeling of dread whenever Scotland play a ‘numpty’ team like the Faroe

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Checked in. Waiting on the paraffin budgie to take me home. Put on the survival suit in 20 minutes. Walk up to the helipad and get on the chopper home. Probably fall asleep. No more early morning starts. No more Bristow's breakfasts when I'm delayed. No more helicopter flights. No more having to share a cabin with some stranger. No more having to fit in with a bunch of strange men. No

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-2383920889895719322009-08-23T20:18:00.000Z2009-08-23T20:20:00.964Z

Freecycle is great! Just managed to get rid of 2 sofas, 2 telly's and some old darkroom equipment that I haven't used in the 5 years I've had it.Now - if only I could strike it lucky and get a spinning wheel on there...

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As of next Tuesday I shall no longer be an offshore tiger. I have my last trip to the Claymore on Monday and after that my sub-contracting days offshore are finito...for the foreseeable future anyway. After 5 years I've reached the stage where I've lost interest in what I'm doing out there and I've had enough of sharing my time with strangers when I'd rather be at home with people I'd want to

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-33212481185413827312009-08-17T12:58:00.002Z2009-08-17T13:56:50.105Z

It's been a wee bit busy these last few months to say the least but there is finally a wee glimmer on the horizon. So, to summarise...1. Did the Baker Hughes 10k in May and managed it in 1:06:19 which was 2 and a half minutes faster than the Balmoral. Wanted to get under 1:05 but until I did the race I never realised just how pigging depressing those 3kms along the Beach Bouley are, especially

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I have decided that this week is the week of the numpty!Numpty number 1 is the couple who came to view my house on Tuesday but weren't interested once they realised that the sale price didn't include the farm steadings across from me. Because of course you can get a 4-bedroomed house on the outskirts of Aberdeen with an acre's worth of steadings just ripe for conversion for a bargain price of

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Yesterday it was time to head the South Deeside Road and the Queen's Summer Hoosie at Balmoral. It was time for my first ever 10k race. This one is reknowned for an evil little section in it known, to me anyway, as "that bastard hill". You get 3.5km in and are faced with a steep hill that goes on for 1.5km. I would love to say that I ran/shuffled the whole way up it but that wasn't the case.

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It's been a strange few weeks really and it's difficult to say why in some ways. The 1st of April saw a second helicopter crash in the North Sea but unlike the first crash in February there was no lucky escape for anyone onboard.After we first heard the news about this crash there was the dawning realisation that a happy outcome wasn't going to be. Anytime you hear bad news from offshore now

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Last Friday we (note the use of the royal "we" as in myself and Derek my DB) went up to Orkney for a long weekend. We really couldn't have scored better on the weather if we'd tried. For a start there was no wind - and that is not normal in Orkney!We had to get up at 5am to catch our flight so I was a bit knackered but someone else was just a tad hyper for most of the day. He wanted to go and

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-30924635385893624042009-03-17T11:57:00.002Z2009-03-17T12:00:05.195Z

Don't know about this being 41 business. Wasn't too fussed for turning 40 actually but today is St Paddy's day and it's my birthday.At least it's sunny...and I'm not working as such. And the wool I ordered had come into the wool shop so I was able to buy myself a little birthday pressie.Time to make the most of the sunshine and go for a run down the beach. The dog will enjoy it and I'll

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Finished Objects 2008Originally uploaded by Made by MojoIt's nice to look and see that I did actually finish some stuff in 2008 - and didn't just have a huge case of startitis without the secondary symptom of unfinisheditis and still sitting in my knitting basket!!!Still got an awful lot of stuff that has been hanging about for absolute ages and trying to be good and finish off the majority of

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We had 60 knot winds and a wave height of 7.5m on Thursday when I was offshore. It was fun watching the waves from the Control Room. Seasick...nah! I was absolutely starving and spent the day stuffing my face...oink :-) It was all back to normal service the next day - shame I had to wait for the second flight on Friday to get home just because I had to test one guy. The joys!

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Whee! Gay as can be! The liveliest, loveliest cloth of the year. "Gayella" - a new blend of fine cotton and wool - comes from Viyella House and you'll love its happy patterns for younger clothes especially. We should be delighted to send you patterns.The use of the word "Gayella" (Regd.) by kind permission of Gayon (Gayon Fine Furnishing Fabrics)...

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And now my fame continues on Ravelry..he he! I've just had my 3rd project picked to be on a main project page. Rather pleased with that and so is my honey as he took 2 of the pics.The projects are...Twinkle Dress from Vogue Knitting, Winter 2007/08Design 23 from Noro Designer Mini Knits by Jenny WatsonTabatha by Jenny Watson from Noro Catwalk Book 1I also spent the first 2 days of the New Year

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Thought I might as well go for something that was achievable in this instance. Having scored rather well at Christmas on more wool and knitterly goodies I had a wee look at my craft wall when I got back to mine and decided that it was about time that I started to use my stash rather than just keep adding to it so...this year's resolution is to use from my stash 90% of the time.There is a lot of

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1. Started my own blog - obviously!2. Slept under the stars3. Played in a band4. Visited Hawaii5. Watched a meteor shower6. Given more than I can afford to charity7. Been to Disneyland/world8. Climbed a mountain - Ben Nevis might not be huge in mountain terms but it's still a mountain!9. Held a praying mantis10. Sung a solo11. Bungee jumped12. Visited Paris13. Watched lightening at sea14. Taught

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-26782576834560193172008-11-24T14:07:00.003Z2008-11-24T14:16:47.861Z

We had snow so we had to go and play in it...And one small boy is getting much better at knitting...Apparently he even copies the facial expressions I make when I knit! As long as he doesn't copy the swearing then we're safe enough...for now ;-)

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When I was offshore this week I started working my way through all the remnants of the Sunday supplements, as one does while one is sitting around waiting patiently for what is known as the Paraffin Budgieto transfer one from one installation to another. Anyway I came across this little piece of advice in the Observer Woman supplement from Sunday the 2nd."

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You go back home for the school reunion...You look around at where you came from...You look at where you are now...You know you wouldn't want to relive it...But it's nice to check it out...Plus it helps when you know you've aged better than sooooooooo many others...but that's called "being bigsy" back home :-)

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It's taken a wee while, to say the least, but I have finally got round to putting my house on the market. The "For Sale" signs from Stronachs went up at the top of the road and outside the house this morning and I already had one woman turn up who had been just driving past and decided to come down the road on the offchance! I do know she's unlikely to be my buyer as she hasn't even got her own

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And here's what happens when you go to Alexandra Palace! I set myself a budget of £250...carefully saved...honest...no credit cards were hurt during this expedition...cash only...once it was gone it was gone!I was left with £3 at the end of it all. It was bliss! I made sure that I had plenty of space in my suitcase for my flight back up the road to get all my new stash back home.

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-53357642096949175612008-10-14T08:54:00.004Z2008-10-14T09:01:05.572Z

Last weekend meant a jaunt to London to visit Ally Pally. I still have to photograph all my goodies from that but that wasn't the only thing I did while I was there.There was lots of emphasis on just wandering about...Then there seemed to be an obsession with photographing food - especially in cakes!And then there was the most amazing Japanese meal at Abeno near Covent Garden. It was fantastic!!

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And my honey got over the finish line in 1:02:44. It may not be a championship time but I was really proud of him. He still humped loads of other folk..he he!Just wondering when the legs get back to normal. Thank hivvens its raining loads here today so we have a fantastic excuse not to run anywhere.

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-54511714299640655982008-10-05T18:01:00.004Z2008-10-05T18:09:08.732Z

...5k that is!This Sunday, for pleasure (!), I ran my first 5k race. It was part of the Loch Ness Marathon weekend but I do know my limitations. Next year might be a different matter!Now we can't say it was the best time in the world but since I did no training whatsoever in the last month due to various reasons (loads of work, house going on market, just stuff!) then the fact that I got round

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-54862726206956729142008-08-23T12:27:00.001Z2008-08-23T12:31:17.543Z

For all those who have ever suffered the impact of this terrible condition...

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My peedie brother can be quite a little philosopher!When up in Orkney myself and DB took him out for the morning out of the middle of the wedding preparation action. While waiting for DB to come out of the public conveniences at the Pierhead in Stromness (they're very pretty - just down by the harbour...and we all have to use them at some point!) he stood there with a pondering look on his face

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-23306440109561992672008-08-13T14:42:00.005Z2008-08-13T14:54:10.904Z

...and it makes life so much simpler now when I try to get nice pics of me in my FO's. I think he has potential as he has an interesting eye for a picture. Some of the finer techniques may need a bit of tightening up but he likes finding ways to make me look good so I am definitely not going to complain about that now am I?!Here are a couple of examples.This is Currer, a Norah Gaughan cardi

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-8159257805864402422008-08-12T13:15:00.005Z2008-08-12T15:45:18.153Z

What is your least favorite thing about my knitting? Haven't got one - I love your knitting.What is something I have knitted that you recall as being good? Castellated kilt hose (nothing to do with them being for you obviously!)Do you think knitters have an expensive hobby? Oh no, I think it's very good value for money! What are your hobbies? Fishing and you.So, if we compared money/time spent

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-50000923820104420752008-08-11T10:14:00.001Z2008-08-11T10:14:33.866Z

51As a 1930s wife, I amAverageTake the test!

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Turn the volume up as the sound isn't brilliant. An excellent set-up!

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-15301440737145047332008-07-18T15:21:00.002Z2008-07-18T15:32:23.270Z

The topic is music this week:Of all the bands/artists in your cd/record collection, which one do you own the most albums by?That's a tie between Johnny Cash, the Chemical Brothers and Abba - how's that for an ecletic mix. If it hadn't been for my ex being a pain in the butt then the Pogues would've been in there too. He lifted the whole collection when he moved out but I figured they were cheap

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-25813308893539965952008-07-18T15:18:00.003Z2008-07-18T15:21:51.101Z

Choose one - don't think just choose...1. Stop or go? Go2. Going out or Staying in? Staying in3. Small town or big city? Small town4. Happy or sad? Happy5. Straights or Circulars? Circulars6. Red or Blue? Red7. Seaside or countryside? Seaside8. Fish or chips?

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Today I had to do something I really, really hate just so I can keep on working! Here's the video for it...This time round it was only the one day refresher I had to do since I did the full 3 day course 4 years ago. It's amazing how quickly those 4 years come round again. Today was go number 2 at the refresher since I took a panic attack a couple of weeks ago while I was doing the rebreather (

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-52876803282043822872008-07-16T19:27:00.006Z2008-08-12T16:05:20.163Z

Saturday July 12, 2008 St Magnus Cathedral, OrkneyMy Dad, Ian, and my new step-Mum, Caroline (though I'm not allowed to call her that for reasons that are ours - mainly the lack of age difference!). My brother, Derek, was Best Man. My peedie brother, David, was Page Boy. I got to be Chief Bridesmaid (free frock...yay :-)) and the 2 little bridesmaids were Erin and Charley.And then we have an

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Is there a TV programme you watch religiously?That would have to be Grand Designs. I love Kevin McCloud with a vengence and would have his babies if I could!!! My favourites are always the designs which are done on a very limited budget and fantastic imagination. Got a real thing for Project Runway (US) and Project Catwalk (UK) as well. I love the campness, creativity and watching the design

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How it's played: a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.b. Using only the first page, pick an image. c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd's mosaic maker. 1. What is your first name? Maureen 2. What is your favorite food? Raspberries - the perfect Scottish raspberry (no other will do) with a sprinkling of sugar and a dollop of cream is just

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That's never happened to me before! I didn't think that many folk actually paid that much attention to me. Better not be rude so I'll play the game.1) What was I doing 10 years ago?:In 1998 I was leaving further education for the second time (an HND in hotel management the first time round, a BSc in Health Sciences the second time). I was with long-term partner number 2 and about to embark on

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-48444572425417098442008-05-23T08:03:00.005Z2008-05-25T16:55:15.927Z

Here's my UK Swap questionnaire. I'm excited as I haven't done one of these for a while. It's like birthdays and Christmas all rolled into one...he he! My DB thinks I'm daft - but he loves me anyway :-)Part One: CraftingDo you knit, crochet, or both? Been knitting for 36 (!) years and now teaching myself to crochet. My Granny squares are improving all the time!What do you like to make? All

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Seems like I've never hardly been in my own bed these last 6 months - and that's not just because I'm belting up and down the road between Aberdeen and Laurencekirk! Been offshore a helluva lot since last November (over 50 days in the Northern Assets alone - never mind the other trips out of Aberdeen or Norwich). So much so that I think George is starting to forget what I look like though as

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-2343123187464858342008-04-09T09:03:00.000Z2008-04-09T09:04:06.531Z

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Actually finished the Twinkle dress last night...well, nearly. Still got to weave in the ends but it was finished enough that I could put it on. It's actually much cuter than I thought it was going to be. It's been so long since I knit anything on such big needles that I'd forgotten just how quick you can whack through something. Instant gratification. It also was a fascinating process for my 2

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It's taken a while but I think my mojo is finally coming back. It's not like I haven't been knitting - far from it! More that I didn't feel like talking about anything I was doing. Privacy was paramount for a while. I needed the rest and recuperation as life was a bit difficult for a while...pants really! But fresh starts and all that jazz. Onwards and upwards and along the yellow brick road to

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I've been out of the loop for quite some time but thought it was time to get back in there. It might take a wee while to get up to speed after such a long layoff but I'm sure I'll get there. Who knows what'll happen next?!

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-52483820070940776542008-02-16T18:10:00.002Z2008-02-16T18:14:02.885Z

...to a new blog.A lot of change has happened and I decided it was time to start afresh - new life and all that jazz and malarky.If you want to find me then come on over to North Sea Knitter and we can catch up - you can guess that the new name came from one of my Offshore Tigers as I was plonked down knitting a baby shawl while waiting for the chopper to turn up and take me back home. It's

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Waiting...patiently...well not perhaps totally patiently but have no option but to wait to be honest. On Magellan (a jack-up rig), which is currently attached to Shearwater, and waiting for the chopper to lift from the Beach to take me home. Up just after 5 this morning to do a presentation at 6 and struggling to concentrate on anything else now for the rest of the day. Have finished an

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And another lovely wee jaunt was had to Londonium. I was there for a conference on the Friday - which was actually really good so no complaints there. Of course this did mean that I passed through Victoria which means that I was able to feed my crack addiction...also known as Krispy Kreme doughnuts...I only had 3 of them this trip which was slightly better than the last trip when I had 7 over

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Another month...April 2007

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"Well, we knocked the bastard off!"...and that's pretty much how I feel about this Aran jumper!As we can see the boy is very pleased with the finished article, design enhancements and all, and has promised to take very good care of it.It only took around 14 months to complete (with a few detours for other projects on the way when I got sick to the back teeth of it - which happened frequently)

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And here we have the next eagerly (!) awaited instalment in the "Photo-a-day" project. If it wasn't for my adorable and lovely Sony Ericsson K800i this wouldn't stand a cat in hell's chance of being done...but it's certainly making me think about what I see around me!March 2007

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It's been just a wee bit manic these last few weeks. I didn't mean to drop off the face of the planet but events conspired against me somewhat...mainly work! On my birthday (17th March...thank you for asking!)I tootled off to the Gannet platform to spend a whole weekend doing health checks on the boys. It's one of the more knackering things we do as you have a 45 minute appointment with someone

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...and rather pleased with them - even if I do say so myself!The Swallowtail Shawl (Interweave Knits - Fall 2006) knitted in Handmaiden SeaSilk "Nova Scotia". I did go up a couple of needle sizes purely to get a slightly larger shawl. I finished this at 4pm on Saturday - in time for going out to a wedding on the Saturday night. I was working away at it during the Moto GP! Not the easiest to

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Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

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So...I had a look at my knitting basket/chair/carrier bags/in offshore bag, etc and found all the following. (It is a nice cosy spot isn't it - this chair is so coming with me when I move.)First we have the over-the-knee sock in the Opal Feelings. This might take a wee while! I've just reached the first decreases at the knee. It is slightly freaky when you have to reach row 240 (or something

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Lunar eclipse 3 March 2007Full moon...half moon...total eclipse...! Not influenced by adverts in the slightest (you kind of have to be British to get the reference...and love Jaffa Cakes...and have a weird sense of humour).The eclipse was pretty amazing even if it was slightly cold outside. Nothing that a big fleece, hat and gloves couldn't stave off - plus a few mugs of fruity tea to warn up.

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February 2007And the recurrent themes for February appear to be...offshore, food, cats, and really pish weather!

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The Invitation – Oriah Mountain Dreaming It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.I want to know what you ache forand if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.It doesn’t interest me how old you are.I want to know if you will risk looking like a foolfor lovefor your dreamfor the adventure of being alive.It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon...I want to

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I got bored. The Handmaiden silk kept winking at me, toying with me, saying "you want to play with me baby..." It was pleading with me to look out a pattern and start to knit. Something delicate and pretty. Not necessarily something that is going to be an everyday wear item. A bit more special than that.So I started to look to see what I could find. And this seemed like the perfect option.

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Sometimes when you go offshore it's a bit of kerfuffle to actually get there in the first place. You don't always fly out straight from Aberdeen. Sometimes you have to go through the joy that is Norwich Airport. Don't get me wrong! Nowt wrong with Norwich (as far as I know - it's got really good shopping...as my credit card is now aware after last Friday's episode when dealing with a delayed

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Thought I'd better show off some finished items and those that are progressing just to show that I have done something in amongst the other trials and tribulations that show themselves up as "life!"This was a freebie pattern from Yarn Forward and used less than one skein of Hipknits silk. Think it took me at least an evening to produce. Haven't had a chance to wear it yet. I see it as more of

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Photo a day: January 2007I've actually found this quite interesting. It's a nice wee challenge to set yourself to record your day-to-day life. See what you see and figure out what's important to you. Recurring themes for January? The odd creative day followed up with puddycats, knitting and food. Makes me a bit of a sad basket case really...but that's really only the stuff I can show you...!

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Alba FSUI seem to be having a total photofest nowadays. I blame my new camera phone. I'm in love with it. I think I want to marry it...!Just back from the Alba FSU after a 2 day trip. A lovely bunch of boys...boys! Mmm...hardly any of them under 40 but they were fine and laughed at my jokes so I liked them. It was quite calm so just a nice gentle movement to help you get to sleep at night.

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Beach shots January 2007

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Saw this in TK Maxx tonight. Isn't it absolutely hideous? Nearly barfed when I saw it.It's like taking those horrible appliqued jumpers that were around in the 80's to another level...and not a good one at that!If I ever contemplate wearing such a hideous thing please take me out and slap me for having such blip in the taste stakes.And if anyone out there really thinks this is worth buying...

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Flicca continues.She's been sewn together. The collar is finished. One edging is finished.Only one more edging to go, followed by the ribbon to stabilise the collar and make sure it doesn't go all floppy and shapeless. That'll be fun as me and hand-sewing (when cloth rather than knitted fabric) don't really go together that well. It can all get a bit messy!Then we have the Soy Silk Karaoke

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I did! Honest! Well, not quite...but, I did manage to get to comment first on Crazy Aunt Purl's blog today. Now most people would think I'm a bit more mental than normal to be pleased about this but you kind of had to be there. I'm chuffed!

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Last night was Stitch'n'Bitch time. I just loved the way the Noro photographed. It's such a nice contrast between the felted hat and the unfelted scarf. Much as I love some of the colour combinations of Noro I've never fallen in love with the yarn the same as most of the others have. I've always been more of a Colinette babe myself as far as their colour combinations go. Plus their shade

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There are certain things in life which, if they were denied, would make the world a harsher place. There are also some things in life which, whilst adding to the general well-being of an individual, really do nothing more than stuff up your system. Here we have a perfect example: the Tunnocks snowball...! A confection that is almost 50% sugar (47g per 100g to be precise) and god knows how many

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Got my new camera phone on Saturday and I'm steadily working my way through learning how to work the damn thing. Feel like I'm turning into the gadget queen - might as well be a boy. It was a rather fine, frosty, iced-up puddles sort of day though so to prove that I can get off my arse occasionally I did take a few pics as I went up my road to pick up the post. I was good...didn't jump on the

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...that brings babies! Did you know that you can order them at Boots the Chemists? I was quite stunned to see that this is a service now being offered at your local pharmacy. We all know that they provide the wherewithal to provide individuals with products that can prevent conception, tell you when conception is more likely, help make it a more pleasurable experience, and have those little

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Kincraig Hogmanay 2007

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One Word Meme Yourself: unhingedYour boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): ditchedYour hair: dyedYour mother: fragileYour father: happyYour favorite Item: stashYour dream last night: relaxingYour favorite drink: champagneYour dream car: MiniThe room you are in: office Your ex: historyYour fear: unwantedWhat you want to be in 10 years? aliveWho you hung out with last night? myselfWhat

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And this is what is what I finished off on Christmas Eve, Eiffel from Knitty. I haven't bothered with the velvet ribbon trim but that's purely because I'm too lazy. I finished it in under a week, mainly because the only finishing off you have to do is a wee bit of grafting under the oxters (or in my case a 3-needle bind-off because I can't graft to save myself) and some sewing in of ends. I

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I AM here on this planet but want to live in this world not just be here.I WANT get to where I'm going and enjoy the view when I get there. I WISH I would do what needs to be done to move on to the next stage.I MISS my mind.I HEAR but don't always listen!I WONDER if anybody would notice if I wasn't here.I REGRET not following through.I AM NOT in the realm of reality.I DANCE with all my heart.I AM

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...for a wee while. Not quite sure how long the break will be but I have a lot of stuff going on over the next while so I just need to take a step back and refocus. Hopefully I won't be away for too long.Later babesMaureenXX

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I had a very pleasant surprise when I got back from offshore yesterday - yet another parcel from my Secret Pal. I think we can safely say that I scored as in the parcel was a pretty card, some marigold seeds (which grow really well in our garden), a chocolate pretzel (now eaten), a Brittany crochet hook no less (just in time for me to learn to do some more crochet), a little notebook, a Lantern

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...I get to go in one of these.I get to wear this on the chopper...I land on this bit......and in June I'm off to here for a couple of trips.The sort of thing that thousands of guys are doing every day in locations all over the world...but hardly any women. It's nice to stand out - most of the time!

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Abby is one of Robert's (many) nicknames for me - it's short for abnormal...You Are 48% AbnormalYou are at medium risk for being a psychopath. It is somewhat likely that you have no soul. You are at high risk for having a borderline personality. It is very likely that you are a chaotic mess.You are at medium risk for having a narcissistic personality. It is somewhat likely that you are in love

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I've just added a Flickr photo album to the side bar. Seems a fun way to add more of my photos but I really don't think it'll take long to get to my upload limit each month. We shall see how the experiment goes. I'm becoming quite snap happy with my new camera. It looks like the photography juices are going again...!

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Think I've reached the end of my birthday blast for this year - I did a little stash enhancement. Approriately enough some of the purchasing happened to be from Stash. They had SWTC Karoke on offer at 40% off and since I've wanted to try it for a while it just seemed like kismet. I was able to use up the last of the credit in my Paypal account so it only cost me another £15 of real money. The

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Today was the day that we picked up my secondhand greenhouse to go in the garden and we really couldn't have picked a more miserable day to do it. It pished down, we got soaked and filthy, and I have to say it was worth it. First we had to dismantle the thing in the guy's back garden which wasn't the easiest job due to a lack of space around the thing - plus we didn't want to break any panes of

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And by 8 o'clock this morning I managed to complete the back of Dennis' jumper. The last few rows were done in bed while watching the BBC Breakfast News, with the odd flick across to Friends on Channel 4! Relieved to have one piece complete anyway. The pattern is much easier the more you do it. I haven't a clue how long it's going to take to do the rest of it yet. Dennis is actually popping

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Thursday night was Stitch'n'Bitch night at the Belmont and I've been wanting to take photos at it for ages but it didn't feel right to borrow Robert's camera. However now that one has her own camera that is not an issue. I must admit that I kind of gave up on knitting for the night as I couldn't concentrate and just sat and yapped instead. As always it was nice to have a good old catch-up,

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It's been a busy few days (just starting to calm down now) as I've gone through all the whole birthday business for another year. I was really good and managed to keep my Secret Pal parcel for a whole 10 days before I opened it up. It made for a lovely kniterly treat on Friday morning. I haven't even eaten the chocolate yet which is amazing for me. I have started to knit up the Biggy Print -

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...than sitting in front of the fire with your knitting. It was such a miserable day on Sunday, howling gales and sleet all day, that the pair of thought "sod it!" and we just holed up in the living room for the day watching films - and me doing my knitting of course.And I have actually reached a more distinct stage in the jumper - I reached the armpits last night. Another small mistake (should

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I'm plugging my way through the Aran jumper and have reached about a third of the way up the back. At least now I've reached the stage where the only cable pattern I have to refer to the paper pattern is the middle section and that's purely because it's a 24 row repeat pattern. Slow but steady.

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Went up to my postbox yesterday to collect the mail and got all excited as the postie had left a card saying that I had a parcel from the USA that was too big for my postbox. I won't be able to collect it until Saturday - due to a combination of the sorting office being open rubbish hours and going offshore later on today (until Friday afternoon). To torment myself even further I'm going to

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I have finished a few things this year - just never got round to posting pictures of them. First off was the Teva Durham asymetric jumper in some Rowan Cork. Very cosy and cute but not quite warm enough for the dumps of snow we've got at the moment.Next up was another Teva pattern from the Interweave Knits Winter magazine. I altered slightly to 3/4 length sleeves as I wanted it to be slightly

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On the second of January this year my Granny finally passed away. When looking through a small suitcase she kept in a hall cupboard I found a stack of "memories" that meant something to her. Included in this collection was a speech made by one of my Dad's cousins at their Golden Wedding back in 1991. I've supplemented it with a few photos that I found in the drawers back home.The "Family" -

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You Are ScooterBrainy and knowledgable, you are the perfect sidekick.You're always willing to lend a helping hand.In any big event or party, you're the one who keeps things going."15 seconds to showtime!"The Muppet Personality Test

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Still more snow today and it's getting prettier and prettier the more that falls. Looks like I might be able to get the blades out fairly soon to play in the field. There's still a bit of green poking thourgh but not for much longer.What's even better of course is that I get to have a wood-burning stove going in my office to keep me warm. How cosy is that?In knitting news I've set myself back

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Looks like we're finally getting a Scottish winter - even if it's unlikely to last for any length of time. The wind's howling down from the north and for a change the harsh wind doesn't affect the temperature in the office too badly since it's on the south-west corner of the house. Makes a nice change. Quite like watching the snow howling about outside the window though. Glad I'm not having

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It's been a long few days but I couldn't miss out the opportunity to blog from far-off shores. Today I'm reporting not too far from the top of the world, well in North Sea up off Shetland anyway. Life on Brent Charlie has been pretty cool -hectic but fun! I've been out here since Tuesday doing one-to-one lifestyle health checks and some presentations on Men's Health. They are a really nice

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...I got a pressie in the post yesterday. Thank you Secret Pal. I think I scored pretty well. The sweetie kebab has been decimated by about 30% since the photo was taken yesterday and the little sweetheart candies are half-eaten. The crochet hook is very cute and I'm really chuffed with the RYC Cashsoft DK. It's gorgeous stuff (I've knitted a hat with it for someone else). It could be made

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It's been ages since I was last on here but I have been scuttering around like a mad thing over the last ten days doing heaps of stuff. I was really good the other weekend and finally did a bit of a tidy up of at least some of the garden. Mainly the borders at the back door, the two borders at the front door and my pots which are in the patio. Only (hah - only!) got the veggie plots and the

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I've decided to start recording the wildlife round about us to help in our objections to various bits of local planning that the Council and Scottish Enterprise want to do. We really don't want to lose our green space when there are so many brownfield sites that should be used first. It always appears as though there's building going on for building's sake and we don't want the fantastic

Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797799538364341901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10049581.post-1138642657906855232006-01-30T17:37:00.000Z2006-01-30T19:58:47.536Z

I thought it would be fun to change my template tonight but of course I forgot to save my customisations before I went ahead and did it so I've had a lovely hour and a half getting all my links and buttons back again. Oops!It's been a bit of a busy time this last week as I spent most of the week offshore but last Tuesday night I got to meet up with Ali who was my Secret Pal in round 5. She

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...this is a first for me. I've been officially tagged by my Secret Pal's to do this meme so here go's.Four Jobs You Have Had In Your Life1. Waitress2. Academic researcher3. Stop Smoking counsellor4. Health & Well-being consultant working offshore in the North SeaFour Movies You Could Watch Over and Over - I wish I could be really intellectual here but...!1. Grease2. The Sound of Music3. Gone

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