Another green offering

The weather here is gloomy so it's been a day of housework, ironing  and sorting.  On the ground that I don't imagine for one minute that you want endless photos of dusters and hoovers, I thought I would do a craft round up.  Sometimes all those few minutes spent during the day or in the evening can mount up and I can forget to report progress. 






First up was Terry's block.  You may recall that I had to redo it when the embroidery floss melted.  Well - here is version 2. 








Whilst the embroidery threads were out I set to and completed a splendid Sampler block, published just before Christmas.







Talking about the blocks, I have started to add the sashing and might even be tempted to sew my first row soon!









I also made some home made soup in my soup maker - Kale soup.  Kale is a vegetable that I have only recently discovered and, whilst this soup looks more like a sludge, it was a very tasty soup indeed - albeit I didn't have any celery!




After being almost physically sick listening to Vanessa Feltz today talking about dog fighting (it's disgusting - please don't torture yourself listening to it on iplayer - dog fighting that is, not Vanessa Feltz!), I also went online to check my pension forecast.  It was a very easy process to do, and you can do your own through this link, but I didn't particularly understand the answer.  If £X is the maximum then that was my forecast in big letters in a big green box.  Well, I figured, that makes sense, I have worked for 33 years plus a couple of years earning smaller amounts when at college doing holiday work.  But then the screen went on in smaller letters to suggest that the amount may be £30 less per week unless I want to spend the next 8 years making NI contributions.  I think that's a no then!  However the smaller figure was around what I had originally anticipated so that would be okay - just a tad confusing!  In any case - I am not due to receive it until 4th December 2026 so anything could happen before then!

Tonight I am going to gird my loins and try out the spiraliser - wish me luck!  Photographic evidence to follow!