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Take 5

#MayWriteABit 2020 #5 A day late, but hey, the thought was there.  Random ramblings from ‘Captivity’: Lockdown continues, and every day is a weekend.  I’m a pretty self-contained old bird, I love messing about on FB, reading, sewing, cooking, eating, hanging out with my wife…so this has been no great burden to me. [1]Exercise schmexercise.  … Continue reading Take 5

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Hup Two Three Four…

#MayWriteABit 2020 Well that didn’t start well did it? I’m supposed to be writing every day, but a combination of broken sleep with toothache and  a cross-eyed focus on sewing these scrubs, I … forgot. So this post, on Star wars Day, is for days 2, 3 and 4.  Oh dear. On Saturday [2nd] I … Continue reading Hup Two Three Four…

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M’Aidez! #1

A few days ago I was invited to join “#MayWriteABit 2020 mutual support group” on FaceBook.  I was ambivalent, but have been reading group members’ comments as the kick-off date of May 1st approached.  I finally decided to go for it this morning.  Those of you who’ve been around on this blog for a while … Continue reading M’Aidez! #1

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A Right Scrubber

Not that or that or her and definitely not her or them. A lot of the ‘For the Love of Scrubs’ ladies on Facebook refer to themselves as scrubbers.  Not sure if they’re mostly to young to get the meaning, or are having  a bit of a laugh at others’ expense, but it made me … Continue reading A Right Scrubber

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For the Love of Scrubs

Sewing mojo has been looooowwwwwwwww but yesterday, following a friend’s advice, I joined the FB group named in the title of this post.  I spent some hours reading the many many posts, people are joining all the time [over 4000 as I type] and subgroups are forming to coordinated efforts to make NHS scrubs all … Continue reading For the Love of Scrubs

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What a Big Pouffe

Just over a year ago, Heather Lou of Closet Case Files published her wonderful scrap-busting pouffe project I immediately decided this was to be an essential make…and then stalled.  I printed off the pattern TWICE and lost it, saved scraps religiously ALL YEAR [a huge bin bag full] and still nearly didn’t get it done … Continue reading What a Big Pouffe

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That Summary Feeling…

Yes, it’s that time of year again, and I’ve been enjoying everyone else’s summaries and best/worst lists, so I need to buckle up and get on with my own.  I’ve spent a couple of hours listing my posts, doing some numbers, and totting things up, and surprised myself somewhat. Numbers I’ve blogged far fewer posts, … Continue reading That Summary Feeling…

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Allsorts! Panto #8

Everything I may or may not have mentioned up til now, and what DIDN’T work out…  PROBABLY the last panto post, you’ll be relieved to know!  the parrot costume.  After Billy Bones hands over the treasure map and dies, the actor was thrust back on stage to act as Long John Silver’s missing parrot for … Continue reading Allsorts! Panto #8

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A bit ruffled- Panto #5

Shirts shirts frilly pirate shirts. Just 9 cast members, most with one costume only, still means a fair few shirts. Requirements- Long John Silver, Cap’n Smollett [my Gentleman Jack inspired outfit], Jim Hawkins [going with the Harry Styles look], 2 sidekick pirates [one ‘snobbish’ one ‘sexy’], tattered for Ben Gunn, scruffy for Bones, plus two … Continue reading A bit ruffled- Panto #5