A Mugful Of Crochet

     Hello👋😄      And so here we are! The last day of Blogtober 2025! We got there in the end, although there were moments when I wondered if we would!😳      It seems like most of these October days have been on the grey and wet side of things and today was no exception, apart from a brief sunnier interlude in the early afternoon.      I got a better shot of those Rowan leaves🍂:      And we had even more of the Acer🍁 leaves down on the patio too:      And, because it was there and I had camera in hand, I took a photo of the Blue Sky:        We were going to have a chippy at lunchtime but plans were changed, which was a bit of a shame as I quite looking forward to a Battered Sausage or two! Mmmmm, Battered Sausage!😋      I'm seriously thinking about ordering some yarn from ebay , even if it does work out quite expensive, as it doesn't seem like I shall be goi...

       Hello👋😃      I thought we'd have a photo📸 day today!      🌳The Rowan Tree hasn't really performed well this year but the colours of its leaves at the moment is just brilliant!             🍄Finally we have some Toadstools that look as they did last year! The others we've had have all been much paler, almost sickly, and after the drenching they got on the 18th/19th of October they all went black!           🍁🍂My Mother and I were only saying yesterday that we hadn't seen many of next door's Acer Tree leaves, and then today - loads of 'em on the patio! Well done wind!      🌺Despite the season and the weather many of the Fuchsias Plants have beautifully waxy buds and the flowers are still opening!        🎨Art. Sometimes nature knows exactly what it's doing! See you tomorrow👋😃 

     Hello👋😀      Today started so weirdly. I somehow made it to the kitchen for breakfast to find that the light was wrong. I looked out the window at the grey and cloudy sky and noticed that the light was actually coming from the wrong direction! So, instead of the light coming from behind me or to my left, it was in-front and to the right! It really was quite eerie looking.      Coupled with that was the almost complete lack of traffic. The road is usually quite busy in both directions at that time of day, but this morning it was as if no-one was bothering to go anywhere. And that carried on more much of the day. Most odd!😕      The cloud cover lasted all day and we did get some rain, but by 7pm when my Father and I were putting the bins out, the sky was mostly clear, with lots of stars and a bright bit of moon! A chilly night me thinks!?      We watched an old Audie Murphy western🤠 in the evening - " Dru...

     Hello👋😀      I imagine that a lot of us have already started thinking about crafting for Christmas, some may have already got some things made, others may still be in the deciding zone. I'm in the latter. Not yet finished!      There are a few things that I would like to make this year, mostly decorative, but I am undecided on what exactly to do and in what order to do them. I'm also not sure about gifting anything this Christmas. It sometimes strikes me as unfair that I might make something for one person but not another, but I also don't like being overwhelmed with descisions about what to make for whom. It's bad enough choosing presents for people most years anyway! I think my Sister made these?      One thing I will be doing is making my Christmas Cards early. I say it every year but generaly don't, this year I am determined to get them made before December! I have everything I need, including new stickers, so all I ...

     Hello👋😃      Only five more posts to go! I'm surprised I've made it this far to be honest and I'm looking forward to having a rest from it but I'm going to try and make these posts count!      Today my HobbyCraft order arrived! I've never ordered from them before but getting to the shop itself has become a little difficult so it seemed like a good idea. Especially so as I discovered that a few of my Hobbycraft Gift Vouchers were getting near their expiry date! I hadn't even realized I'd had them so long!😲      So, what did I get?      First up is some Purple Ribbon which I am going to use on my Drum Stool Cover to tighten it on the stool. The ribbon I had used wasn't quite what I wanted it to be so I took the opportunity to get something different.            Some more Return Of The Mac yarn now. I got a couple of balls last year with the intention of making a sturdy shoppin...

     Hello👋😄      It's been a rather peculiar Sunday, sort of normal but not really. If you see what I mean? We all got up late for start which is never a good thing, there's usually something that someone was going to do, and as the clocks⏰ went back last night all the light values during the day seemed wrong too. I suppose we'll be back in GMT rhythm soon enough.      Sundays are generally the one day of the week when I have Chocolate Hob Nobs with my morning cuppa🍵🫖. And they do seem nicer for it although I couldn't tell you why. I suppose part of it is the hit of chocolate - a nice treat for the end of the weekend.😋      Dinner was a family favourite - Mince & 'Tatoes!😋 Top tip to make it even better, a tin if Taco Beans ! That is one good meal, especially on a colder day like today was.      While we ate we finished listening to a greatest hits CD of The Eurythmics . Gosh they did some Good ...

     Hello👋😀      How's your Saturday been? Mine's been generally naff and a bit chilly, but there has been a fair amount of sunshine🌞 which has at least made the day brighter.      We watched another episode of "Morning Before Evensong" at lunchtime. At the moment I'm not really sure what's going on, there are obviously secrets that will no doubt come out before the end but how they all tie together is not yet clear.🤔      Saturdays are usually Chinese Take-Away day for us but unfortunately our regular place is closed as the owners have gone on holiday.😞 And not just for a week either. Oh well, we won't starve. For example, today my Father made a very tasty Pasta Bake for dinner.😋 We serve it in bowls so it stays warmer longer, with a slice of toast on the side, and there's always enough for seconds! Yummers!      Our film this evening was another excellent choice - "Cowboys And Aliens" starring Daniel Cra...