Snippets

As I'm temping I'm out of the house all day, of course, plus I have a reasonably steady stream of freelance work to get through too. I yearn for crafting time, though could entirely sympathise with a friend who today bemoaned the fact that all she's doing all day is crocheting, as she's working on a book about the craft.  That's overkill I guess - variety is the spice, eh?  Though I've been crocheting quite a bit just to chill out - as I do keep screwing up the Clap and Pauline has knitted more of it than me at this stage.  Who knows where I keep going wrong.

There are a couple of UFOs on the go at the moment, most notably the first quilt for my brother's friend (I'm rather pleased with it though we'll see how the quilting goes as I'm considering doing it by machine) and a few more baby gifts for my friends.  Still have to decide on a blogiversary prize for Sarah and send out some swap packages to make up for unreliable swappers in the last round.

On that subject, a couple of people have asked if I am running another round of the swap.  I wasn't going to, but possibly will reconsider in September.  Drop a comment if you'd be keen.  The last one required a hell of a lot of mostly fruitless chasing after people that I didn't really have time for then, and certainly won't be able to do this time around and it kind of put me off.  I'm still not sure that everyone who notified me of problems eventually received their two packages which makes me cross and a little embarrassed.   I know that's not entirely fair on those of you who sent out gorgeous bundles of goodness on time, halfway around the world, but I'm being a little grinchlike.

You might notice the sidebar page about Harry Potter.  It's full of spoilers so if you have any interest about the series, don't even consider clicking there it if you haven't read all the books including Deathly Hallows.  You can't say you haven't been warned.

I think I've finally had it with Bloglines.  It either tells me all of my feeds have 1,844,293 new posts or doesn't bother to update me.  What content aggregator would you recommend?

There's a lot of waiting going on and that probably accounts for the slightly brow-furrowed air of petulance about this post.  Yes, I do know I'm doing it and no, I can't stop myself.  Waiting for the flat, a job, other stuff.  I know everything will fall into place eventually but until I find out what's happening with certain things everything else is subconsciously and literally on hold. 

Yesterday I was dreaming about opening a fabric shop.  What would your fantasy pass-the-days occupation be?  Say you won the lottery - what would you do?

Comments

[jennifer :: themakelounge]

I can see the furrow in your brow! :) I'm sure everything will get firmed and up and sorted out by September. Change of season and all that...hang in there!

[pauline]

I use kinja.com and have it saved as my home page.

[JeanieB]

I'd open a coffee shop next to your fabric shop - it would have a European retro feel with magazines to read and jaaaaaazzz. You can stay all day. Knitters welcome. Each piece of furniture, every knick knack and piece of crockery would be lovingly thrifted and restored by me.
Oh - and cakes by you Flibb...did I mention that?
x

[kirsty]

I'd be your partner in a fabric shop!!

except one of us would have to move

You're doing it anyway, so why don't you come here??

[Jade]

In my dream I'd own a small bookshop (next door to a cafe and a fabric shop, of course)....the sort that you see in a small village and the person behind the register has actually read most of everything. Then I can get craft books and art books at cost price for me! Then I can do a contra with you, craft books for fabric! :-)

[Claire (Bahrain)]

I would love to just make quilts and bags. Lottery or not, it is whether baby H will give me the time to do it. I will just have to wait for him to start nursery or school...

[Denise]

Well:
If I won the lottery I would buy a huge spread on the west coast of Ireland, and raise Boston Terriers. I would sell my very limited edition handmade knitted and crocheted items from the window of my little bookstore, with a catalogue in the back where customers (who have, of course, driven from all corners of the country) can order their Flibbertygibbet quilts, a must-have since their showcase in Irish Tattler. I'd live there for the summer months (May 5-21), and shuttle between there and my cottage by Chesapeake Bay, Maryland...
OK, off to buy a lottery ticket

[Leigh]

Yep, bloglines is doing the same to me. grr.

My childhood dream was, and still is, to work in muppet maintenance for Jim Henson Productions. Perhaps I should start making toys.

[Plumtickled]

I'd open a fabric shop.

Wait.. I am! Hee..... funny you should mention that! My other dream would be to bake all day long for people who won't worry about calories or fat or sugar!

Bake and bake and bake and bake and bake! (and lick the spoon, bowl, wisk, beaters and fingers!!)

[zoeedwards]

I WILL one day have a half coffee shop, half shop that sells only hand made/refashioned gifts, homeware, accessories, jewellery and garments. The biggest gap in my day dream is that I can't work out where I want this to be. I don't think people in Southend would be very finacially supportive of such a venture! I always thought Brighton, but can't realistically foresee the move there. I'll figure that bit out one day.

Am well up for being involved in a swap if you choose to have another. If I could help in anyway, let me know.

Less than 4 weeks til I finish this job, then bring on the freedom and finacial panic! Hope you are well. Don't be down, you're fab! Hope to see you soon.

Zoe x

[Thimbleanna]

My goodness, you've certainly been busy while I've been gone! As you know, I'd definitely be interested in a fabric swap -- if you think you'll be too busy to organize it, perhaps I could help you out and do it. (Tell me now if that's crazy, LOL.) My dream job would be to own a quilt shop. It would definitely involve the lottery though -- so it could run at a loss and there would be no worries. Our city can't seem to keep a quilt shop -- there have been several, but they keep closing. In fairness to the community though, the quilt shops have been pretty crappy -- run by people looking to make a buck who aren't quilters. That just doesn't work very often. Glad you've found a temp job.... XOXO