Nearly Hometime

This week is the last week of the show and so come Sunday morning I shall be back on the train to London, home. Back to The Big One, Gary and Cooper, my friends, my garden....it's going to be lovely!

I have 2 weeks at home (many DIY tasks are planned) then The Big One and I are off to his parent's in France for one weeks hols then I am off to Belfast to do another show. Fun-times all round!

I have genuinely loved my time here in Manchester and would happily work here again. The people are so friendly, the city so fun...other then the spooky amount of magpies all is well. 

I have also been very productive here (besides the actual play). I have made;

2 cowls

1 baby blanket

1 shawl (& another in progress)

1 bobble hat

2 secret things (soon to be revealed)

Not too shabby!

"Where thou art, that is home." 

Emily Dickinson 

Magpie City

Almost every day at least twice a day I have to sing out "Good Morning/Afternoon Mr Magpie!"

Manchester is FULL of Magpies, it's actually bizarre. And yet there are never more then 2-3 together. The majority of the time it's just one, hence the greeting!

In fact as I'm writing this I can see two outside of my window

Not the greatest pics I grant you but you get my point!

One for sorrow

Two for joy

Three for a girl

Four for a boy

Five for silver

Six for gold

Seven for a secret, never to be told

Eight for a wish

Nine for a kiss

Ten for a bird you must not miss

Saw It - LOVED It!

Just watched this and thought it twas awesome! I totally wanna invest in some roller boots now!

However I will, just fall over...so maybe I'll just hold onto the dream of being a roller-derby rock chick...

"The last time I wore skates, they had
  Barbies on them."

- Bliss 

A Must See

My friend Oli has Cystic Fibrosis and 3 years ago he had a double lung transplant which saved his life. He is a filmmaker and has taken part in this fantastic short for 4thought.tv about Organ Donation.

It is a brilliant, must-see point of view from someone who appreciates his gift of life every single day.

I can't embed it but I really hope you'll watch it here

Should you after watching this, want to sign up to the organ register, you can find it here . It takes no time at all but can save many people's lives, people like my friend Oli.

More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need a transplant. Of these, 1000 each year – that's three a day - will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.

-  NHS Organ Donation

Currently Cabling...

A warm wooly hat for Berlin. He requested it after seeing the one I did for my sister, Red's Christmas pressie.  

I am also working a secret project, shouldn't be too long til I can reveal it!

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master”

-Ernest Hemingway

Sugar Junction

I have spent a lot of my time here in Manchester in Sugar Junction, a fabulous vintage tea room with a tea selection to die for and the cakes...oh my giddy aunt, the cakes!

All the tea is served in china cups with china teapots, fresh flowers on the tables, vintage inspired eye-treats on the walls and genuinely friendly, welcoming service.

If you find yourself here in Manchester my top tips would absolutely include a visit here for some Wendy tea and Chocolate and Guinness Cake.

I would also recommend you bring an umbrella, to Manchester not to Sugar Junction.

“Where there's tea there's hope.”

-Arthur W. Pinero