Saturday snippets 22 February 2014

{Standing} very still for quite a long time while my friend draped fabric around me for a toile. I now have pattern pieces for my body, which I can use for linen bodies and waist coat. The new sewing season is begun.

{Learning} again what a felled seam is. I may have to draw a diagram, but I understood how it works for a few minutes and that’s a huge step forward for me.

{Regretting} shopping at Aldi in town on a Saturday afternoon. It was beyond packed and having the staff partially blocking every aisle with bins or pallets didn’t really enhance it.

{Reading} the Blue Balloon for tonight’s #300PBs instalment. Rather better than last night’s. :/ I’ve also finished my next review book, so I think that means I get to read something off my want to read list. Human division or the Fearless? Decisions, decisions.

{Watching} the forbidden kingdom. Martial arts fantasy adventure with Jet Li and Jackie Chan. It was excellent.

{eating} home made burgers. Not as good as last week’s evening out, but not at all bad.

#52memories

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{Snapshots}

Big has done some creative stuff this week that I think she’s pleased with. Small has kept himself gainfully employed throughout and has really enjoyed a Prehistoric expedition science kit we’ve been reviewing. Smallest has been doing some great drawing and they tend to have letters with them too now. Small has made a lot more sounds, even if we’re still waiting for words.

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10 responses to “Saturday snippets 22 February 2014”

  1. Laughing about your ‘regret’; loving the tips in your ‘watching’; and flip… you must read really really fast!!! Just saw your 52 book post 😉
    …How on earth do you have time to read AND blog!!? 🙂

    1. I do read pretty fast, but mainly I read when I ought to be asleep 🙂

  2. I must admit I’ve been somewhat befuddled by the numbers of people I’ve seen for whom 52 books in a year seems an impossible task. But then I took a reading speed test the other week and my reading speed is rather ridiculous and I read faster than about 90% of people, so erm, yeah, I think I understand why now ??

    1. Yeah, I think I probably took the same one. Thank you primary teacher who taught me to speed read 🙂

      1. Cool teacher! What I find rather hilarious is that last year I wanted to learn to speed read, not realising that I already did.

  3. I think any shop on a Saturday afternoon is pure torture isn’t it?! Sounds like you have had a mostly good week and lovely that Tigerboy is making more and more sounds 🙂 Here is my Snippets from this week.. http://www.3kidsandagluestick.co.uk/sunday-snippets-23rd-february-2014/

  4. not sure if I do felled seams right or not but am working on the principle that Pol’s shifts (with what I think are felled seams… I could be wrong though) held up to the washer women far better than the ones I did by hemming first then whipping together (and it’s one less line of stitching which is always a good thing)
    Forbidden Kingdom is one of our favourites

  5. Oooh that reminds me I must watch Forbidden kingdom

    1. Is a fab film, hope you enjoy it 🙂

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