We have done really well clearing the garden area, but I have had a couple of days rest as stupidly I had balanced the garden stool rather precariously and as I tugged at some of the roots they tugged back and I fell backwards off the stool, landing on my back on the edge of the stool, lesson learnt!
We had quite a successful trip to the Ondara shopping centre on Wednesday, getting one of my sim cards cut down to fit in my new (second hand) phone, I popped into one of the shoe shops and managed to find another pair of ankle boots, exactly the same as the ones I already have, which are quite comfortable and much tidier than the old ones. They were priced at 29.90 which I thought a reasonable price, but at the checkout they came up as 24.90e so even better.
Whilst I had been away there had been a few casualties on the wine and tumbler glasses front and I bought 6 wine glasses for 7.50e and 6 tall tumblers for 4.50e, not bad.
We were hungry so decided to have lunch at Maria´s as a treat, they always have pot plants on the tables, usually orchids, but these were outside in a large tub and looked so pretty.
I am really pleased with my new phone, it is a Motorola one, which doesn´t quite sing and dance but is far superior to my old one. I usually get Rebecca´s cast offs but this one was only 8 months old and I gave her the price she would have got if she had sold it on which was really reasonable. I certainly wouldn´t have bought one that expensive new. The camera is really good too and has added things like note book etc and it charges really fast and keeps its charge too, unlike my previous one that kept catching me out with low battery readings.
On the knitting front, I finished off a baby blanket I had started and will just put it away until its needed.
Last year I had started on a short sleeved jumper using aran weight, but it was really difficult to knit in the hot weather so abandoned it in favour of different projects. It is a really simple design, one colour, stocking stitch, which did get a bit tedious, but I am now on the neck and armhole edges so on the homeward stretch.
I am having to use circular needles as you can´t get straights around the curves. It´s good to finish a few WIP´s
Hope you have all had a good weekend
take care
xcx
I hope you're feeling better soon. It's so easy to lose you're balance and do yourself an injury in that way. You've picked up some great bargains just lately. I upgraded my phone a while ago to one which had a better camera but I'm such a technophobe that I hate getting a new one, it takes me ages to work out how to use it and I only ever use the basic functions on it. I'm feeling the same with my aran cardigan, it's a big project to knit on without any interest but it'll get done eventually. You're nearly there with your jumper now, definitely worth finishing off.
ReplyDeleteThank you, I´m ok really, however it did make hubby step up to the mark to continue!!? getting used to a new phone does take time but I am enjoying the benefits. Neck done, just the arms now yeah! xcx
Deletegood to get out the crafting.... these phones are amazing little things... I can't go without mine now - it has all my secrets. I never knew you could cut a sim card down though. Take care.... did you look for a proper step ladder while you were at the shops????? It is very important not to get low on wine glasses …..
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I took the sim and phone to Vodafone and they just chomped it with a little machine to fit the much smaller port. Can´t get much smaller though. Quite how the ´friends´managed to break so many can only be a course of conjecture! at least they are a reasonable price here, nothing fancy, not worth it xcx
DeleteHi Chrissie beautiful work my friend and i hope you feel better soon,hope you have a lovely day xx
ReplyDeleteI am fine really, just a bit bruised, I was pleased to finish the baby blanket to put away and the neck is done on the jumper, nearly there xcx
DeleteSorry about your fall, hope you heal quickly. LOVE the pattern in the baby blanket, very pretty. And the purple sweater will be great. You're on the home stretch.
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Thank you, all good now, I think the blanket will fit pram or car seat, I enjoyed knitting that one. xcx
DeleteSorry to read about your fall, it really can be so easily done … hope you are much better now.
ReplyDeleteMobile phones can be so handy. Mine is quite a few years old now but it does what I need it to do. It would probably do more, but I'm not really technically minded, and I'm happy with it :)
Nice to see your WIP.
All the best Jan
We are the only ones, in our family, to not have new cell phones!!!! -grin- We simply have 2 old fashioned ones, for contact between us... out shopping, in different parts of the store, for instance.....and for safety when driving.
ReplyDeleteNo texting for us!!!!
Yes, we are *Ancient Relics,* in this Brave New Techy Age! -grin-
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