tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67684776384184537642024-03-06T09:15:23.105+01:00Crafty in the MedCrafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.comBlogger366125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-44798076161538074122023-05-22T13:25:00.010+02:002023-05-22T19:52:12.243+02:00Here I am again.<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSHpGgienHVg-qoi8JdS0iQCAYLxA1G1QB0Ohe3AMZcz1ZDezlKKXvy88K1APnHQoxuQANcbsQC57wmibRGRQibcYmVX1y9by0l8gZvvvv0YlbH5xfHbNbBZA156ZbFAh4ugdcv9Eyber21SKcD_xzBPlbHLVZrRNfR4vACtLaJVhuBWSzU3PPPrRceg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSHpGgienHVg-qoi8JdS0iQCAYLxA1G1QB0Ohe3AMZcz1ZDezlKKXvy88K1APnHQoxuQANcbsQC57wmibRGRQibcYmVX1y9by0l8gZvvvv0YlbH5xfHbNbBZA156ZbFAh4ugdcv9Eyber21SKcD_xzBPlbHLVZrRNfR4vACtLaJVhuBWSzU3PPPrRceg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Villajoyosa...old town</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">On the mend</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally...! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Five months have whizzed by and I have so missed not blogging but even so I just couldn't find the impetus to write. It just wasn't in me! As I mentioned in a previous blog post. I have a one tracked mind when something is worrying me so there was </span><span style="font-size: large;">no room for anything else 😒</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All I could think about were the numerous health issues that were bombarding me and the three ops I had pending. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am now convalescing from the first and second op and waiting for the date of the third one. I am so relieved that I am on the mend now. As for the op which is pending it is just vascular surgery to get rid of some unsightly varicose veins and I am not worried about that.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All the same I have been lurking quite a bit here flittering from one blog to another keeping up-to-date with what you are all doing. Therefore this will not be a lengthy post as I want to start posting on all your blogs to let you know I AM BACK</span> <span style="font-size: large;">✋</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday we finally returned to our Sunday outings routine and we decided to visit Villajoyosa. We haven't been there for quite sometime; years in fact. I call it the chocolate town as it is famous for its chocolate specially drinking chocolate. I am on a diet at present so I couldn't partake of their scrumptious </span><span style="font-size: large;">hot chocolate </span><span style="font-size: large;">this time but we have promised</span><span style="font-size: large;"> ourselves we will be going back soon to have some delicious "</span><i style="font-size: large;">chocolate con churros</i><span style="font-size: large;">". </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUdq1hHYi-t2mCpVsw_ZIlG9xKQsiUSQ6ktVlde0IGl8BahAsibjhCLi3BEL1gzfH6k9M68Yuscg7WJDTXNXQgMyA7v4Fe7prhq1n1siQxRjQWvvwqWXun18xGqsyDUzIlacae4E8e1mtHLla00XBiHjp2cMHCI8K2aTlaVXwKBIOWMukUATkjiyBU5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="585" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUdq1hHYi-t2mCpVsw_ZIlG9xKQsiUSQ6ktVlde0IGl8BahAsibjhCLi3BEL1gzfH6k9M68Yuscg7WJDTXNXQgMyA7v4Fe7prhq1n1siQxRjQWvvwqWXun18xGqsyDUzIlacae4E8e1mtHLla00XBiHjp2cMHCI8K2aTlaVXwKBIOWMukUATkjiyBU5A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Villajoyosa was at one time just a tiny fishing village but it has become very popular with the tourists and has grown considerably due to its proximity to Benidorm, a very busy and internationally well-known tourist resort. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Keep well</b></i></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;"><b><i> Amanda </i>🌴</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-49218732878762324832022-12-22T10:50:00.005+01:002022-12-22T10:56:06.792+01:00<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheEtceznlaQ_B9LkN1kcR1FGhXY6_BahobEvgDBwoqbXdM9cELpUGBn0Y9g9o5Jawp2Ph9CPba77fCvc_7NKAhH9OjY7wtu0my1RtO-mVa1OtVDkpv0rEISgDxv7zzbswVHP9UIWVeeGLN_2YkAfhsvYKey_ZeWH1Ia5hIf6NebI10p2XfEXpOzbRvzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="537" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheEtceznlaQ_B9LkN1kcR1FGhXY6_BahobEvgDBwoqbXdM9cELpUGBn0Y9g9o5Jawp2Ph9CPba77fCvc_7NKAhH9OjY7wtu0my1RtO-mVa1OtVDkpv0rEISgDxv7zzbswVHP9UIWVeeGLN_2YkAfhsvYKey_ZeWH1Ia5hIf6NebI10p2XfEXpOzbRvzA=w640-h537" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">and... a very happy New year to you all!🌟</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">I am still here lurking in the background and reading your posts; an invisible presence😀 </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;">Just hoping this bright New Year that is nearly with us will finally sort out the numerous health issues this family has been bombarded with these last eight months and our lives will return to normal. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><i>Keep well and have a wonderful Christmas </i><span style="font-size: large;">🌲</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda xxx</b></span></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-7385662634558315472022-06-19T12:20:00.001+02:002022-06-19T12:20:00.181+02:00Finally!<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Well dear bloggers my short break away from blogging hasn't been so short as I had planned! As it is I still have <i>things</i> ... you know life <i>things</i> and family <i>things</i> to be sorted which I really want to get out of the way so I can get back to my comfy routine. I have a bit of a one tracked mind approach when I am engulfed with <i>things</i> that need dealing with! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Many thanks indeed for all your comments on my previous post. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have just popped back to share with you this our super special day. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We finally got here!</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">"You don't love someone for their looks,their clothes or their fancy car,but because they sing a song only you can hear." - </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Oscar Wilde</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>50 years ago today I married Sr P; my latin lover</i></span></span><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="background-color: white; display: inline-flex; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; white-space: pre-wrap; width: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #990000; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8B34YHU-2quWfNGz7B_B3dCRfOq0OR3JhzK580D1JXjW16xfOX4FnYaJupqeYUwj8NV1_rLCGLiB8kFY57vBu47JkZF40xalgDti0Dfs9HGS6mw2VE3NLoxeSejjGBDXt-pJCQ-6VJaLv7W0Sz0bGVWV9kR85bQ-B-jCHJsjRCQG4vkvg9pKkhrBXkQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8B34YHU-2quWfNGz7B_B3dCRfOq0OR3JhzK580D1JXjW16xfOX4FnYaJupqeYUwj8NV1_rLCGLiB8kFY57vBu47JkZF40xalgDti0Dfs9HGS6mw2VE3NLoxeSejjGBDXt-pJCQ-6VJaLv7W0Sz0bGVWV9kR85bQ-B-jCHJsjRCQG4vkvg9pKkhrBXkQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have actually been together for 52 years but the first two years was the trial run</span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">! </span></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Happy blogging</span></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span><i style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Amanda ⭐</span></i></span></span></p><p style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "system-ui", ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></span></p><i style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><br /><br /></i><p></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-51058033070392467402022-05-25T14:30:00.009+02:002022-05-25T14:36:09.533+02:00Tied down<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8tiWjMcHI1cy2aRIxBdl2bQ1ZuM_iZ9Qp_6Ewia4MdGycaAfBUz65TIg9n0XhqLb-nPidLYC3pjiTSS0KdM8508GvZj0jAYqDfb62aDgOLWa8c1_02lSZvZx67CS1JDR2LjBJtjByo86GzvTmt2Eb7uzWAzzAHSlOKk4Z7gy16zTJVubBE3mycS0QXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="537" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8tiWjMcHI1cy2aRIxBdl2bQ1ZuM_iZ9Qp_6Ewia4MdGycaAfBUz65TIg9n0XhqLb-nPidLYC3pjiTSS0KdM8508GvZj0jAYqDfb62aDgOLWa8c1_02lSZvZx67CS1JDR2LjBJtjByo86GzvTmt2Eb7uzWAzzAHSlOKk4Z7gy16zTJVubBE3mycS0QXw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello to you all</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have decided that I am going to take a short break so there will be no post from me this week. There are numerous personal/family things I have to sort out. I also need to do some catching up and reply to lots of the blog friends who I have neglected of late.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhixeRqvCcoueE536bmumaNhNmSu7ixO7tJHzZgE9lD_EKBR2mxvYGIslnYa6YLgnpCJi9hGNHH-nqtUuNfgUCY5FKYZVGTbGdi5m208Ip6xePZzNXEMOjWGcbw6ECD7793yHUeny0jzA_t3vpfCDmkvnhJ4TC-r02H89mkYNvRZZ1hzxIbxBUTZAYYLA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhixeRqvCcoueE536bmumaNhNmSu7ixO7tJHzZgE9lD_EKBR2mxvYGIslnYa6YLgnpCJi9hGNHH-nqtUuNfgUCY5FKYZVGTbGdi5m208Ip6xePZzNXEMOjWGcbw6ECD7793yHUeny0jzA_t3vpfCDmkvnhJ4TC-r02H89mkYNvRZZ1hzxIbxBUTZAYYLA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Walking just around the block</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b>HAPPY BLOGGING</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b>Amanda 🌴</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-21169888129301732482022-05-18T16:35:00.004+02:002022-05-21T12:21:18.989+02:00The first place that came to mind.<p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lazy darning light bulb momen</span><span style="font-size: large;">t</span></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">💡</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirheWaV7rK7BaFy1Xc2c_z5E7Z4dU9Ug_WeSEIODWNf3dfC8IvDbL4Ora6uph_Sk7rBeLaD6snJLOsXEbFI6AC0_6eK-SY__Qzuk43jkoHzTRZH8lvbBti3rvbxHEVkI7qmFnu2jznRkmXdDBRYZ2NuqcfFtW1rF5zSaXPTlUN2Z4RFO3OASrhQllDdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirheWaV7rK7BaFy1Xc2c_z5E7Z4dU9Ug_WeSEIODWNf3dfC8IvDbL4Ora6uph_Sk7rBeLaD6snJLOsXEbFI6AC0_6eK-SY__Qzuk43jkoHzTRZH8lvbBti3rvbxHEVkI7qmFnu2jznRkmXdDBRYZ2NuqcfFtW1rF5zSaXPTlUN2Z4RFO3OASrhQllDdg=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Sr P's old tatty but precious jeans... which I dare not chuck out! </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He has been helping out at a friend's restaurant and somehow got bleach down the front of the left leg. They really need to go into a vat of dye but that just isn't worth the expensive as they are far too old. He won't buy a new pair though he likes his old faithfuls! That man does hate shopping for clothes.Therefore I turned to <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2022/03/this-one-didnt-last-long.html">lazy darning</a> once again and snakes were the only thing I could think of which would cover more or less the streaks left by the bleach.<br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Sunday outing</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As we had no plans to go to anywhere in particular for our last Sunday outing we went to the first place that came to mind (<i>my mind</i>)which was Busot up in the mountains. We hadn't been there for quite some time,years in fact.It is usually a bit cooler up there so I took a cardigan. I didn't need it! The photos will tell all!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">BUSOT is approximately 19 kilometres from Alicante City. The name BUSOT means </span><i style="font-size: large;">place in the Woods </i><span style="font-size: medium;">as Busot used to be situated in the middle of a massive pine forest. That,I imagine;must have been quite sometime ago though as there is not much of a forest there anymore ...more's the pity! All the same it really is a lovely little town and the views are fabulous! I also have to give it top marks for how clean and neat it is. Absolutely no litter at all. The streets and houses are so well looked after. You can see the people are proud of their little town.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_bamMRmC-EUd_WL0QjCQDGwkMsoKQ4e7n3SqvXZJoRGbox_WICf3iLvDlMaRVzobTfqggShjyYrx3rSO8rIMVStsuGyuYX1dGmjqasxBUsKnfdj6BLahCHVeOHWPnAUjXEpCH7D_6NY8rVVUYxmrTZM6n2fJNR4wDAk5vToqflaRHuRSTjzj3x5lkcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_bamMRmC-EUd_WL0QjCQDGwkMsoKQ4e7n3SqvXZJoRGbox_WICf3iLvDlMaRVzobTfqggShjyYrx3rSO8rIMVStsuGyuYX1dGmjqasxBUsKnfdj6BLahCHVeOHWPnAUjXEpCH7D_6NY8rVVUYxmrTZM6n2fJNR4wDAk5vToqflaRHuRSTjzj3x5lkcQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Can you see what I mean about it all being so tidy and so clean?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcp4qQn_DDGey5NxtJwsnhVKt3AycotMxM_wY9UFaWsX8ONA4_0lCEodkWQvegd-aIwPD1F9ecPgnfCzvVt10Np9Iuezp_t_1nyZRQQ339orgDkI7iv1OCG1rLopqFAhlIyKqJspH855QqzdF3atsom6olYsWDWTed1u7WKtklajXIqiGVJsLUucmVmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcp4qQn_DDGey5NxtJwsnhVKt3AycotMxM_wY9UFaWsX8ONA4_0lCEodkWQvegd-aIwPD1F9ecPgnfCzvVt10Np9Iuezp_t_1nyZRQQ339orgDkI7iv1OCG1rLopqFAhlIyKqJspH855QqzdF3atsom6olYsWDWTed1u7WKtklajXIqiGVJsLUucmVmQ=w360-h640" width="360" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Looks like Sr P got his skates on again because you can see him way up there nearly at the top of the street. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At the top of that street we saw this sign and of course we had to go up there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs0RXuVMLsxs0U9i_Z9jlCqy2yaD1_l3ySkzQF_91-YJ2p8Us-kZ-QM6PBFlURpThoeWps0cjueCJ7v3tazXGmSTNd0xBwvbfEMM-gDRePYfxyX0IlwSxHkywrF7Xs-4WryHWnkuNN6QTqg1V4rcEFn4pg_STe4HAJYSSqKt3pUTP4PTzOsp71mTXiBw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs0RXuVMLsxs0U9i_Z9jlCqy2yaD1_l3ySkzQF_91-YJ2p8Us-kZ-QM6PBFlURpThoeWps0cjueCJ7v3tazXGmSTNd0xBwvbfEMM-gDRePYfxyX0IlwSxHkywrF7Xs-4WryHWnkuNN6QTqg1V4rcEFn4pg_STe4HAJYSSqKt3pUTP4PTzOsp71mTXiBw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the reason I did not need a cardigan! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was huffing and puffing well before we got to the viewpoint. The pathway was well dotted with pine trees...so at least some of them survived. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The view at the top took our breath away ... the climb up there too </span><span style="font-size: large;">🌞</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ9U8zXDKXNfKTvkybzbl-tA92fOf2hBdly8Q1m3_HleuzxVPbFmSvVKuW0yryE5tK0RnYFUiwD0Z2yJ_eEc6FIJthvUuioFwcot4CzE3ed4nmVCwB2-nkhI9TIlYQUEKIYcxMczs4FIJCeYryJj552rB5Tz7s65Rl-EQrQEvAgp6wdZp4zR6zYAfb6Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ9U8zXDKXNfKTvkybzbl-tA92fOf2hBdly8Q1m3_HleuzxVPbFmSvVKuW0yryE5tK0RnYFUiwD0Z2yJ_eEc6FIJthvUuioFwcot4CzE3ed4nmVCwB2-nkhI9TIlYQUEKIYcxMczs4FIJCeYryJj552rB5Tz7s65Rl-EQrQEvAgp6wdZp4zR6zYAfb6Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8EHpsELxYo2N9FxtbcRr9aP_u-RuZF5AM2Cqpw45BFgaDzFZubrHtBAJpleesI7Wp9pziFDNBJG3m4f4tgHFM7eRA9KK4kP40DBs2_v7Cs9tnWE0kAtjfLLrPqJaR3qraBibaFP2AcVQFW9Z9Z5dp8SXMZz9jjpG6DK1VUNW9kEJdLe80SW53RkjaVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8EHpsELxYo2N9FxtbcRr9aP_u-RuZF5AM2Cqpw45BFgaDzFZubrHtBAJpleesI7Wp9pziFDNBJG3m4f4tgHFM7eRA9KK4kP40DBs2_v7Cs9tnWE0kAtjfLLrPqJaR3qraBibaFP2AcVQFW9Z9Z5dp8SXMZz9jjpG6DK1VUNW9kEJdLe80SW53RkjaVw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">and there was a castle...the remains of one actually.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_KKrPq8a_SvbOVnd02pyUthuUlcsRWx7rOec4Nd-KOKRcut_0gS1W0GpITz64rv7SATUQNKNsovEP312HoVWAgqp3KHbC1TA0A5K-Hsb5NqxI0q3JVbpAxLBIG06WXkASXl6V9SLNOnVckYE8RMo2Vz_F2zXogsZb7howIedtE8M697jePf9NgcUaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="406" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw_KKrPq8a_SvbOVnd02pyUthuUlcsRWx7rOec4Nd-KOKRcut_0gS1W0GpITz64rv7SATUQNKNsovEP312HoVWAgqp3KHbC1TA0A5K-Hsb5NqxI0q3JVbpAxLBIG06WXkASXl6V9SLNOnVckYE8RMo2Vz_F2zXogsZb7howIedtE8M697jePf9NgcUaQ=w640-h344" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRuJmQh_povifn95Ylqt1aD3Y9JbRZMLJHPrdNaA0OaswqSJsctPoXNdHZRssHPQNLH2tAjnawQkUtZAO3ucBT_jB43rKTWgButca9rpPEGjEqPzExW43fBGhK3QWLX17nOVNU8rttBnAovASF4cP9bff6pgZniSM_5Tj4rDqANYtN4EErNNmumwcWRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRuJmQh_povifn95Ylqt1aD3Y9JbRZMLJHPrdNaA0OaswqSJsctPoXNdHZRssHPQNLH2tAjnawQkUtZAO3ucBT_jB43rKTWgButca9rpPEGjEqPzExW43fBGhK3QWLX17nOVNU8rttBnAovASF4cP9bff6pgZniSM_5Tj4rDqANYtN4EErNNmumwcWRg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></div></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Well we weren't house hunting up here even though it is so beautiful and the view is sensational. Our goal is definitely to stick to the coast. We both are very much coastal creatures. Nevertheless it did briefly pass through my mind that I wouldn't mind living here in Busot.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>Worth the wait.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It has taken one of my orchids months to show signs that it could produce buds and a few months more to finally see them bloom.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6nKaIP-3zbUb-3y9x_lKH-lwsakX68aTbcJNSROamB3c9aWCy9UwpwlLM09aNKPayRdWmvs5yiMvh316uMrSyMJ2Cy8wXW3t5MqoyCvr_cPFqOZfjsYLl4aUUNKLq23VnnMpgfxmT9Fm5PHYaT-ReoqOB1KiYAvbOIh6P0uAlcHaxH50zS8hko_NmnQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6nKaIP-3zbUb-3y9x_lKH-lwsakX68aTbcJNSROamB3c9aWCy9UwpwlLM09aNKPayRdWmvs5yiMvh316uMrSyMJ2Cy8wXW3t5MqoyCvr_cPFqOZfjsYLl4aUUNKLq23VnnMpgfxmT9Fm5PHYaT-ReoqOB1KiYAvbOIh6P0uAlcHaxH50zS8hko_NmnQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It was well worth the wait.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>Yes another suncatcher.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This one is for my sister's bedroom window in her new flat.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnzJIm6iGVCuabtar4PFCOhuVq_iNQT8NJ89TTkuLC8mzTq24yrF1PjvpFgyu3w-Ry4mmZ1smDwJTMC_lNoRR0Mt-SYxN87u_nIHpVZsNZWv_gTz8s5mrWch4yd7EUnlO-ujQZRTdO4SBTXaJ9NYCU0-tWUSgBQMgg42nNnWt-VQF8Vqnk-_UmFzzQjA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnzJIm6iGVCuabtar4PFCOhuVq_iNQT8NJ89TTkuLC8mzTq24yrF1PjvpFgyu3w-Ry4mmZ1smDwJTMC_lNoRR0Mt-SYxN87u_nIHpVZsNZWv_gTz8s5mrWch4yd7EUnlO-ujQZRTdO4SBTXaJ9NYCU0-tWUSgBQMgg42nNnWt-VQF8Vqnk-_UmFzzQjA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As is usual you can't see the sparkly bits in the photo but they should make it twinkle in the sun.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHD6IKFWO8hD2N5dGJwVr8Um353YE5jF6s7s38gDEAJABlqPVQ_z1cJtcNgjAp63D_ogQXeaNUyG9Hy4qxC_tAL-i7UBljX7E0ulMvbIZQx7aff4fx31aVzFg1SPxvQxNy5GOdvFPz7DYWhKar19_eFb36TZ8DlZVEcFqcDt7z7nQNoc9j3Cn4CA1gjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHD6IKFWO8hD2N5dGJwVr8Um353YE5jF6s7s38gDEAJABlqPVQ_z1cJtcNgjAp63D_ogQXeaNUyG9Hy4qxC_tAL-i7UBljX7E0ulMvbIZQx7aff4fx31aVzFg1SPxvQxNy5GOdvFPz7DYWhKar19_eFb36TZ8DlZVEcFqcDt7z7nQNoc9j3Cn4CA1gjw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was told to use various shades of pink and a touch of purple. I think I have managed that. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Replies completed for previous post comments.</span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"></span></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipMJt4IGKn8jbjCw2nDkKKam8IxGjiikcILaJthXm7nhR41tOo8UstJY5QGCAqXI1Bc8kCbn8Tcy35GaB3E1aMtQWVKq2Dt3hqSzQ6D36yzdR3AfhMu7MwsW6tfet7FZtqjCo8_qV-N5PWXv5GYkO0csBNlGfDLelnQaxP4eR5QewSqNMF05rKShMLlg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="618" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipMJt4IGKn8jbjCw2nDkKKam8IxGjiikcILaJthXm7nhR41tOo8UstJY5QGCAqXI1Bc8kCbn8Tcy35GaB3E1aMtQWVKq2Dt3hqSzQ6D36yzdR3AfhMu7MwsW6tfet7FZtqjCo8_qV-N5PWXv5GYkO0csBNlGfDLelnQaxP4eR5QewSqNMF05rKShMLlg" width="320" /></a></span></i></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Amanda </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌄</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-75590837276749908722022-05-11T12:40:00.006+02:002022-05-13T08:34:33.961+02:00Breakfast<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3PRa-N-6ZUp2fZKZgoHoG1GaJeC1eyUdVkTwpSgxNxRehmtKjnNkvrus5A2ytaHkLH00n8Gda6nD77buitomsjktOy4FbrAzssbpHlCIdet9-qaP3rB5M_-mcGx1J3NWMsp-4mSyzcJLrdOTxG6rqNtP1FyPHc1sisIKWb7dkM1jGnVpdWXRpIV3quw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="940" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3PRa-N-6ZUp2fZKZgoHoG1GaJeC1eyUdVkTwpSgxNxRehmtKjnNkvrus5A2ytaHkLH00n8Gda6nD77buitomsjktOy4FbrAzssbpHlCIdet9-qaP3rB5M_-mcGx1J3NWMsp-4mSyzcJLrdOTxG6rqNtP1FyPHc1sisIKWb7dkM1jGnVpdWXRpIV3quw" width="238" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I will pass on the "eating glitter" bit but I am convinced a good breakfast does certainly help me to shine! I think most of us have heard the phrase at sometime or other that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I am inclined to agree with that and have always had an ample breakfast first thing before going off about my daily routine ,in fact ,if at anytime I have missed it I found I would begin to feel quite queasy by 10ish. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>When I say ample I don't mean a heavy substantial meal like a typical Full English breakfast(</span><i>much as I love it!</i><span>). </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp6o0Myk8-hCrWSjEKkDjyHga_uqqnJl5rnEvcbEM_mP8oK41DiXBRW7m8o6iFDtzp7g2o4YkJdXzNsQLGtwYf-y_69xufo07KFI1QpeqOiwgK5lBu0z1pUpdfSz_ha_5DAvKMK3PjOLqBOOBFtwVBkXdI5ekaoaPhfe-c5s3OFenDRQr5oOF1683RJA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="290" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp6o0Myk8-hCrWSjEKkDjyHga_uqqnJl5rnEvcbEM_mP8oK41DiXBRW7m8o6iFDtzp7g2o4YkJdXzNsQLGtwYf-y_69xufo07KFI1QpeqOiwgK5lBu0z1pUpdfSz_ha_5DAvKMK3PjOLqBOOBFtwVBkXdI5ekaoaPhfe-c5s3OFenDRQr5oOF1683RJA" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>You know... I have always thought...who has the time of a morning (</span><i>Sundays perhaps</i><span>) to dish up a full English breakfast before going to work? 😔 </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Toast,cereals with fruit and of course a mug of tea or two is what I considered ample. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried arduously to instil into my daughter the need to have a substantial breakfast of a morning. While she was under my thumb she had breakfast every morning before she left for school and later college. It usually consisted of a mug of cocoa and a small bowl of cereals with some fruit which she would swished around continuously hence a large portion of the cereals stuck to the side of the bowl. I'd say probably only four spoonfuls would have got eaten. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As an adult she has slipped into her own routine which is having breakfast and elevenses together and mostly in a cafe. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have never had to worry about Sr P's breakfast as he always adhered to the Spanish custom which was to have his breakfast out at a local cafe with one exception that was during the Pandemic national lockdown. He found it extremely difficult not being able to go out for breakfast. There were constant moans and groans about the quality of the coffee I brewed for him! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Time and the aging body changes things of course! I continue to have an ample breakfast but as I am on a high-fibre low cholesterol diet the buttered toast has gone and the milk in the cereals too. I eat three different types of fruit usually banana,grapes and apple slices sprinkled with oat flakes and nuts and mixed in with a low fat plain yogurt. I allow myself one mug of tea twice a day. The latter was indeed difficult to reduce as I used to drink <b>easily</b> six cups of tea a day. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It's ok now though I got rid of that habit! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2kD4J0AkpZlIx08BQVv5P4yh1F9EMmbCN8nz8zQeIH1VHVhSyeS5Z_5YJiGFFotcKz6bXT0-9dGhEPnhOlvux8fKJBXKYF4o5FkvhNsD4FQkVbEeqO_iQItNtm6uNYX2OvjOPI24KM5E5qs_cQaM76R6kb_KLi4Wz6DfCH25LiX34UGqYcI0wMTPUtQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="629" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2kD4J0AkpZlIx08BQVv5P4yh1F9EMmbCN8nz8zQeIH1VHVhSyeS5Z_5YJiGFFotcKz6bXT0-9dGhEPnhOlvux8fKJBXKYF4o5FkvhNsD4FQkVbEeqO_iQItNtm6uNYX2OvjOPI24KM5E5qs_cQaM76R6kb_KLi4Wz6DfCH25LiX34UGqYcI0wMTPUtQ" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Needless to say when my GD is staying with us I always make sure she has an ample breakfast first thing.</span><span style="font-size: large;">😁🍲😋</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Relaxing, no rush, casual house hunting again.🏠</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Two weekends ago during our usual Sunday outing we went for a stroll along the Albufereta beaches. The Albufereta is a small town very near to Alicante City and its beaches practically link up to the City's Postiguet beach.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmtYgLUMusXvqbh2AYzRZUXdxlPTqHIum-Gs1Ffh6gayyxyit3tpNc92-j24ggOLLucrZevVQS0cuhuja6-W6I0QqzKc-LW5ShEdSod5wOCW45g8QpKN8lvaThqm_3OqufYpx15kv5gR8TTdRG8rtbUH4zqWC-VFgO5gcGM_Eg8DI8h_vK_1MW1IA7Rg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="936" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmtYgLUMusXvqbh2AYzRZUXdxlPTqHIum-Gs1Ffh6gayyxyit3tpNc92-j24ggOLLucrZevVQS0cuhuja6-W6I0QqzKc-LW5ShEdSod5wOCW45g8QpKN8lvaThqm_3OqufYpx15kv5gR8TTdRG8rtbUH4zqWC-VFgO5gcGM_Eg8DI8h_vK_1MW1IA7Rg=w400-h225" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Google image. Alicante city Postiguet Beach.</span></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We had heard that there were several apartments for sale at those beaches so we thought we'd go that way and after all as you can see it really is a lovely area. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xWnghU0u4hY0QT4CM5eSSdC_Of8nAtm-Ru-MD4PE21N9AF4H0eKKl8ZSB4YPM4Ajg43M8d0qaOKDdjBd0P-5lLP1KYY7SBXWfP4qISDWsccyIseBmvqX917VOJr_SehZb21vEqhvVpuTY1bhPGwwXEMA_XmjH74wJBUPOsuW517b-SVQrEIAdebiOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_xWnghU0u4hY0QT4CM5eSSdC_Of8nAtm-Ru-MD4PE21N9AF4H0eKKl8ZSB4YPM4Ajg43M8d0qaOKDdjBd0P-5lLP1KYY7SBXWfP4qISDWsccyIseBmvqX917VOJr_SehZb21vEqhvVpuTY1bhPGwwXEMA_XmjH74wJBUPOsuW517b-SVQrEIAdebiOw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaRFoFtSvw7TERfjYAEz3GBeupo6HbbkB074SRPAykvbQkHy1f6-OTTOudQe3PgBT3Brxv9uhCvCblSOKgyoQKOv6L81l0G4ggLeeUhpIH4PS5y-R0HfKUboSk4Lqg8tCQ0p8r-pSZhT0xJzm37qmHADKbl_dvR4IFPJxHUdqbC82CNHZYANVwqTEs8A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peeking out from someone's balcony.</span></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a disappointment though! </span></div><div style="font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We were quite put off because although the beaches and the coastline is wonderful and really beautiful, the beaches were a mess having been badly hit during the winter storms. Actually the condition of the beaches didn't really worry us because the council will be repairing all that very soon due to the return of tourism. However, the apartment blocks and different housing estates where there were apartments for sale were very shabby and quite dated. I could see why there were so many up for sale! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In a couple of the housing estates there also seemed to have been some sort conflict with the local council where the council has stepped in and have demolished what we thought looked like illegal private access to certain beaches and also barriers put up impeding public access along that part of the coastline. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We certainly wouldn't be interested in living somewhere like this! Our golden years have to be lived comfortably without any stress.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;"><i>Replies to previous post comments completed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVt-rI7_JMjBtg7wmNkV53FE8oHgc0xwPkopGbzetevBSG853cVih0f9ugFazDVhHH0ZWCMpduOcgrd1pstM1Hi-jKAQfnRPx2rugiGnaLg4DtqbAwMd7KvQ6f3h_n0pl55KkPverH_0id_aGn6CGsXU_2s7QXeWMqPDXhIhaS2dzhzlpLih7Tcq4TIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="638" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVt-rI7_JMjBtg7wmNkV53FE8oHgc0xwPkopGbzetevBSG853cVih0f9ugFazDVhHH0ZWCMpduOcgrd1pstM1Hi-jKAQfnRPx2rugiGnaLg4DtqbAwMd7KvQ6f3h_n0pl55KkPverH_0id_aGn6CGsXU_2s7QXeWMqPDXhIhaS2dzhzlpLih7Tcq4TIA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Happy blogging</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Amanda </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>🏊🏊🏊</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-88893464385465885282022-05-04T21:35:00.013+02:002022-05-04T21:50:49.155+02:00Found<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Mandala</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have to admit that Mandalas and Suncatchers are two of my most favourite sorts of makes. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have finally completed this Mandala (15 inch diameter) for my niece over in Point Vernon OZ. I was thinking that it would look good on a sideboard,coffee table or centre for a table </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is from a free pattern called April Mandala by Ella and you can download it from <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/april-mandala">Raverlry</a>. I used Cotton Yarn Katia Capri and Anchor Style and hook Nº 3.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFX91lXls8pZ_LcP4MvPt6jH7Xx5n_FX1qG1oLUJqNu-9d8rPyezRku3felF7_qaOMT7llcpkLSz4xUtxaw02GCfsDCzpXCYnRNPbifHGqL48wwKVBylQGlt9uoeahN_7VeWBUyCTj7lF9G_WRWvkHosRNZU2E2OEq9ZdHaKbKirXeaAeYg28If-kZ4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="582" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFX91lXls8pZ_LcP4MvPt6jH7Xx5n_FX1qG1oLUJqNu-9d8rPyezRku3felF7_qaOMT7llcpkLSz4xUtxaw02GCfsDCzpXCYnRNPbifHGqL48wwKVBylQGlt9uoeahN_7VeWBUyCTj7lF9G_WRWvkHosRNZU2E2OEq9ZdHaKbKirXeaAeYg28If-kZ4w=w640-h512" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDQjfgBHhK5XZzf1cIeRHByQXj47CotorULwOFWSg97o-DFuVkxY5hqchUKxcggn-savqzv9rGm7w1jE9PkXRXvyKw5QMpRD0GzdlPEVDB9JgLJl0lpRQLx_vxl7NDc0-gWaYOK69z_JT8cDga0ibQBgo3EW9ydEYg3Igs6NmF2iG9MHdsLSfDt9mmWA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDQjfgBHhK5XZzf1cIeRHByQXj47CotorULwOFWSg97o-DFuVkxY5hqchUKxcggn-savqzv9rGm7w1jE9PkXRXvyKw5QMpRD0GzdlPEVDB9JgLJl0lpRQLx_vxl7NDc0-gWaYOK69z_JT8cDga0ibQBgo3EW9ydEYg3Igs6NmF2iG9MHdsLSfDt9mmWA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihlmSXc7UxZnVE9zdsJtDTVg5akSSp5yhuOvFyAGUToKOpF6jN4NTylpxX6kNPONeBU7QJztdiHu2yv_wJNQLM1jMSEu3gZRY15d5Zt_yDdaxTu8fXWIljcdw-w4njLWL8CJG6T9F267imb_LIBfUcaui5DE946dPX60LDV84M-ZSBVf4KheJuOhUPVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihlmSXc7UxZnVE9zdsJtDTVg5akSSp5yhuOvFyAGUToKOpF6jN4NTylpxX6kNPONeBU7QJztdiHu2yv_wJNQLM1jMSEu3gZRY15d5Zt_yDdaxTu8fXWIljcdw-w4njLWL8CJG6T9F267imb_LIBfUcaui5DE946dPX60LDV84M-ZSBVf4KheJuOhUPVw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><b>Found</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Many thanks for all your help in finding out the name of this little plant that I bought. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see not such a scraggly looking plant anymore as it is doing very well on that shelf by my mini Christmas cactus. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvsFm5bn1Bb0b1_ajIt92tmV-2Yfb9aA-Ne4XWsSks9tfJVMWtvpa1m9exr8vLH1X1GTeFgpCsl75GGHOh7W6CmKcMaFquMWX7pDK38IUmv1XdcVLuG45KGNBk0S7PVsNNh3PiNazajyIJNd4S8GetK6JumC6FX56qYetu-PYOVmKz2V9hGwxGGFoztA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="640" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvsFm5bn1Bb0b1_ajIt92tmV-2Yfb9aA-Ne4XWsSks9tfJVMWtvpa1m9exr8vLH1X1GTeFgpCsl75GGHOh7W6CmKcMaFquMWX7pDK38IUmv1XdcVLuG45KGNBk0S7PVsNNh3PiNazajyIJNd4S8GetK6JumC6FX56qYetu-PYOVmKz2V9hGwxGGFoztA" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you Ellie from <a href="https://feltabulous.blogspot.com/">Feltabulous</a> , Julie from <a href="http://mythreadbearlife.blogspot.com/">My Threadbear Life</a> , Dee from <a href="https://plsticks.blogspot.com/">Pointy Little sticks</a> , <a href="https://sparklingmerlot.blogspot.com/">Sparklingmerlot</a>, and all of you. I checked out your suggestions and I initially thought it came from the Coleus family as it has such lovely vibrantly coloured leaves,although I couldn't find one exactly like mine during my online search.Nevertheless I really thought as they are so varied in colours it must be one of the Coleus varieties</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally it was Linda from <a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/">Linda's Crafty Corner</a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">who found the exact plant and here you have it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdpHJPaoenMqMOp4vrWqxYefIRivO2cX7F2tbfO1SnrUUsNqDWBFIjoSRSk8KIxzp_DT3CMXml3K-5PTWeBg95h9bLowTCvsz-CzhH1cE80CHrghJr8HSe8satDFRWq4C1pJ3uDjPYKczmOB2UEiDMejYetTmVw34z6mJ6eZHO8UZ-f-7za07ZbKeskA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="812" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdpHJPaoenMqMOp4vrWqxYefIRivO2cX7F2tbfO1SnrUUsNqDWBFIjoSRSk8KIxzp_DT3CMXml3K-5PTWeBg95h9bLowTCvsz-CzhH1cE80CHrghJr8HSe8satDFRWq4C1pJ3uDjPYKczmOB2UEiDMejYetTmVw34z6mJ6eZHO8UZ-f-7za07ZbKeskA=w320-h315" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Commonly known as the Friendship plant and it is from the nettle family... but it doesn't sting!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;"><b>My blog mascot</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I haven't got a pet of my own I have decided after receiving permission from Lenny boy's Mum to make Lenny my blog mascot! Congratulations Lenny you will be known throughout my blogworld </span><span style="font-size: large;">🐶 😀.</span><span style="font-size: medium;">His Mum has sent me some photos of him the first one being when he was a tiny little babe and the others much more recent.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-aVR-4WIRPyXm_1yp11fJLdHsS0PBsNUa_ehCJ8XSMSfXWu9Bvy2OKKcqGMoi97XLMmthf-H7dlHjfOqzvQ2iKvi9USaeG0jU-5G6SeBgGGUoiJ3t8YRkIK0O54-LhSmO3ndE3RpCkYqOGnSdjysUYG4m8KghT32BP7YL3NI-3qJcilXG-lSQVs1YTw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-aVR-4WIRPyXm_1yp11fJLdHsS0PBsNUa_ehCJ8XSMSfXWu9Bvy2OKKcqGMoi97XLMmthf-H7dlHjfOqzvQ2iKvi9USaeG0jU-5G6SeBgGGUoiJ3t8YRkIK0O54-LhSmO3ndE3RpCkYqOGnSdjysUYG4m8KghT32BP7YL3NI-3qJcilXG-lSQVs1YTw=w284-h320" width="284" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Such a sweet little babe who would have thought he would grow up to be such a cheeky stubborn boy! Definitely a quick learner especially where buses are concerned. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZcU9quoexdc189sLbbn1IESrvQuza-k1-du20YNNjRGP6sLiSINb2S_U-e8__Fq604HcCBTX-ZNVaFUHOeE4J-vQgjaUDGG7t8tQsD-dPp-ZZ0x9QRDzVoQShk8tCkcituY0NwFhayRszfU4hWBcZdwAON0BHmB01Id25vNDwCmRtVWsi9kkC1XHm0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZcU9quoexdc189sLbbn1IESrvQuza-k1-du20YNNjRGP6sLiSINb2S_U-e8__Fq604HcCBTX-ZNVaFUHOeE4J-vQgjaUDGG7t8tQsD-dPp-ZZ0x9QRDzVoQShk8tCkcituY0NwFhayRszfU4hWBcZdwAON0BHmB01Id25vNDwCmRtVWsi9kkC1XHm0g=w312-h400" width="312" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you remember in a <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/search?q=Lenny">recent post</a> I told you about his obsession with buses and how he loves to hug the heater under the seat in the bus. Well his Mum had to apologise to someone on the bus the other day because Lenny decided that it doesn't matter if his Mum doesn't get hold of a seat + heater! He wiggles through and flops himself down beside <u>anyone</u> who is in a seat with a heater! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One of his favourite haunts to let himself go is up Primly woods in Paignton. Do you notice he is grinning? You don't have to say <i>smile please </i>to Lenny.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf4ErHCXRFpzGh_QZqaF7J2DAsfVYWZmb4zn7LBdsILjBpnYO9GRzUlmZhkCv5DswM5LxEeC9w8O4swxqdR650vc4W8OqOWnvD7OEGGd1washYwr2QhvwG_4_e89zI8KiGF_tGzNPY1YYV3k7F3HNQCXfoBDksiabrdcyljQdm6keS71A3rHlSuZbySw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1943" data-original-width="1048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf4ErHCXRFpzGh_QZqaF7J2DAsfVYWZmb4zn7LBdsILjBpnYO9GRzUlmZhkCv5DswM5LxEeC9w8O4swxqdR650vc4W8OqOWnvD7OEGGd1washYwr2QhvwG_4_e89zI8KiGF_tGzNPY1YYV3k7F3HNQCXfoBDksiabrdcyljQdm6keS71A3rHlSuZbySw=w215-h400" width="215" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Personal hygiene is very important to Lenny most particularly he loves being groomed. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUAM5-AcrUdZhyF83t8ImGuttd63O20ImEg1xE7zunQ_pL-E5r795ccYB9nYVafYAFqbjnfRXC3mJRKubjMvmexV-oU5kHWeroEnpy1ZmMMdVMTL2no1JxgLcvQfqo9QylzuMSELVY4pR3i_5I3YLzSeHmvNtH3VOnjwp4rtN0-HoYk6E7gxE_Sm_OxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUAM5-AcrUdZhyF83t8ImGuttd63O20ImEg1xE7zunQ_pL-E5r795ccYB9nYVafYAFqbjnfRXC3mJRKubjMvmexV-oU5kHWeroEnpy1ZmMMdVMTL2no1JxgLcvQfqo9QylzuMSELVY4pR3i_5I3YLzSeHmvNtH3VOnjwp4rtN0-HoYk6E7gxE_Sm_OxA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Yessss just right..."a little to the left please Mum"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">and a good roll afterwards</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqhqDoyvcp_ut7lsG2gcfdAh_YNdRoh7254havpszpm7r3rwtDdpJgUOOtquAqwl_jXypJX6v7r-ecm1sLUXvyQjMgqAhqOjC7_9EGdpkafVY16qjNhIgbTfw-a8gYvfp2KcNHFUqzdJE90Oln7f7S69MTWuctsImQ09JF-REWtl3GqW80HSprNH8zA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoqhqDoyvcp_ut7lsG2gcfdAh_YNdRoh7254havpszpm7r3rwtDdpJgUOOtquAqwl_jXypJX6v7r-ecm1sLUXvyQjMgqAhqOjC7_9EGdpkafVY16qjNhIgbTfw-a8gYvfp2KcNHFUqzdJE90Oln7f7S69MTWuctsImQ09JF-REWtl3GqW80HSprNH8zA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"Whoopee!" "I feel so good... watch me run!"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfBXzVXPN4JLqCjllTBzv3cUqQyg7z-rjQv-M1IOKeKm5nQ7rIwaira07AUazJksas4N9Ea7tAqz3Mu3tpHETtmMJ22-y248uccB5agdlfuL3-Sh6pDYhgS3vjoVl_ZIa6y2LEOj2tEIljhBUtXi0XxCsKcwkK-ssPD1e--o8YaTegMmKli90idGYHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJfBXzVXPN4JLqCjllTBzv3cUqQyg7z-rjQv-M1IOKeKm5nQ7rIwaira07AUazJksas4N9Ea7tAqz3Mu3tpHETtmMJ22-y248uccB5agdlfuL3-Sh6pDYhgS3vjoVl_ZIa6y2LEOj2tEIljhBUtXi0XxCsKcwkK-ssPD1e--o8YaTegMmKli90idGYHg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just thought I would finish off with this photo that I took last weekend when we went on another short house hunting excursion.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUB4okDZhd3Kl-5w8i9sqLHmbvzyCArhJiNoAJvp6cj3CEhC57mFHVdLKz1Wj-p-b8hdDWr_eSSeBOxtdcF8nLuoUBN01qlvyymgd5jcn5dJ4K9v7H-pIACUkllGHWrxRHMd0KBcJE-RlmCXBhrIGCx-JMXGJYqjHsYi7STWRpZAdxMgDWeBZd42TFiQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUB4okDZhd3Kl-5w8i9sqLHmbvzyCArhJiNoAJvp6cj3CEhC57mFHVdLKz1Wj-p-b8hdDWr_eSSeBOxtdcF8nLuoUBN01qlvyymgd5jcn5dJ4K9v7H-pIACUkllGHWrxRHMd0KBcJE-RlmCXBhrIGCx-JMXGJYqjHsYi7STWRpZAdxMgDWeBZd42TFiQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">More to follow in my next post</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">🌞</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><i style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Replies to comments on my previous post completed</span></i><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">⭐</span></b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOrsyMyCisgu2swxo0dSHc_f3zuH3czeeKOApxgfIerk50gtFIPEW0u-kKsE_47EOys6-3zgxjSENGp0UzwxUfHAUYVsWoTJTHTdguVn7iP3Tnu0oD7ya564Ivv3RC0jWj-E08bOGco68Zye0IvdHRT-vuqLgkDsr7BBoqo4guZ-xANt8AShUrdYyO3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="510" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOrsyMyCisgu2swxo0dSHc_f3zuH3czeeKOApxgfIerk50gtFIPEW0u-kKsE_47EOys6-3zgxjSENGp0UzwxUfHAUYVsWoTJTHTdguVn7iP3Tnu0oD7ya564Ivv3RC0jWj-E08bOGco68Zye0IvdHRT-vuqLgkDsr7BBoqo4guZ-xANt8AShUrdYyO3Q" width="320" /></a></b></div><p></p></blockquote><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Puritan; font-size: 13.86px;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy blogging</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Amanda</span></b> 🔆</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-4307383134530403302022-04-27T18:40:00.008+02:002022-04-28T21:52:57.023+02:00Restore and revive<p> </p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>About makeovers and reviving stuff .</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you remember the mirrors I was giving a makeover to last month that I posted about <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2022/03/spring-clean-itch.html">here </a>. I got one completed but I had been dithering over the other. I had thought to paint it in a totally different colour but I hesitated not very convinced. I just couldn't seem to settle on what colour,in my mind's eye none seemed to fit. Do you know what I mean? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil2a9vci7GV_hbPlkCXKfNFS7sJLQTm6HoyKy3un3g0H8SX0ErEGusDQRjwpIh1UFJccZFgk2-qHM3OLkmib2666du26c-zp-_CMdeAkSvctibTizmUfjN6w0InnQw1F1MUnm6TfTiSxwqsiC4DUn13X3Kjn5RfxKpGojwD35sSJG1uZdDpKBppyX6tg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEil2a9vci7GV_hbPlkCXKfNFS7sJLQTm6HoyKy3un3g0H8SX0ErEGusDQRjwpIh1UFJccZFgk2-qHM3OLkmib2666du26c-zp-_CMdeAkSvctibTizmUfjN6w0InnQw1F1MUnm6TfTiSxwqsiC4DUn13X3Kjn5RfxKpGojwD35sSJG1uZdDpKBppyX6tg=w271-h400" width="271" /></a></span></div><span><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That grubby bronze colour looked so dismal. I thought perhaps white but I couldn't see it was going to look good. I finally decided on keeping it bronze but a lighter shade of bronze and with some extras; a few highlights to spruce it up a little.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I always like,if possible, to use the bits and pieces I have accumulated. You know those bits and pieces you pick up and save for moments like these. </span><span style="font-size: large;">😏</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I have this gold glittery thread which I bought </span>to use to make some Christmassy things last year and it was there on the shelf and I thought why not...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8DmUevfn5E2NSZF7egPAUDgNOLl1fUkyWg_xxMxq9tse6JHPySvZvEW5TFJt3T9bNSj9sQfJrm47HKDIrwu0mlgeB6guvMZ2HNafUAoKxOcR9RLJCLpdaA8FwT95LGZk9rBw_OEc0Xp2RWTHpScwwSU8hevgK_YBVhyt-yT9ttZ-__eKo68kqDrdHUg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8DmUevfn5E2NSZF7egPAUDgNOLl1fUkyWg_xxMxq9tse6JHPySvZvEW5TFJt3T9bNSj9sQfJrm47HKDIrwu0mlgeB6guvMZ2HNafUAoKxOcR9RLJCLpdaA8FwT95LGZk9rBw_OEc0Xp2RWTHpScwwSU8hevgK_YBVhyt-yT9ttZ-__eKo68kqDrdHUg=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so with a layer of glue first I pushed the gold thread into the groove between that bubble like border around the mirror. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think it looks good and adds a little more sparkle.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiDfPHQIadYF8Y_UwIqojNV8Hj2TdQ6p_CMHl-C2Zp7_7nTf6VWRCN4NeJOg7Y_QUIqeX4Uk1VssmA5AOZaERBJETdeGm9LF0R-H4Dlap6xOjI8LvLR5Jvh2hPxO6Ua-e6xU0JkCvL9uBGlgPWtmDE6pRAe5Knc4uSphJTLHAXVvTNkwEoDnm7H8iuA" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="218" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaiDfPHQIadYF8Y_UwIqojNV8Hj2TdQ6p_CMHl-C2Zp7_7nTf6VWRCN4NeJOg7Y_QUIqeX4Uk1VssmA5AOZaERBJETdeGm9LF0R-H4Dlap6xOjI8LvLR5Jvh2hPxO6Ua-e6xU0JkCvL9uBGlgPWtmDE6pRAe5Knc4uSphJTLHAXVvTNkwEoDnm7H8iuA=w230-h320" width="230" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The top of the mirror is a little peculiar and rather drab so I gave it a few touches of silver and reddish bronze highlights and added just a few pretty shiny beads.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0lzu6amTDKqW-O_XHxrdUNMWs2iQw9Bf5RlbmPNnn4TY8H5UjQrfLH9vbCEj8Va04Y1Z1GF3KNahI_UFnhoQFz5hbJTJHsypdD-m0gXQjqHnP3vd4W4MNRmsGbLPqa4ScfvAPgVHU9WKg2_Z-Tn-kPEWhkMZPkN0mo7-II0WDi2KJcANac57NJ2BtYQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0lzu6amTDKqW-O_XHxrdUNMWs2iQw9Bf5RlbmPNnn4TY8H5UjQrfLH9vbCEj8Va04Y1Z1GF3KNahI_UFnhoQFz5hbJTJHsypdD-m0gXQjqHnP3vd4W4MNRmsGbLPqa4ScfvAPgVHU9WKg2_Z-Tn-kPEWhkMZPkN0mo7-II0WDi2KJcANac57NJ2BtYQ=w320-h240" width="320" /></a></div><br />It looked better but it needed just that little something else!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I rummaged around in my bits and couldn't see anything that would enhance the makeover of this mirror. That is until I looked through some of my Gran's bits of crochet and I found a single little light Ecru six petal flower crocheted in very fine lace thread and the tiniest of stitches . It looked vintage and it is vintage I suppose considering my Gran passed away in the 1970s and she must of made it before that. I thought it was a bit flimsy to sit on the bottom of the mirror and I could imagine the petals would start to curl up over time. Then I had this light bulb 💡moment and picked up the bottle of clear nail varnish that I use and I smothered the flower in the nail varnish. The flower dried in just a few minutes and it was surprisingly quite stiff! </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I finished the flower off by gluing a sparkly reddish bronze bead in the centre. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjokP7YrdZ6zZhy7_hZGYb2IfzeqqdPVjg8YrcbzguCwPJHdH2M9AUl6maQHIZYk_0u11k2VJnHOQ1UTHxjiEoyKUji-SwN1KTfPJUn5tLEixtzgYPXKLQVDRv13vNjBWqlcdzwiXldHfRdiuVkoxKrLNDF9RbemI6m7rzfAhtHrKlcEb_GHObCdmrWaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjokP7YrdZ6zZhy7_hZGYb2IfzeqqdPVjg8YrcbzguCwPJHdH2M9AUl6maQHIZYk_0u11k2VJnHOQ1UTHxjiEoyKUji-SwN1KTfPJUn5tLEixtzgYPXKLQVDRv13vNjBWqlcdzwiXldHfRdiuVkoxKrLNDF9RbemI6m7rzfAhtHrKlcEb_GHObCdmrWaQ=w287-h320" width="287" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">There you have it! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN94xtUtO7C4di_XBOTKbJRUsiYLy2dmao0z_qC120mzBqIdZnE2gN3hE7amvKYavF87TYfk62L05ceR6LdXqcBi-CsmbE4xkuK1LW-2kSSIcS06CkaRwDxJARJs_VtjCSyA9y7Zrxqayq6S1IBhxk_yaw_gYMrJ4_HyvRVCw6ZmI9YPXRDL3OQQB2oA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjN94xtUtO7C4di_XBOTKbJRUsiYLy2dmao0z_qC120mzBqIdZnE2gN3hE7amvKYavF87TYfk62L05ceR6LdXqcBi-CsmbE4xkuK1LW-2kSSIcS06CkaRwDxJARJs_VtjCSyA9y7Zrxqayq6S1IBhxk_yaw_gYMrJ4_HyvRVCw6ZmI9YPXRDL3OQQB2oA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">DOILIES.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The mini-doilies I posted about in my last post have now been now completed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEtP7OzdBd2ixh-IszUMXA_3e_gRD0OlNDPX5Ufla3sEd7wYMGd4Pfwk75DJ-gqnemztwz8SmrzeSvQC-GTVjwGiZ1nmhT3Q68s872jTkLAqfBmMki_JSoGCWnf46WU8Z9qss8tI1mB5nRg7vuDYK5aYnDDY7VBFoCehM_Z5Kg4FEGfIoil4IbEV6Q1Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="628" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEtP7OzdBd2ixh-IszUMXA_3e_gRD0OlNDPX5Ufla3sEd7wYMGd4Pfwk75DJ-gqnemztwz8SmrzeSvQC-GTVjwGiZ1nmhT3Q68s872jTkLAqfBmMki_JSoGCWnf46WU8Z9qss8tI1mB5nRg7vuDYK5aYnDDY7VBFoCehM_Z5Kg4FEGfIoil4IbEV6Q1Q=w640-h382" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just have to finish a larger one which is really a mandala which I hope my niece will find of use for her coffee table...perhaps</span><span style="font-size: large;">🌼</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><b>Little one revived.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I found this little one looking in a rather sorry state in a local supermarket and it had been reduced in price. I really dont think it had much life left in it. Anyhow I bought it,watered and put it in a cosy sunny place by the window and it has come back to life again.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiy6BVR9b_Ix2mcQa2p6ulvi-EiEwFYmepPf63lyZgdHlxqmqm5ENE536QWerKp307Tiy5mg18fHGd42OtrA2ig0oMi66mk2mZwHlQSG8SL80cTZHLgP8L7okwFTLoeMDGQADumucOob531JHSxBnU6teg_T5pKY-9F1a39qdcB28m4h05jBbQWRDBjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiy6BVR9b_Ix2mcQa2p6ulvi-EiEwFYmepPf63lyZgdHlxqmqm5ENE536QWerKp307Tiy5mg18fHGd42OtrA2ig0oMi66mk2mZwHlQSG8SL80cTZHLgP8L7okwFTLoeMDGQADumucOob531JHSxBnU6teg_T5pKY-9F1a39qdcB28m4h05jBbQWRDBjQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have looked on google but as yet have not found what plant this is. It has lovely furry thick leaves which remind me of primrose leaves but thicker. </span></div></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOfmD6isbYg7fzrdZJ84UbY3lDiSydA30-lSeeiXdtJCKch312zYWgvaucYfUudVkkMgf_cVto765efWwwsyJWdd7eijmIuHn1mbcgMmKsSOgj8I6YsnTuXc6x_03rs9dd8Q9552GCyKLnvXSz3kJWgpRHtCBbu0VTk1UJDusbJ2uYufHf_jzytnpjgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOfmD6isbYg7fzrdZJ84UbY3lDiSydA30-lSeeiXdtJCKch312zYWgvaucYfUudVkkMgf_cVto765efWwwsyJWdd7eijmIuHn1mbcgMmKsSOgj8I6YsnTuXc6x_03rs9dd8Q9552GCyKLnvXSz3kJWgpRHtCBbu0VTk1UJDusbJ2uYufHf_jzytnpjgw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Please don't tell me it is a weed!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeJaogjFxbNOfqTOk1rp3fACzDUmDqbL1JiR20r_mCdqwf66YYc8FWHOZHREmqkb-mMbaEchik7KYBMoTWTpz1dkE8wtKPaqwOKSNE06jzNCSTPcLm1VsQPjBiYHD8ckyI2zab1loJnEA34wxeK_lIRwmqJwNq4wadLJKMd9et-KYi5ExHbRaHLt85xg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="540" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeJaogjFxbNOfqTOk1rp3fACzDUmDqbL1JiR20r_mCdqwf66YYc8FWHOZHREmqkb-mMbaEchik7KYBMoTWTpz1dkE8wtKPaqwOKSNE06jzNCSTPcLm1VsQPjBiYHD8ckyI2zab1loJnEA34wxeK_lIRwmqJwNq4wadLJKMd9et-KYi5ExHbRaHLt85xg=w320-h156" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Mother Nature did us proud early this morning as I was woken up by the sound of a gloriously loud thunder storm and it has continued raining since. The reservoirs,lakes and subterranean aquifers that Alicante province is so famous for must be overflowing with all the rain we have been getting throughout April. Even the dried up rivers here near the city have come to life again. As for snow, just like <a href="https://badgrammie.blogspot.com/2022/04/what-the.html">Chris has mentioned on her blog</a> over there in Canada, there have been heavy snow falls in Asturias and Galicia in the Northern regions of Spain. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Rain is forecast for all this week here in the Southern part of the Valencian region.</span><span style="font-size: large;">☔</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over Easter we had wonderfully warm weather and we got out as much as possible. The city and coastal resorts were packed with tourists from abroad and domestic tourism so we avoided the beaches. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Last Saturday morning I went for a two hour walk along <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2020/11/have-card-will-travel.html">the road</a> to the <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2020/11/one-day-week.html">Palm grove park</a>. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZDeaWdk0mCondJRkpMNz5xI47SlstVVqChv51T3UGBHdofU3i-IODZqygSrjojVWlz4Q7G8Wd46L_GTK-pokJzGEq33xRMNI5jEZYa1XWD7W6J1Af8F0Y_g6qz8C0tu_IFr3kpBiXKMLmLG9CLfFrS8kIDIzVx6fTi3OdtC7t46sCR7cpH6fwcQNlDg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZDeaWdk0mCondJRkpMNz5xI47SlstVVqChv51T3UGBHdofU3i-IODZqygSrjojVWlz4Q7G8Wd46L_GTK-pokJzGEq33xRMNI5jEZYa1XWD7W6J1Af8F0Y_g6qz8C0tu_IFr3kpBiXKMLmLG9CLfFrS8kIDIzVx6fTi3OdtC7t46sCR7cpH6fwcQNlDg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Walking along the Road<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgokoDEGs1tcLEaH1WhtHbLnVJiUQgLZYIe-ui0eFhDzNxGZas8BbmN-76P93y1KhmDIyDj-FoAD20WO07LIJnmtgUIVSfrmWS03PTYXriQgKFAiGDJ8HC60H93DB5fen3DgZ06RiliRXLnnfHlQ7O3K78qMiQkmw4398n9zK8meE1uddlnFKe-82qQiw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgokoDEGs1tcLEaH1WhtHbLnVJiUQgLZYIe-ui0eFhDzNxGZas8BbmN-76P93y1KhmDIyDj-FoAD20WO07LIJnmtgUIVSfrmWS03PTYXriQgKFAiGDJ8HC60H93DB5fen3DgZ06RiliRXLnnfHlQ7O3K78qMiQkmw4398n9zK8meE1uddlnFKe-82qQiw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">A bit of a pause to get rid of my cardi...far too warm for it!<br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">It was very busy there at the Palm Grove park but mostly at and near the picnic area so I found a quiet corner and sat down to have a quickie video chat via whatsapp with my sister in the UK. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmt7MC9Zk8XZo1KeWBdDME0Ag1iP8roY4tNP7rHsqD1B0CxVIvEDAKW36Gsn1dSo9sv_FFvXfeuLXIAzUIm-qBGIihwNEEWi_DQxGoYV-D3vIuQs7WVN5MCQRG83s0GTLZ9xVrsNNIZKuEmmP1006Q4dUcieEYtBzSkUXXl1bW87AxkpAICKwXLykTfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmt7MC9Zk8XZo1KeWBdDME0Ag1iP8roY4tNP7rHsqD1B0CxVIvEDAKW36Gsn1dSo9sv_FFvXfeuLXIAzUIm-qBGIihwNEEWi_DQxGoYV-D3vIuQs7WVN5MCQRG83s0GTLZ9xVrsNNIZKuEmmP1006Q4dUcieEYtBzSkUXXl1bW87AxkpAICKwXLykTfA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Easter Sunday we went for a leisurely walk in the<a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/09/under-flyover.html"> Sea Port park</a> which is,as you know, one of our favourite Parks. I have posted about it quite a bit here on my blog. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLoYKFBwBlMudy7n0rp_vv4SMXP_WMz3O7RnYlsVddjgl-I-jIeVKxbXQzC4Ek0c8Gu-RqQDrUw0Y_3g88owI46GloBy_BQWjKxs1KwqhktKUz3JYZKVjMdZalkDVrWjr804UJEIAHxXdTWw2vbEeoLFN27KTRUVWbLfZrGfG02eT2kMKbOmJWMdtSug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLoYKFBwBlMudy7n0rp_vv4SMXP_WMz3O7RnYlsVddjgl-I-jIeVKxbXQzC4Ek0c8Gu-RqQDrUw0Y_3g88owI46GloBy_BQWjKxs1KwqhktKUz3JYZKVjMdZalkDVrWjr804UJEIAHxXdTWw2vbEeoLFN27KTRUVWbLfZrGfG02eT2kMKbOmJWMdtSug=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was really splendid, everything in full bloom and the red of the bottle brush trees was outstanding. We even saw a medlar fruit tree heavily laden with fruit. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ9FVYxouhHfts0b8PISwMBI8tqELBiDkgSKcqa73eX41KByaAXfehkq-dCwlobLCEnIb7ZYtXAF6oTig5Dnf1R11SOTUrnSwb5zVNdzxUR-sWHtYXwB38ucOEd2g2fcHFMpJIUqu9NnsUdXh7kVwS1mc0Ig8js4fQu4hy8vWrIt4ZU-wD9_iVBsQLDQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ9FVYxouhHfts0b8PISwMBI8tqELBiDkgSKcqa73eX41KByaAXfehkq-dCwlobLCEnIb7ZYtXAF6oTig5Dnf1R11SOTUrnSwb5zVNdzxUR-sWHtYXwB38ucOEd2g2fcHFMpJIUqu9NnsUdXh7kVwS1mc0Ig8js4fQu4hy8vWrIt4ZU-wD9_iVBsQLDQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Medlar tree</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDkhlUkfZFojanEYfvgAI4_chGiP9iDHEjdSG9WFRQ3_PI3PAH3hGY6LRw-jYm2rtC6BrtRgWMbvEeYyjqtBL2Ib_uKh9BMO_A-zFSC6cH2KZmfoF8CIy2wl52cDvMdpuG9Ikxw-_puJmI-xiKm2mOEKRBGqSEn_mA_GfddvgTh98cHy0BdmJ2t3eQTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDkhlUkfZFojanEYfvgAI4_chGiP9iDHEjdSG9WFRQ3_PI3PAH3hGY6LRw-jYm2rtC6BrtRgWMbvEeYyjqtBL2Ib_uKh9BMO_A-zFSC6cH2KZmfoF8CIy2wl52cDvMdpuG9Ikxw-_puJmI-xiKm2mOEKRBGqSEn_mA_GfddvgTh98cHy0BdmJ2t3eQTA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We also later treated ourselves to a <i>Toña Alicantina </i>for tea which is very popular over Easter here. It is like a giant sized bun and I always think it is similar in taste to a hot cross bun but not quite so spicy. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">You can get six generous slices out of this Toña that is if Sr P doesn't get to it first</span><span style="font-size: large;">😁</span></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_JPP6tvKlmFbSV6MrfbOF2kvFAbBRPNMz1oSXTMOblPGfMX5HF3GF9-p_S42fAOayTKjdU302neNCCYV8N5ECJPZbfV-t8z_HVeReZDZh2E5Ba9zw_PF-PVRbylZjIIvQ5NFZPHGTe94psc5bhFI_f4x_toJP54UBryiiPCqyZNDYiTwUIWHL4rCjUA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="640" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_JPP6tvKlmFbSV6MrfbOF2kvFAbBRPNMz1oSXTMOblPGfMX5HF3GF9-p_S42fAOayTKjdU302neNCCYV8N5ECJPZbfV-t8z_HVeReZDZh2E5Ba9zw_PF-PVRbylZjIIvQ5NFZPHGTe94psc5bhFI_f4x_toJP54UBryiiPCqyZNDYiTwUIWHL4rCjUA=w400-h387" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>As always crochet:</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">My niece C in Point Vernon, Queensland has asked me to make her some doilies for her new home.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the first one. It is small nine inches in size in fact so I plan to make another one just the same so she has the pair;a mini doily set. I will then go on to do a few larger ones. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am using a 1,75 hook and as usual my favourite Katia Jaipur cotton. I used a free pattern that I found on pinterest called Ray of Sunshine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRVjTr9Yg3VHQnC2IrekuwRc4IfqTWYfRdh00Rxf1M84c8Wv_8CkuKw7ZB-sbm-vgtqOSg6TslgwlYg04FsXC4darNBnIM4OtmL7fuuneQ7me8g3kbv7UsQsLx9bMX6wVHJHqRgwtTKFr6pOlcDtOJhiC3EZZB2dtGHszFB9Mh0wFo_RMnJrHZl1Oyvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRVjTr9Yg3VHQnC2IrekuwRc4IfqTWYfRdh00Rxf1M84c8Wv_8CkuKw7ZB-sbm-vgtqOSg6TslgwlYg04FsXC4darNBnIM4OtmL7fuuneQ7me8g3kbv7UsQsLx9bMX6wVHJHqRgwtTKFr6pOlcDtOJhiC3EZZB2dtGHszFB9Mh0wFo_RMnJrHZl1Oyvw=w322-h400" width="322" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have just finished blocking it and have lightly starched it with a starch spray. I really don't like starching anything very much but a light starch helps it to to keep its shape .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY3e7asQtH0a52mKsxlFbQ4-9m25-eYA3BlugJyW4zAW63ureEFGvc52mhuGHGWULXQdKS6U_NCySi2lRRrzHUWE8XkpR3cb1-YiEwdUWUSgR3C4EXk4XW7TROZFEUYv4GFJBKoEENa1vSRHCiuoHm_g0TWGzdl2O0lZLvdYrEdazQNS6Gx_lpcre3Cg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="599" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY3e7asQtH0a52mKsxlFbQ4-9m25-eYA3BlugJyW4zAW63ureEFGvc52mhuGHGWULXQdKS6U_NCySi2lRRrzHUWE8XkpR3cb1-YiEwdUWUSgR3C4EXk4XW7TROZFEUYv4GFJBKoEENa1vSRHCiuoHm_g0TWGzdl2O0lZLvdYrEdazQNS6Gx_lpcre3Cg=w375-h400" width="375" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Replies to previous post comments completed</span></b> 🌈</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bFh09x8FNKuolvM1FCO3gqKOUz-OGK6Y69Dk7_0OKHWQb8ryq7sSriOn4p9u54DPumt8Xo74m2ze6zRIcebl1KyxNao7XBwE3uBzqTHRh8pryvAQ9md91jsBIFanD4MR9zrD7eApfvPQu8xuin01SdhqnAYaKYz6ztIQCF-MECW1jlNaEVAwR6QFKA/s802/Screenshot%202022-04-21%20at%2010.05.05%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="802" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bFh09x8FNKuolvM1FCO3gqKOUz-OGK6Y69Dk7_0OKHWQb8ryq7sSriOn4p9u54DPumt8Xo74m2ze6zRIcebl1KyxNao7XBwE3uBzqTHRh8pryvAQ9md91jsBIFanD4MR9zrD7eApfvPQu8xuin01SdhqnAYaKYz6ztIQCF-MECW1jlNaEVAwR6QFKA/s320/Screenshot%202022-04-21%20at%2010.05.05%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda 🌤</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-30754806784195342222022-04-13T13:35:00.007+02:002022-04-20T16:03:19.953+02:00Hearting her<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bravo to "Cookie" baby!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcdlptiNjrb85V2Aa0sBNNYE0rxJVC22FmeyS3JSROOURw4Mh5af2unwyvSQYu0YEKJvsM3Fn5gLeTYd-wYgb-lIntort9KQ9SB1OJtjOmo2CdKYdELZWhZ0bb0bpAGwd41vdmaDh4adymSV2F7-eDS4_x3r4rFFgCvlURsfKpC8FwOTtrNDJPJ7hKmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="800" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcdlptiNjrb85V2Aa0sBNNYE0rxJVC22FmeyS3JSROOURw4Mh5af2unwyvSQYu0YEKJvsM3Fn5gLeTYd-wYgb-lIntort9KQ9SB1OJtjOmo2CdKYdELZWhZ0bb0bpAGwd41vdmaDh4adymSV2F7-eDS4_x3r4rFFgCvlURsfKpC8FwOTtrNDJPJ7hKmg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My granddaughter has finished her apprenticeship and she has now qualified as a Fitter-Turner Machinist Cert 1. She'll go on to study Cert II as from September. T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">he company where she did her training were so pleased with her that they have offered her a six month contact, full-time. Even though it is long hours (7:30am to 5:00 pm. Monday to Friday midday)) and she gets home bone weary she really enjoys working for this company as she says everyone is so friendly and considerate. It is a family business so most of her fellow workers are members of the same family and they have taken "Cookie" under their wing especially the boss who has been training her. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a bit strange for me to hear her when she goes into throes of excitement as she talks about what she is learning and most particularly lately as she is being taught how to weld. It is great though, even if I do find it strange, because she is doing what she likes and she is standing up to all those ignorant people who have silly archaic prejudices about traditional gender work roles. I praise her constantly as she deserves it! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">She has a few days off very soon as the company closes for the Easter festivities and she will be coming over to spend the day with us. We are so looking forward to that!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a little something for her...you know... as us Nanas do...</span><span style="font-size: large;">👵</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQozqgZy1OYLiDE3J_FltBAw2s1ErvMp_QEH9P--zhjRbeg9JyfT2CW0gItgiKCG-sMSfNRBbgVSWqx6YIKSPBFVHYYBndfPo2q_z6_me1Ja0vGOC7Qv_x9400t3BbspbLO-0YDO4i8ocUprv40VSgRXxt55B4I-JnY3TSy8LQ8oWpfPOZ1FwrZQsq3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQozqgZy1OYLiDE3J_FltBAw2s1ErvMp_QEH9P--zhjRbeg9JyfT2CW0gItgiKCG-sMSfNRBbgVSWqx6YIKSPBFVHYYBndfPo2q_z6_me1Ja0vGOC7Qv_x9400t3BbspbLO-0YDO4i8ocUprv40VSgRXxt55B4I-JnY3TSy8LQ8oWpfPOZ1FwrZQsq3Q=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>That is who this yarn was for!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg81tQBtlXcMJQ1UqarPK51r8raBL4Wq-mtrN1TusYpUa81hLEj3QeeMegg7BgD337Aqm5cbWQXB4XOQOhpzpQVnKlWFUPeDAby-Zr5z-sNDxIvJUjSrqmlozC1rgmlJUC340ZNxneZ-KXFVxQYHJzasQ9Ck4_Ft43WmaI_Ux4WXX8VmZe_hDXaDcnMyg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg81tQBtlXcMJQ1UqarPK51r8raBL4Wq-mtrN1TusYpUa81hLEj3QeeMegg7BgD337Aqm5cbWQXB4XOQOhpzpQVnKlWFUPeDAby-Zr5z-sNDxIvJUjSrqmlozC1rgmlJUC340ZNxneZ-KXFVxQYHJzasQ9Ck4_Ft43WmaI_Ux4WXX8VmZe_hDXaDcnMyg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It is getting a bit difficult to decide what I can crochet for "Cookie" now she is an adult. When she was a baby and a child I made her lots of things,toys as well as clothes, hats and blankets and many other things as well. Now she is a all grown up I have continued to make her hats, scarves and bag/purse charms but frankly I am getting a bit stuck for what to make her nowadays. Any suggestions? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This time I have crocheted an "I heart" mini cushion for her bedroom at her home</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbCQHzowINgZlC0AZsiDGqa-QDneygQrdRyi56RonFaF4YkyizP9n2rgB1_9_-kgGndHJms4QvX38A1Fwvj4_PPB4DUENEEDBOQztOnnD3FIxtmsMEC41fSB0itCZvvfSGkJXg8__xb9fHmqv30LUFw8P1pFNoT6tPFn9ytFIKD32c4ToqF-yr1arnQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="640" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbCQHzowINgZlC0AZsiDGqa-QDneygQrdRyi56RonFaF4YkyizP9n2rgB1_9_-kgGndHJms4QvX38A1Fwvj4_PPB4DUENEEDBOQztOnnD3FIxtmsMEC41fSB0itCZvvfSGkJXg8__xb9fHmqv30LUFw8P1pFNoT6tPFn9ytFIKD32c4ToqF-yr1arnQ=w640-h506" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front view</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTlGtQCbVz0vXPsYsV8xK_8PVb2bLyWveTaZsUlxbnJXqS9-5fOx9EM0EXWC4KJSHlb06Qq1zAybZDwrIitroUJDqRolFM_oBVHpL7ltJv-b93UjD2FI_WIeN1AmTwMJ6DEYug2DPvzBaIXIyo7N9CPfq1uxE1LmcZXV4tRq9fv9nQOECBaR4Or9XGPg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="517" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTlGtQCbVz0vXPsYsV8xK_8PVb2bLyWveTaZsUlxbnJXqS9-5fOx9EM0EXWC4KJSHlb06Qq1zAybZDwrIitroUJDqRolFM_oBVHpL7ltJv-b93UjD2FI_WIeN1AmTwMJ6DEYug2DPvzBaIXIyo7N9CPfq1uxE1LmcZXV4tRq9fv9nQOECBaR4Or9XGPg=w517-h640" width="517" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Back</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a shame that as usual the photo hasn't picked up the shine of the sparkly white yarn I used on the little heart and a pink heart gem just to finish it off. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It only took me a week to make. Nice and easy! Just single crochet and a crab stitch edging. I used Bulky yarn,Isabella,Paris, Made in Turkey and hook Nº 6. A yarn I haven't used before but it worked up well for this sort of make. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Many thanks to you all for your get well wishes. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My backache continues but the pain-killer and muscle relaxants that the doctor prescribe to me over the phone has helped a lot. I am not walking one sided anymore. I just get twinges and am careful not to do too much. I have an appointment with my own GP for the 20th April and I was lucky to get it then as they were going to give me an appointment for the middle of May. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Replies to comments on previous post completed</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdVf1z6oxraNypdxvtp55K5LVeMCrxZSnuFZNAccjbRO4hPp_JWM7souw6y9vsar1j2YR2XxQUX7Bbuof32gn3NUjURvcOIDqaDyaYOqpeuPkEHwVWtfXerTfgxfztCmrvHwrPIKcbZNetM3aH3PTpZd7HD69BRyyk3IzStJDeLf-Svs4XxQLm_cZGkg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="560" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdVf1z6oxraNypdxvtp55K5LVeMCrxZSnuFZNAccjbRO4hPp_JWM7souw6y9vsar1j2YR2XxQUX7Bbuof32gn3NUjURvcOIDqaDyaYOqpeuPkEHwVWtfXerTfgxfztCmrvHwrPIKcbZNetM3aH3PTpZd7HD69BRyyk3IzStJDeLf-Svs4XxQLm_cZGkg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><i>Amanda</i></b></span> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🌧</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-6855680093045940062022-04-06T14:45:00.005+02:002022-04-11T13:45:22.562+02:00This and That<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Spring in this part of Spain</b></span><br /> <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHuIf8aP-q5Ix_0N0un44G1wKaTY5pvg80MCAss4zItb6KheGHJOa8HbBn3Ecnwg-VP3T470ZcQV3ktt4AYwqrIx8fax5FTuonWdW0pm1M_ampyeEHkZX0pCDStEzKKVSCzLjmCq4cDSmKem0CtpJS2sUJIwcI63-IyKcPm2TahAHMAcnUL6OJ8ZGt-Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHuIf8aP-q5Ix_0N0un44G1wKaTY5pvg80MCAss4zItb6KheGHJOa8HbBn3Ecnwg-VP3T470ZcQV3ktt4AYwqrIx8fax5FTuonWdW0pm1M_ampyeEHkZX0pCDStEzKKVSCzLjmCq4cDSmKem0CtpJS2sUJIwcI63-IyKcPm2TahAHMAcnUL6OJ8ZGt-Q" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the avenue I cross over frequently to go to our small shopping centre in this neighbourhood. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Incidentally my US followers may find that the name of this neighbourhood that we live in rather curious as it is called Florida Sur. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I don’t usually take much notice of my surroundings when I am off to those shops as everything is so familiar but on my way back home I turned the corner back into this avenue and was struck at how lovely it looked,so green (<i>it's been raining lots</i> ☔) and the blossom on the trees makes the avenue look really colourful. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXR1XlxpcwhSIiYp5jfapXoq-lsoQPh_PkZljSLxBb1pXWltafmcYq24cup-qFGLp8JVOr3dNwASsamN1PmBqcm9qTfFXXzuWY5__20dstQCCH0Nj7os8vSRD47oijIHRCoctm_lYtp6fc35t7HvgzxSUl2AruCzZ_7v80uBYCT84ApoPD-taAfLNYOg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">ME FIRST ON!</span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you remember Lenny Boy? My sister's dog and how much he prefers to ride on the bus than walk! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I posted about him <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/12/lenny-boy.html">here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">He is as lazy and cheeky as ever! My sister Nº 4 in the UK sent me this picture as he was waiting for the bus. He not only loves riding by bus but he likes to be the first on too. No way would he stand in the queue behind the young man who was waiting and first in the queue! My sister had to apologise to the young man and explain that Lenny is just making sure he does get on the bus and that he is the first on. When he gets on the bus he makes a beeline to the seat that has a heater and curls up by his human's feet.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC6DDmG4ULJzGXihgID8oQhCju97H1hFuJlFjdlCecyItB6AZ8_HcAsO7xHeRRoAo87OQxVAeDcQ6O1wbcq1siejBCYkGvmq4INiEawoQvWd-deQWElheReIBJTuOtIuYhUr7fCZVzhs-BqX1mgN7TLHspVO2bO5SkgJlHziX2SSqE6qs_C860IOxZcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjC6DDmG4ULJzGXihgID8oQhCju97H1hFuJlFjdlCecyItB6AZ8_HcAsO7xHeRRoAo87OQxVAeDcQ6O1wbcq1siejBCYkGvmq4INiEawoQvWd-deQWElheReIBJTuOtIuYhUr7fCZVzhs-BqX1mgN7TLHspVO2bO5SkgJlHziX2SSqE6qs_C860IOxZcQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />I am cutting this post a little short as I have been having backache for the last couple of days and it gets painful to sit at my computer for long. I woke up shivering with cold the other night and I think that is the cause of these aches and pains. I am pretty sure it will go away soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBZeXDR03MWe5ZKP_oCBiVyWn5flWYTg4ODMqLmHoBytrAmQ9Y77NWcDCwLErsJv6tHtI5UoUrJ-q-0qVkPEfVxfUGKfLUehDGNxtfFRuYq4mG6ZhXGMcDKx5dk334RWzD2lFG1smBU90Xsx39J8LT6sMLypBbO24BASSoDJGuh6bDfm-MEoEZnoAVw" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="824" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisBZeXDR03MWe5ZKP_oCBiVyWn5flWYTg4ODMqLmHoBytrAmQ9Y77NWcDCwLErsJv6tHtI5UoUrJ-q-0qVkPEfVxfUGKfLUehDGNxtfFRuYq4mG6ZhXGMcDKx5dk334RWzD2lFG1smBU90Xsx39J8LT6sMLypBbO24BASSoDJGuh6bDfm-MEoEZnoAVw" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJtJ6riRMo2r9uaTYrLTGGHRy_wK27OpCQ1iAc1B8zrgX85Q6u9dNSeFDbSHuP0kT2F6ghzYoGzSdia5cBXPperxdXZOhrFLIXqt7NpM88fWrSxfjsyKIVFxyIqAq5VE3hpFB3uOlkIiXJqGP2emhlD2PO1yu-D4S4ZngmazYydj04o00lV5ZCEPMpmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="680" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJtJ6riRMo2r9uaTYrLTGGHRy_wK27OpCQ1iAc1B8zrgX85Q6u9dNSeFDbSHuP0kT2F6ghzYoGzSdia5cBXPperxdXZOhrFLIXqt7NpM88fWrSxfjsyKIVFxyIqAq5VE3hpFB3uOlkIiXJqGP2emhlD2PO1yu-D4S4ZngmazYydj04o00lV5ZCEPMpmg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>happy blogging</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda 🌧</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-75026477483272732062022-03-30T15:05:00.007+02:002022-04-01T12:48:39.192+02:00Coastal Wetlands<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> ☔☔☔☔</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Coastal wetlands at the Clot de Galvany are really thriving especially as there has been two weeks of continuous rain. I have</span> <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2012/11/i-need-my-sundays.html">posted about this vale several times</a> before but it is a place that is ever changing. I can take photos of the ponds time and time again and they would all be different.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">There are a number of pools there and they are </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">full to the brim thanks to the rain which has been so constant recently. This wetland has a number of pools </span><span style="font-family: times;">and it is all </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: times;">connected to the dunes and pine forests of El Carabassí beach</span><span style="font-family: times;">.</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">It was drizzling when we entered the vale so there weren't many people around. The Alicantinos run for cover as soon as it starts to drizzle. Personally we like a walk in the rain as the air is fresher and cleaner and the smell of the rain and the scent from the plants and the wet earth makes us feel good. They even say walking regularly in the rain helps one burn calories!! I really like that idea even if it may be just a myth 😀</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMmm0l2GKsnvc3vZv4hDx7uWg3koS5sUapxPVMEBi-rtRbzVJgMawajSimpDUlJPlDfMoUwT5xUCACYN5YwfqEVy1K2Uz94NvZTsrZbE3-io76q7_ETug1uaTtQwInlhovs0LJbdcZUry7srYryK3YuS3Dgm9zXeXFabAQ6fJ4CXXD4N2QCLCjA6RqBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMmm0l2GKsnvc3vZv4hDx7uWg3koS5sUapxPVMEBi-rtRbzVJgMawajSimpDUlJPlDfMoUwT5xUCACYN5YwfqEVy1K2Uz94NvZTsrZbE3-io76q7_ETug1uaTtQwInlhovs0LJbdcZUry7srYryK3YuS3Dgm9zXeXFabAQ6fJ4CXXD4N2QCLCjA6RqBA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPKzXn5LkVGMc75TkdJ0WueCnoT3vckKU1SDUiieNagIq7XwVajrRx2rVsojnhNDC3bEDwFBInMfj1WM9blQbRrgqn7GpcPtHW8ZV_FsmzzddV98jkF-EA6bxnaQ7CU9_1buiBEI2xdhi3Mi5-Q5wvS-AuqLzIgzRORBzjxsqZxQlAlnyzU6kQqOaXmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPKzXn5LkVGMc75TkdJ0WueCnoT3vckKU1SDUiieNagIq7XwVajrRx2rVsojnhNDC3bEDwFBInMfj1WM9blQbRrgqn7GpcPtHW8ZV_FsmzzddV98jkF-EA6bxnaQ7CU9_1buiBEI2xdhi3Mi5-Q5wvS-AuqLzIgzRORBzjxsqZxQlAlnyzU6kQqOaXmQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's no blue sky today as it is very cloudy but it is good to see everything so green and the wild fowl on the ponds are having a field day celebrating it quite vocally.</span><span style="font-size: large;">🦆 </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhsObjogxKr0j3unqhhVMHizuazhUpLm4DkgR92SCci_Op5gxSOddTRoLvBxsVdoWUPJGkt4kq1PMasaLSeqVCcKSwIB5JF2W_3ZCQ-FZUyfuwCjdC40gFlE62qwbASHMtDJPLr5qVZ4eqzH4Cuf4RcdO8ZokB2a9SeXhHGlCqi9vRdhgKH_RFcrYrBw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="640" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhsObjogxKr0j3unqhhVMHizuazhUpLm4DkgR92SCci_Op5gxSOddTRoLvBxsVdoWUPJGkt4kq1PMasaLSeqVCcKSwIB5JF2W_3ZCQ-FZUyfuwCjdC40gFlE62qwbASHMtDJPLr5qVZ4eqzH4Cuf4RcdO8ZokB2a9SeXhHGlCqi9vRdhgKH_RFcrYrBw=w640-h398" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't know what breed of wild fowl these are but they were very busy beeping away at each other as they dug up worms or insects from the damp earth. I say beeping because that is what it sounded like not a clucking or chirping but a sort of beeping. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Here's one Fred beep,beep!" "I found a bigger one ... beep,beep... Tom" "Beep... clear off Charlie ... this is ...beep ... my patch" </span><span style="font-size: large;">🐛</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It didn't bother them at all that we stood watching!</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDaCtT1WPjRGEBRz3rzmcuXUJ-PTpGHEh28dLbxLF6EgLSypEyzGcr7g4MQHg4FGVcOU8NXYjztSgl_jQuy5oTQyuwYhCy_GHJQHEGCd5KTana2Dm_hx_EDvTc1z22c0gOllgOg8eviUtRt8JvVrqyIQpBixMY_BPuH4WZS5awzJ5NF07hRC3ilLBbIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDaCtT1WPjRGEBRz3rzmcuXUJ-PTpGHEh28dLbxLF6EgLSypEyzGcr7g4MQHg4FGVcOU8NXYjztSgl_jQuy5oTQyuwYhCy_GHJQHEGCd5KTana2Dm_hx_EDvTc1z22c0gOllgOg8eviUtRt8JvVrqyIQpBixMY_BPuH4WZS5awzJ5NF07hRC3ilLBbIw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsKVL5ZPHosF5CfqG3MBTu-MPGDBAzB3vaiijB_cOwK4RTErej_svhexIxZroFvF9nEyEDOEaz14notYdWFnO_01VbzXfdBhPn4UI14CAzjcCS8Klt2-tGk0iP-EMKQz0fjEZ9CEGYiDX1k5inyNGBFiD7c6Mus-6yG1g5ps69pIp-q-yz49kMX9LMXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsKVL5ZPHosF5CfqG3MBTu-MPGDBAzB3vaiijB_cOwK4RTErej_svhexIxZroFvF9nEyEDOEaz14notYdWFnO_01VbzXfdBhPn4UI14CAzjcCS8Klt2-tGk0iP-EMKQz0fjEZ9CEGYiDX1k5inyNGBFiD7c6Mus-6yG1g5ps69pIp-q-yz49kMX9LMXQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It was lovely even though there were no blue skies. Just the sounds of the pitter patter of the rain ,the calls of the wild fowl and an occasionally a bark as someone we hadn't seen was walking their dogs </span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A short walk but very invigorating.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;"><b>The Yarn Fairy attacks!</b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really didn't mean to you know it was all that Yarn Fairy's fault sprinklinging her magic dust around</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo_xb_IaJO7ZJ9jXxgLKx-tG1zIZHpTIo-b8x31HTunp6bOveHhu8U11lzOMPP4vu3KfYio_gT_HM4nMlT3ooarvHM5fgNNrf973TISqqN6p3sgpNwz66VHC_vDrTM6fCYWSsHOmHEfSZ3S5ueeKSxOYRUcyNzsi7OaF9g69tTGgT8_7FqU390JvMl1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo_xb_IaJO7ZJ9jXxgLKx-tG1zIZHpTIo-b8x31HTunp6bOveHhu8U11lzOMPP4vu3KfYio_gT_HM4nMlT3ooarvHM5fgNNrf973TISqqN6p3sgpNwz66VHC_vDrTM6fCYWSsHOmHEfSZ3S5ueeKSxOYRUcyNzsi7OaF9g69tTGgT8_7FqU390JvMl1A=w279-h320" width="279" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I needed these colours.....</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LxL4jIqlCHg-XJfid_FUC3DRzMsZbWlH2t3Vh_yqOPCE6SKRyA1TPNW8NSr_0xwafAKMqkf0XEsxA3X9dvT9Y_8_vyfhYQfdoWUqURIHZxwLDL2ZxPB2UeuUkioYPAUE4gmKBrILjkxbD5_vK5hAbkgPvPMXhKW8zZYy9ivqIBogkEzKyGyVjuyJdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3LxL4jIqlCHg-XJfid_FUC3DRzMsZbWlH2t3Vh_yqOPCE6SKRyA1TPNW8NSr_0xwafAKMqkf0XEsxA3X9dvT9Y_8_vyfhYQfdoWUqURIHZxwLDL2ZxPB2UeuUkioYPAUE4gmKBrILjkxbD5_vK5hAbkgPvPMXhKW8zZYy9ivqIBogkEzKyGyVjuyJdg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Replies to previous post comments completed</b></span> </span><span><span style="font-size: large;">🙋</span></span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs9wo0fPzXJhMHqs-yV7MkEgVh4z58ejAljgP0Ab40_d1x9ksJeU12eJcpI2CvJH25MiuvgcTpZCbTTxyDbUvezfBpvre6Op481415tZO-zdq7G0iSb0MLYlt18NIF3VjSbcD0_6-cjIZbVPhIh9lFoOLuiCQaBeywwNha_hF1-hrPcVhM3ARpUwszrA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Amanda </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🧶</span></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; 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box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-family: "Source Sans Pro"; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-32667033328211742862022-03-23T13:45:00.004+01:002022-03-25T10:10:27.235+01:00Spring clean itch<p> </p><p>S<span style="font-size: medium;">eeing Betsy on her <a href="https://betsy-thesimplelifeofaqueen.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-week.html">Simple Life of a Queen blog</a> has just reupholstered her dining room chairs has reminded me that I had meant to give my dining room chairs a thorough clean.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">As it is such a miserably wet day today this does seem to be just the right time to do this little bit of spring cleaning.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitInuEDNH6haF4N2OJ9vKmmWvjVpx0eXdqJUX50zhwWy4xt49iBFCIpqbHCzJft98157xWftdEmdqflGw1165HHSs2gHoZ2UJROVkWz8aRGNWbHX_joKzgVDtcGgqSE5hUWKQlBRJ5qdhwqt-gi5guubNKgBP1aTEhE9-zExFYWL1VMGG_fmvnbO9tCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitInuEDNH6haF4N2OJ9vKmmWvjVpx0eXdqJUX50zhwWy4xt49iBFCIpqbHCzJft98157xWftdEmdqflGw1165HHSs2gHoZ2UJROVkWz8aRGNWbHX_joKzgVDtcGgqSE5hUWKQlBRJ5qdhwqt-gi5guubNKgBP1aTEhE9-zExFYWL1VMGG_fmvnbO9tCw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRwgxJERciqxOKLo8rqPwUY9jllNvw6gg4O87J6F5gbEvQy-L6-vvAr7VEfSFY3N93ZcoR2RSYsVVPkvDv9YvvVK8tQSKMCbdyoTqv5v1XzeFCEugne12KiYriYc6b1mJn7YCH8Hgc_P3YI-B4HsmKRrSUmheLslztOXsNP1zaSL1clAHeepaEvogy0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRwgxJERciqxOKLo8rqPwUY9jllNvw6gg4O87J6F5gbEvQy-L6-vvAr7VEfSFY3N93ZcoR2RSYsVVPkvDv9YvvVK8tQSKMCbdyoTqv5v1XzeFCEugne12KiYriYc6b1mJn7YCH8Hgc_P3YI-B4HsmKRrSUmheLslztOXsNP1zaSL1clAHeepaEvogy0w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I unscrewed the seat pad and gave it a thorough clean and then smothered the chair in scratch repair oil and left it for a day to soak in. The following day I gave it give it a good rub over with kitchen roll. </span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk17_JHiqgUTw6hNER0AuBG5yhWrjFuAqqv8kWTXH8rQPnzHWrSl1iK4oybmXP7X6nHXHDjd1Qrj-66hW45PawYu7ohUv2lODbt2ZcSd0SREWrV-S3tsAJFH4oE7fASCjMZdll91PAIeGRN_YjmIR3Kyw8NtAWhFKU3_LNGlBbH3gnl82_x81O-LJxvw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="352" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk17_JHiqgUTw6hNER0AuBG5yhWrjFuAqqv8kWTXH8rQPnzHWrSl1iK4oybmXP7X6nHXHDjd1Qrj-66hW45PawYu7ohUv2lODbt2ZcSd0SREWrV-S3tsAJFH4oE7fASCjMZdll91PAIeGRN_YjmIR3Kyw8NtAWhFKU3_LNGlBbH3gnl82_x81O-LJxvw" width="111" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scratch repair oil</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Nice and clean, just five more chairs to go!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOmzVEzEWHtvjWezXB32f9jy8IsvJkR39MA-zo0nUUGNkFCTIuzgT24Ss6xtvF4DSE2za1NHLpd8SroKxQ-KHp1c8-bTYOXZEpdvofsZGSgUWmnJMALyF03hPRTd9zlr4jvOjrqUNHwjOtAzhLMc6K5R02W1EWHJBB8qYF0LJinPDpWusKqnGYWv3neg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOmzVEzEWHtvjWezXB32f9jy8IsvJkR39MA-zo0nUUGNkFCTIuzgT24Ss6xtvF4DSE2za1NHLpd8SroKxQ-KHp1c8-bTYOXZEpdvofsZGSgUWmnJMALyF03hPRTd9zlr4jvOjrqUNHwjOtAzhLMc6K5R02W1EWHJBB8qYF0LJinPDpWusKqnGYWv3neg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Mirror makeover</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Was it really two years ago when my friend was redecorating her flat and she was going to throw out these two mirrors that she had in her hallway! They were a bit tatty but I asked her to give them to me. I hung them in my hallway thinking that I could give them a makeover to spruce them up a little. Now time has certainly flown by and I have been meaning to do it but I got so used to seeing them hanging up in the bedroom corridor that I ignored them completely. It wasn't until the other day when I was having a video chat with my sister in the UK and we were looking at mirrors for her hallway that it reminded me that my two mirrors continued to look very shabby. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I sat down with this one with my buttons tub and my glass beads and bits basin by my side and tried this and that until I picked out what I thought could look good. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The original green,pink and bronze colours on the mirror frome had faded quite considerably so I thought I wouldn't change the colours at all just spruce those colours up a little. The frame was like a sort of chalk stone material so looked at what I had in the way of paint pens and I picked out a bronze one to use. As there were no other matching colour pens I thought I would try using crayons. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi6j0RR0sq_r2CKh18LMxQFzqKoU9hoCiJMqGthls8ewc3pirX8TJ6O0GmXv12oV86dMlVL12gOCo0Y9KYOXoh4HB8P040oPjw_TcM0SVF7fDBBLv678TrEE72NmXnY4DYiB62Koagh3R97o-O8DvEVHIWFTRGXVijfGikfjdkrihtbKk9sWzMZTIrNA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi6j0RR0sq_r2CKh18LMxQFzqKoU9hoCiJMqGthls8ewc3pirX8TJ6O0GmXv12oV86dMlVL12gOCo0Y9KYOXoh4HB8P040oPjw_TcM0SVF7fDBBLv678TrEE72NmXnY4DYiB62Koagh3R97o-O8DvEVHIWFTRGXVijfGikfjdkrihtbKk9sWzMZTIrNA=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivX1ugEtoZG2BE5rOI7jCxNGcDydIEUSpnLeIkxhhLmLYonkKKCodI_aca0GmwvgepPIsOVyIqNI-gAaYVnukYYUUvzxli2oTST1NiiY862hbttnvf5SF7ewdpcJ7_uKwf48Dk-l8VRRLnz6VNVxdrxL79jhiHxjD4X7zKZcfQACSp9EcSrpCgCHXhxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivX1ugEtoZG2BE5rOI7jCxNGcDydIEUSpnLeIkxhhLmLYonkKKCodI_aca0GmwvgepPIsOVyIqNI-gAaYVnukYYUUvzxli2oTST1NiiY862hbttnvf5SF7ewdpcJ7_uKwf48Dk-l8VRRLnz6VNVxdrxL79jhiHxjD4X7zKZcfQACSp9EcSrpCgCHXhxA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj35j73uB-Jd461S_NJubdgXziWAGp42ZJ9iHAsAeJGrs0Tu-U4vzW2Hif72lOyuVUKxRY230MGxr_mlgyI3DMdYFH31UdejqG71-G_HJED2BjM94J_g33hsNAhpUbJks3X7kNohPdWDcX2Uydtw9piJ8RoCmrQfaUmA7KM0kZKztcqvXytlN2bs1E6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="762" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj35j73uB-Jd461S_NJubdgXziWAGp42ZJ9iHAsAeJGrs0Tu-U4vzW2Hif72lOyuVUKxRY230MGxr_mlgyI3DMdYFH31UdejqG71-G_HJED2BjM94J_g33hsNAhpUbJks3X7kNohPdWDcX2Uydtw9piJ8RoCmrQfaUmA7KM0kZKztcqvXytlN2bs1E6A=w640-h460" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I then added a bit of sparkle to the very top of the mirror with a large bronze button. Yes that is a metal button and one of my prized button possessions as I have never seen any button like that before. I assure you I did hesitate about using it but it does look good there. I put a few pink gems under that at the top and the bottom of the mirror too. The photo hasn't picked up the sparkle very much but they do shine. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAehhv6helVfYgmfSyk6yc1AWDwGPgqlklVLULSemBouX14IiYhTy8Qj8VmmIwfidyjpWmuoL1hjiV8-AqEwNW5gliE9LrYki1N-fusog0n2wbIBSIHfL3wpvBG6DsD1MgdNSnM2j6P0ROnVG7CGt1PsH_yitE4Se67-ECPdBSsCumX2nFP-O6StWVQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFAehhv6helVfYgmfSyk6yc1AWDwGPgqlklVLULSemBouX14IiYhTy8Qj8VmmIwfidyjpWmuoL1hjiV8-AqEwNW5gliE9LrYki1N-fusog0n2wbIBSIHfL3wpvBG6DsD1MgdNSnM2j6P0ROnVG7CGt1PsH_yitE4Se67-ECPdBSsCumX2nFP-O6StWVQ=w195-h400" width="195" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I then added some little seed pearls to each side of the mirror.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It looks much better and not such a shabby mirror anymore.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have the other one to do as yet. I keep looking at it and am not sure about giving it an old gold look or paint it white and then go from there</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60C-FW2r3VfAer5vEk5a-k4L4lieH5rt2j5tJ5qGZf9jO6XcqA-OEcX6XyrbQqUF24OVB9ybInEjegFQtbv4BRmy25uy3Q8aiTAhyeQuzTh1Kzz75TfpaBJ1dLTlLCyARaG__FKQKkkSvw2gHIv6wquVQ8tDlEEp-y9xWpuR_EC6GL-FuqlOJqzMo-g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi60C-FW2r3VfAer5vEk5a-k4L4lieH5rt2j5tJ5qGZf9jO6XcqA-OEcX6XyrbQqUF24OVB9ybInEjegFQtbv4BRmy25uy3Q8aiTAhyeQuzTh1Kzz75TfpaBJ1dLTlLCyARaG__FKQKkkSvw2gHIv6wquVQ8tDlEEp-y9xWpuR_EC6GL-FuqlOJqzMo-g=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />It certainly needs to be brightened up a bit!</span><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">Slouchy</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Another one finished. All ready to go to the UK to keep my sister's </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span>👂</span>👂 </span><span style="font-size: medium;">ears warm!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again Sylvester kindly modelled this hat.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh3h77XCCiHCLAHbT_fbpzIniZe_ZevngUnrJy_uu7cI8toSljbdxtVMropZ3l4LTvmXUtaC-XVG1-_lu29y_2kah3_9PkH6wnvm7OwKyMEzj3gdoskXO_nBsnIbCs3dpn-La4XwgNRqgyhisFJ2JJ3kS2E4hyi49jDrv25fWG5ap4WsCxPQ49H2wICA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhh3h77XCCiHCLAHbT_fbpzIniZe_ZevngUnrJy_uu7cI8toSljbdxtVMropZ3l4LTvmXUtaC-XVG1-_lu29y_2kah3_9PkH6wnvm7OwKyMEzj3gdoskXO_nBsnIbCs3dpn-La4XwgNRqgyhisFJ2JJ3kS2E4hyi49jDrv25fWG5ap4WsCxPQ49H2wICA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I really don't know what is wrong with Sylvester, he has quite an attitude of late!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3FAwc7NYBz0zpgl78suk8_5kGpVpgZ9aeNoCtp5tR4j20JVE1fxlty0tSEnEXJtDOL7HtRTBVjCkHTYLhxHDN7bRxWUgy0h_694adQF3agiII9pjgUepKJadKNeu8nF6gummJfXb9hwQ0IvFwDmDNC90V1-5xIBNCV_gm-lW0mzRT7oEoe9urRBkRWg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3FAwc7NYBz0zpgl78suk8_5kGpVpgZ9aeNoCtp5tR4j20JVE1fxlty0tSEnEXJtDOL7HtRTBVjCkHTYLhxHDN7bRxWUgy0h_694adQF3agiII9pjgUepKJadKNeu8nF6gummJfXb9hwQ0IvFwDmDNC90V1-5xIBNCV_gm-lW0mzRT7oEoe9urRBkRWg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><b>Replies to comments in previous post completed👒</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuop1Bf7dWFfHdxErKAjnvMtbY1eFCDvKx_2xCIM_PBjPg1nN2iefGKPU6e8JBVocjotw3YNjwbrg7yaByADl02_YQ0Y0r4vJziinf0PP_iMOvtlaQCplY9NEnie7V7FZOiYHrDkGCR9n703LU0ec210tg-rNJtEbUgF4XtwwC0xE0kJjRp23lK_WGLQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="618" height="110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuop1Bf7dWFfHdxErKAjnvMtbY1eFCDvKx_2xCIM_PBjPg1nN2iefGKPU6e8JBVocjotw3YNjwbrg7yaByADl02_YQ0Y0r4vJziinf0PP_iMOvtlaQCplY9NEnie7V7FZOiYHrDkGCR9n703LU0ec210tg-rNJtEbUgF4XtwwC0xE0kJjRp23lK_WGLQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Happy Blogging!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Amanda ☔</span></b></div><p></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-9079343921023104542022-03-16T13:40:00.008+01:002022-03-21T12:42:44.230+01:00Hats and hats<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Oh! but it is dark out there today! </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It has been like that for several days now. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I swear it wants to rain but can't!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The sky was a strange amber colour two days ago and I thought there was going to be a massive downpour but that didn't happen. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJBaiUkydvSpSI2oZs4cM7YKKx5dlCm5EP7_n9mN4U1h8v7vDuYuodFQ1WI2H_3Y3QW2VsQxBnjNSY0V9Y8I35MXn3BrnFVrF7Z-R46CzgP7jDBGrcV2Luxc5pIeQWkyIgpCs05WMoQU42wUKniPUL1TCt4cqkafXcB8kbuh0uHJHW_1mdzi9uVgpVCw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJBaiUkydvSpSI2oZs4cM7YKKx5dlCm5EP7_n9mN4U1h8v7vDuYuodFQ1WI2H_3Y3QW2VsQxBnjNSY0V9Y8I35MXn3BrnFVrF7Z-R46CzgP7jDBGrcV2Luxc5pIeQWkyIgpCs05WMoQU42wUKniPUL1TCt4cqkafXcB8kbuh0uHJHW_1mdzi9uVgpVCw=w531-h640" width="531" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This is at the esplanade in front of Alicante port but I assure you the sky was like this throughout all the city and in Murcia (the next province)as well. The weatherman announced that the high winds has brought a winter "<i>calima</i>" sand storm to us from the Sahara to these shores. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was quite eerie looking!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Fast Darning</span></b><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of you may remember that I mentioned in a <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/search?q=Fast+Darning">previous post </a>how I use Fast Darning to repair Sr P's well worn jeans.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Bu9jvNX0ebL5ZCFcKCZvmQjn_yPyOTp8NZcrAGArZANSExyMaZRDQNZKF4C_sSbkMZi45SpttwZ_mwYlYkgmsAmnuXz2s-sQLgUWQWkM__zR4t0LGAsqCAyD-d8HAllKzdjgKsIHzM4gXeOlrLHSjB1W56OwN9AmxKlTun2RLL-SpPjzuFyAIEzbUw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Bu9jvNX0ebL5ZCFcKCZvmQjn_yPyOTp8NZcrAGArZANSExyMaZRDQNZKF4C_sSbkMZi45SpttwZ_mwYlYkgmsAmnuXz2s-sQLgUWQWkM__zR4t0LGAsqCAyD-d8HAllKzdjgKsIHzM4gXeOlrLHSjB1W56OwN9AmxKlTun2RLL-SpPjzuFyAIEzbUw=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">from December 2020 post</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Actually it was Kate on</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://livelovecraftme.blogspot.com/2022/03/stitching.htm" style="font-size: large;">LiveLoveCraftMe</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>who recently posted about her creative </span><a href="https://createwhimsy.com/projects/the-art-of-mending-boro-stitching-and-visible-mending/">Boro mending</a><span> that she had used to repair a favourite shirt of hers. That reminded me that I had recently done some more Fast darning on another pair of Sr P's jeans. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBhqjx0arZ22xT-SuB5YlWd6tK7iLH059A8bAH5tSO2pcw8Ogz5q9yzl7_eUMFGOpkCm-9GXTlq_aVRfkLeNadsueHrIdmIpNq_MW-NtbO1ef9zHHgceJltceiUPLpaFyBGReO8LHMuAjvykGtCjAsQ_0FXPOJr28C9BdN2z0-1oKCGZgSYogJDkB9nQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="640" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBhqjx0arZ22xT-SuB5YlWd6tK7iLH059A8bAH5tSO2pcw8Ogz5q9yzl7_eUMFGOpkCm-9GXTlq_aVRfkLeNadsueHrIdmIpNq_MW-NtbO1ef9zHHgceJltceiUPLpaFyBGReO8LHMuAjvykGtCjAsQ_0FXPOJr28C9BdN2z0-1oKCGZgSYogJDkB9nQ=w400-h250" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This time in the shape of a car.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Instructions:</u></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Cut out shape on patch,iron on and "<i>Voila</i>" Fast Darning completed .</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">PS: <i>I predict that car patch isn't going to last very long as those jeans are super tatty now. I think they are destined to be thrown in the bin pretty soon!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">By the way I have changed the name. I called it Fast Darning in my previous posts but Lazy Darning sounds more appropriate as it is quite lazy...isn't it?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>It started at one hat and then...</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am diligently trying to reduce my stash of yarn. . It started off with a bonnet that I decided to make for my great niece Arabella in NZ for the winter. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3H6BYxGRWciG8N4DaRl1LH7hwmEmjZbXiOkKqq9DWN5TjkL5E0AZG9Klz4BmU1Y5tjxQFZaAZUoOCo-YNSsUFw_DBSrNQeOK4serkLWAGxXLA9eI7f6pmFhThgpq0PuO_YcuaB_RED4jCkspT3woOmmEVqnjRpEouYj8ae1WJHsNqWr0P5ziVvqR_cA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3H6BYxGRWciG8N4DaRl1LH7hwmEmjZbXiOkKqq9DWN5TjkL5E0AZG9Klz4BmU1Y5tjxQFZaAZUoOCo-YNSsUFw_DBSrNQeOK4serkLWAGxXLA9eI7f6pmFhThgpq0PuO_YcuaB_RED4jCkspT3woOmmEVqnjRpEouYj8ae1WJHsNqWr0P5ziVvqR_cA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYzhbx-zQwtXTscVFWW_0tNYDJ9j_qmYvN9Fka_gStLOQL3ENdvAkJK9FIVL_LhSBGSqLEEjAcMl1Ms6NlmvVHZiUyX-Gmp3J1cnjS4AlV5fbjN27QLdLL6vdm8-TH32c0-buKsXNjopPiqCvfgKoQTczpdNCpyw-tkZ6Ye1H4v5eetNEqu5S48mijGQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="626" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYzhbx-zQwtXTscVFWW_0tNYDJ9j_qmYvN9Fka_gStLOQL3ENdvAkJK9FIVL_LhSBGSqLEEjAcMl1Ms6NlmvVHZiUyX-Gmp3J1cnjS4AlV5fbjN27QLdLL6vdm8-TH32c0-buKsXNjopPiqCvfgKoQTczpdNCpyw-tkZ6Ye1H4v5eetNEqu5S48mijGQ" width="235" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A very simple bonnet and I didn't use a pattern. I just kept measuring it as I went along as I wanted it to fit a big two year old. I used leftovers of worsted weight yarn and a 5.50 hook</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I often post my crochet projects on FB and my sister saw that bonnet and wanted a bonnet too. Which is fine so I made a second bonnet. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnS1h5N7kdv_DbF2ztlSV9G-Kd54hxal3M8q_A_ig1n9iYWvKrirEK5_oT1PG_AGn5jHv17WBaQviPTKvsdPm6Ej2-ho_2vna8i6PJWKefdMxnoyj6bziFW2CGVd4miOf0dGHMZOLBLWfhmVpi2HxeD3iZxCukSDhjNsEmX6XHrcZNUk_2SjZGYgDTpQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnS1h5N7kdv_DbF2ztlSV9G-Kd54hxal3M8q_A_ig1n9iYWvKrirEK5_oT1PG_AGn5jHv17WBaQviPTKvsdPm6Ej2-ho_2vna8i6PJWKefdMxnoyj6bziFW2CGVd4miOf0dGHMZOLBLWfhmVpi2HxeD3iZxCukSDhjNsEmX6XHrcZNUk_2SjZGYgDTpQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq4pNVHCz_0SDCZ24AXN8VWuGB3hdx1fJhcIZ8J8-TUV4UlIg83d9aHZ3uuC10cUlyOJ2YZ2KoXsGaMYPCm-7uO8pE3Q8FIBqnz3qD0REIAc1BMHtv2cxnhRQ5SqC08igEDV1F2y23n0mUqjmhVWeU6rqR4FxmubNYbB1igGtq2Jk5d5lPIUkLTs4-IQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="491" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq4pNVHCz_0SDCZ24AXN8VWuGB3hdx1fJhcIZ8J8-TUV4UlIg83d9aHZ3uuC10cUlyOJ2YZ2KoXsGaMYPCm-7uO8pE3Q8FIBqnz3qD0REIAc1BMHtv2cxnhRQ5SqC08igEDV1F2y23n0mUqjmhVWeU6rqR4FxmubNYbB1igGtq2Jk5d5lPIUkLTs4-IQ=w307-h400" width="307" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAtVH8MP2fmmoCOUZQL5QU5uOJ4TfSiVI88B49Bw7zRwv06Ft4AzaCDU5ZAml-XAA4xsedndgEtjnYYpEQnkKwPu3eVVggTHADdW-jsQE8LJHWeEJuDLFEhV7wpDTqckT_6sjeQN6trAGcqlCneMC5byxekCSf6SboEfdrSemXPwjAekq2KqKEGpb-cA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="551" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAtVH8MP2fmmoCOUZQL5QU5uOJ4TfSiVI88B49Bw7zRwv06Ft4AzaCDU5ZAml-XAA4xsedndgEtjnYYpEQnkKwPu3eVVggTHADdW-jsQE8LJHWeEJuDLFEhV7wpDTqckT_6sjeQN6trAGcqlCneMC5byxekCSf6SboEfdrSemXPwjAekq2KqKEGpb-cA" width="207" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Again I used leftovers of worsted weight yarn and Aran variegated yarn to add a touch of colour. I had to again keep measuring this one as this was for an Adult size.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I remembered I hadn't made the slouchy hat for Cookie (GD) that she asked me for so I got cracking with that. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The slouchy hat pattern was from a Yarnspirations free pattern which</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">y</span><span style="font-size: medium;">ou can download from</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.yarnspirations.com/caron-slouchy-beanie/CAC0116-004168M.html" style="font-size: large;">here</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> . I used Katia Planet Aran yarn for that and a 5.00 hook and some leftovers of a colourful variegated yarn. I also added a little heart patch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPdNAkAswDOPJLyZJMgb61-CQVayQy-B_TvV_NTNN1e1Wveom8Bfm8LMr_n1N-8emdvUookSDY50RXqn1ymv16NDYrh25ShGNsYupcaG3khnBLYGKCetk6YFJyjkL879aU2IQIp5yKMoytWa94kvSdiz2lZKbTR9b5NLmplQ7RsangbKciFooTbrdX_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPdNAkAswDOPJLyZJMgb61-CQVayQy-B_TvV_NTNN1e1Wveom8Bfm8LMr_n1N-8emdvUookSDY50RXqn1ymv16NDYrh25ShGNsYupcaG3khnBLYGKCetk6YFJyjkL879aU2IQIp5yKMoytWa94kvSdiz2lZKbTR9b5NLmplQ7RsangbKciFooTbrdX_A=w288-h400" width="288" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I managed to convince Sylvester to model for that. He wouldn't model for the bonnets as he said they were for girls and that was sissy!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXDLrH4KAPYy8FuWGwJ7aRRzmPLgEWtYdyMADVRm3Me-1DpeABI6a-QSM1IhfXtb3DF8Oulv-gjM8_EffxRd9u4674dBvJKoKjXYygqJuFLqePXcfZMbERnAAj6UHOyaYSI9nrkD9xcXB4NT91enJgRXTZ3uxoYIwmmBGXtwwY00I3L2gt12EZVat6Dw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXDLrH4KAPYy8FuWGwJ7aRRzmPLgEWtYdyMADVRm3Me-1DpeABI6a-QSM1IhfXtb3DF8Oulv-gjM8_EffxRd9u4674dBvJKoKjXYygqJuFLqePXcfZMbERnAAj6UHOyaYSI9nrkD9xcXB4NT91enJgRXTZ3uxoYIwmmBGXtwwY00I3L2gt12EZVat6Dw=w313-h400" width="313" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I finished that and then my sister saw that one as well and wanted a slouchy hat too. I am now on my fourth hat but my stash doesn't seem to be dwindling very rapidly at all...sigh!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX2jcujnEfmQuITOhZRcDtl6-ikOAa0ZMCSF1QR1CX5-WHsuu_ayhpmnm83IwaTG-hiuZJZ5ZwGj4ISZie8bDI_vSYQapP2tflDOFyHgUMYDC6JyVaXg-9z5XGXpF56rGy2g0vYluSQUa_TBU9KXAl4jVA5U0l_Z5N7bDjfy3f6sFJwTdRt5_mR2Cu5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX2jcujnEfmQuITOhZRcDtl6-ikOAa0ZMCSF1QR1CX5-WHsuu_ayhpmnm83IwaTG-hiuZJZ5ZwGj4ISZie8bDI_vSYQapP2tflDOFyHgUMYDC6JyVaXg-9z5XGXpF56rGy2g0vYluSQUa_TBU9KXAl4jVA5U0l_Z5N7bDjfy3f6sFJwTdRt5_mR2Cu5A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Replied to comments on my previous post</i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><i> </i></span></b>⭐</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQAQv8wAnkwk8IbaMF0pvl9DMJdROfwE0OPYAXGZt5e0c9QloTXBhM30upzFFNT5S_mMha4-0T6clzuUKTamsyIM3XZ3744hKztrJKUDlnPTcwWpv4tpbtsLHr7UAZ06ZWXhfpYIz7J_vxOg6OF1DmZdauTLn2Ce7pRajKPWLsBPrvzXIBK1UinMUALA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="596" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQAQv8wAnkwk8IbaMF0pvl9DMJdROfwE0OPYAXGZt5e0c9QloTXBhM30upzFFNT5S_mMha4-0T6clzuUKTamsyIM3XZ3744hKztrJKUDlnPTcwWpv4tpbtsLHr7UAZ06ZWXhfpYIz7J_vxOg6OF1DmZdauTLn2Ce7pRajKPWLsBPrvzXIBK1UinMUALA" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Amanda</span></b> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🧶</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-3603484232793306302022-03-09T13:25:00.004+01:002022-03-13T12:17:13.067+01:00Multicrafting<p> </p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">🌼</span><span style="font-size: medium;">As I see it Linda on </span><a href="https://lindacraftycorner.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: large;">Linda's Crafty Corner blog </a><span style="font-size: medium;">is practically a try-anything crafter. She has a creative soul and her posts on her blog are vastly interesting. I am constantly amazed at the endless amount of crafts she knows or is actually learning about. She has inspired me to try my hand at another sort of craft. Last December I saw some very intuitive Youtube videos and pages which teach you how to make stitch markers so last Christmas I asked Father Christmas "</span></span><i style="font-size: large;">pretty please"</i><span style="font-size: large;"> if he would bring me the following:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSgXSXEVfZ25ro2cDJ3QQZsFAXtCQhkFWiZ-tFSDSJrtI7U2YLF36fgeTud78CSZewH6oUuvwPzxEoNTksH2g_v28-2huDL3grbKU9Sg28QaU0TjfOy-g-3RKp3Hs5TpZ-uaCjKqsngsqmIeqKn3UIGuLRgGlmVqhgvt84xgX05oxigBClb89dxxCXTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="640" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSgXSXEVfZ25ro2cDJ3QQZsFAXtCQhkFWiZ-tFSDSJrtI7U2YLF36fgeTud78CSZewH6oUuvwPzxEoNTksH2g_v28-2huDL3grbKU9Sg28QaU0TjfOy-g-3RKp3Hs5TpZ-uaCjKqsngsqmIeqKn3UIGuLRgGlmVqhgvt84xgX05oxigBClb89dxxCXTg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and he did...bless him. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I had numerous Crochet WIPs demanding my attention I couldn't sit down and try out this new craft until just last week.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I went back to one of the really easy tutorials on <a href="https://hearthookhome.com/make-stitch-markers/">HeartHookHome</a> and with the bits and pieces that I had in my hoard of <i>bits... </i>you know those sort of <i>bits </i> that one thinks will come in handy one day... I am sure you know what I mean! I managed to make these three basic stitch markers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSd_jbutTRxe3edUx4ER7QtbjDG8bIeXqbdkf_SOJrEKqDUPdynEt76t7A67CJM_OZQgDKswvgL8k-SczP63gyIYtcpk2mrLs__yx04jbZ2YRPEWG9oQDKaqEJA5dlY5HwQ-7cRy0sR_HfbJw-bEBdW3GmWUm-5ma2L1iKTN16UnKrzEPEFYQtvd5SNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="640" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSd_jbutTRxe3edUx4ER7QtbjDG8bIeXqbdkf_SOJrEKqDUPdynEt76t7A67CJM_OZQgDKswvgL8k-SczP63gyIYtcpk2mrLs__yx04jbZ2YRPEWG9oQDKaqEJA5dlY5HwQ-7cRy0sR_HfbJw-bEBdW3GmWUm-5ma2L1iKTN16UnKrzEPEFYQtvd5SNw=w400-h258" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> I must admit I was all fingers and thumbs using those tools and had to discard several jump rings because I opened them too much and they snapped or I squeezed them together too much and the ends overlapped! I also noticed that the flower and owl jump rings are rather big but I didn't have anymore of the smaller ones that I used with the elephant. Still I am pleased with the results and would like to try out making keyrings or purse charms with some pretty charms and beads. I do need a cutter though and I am not going to wait to until next Christmas either to get one because I have seen that Sr P has a cutter in his tool box! Now Sr P does not like anyone messing with his toolbox but I don't think he'll notice the cutter is missing as long as I remember to put it back 😎</span><p></p><p><b style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Stormy day</b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A blustery morning stroll along the Cabo de Huertas beach. It wasn't the nicest of days but it was a good walk and we enjoyed it. We returned home totally refreshed and ready for a hot plate of soup.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAO5K-pPfC0KRLVe2HOXYOk1aczZOcmWI2yprx3ldoM9LdSJP1bmN-JqcWzCfy-qYGlzaKHNDRM8jxbr_vjdrcMaZ5N62loe6sC2SejqWKeID6yt0lQwp6DXTsuTj_idlb668ZYVDzbUpQW9JQr6FxGth7GmkphIIA4qwwEz4IdjuOw0wiL7v0Y-fhOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAO5K-pPfC0KRLVe2HOXYOk1aczZOcmWI2yprx3ldoM9LdSJP1bmN-JqcWzCfy-qYGlzaKHNDRM8jxbr_vjdrcMaZ5N62loe6sC2SejqWKeID6yt0lQwp6DXTsuTj_idlb668ZYVDzbUpQW9JQr6FxGth7GmkphIIA4qwwEz4IdjuOw0wiL7v0Y-fhOg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Cabo de Huertas rocky beach<br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotWTZZJUAxvGzJUXC6YhPYG71sASPN7mdJk8N_QNgEmpaKPwQd8qMGBYriSoN16ikUuNN1bojvK-d-aGj1LQ9bsx6T1AdbyWTQGYtyWCgIvfOqQCB0zMV5dteTRCO1_NWGkiUC9n_MeBO5pdP5c6sG-6UlCcVbEnHCuGlbpzIAQ1H2CsZwnEGLEY2Kw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotWTZZJUAxvGzJUXC6YhPYG71sASPN7mdJk8N_QNgEmpaKPwQd8qMGBYriSoN16ikUuNN1bojvK-d-aGj1LQ9bsx6T1AdbyWTQGYtyWCgIvfOqQCB0zMV5dteTRCO1_NWGkiUC9n_MeBO5pdP5c6sG-6UlCcVbEnHCuGlbpzIAQ1H2CsZwnEGLEY2Kw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Footpath around the cape</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsHR2emO7qNJqfAiM2X8JHsqFkePyjvBTVHFjNAPggwK_jFCiEbfh5k8jwI0uBWR9kHxodi0Yec_CQr3wmJ6K2KCfLcXIl0m6yttBPVctpI8VBFX4ubh3iLnHHjp7mV1r8SNZjKlbYwPTx_Xgv8gEXOr0LAo_b51m7h39HdGdHbhVV3u_LBTbNmE8iRw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsHR2emO7qNJqfAiM2X8JHsqFkePyjvBTVHFjNAPggwK_jFCiEbfh5k8jwI0uBWR9kHxodi0Yec_CQr3wmJ6K2KCfLcXIl0m6yttBPVctpI8VBFX4ubh3iLnHHjp7mV1r8SNZjKlbYwPTx_Xgv8gEXOr0LAo_b51m7h39HdGdHbhVV3u_LBTbNmE8iRw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Tiny dingy out there braving the rough sea. </span></p><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivGKmtTlmJ_areu-lFEKkc_R9jFuC1Q8P9V6PjksrwZtpvIPAhGVyB9TZ55tnbA5wvgVJDVIkbW59fEHW4ilVx5cXcW6QccmjDta4ujJQUtlD7cUYpQL8_gUc2LViXga1J-LLfDLPwnIvOKN9fIoBZhsH8ZrclFuKJi5Tyux9O5lcn2M5EhKlK6F4APA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivGKmtTlmJ_areu-lFEKkc_R9jFuC1Q8P9V6PjksrwZtpvIPAhGVyB9TZ55tnbA5wvgVJDVIkbW59fEHW4ilVx5cXcW6QccmjDta4ujJQUtlD7cUYpQL8_gUc2LViXga1J-LLfDLPwnIvOKN9fIoBZhsH8ZrclFuKJi5Tyux9O5lcn2M5EhKlK6F4APA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Cabo de Huertas lighthouse.</span></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga5SoD-AuVjW5z8CVLrkpaVP8xjxLdaF8Lwdl83vsMnw_naS18t-QMIC9M9v1I5KV-H9uAWlGHcR-i8rIQpg-83JmkygHJ1JcsQ13qzYoAqnazDP-Q27jlEFdZV_IZeLErPjd2ep6Zss7Cr198xznOpRw76oU19b-uOhgmbu4MUNt5U5UJhElW6qc5lg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga5SoD-AuVjW5z8CVLrkpaVP8xjxLdaF8Lwdl83vsMnw_naS18t-QMIC9M9v1I5KV-H9uAWlGHcR-i8rIQpg-83JmkygHJ1JcsQ13qzYoAqnazDP-Q27jlEFdZV_IZeLErPjd2ep6Zss7Cr198xznOpRw76oU19b-uOhgmbu4MUNt5U5UJhElW6qc5lg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Watch out for the waves!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPEWIu63YcE7jVIJtsbFWzggFHJNmgBhktdPU78QLv_48hvx13WjKyRDO014cYjqeDL2999uU4fBNSU0U_I0wfHFV6PkMEL5SwT_ZhUUq2cuncjE79VMpSRqdhgx7Yt_6vpmD-irR0Nk_PZ5nW2x914kJIIlX2snwUp3qTzIiYnfkYrjvC7RcMi0BAKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjPEWIu63YcE7jVIJtsbFWzggFHJNmgBhktdPU78QLv_48hvx13WjKyRDO014cYjqeDL2999uU4fBNSU0U_I0wfHFV6PkMEL5SwT_ZhUUq2cuncjE79VMpSRqdhgx7Yt_6vpmD-irR0Nk_PZ5nW2x914kJIIlX2snwUp3qTzIiYnfkYrjvC7RcMi0BAKw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A better view of the lighthouse</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiHcbntxFvFSPsMxsCU1DbihNzfh3l37yZJ_j_CTsfciKyHfjca4l-LkmqHHyeZBe9mW4xJwe6Hd6OErgwv_yNiFoBZFcfZ-37PaLymD9vGlQ3JDkjC3IaXSxlYRXK64EQ5SJmFeS5z3S6Zm5qQIEagCCqFjrmCXr0pnguPE3wN3siOAUI8VGB3vX4Gw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiHcbntxFvFSPsMxsCU1DbihNzfh3l37yZJ_j_CTsfciKyHfjca4l-LkmqHHyeZBe9mW4xJwe6Hd6OErgwv_yNiFoBZFcfZ-37PaLymD9vGlQ3JDkjC3IaXSxlYRXK64EQ5SJmFeS5z3S6Zm5qQIEagCCqFjrmCXr0pnguPE3wN3siOAUI8VGB3vX4Gw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Doggy braving the cold water to get his ball back</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc2NVc5zeyds2U-9-l3puXqnjK0JzJbtCaH75x8w8jNbnOvZfGVNJAIwVgubVgaWhU2PVmnfbR71Kxu8ZrIYnCw-Gns_uo-tlnrjtfzzRj-XN-QUcUJmZEhpj5EmNhQaob5_HdujIN7pUwBgKh3Jaw4aDTZZSiL66S9Fix-PDT9-ROjsqa3WQvA2tyFA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjc2NVc5zeyds2U-9-l3puXqnjK0JzJbtCaH75x8w8jNbnOvZfGVNJAIwVgubVgaWhU2PVmnfbR71Kxu8ZrIYnCw-Gns_uo-tlnrjtfzzRj-XN-QUcUJmZEhpj5EmNhQaob5_HdujIN7pUwBgKh3Jaw4aDTZZSiL66S9Fix-PDT9-ROjsqa3WQvA2tyFA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />on our way back the sun came out!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>They arrived safely</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They, as in my blanket that I made for my great niece and sent to Brisbane in January and my great niece herself Charlotte Christine born on 1st March.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Her Mum has given me permission to post these photos</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-g8Oy__V6YVZghlIWDheHpabBlYavQX1hcUSLfpKVY743uQ47hx6WPMTUVE-vGJyrCBADKVDrDA37A56e5jcfJvcKAOdy6-YLkgKxS6KcpaTsewI_1HotXIgAyLtpuMUO6iJ9TDpIxBGpaFGkcvoCa3katepY-wNiG7RhQwXTUVmJbEUJ0wVVrk4Lw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgb-g8Oy__V6YVZghlIWDheHpabBlYavQX1hcUSLfpKVY743uQ47hx6WPMTUVE-vGJyrCBADKVDrDA37A56e5jcfJvcKAOdy6-YLkgKxS6KcpaTsewI_1HotXIgAyLtpuMUO6iJ9TDpIxBGpaFGkcvoCa3katepY-wNiG7RhQwXTUVmJbEUJ0wVVrk4Lw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVSb0NQIXg6zK7_Z5xmDB0jzbd2YoJU7OOoiEtzweeRbNRF679PUEIkCedHgu0FbgsHQ94WKav8flO5g93gzhfvwWSRBo1X1b8TIkQBIxGe494T22XRCbNJnPgfgPigAOa5q6vmg-15ki2mNun6qr1m4clpIJnUMkAb7miqiSHKlsI0X76DyMXU8zOdQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVSb0NQIXg6zK7_Z5xmDB0jzbd2YoJU7OOoiEtzweeRbNRF679PUEIkCedHgu0FbgsHQ94WKav8flO5g93gzhfvwWSRBo1X1b8TIkQBIxGe494T22XRCbNJnPgfgPigAOa5q6vmg-15ki2mNun6qr1m4clpIJnUMkAb7miqiSHKlsI0X76DyMXU8zOdQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santa Barbara Castle,Alicante</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Last Sunday morning when we drove up to Santa Barbara castle we saw it was buzzing with activity and the road up to the main entrance had been cordoned off and was blocked for traffic. This does happen sometimes as the closure of the main access for cars to the castle sometimes occurs when there is some special event on as the castle grounds are frequently used for festivals and art exhibitions. We therefore parked beside the road that was closed as many other visitors were doing at the end of a long queue of parked cars. There were streams of people walking up to the castle in the middle of the road so as we are crowd shy we decided to take the back entrance into the castle from the Ereta park. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It is a bit of a climb up the steep steps and into the old battlements walkway. The walkway was restored a few years back and is now a wall-walk up to a smaller entrance into the castle. What we call t</span><span style="font-size: medium;">he back door into the castle! It is a bit of a steep climb to get to it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Actually I needed the exercise so I didn't mind the thought of the steep climb although I was huffing and puffing quite a bit just a few steps from the very start of the climb. That is how much I need the exercise! Anyhow, I stopped to take a breather frequently and took snapshots while I got my breath back each time. Sr P, it being homeground to him as the castle and castle slopes were his playground when he was a boy, had enthusiastically gone on ahead. This is the norm anyhow wherever we go to places like this nowadays as he is much fitter than me. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was such a glorious day and the views from this part of the castle were outstanding.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting the climb!</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2p0ruXFM4z9Dv25vJNuI0H9r9XKlrojQTir4UO9hj10owGXQ_Vssp6CtOgVVqg6grN6J-Xa44dzx6RfjsVBGAKHkZlhJkEuErjeQ0Lva6pAzooZ8cbgaFTHdt5MCnPsa7uy0BLORgXxgiF-bUcRFPxhdH9jYFOdWpZsEmdYWI8m_vv9BGl16Lz11Zg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2p0ruXFM4z9Dv25vJNuI0H9r9XKlrojQTir4UO9hj10owGXQ_Vssp6CtOgVVqg6grN6J-Xa44dzx6RfjsVBGAKHkZlhJkEuErjeQ0Lva6pAzooZ8cbgaFTHdt5MCnPsa7uy0BLORgXxgiF-bUcRFPxhdH9jYFOdWpZsEmdYWI8m_vv9BGl16Lz11Zg=w262-h400" width="262" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">No mini cacti here! The stalks on these very spiky cacti were huge! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwbFQT7yVxztPg7uSr7QDEY1lDKb1JemCMKBOpNe6sZtub17mV9DevGtPGbMStfZMZEbVAy1yLGzCZsNLZ29025Xv0dE3COXcdGQCKbqKMMvaVx0LqvzFl5BAYr7jskZ8PBKUZZ3fMJ6f78Fbv3NlCIpPGwX1HB2ldJcCm95kKuzDBcdKdorjyylkv5Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="634" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwbFQT7yVxztPg7uSr7QDEY1lDKb1JemCMKBOpNe6sZtub17mV9DevGtPGbMStfZMZEbVAy1yLGzCZsNLZ29025Xv0dE3COXcdGQCKbqKMMvaVx0LqvzFl5BAYr7jskZ8PBKUZZ3fMJ6f78Fbv3NlCIpPGwX1HB2ldJcCm95kKuzDBcdKdorjyylkv5Q=w640-h392" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Inland view from the castle</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifxiyxIDNFT3AOPPgBIHgF7pXYN7Ud5YJOD3txQ5692oA5-NMD6YKKd-GzDo0zqOxDUcXO1Xl6xByfUafJvAualVpU75oQmvdHe_j67plTL-Sa_U5LOuYIGGwdce8zyujvIGCUjw1v4Lj-57KJhvRIGeGp_p8sGSC6x5kaRrr1n4qjvNXOjyOFoaikvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifxiyxIDNFT3AOPPgBIHgF7pXYN7Ud5YJOD3txQ5692oA5-NMD6YKKd-GzDo0zqOxDUcXO1Xl6xByfUafJvAualVpU75oQmvdHe_j67plTL-Sa_U5LOuYIGGwdce8zyujvIGCUjw1v4Lj-57KJhvRIGeGp_p8sGSC6x5kaRrr1n4qjvNXOjyOFoaikvQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyJbhAXC9YyZxMi9BVedYwKXFi2tyIMJRLbQrre9ENv885M7hWUz4cr1syIgrwPG0XgbVwvxMqRwF6O6b6rYhHlIuvSRWyEnvsKNIfr1t9AFpVrn-gjwCHIvmFfIgLBswKxgfFFtxtaNVn5mVKPGnrvh6OND2aOcHL6NCIu8ElWaYMi3EFGPbXi6VXxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="511" height="591" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyJbhAXC9YyZxMi9BVedYwKXFi2tyIMJRLbQrre9ENv885M7hWUz4cr1syIgrwPG0XgbVwvxMqRwF6O6b6rYhHlIuvSRWyEnvsKNIfr1t9AFpVrn-gjwCHIvmFfIgLBswKxgfFFtxtaNVn5mVKPGnrvh6OND2aOcHL6NCIu8ElWaYMi3EFGPbXi6VXxA=w640-h591" width="640" /></a></div><br />Once you get here it is through this arch and up the steps into the battlements wall-walk. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaUARMcXyxB6RAoQDZ1Q_aEJPKn3U5poptscHqTzxt9xMSFJn7Jb4909n9CEuClFaGgHDj8eT3cOi2gU1uemzZBoIs8nNsUEiSQ9WZ572078J5_hGktmgHjX1X_S7rHP7HoQNGux_NIxMmpjzSXkPxvXYDLFc9gCNplUQrXnwrkfotgI5XYd1QbUplZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaUARMcXyxB6RAoQDZ1Q_aEJPKn3U5poptscHqTzxt9xMSFJn7Jb4909n9CEuClFaGgHDj8eT3cOi2gU1uemzZBoIs8nNsUEiSQ9WZ572078J5_hGktmgHjX1X_S7rHP7HoQNGux_NIxMmpjzSXkPxvXYDLFc9gCNplUQrXnwrkfotgI5XYd1QbUplZA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Up...Up...Up and that is Sr P (<i>Mr Superman in blue jeans</i>) already at the top of this part of the battlements. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikTF1-FoMqUDpE6Q7nEgEzZyVY6FEa1Eqspgz8kx04ZrBAOeNIwT7S_h5Tw2z6Mp04twxAeW2MQTQjvce1aVxTd10vZ3G_3UMk7QLUh8Lk6aBge1-RQZCIcvbMvjF3JW3L5xVqZRqTA6P5lpMFheQTK-_t5tV_-UL2_XgHWDXoCMSLQZ7F7PGIWVw-AA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikTF1-FoMqUDpE6Q7nEgEzZyVY6FEa1Eqspgz8kx04ZrBAOeNIwT7S_h5Tw2z6Mp04twxAeW2MQTQjvce1aVxTd10vZ3G_3UMk7QLUh8Lk6aBge1-RQZCIcvbMvjF3JW3L5xVqZRqTA6P5lpMFheQTK-_t5tV_-UL2_XgHWDXoCMSLQZ7F7PGIWVw-AA=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking behind me and down to the bridge that connects these battlements to the other wall-walk which leads to the shopping centre of the city.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOkR-DElJQdCeH_HGx9x9FdFsCrti9jxHvP00DPI6tAZT1Iqt4PaYoEHoNsWSraTVH--JZGMrtQ3sJQBunLybws3oeNY8v3q5ug2PPXKdbkkzLl-tzLRk1StYBd6v0SFdCbQJUvwfysvaUXs72dqmaBgOO1QQyxcUYTSHb4KOgklsfqOEf4fyJM6MOoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOkR-DElJQdCeH_HGx9x9FdFsCrti9jxHvP00DPI6tAZT1Iqt4PaYoEHoNsWSraTVH--JZGMrtQ3sJQBunLybws3oeNY8v3q5ug2PPXKdbkkzLl-tzLRk1StYBd6v0SFdCbQJUvwfysvaUXs72dqmaBgOO1QQyxcUYTSHb4KOgklsfqOEf4fyJM6MOoA=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A quick snapshot of the sea and port to the right of the castle</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGwqvsFgcTkNsE66CHd3HkZboCHJ0da1j3UZ-zaZ1-uEr2h9-J-AH6MwCHd0qfpGw89MLLeVNJYtcVBb_5E3hrOrqmR-ctrVEZplOsbW9bJalinwUGdlAOh4l35F2RKzdZ2EzIL9UptM3iPOTMxbNcAvRaf2LGJVndhFDvLHtAq9YDUqW9YambWwutJw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="458" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGwqvsFgcTkNsE66CHd3HkZboCHJ0da1j3UZ-zaZ1-uEr2h9-J-AH6MwCHd0qfpGw89MLLeVNJYtcVBb_5E3hrOrqmR-ctrVEZplOsbW9bJalinwUGdlAOh4l35F2RKzdZ2EzIL9UptM3iPOTMxbNcAvRaf2LGJVndhFDvLHtAq9YDUqW9YambWwutJw=w302-h400" width="302" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Finally the back door into the castle. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTGKH3UI2eztYaCP876eZMShqZ5S1JZxgtCKR7M_ZnxasUWW7bKnQwHz_3qHYcgDnRK5jje55UuSYzyw9s_kWtyxWSlu9vvtpNpRsaw8yECIBeDbEeEamNXK-iAQq78DYctrtsS6cpoQVDhzYJfWsfVN1g_O97QxI7zQxvshMCYJR9Pky4WIXh9ohlOw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTGKH3UI2eztYaCP876eZMShqZ5S1JZxgtCKR7M_ZnxasUWW7bKnQwHz_3qHYcgDnRK5jje55UuSYzyw9s_kWtyxWSlu9vvtpNpRsaw8yECIBeDbEeEamNXK-iAQq78DYctrtsS6cpoQVDhzYJfWsfVN1g_O97QxI7zQxvshMCYJR9Pky4WIXh9ohlOw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I caught up with Sr P who I saw was leaning over the wall looking down attentively towards the road that was closed to traffic! Before I could get my breath back he turned to me frantically and told me he had to go back down there and quickly! He said he had seen that there were two traffic policeman checking out the cars parked on the side of the road and were placing tickets on the car windscreens. I knew straight away that could mean easily a 100€ fine! So he <i>belted off</i> down to the road ... good job he is fitter than me because I couldn't "<i>belt</i>" down the wall-walk as fast as he could. In fact I took my time because I was thinking I won't be able to solve anything by trying to get there quickly myself and Sr P will be able to sort it. As much as I don't want to pay a fine I was not risking tripping over or falling down the bits of very steep steps on the way down. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There ended our excursion that morning. At least we got to the backdoor of the castle but did not go in. That we can do another day! </span><span style="font-size: large;">🌞</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>There is a happy ending though</u>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When I finally got back down the steps Sr P was sat there waiting for me! He didn't look very cheerful so I took it for granted that he had been given a ticket but...that was Sr P teasing me again! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am pleased to say we were very lucky because as we had parked our car right at the end of the cars parked on the side of the road and the traffic police had started giving out tickets right at the top of that long line of cars. Ours being the very last car parked there Sr P got there before the traffic police! He was able to rapidly drive our car away and find a <i>proper </i>parking space nearby! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Although our excursion was cut short I am so pleased that Sr P is so fleet of foot and we didn't get a hefty fine for what was really our own fault. We shouldn't have parked our car on the side of the road even if the road was closed!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That's a lesson learnt I think! 👍</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Replies to comments on previous post completed</b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🌼</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUEiJSqLyfofY5DkSLpZjTgmn6A0rkjdGh9YpUKSzLX749MB1FflajRTtwkp6aHJEjVBnV33ThtMXMjX2R1QZ0kM3tPhRX-zen6xFWLf3lDVNdI0pueaYyxKJHP8opslZ6YFQrZtpsvRq48SyW_HDX9l2VxOSq5EbHpRCVJl6d2wlz18Tk4WCqL5YTVA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="646" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUEiJSqLyfofY5DkSLpZjTgmn6A0rkjdGh9YpUKSzLX749MB1FflajRTtwkp6aHJEjVBnV33ThtMXMjX2R1QZ0kM3tPhRX-zen6xFWLf3lDVNdI0pueaYyxKJHP8opslZ6YFQrZtpsvRq48SyW_HDX9l2VxOSq5EbHpRCVJl6d2wlz18Tk4WCqL5YTVA=w320-h109" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Happy blogging</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda 🚙</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-16041540163136795322022-02-23T13:50:00.016+01:002022-02-25T12:33:07.420+01:00It is done<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">👏</span><span style="font-size: medium;">Many thanks to all for your comments on my previous post. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought there were some very interesting responses and also several anecdotes from other bloggers who have had similar experiences.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">👏</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That's one more make completed now and it is ready to be sent over the pond to Brisbane,Queensland.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I dithered about with this project! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I knew the cushion cover I was going to make for my sister Nº 2 in Australia wasn't going to be a full cushion cover as such. In fact some of my fanatical crochet peers may even classify my following criticism as sacrilege! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I must be honest though and tell you <b>I don't like </b>full crochet cushion covers! Crochet cushion covers as in crochet covering the back and front of a cover. I have found from past experiences that after awhile a crocheted cushion cover stretches and loses it shape and begins to look baggy and hence tatty. It has nothing to do with the type of yarn I used for those projects either as I used cotton for some and yarn for others. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>B</i></span><i style="font-size: large;">y the way I consider myself a crochet fanatic as well because no other craft to date makes me happy and content as much as crochet does...yes I am a tad obsessed!</i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>My dislike may also come from a comment my daughter Nº1 made once when she said that my crochet cushions looked frumpish and grannyfied (..</span><i>don't think that word exist but...hey ho!</i><span>). I have to say that struck me to my crochet adoration core and I have been reluctant to make complete crochet cushion covers since. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I therefore make up a crochet piece or applique for the front of a cushion cover I have bought and sew it on top of the cushion cover. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just like this one here which I sent to my sister Nº 4 in the UK for her birthday two years ago. I sewed the crochet square on the front of a cushion cover that I had bought.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaunoGZRrFqvxjjplNSOd95JFq6vSxxOicLWq_1yDg2_3uvMQfFVqYYjceeVlxRfGlDUYIN40wM7TYgPKFApvdZ1GF-DPUnDOU6ifkl5hvKL35bJUdxrkhGnsjjVR9woHAkIpqJcY-XqyLD43HDPJMye3S7sw3fepCA-qF1uaZwavvOmY4NXpWWW-jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="1241" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaunoGZRrFqvxjjplNSOd95JFq6vSxxOicLWq_1yDg2_3uvMQfFVqYYjceeVlxRfGlDUYIN40wM7TYgPKFApvdZ1GF-DPUnDOU6ifkl5hvKL35bJUdxrkhGnsjjVR9woHAkIpqJcY-XqyLD43HDPJMye3S7sw3fepCA-qF1uaZwavvOmY4NXpWWW-jpg=w385-h400" width="385" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Consequently I decided to do the same again for my other sister's cushion and cover just the front with crochet on this rectangle cushion cover.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganE4g8_tiPdnOuugR7x8srTJY1Mt1UBy6fMnbph41UhXydgmAGg8DBUVdqnucfymsPGT7dDyI0dGBMiB2BNnZhNDXV_F7XdaeQ59dNqTfA6Ikmubh3xDSno6A4tLpiUUdhnOaqZLzB06z7KI_2ABvYNvuUETdlCPV-KHPHKAA6tiSaHxXV1FknTwB5Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1052" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEganE4g8_tiPdnOuugR7x8srTJY1Mt1UBy6fMnbph41UhXydgmAGg8DBUVdqnucfymsPGT7dDyI0dGBMiB2BNnZhNDXV_F7XdaeQ59dNqTfA6Ikmubh3xDSno6A4tLpiUUdhnOaqZLzB06z7KI_2ABvYNvuUETdlCPV-KHPHKAA6tiSaHxXV1FknTwB5Q" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I crocheted these flower motifs and joined them up to make a rectangle.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBA6LDsDbSliPW7WjnYqsYDqLhumOd3NErSW98mocv9KWUiW_LdXRVU8L2KuiM9co2zfX_7YckEfwe3EqH8t22wdWn6ydDBauXtVNlaYuPXV7YtZsZPuH6WHe1Yu-oXtjTQGsnUYjE1qfk5wkasHvH-vZzw16QO507I9PMGagmSrK2_x-dFEF6vAJXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJBA6LDsDbSliPW7WjnYqsYDqLhumOd3NErSW98mocv9KWUiW_LdXRVU8L2KuiM9co2zfX_7YckEfwe3EqH8t22wdWn6ydDBauXtVNlaYuPXV7YtZsZPuH6WHe1Yu-oXtjTQGsnUYjE1qfk5wkasHvH-vZzw16QO507I9PMGagmSrK2_x-dFEF6vAJXQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />My idea was to cover the front of the cushion with the crochet motifs rectangle and place tassels of the same colour in each corner of the cushion. When it came to the moment of sewing on the cover I didn't like the effect at all! There was nothing wrong with the cushion cover or with the piece made up of crochet motifs separately but when put together it just looked pretty dull and it didn't strike a cord at all with me. I therefore scrapped that and started again. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This time with appliques of flowers and leaves and I did like this combination much more.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaswWwSQcmCSRaVeDFu326r4eFV4ITl2Yj13-j_GmnLMpCmarjb-mSAi5ADGQVvFSr47uJ8Pwh8KpaLqy_MfQx4rtMCwFrNhGtO4xO9-GWO-V_zUwXGKE3HMoksPBbZEwyIsfy78OfpQ0ou3FdQTVsjKULB3H8llI9XAsRf5dZJeRS7l0NROBsLgfYeA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="640" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaswWwSQcmCSRaVeDFu326r4eFV4ITl2Yj13-j_GmnLMpCmarjb-mSAi5ADGQVvFSr47uJ8Pwh8KpaLqy_MfQx4rtMCwFrNhGtO4xO9-GWO-V_zUwXGKE3HMoksPBbZEwyIsfy78OfpQ0ou3FdQTVsjKULB3H8llI9XAsRf5dZJeRS7l0NROBsLgfYeA=w640-h406" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimOLwQanj99olQ5k5Ta0LaedfXI5SV8Rk4MwBiqRxq7XYhkb8UUGcvf8OU8Oq1lhkjOg8fhQbZr3k0GPo1B7V2Y9dMddQ419mxtEl5cf48ji6XpIuC6mVjXeJxy96R6YKougYSx2vwJZlXPBlAZ7LzPI8hTL_HTxyk4iKvYwOMgX9QM2JV4jd0DO0viQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimOLwQanj99olQ5k5Ta0LaedfXI5SV8Rk4MwBiqRxq7XYhkb8UUGcvf8OU8Oq1lhkjOg8fhQbZr3k0GPo1B7V2Y9dMddQ419mxtEl5cf48ji6XpIuC6mVjXeJxy96R6YKougYSx2vwJZlXPBlAZ7LzPI8hTL_HTxyk4iKvYwOMgX9QM2JV4jd0DO0viQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuFUnfETcCDBhj5FUxCOt5PyvV6vSDWpIGefZWUE85AoV7CQ-AaNeFoxsrR-ZRYsvYyegGMSIURAhY_krsjNQ93XPX4dF0RcEv2q3QfVh7mHaS-tFETLX5hzf9R7753WVC_v9ghGh9u3EQ0JO86OUY3aMhGKd2bM0W48b03Lp7PMZP-3X1paAUNOY4gQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="640" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuFUnfETcCDBhj5FUxCOt5PyvV6vSDWpIGefZWUE85AoV7CQ-AaNeFoxsrR-ZRYsvYyegGMSIURAhY_krsjNQ93XPX4dF0RcEv2q3QfVh7mHaS-tFETLX5hzf9R7753WVC_v9ghGh9u3EQ0JO86OUY3aMhGKd2bM0W48b03Lp7PMZP-3X1paAUNOY4gQ=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTvT7qEnEV6sE-XE-u3QZ75QP_6SQQlBE6KDraSlTkCnJy7zvAuPUqvL42fQpDYG7WkoPd_BP8sfWjUWP85yl9uLhIWxC6JEOhiNxPsy_os1egUOO-4UFEBHGGAbwZWzA4Z2xuUBWi7LSbbgFdY7ET3bErt7GJfQlCNocPeq8rM1RwlQ-35gfIuNT6vQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="640" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTvT7qEnEV6sE-XE-u3QZ75QP_6SQQlBE6KDraSlTkCnJy7zvAuPUqvL42fQpDYG7WkoPd_BP8sfWjUWP85yl9uLhIWxC6JEOhiNxPsy_os1egUOO-4UFEBHGGAbwZWzA4Z2xuUBWi7LSbbgFdY7ET3bErt7GJfQlCNocPeq8rM1RwlQ-35gfIuNT6vQ=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was going to add tassels in the same colour as the crochet to the corners of the cushion but decided enough was enough and I didn't want it to look too fussy.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Both the little flowers and the larger five layer flowers I crocheted with no pattern at all precisely because I know the patterns by memory as I often use these type of flowers. I do sometimes make them bigger or smaller depending on the crochet project. This does not mean they do not originate from a pattern they do and <u>not my pattern</u> it is just that I cannot remember whose.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I vaguely remember the larger 5 layer flowers comes from a Japanese pattern. That,under the circumstances,is the best acknowledgement I can give because as I said I started using and making these flowers many years ago and I have no idea where the pattern is. The leaves and the stalks have no pattern they were freeform. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a 2,00 hook and one of my favourite cotton threads Katia Jaipur Colour 250 and Colour 204</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjRJN9BgQex1RAD8Zd4yojVfIRJnHW7EnTHPakPm8diHAlgGyvbqFBdaQaK91UVg_2Vfn_v0dGFt8dcpAPw3Ib01GAEVvXI7oZh5cyhKVzkB9InH4D8o28T-7D3pKxwM44U317FbeIqLOwNOJsPpjSOR5Utb3S9eAUkJYJ-zF2_WI-w4OcFWv53mUlCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjRJN9BgQex1RAD8Zd4yojVfIRJnHW7EnTHPakPm8diHAlgGyvbqFBdaQaK91UVg_2Vfn_v0dGFt8dcpAPw3Ib01GAEVvXI7oZh5cyhKVzkB9InH4D8o28T-7D3pKxwM44U317FbeIqLOwNOJsPpjSOR5Utb3S9eAUkJYJ-zF2_WI-w4OcFWv53mUlCQ" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I never tire of this lovely cotton thread and the variation in colours. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Soup weather</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Although it has been sunny it is still soup weather. I thought I would share this Carrot Soup recipe with you that I found some time ago on the internet. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhruHXSXkc_6vCSpoNldL2CYWOXg07YsCdrOMTiol8ywPwHSBjwZBH--ScnjCM9Aw49UPFV1bMnw8pQOfi2oxgUuSfpGsI4cTyv-SOcYub0JT8n7fNnYF3lMmfiNMdgFnA7p-0PvwWFLL8XZ_K6T49py-knsODMqGEL7XBginYZbREL9eTDdHv2V9Agbg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhruHXSXkc_6vCSpoNldL2CYWOXg07YsCdrOMTiol8ywPwHSBjwZBH--ScnjCM9Aw49UPFV1bMnw8pQOfi2oxgUuSfpGsI4cTyv-SOcYub0JT8n7fNnYF3lMmfiNMdgFnA7p-0PvwWFLL8XZ_K6T49py-knsODMqGEL7XBginYZbREL9eTDdHv2V9Agbg=w346-h400" width="346" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Depending on what I have in the larder and to give it some extra flavour I also add half a turnip and or half a courgette and or two small broccoli stalks ( <i>I cut up and freeze Broccoli stalks to add to soups</i>). If I haven't got "herbes de Provence" I add dried Thyme,Rosemary and Oregano. I never use the cream as stated on the recipe. It is delicious! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-91PUmwopf29fNNRa-qQPKAXSdaO0HiHrVG8znT-Z2pUhOBQmBS1117mUnZbKpcOuMBJNhGvVL3rFagQjGER1RtyXswVoQZf4PcrE_iPZW4ICghygIGqBFi6m6NJ6kQa9AV7sr0QtuQLf-WljTXRztdFzHB7OWogjKLUNrBqRJnMFaVJ4ou9WImtC_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="1057" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-91PUmwopf29fNNRa-qQPKAXSdaO0HiHrVG8znT-Z2pUhOBQmBS1117mUnZbKpcOuMBJNhGvVL3rFagQjGER1RtyXswVoQZf4PcrE_iPZW4ICghygIGqBFi6m6NJ6kQa9AV7sr0QtuQLf-WljTXRztdFzHB7OWogjKLUNrBqRJnMFaVJ4ou9WImtC_Q=w640-h152" width="640" /></a></span></div><span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;">Replies to comment on previous post completed</span> <span style="font-size: large;">💡</span></span><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxRwouVUK4S7o4zGjueAW8JrR1cdS0O3NELe0QnmlanzMuGKyDfVh_MnRo_H6KlwKimJjZeuKWOrjmDqxS2GZsGZgkEPgoczmEDXR7QDDN2rD-aOreLVTd6SWWtoj9aBsQsPteOrlMbFMACRGZlawCur8pWmnHHK-h2qWE_DL4HEXCy6jF7xxzVgKy9A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="470" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxRwouVUK4S7o4zGjueAW8JrR1cdS0O3NELe0QnmlanzMuGKyDfVh_MnRo_H6KlwKimJjZeuKWOrjmDqxS2GZsGZgkEPgoczmEDXR7QDDN2rD-aOreLVTd6SWWtoj9aBsQsPteOrlMbFMACRGZlawCur8pWmnHHK-h2qWE_DL4HEXCy6jF7xxzVgKy9A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">🌻</span></div><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-31413641547024105942022-02-16T10:50:00.022+01:002022-02-20T15:28:12.201+01:00I swear it´s telepathy!<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><i>Is there such a thing as sibling telepathy?</i></span></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"</span><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b> Great minds think alike,though fools seldom differ</b></span><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><b>"</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I have recently been reading several articles on </span><a href="https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa14/2014/10/04/sibling-telepathy/">sibling telepathy</a><span>. In fact I have been meaning to post about this for sometime but frequently pushed it out of my mind thinking that the connection we seem to have my sister and I have is just a load of giant coincidences and I am being too fanciful. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">They say that it is pretty common that twins have this type of connection however, my sister Nº4 and myself we aren't twins. I have also read that </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>close bonded relatives are in some cases more in tune with each other than with other relatives. They indicate that as you share the same genes then brain patterns will be very similar too. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I just know that t</span><span>he saying "great minds think alike" comes into its true meaning as far as we are concerned. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Many of these minor coincidences happen quite frequently:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">about to contact and I suddenly receive a whatsapp</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">forecasting reactions</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">a feeling we need to contact</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">finishing sentences .</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">come out with same words or ideas. .. <i>and so on</i></span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Now how has the idea to post about sister telepathy come about! Well when I consider all the other incidents and the times we have agreed mutually and jokingly that we are constantly on the same wavelength this most recent experience has made me think there just could be some connection.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This last coincidence...</span><span style="font-size: medium;">yes I say coincidence because this may be me being over-imaginative.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our bedroom blind was looking really tatty so I ordered a new one online a few days ago. The blind was delivered on the Thursday. This is the one I chose and is now in place in the bedroom.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG5DTh6uR8gCrlZ-6B-uMRj6SZILWuhMt5KPBmkF_LYeAW8bgXotxzhYs_rGKmsuR05Lj1qRfaV1-gBb5KEFpjAHCm5qV-P_pi5Zs9Ua3rOUz_4uZzJR4AmITeEN_XY0yOmsmvexVX7FOkwE29gCAQyQ4YWW56umQahRI9oujtBbUpAu7299niHHVlcA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="460" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG5DTh6uR8gCrlZ-6B-uMRj6SZILWuhMt5KPBmkF_LYeAW8bgXotxzhYs_rGKmsuR05Lj1qRfaV1-gBb5KEFpjAHCm5qV-P_pi5Zs9Ua3rOUz_4uZzJR4AmITeEN_XY0yOmsmvexVX7FOkwE29gCAQyQ4YWW56umQahRI9oujtBbUpAu7299niHHVlcA=w288-h400" width="288" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQhbS69PR3enbPQhOpkz4hWEzgIu5Ordm9b8NPOBLfUmLB-tnbhTzGtKK2ZqspsbyopLK4X2tizgWZsDMsOHJO31JshmPgl6n9Odk8TJYB2AlpBG7EWz5gcClEiJ1ybcyDyLd3wxT6gQl05HRlrSSAM7oCL9vqmlFTiJ7HC1LW8wVv7zifMSbH9QoWTg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="640" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQhbS69PR3enbPQhOpkz4hWEzgIu5Ordm9b8NPOBLfUmLB-tnbhTzGtKK2ZqspsbyopLK4X2tizgWZsDMsOHJO31JshmPgl6n9Odk8TJYB2AlpBG7EWz5gcClEiJ1ybcyDyLd3wxT6gQl05HRlrSSAM7oCL9vqmlFTiJ7HC1LW8wVv7zifMSbH9QoWTg=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We,sister Nº 4 and yours truly, were chatting via Whatsapp the Thursday evening (t<i>he same Thursday I received my blind) </i>and she tells me she has bought a blind for the bathroom. She then sent me photos of her new blind.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYu4KdLzSWoJ-k_BzzjSOwiJAsGYnamZ4dedUbAamD07Fs6AoGrvXBvEDJFcNAbnMC1Op5UPOhhct97sAxU2O_SVnX4LXugb089M0_RBevI09iAo2GgX_4N2zcjybI_mfxGQkyvM_arpAUG1K06ifCOFxUnBe9qsZwQUaDjjs_6LZmMpnJsKRxehj48g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYu4KdLzSWoJ-k_BzzjSOwiJAsGYnamZ4dedUbAamD07Fs6AoGrvXBvEDJFcNAbnMC1Op5UPOhhct97sAxU2O_SVnX4LXugb089M0_RBevI09iAo2GgX_4N2zcjybI_mfxGQkyvM_arpAUG1K06ifCOFxUnBe9qsZwQUaDjjs_6LZmMpnJsKRxehj48g=w345-h400" width="345" /></a></div><br /><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi747quLxEIIheEcc6FB3YYonWOT2kOVaGG3KS-1GvMFIAX_02qPwxu8-wnieoflaQjoLnmYZ5vzAl4Hgtp9k8tnSG9AkL2bWSND5Bwb9Cj0xMtzPsds7RS11PH3gVJhQSr2Yr60o_SqxTyWnKzwls_HFApUU-n3LdUZFjLwPAfYdeUyzlJp-93M-43Jw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi747quLxEIIheEcc6FB3YYonWOT2kOVaGG3KS-1GvMFIAX_02qPwxu8-wnieoflaQjoLnmYZ5vzAl4Hgtp9k8tnSG9AkL2bWSND5Bwb9Cj0xMtzPsds7RS11PH3gVJhQSr2Yr60o_SqxTyWnKzwls_HFApUU-n3LdUZFjLwPAfYdeUyzlJp-93M-43Jw=w335-h400" width="335" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is all about leaves...right! Now then I call that one big coincidence!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;">I</span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"> have no intention of delving into telepathy myself or trying it out as indicted on this</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </span><a href="https://mocomi.com/what-is-telepathy/" style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">webpage</a><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYff15wFzHBlwxnrixjXrBdcY9rolyckewFb7tDDiZ9d3zQwGKnJWMWojjuPOKDceT1xR5XZRaLlKS-q4U2VQKBy9zXS46pM-RNMPMD7d8qfZGCbJ2fI2zIKeooSUCJ9FE1pi9-7hTEdT_hF5ejS0v4vPX3obRM2siBJ0rb75DoVrsin9_zzbQnD49Jw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="751" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYff15wFzHBlwxnrixjXrBdcY9rolyckewFb7tDDiZ9d3zQwGKnJWMWojjuPOKDceT1xR5XZRaLlKS-q4U2VQKBy9zXS46pM-RNMPMD7d8qfZGCbJ2fI2zIKeooSUCJ9FE1pi9-7hTEdT_hF5ejS0v4vPX3obRM2siBJ0rb75DoVrsin9_zzbQnD49Jw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I just find it extremely curious the numerous amount of <i>coincidences</i> between my sister and myself which occur frequently. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">All the same, I thought I would post about it in case there are others out there in blogland who have these same sort of experiences which some call sibling telepathy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">Thomas Ra</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In case you have forgotten or not heard of who Thomas Ra is or where he lives this <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/03/ra-egyptian-god.html">post here</a> explains all. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Poor Thomas Ra he is exhausted and rather put out! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">All this patrolling his apartment and checking his humans are behaving as they should in his presence and are diligently taking care of his welfare is tiring work. Unfortunately they, his humans, do seem to be forgetting certain privileges he has established one of which his right to use the comfy stool on the balcony whenever he should feel so inclined. The lady human is breaking the rules as she keeps sitting there to drink her morning coffee and this mostly happens each morning precisely when he feels the need to take in the fresh morning air and to hear the birds chirping. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Today he beat her to it but he is going to have to make it clear that the comfy stool is his and must be given over to him when he so desires.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_l8ujvkcFc_R5UINnFFE5WwnvFxWfwpCoq6GNaD2j0fUtUMYlD96X63GyQz8WdVUO7H9fAuz0asKCJkWeN8fY858YERnmUrbTOwuY7KBD9W28ULSC357HSxBGMvGMzDpOwbaqETh5Rl2fgFYm5iAndAQ1BhWRqXCJUvGxks80rEOzoWuaiNZIfDt0Hg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_l8ujvkcFc_R5UINnFFE5WwnvFxWfwpCoq6GNaD2j0fUtUMYlD96X63GyQz8WdVUO7H9fAuz0asKCJkWeN8fY858YERnmUrbTOwuY7KBD9W28ULSC357HSxBGMvGMzDpOwbaqETh5Rl2fgFYm5iAndAQ1BhWRqXCJUvGxks80rEOzoWuaiNZIfDt0Hg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Thomas Ra </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Replies to comments on previous post completed</span>. <span style="font-size: x-large;">🌻</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv7LblRuO5KyK-wv5hpXI4GByGIErtmhijUTKsNbTgGyS4ryMsGLcUQywaOqv02lBVMTBZkwGS5Dm327p0QuUXLK-j_7khb2-KKwyt1Lml7g8BiMt9bDozDeVIQ_5O-HFRn7eZBmVqYOu2KLe8AyAVkQgEunY_EUqn-oboKC4Uu682Ju5PJeHekxlWsA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="748" height="103" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv7LblRuO5KyK-wv5hpXI4GByGIErtmhijUTKsNbTgGyS4ryMsGLcUQywaOqv02lBVMTBZkwGS5Dm327p0QuUXLK-j_7khb2-KKwyt1Lml7g8BiMt9bDozDeVIQ_5O-HFRn7eZBmVqYOu2KLe8AyAVkQgEunY_EUqn-oboKC4Uu682Ju5PJeHekxlWsA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Happy blogging</span></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #741b47; font-size: x-large;">Amanda 😊</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-79445135820128714852022-02-09T13:15:00.009+01:002022-02-14T11:11:43.204+01:00Here or there?<p> </p><p><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;"><b>WARNING: Photo Heavy!</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Having come to a decision about our future downsized home and as we have dismissed the idea of a place on top of the Arenales cliffs we are looking around other areas of the coast. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Last Sunday we went to the Campello area again. I have mentioned this seaside town before <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/02/campello.html">here</a>. This part of the coast is just outside of Campello and not too far from Alicante city. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvWqVOrH-uF-Sx01JdI4IofKe71rSpiB36Yuek7kJEgT_8wb9KppjzNrFxzJni9iaE0mk1c-VvfuZ6fyZfkq4vimB9DsvJwIzhokrgB7jxzZ2oXAvWQa0c25ocIrdm0m4YM6LpE-qEOKmtU3gwsQP03C1Ar-GeM1U_WXfz4jxBOkLUYz7v1-_m9zx4NA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="628" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvWqVOrH-uF-Sx01JdI4IofKe71rSpiB36Yuek7kJEgT_8wb9KppjzNrFxzJni9iaE0mk1c-VvfuZ6fyZfkq4vimB9DsvJwIzhokrgB7jxzZ2oXAvWQa0c25ocIrdm0m4YM6LpE-qEOKmtU3gwsQP03C1Ar-GeM1U_WXfz4jxBOkLUYz7v1-_m9zx4NA=w400-h216" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We want to avoid the urban beaches as they do get very busy throughout most of the year and during the summer peak season months they get really crowded. That is why we are looking at these other areas along the coast where there are wild beaches. We would really love to live near a beach that is as unspoiled as possible! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin5jBMKxJk8-4POlPXrDf1CgTbfVM77YEVZsqTrGk2M9CinZ-DigaN3ZhY5dDsTph4ERJu97YFjW8gxCyq8DCI8WNA8Gxf20vc82Xs_-XHid1Xax5d3m9p01Kt7NlKTd1HMh53fKcSRHTB-fFX3oKoGLIXTeE63d3CL4nBnbWkC6QsTlD-ZeXm-7Xr8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEin5jBMKxJk8-4POlPXrDf1CgTbfVM77YEVZsqTrGk2M9CinZ-DigaN3ZhY5dDsTph4ERJu97YFjW8gxCyq8DCI8WNA8Gxf20vc82Xs_-XHid1Xax5d3m9p01Kt7NlKTd1HMh53fKcSRHTB-fFX3oKoGLIXTeE63d3CL4nBnbWkC6QsTlD-ZeXm-7Xr8w" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw88IYa3tl1V840yw4DQ_NbfVuAolMzmx2HEjm70yadA3bkI8XMAHgepT6nnIy8YaKd0Dnyom6BKYOdczEDp5xiT6izCIH3HJEyb71L-H5nx_PK9ZaNm0dztyLGaIt-6YBHTBsDWXEaV5npmuG94oVJLEYV1fhm3SDTo13bPlTI1KJ5rSTtc4AVWQb0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="515" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhw88IYa3tl1V840yw4DQ_NbfVuAolMzmx2HEjm70yadA3bkI8XMAHgepT6nnIy8YaKd0Dnyom6BKYOdczEDp5xiT6izCIH3HJEyb71L-H5nx_PK9ZaNm0dztyLGaIt-6YBHTBsDWXEaV5npmuG94oVJLEYV1fhm3SDTo13bPlTI1KJ5rSTtc4AVWQb0g=w400-h332" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This is a very small wild beach which is fine for us and not much sand more pebbles which is fine too. We don't go in for sunbathing anyhow and it doesn't bother me if it is all pebbles. We spend most of out time in the sea swimming or snorkeling. Sr P much more than me! Understandably Sr P would have to try out the area or I should say this part of the sea ... if it is good for snorkeling that is. </span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6OflWOLFCuXsaW5RC78mfO2oQHWjWwbSY5zL119-MYN0_adAxVGCbJiC4iw5oDJZiAWPCIBZRq1fDaSYb5TxUkjy0NivFuQQC392J2BG1BunCyYpDb3f92aJsNAJrj0nEWPwaHQ23GuPgbzfGdaVrKkeVZI5NMEiCVxAKTzbW6N1APjC7s6VwmOLn6Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6OflWOLFCuXsaW5RC78mfO2oQHWjWwbSY5zL119-MYN0_adAxVGCbJiC4iw5oDJZiAWPCIBZRq1fDaSYb5TxUkjy0NivFuQQC392J2BG1BunCyYpDb3f92aJsNAJrj0nEWPwaHQ23GuPgbzfGdaVrKkeVZI5NMEiCVxAKTzbW6N1APjC7s6VwmOLn6Q=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />There is a very nice coastal footpath which we strolled along as far as it went. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9vgF6y7oowr7Frq31fjCtOBG8AmJ2ssFD6DhhrcATwQWnGWWSChqdGJrSF9AWIu9fukG3wj95UlCrzDD6JyL_2x3ybZULVm1UmjdWdEQhNaZFeZOFh9KQEIaX5madoE3nROuU7bwDPaYmopBPZ7iFL-VwMlzK487o14SmReM0kR8rG7RRbZmr2IEJzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9vgF6y7oowr7Frq31fjCtOBG8AmJ2ssFD6DhhrcATwQWnGWWSChqdGJrSF9AWIu9fukG3wj95UlCrzDD6JyL_2x3ybZULVm1UmjdWdEQhNaZFeZOFh9KQEIaX5madoE3nROuU7bwDPaYmopBPZ7iFL-VwMlzK487o14SmReM0kR8rG7RRbZmr2IEJzA" width="180" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Sr P observing the area and the sea which was as calm as a millpond. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitaReCPL2y34X3fX_zVIWcsiA4jZ9T_f4lldCRpjkOwA7V7aaOF0-H5p_psRaXwMEuPCH6M7S5OmNWGR1qUzJ7cHmZ9yUfyuMaEzozQqYhPRT9-wdu7s7TIen6llmoix1XbmwZBSJ8zHwUy1SEYaG_oWlQlHhmfmfAM97owVfvEyMO-6C6qmXxn3sPNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitaReCPL2y34X3fX_zVIWcsiA4jZ9T_f4lldCRpjkOwA7V7aaOF0-H5p_psRaXwMEuPCH6M7S5OmNWGR1qUzJ7cHmZ9yUfyuMaEzozQqYhPRT9-wdu7s7TIen6llmoix1XbmwZBSJ8zHwUy1SEYaG_oWlQlHhmfmfAM97owVfvEyMO-6C6qmXxn3sPNw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Beautiful views and so relaxing to contemplate.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnC7UhDXhk897vCXkYVuGkKjYUg735X3Pg4a8N43FJXqSaxWhb-UKkf2CzxNllF9r48M69GCaE4M_eykZdSXORUe2cr45HC-Z8b2hFqynX9SOOcsKuntHhaEmeW8xRFFmVuf7eoJtb2XGlE-aEho9gmUz7R1w08ogkCsdQMV0Uuiv3jNUcTqSNLuMdCw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnC7UhDXhk897vCXkYVuGkKjYUg735X3Pg4a8N43FJXqSaxWhb-UKkf2CzxNllF9r48M69GCaE4M_eykZdSXORUe2cr45HC-Z8b2hFqynX9SOOcsKuntHhaEmeW8xRFFmVuf7eoJtb2XGlE-aEho9gmUz7R1w08ogkCsdQMV0Uuiv3jNUcTqSNLuMdCw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lots of seaweed today</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiabJM8lGk6QIpnP9eylQy7nA6jQeVy0vhz9LQq4q1lgv9Ahc0-Pcom1af3byVsHuLiGkOdWgfUQMqZpQpohjYfq1S_wlwvtczwOHCoquG-4c8ZRKx_5LqAxUlOkfiZaiym4_4PUFOvSKjjyY0ktxt9kP_jUrffiEJ8W2ZoqrBVsNe-F9X73KjEJf6Zkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiabJM8lGk6QIpnP9eylQy7nA6jQeVy0vhz9LQq4q1lgv9Ahc0-Pcom1af3byVsHuLiGkOdWgfUQMqZpQpohjYfq1S_wlwvtczwOHCoquG-4c8ZRKx_5LqAxUlOkfiZaiym4_4PUFOvSKjjyY0ktxt9kP_jUrffiEJ8W2ZoqrBVsNe-F9X73KjEJf6Zkw=w272-h400" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">What is it with the lilac lamp posts? That's a first! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Really large "WoW" villas there in the background. I imagine they are holiday homes as most of them were closed up for the winter.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI1TT2RjjBSiuKT0WWNyfGcGVCI8W_TWgFuEOR_2ZfGKMKwQtWAwn_bslcagJ3ibavKMW3tkZUyA9F_oBSgcYEaMvb84-mv7zR6op3aTnBNJtHBCFLnp0sbww5LJEdzHauEEhdlqorlnvm5EotcNbG1vkpH3qu4bbGhQSsHOT9qGLKLOEBY6W1Qc-tow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="335" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjI1TT2RjjBSiuKT0WWNyfGcGVCI8W_TWgFuEOR_2ZfGKMKwQtWAwn_bslcagJ3ibavKMW3tkZUyA9F_oBSgcYEaMvb84-mv7zR6op3aTnBNJtHBCFLnp0sbww5LJEdzHauEEhdlqorlnvm5EotcNbG1vkpH3qu4bbGhQSsHOT9qGLKLOEBY6W1Qc-tow=w237-h400" width="237" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>All of the lamp posts were painted lilac. I am trying to decide if I like them that colour or not!</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip2EC9F6EHRPshUxCjdeRjgFZvQoHUeoexcTs608VDAzsLKg_s6opOuuiokoiWR3lt7izwwtUbURGRDJRNm0-D60CN6y9wj1h8LGEWEaKfruGAzt0FfwwGCvySKBDS9hKb0dUboKdK2qzi07XMhwBX7Fuf3-oIJ_UhHVEW1BwT2_-Q4EoFY5zhqhDJkA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="640" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEip2EC9F6EHRPshUxCjdeRjgFZvQoHUeoexcTs608VDAzsLKg_s6opOuuiokoiWR3lt7izwwtUbURGRDJRNm0-D60CN6y9wj1h8LGEWEaKfruGAzt0FfwwGCvySKBDS9hKb0dUboKdK2qzi07XMhwBX7Fuf3-oIJ_UhHVEW1BwT2_-Q4EoFY5zhqhDJkA" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Although we would prefer a little bungalow we would also consider an apartment. There were several for sale in this complex. I did take note of the details but (<i>there is always a but...sigh</i>) I later noticed that to get down to the beach one has to cross a very busy main road! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh! dear! We didn't like that very much!<br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIX19GYTM2nCMTDwxDFEL6ukYTGehIDlbcnfI9U-cQ633yH0w8qtF85njYxRbSbf0tGgBPr8eP8EeNUuHr4Xk3zwirWSajQ1iE8NYpJxjYNMEoEIGwm3yZMv3MF1kRj_k8vYklH9vEx_yS_U0nLFgtu53rd3soxX_h4_Zhdie8Tgods5gNjIVBQwsk_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="477" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIX19GYTM2nCMTDwxDFEL6ukYTGehIDlbcnfI9U-cQ633yH0w8qtF85njYxRbSbf0tGgBPr8eP8EeNUuHr4Xk3zwirWSajQ1iE8NYpJxjYNMEoEIGwm3yZMv3MF1kRj_k8vYklH9vEx_yS_U0nLFgtu53rd3soxX_h4_Zhdie8Tgods5gNjIVBQwsk_Q=w327-h400" width="327" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Access to the beach we were looking at after crossing the main road.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I rather think we are being super fussy! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is our wants list at present but I am sure I can add to this list if I think about it a bit more:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: medium;">wild unspoiled beach</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">small house/apartment, close proximity to the beach</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">large terrace</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Must not face north</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">right sort of snorkeling area</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">not too near a main road</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">near to Alicante City</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">good services. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">Fabulous view</span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;">quiet area</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">REPLIES to comments on my previous post completed 😊</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda 😎</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-67053968546608684562022-02-02T12:05:00.001+01:002022-02-04T10:17:44.193+01:00What imagination can do!<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In case any new followers to my blog are wondering why I post photos of Doors please view this <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/02/hello-oz.html">post</a> and all will be revealed.👀</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><b>DOORS IV</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As the last post was rather image heavy I thought I would include the photos of Doors that I took last Sunday here in this post.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbwLEij-Z6xnLGn2W2xDfyo2VFEWXOIdz7j5qDnz3gHU3_o2W6W9Zj794UIxdgMo_AINY5YGTLjZl5W_cpVFbhNh1Q-J6j9pLTFBUeLSpwk_WwNnme8aGpGVkfS4MDfMJNwJsCBfFJutQYtob7Zz8OjkARejVdjMkWDMG_VHPfYuzOkmCPHoG1w-G2tw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbwLEij-Z6xnLGn2W2xDfyo2VFEWXOIdz7j5qDnz3gHU3_o2W6W9Zj794UIxdgMo_AINY5YGTLjZl5W_cpVFbhNh1Q-J6j9pLTFBUeLSpwk_WwNnme8aGpGVkfS4MDfMJNwJsCBfFJutQYtob7Zz8OjkARejVdjMkWDMG_VHPfYuzOkmCPHoG1w-G2tw=w397-h640" width="397" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Some back door eh! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This belongs to the Town Hall and it is situated in a very popular plaza called Plaza de la Santa Faz which leads up to the old quarter. It is called L<i>a</i> <i>puerta de la Fruta </i>(the door of the Fruit). Now then straight away my mind and imagination fires up instantly images of little old ladies in black selling fruit sat on the steps or nearby. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have learnt that since blogging and describing the photos of old buildings here that the origin of names isn't always as one imagines as in my Orihuela Door of Chains post which I commented about <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/11/why-door-of-chains.htm">here</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I have yet to find out if that door is really just about <i>fruit</i>,<i>fruit</i> or something more obscure! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTbmMsg9GoZpSakkqDUBm3vPyFzXXIgUK0ILNHwCXA9i2qf4VW9brRtQvnzD_sidz86SVmtv5MvqNEldbAqCiwBQ6kRAXZ4_V_QUPov0Z4QBnhY6NacQNc959nKrd-DKLt4okXax3--sTa57NJeq0tIYNkFzpB6o3rQ6WUMsMvUk_1SfckUh4fnrZ_Iw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTbmMsg9GoZpSakkqDUBm3vPyFzXXIgUK0ILNHwCXA9i2qf4VW9brRtQvnzD_sidz86SVmtv5MvqNEldbAqCiwBQ6kRAXZ4_V_QUPov0Z4QBnhY6NacQNc959nKrd-DKLt4okXax3--sTa57NJeq0tIYNkFzpB6o3rQ6WUMsMvUk_1SfckUh4fnrZ_Iw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These are the ornamental wrought iron doors that have taken the place of the massive but magnificent wooden doors which were the entry to the University of Alicante City offices. You have probably guessed by my description that I preferred the solid wooden doors which in my opinion gave the building a more historical and classical look and definitely a sense of security. I imagine though they were tough to open. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1bQjqTnhzwCch5jHliOa20VE318_g2fL_yT-64_fr5A9MZVUPwOtvyvj0RWrbVv6X3GLTT6ji2DcoW65VIQ4pUAMN6ozw2RJQlulnkZEy5ch1MhGNeyESmCvVKdc3Q07dUDE7dnNR-G4ReFnf777ZA_RW4tbkBOTcIQbKsYqLbV0Lz-eFpFDFWuEUXg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1bQjqTnhzwCch5jHliOa20VE318_g2fL_yT-64_fr5A9MZVUPwOtvyvj0RWrbVv6X3GLTT6ji2DcoW65VIQ4pUAMN6ozw2RJQlulnkZEy5ch1MhGNeyESmCvVKdc3Q07dUDE7dnNR-G4ReFnf777ZA_RW4tbkBOTcIQbKsYqLbV0Lz-eFpFDFWuEUXg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Just a door to someone's house but quite eyecatching. It was a bit grimy and once again my imagination spired and I had instant images of how I could clean that up to make it look better and perhaps add a coat of varnish! It's incredible the speed of one's thoughts. If it were possible mind power alone would have renovated that door as I looked at it! I would love to see it cleaned up. The best bit was that the door was open so I was able to get a glimpse inside.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6BkxcSoDlT98i6FihWfUO7FMofhKThynam30P_Mv0gpbfJc7KR8Bv9bThcUxo2V3jlt_TXu2dTjjskINn8SNlXB4KzCKOvVty0hSJs82CJ9H4ItTCkn1KR2kUp32Yg6oZxh5oZNnUtgnKqnKgCgbXMkYxHc31VXhGIK__hq6VmVHsxm9qe_F4f5zakA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6BkxcSoDlT98i6FihWfUO7FMofhKThynam30P_Mv0gpbfJc7KR8Bv9bThcUxo2V3jlt_TXu2dTjjskINn8SNlXB4KzCKOvVty0hSJs82CJ9H4ItTCkn1KR2kUp32Yg6oZxh5oZNnUtgnKqnKgCgbXMkYxHc31VXhGIK__hq6VmVHsxm9qe_F4f5zakA=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">I'm glad I have a vivid imagination because I can visualise how this entryway as well would look cleaned up. Beautiful old mosaic floor tiles and the ceiling which is pretty grubby could look so impressive after getting rid of the dust and grim. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgebePqq4WqsRekRCoXB_YsMdKnsUOezb0s0ZtSCMenGM_YadjE6RMyqb7XP8L345h7XZJPV9shZ-EIjiubR3vHKxh55EUTp69LFN_oeacRzJRHEVgykC7LXaqK_-BjTHYKk2EaB_LgXkatEhEgW4gupCd_pBjbyqtHVj42F_jdU3gkcTstEq6F1ta6Vw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgebePqq4WqsRekRCoXB_YsMdKnsUOezb0s0ZtSCMenGM_YadjE6RMyqb7XP8L345h7XZJPV9shZ-EIjiubR3vHKxh55EUTp69LFN_oeacRzJRHEVgykC7LXaqK_-BjTHYKk2EaB_LgXkatEhEgW4gupCd_pBjbyqtHVj42F_jdU3gkcTstEq6F1ta6Vw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">Here's one of my favourites which is situated in the old quarter and <i>lo and behold</i> the door was open. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCxy34tnNXhFrEj1SE6a8kyXkmBgRZ6Zg_6zoQ_cIifYKaOq7sIm1-9zoQ-JOdsqmvtCHZUrd9XpcqxyvuKzdUXCcEWgjpmKIdehG6HR5OyQF_QK-ZsQib1fgtZra4H1EnzrP-OMLlOLRWB3vHXe6QumV3khFYutWGVzVA71xL7CC59leLWMFhcRGmXQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCxy34tnNXhFrEj1SE6a8kyXkmBgRZ6Zg_6zoQ_cIifYKaOq7sIm1-9zoQ-JOdsqmvtCHZUrd9XpcqxyvuKzdUXCcEWgjpmKIdehG6HR5OyQF_QK-ZsQib1fgtZra4H1EnzrP-OMLlOLRWB3vHXe6QumV3khFYutWGVzVA71xL7CC59leLWMFhcRGmXQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The entrance had obviously been renovated but I am so glad they have kept the same doors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">I do like the lamp! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">I did "<i>once</i>" quite some time ago actually see the second door open or rather ajar. It leads right into a patio garden surrounded by columns. Why I didn't take a photo at the time I don't know. I would love to see inside properly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">A cushion to add the finishing touch</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">The next crochet make.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXVyIzvawXOVPUrfrNwe32WxqcRa4w3wTTcSZzpnRTxgJWoxa17nfsSZE9QAi29nLz_R0XHWMxn6evtm7MgvR_1301XvjVG4zA2UUVgLgDz2sjdwPj6-EFzEUM4Zc4VFmHEPB4oDLpu9j69Bjli6syuryV5_miAkheuGv3Vkxn_ltuyK8NQECnYL2kVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXVyIzvawXOVPUrfrNwe32WxqcRa4w3wTTcSZzpnRTxgJWoxa17nfsSZE9QAi29nLz_R0XHWMxn6evtm7MgvR_1301XvjVG4zA2UUVgLgDz2sjdwPj6-EFzEUM4Zc4VFmHEPB4oDLpu9j69Bjli6syuryV5_miAkheuGv3Vkxn_ltuyK8NQECnYL2kVw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">My sister in Australia has just remodelled her bedroom </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9Hmg7DR3mVCurgI3VDKWvWVQAvda8ZbFfebjbn5JpdKhfLJ-W1ONte7_J3titjJk_O02nYfO10IL_5E2ayY1eLYWQFtKjCs90sRsdGf__AsC4X0iIM5ElTgYVvJJnHgxN-jOW8PPrDj_46qKKb9VdbS1CRRuUGcNPECT7e6lxrR2bg0bbLm3XGPuWQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9Hmg7DR3mVCurgI3VDKWvWVQAvda8ZbFfebjbn5JpdKhfLJ-W1ONte7_J3titjJk_O02nYfO10IL_5E2ayY1eLYWQFtKjCs90sRsdGf__AsC4X0iIM5ElTgYVvJJnHgxN-jOW8PPrDj_46qKKb9VdbS1CRRuUGcNPECT7e6lxrR2bg0bbLm3XGPuWQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">We were chatting the other day on Messenger and she mentioned she felt it just needed a pretty cushion for the bed. A small cushion with an extra splash of colour just to finish it all off. I therefore offered to make her one 😀</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">I have just ordered this rectangle cushion cover online which was fortunately in the sales and I am at present waiting to receive details of where I have to pick it up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrdGsIo-H2WEiGjpDroO37_BbXDw-6bfoFV_RR744Jn5-0tt98VLGx1_V2Bu260k-CSNhru54c7TSvz9X7VFxlP1lxMpdhQ4vCPHybNEqtaz-1C9PaLiWFIYWvgSiBVubjh6YpZZr4qX8UFakvCsL7dJ0gFRkJ8_VwogIejHib2F7Iagj1Db-421ppfA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1052" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrdGsIo-H2WEiGjpDroO37_BbXDw-6bfoFV_RR744Jn5-0tt98VLGx1_V2Bu260k-CSNhru54c7TSvz9X7VFxlP1lxMpdhQ4vCPHybNEqtaz-1C9PaLiWFIYWvgSiBVubjh6YpZZr4qX8UFakvCsL7dJ0gFRkJ8_VwogIejHib2F7Iagj1Db-421ppfA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I think this is a nice neutral colour as base for the crochet I plan to cover it with. In fact I have already started the crochet bits but cannot show you as yet as sister Nº 2 might see it. <br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b> Pleased!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am quite surprised!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I say surprised because everytime I see a plant that I have is doing well I am amazed! Half the time I don't know if I am doing the right thing with my plants. It is really trial and error for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyhow this bamboo stick is doing well stuck in water and situated in the kitchen window. It seems to like it there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFfJt78VEpyH1KNcYh9fpYqkkBwD2VJSVcGRzzX21ZtIhKGbYJMbpLFgz4pkwaQkQSUstr2vD617WKgoWGiKb6ylUAmSlX7eIsPq2ObByrbtAvMCuOVXnqvuOjuHtLZziXmNwiF8KLgjtfKHA2Nc2YDFzSbVeTaoUvQzMVSiishzssvqKHqdibZn1AeQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFfJt78VEpyH1KNcYh9fpYqkkBwD2VJSVcGRzzX21ZtIhKGbYJMbpLFgz4pkwaQkQSUstr2vD617WKgoWGiKb6ylUAmSlX7eIsPq2ObByrbtAvMCuOVXnqvuOjuHtLZziXmNwiF8KLgjtfKHA2Nc2YDFzSbVeTaoUvQzMVSiishzssvqKHqdibZn1AeQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieX47S9DNLcX0AJOc1x9iYOPgR62i7vkfIRU_GNzp6SOch_pA3GkygAG5Vk2OJ-k0hwRzDhA6lbcZDGV3i0QW0kCMS9ZCtXvWJLOo91UDTkuJ1nnevtSzjfhdirWSUY9BG6TI3m0m2zO9cAhSTwEGK0CJRHxWT3E7EVa6YlAiUv8SQDNODvr45G_hyEA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieX47S9DNLcX0AJOc1x9iYOPgR62i7vkfIRU_GNzp6SOch_pA3GkygAG5Vk2OJ-k0hwRzDhA6lbcZDGV3i0QW0kCMS9ZCtXvWJLOo91UDTkuJ1nnevtSzjfhdirWSUY9BG6TI3m0m2zO9cAhSTwEGK0CJRHxWT3E7EVa6YlAiUv8SQDNODvr45G_hyEA=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In water with decorative glass chips.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you see the bottle? I expect my UK blog friends think it is a milk bottle. I thought so too! It was a <i>by the dustbin</i> find! The thing is though there are no milkman who deliver milk to the door here in Spain at all and there never have been! There is no dairy name on the bottle either. I really can't see anyone bringing a milk bottle over from the UK at anytime! I have been looking in the bargain shops to see if I could find another as I wanted to give daughter Nº 1 a Bamboo stick in a bottle as well. In all the shops I have been in,even the big stores, I have not found one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a mystery ! 😕</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Replies completed on my previous post comments👍</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgErxtl_6gll3gzF6ZnI6Ir69h_C4n9zMUJxMtb9yxM3PYTGck9I6k70WumrAz01mB3JJYnDgWEnO9U1emuS8bPaDdTl_LlZZqX_CLlE_jWjiUtm8_dVKKgrhlgnI119efDdvX0QaIe3X1dlfrC0tH5W-s9XEwjnNdVq-NfefihRuHX2LjTKDpYQ2louA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="846" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgErxtl_6gll3gzF6ZnI6Ir69h_C4n9zMUJxMtb9yxM3PYTGck9I6k70WumrAz01mB3JJYnDgWEnO9U1emuS8bPaDdTl_LlZZqX_CLlE_jWjiUtm8_dVKKgrhlgnI119efDdvX0QaIe3X1dlfrC0tH5W-s9XEwjnNdVq-NfefihRuHX2LjTKDpYQ2louA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda 😊</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-80222646338461868852022-01-26T15:55:00.025+01:002022-02-01T10:50:57.186+01:00Wet Streets<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">What a difference from last Sunday! The blue skies have gone and we have rain and temperatures have dropped.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> We set out a bit late so we thought a wander through the centre of Alicante would be best.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">It seems everyone else had the same idea and cafes were very busy. Mostly outside on the terrace. I am glad to see that the majority of the people are diligently wearing masks. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I asked Sr P to pick the route as we walked and I would stop to take photos of the streets along the way.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7RTCKZ5lwmcV0GeEeBiGyKfsjw_m7-kVv1aISKVIV_sZ51mefepHlmTRHRkSujY5EX9-P1GJT4L7h4kORRKKyP3qgADSCKoOfbR7Sz3Nxzpagwl6sjEqOa_eZKPndPOzJtqAcHHLwG5W/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="458" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7RTCKZ5lwmcV0GeEeBiGyKfsjw_m7-kVv1aISKVIV_sZ51mefepHlmTRHRkSujY5EX9-P1GJT4L7h4kORRKKyP3qgADSCKoOfbR7Sz3Nxzpagwl6sjEqOa_eZKPndPOzJtqAcHHLwG5W/w360-h400/IMG_3231.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So no blue skies and it had just stopped raining as I mentioned previously. It was a moody Alicante City today! Mind you I don't understand when some people say rain makes them melancholy as I enjoy a walk in the rain or after it has rained. It is as if everything has had a good wash and the air is crisper and fresher too. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This promenade leads up to the shopping centre so we didn't go all the way up there.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> I followed Sr P when he turned right down the road to the Gabriel Miro Gardens taking photographs as we walked. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0q8gTD4qsuyx-pi7lHYjaLAJyBDhV07AIooQUvzx3w74zVmMfvWW46LgpFzzc_HgyzUkvRKN1iAgteHR5Yhyphenhyphen_0Of7guQ7V0-KFnl3kr49kzPOQvxijDEmecIA0pNuYcOM_O98phlz1J_/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0q8gTD4qsuyx-pi7lHYjaLAJyBDhV07AIooQUvzx3w74zVmMfvWW46LgpFzzc_HgyzUkvRKN1iAgteHR5Yhyphenhyphen_0Of7guQ7V0-KFnl3kr49kzPOQvxijDEmecIA0pNuYcOM_O98phlz1J_/w357-h400/IMG_3240.JPG" width="357" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsxmWIvuCgGnUEam4iLdy6fejrryr197dpE9CqcjAV3LZz8fqnTOck0x21Owmmu5JHmmOVYRYa1dW9nxxZxmFN_d6cj-vm2GKJNgMdWayUUt1F85bRB-f4mBM7cahsixe_WsdTyNABgKl/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsxmWIvuCgGnUEam4iLdy6fejrryr197dpE9CqcjAV3LZz8fqnTOck0x21Owmmu5JHmmOVYRYa1dW9nxxZxmFN_d6cj-vm2GKJNgMdWayUUt1F85bRB-f4mBM7cahsixe_WsdTyNABgKl/w400-h400/IMG_3241.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKaKMtQAbf7ZGpevx5qWH3xcXDLeLBVm39X7YMMOFybpSGI_GKk1gxkbfklIyP4C7LejTDwZmjoQp_T-VHGsRTJLpwSm0nbbh2Cyo9G4UrpID9_p-pivj-FBw01B5iODD7Y8sCq8SnYCc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="412" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKaKMtQAbf7ZGpevx5qWH3xcXDLeLBVm39X7YMMOFybpSGI_GKk1gxkbfklIyP4C7LejTDwZmjoQp_T-VHGsRTJLpwSm0nbbh2Cyo9G4UrpID9_p-pivj-FBw01B5iODD7Y8sCq8SnYCc/w258-h400/IMG_3239.JPG" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I nearly got run over while I was taking this snapshot due to standing in the middle of this road 😜! Totally my own fault I forgot it wasn't a pedestrian zone there. </span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNusFwQsVtjWHVPGog7-r8z8tItCoFoSzkbvUsVfngTZbivlecjcWnkYlibClevmJLLwmrxo9D5MslBubsb2XVqAjDjWLw51EZHeaZNX83RNc4AsfDqxZL8khD8Cn6XZ1EYOv2_ONcGdPM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="444" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNusFwQsVtjWHVPGog7-r8z8tItCoFoSzkbvUsVfngTZbivlecjcWnkYlibClevmJLLwmrxo9D5MslBubsb2XVqAjDjWLw51EZHeaZNX83RNc4AsfDqxZL8khD8Cn6XZ1EYOv2_ONcGdPM/w477-h640/IMG_3269.JPG" width="477" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It looked as if it was going to rain again and it did but just a drop or two 😀</div></span><p></p></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>All these little streets turn off into the esplanade and lead to the port and also the Postiguet Beach. I always say that you can't get lost in Alicante City </span><span>because all you have to do is keep walking down to the sea and the port to get your bearings.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FUAKCfrzIvLwbARW5rso-w8Gm6jvcO0FHvGsRVGiETnJzZDsHSRw7MEb3aR-ioRFz1VkqjI1Khd_115PcXelT2b7AOhoj2EWJDd97zWIhgn61OxTtaNF43hdhW6t5_ypBYiy9i6ph2K9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8FUAKCfrzIvLwbARW5rso-w8Gm6jvcO0FHvGsRVGiETnJzZDsHSRw7MEb3aR-ioRFz1VkqjI1Khd_115PcXelT2b7AOhoj2EWJDd97zWIhgn61OxTtaNF43hdhW6t5_ypBYiy9i6ph2K9/w640-h480/IMG_3250.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Gabriel Miro garden and park isn't very big but it is lovely and quite a surprise when you come around the corner of the main Post Office and this jumps into view. A bit like a breath of fresh air among the agglomeration of tall official looking buildings.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNluCvWA2ZC_bqQEfHBHud9_lBATuo9VD1bzvEcZyAEagdc5u2OwOfUDFH_rL57Ec-dbLK74bZC3V85fSADn7ulqA46qiOjgKXDENZU7TSBwSk3vTEVUaVHKSBpEzUJGDipOGtWQ_BYtSx/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNluCvWA2ZC_bqQEfHBHud9_lBATuo9VD1bzvEcZyAEagdc5u2OwOfUDFH_rL57Ec-dbLK74bZC3V85fSADn7ulqA46qiOjgKXDENZU7TSBwSk3vTEVUaVHKSBpEzUJGDipOGtWQ_BYtSx/w480-h640/IMG_3267.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mind you if one should think the tall buildings that surround this garden dominate the view you just need to turn towards the grandeur of the huge Ficus trees that are in this park! They are enormous! I must say they do love their Ficus trees here! </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtVhsu1PsgKWM0aQv72C509KEbPQiqWZK1PvRrr2SNMH7F7Aq7xsKTnK-WfDJl0haqrFMNQ7zakCTnCRiFF1I_G7SQv57l7xnQmVggeyWlP9IbzSaLOJM6z1-YPWoZFtK2F0fGBRsCH2T/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtVhsu1PsgKWM0aQv72C509KEbPQiqWZK1PvRrr2SNMH7F7Aq7xsKTnK-WfDJl0haqrFMNQ7zakCTnCRiFF1I_G7SQv57l7xnQmVggeyWlP9IbzSaLOJM6z1-YPWoZFtK2F0fGBRsCH2T/w640-h640/IMG_3245.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>They also hold numerous craft markets in this garden throughout the year. During the last market before COVID there was a beautiful display of lace for sale. There were also some lacemakers from Novelda ,a small town in Alicante province, who were demonstrating how it is done. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztfQEJEpKRNxJqkGzCm8gxxko-O6YScYJZzrDSFN3HhMqMcBzingNQ4kVdbpdLiRgPQEuNGVog9PXZpQYqXPWVy19F_-SOSqCSgVSwLxEBAEYpXvPZRAqZ3_okd0thhaxRs2HQCvTbpM_Hifr1W6NafTRWrUViZvYscEgbr2bGkFHu2W9lgisvGUA1A=s1472" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="974" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiztfQEJEpKRNxJqkGzCm8gxxko-O6YScYJZzrDSFN3HhMqMcBzingNQ4kVdbpdLiRgPQEuNGVog9PXZpQYqXPWVy19F_-SOSqCSgVSwLxEBAEYpXvPZRAqZ3_okd0thhaxRs2HQCvTbpM_Hifr1W6NafTRWrUViZvYscEgbr2bGkFHu2W9lgisvGUA1A=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It brings back fond memories as my mother used to make <a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Honiton-Lace/">Honiton Lace.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnZ-XNsonb045eqGA49Z0j-ICCBbp_Oc6acV5tPveoW7RK7d1CwODmr0e_fYv0V2wfpfVjhL0hHMnaJCYujq0xD0s9p66GVNtOUqe95BW3UcJVp7KzqZP7fKOmPULDZJ2nmJSBwnD-Z9c/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="434" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnZ-XNsonb045eqGA49Z0j-ICCBbp_Oc6acV5tPveoW7RK7d1CwODmr0e_fYv0V2wfpfVjhL0hHMnaJCYujq0xD0s9p66GVNtOUqe95BW3UcJVp7KzqZP7fKOmPULDZJ2nmJSBwnD-Z9c/w464-h640/IMG_3255.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Remember now Sr P was organising the walk so of course he lead me towards the old</span><span style="font-size: large;">quarter of the city where he is from. However, this time we went a different way past the back door of the town hall in the Mayor Street and up to Santa Maria Church.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="426" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx5SAO_HSnHVHZPoLFX4PP7U5R8FWupHs3fX2E5jd9cZHP3MMuXFfxb5_SP_FAfi5F6iJD2P_2kNq6MYQlmeulqLUOGbOiaErqAMP6-uwma4IeQfvChfh0ImxkNFtBnihbIJyMxHd2Qqv/w315-h400/IMG_3263.JPG" width="315" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We didn't stop or go into the church as we go there so very often but continued on up Villavieja Street </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx5SAO_HSnHVHZPoLFX4PP7U5R8FWupHs3fX2E5jd9cZHP3MMuXFfxb5_SP_FAfi5F6iJD2P_2kNq6MYQlmeulqLUOGbOiaErqAMP6-uwma4IeQfvChfh0ImxkNFtBnihbIJyMxHd2Qqv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx5SAO_HSnHVHZPoLFX4PP7U5R8FWupHs3fX2E5jd9cZHP3MMuXFfxb5_SP_FAfi5F6iJD2P_2kNq6MYQlmeulqLUOGbOiaErqAMP6-uwma4IeQfvChfh0ImxkNFtBnihbIJyMxHd2Qqv/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNfX634mUQwrgr4p9coU6Kr2VvlaT2xPia6he3VmsJh3wrWIx0UQ5-7niCyE5BMODCXfzEjqpz9jFfUMfok8V-__IaY7h7JWuI5znS3Wr2z3kfDKVYvVaKBCxZrp76TnjUUg2xMV-X3Xo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNfX634mUQwrgr4p9coU6Kr2VvlaT2xPia6he3VmsJh3wrWIx0UQ5-7niCyE5BMODCXfzEjqpz9jFfUMfok8V-__IaY7h7JWuI5znS3Wr2z3kfDKVYvVaKBCxZrp76TnjUUg2xMV-X3Xo/w275-h320/IMG_3261.JPG" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought this curious little altar in the wall of the Church dedicated to the Santa Faz (<i>the Holy Face)</i> was well worth a photograph.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmBV9KyaoitBRem0qHodNgKL3fLe7_sYhaub53JjTNUuM5LurClBT-tKftU42l-IIDevhSDZFlgM_YXDxehKidpe45TICzREpMA5302Ti04Bq_ujDnI-pfKFfe35dQ1w8bpLmtpemSfPH/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="412" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmBV9KyaoitBRem0qHodNgKL3fLe7_sYhaub53JjTNUuM5LurClBT-tKftU42l-IIDevhSDZFlgM_YXDxehKidpe45TICzREpMA5302Ti04Bq_ujDnI-pfKFfe35dQ1w8bpLmtpemSfPH/w258-h400/IMG_3260.JPG" width="258" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the narrow streets leading up to the Santa Barbara Castle. This is where we finally turned around and made our way back to the car as we were more than ready to go home for lunch.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEislYwoLUpDyvRfVH2Wi-IssEhO0Ea9JDohlAgyuLF8nC--kyGOQV1nZnUfyggG3IOmwMXb_D2Ikx4xcAJJd_CcFFZBp5hbOBajn20yVwmRs2fv98E8szFBM6b9JE28GfoNVkLphVrD5spD691GFgkhEyQptKB-JzadtJF16-gd6ZfJB0WIdbcwLcEHPA=s342" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="342" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEislYwoLUpDyvRfVH2Wi-IssEhO0Ea9JDohlAgyuLF8nC--kyGOQV1nZnUfyggG3IOmwMXb_D2Ikx4xcAJJd_CcFFZBp5hbOBajn20yVwmRs2fv98E8szFBM6b9JE28GfoNVkLphVrD5spD691GFgkhEyQptKB-JzadtJF16-gd6ZfJB0WIdbcwLcEHPA=w200-h198" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Baby blanket parcel on its way to Australia. I so hope it gets there before baby arrives at the end of February.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9DmJhW_2epYhccnOUpghvAiqTJ69fjGVuIq7MSDAWvvX8ViO4wcfvdSLSI2z1cbc0XgFcyRdr1PKxkN-1FygXW3CoMkuTZEg8GVlTpfuDDOgEtn0keVsOytQaVcN47oNpdBYOMaUiytRDPKESXmcSAp4_IYr-Oze65XRkopDlI6b_JtYbmeMj_Zg0YA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9DmJhW_2epYhccnOUpghvAiqTJ69fjGVuIq7MSDAWvvX8ViO4wcfvdSLSI2z1cbc0XgFcyRdr1PKxkN-1FygXW3CoMkuTZEg8GVlTpfuDDOgEtn0keVsOytQaVcN47oNpdBYOMaUiytRDPKESXmcSAp4_IYr-Oze65XRkopDlI6b_JtYbmeMj_Zg0YA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;">Replies to comments on my previous post complete</span><span style="font-size: large;">! </span><span style="font-size: large;">➳</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0s4-g1mpneIVMspHmrd7Xu6bWeXeBffY_XerbJdY5fVtZgGYQlcJrhqt1l_LLrFk-CY227F4SkViID3bGPdGQGqPAhlkmI-mLpxBViwUF0WNdmMcyYyhHwKm-tcqGEEIr5Tc_DCNA8E9Ypun6MbER4XulMAk_0FAxVOn0Zvmf7nHxSsxeNx2U8305gA" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="544" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0s4-g1mpneIVMspHmrd7Xu6bWeXeBffY_XerbJdY5fVtZgGYQlcJrhqt1l_LLrFk-CY227F4SkViID3bGPdGQGqPAhlkmI-mLpxBViwUF0WNdmMcyYyhHwKm-tcqGEEIr5Tc_DCNA8E9Ypun6MbER4XulMAk_0FAxVOn0Zvmf7nHxSsxeNx2U8305gA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Happy Blogging</b></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Amanda 😊</b></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-89151152682707148932022-01-19T12:20:00.004+01:002022-01-20T12:16:27.030+01:00What is wrong with ...?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> ...the post</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Whatever is wrong with the postal service? It is worse than ever. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUyl4IRGf8YgXx7KUgSn9SOHwbeeFITUYNmZQ64Ea_PPxnDfg7gpGci6hOwsHKRnvJ7-QgIuzq1TM4iyfi1QPMIpp9gmMNZtDJTZwHtJ-OMfK3HsQUEg0LuJ5B1ymOlNg7pCbVTUDX0xq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUyl4IRGf8YgXx7KUgSn9SOHwbeeFITUYNmZQ64Ea_PPxnDfg7gpGci6hOwsHKRnvJ7-QgIuzq1TM4iyfi1QPMIpp9gmMNZtDJTZwHtJ-OMfK3HsQUEg0LuJ5B1ymOlNg7pCbVTUDX0xq/w320-h320/snail-mail507110-prints.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I sent Christmas cards to my family in Australia the first week of December and they still haven't received them! I sent my nephew in Australia a parcel on 22nd November and he still hasn't received it! My sister sent me a parcel from the UK to Spain on 8th December and I still haven't received it either. I know there have been delays due to COVID throughout the whole of the Pandemic and post has taken longer than usual but never this long!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I went into the Post Office yesterday and had a chat with a very nice lady there. She said they were very short of staff all over the country,all due to Omicron/Covid and she said it has hit other countries too so that seems to confirm what I thought and is the main reason for the delay. I really don't understand why the Post Office doesn't employ temporary staff to cover the ones off sick. There are plenty of people unemployed and looking for work! I imagine that would be extra expense but at least you keep the postal service going properly. They don't seem to want to do that instead their staff is doing overtime and any minute now will go down sick too due to being overworked! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I shall definitely be sending my baby blanket for my niece by registered post as I don't want it lost not after all the expense,time and effort of making it.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am super pleased how this blanket turned out! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jIH-rcl5ETX18NOjyb4zVvveTmMrL2smdxsVrpxKb01LCukpsRRg4cYIxDES9KigWIhYJ0W4wfrpCgBlPXNdu2P_T_I9qppe12IxeH18cEybUf9HeKUz70M09ePYVZmyu3WiycuiyFr0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="629" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jIH-rcl5ETX18NOjyb4zVvveTmMrL2smdxsVrpxKb01LCukpsRRg4cYIxDES9KigWIhYJ0W4wfrpCgBlPXNdu2P_T_I9qppe12IxeH18cEybUf9HeKUz70M09ePYVZmyu3WiycuiyFr0/w640-h460/IMG_3223.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The colours I used coincide with the colour scheme my niece has used in her nursery. I always ask the mother to choose the colours she wants and sometimes suggest others. I also like to mention to her what those colours symbolise and the following details is what I shall be sending to my niece.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">GREEN : a new beginning, connecting to nature </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">ORANGE: Joy and good health</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">CREAM: Comfort</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">BROWN : Security and safety</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">PALE GREY : Wisdom</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The blanket pattern is from <a href="https://www.repeatcrafterme.com/2021/09/crochet-puppy-c2c-blanket-with-block-stitch-border.html">Repeat Crafter Me</a> . I used a Hook 6.00 and Aran yarn throughout. I did tweek it a little! I gave it a sc border and didn't add tassels. I don't put tassels on baby blankets. I have this image in my mind of baby's little fingers getting entangled in the tassels. so that puts me off using them on baby blankets or shawls. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The little grey bow was an extra 😊</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC8oNhZ8i4yGnj1Gyrw_ty6643D6Ysdm-NSJuWIvYOP0k_UovvKbH8HGbWoOEj3pXSdGe7GkZQT8n0OJn5z0e4hmia_RjvtO1D8oE-Q2525UF2XN8NbW0pMQu5OhwSL2Jsc4u_Cwofbng/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC8oNhZ8i4yGnj1Gyrw_ty6643D6Ysdm-NSJuWIvYOP0k_UovvKbH8HGbWoOEj3pXSdGe7GkZQT8n0OJn5z0e4hmia_RjvtO1D8oE-Q2525UF2XN8NbW0pMQu5OhwSL2Jsc4u_Cwofbng/w640-h480/IMG_3224.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><b>Usual Sunday walk</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We didn't go too far afield last Sunday just on top of the cliffs near the Lighthouse and Skywalk that I mentioned in my <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2022/01/trying-again.html">last post </a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4WHnujqg_lDFdSA7EU3dNf9Dl6neX_zk3u4W9Zd2AB9AiO5VdHTe-lG-P4XfrO03Svs70PVaZrO7VDkEfvAxT9e4ER4njmalHWY-THEUXQEEc425T1R-GqGiTXhAFJt5efdeIxB8UdpI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4WHnujqg_lDFdSA7EU3dNf9Dl6neX_zk3u4W9Zd2AB9AiO5VdHTe-lG-P4XfrO03Svs70PVaZrO7VDkEfvAxT9e4ER4njmalHWY-THEUXQEEc425T1R-GqGiTXhAFJt5efdeIxB8UdpI/w640-h480/IMG_3220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRlsHS8YKud03-H3E5ThWGUfujQ0Mv6zBm292unKSpU-ycsxBqYuV0KlVLj1FCJ6iMBHuiSvpw7_A7zmq8OO8APG2vpdFS4fif4BwVB2DiWI_JrbHPd7-j9ukjF7g1tkmnTw3IVTrUiU9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRlsHS8YKud03-H3E5ThWGUfujQ0Mv6zBm292unKSpU-ycsxBqYuV0KlVLj1FCJ6iMBHuiSvpw7_A7zmq8OO8APG2vpdFS4fif4BwVB2DiWI_JrbHPd7-j9ukjF7g1tkmnTw3IVTrUiU9/w480-h640/IMG_3219.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We continue to think we are eventually going to sell our four bedroom apartment in Alicante City and downsize to a two bedroom apartment or bungalow near the beach. At one time we had thought to do so in this area as we like it very much. However, one has to be sensible and we aren't getting any younger! Although it is a lovely area and the beach is just at the bottom of the hill, it is a steep climb back up and we have decided it just wouldn't be practical to live up here on top of the cliffs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjOsgUOxRyYG7Tv8KMR-CwBc86CQ0mx_abVp1o-tixDJj9eT4mSweC4eoXFOwVOrvMqQtOj8VownbVFxzBCGNdCFw8GZVYIsJjvHubxo93SzA4MqFVEJ561ibHEFRLpPXNHlG_G67v9OB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjOsgUOxRyYG7Tv8KMR-CwBc86CQ0mx_abVp1o-tixDJj9eT4mSweC4eoXFOwVOrvMqQtOj8VownbVFxzBCGNdCFw8GZVYIsJjvHubxo93SzA4MqFVEJ561ibHEFRLpPXNHlG_G67v9OB/w480-h640/IMG_3218.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKaV7B6OpYzHuZ3nQVTmnGgynTmA6WG5W_fkjA-AX4q8DaltxVtqv4t63BAfHQTAgUIJe-Iwxu8cQuFxmfRnk9jEcuigmQ9s7g1_JzNKdjZzgisXNl4ezr8Wg3SJthvFJpYA_ADn4BHb1/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKaV7B6OpYzHuZ3nQVTmnGgynTmA6WG5W_fkjA-AX4q8DaltxVtqv4t63BAfHQTAgUIJe-Iwxu8cQuFxmfRnk9jEcuigmQ9s7g1_JzNKdjZzgisXNl4ezr8Wg3SJthvFJpYA_ADn4BHb1/w480-h640/IMG_3222.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br />Bit bigger than the one I have in my balcony garden</span><span><span style="font-size: large;">🌵</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: medium;"><b>Replies to comments in last post completed</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> 🌴</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In fact it had not it had increased! We therefore continued along the coast towards <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/10/cheekywho-me.html">Santa Pola Town l</a>ooking for a small area where we could get down to the beach to take the photos of the island of Tabarca that I wanted. </span><span>I was absolutely disgusted to see Motorhomes frontline parking and camping all the way along that part of the coast. It</span><span> wasn't until we got to the entrance to Santa Pola Town that we could finally park. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>The following information is for those Caravan and Motorhome campers who are parking and camping illegally, according to the law in this country! I imagine they won't take much notice though! If they are blatantly</span><span> ignoring the signs prohibiting camping they aren't going to worry about the following either:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Coastal Law (article 33.5</span>) also included in the General Traffic Regulations, </span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">prohibits parking and circulation, as well as camping and camping sites 20 meters from the beach in an urban area or 100 meters in a rustic area</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">, counted from the shore of the sea (point that reaches the maximum water in storms or tide).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">At the very entrance to Santa Pola Town we decided that the only way I was going to get the photos of the island that I wanted was to go along the seafront pathway there. Just before that I took a few photos of the mountains we passed on our way along the coast and also of the popular Skywalk that is situated on the top of the mountain near the lighthouse. I have been there a couple of times and the view from the Skywalk is amazing. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jMr6oHApSa-hHGjDsY1tCb2U9Rc-9uGIPKBTNX_Ickco6Hj9eBwRMD45PjgCkt7oWI1ukTg4ntBdX9tNCoYjHKkSIOgbLTEZo8-thvJ2QfQeNoyao9zK1Mc8-QtOHhI-b_GuYsDRjGfB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jMr6oHApSa-hHGjDsY1tCb2U9Rc-9uGIPKBTNX_Ickco6Hj9eBwRMD45PjgCkt7oWI1ukTg4ntBdX9tNCoYjHKkSIOgbLTEZo8-thvJ2QfQeNoyao9zK1Mc8-QtOHhI-b_GuYsDRjGfB/" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzbT07kx5G2nGQJRxuYh2rxDU4H0dA1Lc8DqNV91Kkh131gPLWrO3yqqyPtsGZpF35kG0VEPNx0qigqT_aA6kpyP4dqCg_epTok5DAEHnpavEcG8gi5hPiBRTfrjhzlvH4YMA7__JFoyF/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzbT07kx5G2nGQJRxuYh2rxDU4H0dA1Lc8DqNV91Kkh131gPLWrO3yqqyPtsGZpF35kG0VEPNx0qigqT_aA6kpyP4dqCg_epTok5DAEHnpavEcG8gi5hPiBRTfrjhzlvH4YMA7__JFoyF/w400-h300/IMG_3186.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzOsucHfCYb03a7vQw1YTgCgJRgzoQRE8mM6TBiAilOSy9hDwVkp-Y-pYIPVFeI8A6IeGmmZRlHTanS3HO4DDqoSFgm0ek9D0gw2SHsFslXVB5nP9QSyjP4MUrKXdkquaqS1AOx5oivJ/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdzOsucHfCYb03a7vQw1YTgCgJRgzoQRE8mM6TBiAilOSy9hDwVkp-Y-pYIPVFeI8A6IeGmmZRlHTanS3HO4DDqoSFgm0ek9D0gw2SHsFslXVB5nP9QSyjP4MUrKXdkquaqS1AOx5oivJ/w640-h480/IMG_3177.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Skywalk</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5sRbhH6nNLcDN1WbMRMC48gd605XLUUHMkauCeJKuFJIYXjUwrLHYy200HDkGuLnnyZwkCoh1Ggcu64w1kOrdHn8m0vgs2jHpsqgb0o3cOxxdunhCEv39Jk8Ybj5AHm8QqmVWeyNI9J2/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="550" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis5sRbhH6nNLcDN1WbMRMC48gd605XLUUHMkauCeJKuFJIYXjUwrLHYy200HDkGuLnnyZwkCoh1Ggcu64w1kOrdHn8m0vgs2jHpsqgb0o3cOxxdunhCEv39Jk8Ybj5AHm8QqmVWeyNI9J2/w400-h225/skywalk-platform.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Santa Pola Skywalk (google image)</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbIeqvqOm3UV3Bh1khDA5cTgo0WnntXOJ2S6ei54WXsc-JSTCxNTKl9wtVrli1km4LyDI2NPJgM0jUkO5JOPT6_ntssmSN3g3otWrowZqAW_kEC3cpTxLa9uGFOVTjQ_vqjWV9oAE4YtF/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbIeqvqOm3UV3Bh1khDA5cTgo0WnntXOJ2S6ei54WXsc-JSTCxNTKl9wtVrli1km4LyDI2NPJgM0jUkO5JOPT6_ntssmSN3g3otWrowZqAW_kEC3cpTxLa9uGFOVTjQ_vqjWV9oAE4YtF/w300-h400/IMG_3190.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #990000;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">At the coastal entrance to Santa Pol</span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">a Town a little altar to <i>La Virgen del Rosario .</i></span></span></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCaj4vYJJzHsYsoxE208kKJvPHb4e54v7v4KCM6dDcKCtZ5dIF7-lvwxViiwZiftJnYAWN7xFGnHtZAn6Ojlx21aCyE5clNIUP7WngWMcLPObh_72qORyG1L9JtHhvVE6f7ufo2iOFmnK/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCaj4vYJJzHsYsoxE208kKJvPHb4e54v7v4KCM6dDcKCtZ5dIF7-lvwxViiwZiftJnYAWN7xFGnHtZAn6Ojlx21aCyE5clNIUP7WngWMcLPObh_72qORyG1L9JtHhvVE6f7ufo2iOFmnK/w480-h640/IMG_3192.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div><p style="font-style: italic;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">I got my photo of Tabarca Island not quite the one I wanted but at least you can see it. It isn't always possible to get a clear photo of the island as it is very often covered in sea mist or a heat haze. They also call it the <i>Isla Plana </i>(the flat island) I don't think I need to explain why😐. I always think that it reminds me of three submarines in a row😁. It may not look much but it is worth a visit. It is a marine reserve and it is great to go snorkelling there. The seafood restaurants are really good there too.</span></span><p></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIqnMIoHDNI-oAS4YutVQCTiUiqQUy0YxTwS53LbqzXmyBg0x2Tmge6WKaMoh6slZnwrA5jap3n22_OqTfpX_x8ye7UAQOSRYKpp3ZMDMCJdRoEiqDBZbBWAjYjEHKCZwI9yvr_Q4umb9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIqnMIoHDNI-oAS4YutVQCTiUiqQUy0YxTwS53LbqzXmyBg0x2Tmge6WKaMoh6slZnwrA5jap3n22_OqTfpX_x8ye7UAQOSRYKpp3ZMDMCJdRoEiqDBZbBWAjYjEHKCZwI9yvr_Q4umb9/w480-h640/IMG_3198.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></span></div><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgUVlTha3yh0wEfVjXhESna2TXdhekgUvgActDqFRkQBW49_L73uoHW-c9LL9YwB_UJffKfs2lM2poQegXNW_bhHySgPjHqLLf7zwcwyQ48OT3TM3RN1HsWBVP3Z516IPG-mE49n9a4Q-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgUVlTha3yh0wEfVjXhESna2TXdhekgUvgActDqFRkQBW49_L73uoHW-c9LL9YwB_UJffKfs2lM2poQegXNW_bhHySgPjHqLLf7zwcwyQ48OT3TM3RN1HsWBVP3Z516IPG-mE49n9a4Q-/w355-h400/IMG_3204.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs08IhuULcpRyLVzj57ixhKgSV_WnK7Ge8iBrcjrm7fiYE6-CZfBt6MY1Vva2ZOrlmUxiFsWS7X-kvRJ6FiVN2FAh0g5ugGvMenmZuJrqDgesQR4So0KxPGVGVIIUvXWi9_Piqmml6BrKo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs08IhuULcpRyLVzj57ixhKgSV_WnK7Ge8iBrcjrm7fiYE6-CZfBt6MY1Vva2ZOrlmUxiFsWS7X-kvRJ6FiVN2FAh0g5ugGvMenmZuJrqDgesQR4So0KxPGVGVIIUvXWi9_Piqmml6BrKo/w300-h400/IMG_3197.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />It was so lovely there that we continued along the seafront pathway for awhile and at the same time to also admire the villas there.</span></span><p></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4loiUYeypLkY63gQY12mgcncrzeXe05ZEHaUS3R5oTuQpizyTcVDA9GUED4c7bHJFsj25VWBWmBvFTmcSBFcwHDTt_-s2yskoKizceukY0QjNKpB0_ykrtZjEqBC7F7-YEb2RKurSc9H/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4loiUYeypLkY63gQY12mgcncrzeXe05ZEHaUS3R5oTuQpizyTcVDA9GUED4c7bHJFsj25VWBWmBvFTmcSBFcwHDTt_-s2yskoKizceukY0QjNKpB0_ykrtZjEqBC7F7-YEb2RKurSc9H/" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XPc-NRgFXCt7020SCI9sKi40R3UaL1AW61imRDY_V9kEDjI8md0okhAFtbsLDcPO1ayIWkKsL6zbttfQo0FMBx8j2-aW_srZuG4fTR_XcEQr63bj6QH3VWSSZyCBj31Hzflx2ZCzI2by/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_XPc-NRgFXCt7020SCI9sKi40R3UaL1AW61imRDY_V9kEDjI8md0okhAFtbsLDcPO1ayIWkKsL6zbttfQo0FMBx8j2-aW_srZuG4fTR_XcEQr63bj6QH3VWSSZyCBj31Hzflx2ZCzI2by/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">I wouldn't mind living here at all ! Just a few steps away from the sea...heaven!</span></span></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaeuAVhuHUBHIt1z4bbZOimEeVPttbM11v5ZKktJkLPQv_R2KDhQjMwWrWsV8xGFJJataAmjtLpKWpA0fzB7kBVWpy2GGvxm7lqP4To_YcPD37BvTRntLBQzH17dT9B1G0vowlAlHNQYW/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="640" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyaeuAVhuHUBHIt1z4bbZOimEeVPttbM11v5ZKktJkLPQv_R2KDhQjMwWrWsV8xGFJJataAmjtLpKWpA0fzB7kBVWpy2GGvxm7lqP4To_YcPD37BvTRntLBQzH17dT9B1G0vowlAlHNQYW/w400-h209/IMG_3208.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br />A Watch Tower. There is always a watch tower or the ruins of one in all the towns along this coast.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #990000;"><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Back to reality</b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Now the refrigerator needs a thorough clean... sigh!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyoE59_DfGHe1DtrG1QKATqIgZDfpUhDRzTywDKtgbTMesmb8R89gqOzwqo3v9ON80bHwujYEf675Fe2G5oOQ2yD5IKsRmXLvi7JEO0nHkR3TlSjszmQtygI_nTPpCtdlX95XCa70rMRB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyoE59_DfGHe1DtrG1QKATqIgZDfpUhDRzTywDKtgbTMesmb8R89gqOzwqo3v9ON80bHwujYEf675Fe2G5oOQ2yD5IKsRmXLvi7JEO0nHkR3TlSjszmQtygI_nTPpCtdlX95XCa70rMRB/w172-h400/IMG_3161.jpg" width="172" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Best get it done!</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><i>Replies to comments on previous post completed </i></span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: medium;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl9cZCM4fQ9hvA8LTcOe8JXwZTZEbpFV97bxOVLe-2xkwKuDb36srZWwK74WeovI9N9ivLIZJ-WtpxoiEYGmX4vBTRpGWB1EVK0U26W5NgGzFphNh9cpFsk7BrEj9W2EOSfa1NigiArrO/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="620" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl9cZCM4fQ9hvA8LTcOe8JXwZTZEbpFV97bxOVLe-2xkwKuDb36srZWwK74WeovI9N9ivLIZJ-WtpxoiEYGmX4vBTRpGWB1EVK0U26W5NgGzFphNh9cpFsk7BrEj9W2EOSfa1NigiArrO/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><i>Happy Blogging </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><i>Amanda :-)</i></b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-80443690108854913742022-01-05T12:30:00.003+01:002022-01-08T14:11:23.262+01:00Read the signs!<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a wonderfully sunny day last Sunday in fact it was very much like a day in Spring as the weather was very mild indeed. We decided last Sunday to go a little further along the coast to the wild beaches that are situated under the watchful eye of the Cape of Santa Pola lighthouse. You can usually see Tabarca Island quite well from the seashore there, so I had thought to take photos of the island to post here.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw-FIYiApWUdFjN-PZNrFM3TndVzRRkNaiPRxFKpOlOQzPLSxl4BQMiH_KD_xo0ZFFPY3yE5P68_KmSypxLpzUesbkvTPwaUB5BZX41nb3Nr-prIxpOV5n8sc_YdnywjE77XlQTuX-hyE/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1613" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYw-FIYiApWUdFjN-PZNrFM3TndVzRRkNaiPRxFKpOlOQzPLSxl4BQMiH_KD_xo0ZFFPY3yE5P68_KmSypxLpzUesbkvTPwaUB5BZX41nb3Nr-prIxpOV5n8sc_YdnywjE77XlQTuX-hyE/w640-h306/img_0310-e1515349062448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Santa Pola lighthouse (google image)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">This was my first snapshot of the mountains overlooking those beaches</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgraiaSIX7pj717Klscz5vUVNHmFCSr3gGc1VVh_7belIJznUu0zpCbIWPGNhjG6iQ7rjxjHTJdCDJMuNW5zXUw6YuIwkB8oviG7dfFWpyYP3_paB5xStrqYpYXuhoHrQQOplOWf6JiHMT/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgraiaSIX7pj717Klscz5vUVNHmFCSr3gGc1VVh_7belIJznUu0zpCbIWPGNhjG6iQ7rjxjHTJdCDJMuNW5zXUw6YuIwkB8oviG7dfFWpyYP3_paB5xStrqYpYXuhoHrQQOplOWf6JiHMT/w640-h480/IMG_3174.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">However this is the only decent photograph I could get ! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My idea of taking photographs of Tabarca Island dispersed completely when we came up against the this invasion of Caravans and Motorhomes, some of considerable dimensions, situated right on the edge of the access to the beaches and coastline there. Real front line parking which meant that the campers would of course enjoy their stay right in front of the sea but impeded access for other people on foot to enjoy the beach as well. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eiQ26M4kSwONOFLpSef0FC6rRBPojsxx42M2IOPmco1DwkaiBv0yb6BFQ5Fnk0YZMEdmGrToZj87HV1mmLGUqOEbVWIV1V0KsWq98VxfcyCaxH41mzYAJkfGC4NFRma0HOXzH7cr5d5T/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="633" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2eiQ26M4kSwONOFLpSef0FC6rRBPojsxx42M2IOPmco1DwkaiBv0yb6BFQ5Fnk0YZMEdmGrToZj87HV1mmLGUqOEbVWIV1V0KsWq98VxfcyCaxH41mzYAJkfGC4NFRma0HOXzH7cr5d5T/w640-h222/IMG_3170.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There were many more further along this coastal path.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblKcA0j9D8sIBG8d1SQSBSF5WUciDIWJ_C5HOA1xQm1tva4rQobx-XDX_i7Ymv201I9vN9FXdErvwRPckZZVcvQEz2s7HFbTIr9v7Z67iD41PEtoKa5wLxp0pe51IyvX3OtmPX5bLrUQs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblKcA0j9D8sIBG8d1SQSBSF5WUciDIWJ_C5HOA1xQm1tva4rQobx-XDX_i7Ymv201I9vN9FXdErvwRPckZZVcvQEz2s7HFbTIr9v7Z67iD41PEtoKa5wLxp0pe51IyvX3OtmPX5bLrUQs/w640-h480/IMG_3172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In fact some of these campers had parked so close together (<i>on the left of this photo</i>) and had laid out their tables and chairs in such a way that even squeezing between these vehicles to get to the beach would have been embarrassing and difficult. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On top of it all it is <b>prohibited to camp in this area</b> and is clearly indicated so by the numerous signposts that are placed at different places along this part of this coastal track. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I noticed that there were a mix of foreign and Spanish campers so what part of this sign did they not understand?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjN9N8FjTLmb9WDrl_BPSLXGQGEncdyJOiimg3mzJzuR43jexGXmD2OZ9G6TCnqds-v8qKczzfyDAQv9Z4hIqUwOFAxH4eCjmnEdn-nn9sDGJ9srzr4JL_UAifJ-yG-KaQess4iElGixBE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="381" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjN9N8FjTLmb9WDrl_BPSLXGQGEncdyJOiimg3mzJzuR43jexGXmD2OZ9G6TCnqds-v8qKczzfyDAQv9Z4hIqUwOFAxH4eCjmnEdn-nn9sDGJ9srzr4JL_UAifJ-yG-KaQess4iElGixBE/w288-h400/IMG_3169.JPG" width="288" /></a></div><br />Even if you do not understand Spanish it is pretty clear what the symbols indicate.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div>At least the people who had camped in the car park had not blocked the access to the beaches even though the signs also indicated there that it was prohibited to use the car park for camping!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_LO2GJw1xk6voUi2-ZA-wsQjzHIm6gWyoaUnG7cwIW2VLCov1srxolxJvYmLi05W1vDVN9v8NnqRi4LYSjOIEZURmO8mEpeTe9k8yPW1K9MSGWMl4kNIXmW7UhqGpwOPB6zMkE8NXVBw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="623" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_LO2GJw1xk6voUi2-ZA-wsQjzHIm6gWyoaUnG7cwIW2VLCov1srxolxJvYmLi05W1vDVN9v8NnqRi4LYSjOIEZURmO8mEpeTe9k8yPW1K9MSGWMl4kNIXmW7UhqGpwOPB6zMkE8NXVBw/w640-h386/IMG_3167.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>but it seems they thought they could ignored all these signs too.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmkuYUIsTYWD6mFu8-tc0rti-yI8TGboI9wgdwe7wJN-u51V3JViesBQVA385BrXgR6kVOvb8XgZQ2gtYpViZc0iA-XgtjbJJAqVi0FKN1E-MzuxR6JmyTSSwIT9UWjiESO-teuhl9rhC/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="407" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSmkuYUIsTYWD6mFu8-tc0rti-yI8TGboI9wgdwe7wJN-u51V3JViesBQVA385BrXgR6kVOvb8XgZQ2gtYpViZc0iA-XgtjbJJAqVi0FKN1E-MzuxR6JmyTSSwIT9UWjiESO-teuhl9rhC/w627-h640/IMG_3168.JPG" width="627" /></a></div><br /></div>It was really annoying ... a beautiful sunny morning spoilt!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>Sweet Things</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On a cheerier note this is what my daughter brought for us for tea on Christmas Day</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I highly recommend this Panettone by Chef Pastelero Juan Fran Asensio. I don't usually like Panettone very much as I find them dry but this one was delicious; full of <i>yummy</i> chocolate and orange bits and not at all dry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOKXatppO8JOB4K6zAWn7Zrbqzov9035p_SC2vfYGqnP1bm5zfTp183aNzf6Bp549CWM6FEDyZS7MvL30CeRKr_rpZnUO5tQ_FmX2E4BbmsP6TXx1v0l2zkGsXc85worvy-GBExCxHLUZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOKXatppO8JOB4K6zAWn7Zrbqzov9035p_SC2vfYGqnP1bm5zfTp183aNzf6Bp549CWM6FEDyZS7MvL30CeRKr_rpZnUO5tQ_FmX2E4BbmsP6TXx1v0l2zkGsXc85worvy-GBExCxHLUZ/w240-h320/IMG_3108.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am posting this video clip that I have found about this Chef Pastelero.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OUtb4TYy7B8" width="320" youtube-src-id="OUtb4TYy7B8"></iframe></div><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't know that the baking of panettoni goes back to the 15th century! I'll remember this! Why is it I store the useless information and forget the important!</span><span style="font-size: large;">😁</span><br /><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Replies.</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In reply to certain comments and queries on my last post <a href="http://craftyinthemed.blogspot.com/2021/12/gentle-lady.htm">"Gentle Lady"</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://betsy-thesimplelifeofaqueen.blogspot.com/">Betsy</a> and <a href="http://hummingbirdwoodlandstudio.blogspot.com/">Kathy</a>: in reply to your comment about Torka not being allowed inside the house. It seems it is the norm here when they consider the dog to be a guard dog. Personally I think who ever breaks into my SIL villa Torka would probably knock him/her down and lick that someone to death! 😁</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://calligraphycards-shazinoz.blogspot.com/">Shaz</a>: in reply to your comment about so much paving in the garden and no grass. It is the norm here. Lawns/grass produce lots and lots of mosquitos which means constantly fumigating, using mosquito nets and other gadgets to put up with them. Having no lawn reduces this considerably. Lawns are also a very costly feature in gardens here as they need to be constantly watered all year round. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b>Crochet</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am just finishing off the centre piece of the Baby blanket I am making for my niece in Australia. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The C2C stitch is pretty easy but the tangle of different coloured yarns was a bit annoying until the work started to flow and I got used to changing from one colour to another. I did have to frog the work twice because I counted the wrong number of squares. Good learning curve though! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o-KwVGN8JAXvECZbGdcku7-LDe-6_uAfxlLtWMHKqykIbgLd5lwQxwtq5D88vIxq0gqlP6cTA-FUYj-CxpBr4x_Zm8WrbKqaHbqzvA5EbPz3LRa8EuJ5eu8Ax8ePHQfhcS1BT3VqFCPh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="640" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o-KwVGN8JAXvECZbGdcku7-LDe-6_uAfxlLtWMHKqykIbgLd5lwQxwtq5D88vIxq0gqlP6cTA-FUYj-CxpBr4x_Zm8WrbKqaHbqzvA5EbPz3LRa8EuJ5eu8Ax8ePHQfhcS1BT3VqFCPh/w400-h275/IMG_3176.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I have been chatting with my niece this morning on Messenger and she tells me she will be induced early due to high risk so baby should be here the end of February and not in March. I think I need to hurry it up! It will take at least a month for the post to get it to her over there in OZ.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Replies to comments on previous post completed </span><span style="font-size: large;">🖋</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQiOhYAnewTZm4WztqlkA1pcaWtbu5GTqJPhTx2hFyeuecgNHu2o2eX8o52VfjMV6tjfFSClywGT8ggDi_AimyHy1CFmXaT7GokL2LViRV5giffe04FNFjxVKY962_WAv91aznEX7zz1d/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="712" height="95" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQiOhYAnewTZm4WztqlkA1pcaWtbu5GTqJPhTx2hFyeuecgNHu2o2eX8o52VfjMV6tjfFSClywGT8ggDi_AimyHy1CFmXaT7GokL2LViRV5giffe04FNFjxVKY962_WAv91aznEX7zz1d/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><i>Happy 2022 to you all! </i>🔔🔔🔔</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><i>I am ardently wishing for a better one </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>Amanda :-)</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /></span><p></p></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6768477638418453764.post-36809482389033433232021-12-29T14:15:00.018+01:002022-01-05T11:45:07.154+01:00Gentle Lady<p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This gentle lady has made house sitting for my SIL so entertaining. She is a darling!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">She was actually delighted to see us but I got the impression she was allowing us to stay under certain conditions! Those were that she was given a generous amount of pats, hugs and tummy rubs daily.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VOdtPjy7_B9hjB-7mzvYCOvBHLjUkRHh9T4H3gtASjorWcByN8I7rGLjgSTTZzuGtgdOrJgpL-8A_BmAFho82Z2b5K86F9qTIOALwV1OT3Y_EhlA1a04wXl-k12L-hTBm9KWwycb-R0m/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="340" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VOdtPjy7_B9hjB-7mzvYCOvBHLjUkRHh9T4H3gtASjorWcByN8I7rGLjgSTTZzuGtgdOrJgpL-8A_BmAFho82Z2b5K86F9qTIOALwV1OT3Y_EhlA1a04wXl-k12L-hTBm9KWwycb-R0m/w232-h320/IMG_3117.JPG" width="232" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Who could resist those eyes anyhow! Not me! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I was told to be careful because she jumps up on you but not once did she do that to me not even when she got excited and playful hearing the rustle of my hand dipping into the complimentary dog bone biscuit pack, that I had bought for her! By the way it took her just a few hours to learn that sound meant extra goodies coming her way. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I would have so loved to have taken her for a long walk in the country lanes there but we were told absolutely not to do that. It seems she is a bit of an escape artist and also goes for other dogs as well. Only my nephew can take her for walks as he can manage her better than anyone. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">She certainly has a lot of space though inside the villa grounds and she has her fill of running from one end to the other patrolling her territory and generously woofing warnings to anyone who should walk too near to her wall. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNntqXlnrnfYOm0v9GEKr3C36QTVYLAwsmvfDve5UlB4ZFYhlT7UUa8FLtop1uACuY9PHlSeON0pShEHRfp7xEVhKag1CoTYP0f4X7LC8p1QUil_v1qq8d6pVXjUgjxbpJ0H1JVNnZBAnp/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNntqXlnrnfYOm0v9GEKr3C36QTVYLAwsmvfDve5UlB4ZFYhlT7UUa8FLtop1uACuY9PHlSeON0pShEHRfp7xEVhKag1CoTYP0f4X7LC8p1QUil_v1qq8d6pVXjUgjxbpJ0H1JVNnZBAnp/w400-h300/IMG_3111.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Front</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had some good walks in the mornings going around the garden lap after lap. Torka would just sit and watch me walking at first then she would trudge along following me slowly, continuing to watch me. She would poke her head around each corner to see what this new human "the bikkies lady" was up to but it seems she decided it was ok with her and she decided to walk beside me after that each morning... lap after lap. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The weather was so mild that most mornings I had breakfast outside which Torka obviously thought was an invite and she enthusiastically helped me to eat my breakfast. As you can see she felt it was necessary to nudge me a bit to remind me she was also there participating. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It is evident that she considered her one meal a day quite ridiculous and bordered on starvation!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFDqoChuTE0Ko_SbSPks5pAsvVkrchl2yEIAHNJMSiKqVcCM0cxmK76vSTBGyX9zY7dgdDZKMrYwNTCwPrw2guhiyGs5fqwB6GyjDWqEL1VmlfpXkfsaK50LuN-3dRPqgU2dKZW2DNGla/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFDqoChuTE0Ko_SbSPks5pAsvVkrchl2yEIAHNJMSiKqVcCM0cxmK76vSTBGyX9zY7dgdDZKMrYwNTCwPrw2guhiyGs5fqwB6GyjDWqEL1VmlfpXkfsaK50LuN-3dRPqgU2dKZW2DNGla/w300-h400/IMG_3123.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Torka was quite vocal evening times but so were the other dogs from the other villas in the area. I think and call me weird if you like but I bet you they are having a chat about all their human goings on during the day. Something like this perhaps... 😀</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"She's forgotten to brush me again today" "No way did she?" </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>" I had a go at the postman this morning...nearly got him this time" "</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Have you seen those new fences they have put up? Do they really think they are going to keep me in!" </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>OR </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>"Hey! you know what I have some new humans here that I am taking care of " "They love me and give me hugs all the time!"</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">She certainly kept her eye on us:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA4ubDQb8qHPIem_9RYFz9aIpPGrxJkIlDc4NMCIyo3hL7x4SIEg-37DRlE-sjf3zw2YuDkKtlQZacs7Cbbfp0c4ByUIgXLrtDXEmeqtubo3XE2wB-yz9G-krIMd1CjEQ3kPN5EePqHgh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuA4ubDQb8qHPIem_9RYFz9aIpPGrxJkIlDc4NMCIyo3hL7x4SIEg-37DRlE-sjf3zw2YuDkKtlQZacs7Cbbfp0c4ByUIgXLrtDXEmeqtubo3XE2wB-yz9G-krIMd1CjEQ3kPN5EePqHgh/w300-h400/IMG_3137.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />She knows she is not allowed in the house at all so she guards the backdoor. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PZHkMbk1O6YU8CEUbOLH-TyQbK1pfo651vrT0qvtOyuZjaAWZu7kgWUa5zvdsiGyJpaciVOnfZ8uq1Cwf4gY0e0DSYDd1Mzt3z3Z2i1RVZpeHeYHgyqP2Wqn_2U0pAtb_ci5nVpESZJw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PZHkMbk1O6YU8CEUbOLH-TyQbK1pfo651vrT0qvtOyuZjaAWZu7kgWUa5zvdsiGyJpaciVOnfZ8uq1Cwf4gY0e0DSYDd1Mzt3z3Z2i1RVZpeHeYHgyqP2Wqn_2U0pAtb_ci5nVpESZJw/w480-h640/IMG_3138.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My adopted Christmas tree</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk_HQag0UeLOxC4TWPPeA6IIMUjkv-SchBmc1WuxkdIT2OkMvxZpjj67nPGubCAdrG2ihI9xg3AdTOjiFEK8BTF1HNSOmJlwZCN9NhHWKYULbr8_32HthKTBYqxIvFD5DdDCYBdcuUXez/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSDd3LYGNp1aqFGQl3oHVd_PZdy8otMUv4MClIKOIeyBt9nyArNvhg9EtkLVCvSkA_lmS5U7mvD5ekPXXqVQ2HuCHvJs4zENhIEyjBsOb3gkmkBdAnG9A1lWELm0ORXT6A_Gy8r83B-O0/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSDd3LYGNp1aqFGQl3oHVd_PZdy8otMUv4MClIKOIeyBt9nyArNvhg9EtkLVCvSkA_lmS5U7mvD5ekPXXqVQ2HuCHvJs4zENhIEyjBsOb3gkmkBdAnG9A1lWELm0ORXT6A_Gy8r83B-O0/w640-h480/IMG_2952.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Goodbye Torka. We've enjoyed our Christmas break with you. Thank you for taking care of us </i>💚</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Replies to comments in previous post completed</span></i></span><div><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCwErOGuostiXiAYCPHaiQIr_VuVT6ob25TK01Zpe5QDS3FdKNFVC82MY72MgVCB57byM2tbIFAI7X9Qzpf3yIt3Y-sngB2V4MeFoAWRYlNN5GOcn3Kb0CNr5zr_cuVlS1KSBsAV-W8NB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="418" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCwErOGuostiXiAYCPHaiQIr_VuVT6ob25TK01Zpe5QDS3FdKNFVC82MY72MgVCB57byM2tbIFAI7X9Qzpf3yIt3Y-sngB2V4MeFoAWRYlNN5GOcn3Kb0CNr5zr_cuVlS1KSBsAV-W8NB/w208-h115/Screenshot+2022-01-05+at+11.40.31.png" width="208" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><br /><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Happy Blogging</span></span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><i>Amanda :-)</i>🔔</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p></p></div></div>Crafty in the Medhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15365932964481050936noreply@blogger.com35