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 I'VE STARTED, SO I'LL FINISH

I've painted some boxes with a first coat of Annie Sloan duck egg blue chalk paint  I really want to put some kind of embellishment on the ends of them, perhaps my favourite flowers, one on each box, but can't quite decide.  I should have finished more of them, but I've been watching the Winter Olympics and loving it, especially the skiing and snowboarding events - totally in awe of the feats they achieve.


I also found a bag of small granny squares tucked away in my craft cupboard (it's getting less cluttered by the day) and thought I would crochet some more to make a small project bag.  I have a few  unfinished WIP's lurking about so I've made myself a promise to finish them before starting anything new. 


Maybelle Squares...there are more.


Solid Granny squares... cot blanket?  Just need someone with a baby!


Round cushion cover.....almost complete.


There is a basket full of stuff that I haven't examined too closely. I feel the above are enough for the moment.

I'm looking forward to meeting up with a bunch of friends today. We all try to get together every couple of months, some make it, other's don't, but today we should all be there.  It's come at a great time, as I've been feeling quite low for some reason and there's always a lot of laughter when we get together.

We're meeting at a garden centre cafe so I will be able to have a mooch about afterwards, looking at seed potatoes.  Well, time is running on and I have all my egg boxes ready for chitting!

My flowers are going over slightly now (yes, Mr. broke the rules and got be flowers and chocs)



He loved his heart coaster, but I felt a bit of a cheapskate.  I did offer to share my chocs, which he refused. He always says they're wasted on him, and I'm not going to disagree.

I know it's all over now, but we did take a pic of Elsie to send to the group that rescued her, which is so sweet.


Now I'd better get a wiggle on, things to do before I head out. Bye.

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