Barak Abama

As the whole world is I am vaguely interested in the US presidential elections. I also follow several US based blogs. I came accross this link which is pretty wow with respect to the sort of person Barak Abama really is. Even if or maybe because thois happened 18 years ago the man is unusually wow. Nice guy and maybe really he will change the world if he gets elected.

http://leishacamden.blogspot.com/2008/10/not-that-it-matters.html

Grannie Dies

I know it has to happen to us all and I should be glad she was so very old but it really doesnt help at all. Grannie died last night at 6pm ish. I was at the website course. Was hoping to see her today. Apparently I wouldnt have got there in time anyway since they called my Mum to let her know Grandma had taken a turn for the worse but by the time my folks arrived my Grandma was gone. Probably for the best since at least now she is not suffering anymore and she certainly was. Now i am at work. Yes I know shouldnt be blogging but really do not at all want to be here and really right now I couldnt care less if they did sack me. Grandma was born 31st january 1916 so she was a very old lady. I keep remembering this day when we were paddling in the sea and Grannie had her skirt pulled right up showing off these huge long knickers! Strange the things you think of. I must have been about 6 at the time! It makes me smile to think of her showing off her undies tho since it was very unlike her. Probably no one else would understand at all. One of those silly familly memories. probably i should think myself very lucky to have known all four of my grand parents and even my great grandmother who lived to 101 years old. She lived in the Valleys in Wales and was very poor all her life so poverty doesnt necessarily mean you die young. Anyway probably time I got back to work!

Grandma

Went to see Grandma. very frail. When I first walked in I wasnt sure it was her but she seemed bright enough. Worried about my Mum. Shes not looking very good either. Shes been working herself to death looking after Grandma. Anyway duty is done for now but Grandma is not looking very good at all. I do hope she will get better.

Cornwall

Cornwall was brilliant tho we didnt spend long enough there and I definitely want to find a way to move there or somewhere similar. What can I say, sun, sand and sea and old friends we hardly ever get to see anymore. Dogs loved it and seemed very happy. They have great muscles after all the walking and the top of my arm hurts from holding onto Reggies lead. Birds even seemed happy and loved the journey there. When dawn came Billie was sitting watching it out of teh front window of teh car and screaming her head off. Didnt help driving and I was knackered on Saturday but it was worth the hassle of taking the birds with us to know they are happy and safe. they didnt even fight altho stuck in one cage together. We couldnt fit 2 cages into teh car as well as the rest of us so they had to share which normally would cause fights but they were really great. Downside is missing the website course but hopefully I will catch up ok with that. We were hoping to extend the holiday a few days but having had the bad news my Grandma is rushed into hospital I dont really feel like staying any onger so we have come back home. Still have a few more days off anyway before I have to go back to work so time to make some soap!

knitting again

I have knit a new jumper and when trying to make a hood for it actually made a wonderful hat. Well the hood didnt work so i altered it. Thats the trouble when you dont use pattens. I have also bought some yarn from helen at Yarntraders in New Zealand. It arrived dead quick and is beautiful. Its also Vegan. Found info on if at vegan knitting blog and wnet on to investigate. Its recycled rayon made in nepal , fair trade etc and is made from recylcled saris and I wuld recomment to everyone. Going to post both my latest new jumper and show you what this yarn is like and what it knits up like in due course ( have to sort out how to use this didgital camera first). Infact lack of digital camera knowledge currently inhibitting soap website. How can it be that I can build a website and not understand how to use a digital camera. sad am I!

on holiday hey hey

I am away this weekend and possibly next as well anyway in cornwall. Should be good tho. Many of my ex housemates have moved to cornwall. Weirdly ( as I see it anyway) they all chose to buy houses in Truro - the ONLY CITY in cornwall. Personally wouldnt move there to move to another city. Seems mad to me especially since houses in truro are loads more than in the countryside. They are all from Cov tho. Probably couldnt handle being really countrified. I remember telling a friend where I was moving and she was horrified cos I wouldnt be able to walk to work! She spent weeks, daily! trying to stop me moving with loads of good reasons to stay in a city. I dont think it mattered if it was Cov or somewhere else so long as it was a city, but she was just horrified by the thoughts of living outside of cities away from shops, buses etc. I have already started to pack up the car since have to get 2 cockatiels, 2 dogs and me and M into my tiny fiesta. Also in order to prevent lads from destroying caravan have to cover chairs etc in covers so have to take lots. Last time they kept jumping from one chair to the other and if we hadnt had covers it would have got filthy. I want me deposit back. I know I should stop them jumping around but its very difficult cos they get really excited when they go to the seaside. Safest just to cover it all over and keep it clean that way. I intend to use it as a way to clear out loads of old but useful stuff that I keep hoarding. Rather than bring it all back and wash it I am going to chuck it all at the end of the holiday. Hopefully that will stop me from my usual. I put things out to recycle and then get second thoughts and bring it all back in again and really the house is too small for the amount of bedding and rugs so its time to get rid of some. It will save me having to wash it all when we get back as well! I will be brave and throw it all. Really I WILL!

again too lazy to blog! Am considering taking second ( third?) job. cannot live at all right now and we dont have a 101% mortgage so I really do not know how other people are managing. Good this is the company stuff is finally coming together altho teh florists shop have only managed to so far sell 3 soaps but then that is much better than none. M keeps getting orders from work and the xmas markets seem pretty sorted. I have even considered becoming a private tutor ( well have done teacher training) but have so far not managed to find anyone who knows me from last time teaching in any of the schools I have contacted. Without references it just aint going to happen. cant blame the agency for that either really. The third attempt at a website is slowing coming along but I am again learning a new program and its taking longer. Also this time I need a bit of HTML which is slowing me up. having said that the website course ( monday evenings ) is really pepping me up and I am finding I am very happy on a tuesday which is most unusual since its mid week and usually I just hate work so much I spend the whole day wishing the day away! Work is just a boring waste of time and I just cant wait to finish the day which is sad and a complete waste of being awake! have started blagging people for discounts and managed to get a 20% discount on essential oils for teh xmas markets by simply being cheeky and ringing the owner up. Excellent. I am now doing next years March Brighton Vegan Fair which should be good and may even get us established who knows. Trouble is everything we do costs so much its just killing us. Maybe we should just sell the house and go rented. Might sound mad but I am seriously thinking we could buy a shop in cornwall with a flat over it and move down there and get a better life. Well something has to work eventually surely. According to Charlie who I spoke to te oter day the hill I am currently half way up is the hard bit. After that its a great life. I just cant help wondering how much further till I get to the top of the hill?