Monday, cracked on with the report I'm writing for the interim uber boss (the one who actually listens to me, shame he's only an interim) and sorted out a lady to do Tai Chi classes at the Centre.

Monday night I transferred my new embroidery pattern for my brother's wedding pressie using the light box.  Such a difference, clean crisp lines, and ( Read more... )

I've loved the Egyptian Dancing class atht he centre, but I am missing the last one tomorrow due to a damn training course, so I am having to travel over to Archway for a different class, with different people ( Read more... )

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For any of you who like to see pics of pretties, and hear me wittering about my obsession with embroidery, I have a shiny new blog over at Blogger.

It's called Su's Silks and Shinies and there are pretty things.  If I am planning to make you a present, (which you may have entirely forgotten about, or even not know)  there may also be spoilers, ( ( Read more... )

I'm off in a couple of hours to spend several days in a field being painted peculiar colours and wearing lots of nice frockage!  Just the last bits of packing to go. Weather forecast is tolerable, cool soft and overcast, which is actually almst better than brilliant sun, which wears you down over a few days.  And get to see chummage, yay!

Feeling heaps better today having done wonderful belly dancing class yesterday (Love, Love, Love this it always makes me feel energised and uplifted, and not bored and  inadequate the way most exercise does ( Read more... )

This weekend I have embroidered half a silk ribbon panel for a little bag in black silk tafetta ( Read more... )

My laptop has been acting up of late, and I have become increasingly anxious about it failing utterly, or leaving me out of communication when I do not want to be, and also fed upwith lugging the whole thing around when I only really need email or LJ, so I celebrated Pay day this month by treating myself to a new Eee PC 900, for my mobile  internet ( Read more... )

Have you come across Your Wardrobe Unlock'd?  This month they are having a promotion, where members introducing friends can win their choice of frocking books form Amazon.  OK, that's the enlightened self interest part out of the way.

It is a subscription ($9.95 a month) but the information, links to historical patterns etc is utterly fab.  It's ( Read more... )

We watched The Duchess on DVD.  Never has such misery worn such splendid frocks.

Ny only criticism is that there were too many closeups, and you couldn't see the dresses full length.  Methinks someone should teach the cameraman the art of Teh Frock Shot!