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So I’ve been up to quite a bit over the last week. Well it feels that way to me. So where to start?

Ok let’s start with arts and crafts. I didn’t get to knitting on Tuesday or Friday. Tuesday was because mum and dad were doing some fostering thing so they couldn’t take me. Friday was because me and mum had a day out. Even if we weren’t out it was MS Cafe day so I probably wouldn’t have gone anyway. The good news is that Sunday knitting is starting up again. Whoop whoop!!!!! I’ve missed my Sunday knitting. It’s a great time to sit, chat, chill out and get some knitting done.

Knitting wise I’m still chugging along slowly with the bobbly shawl. I did look through some patterns thought with the thought of making a massive hoodie for myself. That’s turning into rubbish though. The only hoodies I can find patterns for are either rubbish or for kids. So I may have to change the plan and either go for a jumper or do something for someone else. We’ll wait and see what happens there though.

I said me and mum had a day out on Friday. We went to the Creative Craft Show at Event City near the Trafford Centre. I had a really good day and I think mum enjoyed the day to. At the show me and mum took part in a needle felting workshop run by Steffens Stern from The Makerss. During the workshop we made Blue Tits. Here’s mine:

I didn’t get chance to finishing it during the workshop but that’s because I’m awkward and like to make sure everything is just right (for me anyway) so I managed to get it finished on Sunday Evening.

So from the day out it reignited the needle felting bug and I have a fair few bits to work on from that. Posable Mice, Moles, Squirrels, other birds and some gnomes there might be a couple of other to but I can’t think of them right now. They aren’t all from the show by the way, it’s kits I’ve collected over the last few months.

This evening I made a yellow mouse:

If you’re interested in giving needle felting a go I would highly recommend The Makerss. They are really nice people and the sell some amazing things. They do kits with everything in them that you need to make something, they also sell all the equipment you’d ever need. Here’s a link to their site if you want to take a look:

https://www.themakerss.co.uk

At the show I also bought a bow maker which makes some really good bows that will come in handy for a few different things. I got that from

Fantastic Ribbons

I may have also started out with a new hobby. At the show there was a guy doing Marbling. It was great to watch it being done. It was so interesting just watching. The skills and techniques are quite simple and every piece is unique. I bought a set and so far I haven’t marbled anything even though I have lots of things to do. I’ve made up the liquids you need the next thing is get set up everything else and get marbling. I’m looking forward to that, and to see the patterns I can come up with. It all came from Marble Art Originals you can find their website here:

https://www.marbling4fun.net

On the picture of the Blue Tit above you can see some of the marbling that the guy on the stand did. It’s cool and I’m guessing you can see what attracted me to it.

Other things from last week were an MS team meeting. That went well and it looks like we have some cool things planned. Me and mum also managed to get some stuff done for the group.

On Saturday we also went to a family party. It was a 75th for one of my dads uncles, well one of ours. It’s nice seeing a lot of the family. I feel it brings us all closer together.

The dogs being a little bitch at the moment and not in the good way. She’s got into the habit of stealing things off the side and walking round with them in her mouth. They if you try to take it off her she just runs off with it. The best part is she try’s to do the innocent face while whatever she’s taken is hanging out of her mouth.

And on that note I’m going to call it a night and go to bed. It is half two so I thing it’s fair to go to sleep.

Good night, Love and light.

It’s been two weeks now since I posted anything. I have no idea why and I’m not sure how many if anyone actually reads this, but not posting anything made me feel guilty.

I know I shouldn’t feel guilty but I did. In my head I think and wish this blog was read by millions of people and missing a post would make people worry. The imagination is a wonderful thing. With it you can do and be anything you want, it’s amazing. So yeah I felt guilty for not posting but, I got over it.

I always wonder what to write about in my posts. I wanted to post about amazingly deep and spiritual things and yes that’s happens every now and then but most of the time it’s just what I’ve been up to and the mischief I’ve caused (not much). So here we go………,

The last couple of weeks have been relatively busy ish. It’s just felt like there has been loads going on. I think fatigue has been about too which has made things feel that bit worse. So appointments wise there has only really been one and that was my monthly blood test the other day. I have the bruise to prove it. I wonder why sometimes I bruise and sometimes I don’t. I feel that when I bruise it looks like I’m a smack rat with track marks on my arms. With bruises though sometimes they last for ages and sometimes it’s just a couple of days. I’m weird.

Woolly fibre arts wise I finally finished the Aran Blanket:

I think it looks pretty and I’m impressed with it. I will admit that I had help with the side ribbing. I struggled picking up the stitches at the side. I’ve picked up stitches before but this time because it wanted 126 stitches picking up from 151 rows I couldn’t make things look even. So Marion picked them up for me but I knitted the rest. I also start working on s shawl. It’s bobbly and looks cool.

It’s only a small section but it’s looking good. There is a thin glittery line running through the wool to. When I first saw the wool I wasn’t sure how it would look knitted up. I thought it might look tacky but it doesn’t. Crochet wise I haven’t really done any. Been focusing on the knitting.

Other fibre stuff I’ve been having a go at macrame, friendship and kumihimo bracelets. Well playing really.

I was at an MS planning day last week. That was cool, we got to plan and organise what the group will be doing for the next 12 months. Some interesting and exciting things are on the card. Some said thank you to me that day too. They said that because they felt I’d given the group a bit of a boost and brought everyone back together. That made me feel really good and it gave me a boost that I’m making things better for me and other people with ms. There were other things to go along with the planning day. I helped mum with some SLAs for the services the group run and do some other bits to.

With church and the development group things are going well. I ended up chairing the service again on Saturday night after the group. That was fun and interesting. The medium that was i was great too. I really like the services Bob does. He has a really good personality and his messages are great.

Anyway enough of my waffle.

Love and light.

This weekend has been weird and today it doesn’t feel right. There have been somethings in the news that seems to be shocking the world. 1 is this Harry and Megan thing. No idea why this is so bad, surely if they want to go it on their own they should be able to. 2 is the Iran thing and shooting a plane down and being on the verge of war.

The Iran thing is the one that make me feel uncomfortable. I find it scary that this could cause a war. Too many innocent people have lost their lives as it is, the world doesn’t need to lose any more. It seems to have been going on for a while but tensions spiked again when Trump ordered the killing of a senior figure (might be a general but not sure). Ok I understand that he may have been involved in killing lots of people but surely killing him puts trump on the same level. If he is as bad as they say I’m damn sure that everyone could have worked together to capture him and put him on trial. That way justice could be served for the families and others affected by what he has done.

Trump seems to spend more time on Twitter moaning and bitching about anyone and everything than actually doing what he should be and getting round a table and working things out. If anything else happens and more people are killed I feel the blame should be placed at his feet. He likes to brag about being the best at things but not sure if being the best at starting wars and getting people killed is one he would want. But he would probably revel in the title.

Anyway enough about that, it’s boring, depressing and scary. It’s not something I really want to think about. Love, light and healing being sent to help the powers that be make the right decisions.

The other thing that’s just popped into my head is the fires in Australia. That is extremely sad. All the people, animals and other life that have been affected. I saw something the other day about crafters being asked to make things to help. They wanted pouches, blankets and other bits. I thought that was really nice and it was showing that there are still people out there that care and have compassion.

Crochet wise I started to make a crocodile stitch shawl. It was a spur of the moment thing so no idea if it will ever go any further. The other thing that’s being worked on is a really confused sheep. It’s going to be grey and have blue tones for the wool. As I said a confused sheep.

When it comes to knitting I’ve been working on that baby blanket. I have nearly finish the central panel. Just need to do the decrease and top ribbing. After that it’s the ribbing on the sides. It’s going to be cool. I’ll put a picture on here when it’s finished.

I ended up giving a reading to someone on Friday night. I think that went really well. The person seemed to really appreciate it. It did go on for a little while though but hey help was given and accepted.

Saturday was the first official session of the development group that I have now officially taken over. Two new members as well, I think and hope they enjoyed it. Bob and Dawn weren’t there for the service as Dawn wasn’t too well. Healing being sent in that direction to. I ended up putting a face to a name too. That was cool. I’d heard the name and seen the person before but didn’t know they went together. It’s been an interesting week church wise too. Last Tuesday I ended up chairing the service, I’ve seen others do it for a long time so I just did what I remembered them doing and as for the rest I just made it up. I was told that I did it well though. So, go me. Saturday night I did the music.

Have a gong bath coming up this week, absolutely love them. It’s going to be awesome.

Today hasn’t felt right in fact Sunday didn’t feel right either. Today doesn’t feel like Monday it feels like it’s still weekend. I know I haven’t mentioned my constant companion recently but it’s been quite crap for the last few days. It’s been hard to do most things, they’ve just been painful.

I’ve been baking today and made some treats for the dog. She seems to like them. We’re keeping going with the training and that’s going well ish. It’s taking its time but we’ll get there.

With that I bid you farewell.

Love and light.

So this is the first post not only of the new year but also of the new decade.

I’ve been thinking about how much has changed and how far I’ve come. There has been a hell of a lot of things that have gone on for me. I saw a post earlier on Facebook from someone I used to work with. They said:

“20 years and counting since I survived Y2K. Remember people we were all victims and you need to get the help you need from this awful day.

#millenniumbug”

It made me think about the last 20 years. I thought about the different jobs I’ve had. All sorts of jobs, from working in BHS, cheffing in restaurants, pulling pints in bars, serving food, answering calls and emails, teaching people in India how to write with a conversational tone and the last job was monitoring naughty boys and girls. Throughout that time there have been highs and lows. Tears, tantrums, fishnet tights and revelations. It’s astounding (time is fleeting, madness takes control) thinking of the experiences I’ve had and the things I’ve learnt.

New Year’s Eve I was at home with the dog, I was invited to go out with my mum and dad to their friends but didn’t feel like it. I thought I’d rather be at home and comfortable. I could spend all night with my pipe in my mouth if I wanted. I wouldn’t be able to if I was with them, vape pens, pipes, e-cigs are frowned upon in some places and could be bothered with the hassle. So night in with the dog, it was nice and chilled. I knew at midnight I wanted to clang my tingshaws and light some incense. I did the incense outside. But played with the dog outside for a little bit and watched the fireworks. They were going off every where. The emotion of the time did catch up to me though and I shed a little tear. Don’t know why but I have always felt a massive build up of emotion and energy on New Year’s Eve that comes to a head when the bell rings midnight.

On New Year’s Eve though I did spend some time writing a few words of my own:

“When the bell rings the year and decade ends. With a loving heart I say thank you to each and everyone of you. You’ve all played different roles in this show we call life. Some have been headliners and some played bit parts but all have impacted the story in different but your own ways.

We write each page of the story as we make our way through life. May the rest of your story be filled with adventures, magic, joy and happiness. Here’s to you with congratulations for the distance you’ve traveled. With blessings of love and light for each step you’ve yet to take.”

No idea where it came from but I thought it had a nice message so I shared it with some friends and they seemed to like it. That message goes out to everyone that wants to read it and take something from it.

Anyway back to me and the things that have happened over the past 20 years. Here are just a couple of the things I’ve done:

Been to many different dance events and danced pretty well at them despite the amount of alcohol consumed.

Danced in the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games in Manchester

Driven home from an event at 4am sober with green hair covered in glitter and with a teddy in the passenger seat wearing a seatbelt.

Competed in the regional finals of a sommelier of the year competition

Had the ability to blind taste wine tell you what the grape was, how old the wine was and where the wine came from

Started my first proper full time job

Did reiki 1 2 and mater level

Did Karuna masters

Attended a crystal diploma course (I didn’t finish the work)

Got married

Got divorced

Went to Disney Land in Florida

Had an accident where I wrote off my car

Finally said good bye to Mr Tumnas and Narnia and came out of the closet

Became a medium

Made lots of friends and lost some.

Finally getting my C in GCSE English. Whilst in the middle of a couple of MS Relapses. Unknown at the time.

And learnt about the wonders of becoming disabled because of a fucked up brain and nervous system.

There will be others but I can’t think of them right now. That’s partly down to the fucked up brain. But it’s time to start again, start fresh and start clean. Time to write the next chapter of our stories and build on the lessons of the past.

Love and light

So it’s Christmas Eve and my sisters birthday. She’s coming round later. It’s Christmas Day tomorrow I hope everyone has a great day and gets to spend time with loved ones.

The solstice has been and gone and now light is slowly coming back. Daylight hours are getting longer and longer. It will be spring soon with lambs bouncing round and time to give children chocolate fertility symbols. If you follow Christianity or another religion let’s use this time to spread love and light round the world and fill our hearts with it.

I finished my Christmas gift knitting the other day. I have wrapped one gift I just need to do the others. I finished crocheting the kiwi bird yesterday and that looks cool.

What do you think?

I’ve also started doing some other little bits of knitting I’m not studying though, they’ll be done when they’re done. 9 inch circular needles are great though. They make thinks so much easier. Just to point out though that circular needles are ace. I absolutely love the set of interchangeable I have. ChiaoGoo Twist Interchangeable needles.

I haven’t been knitting very long, only about 18 months and I’ve only had this set for about 4 of them but as I’ve already said they a freeking amazing. Not sure if you know or not but you can also do straight flat knitting on them too. Because they are small I find it easier to hold them and if you drop a needle it doesn’t go very far only the distance of the cable length.

I’m struggling to deal with noise today. I’ve also been off for most of this week. My eyes keep having dance parties where they dart all over the place, dizziness has been there and so has the pain. I’m determined that today and tomorrow it will not get me down. I will not let it.

I think most of it is because of the time of year, tiredness and stuff being moved about a lot. I’ve also been having crap thoughts going through my head about those close to me. It makes me worried about the future. I’m trying to distract myself with other things but sometimes it doesn’t stop them and sometimes it does. But I will focus on good things and now and try as hard as I can to stay happy.

Over the last few days I listened to three full book. It’s a series of books by Joseph Delaney called the Wardstone Chronicles. They’re set in Lancashire and are about people who fight the dark called spooks. The dark is all the bad stuff like ghosts, ghasts, witches, boggarts and other nasty things. I like them I’ve listened to them before but think they’re really cool books. If you get the chance I’d recommend reading them or listening to them. I’ve had them playing while I’ve been doing my knitting and other bits.

Anyway be good and have a great Christmas.

Love and light.

Times may change and goal posts move but how you react is how you are seen.

You can sit and wallow in despair longing for that by gone time. When the grass was greener and chocolate bars were bigger. Back when you had to get up half an hour before you went to bed and lick the road clean for breakfast.

Oh how things were so much better then. When people passed because of diseases that can now be cured or prevented, like measles or small pox.

You can focus so much on the past so you can’t see the now. But if you stop, look around, and think of the lessons you’ve learnt, show gratitude for how far you’ve come and the many blessings you have. You’ll be shocked at everything you’ve achieved.

As the year is coming to an end it’s time to come together, share the love and the light you have inside. Share it with friends, family, loved ones and the rest of the world.

The equinox is nearly here, it’s a time when light and life return to the world. Well the northern hemisphere anyway. Remember to keep your light shining bright, keep love in your heart and share it with the world.

It’s time to clear out the old to make space for the new. I wish all who read this blessings of love and light.

A friend said something the other day that I think is really nice. “The greatest gift you can get is one you can pass on”. I think this is a lovely message and it can be taken on so many levels.

Here’s to you, may your life be filled love and light and everything that goes with it.

I’ve no idea where that came from but I feel it’s sends out a positive message to go with the time of year. I’ve had a bit of a strange week. Some things have finished for the year and some have a couple more sessions to go. Sunday knitting has finished, think I’ll miss that my bank balance won’t but I will. There are only two more sessions at the jubilee centre. Knitting wise I’m doing some stuff for Christmas. I’ve had issues with patterns but I think I have now found something that works. The crochet Kiwi still needs some feathers but that at the back of the queue for a while. I’ll get back to that when I’ve sorted everything else.

We had the last session of the development group at weekend too. I’m made everyone a felted robin and a felted Christmas pudding. They looked cool and everyone seemed to like them.the other thing that happened during that last session was the rest of the group got up on the platform during the service and gave a message. They all did an amazing job even though all of them said before the service that they couldn’t do it. They proved themselves wrong. I gave a few messages during the service too. That was nice and I think that went ok. The other thing that happened was the rest of the group were told about me taking over. This was all discussed a few weeks ago with Tracy so nothing was done underhandedly. So next year is a fresh start for me and for the group. I know things will be ok and spirit will keep an eye out ready to jump in if needed. Tracy also said that she would still come when she can and help out which will be cool. It will mean that there are things we can focus on and provide better support to help those that need it.

The dog is doing ok, I downloaded a couple of books with tricks in that I can work on with her. That will be fun.

Right back to the Christmas Knitting, love and light.

Well been accused of some things in the past but I think this one takes the piss. I don’t see myself as a bad person and I don’t think I am. But I suppose the only people that can answer that are other people. That would be if I gave a shit about what people think of me.

I have to say that the only opinion that matters about me is the one I have of myself. That should be a true fact for everyone. What you think of yourself holds the most power. Obviously if you are an utterly evil arse hole that make a difference and you should really be ashamed of yourself.

Someone asked me to do a reading for them about what feels like 30 years ago or something. It might have been 3 or less. This person hasn’t mentioned it for a long time either way. They had a friend staying over for a couple of days. One night I got in from church and this person asked about tarot cards and things like that. So one thing led to another and I ended up giving a card reading and some psychic and mediumship stuff for them. It was for a really nice lad that has gone through some real shit in the past but hopefully he found it useful and found some love and light from it.

Today I was told by information through the grapevine that I was totally wrong to have given this lad a reading when this other person has been asking for ages. I have to point out though that it hasn’t been mentioned in a long long long time. It’s also now safe to say that it isn’t going to happen now or ever.

I think someone is feeling very jealous and very insecure. The other thing is that this person is turning into an evil nasty piece of work and when things don’t go the way she wants all hell seems to break loose. Everyone is evil and out to get her. Everyone should be slaves and bow to her every command. My curtsy needs some work I think………. not for you anyway.

It’s been a while since someone got on my wick so much and hopefully it will be along time until someone else like that comes along.

One of the principles of spiritualism is The Brotherhood Of Man. I try desperately to follow this and try to be kind and show compassion to everyone and everything. But sometimes it’s hard and there are some people that put this to the test. I may find your presence offensive, your attitude appalling and find the way you treat others disgusting but I still wish you love and light.

Anyway, time to get on with me being me. Craft wise…… I broke a crochet hook the other day. I was trying to crochet chain loops on the kiwi bird. The one that I’ve been working on for weeks now. The chain loops are supposed to be feathers. It’s all stuffed and sewn together, just need the loopy feathers now. It’s going to look cool when it’s finished.

Luceting I’m still plodding alongs, Slowly but getting somewhere with it.

Knitting, the baby blanket I started in August on holiday still needs to be finished but I’ll get round to it at some point. I made a cable knitted hat that looks cool. But as it’s going to be a Christmas present I’m not sharing a picture. I’m also knitting a couple of other things for Christmas too. Fingers crossed I get them all finished it time.

Felting wise I’ve been making a few tree decorations to be used as gifts for people. Again can’t really share much about that in case one of the recipients is reading.

The Christmas tree is up. That’s looking nice and Christmasy. I was at the Christmas fair and the spiritualist church at weekend. Unfortunately it was a very quiet but I hope the people that needed it got something out of it.

That’s enough ranting and raving from me. Big it up, love and light

How the hell can you have vegan leather?

Was the animal fed on vegans?

If it is vegan then it can’t be leather.

So looking at the definition (thanks to google) leather is made from the skin of an animal. With that very fact leather can not be vegan.

The only reason I’m asking the question is because it was mentioned on a Phillip Schofield program. Something to do with higher and lower and Black Friday. I’m not really paying attention but that seemed to stick out.

So I said last week that I started working on a kiwi bird with crochet. I’m still working on that. At knitting today I finished the body and head and started on a leg. I’m down to the toes on the first leg.

Other things I’ve been up to are putting up with the dog. She pulled something off my wall last night. It upset me, and annoyed me. I’m left with a big space now on the wall.

Zoe is having a chew stuff and if she can, rip them up. So because of that I’m putting up with the gap. We’re still working on the training. She is getting out and about now so she’s had a fair few walks. Mum took her to a park in rammy today. No idea if she enjoyed that or not, it’s not like she can speak. I’m sure she’ll find a way of letting me know though.

I’ve joined mum and Zoe on a couple of walks. Well I wheeled, been round the lido at Clarence park a few times and this evening we went round the block near home. Again it showed me how bad the pavements in this area are. That’s something you just don’t think about walking around. But when you’re in a wheelchair you feel every bump and bobble and hole and uneven surface. It can be uncomfortable but either way it’s hard work. Especially when going up a hill, even small hills are hard work. That’s about it for the dog.

I’ve talked about knitting and stuff. I’ve also been looking at Luceting (knitting fork) that’s fun and simple to make cords. And it doesn’t take much concentration so it’s easy to do while having an conversation. I’ve got some beads to embellish the cords, I’ll see how that goes.

On the walk/wheel this evening I lost part of my pipe so I’ve had to order another. That’s a bit annoying so until that gets here I’m having to smoke it without the mouth piece. It’s on its way though.

What else to mention? I have a pain appointment tomorrow I sure hope it goes better than last time. Move more and reduce your pain medication.

Well it came down a bit since the first one. It went back up though because after a certain point I just couldn’t function. Pain, burning in patches, brain fog and a couple of other things. It’s crap. But let’s see how things go tomorrow.

Dizziness has been really shit recently. It’s reared it’s head and spun around beyond belief. Trying to do anything while your head is spinning isn’t that easy. It’s almost like having too much to drink without the fun of drinking. Every little movement of the head seems to make it worse. It’s made me notice that when I’m having a conversation with someone I nod my head quite a bit. When you do that unconsciously it’s really hard to stop. It’s normally too late when you realise you’re nodding along.

Anyway I’m about to be savaged by the dog. (Not really) so I’ll play with her and talk soon.

Love and light.

Late ish night update. Well it’s late for me at the moment. Didn’t do an update at weekend because I kept putting it off. So thought it’s now time.

So last week……… mum didn’t have a great week. She took things easy and tried to slow down. I say try because if you know her you know she doesn’t slow down or stop. She didn’t do too badly though. The attempt was there.

Tuesday night was the MS social. It was the last one for this year. So it was a bit of a Christmas party/night. Centre pieces were made out of baubles, candles and other bits. They turned out well and some pretty things were made. We even played pass the parcel. This one was a bit different though. Each layer had a question. Stuff like who has the longest finger and who’s the oldest. So no music but the parcel was passed round that way. It was fun. The next one is the full blown Christmas party. That should be good. The one last year was.

I had an appointment last week with the neurologist. That went a lot better than the last ones. That’s about it for that. I have an appointment with the pain people next week. I hope this one is better than the last one was.

Knitting wise I’ve been focusing on crochet. I was going to make an Edwards Menagerie Sheep called Hank. But the wool I picked didn’t work out too well. While using it to crochet in rounds it left gaps so wasn’t suitable. The stuffing would have just come through. I have got two new pattern books. One of birds and one they call dolls. It’s not dolls like baby girl ones but ones that you can make to look like people. I started making a kiwi bird. Haven’t managed to get very far with it but that’s down to not being able to work round the dog.

Car was in for a service yesterday. The dog came out for the day while we waited. She was absolutely amazing. She went out for her first proper walks today and again she was awesome. She’s pooped now. She’s just shattered. It’s cute. The training is coming on really well now she’s turning into a proper little star.

I went to a gong bath tonight. I always love them. I took my crystals as per usual. This time though I took my chakra merkabahs I had them and a golden healer in each hand. I was practically buzzing. It was awesome. And I can say now that I am jacked up and not feeling tired. I’ll pay for it tomorrow though. The dog will get me up for breakfast.

I have another day with Zoe tomorrow. That should be fun. I’ll have to try and find something else to get on with the training.

Anyway big it up.

Love and light.

So it’s official. I have changed my religion. I am now a spiritualist. Last night I became a member of Bury Spiritualist Centre that is part of the SNU (spiritualist national union). I’m also a provisional individual member of the SNU. The full membership will come later on after an interview and some other bits.

The SNU and spiritualist religion really speaks to me and makes sense. It fits with my way of thinking and isn’t full of dogma like other religions. Dogma does my nut in even though it is one of my favourite films and has the immortal Metatron played by Alan Rickman.

Awesome film, it’s just a shame it isn’t available to download from anywhere.

So as I was saying last night I became a member of the Spiritualist church in Bury. Last night they had a remembrance service and a members service. The remembrance part was really nice and I learnt some new things from it about the wars. Have to admit I always feel a bit uncomfortable when remembrance comes round. I do remember all of those who were and are affected by war, those members of the armed forces past and present and members of the emergency services. I try to observe the silences and send out love, gratitude and healing during them. I feel uncomfortable during this time because of the needless waste of life that was and is caused by war. I will never forget the sacrifice that was made and is being made so I can be me and live the way I want to.

The members bit of the service wasn’t really what I expected. I didn’t really know what to expect but it was nice. There were a couple of us taking part and all we had to do was repeat an oath and sign a book. It was a nice way though to declare you are a follower of a religion.

I did cause trouble the other day though on Facebook. It was completely unintentional, someone posted a story about an old man teaching people the meaning of a poppy and how they should be worn. At first I added a comment saying I thought people in the forces wore the poppy differently to other people. Then it made me think so I did a bit of digging on the British Legion Website. I found out that there is no wrong or right way to wear one it just says that if you wear a poppy it should be worn with pride. I thought that was nice so I shared it on the post. It was doing this that caused the issue. The person who put up the post decided I was trying to refute the message. I said I wasn’t and it made me think and want to find out more. So, I just shared my findings.

Other things that have happened are the dog savaging my hands. She was only playing though so no real issues. My hands have become extremely dry, I think it’s down to the excess washing and the chemicals (cleaning stuff) I’ve had to use to clean up after the dog. Lots of poops and pee pees. Training has been coming along still trying to work on leave it and lie down. It’s slow but we’re getting there.

Crochet wise still working on the rabbit, on the fourth leg now and that just leaves the tail, stuffing and sewing up. Also still going strong with the felt pebbles/stones. That’s it really craft wise. Next think though will be a large sheep. Just for fun.

The other thing I noticed when reposting an earlier post that didn’t show for some reason on Facebook was that I seem to have a habit of starting post with “this week has been a bit of a whirlwind” so after noticing that, I’ve tried to change it.

What else is/has been going on? I now have blue and violet hair. That’s fun, it looks cool.

Shit picture but may give you some of an idea.

What else? Sweets and stuff, I’ve started hording crisps and sweets again but have to hide them now so the dog doesn’t get them.

MS stuff, had two meetings last week, one was the drop in, the other an online meeting. Both went well and relationships with other people in the group are getting better and better. I’m still playing with crystals, reiki, source and Karuna. The dog is getting lots of healing but think she likes it so all is good. I have to say I am tempted to give her an atunement or 3 but not sure yet. It might happen but only if it’s right to do it. The world of spirit and the dog will let me know when and if it’s right to do it.

That’s it really. I’m feeling tired at the moment but that means I’ll probably be up til like 6 or something. I have a flu jab tomorrow and I think a pneumonia one to so that’s an earlyish start. The dog will probably get me up anyway.

Right time to put some more working hand cream on and go up stair.

Good night and love and light.