Thursday, 26 February 2026

Knitting Yarn

From Facebook Archives, this was a lockdown project.

27 February 2021 at 16.41
Latest short sleeved V neck creation.
If you are ever tempted to do a V neck with raglan sleeves and diamond motifs, take my advice, DON'T. 
It was a real pain getting both sides to match once you're up past the armpits. 
Especially when you're using oddments to make up for the fact you don't think you've got quite enough yarn to do the whole lot.
Hair washed this morning and left to hang dry uncombed, hence the backwards through hedge look.
Tylebach  Really lovely xxx
Ms Exlibris  That's lovely Ben x
Mrs Bun  Wow LOVE ALL OF YOUR KNITS Bentonbag xxx I'm soooooo jealous xxx
Cousin Daisy  Simply beautiful
Bess Cavalier  I like that.  I'm supposed to be knitting hats for Innocent smoothie bottles for Age UK.  Thought it would be a good way to use up scraps but I've only done one complete one and one waiting to be sewn up.  I just don't seem to be able to get going with anything much at the moment.
Bentonbag  I know what you mean. I'm trying to work out whether my next project should be: 
knitting herring for a Fish Quay thing (Mrs Quilt sent me the info); 
doing a baby thing for a friend's expected grandchild; 
doing myself a big sloppy joe jumper for next winter on circular needles to use us some of the yarn stash.
Mrs Quilt  Use up the stash Ben - use up the stash - do you want some of mine?
Bentonbag  NOOOOOOOOOO Thank you I've plenty to be going on with what with what's under the telly, under the bed, on top of the wardrobe and in the loft.
Ms Exlibris  Oooo, I love a good sloppy joe, that would get my vote.
Mrs Quilt  Changed my mind - do the Herring, that'll make a hole in your silver yarn.  It is for an Exhibition on The Fisher Lasses, that moved around the ports gutting herring, at The Old Low Light.
Bentonbag  I think the Herring is probably going to be next - as a palette cleanser - something entirely different and new.  I hope they don't mind if it's stuffed with old tights and scraps left over from mask making.
Jay Mural  Knit the herring! We will need pictures.
Drummerman  Are you thinking of taking up golf?
Mrs Leftfoot  We could try that one time.  Then again, maybe not.  Yawn.
Bentonbag  Gosforth Park Golf club used to do a bucket of balls thing where you could just thwack them as far as you like.  We could do that.  You never know though, we might enjoy ruining a good walk.  But I suspect we'd really annoy the golfers (which makes it all the more tempting).  On the other hand it could be a bit costly
Mrs Leftfoot  There seemed to be a consensus here that it might be too dangerous and risky.  For you.  With me hitting balls around. 
 

 

A Thrilling Read

Nothing useful left in the Facebook archives for today, so this one is a day early.

27 February 2020 at 19:43

Tomorrow I shall be attending a trustee development day and board meeting at LD:NorthEast.   
Which means Fester will have the care of Ferretfingers from about 8.30 until well into the afternoon.   
We'll be going through all the Articles of Association, Governance Documents and the Strategic Action Plan.   
I spent this afternoon reading them and none are as thrilling as they sound.
But like they say - a change is as good as a rest.
Dr E  Plus ca change
Woolerwoman  It'll make a change at least.


 

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Bringing Home The Bacon

Whenever Miss Doozer and Esquire go away Thunderthighs feeds their cats.

We live on a small 1920s estate (did they call them estates then?) where all the streets have the same name followed by Road, Avenue and similar.  

Let’s call it the Castles.

This is what happened a couple of weeks ago

Text 14-02-26

Miss Doozer 07.58 We are off.
Miss Doozer 07.59 We woke to unexpected bacon, eggs, chocolate milk and orange juice on the doorstep.
Miss Doozer 08.00 They are not ours.  Please do take custody before Jessiecat gets it.
Bentonbag  08.02 OK, but not ours either.  Wonder whose they are?
Miss Doozer 08.03 Dunno?
Miss Doozer 08.03 Free bacon?.
Bentonbag  08.05 Possibly for one of the other Castles.
Miss Doozer 08.08 If it is still there when Thunderthighs goes please give it a home.
Bentonbag  08.08 Will do.
Bentonbag  09.01  I’ve brought the haul in & left an answerphone message at Chester Dairies.
Miss Doozer 09.02 I feel this is less “looking after the cats” and more “being a PA for bacon and assorted deliveries.”

14 February 2026 at 09.34on local facebook group

Bentonbag  Is anyone on the Castles expecting a Chester dairies delivery of bacon, eggs, butter, strawberry milk and orange juice?
It's been delivered to my neighbour who is away so I've brought it in.
If you can message me which house number and road it should have gone to I can get it to you.
Ms S2  Hi Ben, it's ours. I live on the same street as you at number 7. I messaged them this morning and they have responded with a photo of a blue door it was left at.
That afternoon
Bentonbag  Brilliant. I've just got home so shall pop over with it.
Bentonbag  Been downstairs, Thunderthighs says you've been and got it.  Hope he was polite.
Ms S2  He was.  Thank you for taking it in. I'm not sure how they got the wrong door!

Text to Miss Doozer

Bentonbag 17.47 Ms S2@no7 has been united with her bacon etc.