Crafts - what you do while waiting for your hamster to get out of bed 😉
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Doing well with that 
Lace knitting takes a lot of concentration 
Are you using a lifeline?
Lace knitting takes a lot of concentration Are you using a lifeline?
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Yes, some crochet cotton as safety. I'm (very) gradually getting a bit better at reading the knitting but I do spend a lot of time staring at it, muttering ...yarn over, knit, yarn over umm... Still, I'm enjoying it. My instructions are on the YT site of So Woolly who has lots of videos and patterns to follow. I think lace can be a short cut to a nervous breakdown if you try to hurry 
Yes, some crochet cotton as safety. I'm (very) gradually getting a bit better at reading the knitting but I do spend a lot of time staring at it, muttering ...yarn over, knit, yarn over umm... Still, I'm enjoying it. My instructions are on the YT site of So Woolly who has lots of videos and patterns to follow. I think lace can be a short cut to a nervous breakdown if you try to hurry
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And never ever watch TV while doing lace knitting…a recipe for total disaster lol 
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Its strange that once wool was cheap and clothes were expensive. Home made clothes were fashionable.
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It is strange isn't it. I suppose as more and more man made clothes and imports made things cheaper, wool prices went up. I think it was central heating becoming common that might have made the difference. Even in the 80s not everyone had central heating. It was an "option" on a new build. Once everyone had it (just about) people didn't need such warm clothes. Knitting clothes became a hobby rather than something practical. And everyone's lives got busier ............ Working hours got longer, more stress etc.
My mother used to make our clothes and knit them.
My mother used to make our clothes and knit them.
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Very beautiful, they are such graceful birds 
They areVery beautiful, they are such graceful birds
and he’s very friendly. The Canadian geese are aggressive, they have got 6 goslings I will try and take some more fotos today
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Wonderful photos of the grey heron - they are quite hard to photograph that close up 
It probably is the same one - they tend to come back to the same spot every year. There used to be one lived on the river near our previous home and he (assume it was a he) was there every year. I wonder if they have a mate? There only ever seems to be one!
It probably is the same one - they tend to come back to the same spot every year. There used to be one lived on the river near our previous home and he (assume it was a he) was there every year. I wonder if they have a mate? There only ever seems to be one!To be fair, I don’t get too close I use the zoom 
but this heron seems to stay all year round. I wonder why? I have never seen two, I feel so sorry that it’s on its own. Maybe they don’t tend to live together? Not like the Canadian geese, both mum and dad look after their goslings. It’s so sweet. Unfortunately they chase the normal ducks away. We used to have so many of them, but Canada has taken over 
but this heron seems to stay all year round. I wonder why? I have never seen two, I feel so sorry that it’s on its own. Maybe they don’t tend to live together? Not like the Canadian geese, both mum and dad look after their goslings. It’s so sweet. Unfortunately they chase the normal ducks away. We used to have so many of them, but Canada has taken over Here are a few more fotos of the park, at the moment part of it is closed due to leakage of c02, it has the largest bubble in Europe under this park, and there are several cracks there it’s escaping. Two people were found unconscious and that’s how they discovered the leakage.
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Lovely! Oh goodness people unconscious in the park! Have you seen the gardens and wildlife thread? That one is popular for photos of the outdoors etc
I will upload there if I take any moreLovely! Oh goodness people unconscious in the park! Have you seen the gardens and wildlife thread? That one is popular for photos of the outdoors etc
beautiful fotos there
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It's a beautiful park. Perhaps the wildlife is benefitting from the absence of people 
There are never very many people in there, mainly elderly. In Germany if you have a big operation (knee replacement ect) the national health pays for a rehab for 4-6 weeks. We have one of those places in the park. I will take some fotos when it’s reopened. The just walk around and exercise there.It's a beautiful park. Perhaps the wildlife is benefitting from the absence of people