tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post4353211714612664273..comments2023-05-07T14:10:02.744+01:00Comments on The River Cottage Diaries: W.I. do I put myself through it?Wylye Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-49491740779551742292011-05-09T15:36:49.729+01:002011-05-09T15:36:49.729+01:00I'm crap at creative stuff too, except making ...I'm crap at creative stuff too, except making 3' Christmas kings out of tissue paper - as useful as the wreath - no less, you can make funeral wreaths too...<br /><br />Love the idea of chicken vests.<br /><br />I couldn't have learned much from my mother as she started knitting a tank top for me that by the time she'd finished was 2 sizes too small she taken so long. My granny was an ace knitter and WIer. My mum makes great jam and marmalade though so we don't mind about the knitting...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-7112064807013714982011-05-08T21:35:04.349+01:002011-05-08T21:35:04.349+01:00Oh dear, plumbing disaster doesn't sound good....Oh dear, plumbing disaster doesn't sound good. At least ours was just annoying rather than a disaster!Elainehttp://elainemcnulty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-58431144225554012152011-05-08T21:03:06.091+01:002011-05-08T21:03:06.091+01:00Hi Elaine and welcome. Hope you got your taps sort...Hi Elaine and welcome. Hope you got your taps sorted. We've had our own plumbing disaster today which I shall be blogging about so watch this space!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-33252066178026858432011-05-08T20:59:44.374+01:002011-05-08T20:59:44.374+01:00Steve, noted!Steve, noted!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-14626052785999024212011-05-08T20:59:21.811+01:002011-05-08T20:59:21.811+01:00Trish, someone has to be crap at this stuff after ...Trish, someone has to be crap at this stuff after all<br /><br />CQ, I could blog for a year on my creative disasters!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-54161484983382915892011-05-08T18:38:17.253+01:002011-05-08T18:38:17.253+01:00Your post made me smile... I'm the teas and co...Your post made me smile... I'm the teas and coffees girl too - I know my place, and over the years have had loads of practice!Elainehttp://elainemcnulty.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-10720484279533715592011-05-08T08:26:38.718+01:002011-05-08T08:26:38.718+01:00Absolutely. Anytime. Two sugars please.Absolutely. Anytime. Two sugars please.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-49102097199350244512011-05-08T00:00:43.892+01:002011-05-08T00:00:43.892+01:00Reminds me of the time at school when we were inst...Reminds me of the time at school when we were instructed to make nightgowns for our mothers. I misread the instructions as to the amount of material and the resulting monstrosity was known as The Barrage Balloon in our house for years afterwards. (sigh)Curry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357154781453417176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-56745201000017072842011-05-07T12:45:25.939+01:002011-05-07T12:45:25.939+01:00A girl after my own heart - I have no talent for c...A girl after my own heart - I have no talent for creative stuff. Chortling at chicken vests and mouse blankets!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-7082364538737778372011-05-07T12:23:20.145+01:002011-05-07T12:23:20.145+01:00Jane and Lance, I wish I was being modest, but no,...Jane and Lance, I wish I was being modest, but no, I really am rubbish at these things. The trouble is I am too much of a perfectionist. I visualise in my head exactly what it should look like and anything that falls short of that is just a disappointment. Still I have fun disappointing myself!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-70800222962294340432011-05-07T12:22:13.377+01:002011-05-07T12:22:13.377+01:00Steve, does that mean I can be your very own honor...Steve, does that mean I can be your very own honorary angel? <br /><br />Perpetua, you're spot on. It's great fun. I've had some of my biggest laughs at our WI. But it would be nice if it worked a little more often!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-66921939525995906582011-05-07T10:46:08.901+01:002011-05-07T10:46:08.901+01:00Hello:
We are sure that you are being extremely mo...Hello:<br />We are sure that you are being extremely modest [and if not, then very amusing] about your achievements with handicrafts. However, this is a road we have never ventured down, not being at all sure what we should do with the results, that is if there were ever to be any.<br /><br />Have a very happy, non-making weekend!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-26652544226238274182011-05-07T10:37:30.194+01:002011-05-07T10:37:30.194+01:00Why? Because it's fun, Wylie Girl. :-) Even if...Why? Because it's fun, Wylie Girl. :-) Even if we're hopeless at it, being hopeless tohgether gives a lot of laughs and just occasionally, as you've found, something WORKS!Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-77254970179380694042011-05-07T10:11:40.645+01:002011-05-07T10:11:40.645+01:00Making a good cup of tea is worthy of an honourary...Making a good cup of tea is worthy of an honourary angelhood in my book.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.com