tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:46:31 +0000cookingmovingpicturesapologies for not postingbloggersbabbleTHE CHALLENGEspinninglistsgardenmoney and lifemusiclive blogginglog cabinStupid Crapetsylifeknittingdays outholidaysdittyyarn shopsrattiesvideocrochetJewellerycarA general craft blog. If you can make it, I at least want to try!http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)Blogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4784507543005848038Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:49:00 +00002011-06-24T00:02:55.398+01:00I bought a car on Sunday. I am so proud of myself because I went out and bought it by myself, with cash I had saved, and I had no help from anyone. (I did have help the day before looking at other cars, but this one was all me). Its surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it, and in my case, the reason I put my mind to it was anger.I had had an arguement with Dan earlier in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/7HKdsubAqAI/car-update-and-life-lift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/06/car-update-and-life-lift.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4844383591005029779Sun, 29 May 2011 14:22:00 +00002011-05-29T15:30:12.480+01:00babblecarlifeI will be getting a car soon. I move on 9/10th July and was thinking I would get a car the week Dan comes back from China (19th June - ooh my late Grandad's birthday!) but today my plans were all ruined and now I have just 10 days to find, test drive and buy a suitable car with decent age/mileage/insurance costs. It has annoyed me a bit as I had specifically planned for after China as I will havehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/j8C-rfF00eA/driving-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/05/driving-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-3137555815196590336Mon, 23 May 2011 19:02:00 +00002011-05-23T20:09:33.570+01:00babblepicturesToday has been decent enough. Nicely busy at work, no disasters, and home via the shop for salad, pretzels & dip. All of which came to less than 600 calories and the best bit is that I bought fruit salad and chocolate and I don't really want either of them right now. I have been watching cooking programs and looking forward to cookage when I move. I used to love cooking. Alli has an allotment andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/1kLEHw_Fg_c/bleurgh-mondays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/05/bleurgh-mondays.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-8578492631036874175Fri, 20 May 2011 19:33:00 +00002011-05-20T20:39:06.305+01:00babbleI feel a little down today. I think its because my life is utterly boring! What did I used to do for fun? I should be moving in 6 weeks, I am really looking forward to being about to do gardening and play on Alli's allotment. I should be getting a car too. That (I hope) will give me more reason to get out and about more. I really wish I could remember what I used to do that made me more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/qezCVY7YimM/some-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/05/some-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4571065549777761008Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:44:00 +00002011-04-08T22:51:11.072+01:00lifeFirstly, this is an annoyance.My heel if you will...Sometime around October 2010 I had to run for a bus on a cold morning. For a few weeks after I noticed my ankle ached in the morning of most days. Another few weeks later and I noticed that the back of me left ankle wasn't flat like my right one, and another couple of months later it started hurting more and more. So I went to my GP and I am http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/Jk_vP4CYHKM/annoyances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/04/annoyances.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-3454783080272934041Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:38:00 +00002011-02-24T19:51:50.483ZlifelistsTwittering - I installed Tweetdeck on my phone so I use it more now, although it really is a timewastingdevice and I look like a geek on the bus every morning now instead of someone who is sitting sulking (see: trying to wake up) whilst listening to terrible modern music (see: Harry Potter read by Stephen Fry (who I am following on Twitter))House - I made an effort - I bought a shelving unit http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/qwscC6N-AUs/list-if-you-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/02/list-if-you-will.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-2781925787390168126Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:18:00 +00002011-01-09T00:31:08.914ZbabbleStupid CrapknittingYou know when you feel the need to be surrounded by your own stuff? Thats a bit how I have felt these last couple of days. Before Christmas we had THE SNOW and it was quite frankly, shit. About 8in dropped in one morning and the council forgot to buy salt again and so the busses all stopped and I had to walk to Dan's house (only a mile, but with a heavy bag containing several days worth of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/JNZpUyPCriQ/mine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2011/01/mine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-5132070540848071813Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:24:00 +00002010-11-09T12:53:47.472ZbabblespinningknittingI am feeling stressed at the moment because I have too many things that need doing and not enough time to do what I want to do. By too many, I have 2 - work, and knitting these bloody student samples. A week and a half SOUNDED enough and I got the yarn last tuesday night, made a start after knitting group, realised I had gone wrong because I had charted it horizontally instead of vertically and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/-4u9lizPD0g/potentials.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/11/potentials.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-6193919250487847225Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:59:00 +00002010-11-04T17:08:04.596ZbabbleOh I just remembered what happened on the day I got back from my mums. I knew it wouldnt be good, but I didnt expect to get home to my landlady removing everything I own from my room, without my permission, so she could decorate... I had stern words. I also had a word about leaving me notes when I am in the house and told her I wouldn't be standing for passive aggressive notes so if she needs to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/tdOpuN53R00/not-very-good-at-this-updating-malarky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-very-good-at-this-updating-malarky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-7091725394408426521Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:33:00 +00002010-09-29T22:48:01.657+01:00dittyA few great little things have happened this week to break up the sheer misery that is the rest of my life. Woe is me etc... For example, I went to the opening of the knitted bench exhibition which some of our knitting group took part in, me included. I got to make a shop sample for Stitch Perfect from some rather tasty Koigu. I have to say I was not impressed with this yarn until I went up 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/G37PjQOY3vI/im-going-to-go-wild.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-going-to-go-wild.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1876108040789842962Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:16:00 +00002010-09-19T22:23:32.893+01:00lifepicturesknittingWoke up on Elli's sofa in a lovely warm sleeping bag with a slightly fuzzy headKnit this Pomotamus for a couple of hours (its more of a Damson colour) Went for breakfast (at half 12) with DanTalked with him for a bit about how we are very alike, which is not necessarily a good thing.Went to my room to start on my OU assignmentWent to the shop for foodCame back with nachos, dips and Haagen Daaz. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/ppCLqjkMdmE/today-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/today-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1309032087188472560Sat, 18 Sep 2010 08:27:00 +00002010-09-18T09:33:57.910+01:00money and lifebabblemovingI am going to knitting in a bit. I need to call Dan at 10 to remind him he has to go to work for 11 and then I am going to grab a lift from him to save catching the bus. But I got up so early this morning. I went to bed just after 12 and was up for 7:30. I have tidied my room as it was a complete state and its strange because tidying my room usually just implies putting a few bit of clothes awayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/I2pVvVPR4mM/again-to-pass-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/again-to-pass-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4743938331462012098Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:47:00 +00002010-09-17T21:57:21.917+01:00lifeyarn shopsand to stop me being sad and miserable, I thought I might as well write something here about whats going on with me. Firstly I am rather happy that a new yarn store has opened here. Its all posh yarn which for some reason, despite it being the UK's 'Second City', Birmingham has lacked for a long time. So as I had met Alice at SnB a few times, I have supported her new venture on a couple of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/NOiBKiTU_P0/for-sake-of-procrastination.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/for-sake-of-procrastination.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-6119336114636074621Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:25:00 +00002010-09-16T12:26:09.047+01:00There aint gonna be a house. We broke up on Monday. Blah!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/fc8IRT5d3JU/lets-make-this-simple.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/lets-make-this-simple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4545896720191073734Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:53:00 +00002010-09-01T21:02:19.511+01:00listsI have an assignment to hand in tomorrow evening. I took today off to get it done. Which means that today I joined the gym (temporarily), washed clothes, and went to the Cinema. And now I am posting on here because jeez I am so stuck and I don't know where to start.So anyway, I thought I would reflect on the list to the right of this that I wrote in January about what I wanted to get done this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/RoHwR6hFamQ/on-reflection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-reflection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-4351608908615679274Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:47:00 +00002010-08-28T00:50:15.918+01:00picturesknittingThis didnt take very long at all! Now I really should take a break from knitting, and sort out my hands which are aching a bit, but I am still going to Saturday knitting with my February Lady Sweater and a spare ball of yarn and then me and Dan are going to have a wander around town in the afternoon. Hopefully it wont rain!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/Cfj3LDsP7xo/finished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/finished.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1232801462462416799Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:36:00 +00002010-08-27T19:45:32.749+01:00life*ok, so it wasn't really a 'massive' photo update yesterday, but whatever! I went to London on Wednesday to see 'La Bete' with David Hyde-Pearce, Joanna Lumley and Mark Rylance, and it was excellent. We had a nice day out despite the unrelenting rain and it was a nice chance to relax on the train there and back. I only took one photo all day and it was this one. I stood in that puddle! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/SdfUAovl7FI/london-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/london-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1778112907305896152Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:50:00 +00002010-08-23T23:03:07.394+01:00picturesWe had Dan's birthday party on Saturday. It was over a week after his birthday but we had it at his parents house, because they love to entertain and it saved us getting our house messy. Unfortunately their new kitchen extension is taking longer than hoped so we put it off a week and therefore a lot of people couldn't make it. It was still a great night. I am quite proud of the guitar biscuitshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/bbhARF1GIFk/new-phone-massive-photo-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-phone-massive-photo-update.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-6998568017010600533Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:12:00 +00002010-08-17T09:23:26.428+01:00dittyapologies for not postingI realise I haven't written for a while, but I have just been busy with life and such. Dan had a birthday - I got him a mandolin, and he has taken to it really well. We are having a party for him this weekend, although it was postponed from last weekend and now half the people can't make it.We went on holiday again which was much more relaxing except for the sunburn.I finished Myrtle and I love http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/8lumDEdSVmQ/ooh-i-love-green.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/08/ooh-i-love-green.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-8613258881750609354Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:04:00 +00002010-07-06T22:15:06.226+01:00babblelifeIts been a weird couple of weeks. I am adjusting to life on my own (said with a pinch of salt as I am rarely on my own, and when I am, I enjoy it - mostly). I see I haven't posted for a while but thats because I feel boring.I am currently sat in the conservatory in the dark - not sure when that happened, it was nice a bright last time I looked up. I am working on my first Open University http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/d7olrN_YUdo/admissions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/07/admissions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-2853953042934780899Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:55:00 +00002010-06-18T11:07:11.046+01:00babblepicturesI have no idea where I am with knitting. I started making more squares for the barn raising quilt but then I ordered yarn to start the Myrtle cardigan, I swatched in stockinette and got pretty close to gauge and I cast on for a 44in chest and when I measured after 5 rows, it measured about 80inches - so I frogged and did some lace swatching in the recommended 4mm needles, where each pattern http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/k1A2mN7mOso/new-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1852135409963150255Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:53:00 +00002010-06-03T17:05:58.947+01:00babbleI have noticed lately that I am not really interested in knitting, but I am more interested in spinning. I am not really interested in reading literature but am more interested in reading educational books for the course I am starting. I also really want to bake but have no interest in cooking proper food. I am more interested in starting than finishing too, but thats nothing new. Last month I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/ejY5kItHiWM/changing-moods-and-passing-fads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/06/changing-moods-and-passing-fads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-7496087871510079532Thu, 06 May 2010 21:03:00 +00002010-05-06T22:14:48.923+01:00spinningpicturesknittingI am watching the election live (Actually watching the Alternative Election Night on Channel4) and I am geniunely concerned that the Conservatives might be in power tomorrow. The results are about to start coming in and I don't have wine! Grr!So as I haven't had any pictures up for a while, here are a few to keep you interestedThis is my Wonderwool 2010 haul. I got (clockwise starting top) 300m http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/aRl3RxwHSIA/some-pretty-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/05/some-pretty-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-2273103859475196521Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:48:00 +00002010-04-18T16:51:50.498+01:00listsI need to learn where to put the bust shaping in the sweater I am making, or at least be prepared to frog if they all go wrong.I went to a gig last night where we know the drummer. When we got there, the stage was empty and I was marginally panicked that I may have got the wrong night. It turns out that they had to cancel the gig because the singer is stuck in Ireland thanks to the 'Volcano http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/o3Cvdco4q7c/notes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)0http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/04/notes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37840690.post-1173552708591157647Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:32:00 +00002010-04-16T23:36:29.845+01:00babbleknittingI seem to spend more time looking at stuff on Ravelry and other random internetty sites that I haven't actually knit anything for 3 days.Also, I am a dumbass. I booked us a holiday for the bank holiday weekend at the end of May, and when I checked my diary earlier (a week after booking!) I realised that the Friday night we have tickets to see Stuart Francis (Canadian comedian). Grr!Luckily the b&http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LittleVeggies/~3/qyoATjJXxCY/dammit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anne-Marie)1http://littleveggies.blogspot.com/2010/04/dammit.html