Actionettes are antiques?

Posted by on Mar 17, 2009 in Dancing, London Life | No Comments

Thought I'd get in there first :). The Actionettes appeared on Sunday night in Antiques Roadshow as one the -ettes made her second appearance on the show (the first was in the 90s) reaffirming her fondness for 50s homewares (who knew the black and white Homemaker* ceramics were exclusive to Woolies? not me…) It's available ...

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A brighter Nelson’s Column…

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 in London Life, Sketchbook | No Comments

…and some friendly lions.

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London Cycling Campaign – Birds on Bikes night ride

Posted by on Mar 8, 2009 in London Life | No Comments

We joined lotsa ladies on bikes as part of LCC's celebration of International Women's Day. The atmosphere was great – lots of decorated bikes and people – , and the LCC marshall's info about which lanes to take navigating tricky bits of traffic useful. The ride was cut short a little as I think the ...

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Magnolia finished; but trouble with ‘keeping rib correct’

Posted by on Mar 4, 2009 in Craft | No Comments

Finished, but I cocked up the ribbed collar. Think it must be my misunderstanding the instructions, as no-one else seems to had the same problem from what I can see. What do other people understand by ‘keeping rib correct’? My increases came in the middle of a knit bit of rib, so I made the ...

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