So opening up WordPress this morning feels a tad alien after three weeks to the day of opening it last time. Three weeks! And how long before that?!? How strange that it now feels so strange. Anyway, work has still not let up. Combine that with Christmas, a broken internet connection and my house deciding it wants an inside water feature, I’m afraid I’ve been neglecting you all and of course this space. Rest assured that lots of posts are going on in the background. Of course they have to be changed and rewritten when I don’t get them finished in time, but they’ll get there eventually. Sigh.
Anyway, have I been neglecting Big G too? Here’s where I was last time..
Here’s where I am now.
So yes and no. I believe in complete honesty, so I can tell you all that I only picked her up after Christmas day. Luckily my brain was feeling a bit more alive than usual, not up to regular standards you understand, not up to banner time, but certainly up for working out some more border.
And I unearthed another star! Seems appropriate for the season no?
Again, this is probably the farthest along this way I can get to without making it complicated with the excess fabric. A new star seems like a good place to stop.
As always, go and have a look at the other projects on offer in this SAL and wish them a happy New Year. I know it’s what I’ll be doing. It’ll be a welcome distraction, instead of watching it rain indoors!
Our next update is on 21st January, so for now, have a wonderful New Years eve, and may that joy continue into the whole of 2018!
Much love xx
My Making Do Adventure 
Oh, I know what an indoor water feature is like. Not pretty! Unlike your stitching which is lovely 😁.
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Haha thank you! Water feature is getting uglier by the minute. Raining indoors is an interesting sensation though.
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A star was the perfect choice for Christmas. I hope the waters recede soon…
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Great job
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ooh yes, I spotted the progress on the right!
curious about your water feature??? leaky roof perhaps?
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Very leaky roof! It’s travelling across my landing ceiling and coming in through the light
Plus side, I’m getting great at dodging it in the dark.
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Indoor water feature, OH NO! I’m amazed you got a single stitch done, so this is really quite an accomplishment. Hoping that busy season at work is soon over, and that you no longer feel you are living in the ark!
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Me too! The ark, haha! I like that. It doesn’t help that we’ve had some horrific rain here recently. I feel like that scene in The Sword in the Stone where they’re using all sorts of crockery to catch the drips.
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I hope nothing was damaged from the water! Hope it’s all fixed up now. Great progress on the border 🙂 Happy New Year!
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And to you! I’m seeing a roofer in an hour and hopefully he can work some magic. The ceiling hasn’t fallen in yet, so I’m doing pretty well!
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Sounds like life has been eventful lately. I can sympathise with the indoor water feature as we had one a few years ago. It’s never what you expect LOL
Good progress on big G. I do love this project.
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Yea they’re never fun. We had another one before, 2 years to the day in fact! We’re not having much luck with this house.
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Sorry to hear about the indoor water feature. Hope it was not a large fix. You did make some progress and that’s what counts.
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I think it might be a very small hole causing heaps of damage. Always the way with water involved. One stitch is better than none! or so they say 🙂
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Oh gosh, you’ve got a lot going on! I hope the house has decided to do what it’s meant to and the new year is less busy at work for you.
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Me too!! I think we’ve given up on this house now. It’s like a naughty kitten that destroys everything. Eventually you just give up caring and realise that you can’t have nice things any more. Never mind, there will be other more sensible houses I’m sure. Hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday break, full of chocolate, roast potatoes and laziness!
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Yikes! I hope the beginning of the new year is easier on you than the tail end of the old year seems to have been. Kudos for getting any stitching at all done!
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Thanks! In fairness, crafting is my happy place, so I’m spending as much time as I can there at the moment!
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So sorry to hear about your water troubles. Those are the worst!! Hope everything is fixed now and you’ll have so stitching time soon.
Happy New Year
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Happy new year to you also! Our roofer (who didn’t turn up yesterday!) is due in an hour. Hopefully he wont get blown off our house in this gale!
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Hopefully your roofer showed up. Sounds like you are having quite an adventure.
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Internet connection is one of my “no favorite” subject 😦 but I´m happy to see you´ve made some progress 🙂 Happy New Year!!!
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Happy new year to you too! Internet is one of the things that is finally fixed thank goodness! Means I can finally get back to catching up with you all!
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Oh Steph that’s a real bummer with your plumbing and I can relate to work taking most of my time. Hope things get better in the new year and even a little progress is better than none.
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Very right about progress! Whether it relates to craft or not! We’ll get there I’m sure 🙂 Just need to keep swimming. I’m sure I could actually manage that in my house at the moment haha!
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