The cold virus finally started to abate and I was able to spend an hour or so at Warwick on Thursday evening to see their Victorian Evening and the switching on of the lights. It was very nice, although the Warwick business people are certainly quite alot meaner than Kenilworthian business folk. They were charging, charging I tell you for a mince pie and a drop of mulled wine!!

I thought this was an interesting piccie, there must have been a traction engine behind the carousel and I managed to photograph the chimney spot on in the middle, billowing out clouds of smoke and a nice addition is being able to see the building behind it.

It was a very busy evening, I particularly enjoyed hearing the carols sung by St Mary’s choir boys, I do enjoy a good descant. Reminds me of when I was in the school choir, oh so many years ago.

I’ve not had a very good week with my knitting, for some reason and I suspect its mainly that nasty colds fault, everything I touch there is some sort of problem with and I end up ripping it back. I’m not sure if its me or I’m going through a particularly strong learning curve, I am after all learning an awful lot about what not to do. I might as well not have picked up any knitting at all in the last two weeks for all that I’ve got done. I’m just about to do the same thing again tonight, I’ve been knitting a coat for Holly our Whippet for the last couple of evenings and I’ve realised there is probably a problem with it. So after a quick try on tonight, I may well be ripping that back too. See what I mean!!! If I’d understood the pattern and been able to see it in 3d I would have seen the problem. But as it is, I’m at the stage in my knitting where all I can do is follow the pattern blindly and then see the problem afterwards… Very frustrating it is!!

I have good news. (well for me anyway)

Sainsburies have put in a new frozen food section…. and… ….. ….. …. it has a gluten free section !!!!

Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Which means,, I can get frozen fish fingers and sausages and… yorkie puds… (and a few other things as well)

So tonight… we are having bangers and mash with a homemade thick onion and red wine gravy, carrots, brussel sprouts (I do need my veg) and a couple of yorkie puds on the side. Decadent or wot!! 🙂