My Mini-Moopy Bunny I found this mini moopy pattern on a lovely blog by Carly and couldn’t wait to try it out. I’ve used some spare Orla Kiely and Cath Kidston fabric. Not bad for a first attempt 🙂 My resolutions for 2007 include trying to make more things to decorate our new home. I bought The Crafter’s Companion over the weekend and am looking forward to trying some of the patterns out! Originally uploaded by Jennifer Young.
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This evening I spotted Mackenzie Crook on the tube at Archway! He didn’t look much like his character in The Office or Pirates of the Caribbean, but I suppose he’s a normal person when he’s not appearing in my lounge. He caught me looking, well, staring open-mouthed, and elbowing my boyfriend whilst mouthing the words “Look, it’s Mackenzie Crook!”. I’m worried there will be a severe lack of celebs when we move up the road. No more bumping into the delicious Damian Lewis in my local Sainsburys, or George Alagiah in Waitrose… Thank god for Heat magazine.
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I have a post-office-Christmas-party-hangover, all my own fault, and am therefore feeling very sorry for myself. I am grateful I thought ahead and booked the day off. I have almost finished my Christmas shopping; presents for numerous friends and family, cards for over 50! How did people spend the month of December before Christmas became so commercialised? Who has time to work as well?
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Yay, this should officially be our new house in a few weeks. no more flats!
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Haven’t posted in a while, too busy living life to blog. The flat is on the market (yippee!) and I’m trying to have a relationship with my boyfriend, rather than the tv 🙂 Anyway, whilst listening to Radio 4 this morning I heard about this cool idea to get everyone to blog their day and added my contribution for posterity: www.historymatters.org.uk
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Waterlow Park, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. Spent the afternoon in our local park trying out a macro lens.
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carrot cake, originally uploaded by Jennifer Young. I spent the weekend doing a mixture of things: painting my ‘rescued’ furniture, locating ancestors on the 1841 Census and making this delicious carrot cake. It was my first attempt and was delicious!
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My love of family history has recently been replaced by a love of all things vintage. You name it, I’ve been buying it. I have Cath Kidston-ed our flat with tablecloths, tea towels, napkins, baskets and the like. I spent last weekend trawling antique shops on the Isle of Wight and found a beautiful 1950s child’s chair. Perfect for the garden we don’t quite have yet. I also have a few pieces of vintage furniture which need a lick of paint. However, the launch of the 1841 Census has whet my appetite again, time to tackle those brick walls!
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are bliss 🙂 I took today off to do boring stuff, such as write an essay (‘analyse the impact of lesbian history on women’s history’ before you ask). Stuff that requires thought and concentration. However that can wait until tomorrow. Instead I did fun stuff – met the better half for lunch, went to see Americans in Paris at the National Gallery and bought a dress at my favourite shop, Cath Kidston. I’ve been too busy to do much on my family tree lately. I’ve realised that I’m subscribed to 9 family history mailing lists so at least I still…