Pssst!...Don't Tell the Cats!

Not a lot of knitting has been done chez Number 9 over the last couple of weeks, so I don't have anything new to show you all.

Have a go at this Seasonal Game Cat Bowling! - but please don't tell the cats!!

It's Half Term and I'm Bored Mum!

Check out the following equation.

Half Term + 12 year old = Boredom

Boredom x 2 hours on Dave's Computer = These....They're good!!

You'll need to click on this one to get the larger image



This one's the best - check out that nail polish!

Busy, busy...

After my last post about various disasters I'm pleased to report that

*I have finally got a new digital camera for the second time in the last 2 weeks and have just managed to get everything talking to each other after wrongly installing something that caused a wee bit of mayhem on my computer. It's a good job Dave knows how to fix things!!

*My traumatised lace project that got sucked up the vacuum cleaner is now safely back on the needles. I will have to get going on this again as I have too many WIPs at the moment.

*The saga of the printer went on for a bit longer as the 'replacement' arrived with the toner cartridges in it (suspicious) and when we tested it found that they they had nothing left in them. Dave called the company we got it from and made someones ears bleed. We eventually got our money back and have bought from a different company exactly the model we wanted AND IT WORKS!!

*The faulty kit I needed for last week arrived as promised, Monday morning and my dry cleaning was re-done before I went away.

The only issue left was the B&B which was truly awful!! I thought that as it was 3* it would be okay. How wrong could I be - the wardrobe smelled of skunk pee so I wouldn't hang anything in it and the carpets were sticky. The pillows were so flat that I needed 3 to get comfy and the rest of our experience staying there is not repeatalbe in polite company.

Yesterday evening was the first time I've been able to sit and do some knitting for at least a week. It's brown and boring so rather than show you that, here's a couple of my favourite shots from last week!

I'm Still Here...

It's been the week from Hell here so I'm sorry I've not posted for a while! A brief resume of disasters as follows..

* My digital camera has stopped working (so no pictures today) - I use this a lot for work and aswell as not being able to alter the focus settings, I can't access the pictures on the memory card because it's stopped talking to my computer.

* I phoned the B&B I'm stopping at in London next week to confirm my booking (made 6 months ago) to find that they have let my room to someone else. It has taken me over 3 hours to find an alternative. As it turns out, this one is closer to where I need to be, is cheaper, but doesn't have it's own loo and bathroom.

* Another vital bit of kit needed for next week stopped working when I tested it this morning - a replacement is being sent by courier for Monday morning.

* Whilst tidying up the other day I managed to suck one of my lace projects halfway up the vacuum cleaner. I have managed to salvage it without damaging it but it came off the needles and I now have to pick up 190 stitches.

* One of the cats managed to be sick all over my dry cleaning (after I had collected it) - bet you're glad the camera is not working!!

* We bought a new printer, installed it only to find that it doesn't work. We have a new one on it's way, but have had to fight tooth and nail to get it replaced. Trading Standards were mentioned in the process of negotiations - amazing what a difference it makes once they realise that you are serious and not going to budge!

* This one is tough - Dave has been diagnosed as having Skin Cancer. He is having the affected areas removed in a couple of weeks time and we will have to wait until the Histology reports come back to see where we go next. The consultant is confident that it is the non-malignant type, but won't say for sure. Until we get the results back we are just getting by as best we can.

I'm going to go and sit in a darkened room and 'wibble' for a few moments.

Next week is going to be better!