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5 threads left over and started stitching encouraged by a fb group called mindful stitching and the sheer pleasure of adding a random and very colourful pattern there ended being 14 different stitches used and i did improve it took about 8 weeks altogether just filling in the canvas and trying new techniques it s very relaxing and i highly recommend giving it a go i ve also added some colour to several pairs of my own jeans just for fun posted by sue xx at 11 07 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest my square sausage scottish lorne sausage or square sausage i m weaning joe off commercial pork products because of their unhealthiness and used the following recipe based on a link i will post in the comments check the link for how to chill the meat etc i ve switched out the breadcrumbs for oats as that s what i had at hand you ll need a food processor 1kg 2lbs of minced pork and beef or just pork 2 cups of rolled oats 3t tomato paste apple puree or plain water 1t coarse black pepper 2t dried herbs or 2 t chopped fresh herbs 1t nutmeg or garlic powder perhaps process the oats until you have a coarse flour tip into large mixing bowl process about 1 3 to 1 2 of the meat to get that smooth raw sausage meat texture that makes slicing easier later on mix everything thoroughly with your hands and press into prepped loaf tin leave overnight to firm up and then slice i made 17 slices today and will freeze most of it you can simple shallow fry the slices bbq them they won t take long to cook so no added sodium no nitrates and we re both happy about that xx posted by sue xx at 10 33 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 30 june 2021 dad s letter christmas 1952 june 29 2021 sent back home by my 19yrs old fighting in the korean war in 1952 now i have grandchildren this age and understand better just how very young he truly was and to be enduring this horror page 1 from korea dear family well christmas is here but i never thought i d be in a place like this we re still in the line will be for the new year we pull out on jan 4th so by the time you get this we should be out i ve just received your second parcel thanks very much family it s ok we ve not had a proper dinner our christmas dinner comes on the 4th jan you should have seen the lads when i opened it ha ha the christmas cake cards very nice thanks for the candles ha ha 20 woodbines the daily mail gave us a bottle of beer 20 capstan and a bar of chocolate not bad for a thank you i also got the news papers thanks for putting in the daily herald i am very sorry about doreen sil i just don t know what to say it was such a shock to me i only hope she soon gets well again i know she will when you go to see her give her my love alan or mam when you go ask her if she remembers last christmas eve ha ha thanks mrs winters very much for putting something in for me i ve not forgotten her page 2 we was woke up this morning with a cup of tea i wish they would do it every morning then i might sign on ha ha we ve just got a new draft come to us i ve one sleeping in with me every time he hears a bang or sees a flash off a gun he s always asking me what it is but being an old sweat dad i tell him ha ha it s a shame for him he s 19 but he looks about 15 they make me sick back home sending blokes like him out you should see the difference between the new blokes and us ha ha the chinks have been putting christmas card s and presents on the wires and playing carols across the valley to us very nice of them but the raf didn t think so ha well i ll close now as teas up spam and cheese ha ha thanks once again sorry i couldn t be there thank auntie maggie and betty for the parcels i ll try and drop them a line hope you got my card your loving son jack xxxx xxxx xxxx dad passed away on january 18th this year at the nursing home and is much missed this is his last christmas 68 years later posted by sue xx at 12 37 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels dad family korea saturday 21 november 2020 november 21 hallo again just a few pics of what we ve been doing lately not a great deal and i am yearning to travel again once we can such a sorrowful time for so many people and i do count my blessings every day garden is booming with the warmer days although it hasn t been really hot yet which is unusual lots of pansies here lovely lobelia self seeds everywhere and looks divine i m picking silverbeet parsley spring onions basil strawberries and lettuce from this riotous bed and now my mini bougainvillea is really thriving some more baby knits finished for two babies due in april i have bought these top down patterns as there is no sewing up to do once the knitting is finished the sleeves are knit on the round and the pattern starts at the neck edge and increases to the under arms very clever methinks i went with dad elizabeth and caleb to the remembrance day service at dad s care home gill from warrington took this great photo elizabeth and the lads had fun at halloween k and v throw a great party every year and their whole street joins in dad and david getting in the spirit steampunk is such fun their bus is almost ready for the road with the help of big bro and good friend brock will show some photos once it s tidy and ready we re also working on dad s house de cluttering and stripping wallpaper and painting big bro again there s still such a lot of upkeep even though dad no longer lives there pip pip cheerio xxx posted by sue xx at 11 58 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels garden knitting knitting techniques rockingham tuesday 20 october 2020 waves from behind the settee erky perky as rose used to say i ve been away so long that everything in blogger is different lol i ve been pretty down this year as i continue to support dad in care during covid times dementia is so hard to watch and deal with but he s safe and well looked after these days and could no longer live by himself although that doesn t stop him asking why not here is my knitting which keeps me sane it s spring alright now so i took some pics outside we are so fortunate here in wa as our government has kept the interstate borders closed for months now so covid is almost non existent here the only cases have been returning residents who have kept in hotel quarantine other states have fared badly and charlie s other nana hasn t seen him for a year now it s very very sad my english cousins are also in lockdown as are our canadian loved ones my brother ian turned 60yrs this week and he and wendy visited 2 weeks ago to pick up their new car it was wonderful to have so many of the family under my roof as we got dad out for the day and we gathered here for lunch we also took dad to the park in september for his 87th birthday i think gord is describing a fish he caught hope you are all keeping well big love sue xxx posted by sue xx at 12 35 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels family garden sunday 19 april 2020 visitors and a walk staying strictly within the confines of social distancing elizabeth and the lads managed a visit and i managed a walk around the block david had trouble in the dinosaur suit as it is adult size it was eliz and cody s birthdays yesterday just had to send to their bank accounts as we couldn t see them or shop for them i ve done the 15 minutes walk around a nearby block day 1 went well and i saw a huge flock of pelicans going home to roost day 2 was hard work going up that slight incline day 3 joe came with me and talked non stop the whole way round he hasn t been invited again day 4 i took these photos and could have walked further i suppose this is around 5 30pm it s getting dark so quickly now it s been raining all night which is a lovely change and to celebrate i am making a beef and potato stew for our tea tonight hope you are well i really do love sue xxx posted by sue xx at 13 25 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels rockingham older posts home subscribe to comments atom about me hallo i m a late 50s heck i m a 61yr old and on we go 62 yrs now wife mother daughter and grandmother striving to live a frugal and environmentally friendly life with lots of family times laughter and love and time for crafting every day enjoy your time here and please know that your comments are appreciated even if i don t have time to reply to each one sue xx nana sue popular posts r i p mum mum passed away yesterday morning at 12 09 am she died peacefully at home after several days of attentive nursing and full time company catherine kelsall nee schofield this is the story of my great grandmother the mother of my maternal grandfather born in dublin in 1863 she and her parents and sister the castel felice i have just joined a facebook group called castel felice ship and found lots of photos and stories of their crossings to australia from oth wwkipd knitting in bed probably doesn t count gromit unless you move your bed outside huh world wide knit in public day of course i chocolate zucchini cake and other tales hallo every one and a warm welcome to new readers who like me are greatly saddened by the closing of the down to earth forum this morning simple knitted slippers from the 1940s i really like these simple little slippers i found at this link they are very frugal to make and great stash busters too this pair was a morning walk hallo every one ihope you had a pleasant easter holiday ours was very quiet and we stayed home reading and pottering last week i met my using icing colouring to dye wool hallo every one it seems i ve been knitting non stop for weeks one thing was different though because i dyed my first a skein of hallo hi every one i haven t been blogging as my dear dad 86 is rather ill now and i am taking him to chemotherapy and lots of medical appo 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