Zesty chicken wraps. Tonight’s dinner! / on Instagram...

Zesty chicken wraps. Tonight’s dinner! / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1lVYGsW

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Very important tiger business occurring / on Instagram...

Very important tiger business occurring / on Instagram http://ift.tt/KQ1XvX

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Is my lava lamp about to spawn? / on Instagram...

Is my lava lamp about to spawn? / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1d0OL1u

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Selah - Before The Throne Of God Above [with lyrics]

Selah - Before The Throne Of God Above [with lyrics]

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All heaven declares (with lyrics) - Hillsong - Martin Ball

All heaven declares (with lyrics) - Hillsong - Martin Ball

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♫ “How Deep The Fathers Love For Us” - Stuart...

♫ “How Deep The Fathers Love For Us” - Stuart Townend ♫

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Thoughts from our trip to Italy in Sept 2013

• Nine times out of ten, if you ordered drinks only, they'd serve some kind of nibble to go with it. From simple ready salted crisps, to olives, to more complicated crosinti. Or a small biscuit with your coffee. I liked this. Made having an afternoon prosecco more of an occasion.
• There was tactile pacing with a linear pattern to help blind people to get from the road crossing to the next road crossing, or from the metro platform to the exits.
• I saw two instances of glass fronted cupboards in kitchens that opened up to reveal plate racks above removable trays. Much more space saving than draining boards if you have vertical space to work with,
• Old sockets used to be three dots in a row.
• We ate a very tasted breaded seafood stick skewer from the little supermarket in Como. It had been shaped to look like prawns.
• Our best meal in Como was at the Fontana d'Oro where we had pizzas, and a 0.5L jug of house white that cost 5 Euro. Pizzas started at 5 Euro for a Margherita.
• Some places served their prosecco in standard wine glasses not flutes.
• All the trains seemed to be different rolling stock, and you sometimes saw mismatched train sets
• There was no fabric upholstery on the trains, either vinyl upholstery or hard plastic seats
• There seemed to be no stigma in lingering for a very long time after you finished your drink in a bar.
• We stayed in a 'residence' in Milan, which had a kitchette attached to our room. You could rent pots and pans from reception.
• You can buy Alpine butter in supermarkets
• In Milan, if you stood at the bar to drink your drink, you didn't have to pay a cover charge.
• I loved looking at all the buildings, including domestic houses with beautiful frescos
• We saw few freestanding domestic houses, and lots of appartments.
• You could buy eggs in 2s and 4s.
• They doors keys were interesting shapes. One we used had two bits, either side of the shank, making it look like a butterfly!

Enter our Hardman photo competition

Enter our Hardman photo competition



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Verity has one guinea pig and one wig? / on Instagram...

Verity has one guinea pig and one wig? / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1eLB4qd

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Tom prepares my smoked salmon Christmas breakfast. In a velvet...

Tom prepares my smoked salmon Christmas breakfast. In a velvet smoking jacket. As you do. / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1cR9MYy

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The in-laws fake tree, passed my glance test! / on Instagram...

The in-laws fake tree, passed my glance test! / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1cR9P6G

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My Dad in his very cool Christmas jumper and pale blue trews. /...

My Dad in his very cool Christmas jumper and pale blue trews. / on Instagram http://ift.tt/Jkx1lY

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Christmassy! Thanks Ellie and Andy for helping us decorate....

Christmassy! Thanks Ellie and Andy for helping us decorate. #nofilter / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1dsd7ip

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Adventy / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1etoeMZ

Adventy / on Instagram http://ift.tt/1etoeMZ

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This made me smile

craftastrophies:

Last night I was trying to explain to a friend who Kaffe Fasset and Brendon Mably are.

I said ‘if knitting designers were marvel characters they’d be Tony Stark and Pepper Pots’.

Now I can’t stop thinking about who other knitwear designers would be. Elizabeth Zimmerman has to be Fury, right? Maybe the Yarn Harlot is Hawkeye?

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Tom says this is just the starter / on Instagram...

Tom says this is just the starter / on Instagram http://ift.tt/19CyN8N

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Riley’s first instgram / on Instagram http://ift.tt/IRYHyF

Riley’s first instgram / on Instagram http://ift.tt/IRYHyF

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Lovely Riley / on Instagram http://ift.tt/IRYGLb

Lovely Riley / on Instagram http://ift.tt/IRYGLb

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So, I broke my foot

Hello world.

So, I broke my foot. It was a gentle Tuesday evening, I was sat knitting, having eaten my tea. Got up to get ready for dancing, felt a huge pain my left foot, and heard a loud crack and was on the floor.

Cancelled the dancing with Christelle, and then rang Laura to take me to A and E as it had started to swell in a stripe across my foot.

Turns out I've broken the metatarsal in line with my little toe. A and E sent me away with a bandage and crutches and said to rest it, but to try and walk on it a bit.

Fracture clinic appointment this week where they put me in plaster, say not to walk on it, and worry that I have soft tissue damage and want me to have a CAT scan.

Before the fracture clinic appointment I'd felt like it was getting a bit better and was walking on it a bit. Hopefully I've not set myself back due to that conflicting advice.

Today, my colleagues came to take me to a work meeting, which I was so grateful for, so I could see the outside world. They had fun pushing me around Mottisfont in one of the wheelchairs. I loved the theme this year for their Christmas visit, The Swan Queen's Ball. Fantastical decorated trees, a ballroom to dance in. Fabulous.

My friends have been lovely about popping in to see me to make sure I see a person, and get fed whilst Tom is at work. It's nice to feel like people care about you. Even far away friends have sent hamper or offered to pay for takeaways. Very hard to carry things when you've got crutches!

theswinginsixties: Audrey Hepburn for ‘My Fair Lady’, 1963....

theswinginsixties:

Audrey Hepburn for ‘My Fair Lady’, 1963. Costume and photo by Cecil Beaton.

Ugh - when do I get to wear a massive hat again?

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