Thank you for your kind comments on my last post. It was comforting to know that other people have been through the same thing and come out the other side.

On Friday last week, I took part in a charity craft sale at work for Children in Need with my good friend, Anniebead. You can read her account of the day here. She donated some of her amazing beaded jewellery and I made some Christmas cards. Neither of us are that confident in our crafting, so we didn’t expect to sell anything. I’m pleased to say that her jewellery went like hot cakes and I sold 25 Christmas cards.

I was amazed that people liked what I had made and they were prepared to part with money to buy my cards (which were £1 each). I feel honoured that people have chosen my cards to send to friends and relatives. We’ve been thinking of taking a stall at the local craft/vintage market and the craft fair was a useful exercise. It proved to both of us that people might buy our things and that we could do it, ill health allowing.

I’m addicted to the new series of The Killing which started last weekend. What about you? I’m loving the red jumper (although mourning the indestructable jumper from series 1). There was a knitting pattern for a ‘Killing jumper’ in the Radio Times if you fancy making your own Sarah Lund knitwear.

ETA Anniebead has kindly given me permission to use some of her photos.

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