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https://blog.lizetta.com Wed, 22 May 2024 20:47:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/05/02/polling-stations/#comment-3870 Wed, 22 May 2024 20:47:35 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=5499#comment-3870 […] This country needs a change and now is the time that we finally get to have a say on what we want for the next five years. I just hope people make the most of the opportunity. I’m already thinking planning a bigger wander around polling stations after my Camberwell explorations during local elections on 2 May. […]

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2020/05/30/24-hour-project/#comment-3869 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:36:39 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=2846#comment-3869 […] wrote more about my first two experiences of taking part in the 24 hour project a couple of years ago, when the project was cancelled due to the covid […]

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2021/05/10/100-days-100-stitches/#comment-3868 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:26:55 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=3470#comment-3868 […] I see the 100 day project as a great way to learn a new skill, and loved expanding my cross stitch repertoire in 2021 when I undertook my first 100 day project of learning 100 different stitches – you can read more about that at 100 days, 100 stitches. […]

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/03/11/four-thousand-weeks/#comment-3800 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 10:41:22 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4610#comment-3800 Not long to go then!!? This is a real problem as there are not enough days in the week, weeks go at such speed I run out of hours to do all the things I want to achieve and now it is spring I will be in a total panic… seeds to sow and prick out beofre needing to get them nto the ground, more weeding and yet more weeding, finish the pruning and then I have art to do for an exhibition in June. Already convinced it is Thursday when it is Wednesday, a nice surprise. Perhaps I should just ignore all those annoying things like preparing tax returns and paying bills as only 271 to go and no time for time wasters!

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/03/06/on-airports/#comment-3794 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 21:39:14 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4589#comment-3794 Oh I’ve thought about that how I’d feel like I need to relearn how to go on a plane! Or even like go on a train to London or something. It’s been so many years of barely leaving my own neighbourhood that anything like that feels like this huge thing in my brain now.

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/02/27/gym-knickers/#comment-3784 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:30:26 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4516#comment-3784 . And yes ….. I was one of those left ignominiously on the side lines when teams were chosen, often left to practice running up and down the field cradling a ball in the lacrosse stick, whilst the rest enjoyed a game. No wonder I felt no affiliation to sport, and preferred the latin and maths lessons!]]> Well, at least you were allowed to weat a skirt over tje knickers! Whilst these were padt of our iniform to wear during field games, it was knickers only in the gym ….. and then fheu were the thick bottle green cotton ‘over knickers’ worn theoughout thecday over ‘knicker linings’ …. aka thinner white aertex knickers. 🙈🙈🙈. And yes ….. I was one of those left ignominiously on the side lines when teams were chosen, often left to practice running up and down the field cradling a ball in the lacrosse stick, whilst the rest enjoyed a game. No wonder I felt no affiliation to sport, and preferred the latin and maths lessons!

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/02/27/gym-knickers/#comment-3783 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:58:36 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4516#comment-3783 Oh yes, I remember the call from school! Poor young male teacher who was a very lovely, kind, good teacher but did not know quite what to say to you when you revolted!

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/02/21/national-embroidery-month/#comment-3781 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:03:40 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4436#comment-3781 How wonderful you have featured mum’s embroidery, she was hopeless at dressmaking but loved patchwork and stitching. That stood in front of her summer fireplace for years. I am in awe of it but then we all have different creative passions, thankfully.

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/02/20/simple-pleasures/#comment-3776 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 08:08:42 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4427#comment-3776 Sprouts for the win!

]]> https://blog.lizetta.com/2024/02/19/love-from-fortnum-and-mason/#comment-3773 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:16:42 +0000 https://blog.lizetta.com/?p=4402#comment-3773 Love that you are part of Love….

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