Author Archives: Nikki

Monday Sevens #70

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Here is this weeks “Sunday” Sevens post, linking up to Natalie to give a snap shot view of how the last week has gone. Well I started off this week by trying to do something with the glut of fruit we had received, so I got the dehydrator out of the loft and made some dried pear slices. Not sure… Read more »

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Red Lounge Blanket: Swatches

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So I posted a little while ago about my latest project – the Red Lounge Blanket  Now I have to admit after I done some initial swatches for the blanket I really lost the motivation for this project for a little while. The first swatch I did was quite successful, this played around with a few different stitches in the… Read more »

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Monday Sevens #69

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Here is this weeks “Sunday” Sevens post, linking up to Natalie to give a snap shot view of how the last week has gone. So this week we have actually both been around which makes a change from normal! Unfortunately Pippa was back because she was ill and I’ve been working all week so we haven’t really done a huge… Read more »

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Long haul flight survival kit: contents

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So I have mentioned this a little bit in our “Sunday” sevens series but here now is the complete blog post for it. One of my close friends recently flew to Australia for a secondment and since that is an exceptionally long journey I decided for her birthday present I was going to create the ultimate long-haul flight survival kit…. Read more »

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Monday Sevens #65

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Here is this weeks “Sunday” Sevens post, linking up to Natalie to give a snap shot view of how the last week has gone. Philip and I started off the week with some friends near Christchurch. A lovely lazy few days with watersports just at the end of the garden. I learnt how to windsurf and was just about starting… Read more »

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Monday sevens #64

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Here is this weeks “Sunday” Sevens post, linking up to Natalie to give a snap shot view of how the last week has gone. Ah so we’re back to not having this out on a Monday again… I did attempt to get it written on Monday but I was away without my laptop and I found it very tricky to try and get it… Read more »

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Red Lounge Blanket: new knitting project

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This is the introduction of another knitting project for Nikki. I’m currently in the process of writing up my thesis for my PhD so I am spending most of my days sat in my desk infront of my computer screens. Although it is all optimised for use it’s still a lot of screentime, so Pippa suggested I start a knitting… Read more »

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Monday Sevens #63

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Here is this weeks “Sunday” Sevens post, linking up to Natalie to give a snap shot view of how the last week has gone. Well we started off the week in Poole but headed back to Southampton where there was an impossipuzzle waiting for us upon our return. Pippa took up multitasking doing a bit of knitting and joining in… Read more »

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