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Week 4 of lockdown… what I have learnt

So that’s week 4 of lockdown done and week 6 of Holly’s placement and I’m missing her more than ever. But we have been FaceTiming. She’s happy and is settling in well. I’ve been trying to keep busy to take my mind off missing her. I’ve even done a few jobs on the list of ‘things to do when I have time!’ A few things! This week though my biggest achievement was that I have learnt how to crochet. Something I’ve wanted to do for ages. I’ve crocheted flowers and hearts to make bunting and a fiddle/threading toy for Holly but I’m not quite at jumper making standards yet!

See my blog earlier this week Lockdown continues

I’ve also learnt that my slippers are not going to survive lockdown! 🙈😆😆😆 Staying in means wearing slippers a lot more than usual. Yes the slippers are well past their best! Poppy dog chewing them or running off and leaving them in the garden hasn’t helped and it looks like I need to get some new ones.

Hope you are all staying safe and your slippers are surviving!

Lockdown continues…

This has been the longest week ever! I am missing Holly so much. I’d do anything to give her a hug. But we’ve got at least 3 more weeks of lockdown. Which means 3 weeks before we can see her.

This week I’ve tried to keep busy so I’ve learnt a knew skill… crochet! I bought some wool from good old Aldi a while ago but didn’t know what to do with it. I started with flowers and then advanced to hearts. I’ve even made bunting for outside.

Today I’ve found it difficult. Trying to occupy myself and my mind. Then I had an idea. I recently had a conversation with the care home manager about how Holly shreds her clothes and we could maybe try a jumper with holes already in it, maybe crocheted? No! I’m not up to jumper crocheting standard yet! But thought I could send her some of my hearts and flowers. See Holly also loves to thread things – shoe laces, any kind of string or handle into ANYTHING with a hole in it and if it hasn’t got a hole she will make one!

So I’ve made a couple of fiddle/threading toys. Holly also loves heart shaped things. So … Perfect! Lots of holes to thread the ribbon. So I’m going to post these and see how she gets on.

Just hoping things will be back to normal soon and we can visit Holly. Until then, Stay strong and stay safe everyone.

Here’s a link to the post I wrote about shredding The Master Shredder