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Category: Getting Through the Day

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From Anime to Shower Screen Scrubbies

Posted by Ryllandra on March 28, 2020April 11, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward

Some things take quite a while to move from the acquisition stage, through the development and then re-development stages and into the final creation stage! A long time ago I purchased a variety of coloured polyester netting from Lincraft. I…

It’s the Small Things

Posted by Ryllandra on January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Sadness - Depression

It’s a wonderful thing when the idea to adapt something to your own ends works out! For quite some time I have wanted to crochet a long, lacy jacket, I even had the pattern picked out. I just couldn’t bring…

Is Preparedness a Dirty Word These Days?

Posted by Ryllandra on December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward

So it’s come around again, as it does with the passing of time. That time of year when lots of people succumb to the societal pressures of gift giving. There was a time I too partook of the expectations, it…

When Only Australian Apricots Will Do!

Posted by Ryllandra on December 21, 2019December 25, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Recipes

Apricot jam has a special place in my heart. I long for the days when I knew someone, who knew someone, who had apricot trees and shared the fruit around with those who would appreciate it. The offer was most…

Craving a Good Corn Relish

Posted by Ryllandra on December 8, 2019August 8, 2022 in Cooking, Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward

Remember when you used to be able to buy a decent, flavoursome corn relish? I do. I miss being able to grab a bottle of corn, or gherkin relish, and chucking it in a mixing bowl along with a block…

More Than Just Preserving

Posted by Ryllandra on November 25, 2019December 26, 2019 in Cooking, Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Sadness - Depression

I do so love being able to open the fridge door to grab a container of something I’ve made. It’s especially helpful to experience that feeling when the awful dark clouds start descending, knowing I can do something good and…

When Good Yarn Goes Bad

Posted by Ryllandra on November 7, 2019December 23, 2019 in Escapades with Crochet, Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Sewing for Self and Home

Just so you know, not all of my project beginnings end with a useable end product! Sometimes that delightful looking, and feeling, yarn just does not want to be what I want it to be. I’m convinced yarn, and fabric,…

Gray Days, Gray Yarn, Gray Shawl

Posted by Ryllandra on September 12, 2019June 27, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Getting Through the Day, Sadness - Depression

One of the most impressive aspects of crochet is the way it can be used to focus the mind on a singular task, and thus, to push aside those all too constant unwanted thoughts. Sometimes what’s needed is a complicated,…

Crocheting the Blues Away

Posted by Ryllandra on August 27, 2019January 5, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Sadness - Depression

The effort it takes to do some of those things you know you should, but just don’t have the where-with-all to do at any given moment, deserves recognition and reward, at least in my world it does! Dentistry is probably…

Pie … Biscuits … and Some Thoughts

Posted by Ryllandra on August 25, 2019August 28, 2019 in Experiments, Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward

There’s nothing quite like watching The Great Bake Off shows to inspire me to reach for the butter, sugar, eggs, flour and milk. It’s not just the recipes that are inspiring, it’s the wonderful camaraderie of the contestants. The Great…

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