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It was back to working on our projects this month.  Most of us were knitting but we also had a crocheter with us.  We all admired the blankets made by one of our members, using a new (to us) technique.  Whilst working we talked about scarecrows, modern technology, holidays and Whorlton Bridge. Our next meeting… Read more

We had an outing this month to the Bowes Museum to see the Vivienne Westwood exhibition. It was very interesting but many of the outfits we deemed unwearable.  However some we could imagine wearing particularly in our younger days.  The workmanship was superb and the fabrics beautiful.  Of course we ended with a visit to the café. Our… Read more

The heatwave was over so it was very comfortable continuing with our craft projects, mainly knitting and embroidery this month.  One big advantage of crafting is that you are able to chat at the same time.  A lot of our conversation this month was about health issues and the delays incurred when seeking an appointment for anything… Read more

Due to ill health and holidays we had depleted numbers for our May meeting ( only seven ladies). Whilst knitting and crochet projects were being undertaken many interesting topics were being discussed.  People got very heated about certain subjects e.g. parking at Darlington and Bishop Auckland hospitals, the impossible task of filling out Government forms… Read more

Our meeting this month coincided with Easter Monday, but in retirement it is often preferable to stay at home and avoid struggling with bank holiday traffic.  We certainly had a very enjoyable afternoon progressing our projects and chatting.  I learnt a new word, Chinglish, used to describe Chinese English which is often used in patterns.… Read more