A woman after my own heart!

I just found this article on the Mail Online, which is also where I borrowed the picture, and I am so impressed!

Guess what this wee 98-year-old lady was doing whilst trapped under rubble in the aftermath of the horrendous earthquake in L’Aquila in Italy? Of course, she was CROCHETING! I love her, what a woman – and what a happy tale of survival!

Save the Children (I know, not the most apt charity considering the above) is collecting money for the survivors. Give them a click. :)

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This is fun!

I’m practising my crocheting and using up odds and ends of yarn at the same time. I made this pot holder in an attempt to get my increases to lie nicely in line and I’m loving the result. I only had yarn for one, but  that won’t put me off as you can never have to many machine washable pot holders!

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Looking at the sky on a Friday

When I walk home from work, I have to cross London Bridge. Just north of London Bridge I pass the Monument, which sits at the bottom of Fish Street Hill. The Monument commemorates the Great Fire of London in 1666. If you lay the Monument down on its side, it will reach the 220 feet to the site of the bakery in Pudding Lane, where the fire is said to have started. I do, however, think there is more chance of you spiking yourself on the “flame” that there is of any burning.

The monument has just been cleaned, re-gilded and restored to its original beauty. I am sure Sir Christopher Wren would be proud to see that one of his many building works still stands. I am sure he would be stunned if he saw the rest of the City of London as it is today. Many of his building works remain and many other beautiful buildings have sprung up around them.

Did you look at the sky today, and if so, what did you see? If you want to learn more about this meme, please pay Tisha’s Crazy Working Mum blog a visit.

Wordless Wednesday - on a Thursday...

G20 protests in London on April Fool's day.
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