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Randomly on a Wednesday:

I finished Bruce's autobiography.  Brilliant Book.  Fair enough I might be a teensy weensy bit biased but I really enjoyed it.  I made me re-listened to a lot of music I hadn't listened to for years and years.... It was quite... grounding for want of a better word.  Like it tightened the connection between my younger, free/dreaming self and my middle aged (let's not kid ourselves here), mother/wife/housewife self.

I am but one an only.

I don't like biography but weirdly and the only three I've ever read have been of musicians: Keith Richards, book club choice.  I'm not a Rolling Stone fan, and the one of the crazy singer dude of the Red Hot Chilly Pepper, and I don't like their music either, maybe the book was a present?  They were both vaguely interesting in a 'they're-life-could;t-be-more-different-from-mine kind of way. 

 

Mr M and I have finally and very belatedly joined the "homeland" fandom.  I think it's safe to say we're obsessed.  We watched two or three episode a night... We're only half way series 3 so DON'T say anything. Please.

 

I've finished No 3's quilt and I'll try photographing it later... I need his 6'2" height to hold it up... and as you know teenagers are not always collaborators, not when 'he's playing a competitive and he'll get banned if he stops'.  Whatever.  Bloody computer games.

 

I've started de-constructing the indigo dyed vintage quilt:

The hideous background who didn't take the colour as it's obviously synthetic needs to go and be replaced.  It's quite a slow process but I like the fact I'm in no rush and can unpick a little bit now, a little bit later... It's meditative in an otherwise frantic day to day.

I almost don't want to do it quickly.

 

First day of half-term for us today.  It's 9.40 and the boys are all still in bed.

They also brought home their school reports.  Some take things less seriously than others:

 

It's Autumn... and people have started losing stuff:

Comments

[CJ]

I'm laughing at the broken bone pride. My middle boy often used to remind us in a similar tone that he was the only one who'd broken a bone. Then the biggest boy broke one just to keep up. I too have a quilt to photograph. Also enjoyed Homeland. Currently watching Elementary. Have a good day. CJ xx

[elsy]

homeland...one of the best things ever on tv...enjoy