1) Knit one hat each week for The Innocent Big Knit.
2) Do something nice for me.
3) Choose a non fiction book from the library.
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I've reached my target of knitting fifty hats for The Innocent Big Knit. Here they are, all together. They have to be in by the 12th of December so it's time to send them off.
My nice thing for November was a meal out with Mick. Last year, I set myself the challenge of having a date night once a month. It was nice for just the two of us to spend time out somewhere together, but this has rather fallen by the wayside this year so I thought I'd do something about it this month. Eleanor's at the age now where she rarely comes out with us if we're going anywhere and Daniel's away at university, so we do get time together, but it's not often that the time is spent just talking and enjoying each other's company, we're usually quite busy so it's lovely to just pause for a while and talk. We went to the local pub and enjoyed a delicious meal whilst we caught up with each other's news.
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I wrote about the non fiction book I chose from the library this month in A Bygone Era post. This Was Garforth was published by the Garforth Historical Society and shows many old photos of the town. It was fascinating to see buildings which are still standing, yet other areas of the town which are now unrecognisable.
It's quite hectic on an evening here at the moment. Eleanor is in a play at the Carriageworks theatre in Leeds so we have to get her there by 6pm for a 7.30pm start, it's no fun in the centre of Leeds during rush hour I can tell you. We're then back around 10pm to pick her up. She had a technical rehearsal and dress rehearsals at the start of the week and the first performance was last night. She's singing a solo so she was a little nervous, but she said it went ok. One performance down, another three to go. We're going to see the show tomorrow evening, I can't wait.
The little hats look wonderful and well done you for getting them done. Glad you caught up on a date night and your post about that book was interesting. Wish Eleanor all the best in her new play and I'd loved to have been there to go to it. Take care.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've done my bit with fifty hats, I'm looking forward to seeing all the bottles with the little hats on them in the shops. I've passed on your best wishes to Eleanor, she says thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing the production tonight.
Deletewhat a great challenge...awesome..congrats
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed all the challenges this year. Just one more month to go now and then I shall be starting new ones.
DeleteWith a busy life sometimes it's difficult to balance times for your interests and special times with family members. I expect the challenges have helped you do that.The little hats look lovely all together ready to send off. Enjoy your evening watching Eleanor's performance at the theatre.
ReplyDeleteLife is just one big balancing act, we do manage it quite well but it's usually our time together which falls by the wayside first, that's why it's good to set time aside for it. I'm looking forward to our trip to the theatre tonight, Eleanor's already got some good feedback so it should be good.
DeleteYou have done so well on your challenges this year, I hope that December goes well and I look forward to hearing what you will be doing next year - if anything! xx
ReplyDeleteI've got some challenges lined up for next year. I like to have some fun things to do each month.
DeleteWell done on the 50 hats! You've had quite an accomplished year from what I can tell. Good luck to Eleanor's performance!
ReplyDeleteI always make my challenges fun so they're easy to keep up with. Eleanor's performance went really well, we all had a lovely night.
DeleteWell done on the colourful selection of hats. Good to see you enjoyed a nice evening out. That book looks fascinating, and I remember the then and now pictures that you showed on the other post.
ReplyDeleteI hope that you enjoy the show this evening. Flighty xx
I need to get the hats sent off now, just over a week to get them in by. We had a lovely evening watching Eleanor in her show and she enjoyed performing it.
DeleteGood luck to Eleanor and well done on completing your challenges!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your good luck wishes for Eleanor, they must have worked as the performance went really well.
DeleteCongratulations on reaching your target of fifty hats........quite an achievement. Whay will your next knitting project be?
ReplyDeleteI'm knitting Christmas gifts now so I can't share those on my blog at the moment but I'll hopefully be able to do a post about them after the big day.
DeleteWell done on the knitting, a wonderful thing to have completed.
ReplyDeleteLisa x
The little hats are with Age UK now so I'm looking forward to seeing if I can spot any of them when they're put on the bottles.
DeleteWell done on getting all the hats knit in time. It's lovely to get out for a special time with your husband.
ReplyDeleteI think the deadline for the hats is later this year than in previous years so it's given me a little extra time. I suppose Mick and I will start to get more and more time together now that the kids are grown and doing their own thing, very bitter sweet.
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