fabric, friday , and faffing !!

I cannot believe it is Friday again - and it's been almost a week since I posted here, the days just seem to whizz by if I turn my back. I have been making a consistent effort to spend less time faffing around on the web, and a lot more time DOING stuff, so I have almost been too successful in that I haven't posted anything all week! Sewing class on Wednesday was good, we have started our fancy apron (!!) and this week's homework was to do the tedious seam finishing which is fine. I think my zig zag stitching is a bit far in though, but the seam allowances are generous so it shouldn't make too much of a difference!

Had a nice couple of days, met a friend for lunch yesterday and had two friends over for morning tea this morning, one of whom is just finished radiation treatment and chemo after having breast cancer. She has been in great form, but told us today that there is another tumour, this time near her ovary so she is looking at starting all over again - can't believe that life is so random and so bloody unfair at times. When you look at all the bad things people do and seem to get away with, and then you see good people being given what sometimes becomes a death sentence and you really have to wonder what it's all about. I'm gutted for her. She did give me a good tip about a nearby fabric shop that I didn't know, so I went there after she'd left and got two nice fabrics at a good price - for bags I think. One is like a willow pattern plate type thing that is so twee that it's funky, and the other one is just blue check but a really nice mix of large blocks, so I think they will each look good contrasted with some other fabrics that I have in mind.....tick tick tick. So I will make my friend something nice and send it to her as proofI take her good shopping advice! I have been finding that I am really frustrated re the lack of nice fabric to buy locally, and am not enjoying making my apron as much because I don't like the fabric - it's grand, but a bit blah - however I am enthused again after today's buys, so that is all good.

Busy week ahead, going to see my parents at the weekend as I have an Aunt from London over for a couple of weeks, so will go and catch up with her. Also meeting up with some friends tomorrow who are moving abroad, and then going to a Christening next weekend - it's all go. I have done some more work this week on organising my crafty bits and pieces and my craft space so now I am much tidier. Also have been trying to get back to the Artists Way as I went off the rails for a couple of weeks and didn't get in my Artists Dates etc. Today I fininshed off one exercise for the AW which was really fun - it was to create a collage of things that you like/have liked/want to do in future/things that represent you - it was a lot of fun and involved tearing magazines and glue - hee hee - back to childhood! I also bought some paints this week for future AW fun stuff - good old Lidl had an arty specials week - love that place !

Rightio, I HAVE to log onto flickr now and upload some family pics that I have been meaning to do for ages - that is the problem with this new resolution of mine re reduction of internet faffing time - when I do get down to it, I have a big list of things to do and end up with sore eyes and RSI from frantic clicking - maybe I should go back to more regular net-faffing......