WOYWW 733 Proofreading, fishes and cats

Hi all,

sorry I missed last week; Gracie makes such a fuss going to the vets for her annual jab that it left us quite rung out. 

I was up to some quiet crocheting and here's where I'm up to with my chevron blanket. It's easy doing the strips, which are 1.5m long, but I'll leave it to cooler weather before joining them up! 

I also made some earrings and a necklace to go with a new dress I bought from Zuri, a fairtrade business using African fabrics. I wear it with a navy short sleeved t shirt. The beads were less bright blue and red than they seemsed on the websites but I still like them.

I've been head down proofreading as well. The first time I found 75 errors, even though I've been through the manuscript so many times, then when it came back 50 more. My last check had it down to 3 errors and today they were all done and I approved the final manuscript.

I approved my cover today as well. Yes, it has the reflection of the Eiffel Tower in it, but even my French friends said it was needed to identify Paris.

It will be three weeks before it is printed. Exciting times! I've started setting up the web page and social media but they're not ready yet.

 The book will be sold on Amazon UK and USA, as both an ebook and a paperback, and will be in some Waterstones. I'll let you know!

We'll be away for a couple of Wednesdays, from next week, but I'll be back when I can. Gracie and Bella won't be impressed. You can see how worried they are here: 

And finally,

Take care and happy WOYWW

hugs

Lynnecrafts xxx

WOYWW 731 presents and deliveries

Hi all, Here’s my latest ATC happy post, from Neet. Glad you’re feeling a bit better, Neet and thanks for the lovely ATCs. xxx

 It’s been a busy old week since my last blog but not much crafting. It was my birthday on Monday and because restaurants aren’t open on Mondays round here, we went to the Duck at Pett Bottom on Saturday, and had a lovely meal, including coffee in the garden after. 

We were wondering if Ian Fleming, whose aunt used to own it, might have done a Potteries Bond, with James saying ‘Ey up Duck’? It’s funny because my mother was a Bond, Janet Bond, and they used to call her 003 and a half when she was working in Stoke (she was five foot nothing.)

Sunday we went out for pistachio ice cream and almond croissants. 

They have lots of flavours at Massimo’s, our Italian Gelateria. Which would you choose?

Monday was my birthday and here’s Gracie admiring my Blue John bracelet from himself. 

Jan and family sent me some gorgeous yarn stitch markers with literary cats and Japanese themes, featured here with a gorgeous card from them made by our Diana Taylor of Velvet Moth studio. 

On Monday we went out for afternoon tea at Perry Court farm. Their cheese scones are the lightest I’ve ever tasted. 

Then yesterday I had to go and have my photo taken for my novel. I hate having it done but he was a nice and very professional photographer. I will get the images we chose on Thursday. 

Bella’s been enjoying the dry weather and we had some remarkable visitors the other evening. 

I don’t know if you can see them, as it was difficult to get a good shot, but we think they were cranes. Maybe out for a delivery?😉

And finally…

Take care and happy WOYWW!

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xxx