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Monday, 16 February 2026

Technically Awake

I seem to need a lot of sleep at the moment. I'm blaming it on the time of year. It's a nuisance as I keep lining up time to post here, then falling asleep in my chair before I get to it. Mind you, there's not been that much to report. I finished my scarf!

And I plan to get the use out of it immediately. It's six inches wide, around 15cm, and six feet long, around 180cm, and I adore the colours. I'll knit a hat to match at some point. 

The people doing the roofing on the house next door but one and next door but two knocked on our door and pointed out the damage on our roof. It's probably the reason why we had leaks during the storm. To be honest, I'm not sure about them, and they were very keen on us paying them $6,000 and getting a new roof. We could probably do with a new roof, but I'd like to hold off for as long as possible, and definitely while bear is at university. Besides, they left their vans in the middle of the street so I couldn't have got out if I was able to drive, and the rubbish from their work is everywhere. It's awful. DH is looking for other quotes, as we need a roof that doesn't leak, but I'm dreading the cost. 

Writing stuff - The latest chapter of The Guest on my blog is here. I should be in a position to publish the second edition of Cats in the Bible with a couple of new stories added within the next few weeks. I'm taking time to make sure that I've got it as error free as possible. Working out how to add a table of contents in a word document and then fiddling around with the dratted thing until everything is in the right font, colour and properly indented has left me mentally flattened and with the brain power of a pickled onion. 

Hugs and good health to all. 

8 comments:

  1. I always end up falling asleep right when I'm going to blog. It's why my posts are all over the place.
    New roofs are so expensive!

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    1. These days I feel that sleep ambushes me!
      I'm dreading getting it sorted.

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  2. Lovely scarf! I, too, love the colors. Roof repairs are very expensive, aren't they?

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    1. Thank you. I can't resist the colours.
      I guess you can't skimp on roof repairs, not if you want to stay dry.

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  3. The scarf is a success 🙌. I reckon you're right to be wary of those roofers...

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    1. Thank you! I'm planning on making more scarves with the same pattern as gifts. I'm just glad that we live in an area where there are choices.

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  4. I'm always suspicious of tradespeople who knock at the door in the hopes of getting business.

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    1. My husband has outright refused to consider them, and I can't blame him.

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