A much more pleasant reason for my absence here was our annual holiday, 9 days on the Outer Hebrides with DH's parents and eldest sister + husband. Rotten weather but beautiful scenery and we saw such a lot of interesting and impressive things, both natural and man-made. And MIL, three SILS and DH got together (by email in some cases) and got me a lovely Harris tweed jacket that I had seen and admired -- aren't they wonderful?
Since then we've been catching up with work, and there have been lots of church activities and friends coming to visit unexpectedly which is a great excuse to skive off work
. Unfortunately I've also had a flare-up of my microscopic colitis, which makes me feel rather washed out and not up to a lot. Stitch-wise I'm mostly "finishing" at the moment, buttonholing all those Floral Lace squares, and sadly I'm also working on a sympathy card which will be needed soon for the mother of one of my best friends.I'm still hoping to do the SAL next year but it is getting a bit tight seeing that we're almost half way through the year already
! I'll keep trying though; as long as I get them designed and stitched, I can write the chart packs month by month. We'll see whether it works out.Off to see all the WIPs in the SAL section!
) there is no reason that it has to start in January if you are feeling pressure. I think if Joan Elliot can start an SAL in June, you could begin one in July. I am definitely of the opinion that one of your SALs is clearly better late than never!
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for your dear Mum as well as the faily , for you a 
as your mum goes through all the procedures again hopefully this time will be the last and she can enjoy her remaining years in good health.
Lucky Girl!
