RIP Bloglines

What a shock to my system to read that Bloglines is finishing up - what to do?  I have about 250 blog feeds on Bloglines and I've had to change in a hurry.  I haven't been doing much blog reading lately so I haven't had the chance to read what others have been doing so I've gone to Google Reader.  I'm still trying to find my way around it, but I'm sure I'll get used to it.  What is it they say about not liking change?



Apart from that things are still a bit slumpy here (have I just made a new word?), but I've been forcing myself to do some hand sewing on the sashiko inspired blocks - I don't know that you could really call some of it sashiko.



I sit and watch tv at night and sew around patterns on the fabric or up and down in lines, or zig here and zag there and it's quite good fun just going where you feel like it.  I think though that I'm putting so many stitches in that it will never be finished.  I think I need to spread out a bit so I get some more blocks done or else it will end up as a cushion!  This is only number 3, and it isn't finished, but I do enjoy doing it.  I know you've seen it all before so it isn't very exciting.



In other news, there really isn't any.  My parents returned safely from their overseas jaunt, we are having El Nino or El Nina (the one that brings lots of rain) for a change , and the dams are full for the first time in 8 years.  2 - 3 years ago we were facing running out of drinking water.  The house smells like a wet dog, and the neighbours are crashing and banging next door on some sort of deck extension which is disturbing my sleep.  But as you can see they are all luxury problems, so nothing to complain about.

All I need now is for my sewing mojo to return in full and all will be well.