I should have added some links to the last post, but forgot. Here is a link to The Longest Yarn project, including UK dates. Here is an interview with one of the knitters. And here is a wayward link about a knitted WW1 soldier. It’s knitting, but it’s a different war.
These are also the remains of the photographs. There is a guidebook but Julia decided not to buy it’s just more clutter for us to move. It’s a strong-willed gesture but one that is rather undone by me buying a new book on the 3rd Afghan War – the one we fought in 1919.
Today consisted of a blood test, a visit to sort out the pharmacy, buying fuel and visiting some friends in a shop. We all agreed that business is flat, old age is no fun and we are all coming down with a variety of cold symptoms.
Nobody, we concluded, is going to spend any money until after the budget. I can’t say I blame them, as I’m a touch worried about my own situation. However, as a politician you have a limited time to do unpopular things on the last lot. I can understand their enthusiasm to push things through, but can’t help feeling there are overtones of smugness.
We have had 64 Prime Ministers since Walpole, many have been very forgettable. The first one to have aphotograph on the list is Lord John Russell. He’s often a pointless answer on Pointless.
A project to knit 64 panels, one for each prime minister, would be near impossible. as most of them have no real character. Peel and the police. Gladstone with an axe. Palmerston with a gunboat. Wellington with a big nose. Perceval with a blood stained shirt. Churchill with a cigar. Now I’m starting to run out of inspiration.
At least the stuffing would be a simple decision, no need for kapok or polyester, just fill them up with well-rotted farmyard manure of bovine origin.
Why must they continually blame the last lot for forcing them to break their election promises?
Politics 101 – kiss babies, smile, lie, blame the last lot . . .
I fel a growing cycnicism. I wasn’t even a pensioner long enough to get a winter fuel payment. 🙂
I’ve gone through as many links as I can, but I can’t find any objective and rules. A lot of information assumes that even an Aussie should know. I know it is about the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landing but if my old wife could knit and wanted to be a part what’s the gen?
I’m not sure if it still open fro panels as the aim seems to have been 80. They have a Facebook group which you could probably message them through, but after previous FB experience I keep my exposure to a minimum.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/knitcrochetlongestday/
Hoo-boy! It’s an absolute circus here in the United States, and we certainly have our own rogues gallery of leaders. Still, I am hopeful. Those knitted people and scenes are amazing.
Keep hoping! 🙂 Shame you can’t just knit a new set. 🙂
Right? Tee-hee.
I can see that the gloomy state of the country is getting to you. It is getting to me too so I sympathise.
It’s hard not to be depressed. The purchase of half a house from my sister should be simple, but it is unbelievably complex, including having to prove my identity numerous times, which all cost money and where many of them have been done previously but now, it seems, need doing annually. I suspect I am being charged through the nose for it.
However, we must grin and bear it and it will all come right in the end. I am going to be deliberately cheerful from now on just to make the Government wonder what I know that they don’t . . .
Good plan. The spads will be worried sick.
It is not any easier over here…..
He may not be my favourite person but it’s nice to have a leader that is younger than me. 🙂