tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post6227694297015758973..comments2024-03-22T07:18:18.281+10:30Comments on Lupey Loops: Lost and FoundJodiebodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-63205028806312879452018-02-15T13:16:32.616+10:302018-02-15T13:16:32.616+10:30Thank you Baili :-)Thank you Baili :-)Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-75364910022395839962018-02-11T19:33:46.321+10:302018-02-11T19:33:46.321+10:30i loved my visit to your lovely place dear friend!...i loved my visit to your lovely place dear friend!<br /><br />Happy new year to you too may you have safe and healthy one amen!<br /><br />i truly loved the awesomely crafted bag gifted to you by family member incredible! bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-43120874423470383772018-02-02T15:46:42.209+10:302018-02-02T15:46:42.209+10:30Isn't it dreadful Amalia? I'm certain the ...Isn't it dreadful Amalia? I'm certain the world is spinning much faster than it used to! You are not alone in your feelings of being time poor. I feel like I'm playing 'catch-up' most days. <br /><br />It is frustrating when the things you NEED to do get in the way of things you WANT to do, especially when you have a creative brain like you. Hugs in solidarity in the race against time. I'm reminding myself to breathe more deeply and slowly in case that might make for a calmer February! <br />With you in spirit. :-) xxJodiebodiehttp://lupeyloops.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-4600811094540202322018-01-31T19:22:28.555+10:302018-01-31T19:22:28.555+10:30I'm not dealing with the same challenges you a...I'm not dealing with the same challenges you are, Jodie, and I admire the way you are facing them and standing your ground. I feel like I've been fighting a losing battle against time recently, it goes by too darn quickly and I'm constantly struggling to finish the things I've promised to do or wish to do. And 2018 already promises to rush away, how can January be over already?<br />Amalia<br />xo<br />handmade by amaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589172037052603746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-6111377208649750862018-01-30T11:27:11.770+10:302018-01-30T11:27:11.770+10:30Yay, Tracey! It did publish!
I can relate to the...Yay, Tracey! It did publish! <br /><br />I can relate to the technological challenges. I've just come from YouTube and it has rearranged itself since I was there last and it took some time to work it out again.<br /><br />I'm sorry that your comments don't usually publish. What have I been missing? I find that I cannot publish comments from my phone so need to wait until I am at the computer.<br /><br />If you have or had any particular difficulties in posting comments to Lupey Loops here, please let me know. You can always email me at jodiebodiecrochets@gmail.com<br />I want to make it as easy and accessible as possible. Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-65028865866126556062018-01-30T11:18:53.421+10:302018-01-30T11:18:53.421+10:30Hi Tammy,
I can certainly understand how empty th...Hi Tammy,<br /><br />I can certainly understand how empty the place must have felt once the boys returned home, especially after all the transit dramas they had in trying to get to you in the first place! I never truly appreciated the depth of profound love a mother feels for her children until I became a mother myself. There are no words to truly describe that longing. How did you bring yourself out of that melancholy? Long distance relationships and living between continents is always a tug of love. Growing up in a migrant family, I can appreciate that.<br /><br />I love your idea for a baby blanket drive. What an excellent idea. Will you be sharing the details on your blog when you are done? <br /><br />I chose a ripple blanket because of the stashbusting potential. I thought it would give a more pleasing colour distribution across the blanket when there are 4 skeins of one colour and only one or two skeins of another.<br /><br />Granny squares are so easy and addictive but when the brain is not thinking well it is easy to forget the corners; not that I would know, mind you (sarcastic wink and guilty look - yes, I've been there)!<br /><br />I have a heap of baby blanket patterns and would love to have a go at them all so it is nice to have some excuses to try.<br /><br />Enjoy your garden and crafting, Tammy. See you on your blog! :-)<br /><br />Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-2752986328917945342018-01-30T11:07:23.335+10:302018-01-30T11:07:23.335+10:30Hooray! Thank you for the loves, Tracey and for y...Hooray! Thank you for the loves, Tracey and for your compliments on the blanket. It was only in acrylic because the recipient is a busy mum without time to worry about fancy washing instructions but I was very pleased with the weight and 'squooshiness' of this blanket.<br /><br />I'm currently on the hunt for two new suitable blanket patterns. I like the ones on the previous list but would like to 'stashbust' at the same time. It's a matter of finding the perfect match between pattern and available stash but the browsing and planning is half the fun!<br /><br />I see you are working on a CAL at the moment. I look forward to catching up on your latest progress. Cheers! :-) Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-43083621187591449592018-01-30T10:57:09.441+10:302018-01-30T10:57:09.441+10:30Hi Mary-Anne,
Thank you! Again, you are here with...Hi Mary-Anne,<br /><br />Thank you! Again, you are here with supportive sentiments just when they are needed the most. It is so great to know that you are "Found" these days, knowing that you have had some times where you felt so "Lost". You have worked hard and to see so many good things going on in your life now is such a joy. <br /><br />Thanks for sock-darning video recommendations. I have added them to a new playlist on my YouTube account. I set up a YouTube channel called Lupey Loops ages ago thinking I might like to share video etc. one day but my internet has been so unreliable and slow that I haven't bothered with streaming video much. It's been so long that it looks like YouTube has restyled itself since my last visit! <br /><br />The Lupey Loops channel is intended to be a place for sharing useful videos about crochet, crafting and MCTD / chronic illness. Similar brief to the blog. One day! I wonder how many blog readers use YouTube and I wonder how much.<br /><br />I will definitely be thinking of you next time I have a pajama day. I can't say I have a fave film genre - I enjoy films that are well written, well-executed, visually artistic or clever or innovative in some way. It doesn't matter what language they are in but I love to hear the original language with subtitles rather than overdubs. My family and I enjoy exploring all sorts from old classics to modern. <br /><br />Cricket is relaxing to watch: peaceful but with excitement; the body can rest in stillness but there is enough mathematics etc. for the mind to play with. My childhood summer days were filled with a sequence of: cricket with mates until it got too hot, dip in the pool until it too cold and soggy, sunbake to rest and dry; repeat until darkness or mealtime. A lucky life.<br /><br />Here's to pajama days and good lives! xxJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-89799133512667530662018-01-30T10:22:50.364+10:302018-01-30T10:22:50.364+10:30Oh Meredith! Your empathy is extraordinary and I c...Oh Meredith! Your empathy is extraordinary and I can relate so well when you explain that children don't stop needing their mums even when mum is ill. I have so much respect and admiration for what you have achieved and continue to achieve. <br /><br />I expect that you are still living with the after-effects of your cancer experience and need to be careful with your health which makes it even more awesome that you manage to do so much. Where does your energy come from? I suspect that you are driven by more emotional energy than physical sometimes? That has been my situation with the access issues. I hope it is "short term pain for long term gain". <br /><br />As for losing the will to look at yarn, that is totally understandable. Utter exhaustion forces one to alter priorities and in the big scheme of a mum with a young family, priorities outside of the immediate health crisis become very basic - meals, hygiene and love. There is no room for anything else.<br /><br />For a long time, I had no room for my garden, outside interests or social life. Not even the energy to read or talk on the phone. The SMS text messages really saved me. I still have little energy for social life after the health and family responsibilities are taken care of. <br /><br />Sitting up at the computer is still a struggle but also a blessing because it has connected me with many friends, old and new, and is an important connection to the outside world when I am housebound. I am so thankful to have regained so much independence in recent years - there's no way I am going to let any supports go without a fight!<br /><br />Having your support means so much and even though there's a big ocean separating our countries, just knowing we are together in spirit is a source of strength.<br /><br />Love and hugs to you and yours (including a big boisterous pat and rubdown to playful puppy Hank!) xxJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-68237456312662006592018-01-30T09:49:43.735+10:302018-01-30T09:49:43.735+10:30After Christmas 'looking after myself' bec...After Christmas 'looking after myself' became the no. 1 priority and it worked, thank goodness. So relieved! A 'recharge' was absolutely necessary because January was anticipated to become very busy very quickly and that certainly has been the case. The effort before Christmas was worthwhile. There will be an update on the petition site shortly. Thank you so much for your supportive feedback, Lorraine. It all helps to keep me going when everything starts to get hard. Your comfort food on your blog is so inviting. Just thinking about it, instantly relieves stress! xxJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-59705939686037325892018-01-28T16:22:39.178+10:302018-01-28T16:22:39.178+10:30I recently went through a lull when my boys headed...I recently went through a lull when my boys headed back to the States after winter break. I just had no desire to do anything. But I've now decided that I have so many baby blankets started that I must work on finishing them all so that I can donate them before the end of February when a craft group friend will be going to India. She will distribute them in a small village there. That mint baby blanket is beautiful. I've never made a ripple blanket. Granny squares so easy to make so that's my go to when I don't want to think. Tammy@T's Daily Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01474928708908027789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-33767654216717410212018-01-28T08:13:33.994+10:302018-01-28T08:13:33.994+10:30Ha! It published on first attempt, yay ��
The baby...Ha! It published on first attempt, yay ��<br />The baby blanket is beautiful. I wish you happy hours creating the next one <br />������������������������Traceyhttp://yarnandpencil.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-42447123704927504492018-01-28T08:08:58.386+10:302018-01-28T08:08:58.386+10:30Sending you love my friend ❤
Hopefully this commen...Sending you love my friend ❤<br />Hopefully this comment will publish. Usually they don't and I spend several minutes and many attempts without succeeding.Traceyhttp://yarnandpencil.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-63357356982957983882018-01-28T03:48:22.637+10:302018-01-28T03:48:22.637+10:30Ah yes, the lost and found of life. I have been t...Ah yes, the lost and found of life. I have been there - just last Sunday in face, lol, but I am definitely in a 'found' state of life these days. I am glad your family found a way to help you find your way again. The baby blanket is gorgeous - that is the colour we painted our daughter's bedroom before she was born. so many many years ago. I hope all your effort with the train station opened some eyes. I am glad you found your crochet mojo again. I get so distraught when I lose my knitting mojo. Thank you for all your comments on my blogs recently. I will look up that youtub channel for how I learned to darn socks and post it after your comment on the post about darning socks. Oh, and yay for cricket and yachting races - for me boxing day is always a pajama day too! Usually christmas movies and/or chick flicks! or both!!Breathing Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482981001235740285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-69473526749611329302018-01-28T00:17:50.977+10:302018-01-28T00:17:50.977+10:30My dear friend, I know a bit of this tale but not ...My dear friend, I know a bit of this tale but not all of it. I am so happy that you are feeling better now, and that some of your energy and passion have returned. You had such a tough year and you did indeed push your limits on many occasions. I know you had no choice as you had a big fight on your hands, still it takes its toll. I lost my knitting mojo many years ago when I was going through cancer treatments. I was so utterly exhausted. It was just such a chore to get even the simplest daily task accomplished. I had two little boys at the time and their needs were many, they don't stop needing their Mom even when she was ill. When I looked at yarn at that time in my life it made me feel ill. I simply could not even touch it. But after many months of treatment and recovery I finally picked it up again. It was a lost year to me in terms of my life, but it helped me gain many more years if that makes any sense at all. Rest and be well Jodie. You are an inspiration, I only wish I lived closer to you to help you in times of need. Love, MMereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703986833050265474.post-69085353700134302562018-01-27T19:41:26.218+10:302018-01-27T19:41:26.218+10:30Sorry to hear your health has not been good of lat...Sorry to hear your health has not been good of late, but you are an inspiration doing so much to save the transportation system. The baby blanket is stunning, love the pattern and the colour. Glad to hear you are enthusiastic once again for a new project. Look after yourself.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.com