THE GIRLS WON!

ABOVE:  THE FOOTBALL FERNS HAVE MADE HISTORY, BEATING NORWAY 1-0 TO WIN THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP MATCH AT EDEN PARK IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD OF 42,137.

Last night Stew and I stayed down at the pub with some friends and watched the FIFA WORLD CUP game.  It was the first game of the tournament, and most surprisingly, we won!

I am not a sports minded person, but I did enjoy watching that game.  It was very tense in the final minutes, with the Ref not calling the game over for bloody ages.

It was almost like she was trying to give Norway a chance to score a try?  edit : GOAL  

Didn't work.  Our girls won.

ABOVE: I hope they continue to do well.  I have me New Zealand Flag to wave!  lol

Now, back to today.

I will show you my Braid Runner, cos even though you have seen it before, it's properly finished now.

ABOVE:  Usually these runners are approximately 1.5 metres long.  Mine is 2.2 metres long, and about 10 cm wider as well.

I love it of course, and am so happy we have one of our own, even though we didn't 'need' another runner.  Who's counting eh?

Now that I've finished ours, I have three more in the same colour way to finish.

So I will work on them today. Thankfully none of them have the green fabric in them. 

I will probably go for a short walk around midday, just in my neighbourhood.

My thoughts about situations that we can all find ourselves in.  It's been doing the rounds in my head for a very long time.

When someone you care about does something to hurt you deliberately, you struggle to get over it.

When someone who means NOTHING to you does something to hurt you, if flows off you,  like water off a ducks back.

THAT is the best feeling in the world.  And I laugh and laugh cos it is so freeing.  

The only way someone can hurt you is if you let them.  

Walk away.  BLOCK.  Cut all ties. Distance yourself.  Never even think about them.

Best feeling ever.

I have been pottering around in the house this morning, not really getting much done.  Just little jobs  here and there.

I might even keep doing that and leave the sewing for another day.

I'm all sewn out.  😊

What are you up to?  Did anyone watch the Fifa Game last night? Did you enjoy it?  Did you get your eardrums blasted out when the girls scored that goal?  I sure did!  

2.39 pm:  I've spent quite a bit of time in the sewing room. 

Doing 'housework'.

Vacuuming.

Tidying.

Found a few things I'd forgotten I had!

ABOVE:  I went through my black and white scrap bin.  And hauled out all these pieces.  They can be used for the thin strips on Braid Runners.

Waste not, want not eh?

It means a bit of dicking around, but will be worth it to use it all up.

ABOVE: Then I found these placemats that my Mum gave me a few years ago.  They deserved a place to be.  So up they went on the wall.

ABOVE:  Might have leaked a bit out me eyes putting them up.  Mum knew what she was doing when she gave them to me.

ABOVE: My last job in here for now.  I got the three latest Braid Runners ready for quilting.

Not sure when I will do them... probably over the weekend sometime.

It's now 3.10 pm.  I think I'll go for a walk now.

ABOVE:  a short 1.55 km walk this afternoon.  Over to Steve 'n' Bex's.  Spent an hour and a half yakking with Bex, then Stew picked me up on his way home from work.

It was too damn cold to walk home, and getting dark as well.  

Now home, heater on, blankie, hot pod and feet up.

Ready for a nice, warm, comfy night in.

I'm showing my age, when all I care about is being warm and comfy!  lol

Might just sign off for the day now.

CATCH YA TOMORROW