Once a Week

Easter Egg Monsters

2011-04-28T18:36:00.001-07:00

Made these for little Easter presents...

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UNISON

2011-04-08T11:48:00.001-07:00

My UNISON tattoo from Health Conference earlier this week.

What a great few days with some great people.

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Location:Beacons Way,Conwy,United Kingdom

Giraffe

2011-04-08T11:35:00.001-07:00

Another giraffe for a friend of mine who loves giraffes!

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Location:Beacons Way,Conwy,United Kingdom

Sat Nav Cover

2011-03-23T15:32:00.001-07:00

A friend at work put in a request for a cover or case for her sat nav and this is the result. I wonder if people would buy these? Could be a new line in my shop!?

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Llys Tryfan

2011-03-23T15:26:00.001-07:00

The replacement halls of residence where Llys Tryfan used to be on the Ffriddoedd site. The building I lived in for two years in the early 90's needed knocking down then! Sad that it has gone though saying that.

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Stash

2011-03-12T07:45:00.001-08:00

Sorting out my wool stash! I needn't buy any new yarn for ages really. I ought to finish off some half completed projects too :-)

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Location:Conwy,United Kingdom

Cowl

2011-03-07T14:54:00.001-08:00

Another cowl finished! Knitted on circular needles with a thick cable throughout. Love the colours in this.

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Location:Conwy,United Kingdom

ZX Spectrum 128k+2

2011-03-03T16:52:00.001-08:00

My old ZX Spectrum 128k+2 is due to be collected today and delivered to retrogames company. I hope who ever ends up with it has many hours of fun as I remember having when younger.

I have heard that there may be a new Spectrum console or computer of some kind coming out soon....

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Location:Morfa Dr,Conwy,United Kingdom

Baby Sweater

2011-03-03T16:34:00.001-08:00

Finished the crochet baby sweater with two buttons which matched perfectly from my Mum's button collection. Am very pleased with the result and hope the recipient is too!

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Location:Morfa Dr,Conwy,United Kingdom

Phone Socks

2011-01-16T15:20:00.001-08:00

Listed three new mobile phone socks today on my Etsy shop. Protect your precious mobile phone with a soft, hand knitted cover! www.etsy.com/shop/richesoft

Guinea Pig

2010-12-25T11:36:00.001-08:00

Made this cute guinea pig for my brother. We used to have guinea pigs when we were little. I especially like the little quiff of hair on it's head!

Amigurumi Cat

2010-12-25T11:29:00.001-08:00

Close up of the head.
Had problems getting the eyes but have now favourited a shop on ebay that sells more eyes than you can imagine!

Amigurumi Cat

2010-12-25T11:27:00.001-08:00

Think this was my most extravagent project and took a good while to make and put together. I'm sure the recipients will be very pleased with it.

Amigurumi Snowman

2010-12-25T11:22:00.001-08:00

Made a few of these. Very quick to make with a very cute result.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T11:15:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas to everyone!
Hope everyone who recieved hand made knitted or crochet presents are pleased with them! I must start again ready for next year. I'l post some of the gifts I made on here over the next couple of days.... XX

Skull Cupcake

2010-11-14T09:46:00.001-08:00

Pumkin Cupcake

2010-11-14T09:45:00.001-08:00

Halloween Cupcakes

2010-11-14T09:33:00.001-08:00

Made some more cupcakes at the end of October. I made them in special halloween cake cases and then made bright green and black icing for the tops. I had a few decorations from Lakeland that I put on some of them.

Giraffe

2010-11-14T09:28:00.001-08:00

My second giraffe with my "handmade by richard" label sewn on it's back leg. I think it will go down well.

Corporate Zombie

2010-11-14T09:18:00.001-08:00

Corporate Zombie amigurumi made for a present. Was really pleased with how it turned out. I am doing many more projects which I can't post about just in case they are seen before Christmas!

Easiyo

2010-09-19T04:26:00.001-07:00

Had an easiyo yogurt maker from my sister for my birthday. It has made gorgeous yogurt that I have used over the weekend: cucumber and mint raita with an indian meal, baked courgettes in yogurt, yogurt salad dressing, bhuna sauce and on cereal with fruit! There are so many uses for yogurt!

Lemon Cupcake

2010-09-12T11:26:00.001-07:00

Mmmmmmmmm......

Vanilla Cupcake

2010-09-12T11:25:00.001-07:00

Mmmm... Made these today! Gonna have one with a coffee later...

Hand Knitted iPhone Sock

2010-09-08T13:06:00.000-07:00

The above is the latest addition to my Etsy shop. It's a hand knitted mobile phone sock for a Nokia N97 or Apple iPhone. It measures 14cm by 7cm so would probably fit other mobile phones too.

Head over to the shop to see my other mobile phone socks and see what other handmade items are available on the Etsy website

Grant the Giraffe

2010-08-30T03:53:00.001-07:00

Just finished putting Grant the Giraffe together. Isn't he great?! You can find the pattern on Etsy.

Wendy Wisp Featherlight Chunky

2010-08-07T09:26:00.001-07:00

Picked this lovely wool up in Betty's Wools in Llandudno. Going to make a scarf with it. I am looking forward to seeing how it turns out. It has a great texture and colour.

Knitted Character Three

2010-08-02T13:01:00.001-07:00

Started my 3rd Knitted Character last night - for friend of my sisters. The pattern is from EssHaych's blog.

Born in the UK trip to the beach by atticspace on Etsy

2010-08-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

Wow! Have just had one of my knitted mobile phone socks featured on Etsy. Follow the link to see...

Born in the UK trip to the beach by atticspace on Etsy: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Abakhan

2010-07-31T14:21:00.001-07:00

Went to Abakhan this morning in Mostyn along the North Wales coast. Got lost trying to find it as I had never been before! It is a large fabrics and crafts centre and I really enjoyed looking around it. Brought some sock and double knit wool and buttons for projects I am working on. Can't wait to see how the coloured sock yarn knits up!

New addition to shop

2010-07-31T09:32:00.000-07:00

The above is the latest addition to my Etsy shop. It's a hand knitted mobile phone sock for a NokiaN97 or iphone. It measures 14cm by 7cm so would probably fit other mobile phones too.

Head over to the shop to see my other mobile phone socks and see what other handmade items are available on the Etsy website

Tagged!

2010-07-28T09:37:00.000-07:00

I've been tagged! EssHaych tagged me on her brilliant crochet blog the other day, so here goes...

1. Where did you grow up? Did you like it there?

I grew up in Suffolk, East Anglia, in a town called Mildenhall. I did like it there and most of my family remain in that area but now I live in Conwy, North Wales. You couldn't get two places more different really with Suffolk being quite flat and North Wales very mountainous and near the sea!
2. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I would love to travel to the Galápagos Islands and see the unique wildlife there. I have always had an interest in biology and nature.

3. What was the first thing you crocheted?

This little pig for my Mum!

4. What are your top 3 favourite TV programmes of all time?

Ah that's a difficult question! I loved Top of the Pops, and Absolutely Fabulous, and Will & Grace. I have enjoyed more recently Medium, Nurse Jackie and Heroes!

5. Were you a good student at school?

Of course! I think I was an excellent student at school! I used to enjoy learning and still do. I remember doing my home work almost as soon as it was given - I think I was a bit of a swot!

6. What are you most proud of?

I am proud of my family and what I have achieved in my work and I am proud of all my knitted and crocheted creations!
7. What skill would you like that you haven't got already?

I used to play the piano but haven't done for many years now and would love to take that up again.
8. Would you ever give blood?

Yes!

Now for me to tag some people!

Growbags and Greenhouses

WelshGirl

HappyHobbitHabit

Questions:
1. What inspires you?
2. What are your top 3 favourite TV programmes of all time?
3. What's your dream?
4. What other skills would you like to learn?
5. What are you most proud of?
6. What do you do in your free time (apart from gardening)?
7. What's you guilty pleasure?
8. What are the top three books you'd bring to a desert island?

Alien

2010-07-28T08:30:00.001-07:00

Alien
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Just getting around to sorting out photographs taken while in London earlier this month. This from the Alien film is rather scary! Taken at the London Film Museum which is well worth a visit if your are into that sort of thing...

Llandudno Prom

2010-07-26T14:54:00.001-07:00

Had to take my car to have a puncture repaired this morning at Kwik Fit. Had to wait about an hour but this was made easy by having Llandudno Prom and the sea within a minutes walk!

Snowdon Mountain Railway

2010-07-25T07:09:00.001-07:00

Just had dinner at Tom's Mums house which is at the foot of Snowdon in Llanberis, North Wales. Lots of trains going past full of people despite the misty grey weather!

Painted Lady

2010-07-24T12:04:00.001-07:00

I had a butterfly farm from my brother for a present. I had it for ages before getting around to sending off for the caterpillars.
They arrived in a little pot and grew dramatically over the next two weeks into huge caterpillars feeding off the special food at the bottom of the pot.
Once they became chrysalids I moved them to the pop up mesh container where over the following week or so not a lot happened until one morning they broke out the chrysalids as butterflies one by one.
Two days later I let them out into the garden.
The whole process was very exciting and amazing to watch. It was like having a pet for a few weeks and a very proud moment letting them out into the wild for the rest of their lives - even though I understand they don't actually live that long :-(

Eco Water Clock

2010-07-24T03:14:00.001-07:00

Received this as a gift last week. Works by putting water in it! No batteries! Smart

Boxed up Len

2010-07-24T03:06:00.001-07:00

Len has arrived!

Len

2010-07-24T02:47:00.001-07:00

Len
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Look who arrived today after me winning him on a giveaway on http://esshaych.blogspot.com/ ! I am so excited! Not sure where he is going to live yet!

Monster Giveaway

2010-01-17T04:22:00.000-08:00

Check this out to win a little creature!

http://esshaych.blogspot.com/2010/01/monsties-giveaway.html

Run 10K for Cancer Research

2009-10-04T11:03:00.001-07:00

Please sponsor me! X

Knitting Health Benefits

2009-06-19T06:12:00.000-07:00

Click here to watch a video on health benefits of knitting.

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2009-06-01T14:35:00.001-07:00

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Originally uploaded by stereomind

Wow - how has this been done I wonder!!??

She Is Me

2009-06-01T13:58:00.000-07:00

Brilliant video... very clever...

Swallow Falls

2009-05-09T10:50:00.000-07:00

Heather the Hippo

2009-04-26T14:17:00.000-07:00

Just finished off crocheting Heather the Hippo from a large ball of blue wool that I was given. Have made this for the person that gave it to me.

100 Beyonces

2009-04-22T00:21:00.000-07:00

I wondered what this was advertising?!

Harlech Panorama

2009-04-21T12:40:00.001-07:00

Just came across Autostitch and used it to create this from some pictures I took a few years ago. I am really pleased with the result. You can see the full image on my flickr page

Happy Easter!

2009-04-10T10:57:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter to all my readers. I am going to enjoy eating this chocolate cake I made today!!

Fourth Hat

2009-02-13T07:19:00.000-08:00

The fourth hat is now complete. Finished it off last night. It is of the slouchy type and would be ideal for someone who has longer hair. What to knit next?

Pepsi Ad

2009-02-04T06:25:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas EVeryone and Best Wishes for the New Year

2008-12-24T07:54:00.001-08:00

Knitting

2008-12-18T02:24:00.001-08:00

Have become addicted to knitting. Am currently making a knitting bag to keep all my knitting stuff in!

Santa

2008-12-17T03:00:00.001-08:00

Tried to catch Santa on his sleigh who visited Homefields whilst I was there over the weekend. He was so fast it came out all blurry...

Scribe Fire

2008-12-02T04:10:00.001-08:00

ScribeFire

Have just come across this on the add-ons on mozilla firefox. It is a blogging tool within the browser and looks cool. Will give it a go!

Link to Pictures of Daniel and Matt's Visit to Conwy

2008-12-01T08:13:00.001-08:00

Daniel & Matt Visit 281108

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Link to Pictures from Emily and Russell's Visit to Conwy

2008-12-01T08:12:00.001-08:00

Emily & Russell Visit

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Vote for Beanie

2008-11-06T07:43:00.001-08:00

Fluff Friends

2008-10-07T16:46:00.001-07:00

http://richiesoft.fluff-friends.com/

Visit the link above to pet my fluff friend and feed him also.

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Dad Mowing Lawn

2008-09-27T04:49:00.000-07:00

View Larger Map

Look what google maps has caught in the garden at Homefields!!

Horse Riding

2008-08-30T08:49:00.000-07:00

A group of us from Bodnant went horseriding a few years ago. A friend from work has recently come across these pictures. (I must find my pictures...) What a great experience it was. We went again soon after but unfortunately the stables in Conwy shut soon after. We must go again!

New shelving.

2008-08-26T03:07:00.001-07:00

Dad helped put up this shelving in our lounge last week. Looks amazing.

Kylie X 2008

2008-08-17T13:30:00.001-07:00

Went to see Kylie at the O2 in London a couple of weeks ago. She was fantastic. I've never seen a stage light up as hers did!

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Tom Graduation

2008-07-19T04:31:00.000-07:00

Graduation

2008-07-19T04:27:00.000-07:00

Tom graduated last week in Bangor University for his Degree in Nursing. It was a lovely day and nice ceremony. Check out soon for video!

Lee Hurst

2008-07-08T05:21:00.001-07:00

Saw Lee Hurst Saturday night in Bethnal Green. He compered at his comedy club for three other acts. What a brilliant night. Would highly recommend it if you are in the area.

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Heinz advert ban

2008-06-29T10:28:00.001-07:00

This adverts has been pulled by Heinz due to complaints! What a shame! I love the Heinz brand and doing this they have gone down a little in my estimations.

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Big Brother

2008-06-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

Am really getting into Big Brother now and really enjoyed watching this!

get real! Organic Ambledown Roast

2008-06-22T09:25:00.001-07:00

		This is what I am having for my roast dinner today. Not tried it before so hope it is nice. It sounds nice. Will let you know

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New Ford Ka

2008-06-21T12:02:00.001-07:00

Can't wait for the new Ford Ka which should be out next year. I am due to change mine next year and hope this comes out in time. I think there is meant to be a new SportKa version too.

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Garage Site

2008-06-21T02:39:00.000-07:00

Nothing left on the old garage site apart form a pile of rubble. There was a sign attached to the fence stating that they were going to build eleven properties there but that has now disappeared and it is apparently up for sale. Who knows what will appear?

Pimms

2008-06-21T02:28:00.000-07:00

Ooo. Had a lovely big jug of Pimms and lemonade last night with oranges, lemons, and mint and loads of ice cubes!

TripAdvisor Map

2008-06-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

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James' Birthday

2008-06-13T04:17:00.000-07:00

Penguins

2008-04-23T09:38:00.001-07:00

Did everyone see the lovely penguins?

Betty's 75th Birthday - I Heard It Snoring

2008-04-23T09:33:00.001-07:00

Captain

2008-04-21T12:22:00.001-07:00

Love this new song...

Bricks

2008-04-07T15:46:00.000-07:00

Have commenced a brick wall around the vegetable patch at the bottom of the garden. I have simply stood rows of bricks on their ends to form a rectangle which I hope will hold the soil just a couple of inches above ground level. I intend to sieve all the soil in it and fork in some of the compost from the compost bin.

I also purchased some seeds over the weekend to start sowing over the next week. Tomatoes, courgettes, butternut squash, carrots, lettuce, beetroot and Brussels sprouts. I have left it really late this year to start growing the veg but for some reason I just haven't felt like it was time until now. I think now the evenings are lighter and the weather a little warmer I shall make a start!

Veggie Burgers

2008-03-11T14:23:00.000-07:00

Cooked some veggie burgers tonight and although they may not look much they were delicious. Made with Quorn mince, spring onions, sweetcorn, kidney beans, flour, an egg and some cajun spice. Mmm...

Healthy Trifle

2008-03-03T04:35:00.000-08:00

Made this trifle the other day with sugar free jelly, mandarins, sponge biscuits, low fat custard and fromage fraise. Absolutely gorgeous!

CD Storage

2008-02-28T15:06:00.000-08:00

A new storage solution for our many cds! It holds about 450 cds which just about makes up our album collection. Cd singles and soundtracks and compilations are still stored elsewhere!

Garage Site

2008-02-28T15:01:00.001-08:00

They have eventually got around to doing something with the garage at the end of our road. They are making a lot of noise at the moment knocking down the buildings and today I think they had a lorry there filling up where the petrol must have been stored.
Check out the following link to see how it used to look: http://richiesoft-onceaday.blogspot.com/2007/05/conwy-garage.html

Beach Huts

2008-02-28T14:53:00.000-08:00

My Valentines gift from Tom. Aren't I lucky?

Llys Tryfan

2007-11-14T15:22:00.000-08:00

Well, this was where I spent many a happy moment in the first two years of University life in Bangor - and it has been knocked down! Llys Tryfan was a halls of residence which was practically falling down when I lived there from 1990 to 1992 but I am gutted to see that it has been knocked down and a new build has been started in it's place!

Shelves

2007-11-14T15:19:00.000-08:00

Shelves put up in the alcove at the bottom of the stairs by myself with a lot of help from my dad!

Apologise

2007-10-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

Absolutely love this song....

Great Yarmouth

2007-09-22T03:37:00.000-07:00

Went to Great Yarmouth for the day recently. Had a great day and took this lovely picture.

Cakes

2007-08-03T10:37:00.000-07:00

These are the cakes I have made for a cake stall for work to raise money for the League of Friends in the hospital.

Snowdon Mountain Railway

2007-07-31T11:57:00.000-07:00

Taken on Sunday in Llanberis at the foot of Snowdon.

Tom

2007-07-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

Tom enjoying his ice cream

Lemon Ice Cream

2007-07-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

An absolutely gorgeous lemon ice cream that Tom made from scratch!

Rain

2007-07-23T12:36:00.000-07:00

The road outside our house yesterday was like a river. Have not seen rain like it in years!

Baking

2007-07-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

Have made some Rock Cakes and two Fruit Cakes today. The Fruit Cakes have been made in the bread-making machine. It is so easy to do.... simply chuck all the ingredients in the machine and turn it on! Wrights Flour do some lovely cake mixes which I have used in the past. Of course they also do breads.

Great Orme

2007-07-14T14:31:00.000-07:00

Cycled to Llanfairfechan this afternoon - took this photo of the Great Orme and Llandudno in the distance from the hill between Penmaenmawr and Llanfairfechan.

Fergie

2007-07-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

Absolutely love this song...

Sunflowers

2007-07-12T15:28:00.000-07:00

The sunflowers at the bottom of the garden are doing well although not as well as last year as there has simply been very little sun for them! To check out other pictures of the garden go to my garden website: Richiesoft Garden Blog

Harlech

2007-07-08T14:17:00.000-07:00

Tom and I drove to Harlech yesterday for a walk. It was lovely to reminisce about holidays I had there when younger.

Russell Square

2007-07-03T12:34:00.000-07:00

We always stay in the Russell Hotel in London. This is a fountain in the park nearby.

New Job

2007-07-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

Front of the good luck card from my brother for my new job. It is week two on my own and it is going well so far. My brain is absolutely scrambled my the end of the day though!

London

2007-07-03T12:26:00.000-07:00

Been to London over the weekend and met up with my brother. Saw some of the sites and did lots of shopping!

Lavenham

2007-06-21T12:20:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted for a few days as been away. Been to my parents in Suffolk. Caught up with family and friends and also visited Lavenham, a beautiful village with many old wooden framed houses. To see more pictures checkout my flickr page.