Goodbyes seem to be a theme in our household recently. It was no time at all ago that we left Big Girl at university for the first time but last week she graduated and waved farewell to Lancaster, at least for a while. Northern Man also said a sad, permanent goodbye this week to a friend from the North from his formative years. I was luckier: I said goodbye to my hallux valgus which has been keeping me company since my teens. I shall not miss it and I am already planning to buy a completely new shoe collection as soon as the swelling has subsided!
As I am unable to walk at present I have been doing some knitting and decided to revisit gargoyles. I love the Georgina Manvell gargoyle patterns but they are labour intensive and I thought I'd have a go at something smaller and simpler. Here are the results with Simon the Baleful for comparison. I feel a little Victor Frankensteinish - have I created a goblin or an imp? If I add horns, wings and a tail do I have a gargoyle?
This one reminds me of somebody ......
As I am unable to walk at present I have been doing some knitting and decided to revisit gargoyles. I love the Georgina Manvell gargoyle patterns but they are labour intensive and I thought I'd have a go at something smaller and simpler. Here are the results with Simon the Baleful for comparison. I feel a little Victor Frankensteinish - have I created a goblin or an imp? If I add horns, wings and a tail do I have a gargoyle?
