Yes, that’s what she said……”Bright is right”.
I never fail to marvel at the connections people involved in charity ‘work’ have. I’m not talking about large so called Not For Profit ones where they’re all competing for your donation dollar (monetary or in kind) but small local groups like my knitting/craft one.
My social worker acquaintance that I helped out previously (here and here) has made contact with and approached our leader with a request for simple woolies for slightly older babies. Her young mums and bubs group are struggling financially and are worried about not having warm jumpers/cardigans for next year.
Second hand is all they have known – tiny sizes are passed on more frequently because babies grow so quickly but not so for, say, 12/18 month because they will usually last a season. And that’s the size her little ones will be when it starts to cool down again.
Could you make them bright please she said, bright is right…..
the brighter the better
My ladies have enough ‘dark’ in their lives.
And if you could manage a bit of fun, that would be good😊
There had to be a reason I was gifted those balls of Orange. They’ve been sitting there for a long time….now is their time to shine.
I have plans for fun…..later!
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And then there is this…..
something else that was gifted to me a while ago. Overlooked when I packed for Bowen so now’s its chance to entertain me. Self published so not a lot online except the back of the book blurb:-
A Handful of Pebbles is a mystery-thriller where consequences of events occurring during the final months of World War Two shatter the peace of the early fifties. Innocent people, and a small ship trading along the south coast of England, are engulfed in a web of smuggling and murder, bringing lies and deceit, which makes the truth hard to find…at any price.
Should be good…..I’ll find out soon
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What do you have tucked away in the background of your life that needs to come out of hiding and shine
Still Waters 
I’ve been thinking of knitting something orange soon. I need some brightness in my days and especially over winter. Bright is right! Have fun with your bright creations
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You must show what you make so we can have an ‘Orangethon’. I have more of this yarn so am tossing ideas around in my head
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That is bright! Great use for it. I can see them being swamped if your knitting group knit as efficiently as you do.
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We’re hoping to deliver a decent sized parcel in the new year
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I hope the young mums get a whole lot of joy from the knitted goods. Any kid can wear a kmart hoodie but most dont have hand made and bespoke created by loving nanas
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There’s lots of Nana love knit into these woolies Kylie…..well,into every charity knit I make. Here’s hoping it comes through and comforts the little ones who receive them
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Lovely colour!
Unfortuantly the book is not on Amazon…..
What is lurking in my life is a book…..and being hors de combat might be the time to start thinking about it seriously.
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Are you still crook and out action Helen? No wonder you’re in need of reading matter
There’s a couple of other books on Amazon with the same title, not this one though. Published in 2007, nearly 20yrs ago so may not even be in print now. Do self published authors get to sell through large corporations like that?
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Slowly getting better, but still in the wheelchair….
self published authors do get on Amazon…apparently there is some app which helps them sign up.
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I like that bright orange! And what a lovely mantra to knit to… bright is right! How delightful that you will be a bright spot in some dear mum’s day when she receives that jumper! (your bouquet is just lovely as well!)
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I’m hoping to put a smile on a young mum’s face when she sees the orange colour. She’s not going to lose her child in a crowd while he/she is wearing it😊
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How lovely of you to knit for unknown mums. Orange is in at the moment. I bought an orange leather jacket in France earlier in the year!
The book sounds interesting. Bit of Foyle’s War?
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What a beautiful bouquet. Are those flowers from your yard? Wow. How kind of you to knit for a group of young Moms who struggle financially. I love the idea that “Bright is Right.” Both Moms and tots will smile.
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