Bob's God-daughter has just had her first baby. We haven't had a new baby in the family since Jacob over a year ago. I'm afraid I went into creative overdrive - knitting, sewing and cardmaking...
I'm less pleased with Royal Mail who have seem to have mislaid the September cross-stitch parcel posted to Kirsten on 27th September.
Where can it be? We have exchanged nearly 40 parcels since we started this collaborative stitching project, and this is the first time one has gone astray.
It was a few days before the postal charges went up, but even if it didn't have enough stamps, surely they would have been in touch with K for her to pay the difference by now?
I shall have to take this baby parcel into the Post Office and pay for tracking I think. Another Norfolk village has featured on the BBC News for their postal problems recently
Oh no!!! I can't bear the thought of your embroidery having gone missing!! I do hope it turns up! The gifts are lovely and so thoughtful! I'm curious how come Daddy gets pride of place on the bib? Does he drive for his profession? The dini design is really sweet. Kxx
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DeleteLovely baby gifts, especially those booties! So cute! Sorry to hear about the missing parcel! Hope they can find it and deliver it!
ReplyDeleteBootees from Zoe Mellor's brilliant book of 50 styles. I've had it years and love it for quick and different knits
DeleteIt would be awful if your parcel is lost after all the beautiful work you have both done. Really hope it turns up.
ReplyDeleteI guess we could replicate it . We took photos every month for our blogs, and the second piece has the same areas marked out. But it would take HOURS
DeleteOh what a shame about your parcel going astray. That is so annoying for you both, so far on in your joint project. I think if it were me the air might have turned a little blue! My sister lives in Ashill near Dereham and she is always complaining about the postal service in Norfolk. The baby gifts are lovely. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteThis is not a good county for dentists OR postpersons, it seems!
DeleteThat is so disappointing, especially as you have put so much work into your stitching. I get so cross when parcels dont arrive, and now always ask for proof of posting.
ReplyDeleteWith our village PO shut while postmistress was in hospital, I just weighed the parcel and put loads of stamps on it, then put it in the box. So no proof!
DeleteWelcome to the world William(great name, was my Dad's).What a delightful box of gifts. You can tell all made with live. Sorry the package went missing. Maybe a new postman on that day delivered to another address? I posted a card and tucked two very skinny fabric Xmas Trees that I made inside for my bestie in NZ. Cost me £4.23 because lady in post office said envelope had a bump in it! I used to love posting stuff to folk, now you have to think twice!
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I got a reputation for jumping on my packages in the Kirby village PO to flatten them so they'd go through the slot. We now have a ruler with a slot at home, so I can check before I go!!
ReplyDeleteMy old Postmaster would've flattened it for me but unfortunately out local p.o. Closed a couple of years back and I can never make the times for the outreach post office in the village hall two days a week so out of village I must go!
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DeleteLovely to catch up with some of your recent blogs - I've been having a blog reading break , no particular reason, just life getting in the way of usual routines - also my old i pad isn't always allowing me to publish comments, all very random............ the little gifts for the new baby are delightful.
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Welcome back, Alison. Yes, life does get a bit crazy-busy sometimes. I typed a comment on a friends blog yesterday and it refused point blank to send it! I've taken to copying before I press send, just in case I need to send again 😊👍
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What lovely gifts. My great nephew is also called William, named after my grandfather, his great great grandfather. His brother is Thomas after the other great great grandfather. Love FD xx
ReplyDeleteGreat to keep names in the family. I have to say that I do like the traditional names which have stood the test of time.
DeleteWhat lovely handmade gifts! I can see the card being placed in some kind of baby album, a lovely keepsake. I do hope that Kirsten gets that package of embroidery soon. It is too precious to get lost!
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DeleteThose gifts are real treasures but I’m sorry to read about your missing cross stitch parcel. Whenever I make anything hand made I always send tracked, as I too have had a hand made parcel of goodies go missing 😕
ReplyDeleteI shall be tracking subsequent parcels. This is all too stressful!
DeleteWhat charming baby gifts you've made and gathered fo this new baby boy! His Mommy and Daddy will be so pleased.
ReplyDeleteHope your missing package shows up this week, safe and sound in K's mailbox!
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DeleteAll may not be lost. There's a lot of news here about post being delivered maybe once a week - all bound together with a big elastic band. Apparently, not enough staff work for the post now to deliver frequently
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DeleteThe gifts are so lovely. I particularly like the card. It looks like you colored in the flowers petals slightly - is that just a light effect or embroidery? I really hope your parcel is found! I once got a letter delivered a year after it was sent to me, envelope badly torn and only the right half (or maybe it was the left, I forget) of the letter, all in a little plastic bag! Hopefully yours will turn up soon and undamaged.
ReplyDeleteThe pattern involved just whole cross stitches, no fiddly ½ or ¼ ones, and everything outlined in a darker backstitch, which gives a partial colouring to the petals. It looks very pretty I think. And it is easy and quick to stitch!
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