Hi @Mazarita   you were up early - or was it late?!  Lovely to hear from you and thanks for your encouragement.  As always, day 3 of new resolutions and I only did 1 of the 3 goals!

I loved the Wishing Chair too.  I had quite a Blyton collection.  I absolutely loved reading from the age of 3.  My parents were educators and I was the eldest child so a bit of a guinea pig in terms of them teaching me words and numbers so young.  And don't start me on all the IQ tests!  In grade 6 (in PNG) I had read every book in my school's library so they let me go next door to the high school and use their library.  (Memories coming up here).  I really value books and am very happy to see that my adult child continues to have them in hard copy as a big part of their children's lives.  When I left the NT late 2016 I had to cull as much as possible so I could go from a 2br flat that was quite a big one into the one room of the cabin.  One of the things I really miss at times is so many books I didn't keep.  Some of them were irreplaceable.

Your description of where you went walking is beautiful.  I love it that the water lillies made you think of me.  I haven't been out walking anywhere near enough as I still don't do it alone.  And am not likely to given my startle reflex being elevated with a lot of anxiety about some people's really bad/unpredictable behaviour at the moment.  Bro and sil are working more than full-time hours at the moment and they get their exercise in the pool which is now too cool for me.  I use the exercise bike, but not enough.  Working on doing a little more each time I get on it.

Regarding the picture I posted of the purple cowl - it's identical to the one I'm making.  Saw a way of wearing it where it goes over the head like a hood as well so I might make it a bit longer so I can do that.

Sorry everyone that turned into a bit of a rave.  Hope today goes smoothly for everyone.  Looking forward to the next challenge @Teej 

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