Morning Pene what delights as always to share. Thank you for the Lily recommendation another lovely lady & channel. Hoping you are feeling brighter again. Loss of our dear parents strikes so often 😢. The bag is beautiful and full of memories xx
Hi Zena, I am indeed feeling brighter, the crafting of the bag made me feel close to mum and Pete and I have been away for a couple of days (tell you all about it in the next episode) and it has recharged the batteries again. Little and often works for us now. Thanks for joining me again. xx
I do love watching you I’m 68 and you give me so much inspiration and you have a lovely calm voice love listening to you and your bag is perfect Lilly and the bee is lovely I enjoy watching her as well also a calming lady Please do more x x
Hi Pen. Your bag is so beautiful, like all your work. I can't get over the talent your friend has for writing poems and one of my favorite things about your visits are hearing your stories. I wish I lived close enough to visit with you. Xx
Hi Pene, oh, your bag is gorgeous and how lovely to use those fabrics with all the memories attached. Crafting is so good for us, isn't it ❤ Thank you so much for mentioning my channel and I'm so pleased I've inspired you to make one. 😊 xx
Well Lilly, I mentioned you, not just 'your channel', because your suggestion came at a perfect time for me and like you say we take inspiration from each other and when we make our videos we never really know how we are helping but for me your help came just at the right time. Thank you and keep on being you. xx
Hi Pene, your bag is beautiful, well done. Belated birthday greetings, hope you had a lovely day. Enjoyed hearing more of your story, and the poem made me smile. Enjoy the good weather while it lasts and happy crafting.
Hi Penelope lovely to see you Your bag you have made is so nice lovely! Your story I love listening to I hope you have a lovely week-end an take care! ❤x
Oh my goodness, what a special episode. I miss my mom too. She’s been gone 7 years now. I feel her with me most everyday. I wish I had some of her special things to make something wonderful like your bag. What a treasure! Loved your story and the footage at the end. Thank you!
Thanks Margaret, Like you say every day. Maybe you could make something that would bring back some memories that you shared. Needs thinking about but it may help. It did me. See you next time. xx
Hello Pene! You did a lovely job on your bag! I agree with you crafting gets us through a lot of bad times. I don’t know what I would do without my cross stitching. Take care.
What a beautiful bag Pene, very useful and such a lovely reminder of your Mum. Mine died in 2001 and I think I miss her more than ever, the nearer I get to her age … I have some of the embroidery she did as a young girl and I treasure it. The folk festival looked such fun, isn’t it great to be old enough to have the time to “stand and stare”, at them and the turnstones and the sea. Take care and love to Pete, and you. Xx
Thanks Carolyn, you're right missing our mums every day. We enjoyed the festival on our daily walk into town. Always happy when the Turnstones return but makes me think the season will soon be changing. Will pass the love on, thanks and take care. xx
I love your bag! How beautiful. You are so fortunate to live in that beautiful place. It looks like paradise! I would probably want to just live the rest of my life there if I were to come and visit. I enjoy your talks so much. Keep up the good work!
What a lovely way to remember your mum Pene❤, crafting is so therapeutic isn't it, it should be on prescrption😊. Hope you had a lovely birthday. Take care & good wishes. Xx
Yeah, I write my own prescriptions! My daughter did go to the GP once and he recommended crafting to her which I though was very inciteful of him. See you next time Jane xx
I love the way we can all be so creative and turn someone’s idea into something that is so personal and meaningful for us - what a wonderful bag you made, incorporating memories of your beautiful mum. Heather has done it again - another brilliant and entertaining poem! Thanks for helping me stay calm while I wrestle with a certain festive gnome’s hat… 😂 x
Another great chinwag Pen….your bag is gorgeous, with such lovely memories to touch. I loved watching Lily make her bag too …and the poem!! oh my, so good!!…enjoyed the film at the end as well so thanks again for such a great vlog….x x x 🥰
Loved your bag and the purpose for making it to cherish sweet memories! My mother grew up during the depression of 1929-1935. When I was given a special gift, she would often say, “Wrap that up in tissue paper and put it in the top of your closet. It’s so precious.” It made me smile when you mentioned not using our precious things. I would hope my children and grandchildren would enjoy and use things that brought memories of me! We struggle through our 90-100 degree weather WITH air conditioning and I cannot even imagine trying to do normal daily tasks without it! I agree about knitting when it is too hot. That’s the time I seem to get out my watercolors and put it to good use making little cards to mail to friends. Water for the hottest days and Wool for the rest. Ha! Thank you for another enjoyable Chinwag!
How lovely to be able to paint, I have tried and tried but I think I could do with some lessons. I always land up frustrated. Water for hot and wool for cool, sensible. We have had a lovely August here in the SE, warm sunny weather and I have so enjoyed it. I can imagine your mum saying treasure it having grown up in the depression. Hard years. A bit like mine - 1926 mum was born. Take care, see you soon. xx
The bag is gorgeous. I watch Lilly and the bee too and am planning on making a bag. I've lots of plans lol but just need to get started. Happy belated birthday. It doesn't matter how old we get we all miss our mums. My mum died last year aged 89 and the doctor said (as I said I was being silly because she had lived so long) the longer your mum lives the more time you have to love her which is very true. You look brilliant too. I think Pete keeps you young. With all his devilment.
So lovely to catch up with you again Penelope. Your older bags and the new one with fabrics that hold such memories for you, are all so lovely. Thank you for sharing another poem from Heather and your interesting story. xx
Happy belated birthday 🎉. Your bag is lovely, I will have to check out the tutorial! I was so relieved that Bert didn't come to a sticky end. I have a friend who belongs to a clogging group but theirs is based on the Lancashire cloggers from the mill towns.
Hi Lin, I think wherever the cloggers come from it's great. I would love to have done it myself. Dear Bert, he does cause Jan a lot of problems but glad the dogs came to his rescue!! See you next time. xx
Hi Penelope I so love your chats and projects. I feel so connected to the things you say about your life. I am 73 yrs old born 1951in Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire and came to Australia in 1967 as a 16yr old. with my parents and younger sister. So many of your memories of growing up I can relate to and it brings back lovely memories for me. Your life story readings and poetry are wonderful. I have thought numerous times about writing my memories down on paper mainly for my families benefit. I was sorry that my mum, who was a Londoner and went thru the blitz ending up in Staffordshire having lost everything in London. My mums memories were so vivid and knowleadgable I wish she had written them down. Since I have retired I have increased my crafting and love it, so keep on doing what you do so well. I get lots of inspiration from you and love to catch up with you regularly. Kindest regards Janice x
Hi Janice, Sounds like a really hard time for your mum. Could you recall some of her stories and jot them down? What a life changing experience to move to Australia as a 16 year old. They would be great memories to capture how you felt. Thanks for tuning in regularly with me. Take care xx
I was so happy to see you posted a video! I love your bag! I am inspired to make one! What a lovely way to spend time with your Mum by making a beautiful bag from some of the things she loved. It has been a little over a month since my Mum passed and I am feeling somewhat numb. I keep thinking I must call her or make her something from my craft room. The poem was charming. I love to hear your story. Thank you for continuing to make these lovely videos. Blessings!❤
I expect you are feeling numb and those habits take ages to fade. Mum came round every Saturday and for months it felt a strange day. Look after yourself. xx
Dearest Penny, I discovered you recently. I am an English expat, been in Ontario, Canada 34 years. I still miss the history, countryside and chinwags. I love Canada, but Brit heritage is a part of me. I miss my grandparents. I am a social worker with those unhoused and have mental health struggles. love your vlogs, it is like visiting family! Do you have an email we can reach you at? All the very best Lisa 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
Thanks Lisa, Sounds like a tricky job you have! I was a counsellor, you probably know if you've watched back playlist. I retired age 71 at the beginning of lockdown but I loved my job. My email is listed I think but it is peneann@icloud.com. Thanks for joining me. xx
Another great video, so interesting again, I could listen to you for hours. Happy belated birthday to you, your first birthday without your Mum, what a lovely lady she was but what beautiful memories you have of her to give you comfort. Love Heathers poem and your bag is adorable. Can’t wait for our next chinwag. Hope Pete is well x
So good to see you, as always. You are experiencing a typical Michigan summer, only this year we are experiencing a rainier and cooler August and are enjoying it very much. This episode made me very emotional and, though my mother has been gone much longer, I think I would very much like to do a hand sewn bag in her memory. I thought you might say that she brought HER bag to carry home some leftovers!
Your bag is lovely and so full of memories. We need to not be afraid to cut things up and put the bits into projects like this. Like fancy linens, they serve no one tucked away in a drawer. But on a project, they can be admired and loved. I really enjoy seeing content creators that I watch interact, whether they meet in real life or zoom together or make the same project. It is like an affirmation of community in our crafty world🤗. Tfs. Love the Mole poem and your story. See you later.
Hi Karen, Lilly's pattern came just at the right time for me and you're right we are a community in our crafty world. what fun the poem. Thanks for joining me again. xx
Ohhh Penny. Love listening to you every episode but todays was just wonderful hear those chaps singing about setting sail to South Australia. Just wonderful. Love from Australia xx
I was supposed to be packing the caravan this morning for a few days away, but saw that you had posted a new episode. As you can imagine, the packing had to wait 😂. The bag is beautiful, and incorporates so many lovely memories of your mum. I really enjoyed the poem and it put a smile on my face, what a talented lady Heather is.
I miss your mom - I am glad you found a way to remember and be comforted. I would absolutely by a poem book by your friend Heather. She is so talented.
What a wonderful start to my Thursday morning!The seaside scenes brought back memories!Punch and Judy,the Carousels,donkey rides, etc.❤ What a blessing we crafters have in watching yourself and Lilly and the Bee.Your bag inspired me to make an autumnal one using fabrics, which have a special memory to them.Great idea about cutting out the leaves and napkin. (Maybe for a summer one could have a beach theme with a mermaid?)😂 Thank you so much again Penne❤
Hello Penny………I’ve only just come across your channel…..and what a delight it is, I’m enjoying it so much……thank you. My husband was diagnosed with something nasty about 18 months ago…..so I know only too well how you were feeling when your husband was poorly. Wishing you both many happy days together…..xx
Thanks Angela and welcome, It has been a long haul for Pete, but slowly slowly he improves daily. So sorry you know how I felt. xx. There is a playlist should you wish to meet mum and the family xx
Making a bag using your mum's things to remember her by is such a lovely idea. When you read about your Cornish holidays it took me back to my childhood when our family also had seaside holidays which I loved & I still love being at the beach.
Loved so many things in this episode, the bag was a brilliant idea, such beautiful fabric and loving memories. The poem...could see the scene as you were reading it, you make it come to life. You are living in such a beautiful place, seaside,sunshine,music and friends..precious. send some of those beautiful days down to New Zealand please, we're about to get more rain with our cold days, yuck!. Look forward to your next episode. Keep smiling. I hear your Mum when you say Bye bye. They're always with us.❤
I haven’t finished the video yet but 1st, happy belated birthday, and 2nd, your new bag is exquisite 🤩. Mote to say no doubt but back to watching the video. What a fantastic poem, such a great visual and very funny. Your friend should publish a wee book! Re your wee films, you are blessed to live in a beautiful part of England. I love the sea in all its moods. The clog dancing was fun. The pic of your husband Pete is lovely. He’s been through a lot, I’m glad he’s doing so well. Much love, Pene. Looking forward to your next chat. 🤗🥰Isabel
I'll tell Heather about the book. I loved the clog dancing too. Pete has been through a lot and has a long way to go but he is enjoying getting out in this lovely weather. See you soon.xx
I have not commented for a few episodes but I wanted to say I have hit "like" and watched them over and over. I make notes but then realize I am getting carried away. I don't know which episodes the following comments go with but I wanted to say that I just love the vlogs you do so much! Your trip to Agatha Christie's home was fascinating. I love to see all the beautiful places you visit. You are fortunate to live in such a gorgeous country. When you showed the Mon Tricot magazine from the 70s that you made Pete's sweater from I was so delighted because I have that issue! And no, the sweater is not dated - the one with all the patterned stripes all the way through it. I was so glad that you told who designed the adorable fabric you used in your work (Anita Jeram) and most especially, Pete's eyeglasses mat - the mice painting. I have looked for the designer and there are many stamps and items for paper crafting with her art on them. I love hearing about your life. I was born in 1954 so we are about the same age. Oh, belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I am sure you did miss your mum and naturally you would be a bit blue. I agree completely about craft being just the cure for feeling a bit down. And I know that having your hands busy and especially working some pattern that requires attention takes you away from dwelling on unhappy things. I can imagine your subscriber who wanted to live next door to you was absolutely sincere. I am waiting for my passport to come and would love to go to the UK. I'm just a bit too old. I was only there as a 6 year old when we were making a tour of Europe when Dad was in the Army stationed at Heidelberg. I remember being at Buckingham Palace but my only interest was in a police horse that I was petting and the officer gave me one of those huge pennies. I still have it. Bless you and Pete for the lovely people you are, and best wishes to all of your family. That film of Tommy at Disney was so sweet. Am I wrong or is he the image of Pete? K
Hi K, what a super super message, thanks. How lovely to visit Buckingham Palace and receive a penny. You're right about Tommy, chip off the old block as we say here. Pete and I have been away for a couple of days and the mood has shifted but making the bag certainly helped. I felt I connected with mum using her bits. Pete has come back from two nights away so much better, the short breaks really help his recovery. Amazing you had the same pattern from the 70s, I loved that jumper, silly not to keep it really. Anyway, see you next time soon. xx
Your bag is so beautiful such happy memories all entwined there, I love it. Thank you for sharing your story, and I absolutely loved hearing the poem. Till next time, have a lovely week….. and happy special birthday too x x x
Hi Pene, my mum had a lovely duvet set she loved from marks and Spencer’s must of been 30 years ago. I kept it, and have repurposed it to a gorgeous quilt, now my grandchildren will have an heirloom quilt, with a memory of her and me. I am so sentimental, but like you we were loved and hopefully I can pass that on to my family. Grief is like spilling a huge pot of glitter, you think you have it all and then months and years later you find a bit and it hits again for a moment. Love the bag, very useful size, and I am on the hunt now for fabrics to make an eye spy quilt. You do keep me busy with ideas. As usual just lovely.
You're right about the glitter, lovely memories to keep finding. Enjoy your I Spy Quilt, it's fun. So lovely you made an heirloom from your mums duvet set. xx
Thank you. Didn't you quote Stanley Unwin off the radio just a couple of episodes ago, something about "joy" ? Well that is exactly what you have given me. I'm on my own now and my on-line community consists of yourself, Helen from mousiemakes, katherine from k3n Marion from Marion's world and a gentle Friday vlog lady whose name escapes me at the moment. Such a blessing you all are and you are so right when you say that crafting is what keeps you going, fills your mind occupies you but still lets you think and be aware and of course at the end you have made something. Thank you. x
Hello there- I’m a new subscriber 😊I’m Elizabeth and I live in Tasmania, the little island state of Australia 🇦🇺 Helen from mousiemakespod recommended your channel. And I’m very happy that she did as I really enjoyed your episode- I miss my precious Mum and I have many of her tablecloths that she embroidered and lovely doilies too- I’ve started thinking of ways I could use them in my crafts. The heat is rather draining isn’t it? Can you imagine what our gardens look like after 2 months without rain- we spend a lot of time watering them in the Summer! Looking forward to seeing your next episode 😊
So happy that you have joined me Elizabeth. I can't imagine two months without rain, however it is still warm and sunny here and we are enjoying every day. It's hard cutting things up but repurposing them for a project is better than in a drawer. Depends on their condition I think. Mum's bits were well used. Thanks for joining me all the way from Tasmania. xx
Hi Pene, I really enjoyed watching your film at the end such lovely folk music and dancing and happy summer scenes,we are still in winter here so it was nice to see your film The poem was fabulous aided by your wonderful narration 😊 Your fabric bag is such a great way to use your mother pieces of linen what a great idea and so useful too. Thanks for another great chinwag ❤
Good morning, Pene. I'm early this morning. You were there when I picked up my phone. I've been feeling a bit glum over the past few days. So, spending half an hour with you has brightened the start of my day. Nothing really the matter. Just over tired and keep thinking about some dental surgery I've got coming up. I love your memory bag6 the fabric is very special. I watched Lily's tutorial yesterday. I would really like to make one. It's lovely how a crafting circle of friendship has developed. With Anne, Helen Lily, and yourself. Even though most of us haven't met in person. It's a huge circle when you think of all the subscribers together. Film at the end was glorious. A bustling seaside town in the height of summer. Punch and Judy reminds me of childhood. Time for me to move and start the day. Have a wonderful week, take care. Xx
So pleased to help with the nerves Angela and to spend time with you. I enjoyed making the bag as I too felt glum last week and making each stitch helped. You're right with the crafting circle, lovely thoughts. Yes, it's bustling here with Folk Week, enjoying it whilst the weather is lovely. Have a good day. xx
Losing family is heart wrenching isn’t it I’m 71 and lost my twin sister when we were 36 and I still haven’t adjusted to being without her, I only have a couple of her photographs on display, anymore I just crumble. So the bag you have shown makes me smile as memories are not always photographs so thanks for cheering me up today. Your bags are beautiful and so much love has been crafted together. Ha hah the poem was brilliant Jan. what a lovely story teller you are ! Regards to Pete and thankyou for sharing 😊
Thanks Carol, a twin sister is what I always wanted and to be grieving for yours still, must be the hardest. I think as you say the love in the crafting helps with the grief more than a photo. Have passed regards to Pete, thanks. xx
Hi Pene, what a lovely episode that was, your bag is beautiful and so special with your lovely mums fabrics added. I too am going to make a box bag after watching Lilly, I'm so pleased you mentioned her as i think she deserves more subscriber's she is really lovely and natural like you. Loved the mole poem too...... thank you for the seaside trip it looks delightful. Take care ❤
Hello Pene your bag is just Beautiful with lovely memories of your mum, looks like you have been having a great time with your friends love your little videos at the end Happy Crafting Lynn 🪡🧵✂️🤗♥️
Thank you Penelope for easing me in so gently to my day. I was out at my knitting group last night so felt a bit weary this morning. Your videos are a real tonic. Loved all the quilting you showed & especially your film. Tonight is our ukulele group meet up & “Bound for South Australia” is one of the songs we play & sing. Always love sea shanty’s. Enjoy your weekend. Dianne 😀
Love the sea shanties too and would love to join you for your knitting and ukulele. I have given the uke up as my fingers were suffering. Enjoy your. xx
The book is Simply Sweet - 64 miniature hand embroidery designs - Kathy Schmitz I show you the book on episode 120 if you would like to see more of the designs. Thanks for joining me Sue. xx
Hi LuAnn, you're right the comments are wonderful and it because of those I keep going. I love the bag and it's in use every day. thanks for joining me. xxx
Thanks Pene. What a beautiful bag. The poem is absolutely adorable. You live in a beautiful place.
Thanks Denise, I am so pleased with the bag and 'darling Bert' so pleased he found help! xx
Thank you so much, I especially enjoyed the film at the end.
It was a fun week. All over now till next year. xx
Sending hugs Pen. I love that you care about the detail in crafting xx
Thanks Barbara, For me the detail makes all the difference. xx
Morning Pene what delights as always to share. Thank you for the Lily recommendation another lovely lady & channel. Hoping you are feeling brighter again. Loss of our dear parents strikes so often 😢. The bag is beautiful and full of memories xx
Hi Zena, I am indeed feeling brighter, the crafting of the bag made me feel close to mum and Pete and I have been away for a couple of days (tell you all about it in the next episode) and it has recharged the batteries again. Little and often works for us now. Thanks for joining me again. xx
Thank you Pene, that was beautiful. I feel on top form now xx 😊
Great Sandra, It's been a long time we've 'known' each other now. Thanks for stiill being here. xx
I do love watching you I’m 68 and you give me so much inspiration and you have a lovely calm voice love listening to you and your bag is perfect
Lilly and the bee is lovely I enjoy watching her as well also a calming lady
Please do more x x
I will , thanks for watching and enjoying my chatter. xx
Hi Pen. Your bag is so beautiful, like all your work. I can't get over the talent your friend has for writing poems and one of my favorite things about your visits are hearing your stories. I wish I lived close enough to visit with you. Xx
Well Phyllis, where are you? The poems are great, I don't know how she does it. So pleased you are enjoyed my 'storytime!' xx
Such a lovely video. Yes things have not been very encouraging recently. It's so good to hear your encouraging words. God bless
Thanks so much, Take care. xx
Belated birthday wishes Pene. I love how your beautiful bag brings your mum closer❤❤
So did I, thanks. xx
I love your work on the bag and the use of the napkins. Brilliant work.
Thanks again. xx
Hi Pene, oh, your bag is gorgeous and how lovely to use those fabrics with all the memories attached. Crafting is so good for us, isn't it ❤ Thank you so much for mentioning my channel and I'm so pleased I've inspired you to make one. 😊 xx
Well Lilly, I mentioned you, not just 'your channel', because your suggestion came at a perfect time for me and like you say we take inspiration from each other and when we make our videos we never really know how we are helping but for me your help came just at the right time. Thank you and keep on being you. xx
Hi Pene, your bag is beautiful, well done. Belated birthday greetings, hope you had a lovely day. Enjoyed hearing more of your story, and the poem made me smile. Enjoy the good weather while it lasts and happy crafting.
Still great weather here, such a blessing. Great you had a smile. xx
Hi Penelope lovely to see you
Your bag you have made is so nice lovely!
Your story I love listening to I hope you have a lovely week-end an take care! ❤x
Thanks Mitzi, So kind xx
Well that will make you so happy, having that link with your lovely mum.I watch lily and she is so good.I do love the strawberry thief.xxxxx🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Hi Linda, making the bag certainly helped and I was grateful to Lily for giving such clear instructions. I love how we all inspire each other. xx
Oh my goodness, what a special episode. I miss my mom too. She’s been gone 7 years now. I feel her with me most everyday. I wish I had some of her special things to make something wonderful like your bag. What a treasure! Loved your story and the footage at the end. Thank you!
Thanks Margaret, Like you say every day. Maybe you could make something that would bring back some memories that you shared. Needs thinking about but it may help. It did me. See you next time. xx
Hello Pene! You did a lovely job on your bag! I agree with you crafting gets us through a lot of bad times. I don’t know what I would do without my cross stitching. Take care.
Hi Carlene, I have a hankering to do some cross stitching again. Take care. xx
What a beautiful bag Pene, very useful and such a lovely reminder of your Mum. Mine died in 2001 and I think I miss her more than ever, the nearer I get to her age … I have some of the embroidery she did as a young girl and I treasure it.
The folk festival looked such fun, isn’t it great to be old enough to have the time to “stand and stare”, at them and the turnstones and the sea. Take care and love to Pete, and you. Xx
Thanks Carolyn, you're right missing our mums every day. We enjoyed the festival on our daily walk into town. Always happy when the Turnstones return but makes me think the season will soon be changing. Will pass the love on, thanks and take care. xx
I love your bag! How beautiful. You are so fortunate to live in that beautiful place. It looks like paradise! I would probably want to just live the rest of my life there if I were to come and visit. I enjoy your talks so much. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Evelyn, It's just a little corner of the busiest corner of England, the South East. We love it though. Thanks for joining me again. xx
My first visit with you, I so enjoyed my time with you from Canada.very warm here.
Welcome Elizabeth, I do have a playlist should you wish. You'll meet the family that way. xx
Happy belated birthday. Your bag is so beautiful and will be a comfort to you as it holds special memories of your mum - Lilly is so talented xx
It was a comfort making it; I was so pleased Lily showed me how, just at the right time. xx
What a lovely way to remember your mum Pene❤, crafting is so therapeutic isn't it, it should be on prescrption😊. Hope you had a lovely birthday. Take care & good wishes. Xx
Yeah, I write my own prescriptions! My daughter did go to the GP once and he recommended crafting to her which I though was very inciteful of him. See you next time Jane xx
I love the way we can all be so creative and turn someone’s idea into something that is so personal and meaningful for us - what a wonderful bag you made, incorporating memories of your beautiful mum. Heather has done it again - another brilliant and entertaining poem! Thanks for helping me stay calm while I wrestle with a certain festive gnome’s hat… 😂 x
Hoping the wrestling is won. xx
Another great chinwag Pen….your bag is gorgeous, with such lovely memories to touch. I loved watching Lily make her bag too …and the poem!! oh my, so good!!…enjoyed the film at the end as well so thanks again for such a great vlog….x x x 🥰
Thanks Elaine, What a poem, you're right and happy you enjoyed the film. I'm so pleased Lily showed the pattern, just what I needed. xx
So very interesting.
Thanks so much. xx
Loved your bag and the purpose for making it to cherish sweet memories! My mother grew up during the depression of 1929-1935. When I was given a special gift, she would often say, “Wrap that up in tissue paper and put it in the top of your closet. It’s so precious.” It made me smile when you mentioned not using our precious things. I would hope my children and grandchildren would enjoy and use things that brought memories of me!
We struggle through our 90-100 degree weather WITH air conditioning and I cannot even imagine trying to do normal daily tasks without it! I agree about knitting when it is too hot. That’s the time I seem to get out my watercolors and put it to good use making little cards to mail to friends. Water for the hottest days and Wool for the rest. Ha!
Thank you for another enjoyable Chinwag!
How lovely to be able to paint, I have tried and tried but I think I could do with some lessons. I always land up frustrated. Water for hot and wool for cool, sensible. We have had a lovely August here in the SE, warm sunny weather and I have so enjoyed it. I can imagine your mum saying treasure it having grown up in the depression. Hard years. A bit like mine - 1926 mum was born. Take care, see you soon. xx
The bag is gorgeous. I watch Lilly and the bee too and am planning on making a bag. I've lots of plans lol but just need to get started. Happy belated birthday. It doesn't matter how old we get we all miss our mums. My mum died last year aged 89 and the doctor said (as I said I was being silly because she had lived so long) the longer your mum lives the more time you have to love her which is very true. You look brilliant too. I think Pete keeps you young. With all his devilment.
Thanks Helen, our mum's will always be missed. You're right about devilment!
So lovely to catch up with you again Penelope. Your older bags and the new one with fabrics that hold such memories for you, are all so lovely. Thank you for sharing another poem from Heather and your interesting story. xx
You're most welcome Jacqueline. xx
Happy belated birthday 🎉. Your bag is lovely, I will have to check out the tutorial! I was so relieved that Bert didn't come to a sticky end. I have a friend who belongs to a clogging group but theirs is based on the Lancashire cloggers from the mill towns.
Hi Lin, I think wherever the cloggers come from it's great. I would love to have done it myself. Dear Bert, he does cause Jan a lot of problems but glad the dogs came to his rescue!! See you next time. xx
lovely stroll down memory lane x thanks Pene for sharing - great crafting as always love the bag :) x
Thanks Heather, great editing too!
Hi Penelope
I so love your chats and projects. I feel so connected to the things you say about your life. I am 73 yrs old born 1951in Newcastle-Under-Lyme Staffordshire and came to Australia in 1967 as a 16yr old. with my parents and younger sister. So many of your memories of growing up I can relate to and it brings back lovely memories for me. Your life story readings and poetry are wonderful. I have thought numerous times about writing my memories down on paper mainly for my families benefit. I was sorry that my mum, who was a Londoner and went thru the blitz ending up in Staffordshire having lost everything in London. My mums memories were so vivid and knowleadgable I wish she had written them down. Since I have retired I have increased my crafting and love it, so keep on doing what you do so well. I get lots of inspiration from you and love to catch up with you regularly. Kindest regards Janice x
Hi Janice, Sounds like a really hard time for your mum. Could you recall some of her stories and jot them down? What a life changing experience to move to Australia as a 16 year old. They would be great memories to capture how you felt. Thanks for tuning in regularly with me. Take care xx
I was so happy to see you posted a video! I love your bag! I am inspired to make one! What a lovely way to spend time with your Mum by making a beautiful bag from some of the things she loved. It has been a little over a month since my Mum passed and I am feeling somewhat numb. I keep thinking I must call her or make her something from my craft room. The poem was charming. I love to hear your story. Thank you for continuing to make these lovely videos. Blessings!❤
I expect you are feeling numb and those habits take ages to fade. Mum came round every Saturday and for months it felt a strange day. Look after yourself. xx
@@penelopeschinwag thank you 🙏
Dearest Penny, I discovered you recently. I am an English expat, been in Ontario, Canada 34 years. I still miss the history, countryside and chinwags. I love Canada, but Brit heritage is a part of me. I miss my grandparents. I am a social worker with those unhoused and have mental health struggles. love your vlogs, it is like visiting family! Do you have an email we can reach you at? All the very best Lisa 🇬🇧 🇨🇦
Thanks Lisa, Sounds like a tricky job you have! I was a counsellor, you probably know if you've watched back playlist. I retired age 71 at the beginning of lockdown but I loved my job. My email is listed I think but it is peneann@icloud.com. Thanks for joining me. xx
Another great video, so interesting again, I could listen to you for hours. Happy belated birthday to you, your first birthday without your Mum, what a lovely lady she was but what beautiful memories you have of her to give you comfort. Love Heathers poem and your bag is adorable. Can’t wait for our next chinwag. Hope Pete is well x
Pete is doing well thanks, we have just been away for a couple of nights which seem to do him the power of good, well me too! See you soon Jean. xx
Hi pene, oh I love your Lilly bag, so glad it gave you time to reflect on your mum. It’s beautiful.xxxx
Thanks, time well spent. xx
So good to see you, as always. You are experiencing a typical Michigan summer, only this year we are experiencing a rainier and cooler August and are enjoying it very much. This episode made me very emotional and, though my mother has been gone much longer, I think I would very much like to do a hand sewn bag in her memory. I thought you might say that she brought HER bag to carry home some leftovers!
Yes, leftovers were put in the bag too. I forgot that! xx
Your bag is lovely and so full of memories. We need to not be afraid to cut things up and put the bits into projects like this. Like fancy linens, they serve no one tucked away in a drawer. But on a project, they can be admired and loved. I really enjoy seeing content creators that I watch interact, whether they meet in real life or zoom together or make the same project. It is like an affirmation of community in our crafty world🤗.
Tfs. Love the Mole poem and your story. See you later.
Hi Karen, Lilly's pattern came just at the right time for me and you're right we are a community in our crafty world. what fun the poem. Thanks for joining me again. xx
Ohhh Penny. Love listening to you every episode but todays was just wonderful hear those chaps singing about setting sail to South Australia. Just wonderful. Love from Australia xx
I had you in mind when I posted the video!
I was supposed to be packing the caravan this morning for a few days away, but saw that you had posted a new episode. As you can imagine, the packing had to wait 😂. The bag is beautiful, and incorporates so many lovely memories of your mum. I really enjoyed the poem and it put a smile on my face, what a talented lady Heather is.
Hope you're enjoying travels. xx
I miss your mom - I am glad you found a way to remember and be comforted.
I would absolutely by a poem book by your friend Heather. She is so talented.
Heather was amazed when I told her! You're right so talented and thanks for missing my mum too. xx
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Thanks Dorothy xx
What a wonderful start to my Thursday morning!The seaside scenes brought back memories!Punch and Judy,the Carousels,donkey rides, etc.❤
What a blessing we crafters have in watching yourself and Lilly and the Bee.Your bag inspired me to make an autumnal one using fabrics, which have a special memory to them.Great idea about cutting out the leaves and napkin.
(Maybe for a summer one could have a beach theme with a mermaid?)😂
Thank you so much again Penne❤
What a great idea, a mermaid!!
G’day Penne, l again enjoyed this episode loved memories of your Mum, I miss her too. Your Mum was a lovely lady & didn’t she raise you well. 🇦🇺
G'day Carolyn, Such lovely words, thanks. xx
Hello Penny………I’ve only just come across your channel…..and what a delight it is, I’m enjoying it so much……thank you. My husband was diagnosed with something nasty about 18 months ago…..so I know only too well how you were feeling when your husband was poorly. Wishing you both many happy days together…..xx
Thanks Angela and welcome, It has been a long haul for Pete, but slowly slowly he improves daily. So sorry you know how I felt. xx. There is a playlist should you wish to meet mum and the family xx
You’re so very talented Pene ❤
Aw thanks Paula. xx
@@penelopeschinwag you are very welcome 🩵
What a surprise to see you. You look beautiful and so welcome. You are so wise and I look forward to seeing you.
Thanks Diane. xx
Making a bag using your mum's things to remember her by is such a lovely idea. When you read about your Cornish holidays it took me back to my childhood when our family also had seaside holidays which I loved & I still love being at the beach.
Lovely to connect with your memories too. The sea in Cornwall is so beautiful. xx
Your bag is so lovely, so meaningful, Pene! Belated happy birthday to you--enjoy your new year!
I love the bag, thanks for joining me. xx
Happy belated birthday Pene. I'm glad you find crafting gives you comfort when you're feeling a little down. I miss your mum too ❤
Thanks for missing her too Dawn. xx
Loved so many things in this episode, the bag was a brilliant idea, such beautiful fabric and loving memories. The poem...could see the scene as you were reading it, you make it come to life. You are living in such a beautiful place, seaside,sunshine,music and friends..precious. send some of those beautiful days down to New Zealand please, we're about to get more rain with our cold days, yuck!. Look forward to your next episode. Keep smiling. I hear your Mum when you say Bye bye. They're always with us.❤
Aw that's lovely, thanks. xx
I haven’t finished the video yet but 1st, happy belated birthday, and 2nd, your new bag is exquisite 🤩. Mote to say no doubt but back to watching the video. What a fantastic poem, such a great visual and very funny. Your friend should publish a wee book! Re your wee films, you are blessed to live in a beautiful part of England. I love the sea in all its moods. The clog dancing was fun. The pic of your husband Pete is lovely. He’s been through a lot, I’m glad he’s doing so well. Much love, Pene. Looking forward to your next chat. 🤗🥰Isabel
I'll tell Heather about the book. I loved the clog dancing too. Pete has been through a lot and has a long way to go but he is enjoying getting out in this lovely weather. See you soon.xx
I have not commented for a few episodes but I wanted to say I have hit "like" and watched them over and over. I make notes but then realize I am getting carried away. I don't know which episodes the following comments go with but I wanted to say that I just love the vlogs you do so much! Your trip to Agatha Christie's home was fascinating. I love to see all the beautiful places you visit. You are fortunate to live in such a gorgeous country. When you showed the Mon Tricot magazine from the 70s that you made Pete's sweater from I was so delighted because I have that issue! And no, the sweater is not dated - the one with all the patterned stripes all the way through it. I was so glad that you told who designed the adorable fabric you used in your work (Anita Jeram) and most especially, Pete's eyeglasses mat - the mice painting. I have looked for the designer and there are many stamps and items for paper crafting with her art on them. I love hearing about your life. I was born in 1954 so we are about the same age. Oh, belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I am sure you did miss your mum and naturally you would be a bit blue. I agree completely about craft being just the cure for feeling a bit down. And I know that having your hands busy and especially working some pattern that requires attention takes you away from dwelling on unhappy things. I can imagine your subscriber who wanted to live next door to you was absolutely sincere. I am waiting for my passport to come and would love to go to the UK. I'm just a bit too old. I was only there as a 6 year old when we were making a tour of Europe when Dad was in the Army stationed at Heidelberg. I remember being at Buckingham Palace but my only interest was in a police horse that I was petting and the officer gave me one of those huge pennies. I still have it. Bless you and Pete for the lovely people you are, and best wishes to all of your family. That film of Tommy at Disney was so sweet. Am I wrong or is he the image of Pete? K
Hi K, what a super super message, thanks. How lovely to visit Buckingham Palace and receive a penny. You're right about Tommy, chip off the old block as we say here. Pete and I have been away for a couple of days and the mood has shifted but making the bag certainly helped. I felt I connected with mum using her bits. Pete has come back from two nights away so much better, the short breaks really help his recovery. Amazing you had the same pattern from the 70s, I loved that jumper, silly not to keep it really. Anyway, see you next time soon. xx
Lovely chinwag, bag of memories & poem! 🥰 ❤️
that's nice - bag of memories. xx
Your bag is so beautiful such happy memories all entwined there, I love it. Thank you for sharing your story, and I absolutely loved hearing the poem. Till next time, have a lovely week….. and happy special birthday too x x x
Thanks Lorraine for those kind words xx
Penny your bag is beautiful!!! Love the poem, your chinwag's are a treat! Thank you
My pleasure. xx
Hi Pene, my mum had a lovely duvet set she loved from marks and Spencer’s must of been 30 years ago. I kept it, and have repurposed it to a gorgeous quilt, now my grandchildren will have an heirloom quilt, with a memory of her and me. I am so sentimental, but like you we were loved and hopefully I can pass that on to my family. Grief is like spilling a huge pot of glitter, you think you have it all and then months and years later you find a bit and it hits again for a moment. Love the bag, very useful size, and I am on the hunt now for fabrics to make an eye spy quilt. You do keep me busy with ideas. As usual just lovely.
You're right about the glitter, lovely memories to keep finding. Enjoy your I Spy Quilt, it's fun. So lovely you made an heirloom from your mums duvet set. xx
Thank you. Didn't you quote Stanley Unwin off the radio just a couple of episodes ago, something about "joy" ? Well that is exactly what you have given me. I'm on my own now and my on-line community consists of yourself, Helen from mousiemakes, katherine from k3n Marion from Marion's world and a gentle Friday vlog lady whose name escapes me at the moment. Such a blessing you all are and you are so right when you say that crafting is what keeps you going, fills your mind occupies you but still lets you think and be aware and of course at the end you have made something. Thank you. x
Well remembered about Stanley and joy. So privileged to keep you company. You summed up crafting perfectly. xx
Hello there- I’m a new subscriber 😊I’m Elizabeth and I live in Tasmania, the little island state of Australia 🇦🇺 Helen from mousiemakespod recommended your channel. And I’m very happy that she did as I really enjoyed your episode- I miss my precious Mum and I have many of her tablecloths that she embroidered and lovely doilies too- I’ve started thinking of ways I could use them in my crafts. The heat is rather draining isn’t it? Can you imagine what our gardens look like after 2 months without rain- we spend a lot of time watering them in the Summer! Looking forward to seeing your next episode 😊
So happy that you have joined me Elizabeth. I can't imagine two months without rain, however it is still warm and sunny here and we are enjoying every day. It's hard cutting things up but repurposing them for a project is better than in a drawer. Depends on their condition I think. Mum's bits were well used. Thanks for joining me all the way from Tasmania. xx
Hi Pene, I really enjoyed watching your film at the end such lovely folk music and dancing and happy summer scenes,we are still in winter here so it was nice to see your film
The poem was fabulous aided by your wonderful narration 😊
Your fabric bag is such a great way to use your mother pieces of linen what a great idea and so useful too. Thanks for another great chinwag ❤
Thanks Tracey, so glad you enjoyed the bit of sunshine with me and had a laugh at Bert. See you next time. xx
Myst be something in the air...I'm missing my mum too xx
Always xx
Good morning, Pene. I'm early this morning. You were there when I picked up my phone. I've been feeling a bit glum over the past few days. So, spending half an hour with you has brightened the start of my day. Nothing really the matter. Just over tired and keep thinking about some dental surgery I've got coming up.
I love your memory bag6 the fabric is very special. I watched Lily's tutorial yesterday. I would really like to make one.
It's lovely how a crafting circle of friendship has developed. With Anne, Helen Lily, and yourself. Even though most of us haven't met in person. It's a huge circle when you think of all the subscribers together.
Film at the end was glorious. A bustling seaside town in the height of summer. Punch and Judy reminds me of childhood.
Time for me to move and start the day. Have a wonderful week, take care. Xx
So pleased to help with the nerves Angela and to spend time with you. I enjoyed making the bag as I too felt glum last week and making each stitch helped. You're right with the crafting circle, lovely thoughts. Yes, it's bustling here with Folk Week, enjoying it whilst the weather is lovely. Have a good day. xx
Losing family is heart wrenching isn’t it I’m 71 and lost my twin sister when we were 36 and I still haven’t adjusted to being without her, I only have a couple of her photographs on display, anymore I just crumble. So the bag you have shown makes me smile as memories are not always photographs so thanks for cheering me up today. Your bags are beautiful and so much love has been crafted together. Ha hah the poem was brilliant Jan. what a lovely story teller you are ! Regards to Pete and thankyou for sharing 😊
Thanks Carol, a twin sister is what I always wanted and to be grieving for yours still, must be the hardest. I think as you say the love in the crafting helps with the grief more than a photo. Have passed regards to Pete, thanks. xx
Hi Pene, what a lovely episode that was, your bag is beautiful and so special with your lovely mums fabrics added. I too am going to make a box bag after watching Lilly, I'm so pleased you mentioned her as i think she deserves more subscriber's she is really lovely and natural like you. Loved the mole poem too...... thank you for the seaside trip it looks delightful. Take care ❤
Thanks Tracy, Enjoy making your bag. xx
My daughter's birthday is 08.08.02!! Eights a very lucky number according to Asian people!
I've always enjoyed saying 8th of the 8th! I was due at the beginning of September but appeared early! xx
Hello Pene your bag is just Beautiful with lovely memories of your mum, looks like you have been having a great time with your friends love your little videos at the end Happy Crafting Lynn 🪡🧵✂️🤗♥️
Thanks Lynn and hope you've had some lovely holidays this summer. xx
Thank you Penelope for easing me in so gently to my day. I was out at my knitting group last night so felt a bit weary this morning. Your videos are a real tonic. Loved all the quilting you showed & especially your film. Tonight is our ukulele group meet up & “Bound for South Australia” is one of the songs we play & sing. Always love sea shanty’s. Enjoy your weekend. Dianne 😀
Love the sea shanties too and would love to join you for your knitting and ukulele. I have given the uke up as my fingers were suffering. Enjoy your. xx
OH.I forgot Crafty Clegg's Janette I listen to her as well !!!!x
As do I. xx
In North Carolina, USA. A little far for a visit. 😅
yes, too far for a quick pop in for a chinwag. xx
Can you please let me know the name of the book you used for the little Bee embroidery, it was so cute. Thank you, Sue
The book is Simply Sweet - 64 miniature hand embroidery designs - Kathy Schmitz
I show you the book on episode 120 if you would like to see more of the designs. Thanks for joining me Sue. xx
So many wonderful comments here. Loved the whole video. What a beautiful, useful and memorable bag to remember your mom. MO, USA
Hi LuAnn, you're right the comments are wonderful and it because of those I keep going. I love the bag and it's in use every day. thanks for joining me. xxx