Tuesday 14 May 2013

Thanking The Wrong Person

The post fell through the door today with a satisfying thunk. I like that sound. Only I wasn't expecting anything that could make such a good sound. I put aside my sewing and soon found a package from Amazon lying by our front door. It was addressed to me.

Inside was this book which I told you last week I coveted when at Ange's house.


I just might have subtly put a note on himself's desk with book name and author written upon it and told him I would really like it. I think he may have grunted in reply at the time. So imagine my surprise and delight to have it arrive. I immediately took the above photo and sent him a message with it attached and a very nice thank you.

About a minute later the phone rang and he asked what I was on about. 'Well, the book,' I replied. 'I really appreciate you buying it for me.' 'I didn't,' said himself. Oh! Oh? A little delving further into the box found the piece of paper that informed me that someone much nicer than him mentioned above had sent it as a gift. A heart felt thank you was sent to the correct person and I can't wait to see her in less than two weeks time.

Here's a little peek inside the book. I love the way these quilts look. The sheer honeycomb makes my heart jump I think it is so beautiful.


Meanwhile, I did a bit of sewing with the HR today. I have the first two panels for the quilt made. I am throwing the pieces together randomly, but for once I put some thought in before I cut it all. Every last piece is made to finish at 2" square or a multiple of that. This is a jigsaw where the pieces actually fit, which is an unusual piece of forward planning by me. I have been known to go with the cut first, figure it out later approach too often.



Finally, many of us have switched to Bloglovin' for our blog reading device of choice with the demise of Reader. For the most part I am happy with it. Other than the irritating inability to comment on some people's blogs unless you close the Bloglovin' bar at the top of the page. That annoys me. It seems to me that this happens only with people who have their comments page set a certain way. I think it is when you have your comments setting on 'full page' this hiccup occurs. Otherwise commenting is fine.

The point of all this? Well, if you have had people complain about being able to comment on your blog through Bloglovin' then you might want to look at changing your comments settings. A simple and easy fix.

Susan

34 comments:

  1. if you right click on the comment button and open in a new tab then you can keep the bloglovin window open :-D

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  2. I had to laugh out loud! And I thought your hub is so lovely looking after you! Hilarious! there are really lovely quilts but I just got a wanted book today .. No, I bought it myself!

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  3. It's looking good and what a great suprise. I'm quite envious you get to meet up so often!

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  4. That is so sweet and funny! The HR looks great :) That annoys me on bloglovin too, hope mine isn't set that way!

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  5. What a fun surprise! Loving the Heather Ross!

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  6. Hehehe So, Judes getting lucky this weekend instead then?!

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  7. Bless Jude, she's such a treasure! The book looks wonderful - the sheer honeycomb is gorgeous! No wadding in it?

    P.S. I love your HR 'block'!

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  8. Looks like you have lots of eye candy to enjoy today! How clever of you to think of the measurement when cutting your HR pieces!

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  9. If I was your hubby I would have kept quiet after the thank you message ;-)

    Loving the HR progress.

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  10. I suggest that you stick a new post-it note in front of your hubby pronto. Loving your new quilt. Di x

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  11. Euuuurghhhhhh, Sarah is disgusting, I know you only have eyes for me! Love the HR, and well done for thinking it through- what happened to you! Enjoy the book, it's fab, v inspirational, and what a great present, Jude must love you. :o)

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  12. Lol. Ive thanked the wrong person before. Too funny, but an awesome surprise.

    Loving your quilt.

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  13. Take it himself's off the Christmas card list then ;o)

    You're doing a Magic Numbers quilt, now you can sound all knowledgable and deliberate-like...

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  14. What a lovely friend! And loving the peak at your new block - yay for planning!

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  15. Ah, how lovely! That book is just amazing, isn't it?

    Ooooooh...my goodness! How gorgeous! I'm loving the sneak peek at your HR sewing. Truly delicious.

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  16. Such a gorgeous book! I have a copy too, although I had to buy it myself! I noticed that annoying glitch with Bloglovin' too, and opening comments in a new tab works, but I'm not too happy with that extra step.

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  17. Who doesn't love a fun surprise like that. Thanks for the peek at your HR project, looks awesome.

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  18. Just hide the book when I come round, just saying; I may be arriving with a big, empty holdall, but not planning on leaving that way! How much of the HR top will be done by then ;) xxx

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  19. She's a very special person that one! Can't wait for the get together :). Think you may need to frisk a few on. Their way out!

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  20. Looks like a fabulous book and your HR sewing looks so lovely!

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  21. So glad you like the book! It looks really different! Glad your HR is coming together so nicely and easily! Jxo

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  22. Happy gifts! Good forward planning on the HR (are you feeling like yourself?) It's gonna be such a fun quilt!

    Now you get to reply and tell me off for being cheeky!

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  23. How awesome is Jude and what a fabulous surprise for you! Im with you on the sheer honeycomb- its fabulous !

    The HR is looking lovely ...Im usually a cut first -figure the proper maths out later kind of gal myself !

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  24. I think it is a good sign though that himself was your first thought! The HR looks great.

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  25. Judith is the best, what a lovely thing to do. I love the HR quilt, it is coming together nicely. I am using Feedly for now so I am hoping that my comments are set right on my blog but if not, do let me know.

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  26. The HR quilt is going to be amazing :-) And what a lovely surprise :-)

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  27. Great surprise.
    What a lovely friend.
    xxxx
    p.s. how do I fix the comment thing on bloglovin? it has been annoying me too.

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  28. Oh how funny, I bet 'himself' felt just a tad guilty that he hadn't sent it to you after all!! Looks like a fab book. And the HR quilt is looking spectacular.

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  29. What a lovely gift from Judith

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  30. in your profile setting in Bloglovin tick the box that says "I don't want the frame" then you can comment with no problems, you just can't click through to next blog, which I never did anyway. Try it, you can always change it back.

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  31. What a lovely gift (envious, me?!) and some gorgeous HR blocks!! I prefer to use bloglovin without the frame anyway, so have changed the setting permanently.

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  32. How sweet is that wonderful Judith? I hope you enjoy the book :)
    Your HR is just delish. It's going to be so beautiful!

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  33. What a lovely gift..

    I'm using Feedly instead of bloglovin and it works really well...might be worth a try...

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