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What are you secretly good at??
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When I was very little my mum taught me to knit -she was incredibly good at it. By the time I was a teenanger I was also very good and could knit the most complex of patterns which I was very proud of. Then one day with a new boyfriend we visited his nan who was knitting. He mad a comment to the effect that it was what little old ladies did whn they were bored and so I never mentioned it. In fact I never knitted again. Stupid really. So is there anything that you are good at that most people dont know?
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Thanks everyone. :)
nungate They take between two and three weeks to complete depending on how much beading there is on each. I haven't done any for a while because I have several completed that need framing, and at £70.00 plus a go for that I have been putting it off. It is a fairly expensive hobby when you factor in chart, threads, beads, fabric and framing (total around £120.00 per picture).
nungate They take between two and three weeks to complete depending on how much beading there is on each. I haven't done any for a while because I have several completed that need framing, and at £70.00 plus a go for that I have been putting it off. It is a fairly expensive hobby when you factor in chart, threads, beads, fabric and framing (total around £120.00 per picture).
Growing up I learnt to knit and sew, cook and bake and all that. I used to love playing with my mum's sewing machine and later learnt to crochet at a hospice I volunteered at.
In my first year at secondary school we had to make something in textiles class, most made a beanbag or cushion, I made a fully lined and buttoned waistcoat, think my mum still has it somewhere! No great skill, just because I'd learn how.
I used to be a good shot when I was an RAF cadet - rubbish at shooting things in video games though :)
Actual skill wise, I guess language learning is mine - did French, German and Spanish at to A Level and French, German and Italian at uni for a year before switching to law but learn bits of numerous other languages including a sign language and other short courses.
Ooh I can touch my toes too! I'm hypermobile but think I've managed to retain some of the flexibility from doing ballet and gymnastics despite the arthritis :) Ooh vaulting, that was my thing in gymnastics, was always so jealous of people that could do the asometric bars though - could never manage them!
In my first year at secondary school we had to make something in textiles class, most made a beanbag or cushion, I made a fully lined and buttoned waistcoat, think my mum still has it somewhere! No great skill, just because I'd learn how.
I used to be a good shot when I was an RAF cadet - rubbish at shooting things in video games though :)
Actual skill wise, I guess language learning is mine - did French, German and Spanish at to A Level and French, German and Italian at uni for a year before switching to law but learn bits of numerous other languages including a sign language and other short courses.
Ooh I can touch my toes too! I'm hypermobile but think I've managed to retain some of the flexibility from doing ballet and gymnastics despite the arthritis :) Ooh vaulting, that was my thing in gymnastics, was always so jealous of people that could do the asometric bars though - could never manage them!
Nagging (so OH says!)
Worrying
Arguing
Sussing out a bargain
Back seat driving (OH says)
Scoffing chocolate
Keeping loads of clutter
Any more ? .......................actually i can take pride in the fact that I keep a daily diary and have done since 1986. I can tell you anything - ranging from weather to world events, family life to what is blooming in my garden on a certain date!
Worrying
Arguing
Sussing out a bargain
Back seat driving (OH says)
Scoffing chocolate
Keeping loads of clutter
Any more ? .......................actually i can take pride in the fact that I keep a daily diary and have done since 1986. I can tell you anything - ranging from weather to world events, family life to what is blooming in my garden on a certain date!
