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I ate a home-made ice lolly today. Mint, lime and lemon, and it was tart and tasty, a very grown-up lolly. I have another in the freezer, plus two made with mint and rosewater and rose-flavoured sugar and (somewhat randomly) blueberries. We shall see.

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With enormous effort I have emptied of weeds the patch of garden by the Lion's Cage. The holly and the brambles kept attacking me, but I persevered. We've covered it with weed-suppressant material for now, but at some point I'm going to have to do something with it all...

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Sherlock and John visit London (and Paris, and Cardiff)
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Have completed another pod_together assignment, recording a Harry Potter universe story with some fun sound effects.

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I seem to be knitting an eternal shawl. 750m of laceweight silk/alpaca yarn, and the ball just doesn't seem to be getting any smaller. I shall start a pair of socks tonight, however, as I am taking the coach into London (and back) on Wednesday, and don't fancy risking my silk/alpaca on that trip. Freshly started socks will be more compact, and I can tuck the balls of yarn into the socks as I go.

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An awesome baby ride!

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Homemade Popsicles sound good right about now.

Have fun in London!

I did very well with the lolly! When the sun shines again I will try the rose-and-blueberry ones, which are a little more sinister.

Mmm, lime and lemon and mint sounds very tasty!

Socks sound much more the thing for a long trip. I look forward to maybe pictures of the shawl if it ever ceases being eternal!

I have a suspicion it will be blocked over THE ENTIRE FLOOR. One day. I shall certainly take pictures.

Mind, lime and lemon sounds like a great taste combination for ice lollies. Must remember it for the next time it gets too hot.

I know what you mean. I have a shawl in laceweight I want to make but I'm afraid to start. The yarn is so thin and the finished shawl so big, it's going to take forever! :-) Good luck with getting yours finished!

What is even more annoying is that although it is a simple seven-stitch repeat, occasionally I go wrong. I have been keeping safety lines in there are irregular intervals - a course I most strenuously recommend to you when you embark on your laceweight shawl! It's irritating to have to rip back to a safety line—it's heartbreaking to have to rip back to the beginning!

Your lolly sounds very tasty!

That baby ride is fabulous. What a great thing to do.

That sounds like a perfect summer treat, and I applaud your triumph over the weeds!