Checking embroidery

Just a little post here today until I have time to write a bit more. This week, I have been in Northumberland. As you may remember, I was supposed to go to the Cotswolds in a cottage with my Dad, Stepmum and sister. Alas, because of my local area being in tier 2, we technically weren't allowed to share a house with Tier 1 people so we couldn't go. As you can imagine, I felt pretty sad about this- we were really looking forward to this holiday, spending time with them, relaxing, going somewhere different- and I haven't spent any time with them since last year probably, give or a take a birthday and barbecue in July. CBC had a really, really rotten end to the...