Day 87 Now or Never?

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I have done my best with the puckering seams and moved on to the buttonholes. Spent a happy half hour unpicking the first one because I had put it in the wrong place. 

Tried to get the hang of Lexulous - a Scrabble type game online which is a bit irritating as it needs to be refreshed to get the next move. I do miss my Scrabble game. I used to play it regularly as a brain exercise.

Maureen (next door) came on the dog walk today and we had a good chat. The weather remains warm and sunny. Left Sheila to do the watering at the allotment. 

Snippet from the News

Boris Johnson has executed a humiliating U-turn over free school meals for the poorest families over the summer, announcing a new £120m voucher scheme after pressure from footballer Marcus Rashford.

Just hours before Labour was due to force a vote on the issue in the House of Commons, risking a rebellion from Conservative backbenchers, the prime minister’s official spokesman announced a new £120m “Covid summer food fund”.

“Owing to the corona pandemic, the PM fully understands that children and parents face an entirely unprecedented situation over the summer,” he said.

The U-turn came after ministers repeatedly rejected the idea of extending the scheme over the summer, as they did over the Easter break.

Johnson said families entitled to free school meals would receive a one-off voucher at the end of the school term, worth £15 a week for the six-week school break, which they can spend in supermarkets.

Rashford had stepped up his campaign to pressure the UK government into feeding hungry children during the school holidays.

Responding to the Government’s U-turn on school meal vouchers after his

campaign, Rashford said on Twitter: “Just look at what we can do when we

come together, THIS is England in 2020.”

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Random Photo

This is a waistcoat I made for Jim on the occasion of our Pearl Wedding Anniversary (30th). I have stitched a small pearl bead where the lines of quilting cross. Jim had a small collection of fancy waistcoats.

TOT ZIENS! If Not Now When? Stay Home!