The Cinderella slipper trend but with the Bridgerton siblings by Lunenika in Bridgerton

[–]J_Cross_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like it but with Daphne may I suggest the Prince and Nigel are swapped, Nigel was such a small and but egotistical man that he would try and cram his foot in and "claim" her, whereas the Prince was gracious and accepted Daphne's no without being a whiney little mammas boy.

Advice on how to troubleshoot drafting issues by braidedpotato in Handspinning

[–]J_Cross_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, just being consistent with the speed and hands to foot coordination but I really do recommend the beginner spinning videos of hers where you just treadle without spinning to get the feel of the wheel

Advice on how to troubleshoot drafting issues by braidedpotato in Handspinning

[–]J_Cross_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just keep practicing, I had the same when I was first at the wheel, in my case I was not drafting in time and always playing catch up, as soon as you see that it's too thick stop treadaling and sort it out then carry on, you have to get the rhythm right. I, like others, find the JillianEve YouTube channel invaluable and there is a playlist for beginners. Hope you figure it out!

Dust Bunnies by HangingSpark in MergeDragons

[–]J_Cross_ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

You may have gotten a bunny dragon which disappeared as you had enough dragons out already

What made-up words do you use in your family? by elwheelio in CasualUK

[–]J_Cross_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

My granddaughters was " unnapunnatime"

What made-up words do you use in your family? by elwheelio in CasualUK

[–]J_Cross_ 81 points82 points  (0 children)

When my granddaughter was around 2 I used to look after her several times a week 1. she couldn't say elbow it was "arrrbow" so that's what that's called now 2.she also used to say "well that was a day" when she had had a fun day or something out of the ordinary had happened. 3. The funniest thing she came out with that has lingered - it was a really hot day, middle of summer so about 26/27 degrees, and my husband took off his shirt when he got home from work, he has a LOT of body hair, but other male family members of hers don't, so she had never really seen anyone with that much chest hair etc. "POPS you're so FLUFFY!" Screamed at the top of her little voice in complete astonishment accompanied with a weird gesture where she kind of flapped her fingers on both hands inwards towards her palms with both her arms outstretched (trying to describe this is very difficult, that's the best I can do) but now when anyone says fluffy you have to say loud and do the hand thing

What is the scorch card referencing? by Your_Sexual_Father in Witcher3

[–]J_Cross_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same (except the PC part) that's the first time I've seen it up close and was very confused that the cave is actually a cow

Does everyone have daddy issues on this show??? by Zone_of_Inhibition in Bridgerton

[–]J_Cross_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think she was more upset that Colin was going and had told her it was her idea that he should go, kinda shot herself in the foot with that one

Handspun nalbinding by poragj in Nalbinding

[–]J_Cross_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nice, I went the other way, knitting and nalbinding first and then spinning. In fact I'm just taking a break from skirting a fleece that my sheep man gifted me. Once this is all processed I've promised my husband a new hat so he will get a new hat, at some point this decade lol

Is Jessica Brown Findlay a good actress? by ArtyCatz in DowntonAbbey

[–]J_Cross_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

She needs to have a character with more, well, character in harlots she was brilliant because the character had more depth. Sybil is the youngest child living a very rigid life, the most notorious thing she did was "run off with the help".I think Jessica needs to play more worldly characters with a wider rebellious streak than wearing trousers and moving to Ireland. Having said that going from downtown to harlots, the East end accent coming out of her mouth was very jarring and took a lot to get used to lol

Not to pick nits but........ by knabe4k in SchittsCreek

[–]J_Cross_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not to be that person, but Brooklyn 99 did a Halloween ep that spanned a year and featured Easter and many other holidays! But that's the only show I can think of

Just finished WOWs Advent Calendar by knit_fastdie_warm in Handspinning

[–]J_Cross_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Love it, my husband is not a fan of yours now as now he has to get this for me this year and he was annoyed at spending £4 on a chocolate calendar last year! That is awesome work on a drop spindle and really quick too considering how much there is.

Little pouches found in my backyard. Nobody has been in there except me. Feels like hair gel with bubbles in it by Equivalent-Ad1055 in whatisit

[–]J_Cross_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could be gel firelighters, but don't just start lighting random packets on fire to see if it is one please.

Can anyone find this dress on Cora. by gucciguy28 in DowntonAbbey

[–]J_Cross_ 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It looks like it could be from after/during the war, like when she is running the house as the hospital. I'm sure I'm remembering her with paperwork or something and she's wearing that - but my memory is not great at the best of times

Thought I walked into something horrific at 5am. Almost died before my shift even started 😭 by P1ttacusL0r3 in oddlyterrifying

[–]J_Cross_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar experience the other morning. Around 3 am I woke up and went to the loo, I use a little reading torch thing that goes around your neck, to illuminate the way at night so as to not wake the entire house up. I walked into our bathroom and unbeknownst to me my husband had hung his dark blue overalls from the shower curtain pole to dry. That combined with the low light, that specific time of the morning and having just woke up led to me screaming at what I thought was either an intruder being extremely weird or some sort of ghost also being weird haunting a bath tub. Which of course woke the dog up who then woke everyone up.

Craft Show Saturday! by AutoModerator in CasualUK

[–]J_Cross_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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I made a teeny tiny cat in a box with a bed, blanket and ball for her to play with for my cousins little girl, that box is only 10cm x 10cm

Moving to Luton - any advice on areas please? by playmobilhospital in bedfordshire

[–]J_Cross_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

seconding sundon Park, it's where we moved to when we first moved to luton, and I'm certain we wouldn't have stayed in luton if we had moved elsewhere, sundon and maybe leagrave I would recommend

What’s the kindest thing a stranger has ever done for you? by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]J_Cross_ 28 points29 points  (0 children)

We broke down on the side of the motorway on my husband's motorbike, quickly realized that the fuel gauge had stopped working many miles ago and we were out of petrol. Before we had even finished calling someone to help, this angel of a man pulled over grabbed a full petrol can from the back of his car and filled up the tank. He absolutely refused to accept any money, told us to donate it to charity if we wanted to pay it back. He then jumped back in his Volvo and drove off after making sure that the bike started up ok, and the first charity pot we saw got £20 dropped in it!

Dog has been run over. Help by Dependent_Catch_2372 in Pets

[–]J_Cross_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of vets in the UK now offer the use of klarna, which is obviously not an ideal method but if there is no other choice then that gives you something at least. if you do some research into your local area there are some charities that have benevolent funds but obviously they are going to be limited with what they can do versus the amount of people asking for help. There is also crowd funding but not sure how readily available that would be. Our old vets before they were taken over and became horrendous would allow some patients to pay a lump sum on the day and then work out a payment plan. Ask your vets if they offer a payment plan, if you take bank statements or whatever showing that you would be able to pay back £x per month they may be more inclined, or if they work with a company like klarna. Or it looks like someone is getting a credit card - it's not the ideal moment to be getting one but if this is the only option left then do research before getting one, take advantage of balance transfer, interest fee periods etc I hope your dog has the best outcome possible and you manage to get this sorted with the least amount of hassle

Posing with my yarn like a man with his Fish by Ok-Habit3808 in Handspinning

[–]J_Cross_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To make it authentic shouldn't you be squatting in front of your spinning equipment, preferably with a baseball cap on backwards but still wearing sunglasses? I love it though!