Comments on Wife in the North: Rags and Riches

What a cool snapshot into that moment. I am reall...

2008-03-06T16:37:00.000Z

What a cool snapshot into that moment. I am really missing my mum at the moment - she has been away all year but is coming back at Easter. Not saying I will get her making rugs but I am looking forward to her company again...

Your mum's comment is very funny!Congratulations o...

2008-02-28T16:00:00.000Z

Your mum's comment is very funny!

Congratulations on the book - it looks superb. Can't wait to buy my copy.

I have a great fondness for rag rugs - remembering them from my grandparents' house. I love traditional crafts like that.

Dear Wifey, a very lovely post, full of love. Many...

2008-02-27T18:24:00.000Z

Dear Wifey, a very lovely post, full of love. Many congrats on your book publication. The cover looks jolly, and we already know how good the contents are! Margot xx.

Love your Mum's sense of humour. What a lovely rel...

2008-02-26T00:04:00.000Z

Love your Mum's sense of humour. What a lovely relationship you have with her. Love your blog. I'll visit again - and bring my duster. Flick x

Curly - I think I saw them hanging up at stalls in...

2008-02-25T16:05:00.000Z

Curly - I think I saw them hanging up at stalls in Hexham Market last summer.

Nice post Wifey, so redolent of my Tyneside childh...

2008-02-23T13:46:00.000Z

Nice post Wifey, so redolent of my Tyneside childhood, hooky and clippy mats were de rigeur in our household, although they were made by my grandmother rather than my mother. Mother's eyes were never really up to it.

I'd still like to find a lady skilled in the knitting of good old fashioned "gansies" as worn by members of the volunteer life brigades in days gone by, each with their own distinct cable knit patterns.. Know of any?

You know, clippy mats are all the rage in the Pott...

2008-02-22T22:55:00.000Z

You know, clippy mats are all the rage in the Pottery Barn magazines over here - if you make them out of denim strips they look very cool in kids' bathrooms. There you go - a new cottage industry for you. Lovely post.

I heard on the TV that those sniffer dogs are bein...

2008-02-22T13:21:00.000Z

I heard on the TV that those sniffer dogs are being deployed in Post Offices -so no more parcels for a while OK?

Good to see that you are still going strong, wifey...

2008-02-21T21:46:00.000Z

Good to see that you are still going strong, wifey. Your on-the-job notes are really first-class, too. You should forget about London.

What a lovely post.I often feel like biting my mot...

2008-02-20T21:54:00.000Z

What a lovely post.

I often feel like biting my mother's head off. Then I think about how I will feel if, when my daughter is grown up, she does the same thing to me, and the thought makes me want to cry for my mother and for me.

Sometimes I still bit my mother's head off and just hope my daughter will be better, kinder person.

Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The fun...

2008-02-20T11:41:00.001Z

Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The funny thing is I've been reading and enjoying yours for ages and never thought to put a comment. My husband has started to talk about moving to Northumberland, he would go to work in the city every day while all I would do is binge eat and bitch. I said no. Carinax

Thank you so much for the link to my blog. The fun...

2008-02-20T11:41:00.000Z

This is such a beautiful post, the love you and yo...

2008-02-20T05:10:00.000Z

This is such a beautiful post, the love you and your mother share is so special. Making these mats together is such a wonderful idea, and must make your mother feel so good. Treasure this time together! Yet, I think you know this.

Thank you, wifey.I could be doing more to find a m...

2008-02-18T13:12:00.000Z

Thank you, wifey.
I could be doing more to find a moment to share with my mum.
xx

Well despite there being a lot of words for it I a...

2008-02-18T11:51:00.000Z

Well despite there being a lot of words for it I am no nearer knowing what a proggy rug is... why didn'tyou just buy a new rug from Ikea?

How wonderful to find a craft she can still do. A ...

2008-02-18T08:18:00.000Z

How wonderful to find a craft she can still do. A lovely relationship just shines through your post.

Woven together with love and humour - great idea -...

2008-02-17T17:36:00.000Z

Woven together with love and humour - great idea -

They still put old people down the mines up north?...

2008-02-17T13:31:00.000Z

They still put old people down the mines up north?

That is a wonderful thing to do with your mother. ...

2008-02-16T22:06:00.000Z

That is a wonderful thing to do with your mother. You can set the finished mat in front of the AGA. Nice to know proggy matting is still being done. I well remember them, just as you described it. Sometimes as bairns we were roped in to helping out making proggy mats if the weather was too bad to play outside.
Do tell your mother not to worry about going down the pit, - there's none left. They all closed down years ago.

I said you were special..and now you made me feel ...

2008-02-16T10:33:00.000Z

I said you were special..and now you made me feel cosy inside.Enjoy your mum.

I am not sure how you feel about blogging awards.....

2008-02-16T08:32:00.000Z

I am not sure how you feel about blogging awards...seems they're rather like chain letters. For some reason I've acquired a few recently and I'd gladly bestow one on you if you want it...I"m still going - nearly a year now. Love it. Thanks for your support at the beginning. Lulu xx

You are a good daughter to your mother, so patient...

2008-02-16T00:27:00.000Z

You are a good daughter to your mother, so patient and caring. And your mother has a good sense of humor. Quite a pair you two are.

What is hessian? That past-time sounds fun, but wo...

2008-02-15T23:56:00.000Z

What is hessian? That past-time sounds fun, but would you hurt your finger if you poked wrongly? mimi

Thanks, swearingmother, you've said it for me, too...

2008-02-15T22:46:00.000Z

Thanks, swearingmother, you've said it for me, too.

What a lovely daughter you are.

2008-02-15T20:55:00.000Z

What a lovely daughter you are.