Margaret Rose Stringer's Blog

… “and that’s the truth !” (Who remembers Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In ? – Stringer and I loved it !) Here’s a link to an article about being published. As you will deduce if you’re really clever, this subject still rankles with me, which is typically egotistical. Sighh … The article is actually about novels … Continue reading Chelsea Brown said it …

I hope all my American friends know and will be involved in this NO KINGS day. I’m looking forward to it enormously, and would give my back teeth to participate in it – anywhere !

I’m back to my bad old ways.  🙂 Moving on Wednesday, 1st October. This I have no doubt will be my last rental, and that’s not being dismal, just sensible. I mean, one not only cannot but has no wish to go through what I have over the past year again – not even one … Continue reading At long last ! – yaaaay !!

… what I’ve been occupied with. Well, my American friends would be interested, and so would my friend Hev. But the rest of you couldn’t care less, I suspect, when told. And that’s not good, because what’s currently driving my rage is going to affect all of us. I wish I could flood the Internet … Continue reading You don’t want to know …

I start out with high ideals. I always end up having dropped ’em by the wayside. Yeah, that’s me alright. I do have a sort of excuse— no, I mean explanation: it’s the dwindling of energy that being almost unbelievably ancient causes … brings … is responsible for. When I was young (about two years … Continue reading Nah, I’m just hopeless :(

A bloke named Chip Franklin, who has a lengthy and successful history in various media, posts regularly on YouTube and I read his stuff. The post that caused me to choke can be watched here (pretty sure I’m not meant to do this, but I honestly think the channeleers ( ! ) don’t care. I … Continue reading Still tired, but now infuriated

This was the latest item in a seemingly unending line of statements from suppliers about escalating prices: Your WordPress I’m not going to cough up that amount, any more than I’m going to put up with Microsoft’s appalling greed – with regard to which I shall forego Outlook in divesting myself of Office 365 and … Continue reading I’m tired of being ripped off

I spend far too much time on the Web, watching videos of crocheting, of cats, of dogs, of musical items, of American politics, of ‘amazing things’ … You get the picture: I’m a YouTube addict, basically. I even pay the bastards to keep their ads to themselves ! You’ll note that I didn’t include videos … Continue reading This is fearfully unfair !

Should I try going back to knitting, then ? – if it might result in this … The operative word is the first verb. 😦 Handing you a challenge, Michele. Just kidding. Sighh …

Do you remember this ? It was my last failure. I wanted to try making a cardigan from cuff to cuff; but I didn’t keep the edges straight, so I frogged it entirely. This is how it’s (almost) currently looking, but that it now has a biiiiig cowl neck added, and I’ve run out of … Continue reading I’ve been doin my thang …