Episode 116 - Looking back and 'Hurrah, it''s Chinwag day!' 

Dear Pene, I hope you don't stop vlogging, Unless you need the space, Believe me when I tell you We'd miss your cheery face. Your 'makes' are simply awesome, All made right from the heart Your quilts are things of beauty And your knits are works of art. We've got to know both you and Pete, & all your family too, Your vlogs😮 would be so very missed, But you must do whats right for you😊 Xx

‘Oh, lovely, a chinwag’ ! I so love it when one of your chinwags arrives! Thank you! ❤

I hope you never stop doing your chinwags. I have been watching and barracking for you from your first episode, and can truthfully say in many little ways you have enriched my life with your talents and life experiences . This vlog I particularly enjoyed Pete’s and your memory of his good Dad. What a lovely memory. Your fair isle knitting is beautiful and with or without sleeves it will be lovely.😊

Dear Pene, I can only speak for myself, but what you consider your everyday life, is in fact super uplifting! To see you living your life to the full, delighting in your crafts and your wonderful family is putting more value into the world than you may ever truly appreciate! I can understand your feelings though as I always wonder what on earth I am doing too. It takes courage to have what can feel like a one way conversation into the ether, unsure if anyone will want to hear it. I’m so glad you do though and here’s to many more chinwags! Xx

Oh Penny I can't wait for each episode. I try to stay current on news all the awful news that kills one's heart and then....the sun comes out again cause Penelope's Chinwag is here to show that there is still a lovely world here too. Please keep on if you can.

We love seeing you Penny your a friend to each one of us please carryon we would miss you, your inspiring and we enjoy Petes appearances too also the fascinating facts thank you.xx

Hello Pene, really enjoyed your video. Never be in doubt that people want to watch your blogs, its like a friend popping by for a chat. You never know when they will turn up, but you are so pleased to see them. I love hearing about your childhood and it brought back memories of washday when I was small. Mum had a boiler and all whites had to be boiled, as well as my younger sisters nappies. Dangerous places these wash houses, but we helped when we could. Happy days. Pene, you have taught me such a lot while you were quilting, knitting, sewing and how to make a macaron. I even told Tilley she wouldn't exist if it wasn't for you. I've learnt such wonderful fascinating facts, and marvelled at your garden. Petes disc choices are favourites from the past, and stir delightful memories. A big thank you Pene for all the effort you put in to make these friendly, delightful videos. I really do appreciate it, and I do hope you carry on, even if you take longer between blogs. Take care and happy crafting.

Lovely episode. Cant wait for the next so will have to watch this one again. The poems and stories are so funny and real. How lovely to hear about Pete’s dad. Thank you for being a wonderful friend.

I love your chinwags! Thanks to you and Pete and Heather for the poems

Thank you Penny. I hope you will be back in two,not three weeks. I am recovering from my latest cancer treatment and your stories cheer me up very much. All of your crafts are beautiful. I enjoy Pete’s reminiscing too. Please keep making episodes. Thanks again you really help me,I have never missed one.

Such a lovely catch up Penelope. I do think you should continue with the pretty sleeves on your jumper. Perfect for next winter. I so enjoy your story. You remember such little things that I am sure I have forgotten. Take care xx

Oh Pene, those poems where brilliant. I've been here right from the beginning and remember it so well. Your story brought back lots of memories for me, my uniform was brown and gold too. I went to boarding school in Folkestone but don't have half the memories you do. Thank you so much, and keep going we all love your chinwags 🥰

Hello penny, you are a lovely person to listen too., and I just relax listening to you and Pete, I have learnt some new skills from you too. I like many of us who don’t have a huge circle of friends really appreciate the time you take to do these vlogs. Don’t worry if you can’t post one all the time, it must be difficult, so we will take what we can get and enjoy them when you do. Many thanks

Hurrah! It's Chinwag day!!! If someone were to tell me I could subscribe to only one vlog, it would be yours. I arrived here moaning about my self-inflicted back pain, and immediately felt better. The poems and toilet story had me smiling, memories from your childhood and Pete's warmed my heart, and your gorgeous new sweater had me picking up my latest sock project. Words cannot express how much your work in putting all that together is appreciated!!! ❤

Love your videos. I’m from America and I like to hear you speak and love the phrases you use. I also wear a Sea Salt dress that is like your’s. I feel very British. You and Pete are charming and remind me of things that should be and often are not. Keep up the Chinwag, it’s very healthy for us Americans to hear.

Oh Pene I always enjoy your videos! I’m so glad I found your channel a few months ago & have gone back and watched most of the old ones! Your sweater is lovely, I can’t wait to see it finished. Take care of yourself!❤

Loved todays vlog Pen….well I love them all but the poems today were just delightful.….Mainly because I love to write poetry too, although havent done any recently. You should never have doubted yourself as your vlogs are always so interesting. Your ‘story’ brought back so many memories for me too….my mum washing and putting the sheets through the mangle…(not sure if that’s the right spelling), but I too, never wanted to go back to school after dinner time…wishing I could stay very close to her. Your new sweater is just gorgeous, the colour work so neat. Thanks again for a really enjoyable vlog…take care x x x 🥰

So much content Penne I feel like I’m dropping in on family and having a catch up. You and Pete are looking relaxed and enjoying yourselves, love the chats with him on desert island discs. Your friends are fortunate to have you as a much loved friend. Your jumper your knitting is beautiful and I say ‘go with the sleeves’, if you change your mind you can always change them. Loved the poem❤ take care both

Oh please don’t give up making your delightful videos, they make my day, it’s like having a cup of tea and chatting to an old friend. As for Pete popping in to tell you about his raspberries and blocked pipe, don’t stop him, it makes it so natural and we all love Pete too x

I'm sooooo glad that you do podcasts!! ❤ I enjoy listening to you, and Pete, very much!! Your embroidery, quilting, and knitting are exquisite!!! 😍 Just remember that you bring sooooo much joy to so many people just by being you!! I love the poems Heather wrote for you! Take care and happy crafting!!

I enjoyed hearing the poems. Heather knows you so well. And your story was fun to hear. Eight conker trees! That's alot of nuts. The jumper looks beautiful! I knew that colorful skein was really going to be fantastic as the colorwork. I would do the sleeves, but then I live where it gets very cold so I need them. Thanks for sharing! I am always so delighted to listen and watch your videos. Although I have to remember to spend the time watching and not trying to sew at the same time as I sometimes miss what you show🙄. Take care and see you next time🤗

“Hooray, it’s Chinwag day!” That is exactly how I feel when I see each episode appear. It reminds me of the feeling of discovering a letter in the mailbox (back when that was done more often) and knowing a friend sat down and took the time to write and catch me up on events and share some thoughts. Don’t worry about the exact day you upload the next episode. I’ll be so happy to see it appear and know that you took the time to catch us up and share more interesting thoughts. Like letters from a friend, your videos are always welcomed and enjoyed every time they appear! Someone asked if you were on Ravelry. If you ever consider it, we could have a “Chinwag” group and share pictures of our projects. Your knitting is beautiful and the sweater (you would say “jumper”) you showed today has such perfectly stitched color work (colour work). It’s also fun to see your socks, scarves and animals - everything you knit! Ravelry is a great source of patterns (to purchase digitally or even free). It is a way to see result pictures of those patterns knitted - how it was knitted by others and what yarns were used. It can be like a journal to keep up with projects and all the details of the yarn and needles and any changes made to the patterns. You can be a very private member and not share information to reveal who you are or even reply to messages. It’s just a personal choice. By the way, I enjoyed knitting the helical socks so much that I made a second pair. Thank you for this episode! Your time, thoughtfulness and talent in putting each episode together has brought much joy and I appreciate each time we hear from our friend, Pene!

Hi Pene. It always makes my day when chinwag pops up. Love all your mousie makes. Your jumper is beautiful, too. The yarn for your friends' shawl is very pretty. I've got 2 shawls on the go. One is crochet and yak silk. The other is knitted and merino silk. Both are working up beautifully. Hope your both ok. Xx

Hi Peni So nice to see you, you make me smile x I love yr jumper its so pretty and of course your Mousymakes lol. Your story brought back happy memories of my infant school. Sending love to you and Pete xx Mandy

Love the poems and the chinwag!

Hello Pene! Please please please please PLEASE don't stop Chinwag! If there was just one podcast I could watch, it would be yours. You are talented, artistic, intelligent, interesting, and fun. My life is better for having found you. You've introduced books, knit patterns, quilting fabrics, stitching podcasts and myriad interesting facts into my life. I do a happy dance when your episodes appear (truly!), and my husband and grandson both want to join in watching you, Pete, and the rest of those in your life. I always want to comment after each podcast, but don't want to toss too many "marshmallows" lest you don't believe me!😉 Regarding your question of sleeves/no sleeves, your sweater would be lovely either way. In some ways, it would be more versatile with short sleeves and perhaps wearable through more seasons. Yet the detail on the longer sleeves would be so pretty, and elevate the sweater to a different level. The fabric looks so lovely, soft and drapey! Well done on the colorwork. It looks perfect on screen. Okay. Enough marshmallows, again! Will continue through your earlier episodes as we await your next one. Happy summer to you and yours. Ronna (One more marshmallow....I truly look at the world around me with a different lens because of you. You have shown us the beauty in plants and creatures, nature and people. Thank you.)

Hello Penny, this was such a lovely episode I both laughed and cried, because of the funny story of you getting lost from each other ,and Pete telling about his dad singing “you were meant for me”,that was something for me to remember, that song. Pete’s dad must have been a wonderful man, not being embarrassed about singing that song to his little boy. That to me, was just a lovely thing to do. You both have had a lovely childhood, and remember all those great times. Thank you for sharing these stories. Best wishes Pamela Hall

I love the mice they are so sweet. Your show is wonderful I love listening to you and learning from you. Thank you for sharing your life with us!

Hi Pene, I hope you can keep going with your vlogs, I very much love watching everything you do. You are an inspiration and bring so much joy! Thank you 😊

You are a remarkable lady, I love watching your vlogs, in fact if the house next door goes up for sale please let me know, I’d love to be your neighbour x

Hello Penny, Thank you for another wonderful episode. I enjoyed the reading of the poem. I had a really good laugh. 😆 ❤

well, just marvellous x😍

I’m a similar age to you Penelope & absolutely love your videos. Do hope you decide to keep doing them but only if they don’t become a chore. In life we all have enough chores to so not much fun adding another to the list. Your craft work including your photography & videoing is amazing. Also enjoy seeing Pete & glimpses of your friends & family. Take care. Dianne 🧶

I would miss you very much and your vlogs are very much appreciated. Xx

G’day Penne, you’re an absolute soothing joy, you always make me smile & sometimes I burst into laughter when you do. Bless Heather’s poetry gifts just love them. Please don’t stop❣️🇦🇺

Please carry on!

I have loved having you to watch, your mother, what a true lady.Petes sense of humour and your true zest for life.I nearly laid an egg when you watched my silly channel.I feel oh no I feel like never putting anything up, but then I love to share.xx🐝🐝🐝

Your lovely chinwag today has prompted childhood memories of my own - of my Dad singing to me (“These boots were made for walking…”) and of the large, cold room, in my childhood home, that contained only an old-fashioned toilet and a cupboard under the stone sink that was thick with cobwebs! 😂 Isn’t it funny how these memories pop up when we least expect them?! I thoroughly enjoyed your look back, thank you Pene.

What beautiful poetry, some of it resonated with me, I always doubt myself and never know if anything I make is good enough! Luckily I too have a best friend who supports me alot. Your memories and Petes were so good to hear. I remember helping in the wash house helping put sheets through the huge rollers, we also had our baths there. At the moment I am making a small quilt using scraps and some embroidered images for my grand daughter. Also love the smell of Meadosweet. Those gulls can be determined.😅

I adore watching your videos and would be sad if you stopped. I do feel the same way about recording my videos. I have been doing them for 4 years. I don’t have many followers but I enjoy recording for my mom who will be 99 in November!! The toilet you described is similar to what we call outhouses😂 fun memories!! Thank you for sharing ❤

Such precious memories! Our next door neighbour had an outside toilet with a wooden plank to sit on. We were posh & had an outside toilet with a wooden seat ! Dad used to light a paraffin lamp in there to stop the water freezing in winter. It was a terrifying run in the night if needed. Now I have 4 inside toilets in my house, how times change !! Sorry Pene, but you have not pronounced your phonics correctly. Not your intention I know , perhaps it was the way we were taught !

Hi penny again, had to come on again, and say the vest would look so nice definetly go for that, x

O Pene the jumper has turned out beautifully and as you said such a pretty pattern ,it would be a pity not to do the sleeves .

Your knitting is amazing 🤩

Please carry on as long as you feel you want to. I would miss you very much x

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Having recently found you I want you to carry on vlogging but I do realise that there is a lot of work involved with the filming etc & thinking of content so when the time comes that this has to end, then you should ! The jumper you are knitting, & it should be a full jumper I think, is lovely.

Ur jumper is lovely Penny why not do that blond sleeve then do another without sleeves for a change you’re so quick and talented x

I'm portuguese, sorry my english! I love your RU-vid channel❤ thank you for your time! Do you have ravelry? I love your sweatter❤

Please Carry on. As long it’s not to much trouble to you. Would hate to cause you a problem

Hello Penny thankyou for your lovely chats. You showed a beautiful shawl that you said you may knit up using the lovely yarn your friend bought. Can you please let us know what the pattern is ,it looks gorgeous and I would love to have a go at it. Thanks Sue. Please keep going, have only recently found you