Your vest is beautiful Pene and I am not surprised you have the urge to keep stroking it But the quilt, it is stunning, I love the colours, the theme and all the embellishments you've added along the way. No wonder you needed a rest from it now and then. The attention to detail is wonderful. Glad you are feeling better and that Pete continues to improve. xx

Hello! I'm late to the party and having SO much trouble with Maisie's tail. If you see this, can you help? The YO part is confusing me.

Hi Penny! Loved the chinwag, I was laughing at myself answering you when you were talking about the yarn combination. 😂 I think that periwinkle sort of blue combination is gorgeous!! It will look beautiful with your hair. Mine is white and gray but my mom's hair was just like yours. Very pretty!! Love your new sweater vest, the color is so pretty. Maybe you could make a scarf with the extra ball, it's so pretty. I love the circle quilt, it is really different and the circles are my favorite part. Your garden looks lovely as always but extra beautiful in your video. It must be nice to have a professional chef to cook dinner for you!! 😂 So good to see you again, sorry you haven't felt well but glad you are doing better now. Tell Pete hi since he said to tell us hi. Until next chinwag take care and stay well! Hugs...Lonna

Beautiful quilt you are very talented ❤

Hi Pene. I've eventually got around to watching. We were on our way to Devon yesterday, another show. I'm sorry to hear you've been poorly .Glad you were able to rest. Sometimes, we just need to rest both body and mind. Your quilt is beautiful, one of my favourite colour pallets. Love how the slip over turned out. It looked really squishy and cosy. Take care. See you next time. Xx

Oh I loved your story today, it was so good to hear from someone else who suffered the black rubber mask at the dentist and ….. a Twink perm 😅! Honestly yours looked much better than mine, I had a sort of frizzy frill round the bottom, no waves at all 😢. I thought I was the only child that ever happened to ❤️. Gorgeous knitting and quilting as ever, looking forward to “seeing” you soon.

I love your quilt, Pene. All of your makes are so beautiful. ❤ It was nice to hear from Pete. 😊 Lovely video at the end. Take care! I'm glad you're feeling better!

The Star is in a beautiful position for lots of hikes! Thanks for sharing your walk along the South Downs Way. Have you ever been to the Tiger Inn at East Dean? One of our favourites to call into after a day out in the area. Jane

Oh Pene, I am so glad you said no to that man. I shudder to think, and yes a good example of the choices we have made chart the courses of our lives. Your vest, we call a sleeveless sweater a vest in the US, is lovely. Hope you continue to feel well, and seeing your episodes once a week in November will be a real treat. The photos at the end were an endorphin experience for me.

Lovely to see you Pene. Its surprising how similar upbringing we experienced on opposite sides of this big globe. Pain meds are a subject that I now take to help my life better with this chronic pain. Your quilt is beautiful. Love the circular prints. See you next week xx

Hello to you both. Beautiful knitting and sewing as always. Thank you for sharing with us 😊

Thoroughly enjoyed your episode. Soothing and gentle except for the dentist story and man at the gate. So glad to see Pete looking so well. Take care (Irene). ❤

Such a treat to see you tonight. Glad you re feeling better. Thank you for your video. You are so right about textile and emotions. When my mum was in the hospice last year we used a basin of warm water and a little towel to wash her hands etc and she clung to the towel for ages afterwards because she liked the feel of it. It gave her comfort.

Thank you so much for showing us all around your beautiful area, it’s so beautiful and peaceful. You are very special and kind. Thank you my friend. Take care ❤❤😊

So enjoyable. Thank you x

Oh I remember that dental experience very well. I'm sure we didn't need all those fillings and extactions because as an adult I never need anything done! I love listening to your story but shuddered when you got to the bit about the man! X

Hi Pene, I just love your new vest❤ I’m glad to hear you are doing better after some rest. I appreciated hearing ‘forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know’ thanks for a lovely video😊😊

Hi lovely to see you, you make beautiful things I can’t knit jumpers ur cardigans, I just crochet baby hats atm just something very simple for me. I do love bags espcially the one with the lady on it, wish I could buy one off you x

Another beautiful video. Your videos soften all my hard edges. Seeing you and Pete together is lovely, I’m so glad he’s doing so well. All your crafting is 🤩🤩. Beautiful knits and quilts. Also wonderful poems. Thank you for sharing bits of your life with us. I remember that black gas mask - horrid 😋. Thank goodness you didn’t go for sweets with the strange man 😱😱. God bless Pene, and Pete too 🥰🤗 - Isabel 🇨🇦

Lovely podcast Penny I was born in 1949 too and I remember peaches and evaporated milk so well

So lovely to sit and work on my projects while you keep us all company in our assorted crafty spots across the world. Your story sent shivers down my spine because I too have a similar tale when I was aged 6. A man tried to drag me away while I was out playing in the front garden of our block of flats. Our housekeeper (I grew up in South Africa) saw what was going on and came downstairs and beat him with her broomstick which she’d been using to sweep the porch at the time. A dangerous thing for her to do in apartheid South Africa where she could easily have been prosecuted for daring to hit a white man even if he was a monster. She did it because she was a fiercely protective woman and we loved her very much for it. I enjoy your episodes so much. You took me right back with your description of the dentist visit…….Mum used to take me to the department store near the dentist afterwards to have a milkshake. It was in the middle of Johannesburg city centre and we had to get to it in the trolley-bus. Such an adventure …. a pity about having the dentist visit between the two treats 😂. You’ve inspired me to make videos again and so I took the plunge and posted it up last night. Have a lovely weekend. Karen x

Take great care of yourself and Pete Lovely to see you again

G’day Penne, so glad you’re feeling better and taking time for self, quilting in bed just the trick. A little nap whenever you feel need. ❣️So loved your vest pattern & colour 💙 take good care and yes Pete looks good 🍀🇦🇺

Thank you Penny I always look forward to seeing you again, your such lovely company, without you for a couple of weeks your surely missed. Just loved the video and Pete is looking much better now. Pleased to hear you are feeling better now, I must say the sleeveless pullover looks beautiful on you, love the way you put two colours together. Take care and keep well and see you soon. xXx

Hi Penelope sorry to hear you have been under the weather Your Videos are such a delight they make me feel so happy Your sleevless jumper looks so beautiful on you an look forward to see if you do knit another one You have a lovely garden so pleasing to the eye wonderful Well take care an Pete looking forward to your next video ❤x

I must say, Pete does look so handsome in that last photo….. but don’t tell him he has a super fan x x x

Hello penny, thank you for such a Lovely video, your knitting and quilt are so lovely. I’m amazed at your memory and story telling it’s just so wonderful, you have an incredible memory, and it brings back memories of the dentist today, there was a rocking horse in the waiting room of mind, and Woolworths, I remember the pick n mix… my Nan would always buy us. Have a lovely restful week and see you soon x x

I love your vest! It’s looks beautiful. What knitting level would it be?

Thank you for another lovely chat. Glad your week's rest has done you the power of good. Pete looks so well in the photo in the South Downs trip which is so good. Look forward to seeing your November offerings but don't do too much just to keep us happy. All the best to you both x

Oh Penny I was having nightmares with your story today since my experience I cannot have a mask over my face, the smell of rubber. I refused to go on the bus back home and mom had to slowly walk with me 🥴

Yes totally agree regards crafting and endorphins. It is sad that some people raise their eyes and don’t get it why we are so passionate about why we are always playing with different crafts.😊

Thank you, Penny and Pete. I loved the crafting and the story. I had a stressful couple of weeks myself and said yesterday (to myself, ha!) I need a Penelope's Chinwag! And there you were! Ha. I enjoyed it all!

Another lovely visit with you! Looking forward to a ‘video a week’ in November! I’m so pleased you have a ‘washing-machine head’ - my Mum used to say I had a ‘brain like a grasshopper’!!

Another lovely video, thankyou Pene. I remember going to the dentist when I was six and had to have a tooth out. My mother had to carry me home, she was only five feet two and very slim so it must have been a struggle. She bought me a bar of Galaxy chocolate to cheer me up! Love all your makes. Take care till next time and love to Pete. Xx

Oh,Penne...I remember having gas at the dentist to get a tooth out,cotton wool padding etc.My goodness, glad of the improvements in Dentistry😊 May i ask where you got the circle fabric from? Once again,thank you so very much for preparing this video,so we can all enjoy!Really looking forward to your November vlogs if you manage to do them.What a very thoughtful person you are !❤

Hello Penny. Thank you for coming into my home again while I had my breakfast. Loved seeing where you had been on your little break away and especially seeing Pete looking so well. Happy crafting and hope to see you again soon Dianne. 🧶 😀

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I love your enthusiasm.Your materials are always first class.I feel you are just talking to me.The bag with the hares on I love it and the quilt is perfect.You can stroke yourself I’ve looked it up and it’s ok.xxxxxxx🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

I do love outer vests. Yours is gorgeous! 😍

I just love watching your episodes. You are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful place. I hope I can see your side of the world sometime. My grandparents came to America in the early 1900's. They were born in the Netherlands. I would love to see where they came from also. So glad you are feeling better. Keep up the good work you are doing, talking to us and sharing your life with us.

Hello Pene, so good to spend time with you again! Exhaustion is not very pleasant. Since I was diagnosed with cancer again last year and going through treatments I have had to learn that at 70 I just don’t have what I once did! Sometimes I push myself too far and then pay for it. Your tank sweater is so pretty and it looks so good on you, I think you should make another! Take care of yourself, Pete is looking better - I’m so glad!

Oh your Mum is delightful!

Also wanted to say that I was sorry to hear you have been feeling poorly. It is good that you are able to recognize you need self care and can then care for yourself to the extent you did. Pete IS looking much better. I imagine he was helping take care of you, too. Please say hello to him from Keith and I...and please continue to take care of yourselves and each other. You seem like such a lovely couple. Warms the heart!

Simply beautiful. You have such a beautiful soul! Thank you for sharing so many lovely moments and thought provoking topics with us this time. Your vest looks perfect on you! Did you also make the vest Pete is wearing in the photo? So happy to hear we will see you even more frequently in November. Can hardly wait!

I adore your channel! I am American, and have longed to visit England. I would love to be there one day to see those amazing green rolling hills. I am a quilter and knitter as well. My name is Kris. I have white hair like you. I got it from my Dad. I see your daughter has your lovely hair too. So happy your husband is feeling better! I also enjoy your stories! So charming. Your soft and gentle voice is so calming! XO

Penelope it is so lovely to spend time with you again. You have some lovely things on your craft table to keep you out of mischief. I enjoyed the update to your story and do you know I cannot remember going to the dentist when I was little. Did Mum take me or has my memory failed me? You have such vivid recollections of your childhood which is lovely. Take care xx

Thank you for the lovely video! Actually, thank you for the last few - it’s been a while since I commented. So sorry you had a week of not feeling your best, but the quilt is beautiful and your knitted vest is gorgeous! The pictures of you and Pete make me smile. Thank you for sharing your story and your crafting plans. You are a great inspiration!

Happy to see you back I've missed you greetings from OZ love love your You Tube channel been around since the start love everything you do! ❤😊

Funny to here about your time of rest. October was so busy with birthdays and activities I desperately needed to just stop! The last 3 days I spent quietly reading and being still! I live alone so didn't even talk! Now I'm ready to tackle life again 😊

So sorry to hear of your fatigue. Time for a relaxing winter hibernation after all the work and play you have been through. We are on pins and needles over here, waiting for election day to pass. Hoping we will be celebrating and not having to hide our heads in embarrassment. My two favorite parts were seeing the heirloom quality quilt you have been working on again, and the segment of your story. My first dentists office was much like yours, but the dentist was very kind and I didn't find the drill too painful, despite no novacaine. It wasn't my favorite thing to do, but I did get out of school for it. I also identified with your candy man incident as I had a couple of those between 12 and 16. Aren't we fortunate to be born with some good instincts. I look forward to your November episodes.❤ Marcia