I made more prayer beads this weekend. I really enjoy making these, it’s almost meditative, threading one bead after another. I wouldn’t normally put green, purple and brown together but I think it works well here. 
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I found this shop yesterday in West Jesmond – how did I not know about this place before now?!
When I became a Bahá’í, I wanted some beads to help me keep count when saying ‘Alláh-u-Abhá’ 95 times. I couldn’t get to grips with the knuckle counting technique that some Bahá’í’s use, so I googled ‘Bahá’í Prayer Beads’. I came across Kimberly Winston’s website, more specifically this post in which she gives instructions on how to make a basic set.
I’ve made a few sets of beads since I found her blog, mainly for myself and Michael to use. I find making the beads quite soothing and meditative.
Yesterday at Le Beado I bought some new fish for Michael’s prayer beads as one of his fish had snapped in hald, and some ‘tulip’ beads so I could make a new set for myself as well. By last night Michael’s beads had been given a new lease of life, making him quite happy. And after a visit to Fenwicks today with the lovely Amelia (thanks for coming in with me chick!) to get some beads to compliment the ones I got yesterday, I now have a new set of beads as well.
Michael’s ‘fish’ beads are at the top, and mine are below…the ‘tulip’ beads are the ones nearest to Mikes’ fish.
I know I’m 10 days too late, but Happy New Year away!
I’ve just installed the ‘flickrpress’ plugin, so just testing how it works to include flickr photos in a wordpress post.
Enjoy this picture of the very cute Jenny.
Tonight I went to Durham with some of the local Baha’i girlies for a meal and dancing. I’ve had a great night…good company, good food, and on my part, some pretty ugly dance moves! :-p
I got the night bus home with May and Gillian, May and I coming back to Newcastle and Gillian getting off at Birtley. Once May and I were in Newcastle we split up; me to walk home and May to grab a taxi. It’s interesting the kind of people you can come across walking through Newcastle city centre at 2am. Not long after I left May, something hit me in the side…it looked a like a burger! Glancing around, I spotted a bunch of lads on the other side of the road sniggering. I just laughed and walked on, if they get their kicks out of something so childish as throwing food at someone, then good for them.
I didn’t run into any more drama until I was nearly at Chinatown. I took a shortcut under The Gate and past Blackfriars to get onto Stowell Street….as I headed towards Blackfriars, they were a couple of guys ‘relieving themselves’ against the walls of The Gate…I shouldn’t have expected anything different that time of night but I was still slightly taken aback, so I raised my hand to the side of my head so I didn’t inadvertently see anything! One of the guys said’ “Geez, sorry love!”. I replied saying it was alright and kept on walking!
Just before I hit Stowell street, one of the guys I had passed answering nature’s call had obviously finished and caught up with me…as he walked by, he turned around and said ‘he would behave’. I laughed at him (in a good natured way of course!), and we struck up a conversation. We were going in the same direction for a little while so we walked together. I found out his name is Richard, he is originally from Durham but went to university in Sheffield, and is now living in Newcastle. He told what he had been doing in town, and I told him what I’d been up to in Durham. We split up on St James’ Boulevard…I was heading up Bath Lane home, while he was walking down to the casino near to the Redheugh Bridge.
In the final stages of my journey home, I considered my conversation with Richard, and came to the conclusion that it was nice to be able to strike up a conversation was someone who is a complete stranger….a few years ago I wouldn’t be able to do that, but nowadays I’m comfortable enough with myself to have the confidence to speak to someone I don’t know.
As for the burger boys, at one time it would have really bothered me that I was the target of the childish act…now I don’t let it bother me.
It was an interesting walk home.
And now, it’s 03:26am…time for bed!
Truth is I can sometimes have a tendacy to lose interest in writing. Bah.
So this is a quick post just so I can say to myself that I’ve posted SOMETHING, even if it is just a moan about not posting on a regular basis!
Busy weekend ahead….need to do some shopping tomorrow, then going to Leanne’s tomorrow night for a ‘girly night’, quite looking forward to that. On sunday I will likely be in Blyth as it is my Dad’s birthday on Monday, and in the evening I will be at the 19 day feast.
Busy couple of days indeed! I want to play around with this blog’s design a little bit, hopefully I can fit some time in before Monday, as well as time to look at the banner for the website that is being put together for the Newcastle Baha’i community.
Need sleep now. Goodnight :-p