tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70734761982478581752024-03-05T14:04:45.921-08:00Jan's RamblingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-69097140848764012432017-07-09T12:43:00.001-07:002017-07-09T12:43:15.952-07:00Sunday Stills 3<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing terribly interesting this week, just photos from my garden and my crochet as I haven't really been anywhere apart from work - it was a good week for cloudscapes though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you for looking. See you again soon.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-71505991469624704852017-07-02T02:06:00.000-07:002017-07-02T02:06:50.201-07:00Sunday Stills 2<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A selection of photos taken this week:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I hope you are enjoying these random weekly selections - why don't you join in! I will be back soon with a full blog post.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-41694068643605049212017-06-25T06:54:00.000-07:002017-06-25T06:54:51.858-07:00Sunday Stills 1<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Having just got back into blogging I thought I would try and do a regular Sunday Stills post which will consist of a selection of random photos taken during the previous week. I might caption some of the images but there won't be a lot of text, I will save that for when I concentrate on a bigger subject. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Why don't you join me in a regular photo roundup - it could be images that please you and make you feel happy, a photo you are particularly proud of or just things that don't really fit in with a bigger blog post.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-69369600243418347702017-06-24T03:05:00.000-07:002017-06-24T03:24:28.051-07:00The Vine and The Vyne<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I haven't been seen in Blogland since the beginning of the year so if any of my regular followers are still around I apologise for my lack of posts this year. 2017 didn't get off to a good start for me - my dearly loved Aunt passed away in early February after being in hospital since Christmas Eve, I underwent an eye operation in January which put me out of action for a few weeks, we had a major water leak at home and then my 91 year old Mother had a fall which resulted in her being in hospital for 5 weeks and then a lot of work trying to sort out a care package for her etc. Things have slowly got back to somewhere near normal and I now feel able to begin blogging again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">DH and I have joined the National Trust this year and have enjoyed a few days out and about at NT properties lately. I will at some stage soon backtrack and do a roundup post of where we have been but for this post I am concentrating on a visit we made yesterday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We started our trip out by enjoying a pub lunch at The Vine at Hannington, this is one of our favourite places to eat and the food was well up to its usual standard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We then motored on to The Vyne, a Tudor mansion at Sherborne St. John, near Basingstoke. I last visited The Vyne on a school history outing more years ago than I care to remember and it was DH's first visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We knew that we were not going to see the house in all its glory as there is a major refurbishment of the roof taking place after water started to seep through to the first floor. The whole building is clad in scaffolding and plastic but what inspired us to visit was someone at the National Trust had the inspired idea of creating a walkway up above the roof so you can look down onto the roof and all the work that is going on. This is a unique experience as the work is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year and the building will be unveiled once more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is what the front of the house looked like before the major renovation work began ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">We also had an opportunity to 'tag' a tile which will be used on the roof - I wonder if in several hundred years time these tiles will be uncovered once again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At the moment the first floor is off limits but we were able to look around the ground floor. The building's last owners were the Chute family and they not only left the building to the National Trust but all of the contents as well which, we were told by the informative guides, is pretty unusual. There were certainly some beautiful pieces of furniture and paintings on display.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are interested in finding out more about The Vyne you will find all the information <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I sincerely hope it won't be another six months until I write another blog post and hope that some of my regular followers are still around. I intend to be more active at visiting other blogs and commenting as well. As a result of everything that happened earlier this year I decided that life is too short, you never know what is around the corner, so I made the decision to fully retire so my many years of working in a school office are coming to an end in a few weeks at the end of this academic year so theoretically I should have a lot more time!!! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-34637012640054141422017-01-13T01:50:00.000-08:002017-01-13T01:52:04.561-08:00A Brief Update<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I just thought I would give you a brief update to explain my blogging absence of late.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To say that life has thrown my family curve balls since Christmas is a bit of an understatement. To cut a long story short both my Aunt and Uncle were taken into hospital over Christmas. My Aunt is very seriously ill and although my Uncle was discharged a few days ago he is now back in hospital although hopefully not for long. My Aunt's sister also ended up in hospital just after Christmas as well so my time has been taken up with visiting, providing transport etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I also have to go into Southampton Hospital today for an eye operation to repair a macular hole so I will be unable to drive for a few weeks but I am hoping that I will be able to see to crochet before too long. I have also downloaded four books from Audible so hopefully that will keep me sane as I have to lie face down for a few days which I am dreading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will leave you with a photo of the Moorland Blanket CAL that I am currently working on. This has been designed by the very talented Lucy from <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Attic24</a>. I have completed week 1 but obviously this will have to be put on hold for a little while but I hope to catch up as soon as I am able. I am also crocheting a cot blanket for a work colleague which I had hoped to complete over the Christmas holiday but with feeling poorly from a flu type cold and with all the family issues it has taken a back seat. Hopefully I will be able to complete that one very soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hopefully I will be back in Blogland before too long. Have a great weekend.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-53311950829453120172016-12-31T03:20:00.000-08:002016-12-31T03:20:06.252-08:00End of 2016 Roundup<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well here we are on the last day of 2016, it doesn't seem five minutes since I was saying that at the end of 2015, where has this year gone?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been making monthly collages of photos that I have taken during each month throughout this year - it is surprising how many things you forget so I have enjoyed making these and looking back at things we have done each month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you already know and can see from the photos above there has been a lot of crocheting going on this year - definitely 2016 was the year of blanket making. In total seventeen blankets were completed - fourteen of these were for the Sunshine International Blankets of Love which were donated to a local residential care home, one other charity blanket was donated to Ronald McDonald House fundraiser, one was given to a work colleague for her baby son's cot and the final one was the Scheepjes CAL blanket 'Dancing In The Rain'. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and here I am with a couple of the recipients at the residential care home. I am pleased to say all the residents seemed really pleased with their blankets and I hope they give them as much joy as I had making them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well I think that just about rounds off 2016 and all that is left for me to do is to wish you all a very Happy and Healthy 2017, I hope it brings everything you wish for and I look forward to continuing to read your blogs throughout 2017.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">For the first time I have joined in with a <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/christmas-card-swap-2016.html" target="_blank">Christmas Card swap</a> organised by Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I was partnered with Jo from <a href="http://jo-throughthekeyhole.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Through The Keyhole</a>. This was great as Jo's blog was new to me and I feel I have met a kindred spirit as our tastes seem to be very much along the same lines and I have really enjoyed reading through her blog which is now firmly on my favourites list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is the card I received from Jo, I love it as it is personalised with her home town and with a lovely Christmassy scene. Thank you so much Jo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Many thanks to Amy for organising this swap. I have linked to Amy's swap page where others are sharing their cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello, Five On Friday time again hosted by Amy at <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well my post this week is going to be dominated by crochet, I have been crocheting up a storm just lately. I am pleased to say that I have now completed fourteen blankets for SIBOL (Sunshine International Blankets of Love) and I will be taking these to the residential care home this afternoon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They have now been packaged and given names - yes, SIBOL blankets have to have a name. I struggled with this bit but thankfully some of my Facebook friends came up with some suggestions to help me. They also all have a crochet butterfly attached (the SIBOL logo).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I will show you the last three blankets which have all been completed in the last couple of weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I spent nearly all of Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday working on number 14 with breaks only for eating meals to get this completed on time. I have to say I am really pleased with how it has ended up, it was probably the most time-consuming of them all - I do like to make life difficult for myself. I have called this one Jan's Garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is blanket number 13, a straight forward ripple pattern for this one which I can crochet whilst watching TV or listening to music/podcasts or even reading on my Kindle. I have named this one Rippling Brook.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Number 12 has been called Fields of Gold, I came up with this name as I was listening to Alexander Armstrong singing Fields of Gold whilst I was working on the blanket and the colours just seemed to fit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So what else have I been crocheting lately? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One of my friends has been without heating as her boiler has given up the ghost so I made her these and hopefully they gave her a bit of comfort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am taking a bit of a break from crocheting blankets to do a few projects that have been calling to me but I know I will be itching to get back to blankets before too long. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-49850037057266238462016-12-02T01:54:00.000-08:002016-12-02T01:54:59.134-08:00Five On Friday - a random five!<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is great to be back with Five On Friday, thank you Amy for organising this yet again. My blogging has been on a back burner for a little while so it is good to be back in blogland.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. One of the main reasons for my absence from blogland has been the fact that I am working to a deadline to get my Sunshine blankets completed. As my regular readers will know I set myself a target of producing twelve blankets to be donated to a local residential care home to give to the residents for Christmas. I completed twelve blankets but then on speaking to the home I decided to try and get a couple more done (well thirteen would be unlucky wouldn't it)! I now have thirteen completed and am well under way with number fourteen - I am really down to the wire with this one. I have planned to get them all photographed and packaged on Monday next week ready to take to the home on Friday afternoon. Hopefully I will manage to get this one done in time. Here is a photo of it in its current state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. I treated myself to a slow cooker a few weeks ago and I am loving it. During this cold spell we have been having I have enjoyed warm tasty meals and it is ideal for Slimming World recipes - my current favourite is Campfire Stew, so yummy and tasty. The main ingredient is a gammon joint which you shred up once cooked and mix in with the sauce, the meat just falls apart once cooked, I will be making this lots more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. When I was on holiday at the end of October I treated myself to a new Christmas decoration which I love. I haven't decorated yet but just got this out to show you. The dome just sits on a base and is battery operated. However you can sit the base on a saucer and use a night light if you prefer. I am looking forward to getting the tree and the rest of my decorations out but I anticipate I will have a couple of weeks of nagging to do yet before the men folk will get my tree out of the loft! They definitely don't get excited about the onset of the Christmas season.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Having read Amy's blog today about having an untidy desk I suffer from the same syndrome. However over the past couple of weeks I have made an effort to become more organised. I am lucky that a friend gave me this stationery carousel for all my numerous pens etc. Thank you Janice - I love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Carrying on with the organised theme I saw one of these in my friend's house and just had to get one. It is an Ikea Raskog cart (trolley according to my DS2)! It is brilliant, so much room in the trays and already my crafting corner has become a lot more organised. I still have a bit of sorting to do but this is such a handy gadget. I love the little magnetic tins that are easy to attach to the sides of the cart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please visit <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/five-on-friday-link-up-number-1.html" target="_blank">Amy's link up page</a> to find links to other five posts. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-38856817607617616342016-11-11T06:16:00.000-08:002016-11-11T06:16:06.124-08:00A beautiful morning for a walk in the countryside<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who can resist a walk in the countryside on a bright sunny November morning? I certainly couldn't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our walking activity has slowed down just lately for various reasons so it was so good to get out in the fresh air and sunshine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We chose one of our favourite locations and set off with camera in hand. One thing we noticed was how many holly berries there are this year - is this the sign of a hard winter to come?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will let the photos do the talking and hope you enjoy them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have recently had the great joy of taking part in testing a crochet pattern for the very talented Sandra from <a href="http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cherry Heart</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The pattern was the Getting Ziggy Shawl and I first saw this design on Sandra's podcast episode 13 and fell in love with it. However I was disappointed that the pattern was not available at the time but looking forward to when Sandra was able to release it. I am pleased to say that she released the design for testing last week and I was very happy to be selected as one of the testers. I have never taken part in testing a design before so this was an exciting project for me to be involved in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The recommendation on the pattern was to use a merino/silk yarn so I visited a local yarn store on Friday to select my yarn. I chose a 4 ply yarn by Fyberspates which is 45% silk/55% superwash merino called Scrumptious in purple and glisten. This yarn is just about the most soft and squishy yarn I have ever used and was an absolute delight to crochet with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could not wait to get home and get the yarn wound into cakes ready to start the pattern. The pattern is termed as 'advanced' but everything on the pattern was clearly explained with helpful photos to guide you, especially on the edge shaping which was the most advanced part but which gives the shawl its beautiful shape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is a photo taken on the second day of crocheting, I really could not put my crochet hook down so it was lucky that I had four clear days of not having to to to work so that I could really get my teeth into this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not a lot else got done over the four days it took me to complete this design, it really was an addictive project and my hook was on fire! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I completed the project on day 4 and then set out to block the shawl. I am pleased to say that it blocked out to the correct size perfectly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I couldn't wait to take it off the blocking mats and try it on. I am never sure how to wear a shawl, somehow they always seem to look better on other people than on me so I tried it first wrapping it around a coat hanger (pinching Sandra's idea) to get an idea of how it would drape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I couldn't be more happy with how this has worked up, I have loved being part of Sandra's testing team, This design did take a fair bit of concentration and after being a crocheter for over fifty years I have discovered some new techniques which I will be able to use for future projects. The pattern will be released by Sandra on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/getting-ziggy" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> very soon. I love the colourway she has used and I am already thinking of new colourways that I can make this design in. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-80273372229854149982016-11-04T07:31:00.001-07:002016-11-04T07:31:24.200-07:00Five On Friday - Rosebourne<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello, Friday again and that means one thing - linking with Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> to bring you another 'Five On Friday' post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week my post is all about a new garden centre that has recently opened on my home patch. DH and I thought we would go and investigate at the weekend as I wanted to purchase some bulbs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The centre is called Rosebourne and it is much more than just a garden centre as the photos below will show:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. The first thing you arrive at as you walk through the entrance is a large food hall come farm shop come delicatessen, everything looked gorgeous but as my mission was to buy bulbs for my garden I steered my way past all the goodies on offer - it would be very easy to get carried away and spend a small fortune.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Next we came to the fancy goods section, there were some lovely things here and I did purchase a couple of large storage bags made from recycled plastic bottles which I am going to use to attempt to tidy up my great big wool stash! Amongst other things were some very nice Wrendale products which I love but again I managed to resist.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Christmas: Oh my goodness, there was a massive area given over to all things Christmas. I am wondering what they will fill it with once the festive season is over - will have to wait and see I guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also purchased three more pots, a few more bulbs and some compost and spent an hour or so when I got home planting up the bulbs I had purchased plus some I had been given for my birthday. I am a bit late planting my bulbs this year so fingers crossed they will be ok and I will have a gorgeous display come the Spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It is time to join Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> to bring you another Five On Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">We have been lucky enough to get away for half term week and visit one of our favourite places - beautiful Exmoor. We are staying at The Garden Lodge at The Langbury at Blue Anchor. You might remember we sometimes stay at The Langbury B and B, this time we are self-catering in the Lodge although my son who also loves this part of the world and decided to accompany us has chosen to stay in the B and B so that he can enjoy Nigel's wonderful breakfasts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">I have to say that the weather hasn't been the best, several days have been decidedly murky so photographing the scenery has been something of a challenge so please excuse the quality of the pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">One of the reasons I love Exmoor is its diverse scenery, from the beaches to the bleak and barren moor tops and everything in between. Hopefully the photos will give you a flavour of this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">1. The beach: We have enjoyed our walks along the beach despite the sometimes very cloudy and murky conditions. You can see from the last few photos that we did eventually get a clearer day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Walk to Dunster Beach and The Hawn: The next beach along to the west of Blue Anchor is Dunster although the actual village of Dunster is about a mile inland. Dunster Beach is very uncommercialised although it does contain a little kiosk from which we were able to obtain a hot chocolate which went down very well. It also houses some holiday chalets which remind me very much of the 1950's. Behind the holiday chalets is The Hawn, this stretch of water is now land locked but used to be navigable. It is a good place to go birdwatching and I was pleased to get really close to a heron which you can see in one of the photos below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">3. Exmoor Safari: We booked to go on an Exmoor Safari way back in March and have been looking forward to this as it is something we haven't done before. We were picked up from Dunster carpark by Andrew in his Landrover Discovery for a 4 hour trip all over Exmoor. Unfortunately it was again a murky day especially on the top of the moor where visibility was very poor. We were hoping to get a good view of the red deer but apart from a distant herd we were out of luck. I did take a photo (see below) just for the record and hopefully you can just make out the stag with his hinds through the murk! However Andrew gave us a brilliant tour and was extremely informative about the area so although we didn't see all of the wildlife we had hoped for it was still a great day. One of the highlights for me was the off-road sections which were very exciting (if a bit of a roller-coaster ride). One of the off-road sections took us deep into Lorna Doone country looking down into the Doone Valley, we then drove past Oare Church where Lorna married John Ridd. All of this has given me the urge to read Lorna Doone again, the last time I read it was when I was a teenager (many years ago)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">5. Steam Trains: Blue Anchor is one of the stations on the preserved West Somerset Steam Railway and as you know my DH and son are mad steam train fans so photographing trains is always on the agenda for them. I surprised myself by taking a couple of photos too! I don't go out specifically to take train photos but these were taken as we were walking along the beach - I do quite like to see trains in the landscape setting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Time for Five On Friday again, as usual I am linking with Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> to bring you this post. Even though I thought I hadn't done a lot this week I was determined to get here and post after failing miserably last week to a) find time and b) get inspiration on what to post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Card Party: On Saturday I helped my friend Janice from <a href="http://craftycastle-14.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Crafty Castle blog</a> with a card party that she was holding at another friend's house. We had a wonderful bacon sandwich breakfast and then had a fun time packaging and pricing up all the cards and other bits and pieces before heading to the party which I am happy to say was a great success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. My Birthday: Sunday was my birthday and I was thoroughly spoilt by my family and friends. The highlight of the day was being taken out for lunch by my DH and eldest son, we chose a location (The Hatchet at Lower Chute) that was recommended by a friend and we will definitely be visiting again. I was also taken out for another lunch by my youngest son on Monday as he was busy playing football on the Sunday - not sure how I managed to maintain at Slimming World this week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Next on my hook: I have just started work on my next charity blanket for the Sunshine International Blankets of Love. This is number 11 of 12 that I aim to complete and give to the residents in a local residential care home at Christmas. I am making this using the Harlequin stitch which I haven't used before but am quite pleased with how it is working out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">5. Autumn colours: I couldn't think what to use for my 5th entry this week but suddenly thought about the beautiful trees on the corner of our close so quickly walked up the road this morning to snap them. I love this time of the year and these trees are always a delight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well that is it for this week, I hope you all have a great weekend and for those of you that have children or work in schools have a wonderful half term holiday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Please do go and pay Amy a visit where you will find link ups to more Five On Friday posts.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-61080569108471929322016-10-07T03:59:00.001-07:002016-10-07T03:59:22.242-07:00A mixed bag<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Another week that has whizzed by and it is time for Five On Friday again. As usual I am linking with Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This week has mainly consisted of me working - I swapped my work days around this week and worked on Monday instead of my usual Thursday. It is surprising how just doing that throws out my routine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. However the swap was for a good reason, it was to allow us to go to the theatre in Southampton yesterday to see Mamma Mia. What a fantastic time we had, the show is absolutely brilliant - this was such a feel good production and the music arrangements were spot on and so like the original Abba versions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. Reading: I have just finished an excellent book this week. It is The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley. This is the second in the Seven Sister's series and I am eagerly awaiting the third which is due out in November. This was a long book but one where you really get swept along by the storytelling. This book was mainly set in Norway which is a country I have visited and somehow that seemed to give the book extra meaning for me. Below you will find an extract written by the author as to how she came to be inspired to write this series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well that is my five for this week. I hope you have enjoyed them. Please do go and visit Amy's blog where you will find links to lots more 'five' posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-61423958663941969012016-09-30T07:05:00.002-07:002016-09-30T07:25:33.063-07:00Five On Friday - Yarndale <br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not sure how it has got around to being Friday again already which means it is time for Five On Friday and I am once again linking with Amy at <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> to bring you this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This time last week I was up in North Yorkshire eagerly anticipating Yarndale which took place at Skipton Auction Mart on the Saturday and Sunday. Yarndale is described as being a festival of creativity, celebrating all things woolly and wonderful! It certainly lived up to that description with over 180 stands to look around and peruse over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So no surprise here - I am going to show you five photos from Yarndale, I wish I had taken photos of some of the stands which were a feast of gorgeous colours and not sure why I didn't do this - I guess I was too busy spending money.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First of all I have made this collage of some of the yarn bombing that greeted us on arrival at the Auction Mart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A lot of time and effort went into creating these but they were much appreciated by the queues of people waiting for the doors to open. Which one is your favourite? For me it has to be the bee hive, I was blown away by that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This crochet bunting is always such a cheerful sight as you walk through the <i>Yarndale Hub</i> - for the first Yarndale event four years ago people were asked to make a bunting triangle to be displayed and this is the result of all the hundreds of triangles that were sent in. These are now displayed every year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The project for the following year was making mandalas, some of these were on display in the cafe area this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what did I buy, well here is my stash - plenty to keep me busy. I really should be crocheting my blankets but couldn't resist making a start on the bag pack that you see in the photo above - this is a new product that was launched at Yarndale and is by Lucy from <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Attic24</a>, it was great to meet up with Lucy again this year and have a chat in the Knit and Natter Lounge - I also managed to pop into view her studio in Skipton briefly on the Friday which was lovely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And here is the completed bag, I had only intended doing a small piece to see how the colours looked together but just couldn't put it down and completed it the same day as I started.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can see from my stash photo I also purchased some sock wool. I have knitted socks before but was inspired to have another go by meeting Christine (<a href="http://winwickmum.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Winwick Mum</a>) in the Knit and Natter Lounge who is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-socks-Knit-pair-Winwick/dp/1514345897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475243868&sr=8-1&keywords=Super+Socks" target="_blank">Super Socks</a>. This book explains the process in easy steps with lots of photos to guide you. Naughty me - I have made a start on these, I will get back to my blankets soon but find it hard to resist trying out some of my new stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can probably tell I really enjoyed my day although by 2.00 pm I had to leave, it was very crowded and it was a battle fighting the crowds and had become very claustrophobic - I know when I have had enough and I think I had probably spent enough by then anyway!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Have a great weekend and please go and visit Amy's blog to find more Five On Friday posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-87472740987149257382016-09-23T09:57:00.000-07:002016-09-23T10:05:08.252-07:00Five On Friday - Bolton AbbeyWelcome to my Five On Friday from Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire. As usual I am linking with <a title="Love Made My Home" href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/">Amy</a> from Love Made My Home to bring you this post.
I am hoping it all works out ok because I am blogging on my ipad which I am not used to using for blogging.
We decided to revisit Bolton Abbey today (hence the late post) as it is somewhere we visited last year and enjoyed and there was so much more to explore. It really is a stunning place to visit and we have walked miles today amidst spectacular scenery finishing by visiting Tea Cottage for a Yorkshire afternoon tea (fruit cake with Wensleydale cheese) - well when in Yorkshire.......
I will leave you with five photos of our day (although it is difficult choosing just five out of all the ones I took today). I hope you all have a lovely weekend - I am off to Yarndale tomorrow - excited muchly! Please go and pay Amy a visit where you will find links to more 'five' posts.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-12982983276906186682016-09-21T04:51:00.000-07:002016-09-21T04:53:47.308-07:00Quick postThis is just a quick post as I am experimenting with a new blogging app on my ipad and just seeing if I can get it to do what I want it to. I will be in Yorkshire from tomorrow until Sunday which will include a visit to Yarndale on Saturday and I would like to be able to blog from there - hence this quick post.
I will show you a photo of my latest blanket - this is another sunshine (SIBOL) blanket.
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I will be working on a ripple blanket while I am in Yorkshire - this will become a cot blanket for a work colleague who is expecting a baby boy in December - photos soon.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-39825971294653236162016-09-16T03:11:00.003-07:002016-09-16T03:14:22.824-07:00Five On Friday - colour combo's<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Wow - where has this week gone to? Cannot believe it is a week since the last Five On Friday. Once again I am linking with Amy at <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> - please do go and visit Amy where you will find links to many more 'Five' posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have made these yarn pegs to help me plan my colour schemes for the blankets that I make so thought I would show you the schemes I have come up with, it is always possible that I might change my mind when it comes to the actual project but I like to have everything planned to ensure I have enough of the correct colours in stock (what better excuse do I need to purchase yet more wool)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I use Stylecraft Special DK for my charity blankets, this yarn is inexpensive but lovely and soft to crochet with, it is also machine washable and can be tumble dried which I think is a big consideration when they are going to be used for the elderly in care homes. As you can see from the above photo it also comes in a wide range of colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have a completely new design in mind to use these colours with so watch this space to see what I create, I have a cot blanket to make for a work colleague first but then this one will be coming off my hook.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This colour scheme is going to be used to create the cozy stripe blanket designed by Lucy at <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Attic24</a>. As Autumn is rapidly approaching I have chosen autumnal colours that remind me of fields of sunflowers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The square for my next blanket is designed by Sandra from <a href="http://sandra-cherryheart.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cherry Heart</a>. I have put together my own colours to crochet this blanket and I hope they work well together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been looking forward to creating a blanket using this square for a long time but as it is a snowflake design I decided to leave this one until the end of the year. I do like to reflect the current season as I am crocheting so hence this one will probably be the one I work on during December. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am still a bit unsure about the colour scheme for this one but for the moment I am liking these colours together. Initially I had thought to do it in just two colours but then thought it might be a bit boring but you will have to watch this space as to which colours I end up using on this blanket. I might even change this square into a hexagon shape with six points to the snowflake to make it a true snowflake shape instead of the eight sided one in the photo below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif;">This blanket will definitely be a next year project and I have tried to choose bright colours as I think that after all the Christmas festivities are out of the way it will be good to work on something vibrant and cheerful during January. I came across this square on Facebook and it is designed by Nana's Crochet Creations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "\22 verdana\22 " , sans-serif;">My plan at the start of this year was to produce twelve blankets to donate to a local residential care home at Christmas. I am just about to finish the edging on blanket number ten so if all goes to plan I might be able to deliver more than twelve blankets to the residents. I have so many more ideas and blankets I want to make so will be continuing to make more next year for this worthwhile cause.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Saturday was a day I had been looking forward to for some time. As regular readers will know a group of us (like-minded crafters) meet once a month for a craft day. These days are always great fun but the one on Saturday was extra special. This time we had some additions to the usual gang - Maria all the way from Canada, Essie from The Netherlands, Hayley from Sheffield and Sarah from Derby joined us for a truly fun-packed day of crafting, laughter and the usual eating and coffee drinking! We all used to belong to an online stitching forum which is where we originally got to know one another and although I have met all of these ladies in person before it has been awhile. I last met Maria over ten years ago before she emigrated to Canada so it was great to meet up again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As you can see from the photos below a fun time was had by all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I cannot believe how quickly the day flew by, I hope we can all meet up again soon. Fun and laughter with friends is the very best tonic! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am joining with Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/five-on-friday_9.html" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> to bring you this week's Five On Friday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The highlight of my week was celebrating our 36th Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday so my five this week all relate to that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. First of all a comparison from our wedding day and then 36 years on (a lot more grey hairs and a lot less hair in DH's case)!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. I craftily arranged to work on Monday instead of my usual Tuesday this week so that we could enjoy a day out on our anniversary. We had intended to visit the coast but the weather at the start of the day was quite dreary so we decided on the spur of the moment that we would visit Marlborough as it is somewhere we have driven through on many occasions and never really stopped to explore. Marlborough is famous for having the widest street in England and has some gorgeous shops not to mention Miss Polly's tearooms where we enjoyed coffee and cake (well cake for one of us and it wasn't me)! It is quite difficult to get decent photos of the main street because of the amount of cars parked down the middle and on the sides of the street but the following photos should give you an idea of what it is like. I ended up spending far too much treating myself to a winter coat and top from Joules, a new handbag for work which is large enough to take my iPad as well as all the other junk I carry around with me and a Susie Watson jug to replace the one I have that has mysteriously developed a crack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. You can probably see on some of the above photos several pieces of sculpture. There is currently an exhibition being hosted at Avebury and there are several interesting sculptures dotted around the gardens, some of which I really liked and some I found a bit weird and didn't really understand. Here are a few of the ones that I found pleasing to look at.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Although we experienced very humid and uncomfortable weather conditions we thoroughly enjoyed our special day and we will be visiting both Marlborough and Avebury again before too long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I thought I would show you my completed cross stitch project that I have been working on over the last week. This design is the Secret Flower Bed by The Trilogy. The original design was stitched in speciality threads but I stitched this version using good old DMC threads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have so enjoyed getting back into cross stitching again, it has been far too long. I have another small piece in mind that I would like to start on next and then I really should get back into stitching some of my UFO's (unfinished objects) of which I am embarrassed at how many I have! Just need to send for some more needles before I can start on anything else as my remaining two are not in a good state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am not quite sure how I am going to finish this project, I already have a huge box of stitched pieces that are awaiting framing or finishing. I am afraid that I dread the finishing process and am always scared I am going to ruin my stitched piece. I look at other stitcher's finishes and am in awe and just wish I was confident in this process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">One other thing I have been working on this week is designing a blog for a friend of mine who makes the most amazing creations out of paper/card. Here are just a couple of her projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well that is all for now, I have a busy week coming up, back to school and all that entails and DH and I celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary on Tuesday so I probably won't be back until I post my next Five On Friday. Have a great week everyone and see you soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Five On Friday returns today from its Summer break and I am linking with Amy from <a href="http://lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/five-on-friday.html" target="_blank">Love Made My Home</a> who hosts this weekly event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I thought I would round up my Summer break this week before I return to school on Monday. I do apologise to anyone who follows me on Instagram as you might have seen a few of these photos on there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1. Crochet projects:- </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">August has definitely been a crafting month for me with lots of progress on my charity blankets as well as a couple of other projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here is my latest finish plus a photo of the one I am working on at the moment.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>The colours for this one were inspired by my Cath Kidston coffee mug!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. Cross Stitch:-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Up until five years ago my all-consuming passion was cross-stitching but after my father passed away I completely lost my stitching mojo and have only done a few odd bits since then. However a friend asked me last weekend if I had done any stitching lately and somehow that ignited a spark and I suddenly was inspired to start stitching again. I have only started on a small straight-forward piece but have really enjoyed the three days I have spent stitching this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">3. Craft Meet-up</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As regular readers will know I meet up once a month with some of my crafting friends for a day of crafting and fun, this time it was hosted by Sarah at her home in Whittlesey. We had a wonderful day finishing off with a barbecue which was enjoyed by our other halves as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The day didn't quite end as planned. As our journey to Whittlesey is 3 hours+ we had booked into a hotel and had planned to drive home the next day. However as Sarah's DH was preparing the barbecue an almighty thunder storm was approaching as you can see from the photos below. The rain did hold off until almost the end of the barbecue but when we got to our hotel and were shown our room we found the sash window had been left wide open. The carpet and the bed were saturated. Unfortunately they had no other vacant rooms and were unable to find us another hotel in the Peterborough area with a room so we had no option but to make the long journey home. Seven hours driving in a day is not my idea of fun (my DH doesn't do motorway driving) but we arrived home safely if a little exhausted!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have chosen plants for our garden this year that attract butterflies and bees and I am happy to say that it certainly has achieved that aim and it is good to see the bees are collecting lots of pollen from the sedums. Here are a few of the photos that I have taken this week.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073476198247858175.post-32364163743509927172016-09-01T03:04:00.000-07:002016-09-01T03:04:03.081-07:00Houghton Lodge<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">DH and I enjoyed a great day out recently, it was a spur of the moment decision and we decided to go somewhere close to home that we had never visited before. The location was Houghton Lodge, near Stockbridge. It is somewhere that has been on my radar for a little while, spurred on by my son visiting with the band he plays in a little while ago and seeing some of the photos he took that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Houghton Lodge is situated on the River Test and is described as 'the jewel of the Test Valley' and 'a stately pleasure-dome on the most romantic river in England'. The Lodge itself is only open to booked groups but the walled garden, the herbaceous border and the 14 acres of landscaped gardens sweeping down to the River Test is open to visitors during the summer months. To find out more visit their <a href="http://houghtonlodge.co.uk/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We chose a perfect day for our visit and we both thoroughly enjoyed our day here, looking around the gardens and walking through beautiful countryside to say nothing of enjoying a lovely cream tea in the tea garden!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some of the many photos that I took.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The gardens were a little past their peak but the dahlias were stunning</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As promised in my last post I am back to give you an update on my crochet activities over the Summer. Crochet has dominated a fair bit of my time and to say that I am a little obsessed is a bit of an understatement. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">First of all I will do a catch-up on my charity blankets. My regular readers will know that I am aiming to make twelve Sunshine International Blankets of Love (SIBOL) which will be donated to a local residential care home at Christmas. I am pleased to say that I have now completed eight and am well on my way with number nine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is a V-stitch blanket, there are many variations of this pattern free online. I finished the main body of the blanket about a month ago but sewing in the hundreds of ends proved to be a bit of a daunting task, my least favourite part of blanket making! When will I ever learn to sew them in as I go? Finally this week I set to over two evenings to sew in all the ends and then completed the border - not to mention the SIBOL logo butterfly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My next blanket off the hook was the tonal triangle granny afghan, another free pattern available by clicking on <a href="http://www.joann.com/tonal-triangle-granny-afghan/1479260P22.html" target="_blank">this link</a>. I did make my blanket a little larger than the pattern and used a couple of extra colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And this is the start of blanket number nine, again a new design for me, I have done several ripple blankets in the past but this one is constructed slightly differently and has a bit more of a lacy effect. The pattern is the Gentle Waves crochet blanket by Kathie at Sew Happy. This pattern is a purchased one but there may be something very similar out there for free. The colours I am using for this were inspired by my lovely Cath Kidston coffee mug and are a bit out of my comfort zone. All of my charity blankets have been made using Stylecraft Special DK and the colours for this one are cloud blue, sage, Spring green, pomegranate, raspberry, fondant and white. The edging for this one will be crocheted using cloud blue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not content with just crocheting my charity blankets I also joined the Scheepjes CAL (crochet-along) 'Last Dance On The Beach'. This CAL was the idea of Marinke Slump (Wink), a very talented crochet designer, who suffered from depression and sadly took her own life in 2015. Her friends and fellow designers decided to create this CAL in her memory and thousands of crocheters took up the challenge. I am pleased to say that I have now completed my blanket in the Dancing In The Rain colourway. I did photograph it at home when I completed it but decided to take it on holiday with me because where better to photograph it than on a beach. I hasten to say that I chose a sunny day <i>to dance on the beach </i>rather than a rainy one though!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I always take some crochet projects with me when I go on holiday and this year I decided to have a break from my blankets and start some shawls instead. First up was the Monday Blues Shawl designed by Dedri from <a href="http://www.lookatwhatimade.net/">www.lookatwhatimade.net</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My lovely new stitch markers/keepers made by Amy at www.lovemademyhome.blogspot.co.uk came in very handy whilst making this and seeing as I was on holiday at the seaside what better than to use the starfish, seahorse, anchor and seashell keepers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately I ran out of yarn five rows from completing this so had to put it on one side and wait until I had ordered another ball of yarn to finish it off. I am pleased to say it is now finished and I love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However I am not sure whether to keep this one or sell it, I love to see people wearing shawls but for some reason they never seem to look very good on me, I am never quite sure how to wear them and they always look better on others rather than myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I did enjoy crocheting this stitch and am tempted to use it to make a blanket one day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I then moved onto another shawl, this one is the Feather and Fan shawl by <a href="http://haakmaarraak.nl/free-crochet-pattern-feather-fan-shawl/" target="_blank">Kirsten</a>. I am making mine all in one colour using a fine lace weight yarn (Findley Dappled) by Jupiter Moon Farm in colour 132.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I think this one is going to take me awhile, I have put it to one side for now to concentrate on my blankets but I will go back to it once I know I am on target with my charity blankets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Both of the above shawls are free patterns which can be found by following the links provided.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And if that wasn't enough I have experimented with some more yarn that I have, I am not sure about this one and it may yet be unpicked and used for something else. It is a 100% cotton yarn (Sirdar Cotton Prints). Time will tell as to whether I continue or make something entirely different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I must say that I was glad to get back to my blankets when I returned home, I started to get a bit panicky about being behind with them but I am now back on target to complete my twelve by Christmas hopefully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have already planned my next three blankets and have far too many ideas whirring around in my head of things I want to try - yes, I am totally obsessed!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075528029826860495noreply@blogger.com6