tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52255662595817482082024-03-16T01:11:05.820+00:00Three Stories HighI make something everyday...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1202125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-87886440275929945842024-03-01T15:03:00.003+00:002024-03-01T15:05:22.690+00:00Lots of little random things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #073763;">The weather has been mixed for the UK so I have been doing lots of sewing for work because I know when it starts to head into spring proper I will want to be in the greenhouse sowing this years flowers and vegetables. The weather has brought about some fantastic sunsets from my studio which are ALWAYS welcome</span>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvjLoMn5Utzc6fC7AXlB5V9GRxE16xYx5O99qdemUAZ8ufNC8jredF5tvdV3KcFyaNI5xYEUBHNSxrlplFKVo0biERGyDBw5B0x6Hewb104ggKm6jCJhca_IhDszN5AbNVAn72ULRN4e31qggrOcZB36Xgaq3ICUtQc2pUjlaNDpp3MMk63O_C-4tyUU/s4000/20240211_171740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHvjLoMn5Utzc6fC7AXlB5V9GRxE16xYx5O99qdemUAZ8ufNC8jredF5tvdV3KcFyaNI5xYEUBHNSxrlplFKVo0biERGyDBw5B0x6Hewb104ggKm6jCJhca_IhDszN5AbNVAn72ULRN4e31qggrOcZB36Xgaq3ICUtQc2pUjlaNDpp3MMk63O_C-4tyUU/w640-h360/20240211_171740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I bought a candlestick from an antique shop for a tenner and because I had seen my mum clean one of these on a weekly basis when I was younger, I thought it would be in my genes to be able to put one back together. She was able to disassemble and put one back together like a blindfolded SAS soldier preparing an assault rifle but alas, it took me an hour to work it out and then had to get one of the girls to hold a bit steady to enable me to gain completion. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_C1TpuGsnS-g8JCn90Zh8vYEfPIzOe92YihGt3vCviiIcRacJaAMSYl7_Vk3EbRSySzb4DbJEOl7GPTur-G6_pbWD0QAw7M1LO5NLgdxnaJ59Ab41lJEZpdtwH10IpJhT6MhA4_hVlfe-wtSC8bo-0319Icfc6tUc0XS2fDRXYLA0NP8gJAIpXIwLLo/s4000/20240213_135411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_C1TpuGsnS-g8JCn90Zh8vYEfPIzOe92YihGt3vCviiIcRacJaAMSYl7_Vk3EbRSySzb4DbJEOl7GPTur-G6_pbWD0QAw7M1LO5NLgdxnaJ59Ab41lJEZpdtwH10IpJhT6MhA4_hVlfe-wtSC8bo-0319Icfc6tUc0XS2fDRXYLA0NP8gJAIpXIwLLo/w640-h480/20240213_135411.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVlFRIJl1yrglJW3AqykuBO6kWDIiBk5LRlz_mCoG2hrK51y6a72r4WVt3ueUxV6yIS9dEW6ozuSkA7AWjLMtZuPEpN4rChS9ckQXjK6iRAbL8A41Sx4943_13HBXwXxF6LHtSJmTnRrJ21dEVOGKQ5sGe6u1Q-xlv3bWvCBdzCl9lttnp4iCBLOpRn4/s4000/20240213_140555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVlFRIJl1yrglJW3AqykuBO6kWDIiBk5LRlz_mCoG2hrK51y6a72r4WVt3ueUxV6yIS9dEW6ozuSkA7AWjLMtZuPEpN4rChS9ckQXjK6iRAbL8A41Sx4943_13HBXwXxF6LHtSJmTnRrJ21dEVOGKQ5sGe6u1Q-xlv3bWvCBdzCl9lttnp4iCBLOpRn4/w640-h480/20240213_140555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My re-upholstered chair has had its much needed seat addition. I know it looks like a child's theatre booster seat but it is now super comfy and I am able to knit in my new chair with full clearance of the arms.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnzasNH8MCgrQJvz2xnnmerwlC_fYaveUYYt7oz2VCkoUDd-xD_fKHDCRpmKEyZlobKGmt7F5Xv9z8Kqu57ClQ3SwPRjMB6K55k4X7iCO9KVNeDcqsNE7EjTvlH17DSMK2Gwai0kRRCWnxPjui6IijYtAAzX5QouHp4p-V1jyoEFdFy9Ec5XG41bhWe4/s4000/20240223_095344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnzasNH8MCgrQJvz2xnnmerwlC_fYaveUYYt7oz2VCkoUDd-xD_fKHDCRpmKEyZlobKGmt7F5Xv9z8Kqu57ClQ3SwPRjMB6K55k4X7iCO9KVNeDcqsNE7EjTvlH17DSMK2Gwai0kRRCWnxPjui6IijYtAAzX5QouHp4p-V1jyoEFdFy9Ec5XG41bhWe4/w360-h640/20240223_095344.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">That said, I have finished knitting a baby sweater and some booties for a neighbour...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOxkGWeouyr8yyxtaLZbBob3jCRl3ufEoYAfF-O2ErdXKr3OrsoU3s94Mit12AOuA2KzuzqXFolFl1z666fKXyOjN2tfoS_1V2Fri9SLVIWafHIQXJwlGq4STZaj2rEiSWOVUGXb1ViuWV1uBtyUUQlHb907_s95LbnOYRVmNPOxG3lfQlu995WUNrYU/s320/qapq436a.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOxkGWeouyr8yyxtaLZbBob3jCRl3ufEoYAfF-O2ErdXKr3OrsoU3s94Mit12AOuA2KzuzqXFolFl1z666fKXyOjN2tfoS_1V2Fri9SLVIWafHIQXJwlGq4STZaj2rEiSWOVUGXb1ViuWV1uBtyUUQlHb907_s95LbnOYRVmNPOxG3lfQlu995WUNrYU/w640-h360/qapq436a.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">...along with a crochet blanket which was simply to use up some yarn from my basket.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQScuEMMMOpn_ILxRVXAf4kSBeqBIL88vRGLZ6wqgtZZR6U7q_9vjuRxdZGYy-iEC0ZMsT5C3C_JIOYyLkIFIna0-lqjnH-t9ErYa15r1DxDlEBbpBVqyU9xqhAr_xWVI4KCQHXIoxSUWPS0q8siOMy0XIVEFZCa6tZVBCFiy2vkm9wt6KT8Xyl0gqn6c/s4000/20240223_095429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQScuEMMMOpn_ILxRVXAf4kSBeqBIL88vRGLZ6wqgtZZR6U7q_9vjuRxdZGYy-iEC0ZMsT5C3C_JIOYyLkIFIna0-lqjnH-t9ErYa15r1DxDlEBbpBVqyU9xqhAr_xWVI4KCQHXIoxSUWPS0q8siOMy0XIVEFZCa6tZVBCFiy2vkm9wt6KT8Xyl0gqn6c/w640-h360/20240223_095429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MYmjakerKENLXMDlzzGNMi93oA_7w2nb-PySp06Uos-0LTF7BnE0wtfGy0Q3sgh3DC_G1jzHitH9-bP7rjkrm0qkMnkJm5O3v9sZowK5_hwEXHfzf2mPzySBtlghn16UTeODWOWj2-Pcr2QnQIcigYGb73TwH-TshpeWga7ZJE-FADICM2NKmGwYvzY/s4000/20240223_095452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My table vase is quite repetitive at the moment as I cut off the wind stricken daffodils from the garden.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1SCSXExlCe6j5TbW7S-iaHgDUvVEewcpYwRyNp22qnybaZdGn2q-GQP3vNU9My4_ebLh0LaKxunavnT7bt44KYvOWhZWBOYP7tdx9EGgebxpiGLcLUWq4bCUXldgBIVOV7WF44hwxZ23m0cRBh2ZJk-tUkVSntoPDPKgFuwBWgUA5T-RDZ4sEjzzvBk/s4000/20240223_095536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp1SCSXExlCe6j5TbW7S-iaHgDUvVEewcpYwRyNp22qnybaZdGn2q-GQP3vNU9My4_ebLh0LaKxunavnT7bt44KYvOWhZWBOYP7tdx9EGgebxpiGLcLUWq4bCUXldgBIVOV7WF44hwxZ23m0cRBh2ZJk-tUkVSntoPDPKgFuwBWgUA5T-RDZ4sEjzzvBk/w640-h360/20240223_095536.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I always get itchy fingers for gardening in February but I have learnt over time that you can't trick mother nature and it is best to hang in there until the soil warms up. To ease the craziness I have been potting on some of my house plants into larger pots and taking some cuttings. These ones are doing really well and also ready to move up a pot size.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz4V93f8qGJ-LWJTSiVx-Y0rR8pyQWLGvgELZJTWImihLL5AEeTwhIRfexqHV35M6JbuGcyEqmN2nzXfR0rVnJkPaX0ZSkahTH3DEbbRnN_MG3ixKZix2lcyPMjpAeExIe-6bERwCTtdxWy6NsSXzLjPVTN5OXS2QKKPMsJQ5s3ZrelQqmGu96jfgfKg/s4000/20240223_095559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRz4V93f8qGJ-LWJTSiVx-Y0rR8pyQWLGvgELZJTWImihLL5AEeTwhIRfexqHV35M6JbuGcyEqmN2nzXfR0rVnJkPaX0ZSkahTH3DEbbRnN_MG3ixKZix2lcyPMjpAeExIe-6bERwCTtdxWy6NsSXzLjPVTN5OXS2QKKPMsJQ5s3ZrelQqmGu96jfgfKg/w640-h360/20240223_095559.jpg" width="640" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have been sewing for work but with the bonus of keeping some of the samples I have sewn. This is the <a href="https://www.minerva.com/mp/1238036/friday-pattern-company-paper-sewing-pattern-ilford-jacket">Ilford Jacket</a> It is a unisex pattern which I thought would be a bit meh but I have found that I love it made in boiled wool. The little felted left over pieces made for some fab applique fun. There will be more of these for other members of my family in other fabrics this year I think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh-IshErue5312xlKv0Sc51Xrb1hCUQ86vsHc0CJRag_jspZwYGWoZBtFKMkTupQqQQ9sDysFtDJeZPqYI3-dquwS5pyQbUC0cJetOoVuyMRSnjGiAWr-crpl4GvNyMIpkKgbqW3l7jv4T-0gn7MaQRa3myZb73brHg_ZiXe4MefWuEUtxifFg3S7lZw/s3712/20240226_132252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh-IshErue5312xlKv0Sc51Xrb1hCUQ86vsHc0CJRag_jspZwYGWoZBtFKMkTupQqQQ9sDysFtDJeZPqYI3-dquwS5pyQbUC0cJetOoVuyMRSnjGiAWr-crpl4GvNyMIpkKgbqW3l7jv4T-0gn7MaQRa3myZb73brHg_ZiXe4MefWuEUtxifFg3S7lZw/w185-h400/20240226_132252.jpg" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMlJ5L1hzJaLYSTayK3clr2lHZAX8B7md6jipI6WazWLpDtSJAAuaUzc5vnsVn1U9yY6YZLIj_gjTXIjulIYvODK9WTfz_yiOZyo0X8cKvSZb0dc2z37bojthe8sGys-rlP8z7kKlp8Iicn1mBXiXsynCEs1TV_LHYjR1jE7BCSEgd0Rn1DMUZ_wc3Y/s3273/20240226_132300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5xMlJ5L1hzJaLYSTayK3clr2lHZAX8B7md6jipI6WazWLpDtSJAAuaUzc5vnsVn1U9yY6YZLIj_gjTXIjulIYvODK9WTfz_yiOZyo0X8cKvSZb0dc2z37bojthe8sGys-rlP8z7kKlp8Iicn1mBXiXsynCEs1TV_LHYjR1jE7BCSEgd0Rn1DMUZ_wc3Y/w209-h400/20240226_132300.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqbNqCsHD8HgNOwU3bp7tnkTu-8T_c7ax9WxHy6HN0xHfKCGErcUzONQYIF80WK9jGMLZFzy4mZaWHWoNT8Yd3F2S1OEWiN6H43jWr8TTANQRDMwq7uupLiFYd7jTABhjT6-KIxiyrBKE2J2V12qkOPzMnfFjc2Pobcw6OMst0yPV1Ifc5c3Yc5wIVYc/s3712/20240226_132838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="1712" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVqbNqCsHD8HgNOwU3bp7tnkTu-8T_c7ax9WxHy6HN0xHfKCGErcUzONQYIF80WK9jGMLZFzy4mZaWHWoNT8Yd3F2S1OEWiN6H43jWr8TTANQRDMwq7uupLiFYd7jTABhjT6-KIxiyrBKE2J2V12qkOPzMnfFjc2Pobcw6OMst0yPV1Ifc5c3Yc5wIVYc/w296-h640/20240226_132838.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have added three more characters to my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/nativity-christmas-scene">Nativity set</a>. The pattern was only for Mary and Joseph but with a little imagination and some off piste crochet shenanigans, I have made three kings. I'm just waiting for the right thingy to fall into my hands for two more gifts - you never have a broken necklace when you want one!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVRVkrgYIrUao9bCZbsKfQ3OeZqjBz4uW4L6rW_80Nx1Z1MOB__iZvyTaKAIemcb42Y31WwDqBMLiTb3tSifMK4EqQszJYrw2RKvcoFEoEHkl0XqYwcdV_espM-oMtzyC3GNqNkR3783Kqoi_9yMymn7wI7PamOsKfqyj7RMm1u6uQWZJtkenJIkiyJo/s4000/20240229_140328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVVRVkrgYIrUao9bCZbsKfQ3OeZqjBz4uW4L6rW_80Nx1Z1MOB__iZvyTaKAIemcb42Y31WwDqBMLiTb3tSifMK4EqQszJYrw2RKvcoFEoEHkl0XqYwcdV_espM-oMtzyC3GNqNkR3783Kqoi_9yMymn7wI7PamOsKfqyj7RMm1u6uQWZJtkenJIkiyJo/w640-h360/20240229_140328.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My neighbour who I taught to crochet 10 years ago asked if I wanted her yarn stash. She can't crochet anymore due to arthritis and it was sad to see such aspiration in one basket which could not be fulfilled but my teens and I enjoyed visiting her and we spilt the yarn between us. At the bottom of the basket was a half finished <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elise-shawl">Elise Shawl</a>. I remember teaching it to a load of people at a class so I finished it off and will give it to her for her birthday. She said I could keep it but it didn't feel right to do that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY-8lGINR_esxCMxQwbXYendDni2RCHu9tnS4zedAJuh9ANUB17ZZi67Y_NTWq_gktRnf7D9PWalu9Loih3ztIrjDI8axiM8GP0f22K8U9VH_xya2gPWearU7PPidrp2pK3uU6ZWK5fqMTj0RGya59dm6tjMUFlTyFZ7ScAROn9a9zPnbhIhtS5zKr6g/s3712/20240224_121459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="3712" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxY-8lGINR_esxCMxQwbXYendDni2RCHu9tnS4zedAJuh9ANUB17ZZi67Y_NTWq_gktRnf7D9PWalu9Loih3ztIrjDI8axiM8GP0f22K8U9VH_xya2gPWearU7PPidrp2pK3uU6ZWK5fqMTj0RGya59dm6tjMUFlTyFZ7ScAROn9a9zPnbhIhtS5zKr6g/w640-h296/20240224_121459.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJcp0pNjvRx6WcQFeEEEdYgDqripLqYi8UhKv5Votq7evFro305FP7NH32HaaqeEXeyUS2UF1oxLFk9ZFwZ7PHKj2pdedTLEE7_u4nl5L6GSp76eidgwPgO2BNXpffOlbmK53SZvFjBHNNcpq1uw56zcbZF3atm5Z00jnlNcfwm3aiopXUWy6x17GKGE/s3712/20240224_121517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRJcp0pNjvRx6WcQFeEEEdYgDqripLqYi8UhKv5Votq7evFro305FP7NH32HaaqeEXeyUS2UF1oxLFk9ZFwZ7PHKj2pdedTLEE7_u4nl5L6GSp76eidgwPgO2BNXpffOlbmK53SZvFjBHNNcpq1uw56zcbZF3atm5Z00jnlNcfwm3aiopXUWy6x17GKGE/w185-h400/20240224_121517.jpg" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HCuoRSqQEs4jK-11krIE6xFlbP2-DzYdIQMffOtDcz1zoEWXJfyNi8QLIwOJhLGI_GlsnPZhyphenhyphenobAoyhD9dvwFDbSbpxas4AjdPyYeIOURmNHHTKejxM6muN0Un5SF_0VXnO0DciurBkoEMBU3IvJrjAbG5JKE553QRX7hpvurb3jEb6AvpGoVFiJ0Tc/s3712/20240224_121557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="1712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4HCuoRSqQEs4jK-11krIE6xFlbP2-DzYdIQMffOtDcz1zoEWXJfyNi8QLIwOJhLGI_GlsnPZhyphenhyphenobAoyhD9dvwFDbSbpxas4AjdPyYeIOURmNHHTKejxM6muN0Un5SF_0VXnO0DciurBkoEMBU3IvJrjAbG5JKE553QRX7hpvurb3jEb6AvpGoVFiJ0Tc/w185-h400/20240224_121557.jpg" width="185" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: center;">Have you ever seen anvil clouds? These ones were amazing last week. We couldn't stop looking at them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnzoSM4K0amzdL8pWaF4QY7p4n4CmtQQ6QNaVxLK8MFxSg8rkAo6bTLzsJ3jhSllCCny9IFgwe6BK0Zws2dyMdnRstzU_69LKsQju7DpliagSlEiSJf2hE_mHPPu8daSKRsNMeaxZ4cFdB4PdztyHSY5iMK3XPuzA12nV-RcPqTWJP3gcVHKwyn2KrWg/s4000/20240223_174958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnzoSM4K0amzdL8pWaF4QY7p4n4CmtQQ6QNaVxLK8MFxSg8rkAo6bTLzsJ3jhSllCCny9IFgwe6BK0Zws2dyMdnRstzU_69LKsQju7DpliagSlEiSJf2hE_mHPPu8daSKRsNMeaxZ4cFdB4PdztyHSY5iMK3XPuzA12nV-RcPqTWJP3gcVHKwyn2KrWg/w640-h360/20240223_174958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">If that feels like a random phone image dump its because it is but lots of lovely things to inspire you I hope. Thanks for calling in. See you for March...ing where I hope to get out and about in the garden.<br /></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: center;">Jo xxxx</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-18375973168177635662024-02-12T10:26:00.000+00:002024-02-12T10:26:23.645+00:00February...ing<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Hello friends! I have been a bit slack on blogging of late. Happy to read them but too busy to write one. Let's kick off with some seasonal fayre and a round up of what I have been making.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ILYy2uELpiko9v-qi17ABD6SH1HVhuvUuIE9SXiCB0Q6PEnX4dxDsqYWZOCtFr5jozyu2zuWkqBD3GpAv01HOkinSZMrZU8f1aE8CzJtRDglIinznEfzDEvwyDG_sMe5Alw7fQWKIUleqfIF7lbky3gxHirLBs24Gd8ptWBLikdCYWB3Ij-8rRqOYbE/s4000/20240205_082240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ILYy2uELpiko9v-qi17ABD6SH1HVhuvUuIE9SXiCB0Q6PEnX4dxDsqYWZOCtFr5jozyu2zuWkqBD3GpAv01HOkinSZMrZU8f1aE8CzJtRDglIinznEfzDEvwyDG_sMe5Alw7fQWKIUleqfIF7lbky3gxHirLBs24Gd8ptWBLikdCYWB3Ij-8rRqOYbE/w640-h360/20240205_082240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsb-eGddavkJlhwFsM_Uv-CuvLmZUhJZfOgqlwUc9b9OrqiYOQE1krUEFoPpZRaiDKLEMsw8jKPJ_xAs1mZoe8PvEEHCrA5iiHYQ5eU1jjInrmhvoZXw0xD8QU81Fj_XmuC_flkjGQqljbrvturhOxavy1KSptycu8vIIO_Jkh0mOQxcg3QAzUKIJh_Q/s4000/20240205_082308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsb-eGddavkJlhwFsM_Uv-CuvLmZUhJZfOgqlwUc9b9OrqiYOQE1krUEFoPpZRaiDKLEMsw8jKPJ_xAs1mZoe8PvEEHCrA5iiHYQ5eU1jjInrmhvoZXw0xD8QU81Fj_XmuC_flkjGQqljbrvturhOxavy1KSptycu8vIIO_Jkh0mOQxcg3QAzUKIJh_Q/w640-h360/20240205_082308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Filling - the gaps of my fading Autumn wreath with some roses I dried (a birthday gift from January) It gives it a little spring like edge but it is so delicate now that I have to keep it inside to stop the wind blowing it away from the front door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwiMPDCtF7zMhYr5J1Hnt6vxqttEdNemHY2d82nETPOK8djPPDPMIhhSlIfyAh2I-SHSSRTco_0-lS5BkKKIf8uK2mUIkA4BlkEyGfNPXhXGD4vYvT1b_vzzc6VVJfcwb6yKr2Ch9pmaaJfpXg4QC_byO14m_d-Zg5TdJqvcea5uZKxmRn0Lk2iM4FgI/s4000/20240209_151817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwiMPDCtF7zMhYr5J1Hnt6vxqttEdNemHY2d82nETPOK8djPPDPMIhhSlIfyAh2I-SHSSRTco_0-lS5BkKKIf8uK2mUIkA4BlkEyGfNPXhXGD4vYvT1b_vzzc6VVJfcwb6yKr2Ch9pmaaJfpXg4QC_byO14m_d-Zg5TdJqvcea5uZKxmRn0Lk2iM4FgI/w640-h360/20240209_151817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Digging - the last of my parsnips while the ground is still soft but trying to stay off the soil. The veg patch needs a little while longer yet until I can give it a dig over.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYNXdN6J6SNqZ9i1bIMcuw1UWlZb26rFtkT2sK0B2h7oRN-ELJLpthxFLFvRtTmrgvLYISHLPwmcjl2X4MlObqfGti6y3xG-25wGEp_aUMG3FLl9xTFq_KtCFDlC2MxsK5gSvRJqdvy19h4a7YZLH37iGbdvvvJc9Yi4VYA3pZ62v-jMD-Cg56amurTE/s4000/20240209_154529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYNXdN6J6SNqZ9i1bIMcuw1UWlZb26rFtkT2sK0B2h7oRN-ELJLpthxFLFvRtTmrgvLYISHLPwmcjl2X4MlObqfGti6y3xG-25wGEp_aUMG3FLl9xTFq_KtCFDlC2MxsK5gSvRJqdvy19h4a7YZLH37iGbdvvvJc9Yi4VYA3pZ62v-jMD-Cg56amurTE/w640-h360/20240209_154529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Picking - a few choice hellebores for my table vase. You have to condition them well or they just wilt straight away. I cut an angled stem at the bottom and dipped them in boiling water before standing them in cold water up to the stems for about 3 hours. Then into the vase they went. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_Fh3mClzjTwBVKYXfNRdUYU9Ly7r2gUW4gp8BtMCU3KHc-6M_TWWNq7I5KsT9qrpCYcqy0AXgfxeFzYKXFYQvHl2qOII1MYyjfR7bANHN9jYh1hSrTpZsh-Zm3y8fJwjpdeRaADTUQu5hYWZEpBt00KFPjSM1OQr4vh0T3yEJ4FZDYkxcTwmMNuej1E/s4000/20240201_150007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_Fh3mClzjTwBVKYXfNRdUYU9Ly7r2gUW4gp8BtMCU3KHc-6M_TWWNq7I5KsT9qrpCYcqy0AXgfxeFzYKXFYQvHl2qOII1MYyjfR7bANHN9jYh1hSrTpZsh-Zm3y8fJwjpdeRaADTUQu5hYWZEpBt00KFPjSM1OQr4vh0T3yEJ4FZDYkxcTwmMNuej1E/w640-h360/20240201_150007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Buying - a new hellebore called Camelot which has beautiful peachy tones. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv5RUBl2dK810Adtyzb1W6BUDXRPemYgfmRMR_zMfslQdzILVWt5bAsf_zO2fZugz_mOtI6gzI9CafqdMVTrpXtBc_xD8tblAqVwdDUHRJYjS4vVn-UxrttXAHVTNu6094zxajPCJM5TzSYZLfWOgVw3iWVMXOZqw5bQbs2zsVxj1EBTE_htAxZvjA1E/s4000/20240212_095632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIv5RUBl2dK810Adtyzb1W6BUDXRPemYgfmRMR_zMfslQdzILVWt5bAsf_zO2fZugz_mOtI6gzI9CafqdMVTrpXtBc_xD8tblAqVwdDUHRJYjS4vVn-UxrttXAHVTNu6094zxajPCJM5TzSYZLfWOgVw3iWVMXOZqw5bQbs2zsVxj1EBTE_htAxZvjA1E/w640-h360/20240212_095632.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Promising - to be a glorious show in the front border. The bulbs are appearing and although it should look at its worst right now, in the depths of February, it looks OK </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovrWBTO8PMzJf4lWRi512wt9es3-mAPN9VAxaKOEVYXz1x0PkTrJgJtNYB0LWd6WO5Ap0WXdtR4lYy6Ou95Q0YZYd6QiDEDYjs-7Scs2EoMTwcW-U-U2YZTP0Bf-EontHkW8Efvm4zqJ7FgJDp6bAWikOFXMx7FACbD_TBe-65tW3NmxEvcImhyphenhyphenEzHAo/s4000/20231216_155429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovrWBTO8PMzJf4lWRi512wt9es3-mAPN9VAxaKOEVYXz1x0PkTrJgJtNYB0LWd6WO5Ap0WXdtR4lYy6Ou95Q0YZYd6QiDEDYjs-7Scs2EoMTwcW-U-U2YZTP0Bf-EontHkW8Efvm4zqJ7FgJDp6bAWikOFXMx7FACbD_TBe-65tW3NmxEvcImhyphenhyphenEzHAo/w640-h360/20231216_155429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U3jvVb3GqaR_6BhzusYqyfCwpK_LGBZpKuC5EVCL6h_yzWjUov7IWemJcGmb0VLpiOEGSAoGdco7GFUDnut22HfcBjThTPjmdaRNx2S90bI8Ycr1ox7S0Wmo-s5H3pfANkiTduLskIpgvBYTP5Cyl_fltvzdH-YXuQiYXE9G8MACpVizQEOSocSn0jw/s4000/20240123_141107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-U3jvVb3GqaR_6BhzusYqyfCwpK_LGBZpKuC5EVCL6h_yzWjUov7IWemJcGmb0VLpiOEGSAoGdco7GFUDnut22HfcBjThTPjmdaRNx2S90bI8Ycr1ox7S0Wmo-s5H3pfANkiTduLskIpgvBYTP5Cyl_fltvzdH-YXuQiYXE9G8MACpVizQEOSocSn0jw/w640-h360/20240123_141107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIbDI0ats3mI167O79BI4dtTSpox1yi1CYu09D8Y1QT6sGhxDo4oT150tnB_m8FwEk4juUIPwY_pgK7r4-C9z-pW52Eorlq1iejyYd1D-Y_O-DzQBHudvM1Qd6K68ZR15I3LE8B1IHYwbd1FaHl_s8leKrb5Txn_wghPD_2iuuRCh0rW5S8KOGHgymEQ/s4000/20240123_141113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIbDI0ats3mI167O79BI4dtTSpox1yi1CYu09D8Y1QT6sGhxDo4oT150tnB_m8FwEk4juUIPwY_pgK7r4-C9z-pW52Eorlq1iejyYd1D-Y_O-DzQBHudvM1Qd6K68ZR15I3LE8B1IHYwbd1FaHl_s8leKrb5Txn_wghPD_2iuuRCh0rW5S8KOGHgymEQ/w640-h360/20240123_141113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDPGFaFYwFohk9sU1nIFRQNhq68ooecYd7Na81_BXVMBRszlH3sQG80delqRMmQzzAeyeb_zqjQ3qrhzn3xQSq84-GSPzSGwEFlBAsKsMn-C1MdN658zXHgDLgbF9nKE03tqLf08zMMa7rKfB8lG5MmEpKgd_lMtbqZ_JuzGbJFX21JYhgPzYNSHJ43E/s4000/20240123_141139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDPGFaFYwFohk9sU1nIFRQNhq68ooecYd7Na81_BXVMBRszlH3sQG80delqRMmQzzAeyeb_zqjQ3qrhzn3xQSq84-GSPzSGwEFlBAsKsMn-C1MdN658zXHgDLgbF9nKE03tqLf08zMMa7rKfB8lG5MmEpKgd_lMtbqZ_JuzGbJFX21JYhgPzYNSHJ43E/w640-h360/20240123_141139.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: courier;">Finishing - my toe up socks. I really liked the way these were constructed and the after thought heel was not a compromise on comfort. It felt the same as my other ones but was much easier to do. I am going to try a few more from the booklet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EUmdZKUrd55YhTnIpSANYX8TeZsxtaFIUZn1WjgyuFvhga6AQDu23U7f8HUR-Vo8XLBdGL2cFUVwwl3NiPPPTuGOHFXQcRmteOGEn2h8X8_w2wtfsRwOyBsRYTGgs-iz7UNoM69iQJyhW6rxZdIgdXTpqHbKAqsoVKTO70HeyRjyt8p5WzJL0zRajJY/s4000/20240123_141000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EUmdZKUrd55YhTnIpSANYX8TeZsxtaFIUZn1WjgyuFvhga6AQDu23U7f8HUR-Vo8XLBdGL2cFUVwwl3NiPPPTuGOHFXQcRmteOGEn2h8X8_w2wtfsRwOyBsRYTGgs-iz7UNoM69iQJyhW6rxZdIgdXTpqHbKAqsoVKTO70HeyRjyt8p5WzJL0zRajJY/w640-h360/20240123_141000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8Q2sVF5LTrKYTwnJ4kUA6DQE-sBBpAJc-twClhaa8vC73GaHwWuJ1IDyTcVIucjcRfXL5Wba59KMPmnSnejJkcjl1Q1oLMRXG902dE5NLQ0bkKGzMUY_Bxjhb9-BT_Llj7ooFQDNosB6ktLM20JCcQb1N_r_8uzta4DrBUMxBDhQGadXgZmzqKv8tFY/s4000/20240127_155934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8Q2sVF5LTrKYTwnJ4kUA6DQE-sBBpAJc-twClhaa8vC73GaHwWuJ1IDyTcVIucjcRfXL5Wba59KMPmnSnejJkcjl1Q1oLMRXG902dE5NLQ0bkKGzMUY_Bxjhb9-BT_Llj7ooFQDNosB6ktLM20JCcQb1N_r_8uzta4DrBUMxBDhQGadXgZmzqKv8tFY/w640-h360/20240127_155934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0hM6XrKfxe4QV8eQ4K1kFQSaF9xYj8ZVInxnC0xjqU9CJyWUTUURZor7ZcuLoQyiDofSKcs1iUWf-2yksYAhdfMiYmPrIFq3wHcF9lLdnISlDYoY0aJkVAUEGSpMEXtU3vX-gPpbczqbiX_X9dmZ7T0DnZn5rC8A3xqRnYA9NODALqqtgvCdDpJXAis/s3712/20240207_100014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0hM6XrKfxe4QV8eQ4K1kFQSaF9xYj8ZVInxnC0xjqU9CJyWUTUURZor7ZcuLoQyiDofSKcs1iUWf-2yksYAhdfMiYmPrIFq3wHcF9lLdnISlDYoY0aJkVAUEGSpMEXtU3vX-gPpbczqbiX_X9dmZ7T0DnZn5rC8A3xqRnYA9NODALqqtgvCdDpJXAis/w360-h640/20240207_100014.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Feeling - just OK with my new knit. I wanted it to be boxier and more of a swing over top so I sized up but because I made it in 4ply scraps instead of double knit it is a bit fitted for me. I have blocked it and that gave it some more space but I will see if I wear it and if not I will send it to a friend. The pattern is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hello-from-my-colors-crop">here</a> and I would definitely do it again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYadJMbfXwPnw1D1SGXg42gdPIy4GhfpzHsB6Va-foLW3wEUMdo3iaBxoUahCkXbluClM6XbHMdAjbUotfo7AdzQCAtT2Q5DH2qFjEJrNqFDT9XRujV_axc3shAQRPndrGGWmbP-gM3UhA8P7Y0tjVJ2LGYtiNGUG_tVyLVm48Zep2dsuZBZd0CL8llDA/s4000/20240208_151322%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYadJMbfXwPnw1D1SGXg42gdPIy4GhfpzHsB6Va-foLW3wEUMdo3iaBxoUahCkXbluClM6XbHMdAjbUotfo7AdzQCAtT2Q5DH2qFjEJrNqFDT9XRujV_axc3shAQRPndrGGWmbP-gM3UhA8P7Y0tjVJ2LGYtiNGUG_tVyLVm48Zep2dsuZBZd0CL8llDA/w640-h360/20240208_151322%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Vno1NGgdvYz4op0zkBmMX1UG3Q3IfFKxxDXa-c_HeRUGe8pd2rao_CMYCsO5mnm427TQtBf7JxczGctnk86T_XhT3kf1GUpGfywSiQEfyPBK9q0RjKYkSHblGpTJjVWnwoiEu2am0URW2wQ-8EcehJZZLyY9omjPtw-QtXg_NsTmOT1kridvfwh5w1s/s4000/20240208_151349%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Vno1NGgdvYz4op0zkBmMX1UG3Q3IfFKxxDXa-c_HeRUGe8pd2rao_CMYCsO5mnm427TQtBf7JxczGctnk86T_XhT3kf1GUpGfywSiQEfyPBK9q0RjKYkSHblGpTJjVWnwoiEu2am0URW2wQ-8EcehJZZLyY9omjPtw-QtXg_NsTmOT1kridvfwh5w1s/w640-h360/20240208_151349%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using - up some of my yarn leftovers with some baby knitting and crochet. A little white sweater and a car seat blanket for my neighbours' daughter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkdl4YhG2pYYxbgWWLo2PkJqGGutANwn-P-Y5vt2O7GTE3Ae6uEkU2he9Wr5m616iMeJiABiRp9uTUdl1SROKxiYF4UVsNvj6kBPd5G7v2YehcBY0L5adcOiHWiABGnBbbN0ReuV4B2jIPh3oRuN_g3kLxSNo__djAIQ_SwzGWlv2N9njtHrXTKtgweM/s3712/20240207_155742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkdl4YhG2pYYxbgWWLo2PkJqGGutANwn-P-Y5vt2O7GTE3Ae6uEkU2he9Wr5m616iMeJiABiRp9uTUdl1SROKxiYF4UVsNvj6kBPd5G7v2YehcBY0L5adcOiHWiABGnBbbN0ReuV4B2jIPh3oRuN_g3kLxSNo__djAIQ_SwzGWlv2N9njtHrXTKtgweM/w225-h400/20240207_155742.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKplOmYKCHgKm_WsQGPtEtIo8NIKJxADJ2fYpmsJMjmEHZM3ue3UyCJhIz0vhP-NrILOagRTH8N-DRZvoQJM3PSgSovzbMNyR70qyYsFiQvj1gNKgA0mEIV8A-oy12umKiUMopWjStZ7oCgMgMsFYHDXHdOgQEHzU-nnoMhx056mL30w7EWTJe3y1SFA/s3712/20240207_092859.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKplOmYKCHgKm_WsQGPtEtIo8NIKJxADJ2fYpmsJMjmEHZM3ue3UyCJhIz0vhP-NrILOagRTH8N-DRZvoQJM3PSgSovzbMNyR70qyYsFiQvj1gNKgA0mEIV8A-oy12umKiUMopWjStZ7oCgMgMsFYHDXHdOgQEHzU-nnoMhx056mL30w7EWTJe3y1SFA/s320/20240207_092859.jpg" width="180" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJOs2ljVikbqDpLZ-CxEGB4TEAM62T4SCMk8i8Fnn9YPRjF8W2QRHiuRzaU1Z-AhbClO1U8cUvt8V3_i19DQ3JLM3Mvfh3EUS511X73Ysr9v-ojuBU1PbeyXk1WIvIsJWTufnwQr84s0X4BAQVVumClOvfksDRPo_Utfj74qtJ3bZZJVja6uAsjwObv4/s4000/20240207_160919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJOs2ljVikbqDpLZ-CxEGB4TEAM62T4SCMk8i8Fnn9YPRjF8W2QRHiuRzaU1Z-AhbClO1U8cUvt8V3_i19DQ3JLM3Mvfh3EUS511X73Ysr9v-ojuBU1PbeyXk1WIvIsJWTufnwQr84s0X4BAQVVumClOvfksDRPo_Utfj74qtJ3bZZJVja6uAsjwObv4/w640-h360/20240207_160919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Diving - into my vintage sewing patterns. I haven't made one for a couple of years but have a massive collection. This brocade suit was for a video tutorial for <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MinervaDotCom">Minerva</a> (its not on there yet) I actually like wearing it as separates but it does make a beautiful suit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApaEPCBGSgHEMOypj9TA3a9-FnZhoBxSoo93B2D2GQFO0O47l68qDafatac8E0Df4r2QyGqPm2DZpbUOXuefWZswF7hjM1fdboDkWdZI4RqH0A46LMpm2iMQ9ZGA2VIA6wZLgZLR2P52h3KCYDl8i92UshMrmSeu1KWsFqa6GeUWN4KE3MX7oJONqjeE/s4000/20240210_090433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApaEPCBGSgHEMOypj9TA3a9-FnZhoBxSoo93B2D2GQFO0O47l68qDafatac8E0Df4r2QyGqPm2DZpbUOXuefWZswF7hjM1fdboDkWdZI4RqH0A46LMpm2iMQ9ZGA2VIA6wZLgZLR2P52h3KCYDl8i92UshMrmSeu1KWsFqa6GeUWN4KE3MX7oJONqjeE/w360-h640/20240210_090433.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having - my favourite chair reupholstered. I bought it 16 years ago for £70 in an antique shop and kept saying I would have it re-done. It was my new years resolution to get the seat repaired and recovered professionally. It is so comfortable to sit on/in but it has one drawback - I can't knit in it! There is some fabric left over so I am thinking about making a deep foam seat pad to lift me up. That way, I am hoping I can move my elbows at knitting height. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeL-5Vn94seA0j3l7fWP9EIeN-EhupivWbvPhtLpdhSAXkMoj7VCa9yb-LyEPN8wJCYFsofkcJUF0Lj0VqfrKZ1CexbIx0B36msYqM_VKqf_ADiFnsQw4zOm-yuHzq4hBVr8-5saNq6ZE-txnmwgoUCBsX3hzaihEULvqhyphenhyphenTX4VNYRYnbKHFSsC_Hrf0/s4000/20240209_172307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeL-5Vn94seA0j3l7fWP9EIeN-EhupivWbvPhtLpdhSAXkMoj7VCa9yb-LyEPN8wJCYFsofkcJUF0Lj0VqfrKZ1CexbIx0B36msYqM_VKqf_ADiFnsQw4zOm-yuHzq4hBVr8-5saNq6ZE-txnmwgoUCBsX3hzaihEULvqhyphenhyphenTX4VNYRYnbKHFSsC_Hrf0/w640-h360/20240209_172307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW4PuTHP2-iPuiytj2rjyrFsM4Kufo6VkCr5Hvx3OOlvK4HdAwUaclcNT9eRvv3pnlmdFfG9SRQHXjJg45B4HvxWXtXn2aYmspCnJ9WnmYOqktUSB2pHuUcyDxCMN4_ts5aDg78y1DkyPTjJkN-EGqSsUMmlsqzebqiQMfJEYWkG1PH0JlbOgKDs08QU/s4000/20240211_171740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguW4PuTHP2-iPuiytj2rjyrFsM4Kufo6VkCr5Hvx3OOlvK4HdAwUaclcNT9eRvv3pnlmdFfG9SRQHXjJg45B4HvxWXtXn2aYmspCnJ9WnmYOqktUSB2pHuUcyDxCMN4_ts5aDg78y1DkyPTjJkN-EGqSsUMmlsqzebqiQMfJEYWkG1PH0JlbOgKDs08QU/w640-h360/20240211_171740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving - you as ever with my kitchen table view. The sunsets have been amazing this week. One every night which changes in minutes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by. Jo xxxx</div></div></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-79408414268440986042024-01-10T15:59:00.003+00:002024-01-10T15:59:42.909+00:00Wool news<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Happy New Year Folks! I have been away skiing in Andorra with our family which was a nice change for New Year celebrations. Back home now with a stonking cold but lots to busy myself with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0P1jQE-8xrrsl-gJ9DIIzX7BBxgG9vsSc02bkva1AJi2aW_E7qzRh-Oh1LLYtKvv3a9ByaxlSg4cwBq5hxPTW-jFMNd9ap3CTgF0G0qMQwBu9k6t1e-ivnzG6Lxv3-5pfpspEOHdvjUX7ndwtxTW46EO9mWVoEK5_CDL5vDJoTVClvbs77chtbj4B0k/s2214/20240101_144344%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2214" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU0P1jQE-8xrrsl-gJ9DIIzX7BBxgG9vsSc02bkva1AJi2aW_E7qzRh-Oh1LLYtKvv3a9ByaxlSg4cwBq5hxPTW-jFMNd9ap3CTgF0G0qMQwBu9k6t1e-ivnzG6Lxv3-5pfpspEOHdvjUX7ndwtxTW46EO9mWVoEK5_CDL5vDJoTVClvbs77chtbj4B0k/w640-h492/20240101_144344%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I finished a crochet cardigan over Christmas. I was driving everyone crazy by saying, "These sleeves are sooooo boring!" over and over again but they seemed to take so long to make. I just about made it on the pink yarn which I only had one ball of</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">. The pattern is called a Good Vintage cardigan <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/a-good-vintage-cardigan">here</a> but on reading the reviews many said the sleeves were too tight so I changed mine up to be a more balloon shape and I think it has really made it a fab spring throw over.<br /></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8fgpbHLU_o9EY41407eAXZ4gg2cn4hyTumKk4saQ9kAZMXjE7yxSUBMi6jopL9HZOJnNZ5sGCQkbBUuJicSS_a-IDnPu_ku9M8OpCcokWEc3F9OAewEnwsVKFyKrbVG1t2EMTs9gY4d48Z7vMJw8UMw9QitIuYGCvL0UWY5AvJi7-hQiP2od_34en60/s3712/20240109_090750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8fgpbHLU_o9EY41407eAXZ4gg2cn4hyTumKk4saQ9kAZMXjE7yxSUBMi6jopL9HZOJnNZ5sGCQkbBUuJicSS_a-IDnPu_ku9M8OpCcokWEc3F9OAewEnwsVKFyKrbVG1t2EMTs9gY4d48Z7vMJw8UMw9QitIuYGCvL0UWY5AvJi7-hQiP2od_34en60/w225-h400/20240109_090750.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11bHKniVRM7YW88S9oxs7Wp2JXf8cAPicVTr2jWtS7WJ3nDW0JcKN3vYHyCdGlqAoZNXEvEuqtHBZl-IxjXAc1FmMRweGPIb-KsPcx8ZtAhc90n3jD6sm7tUsYNOrt_OjxFZUJgQyZK2w7bytVlrYc3wxYu-kaKchO85aM0pngk22W69xqXUZ1V_HnAA/s3712/20240109_090810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11bHKniVRM7YW88S9oxs7Wp2JXf8cAPicVTr2jWtS7WJ3nDW0JcKN3vYHyCdGlqAoZNXEvEuqtHBZl-IxjXAc1FmMRweGPIb-KsPcx8ZtAhc90n3jD6sm7tUsYNOrt_OjxFZUJgQyZK2w7bytVlrYc3wxYu-kaKchO85aM0pngk22W69xqXUZ1V_HnAA/w225-h400/20240109_090810.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have also been making a few things to bust out some stash. I have boxes with collections of wool in but none of them are enough to make a garment but enough to be taking up too much space. I bought, yes bought, this nativity pattern from ravelry which is fantastic. The instructions are so well written. I am thinking I will add to the collection over the years adapting the body shapes to include other characters. They are tall - about 25cm which makes them perfect for a Church Window or big window display. The yarn is Drops lima which has a lovely natural looking colour palette and a is great value. I really don't like a vibrant acrylic looking nativity set. Meh!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN5gBC_m5WLxd1nvZ-TjjoSvypNjH7JBSJQ4GSuzb6PwHFtUZqNDwtBs4KQvMXpngaR9FemTu67vqdLnannGUaAvWzf3kx8Uj500Iv7rTDNSDLHn4N-KiU16Vozh7iD2nPCzhz7wRDMhXFmh_H7PgNlrE9NbKRRKMcVPwPp3L653NwL_WJVFG5fRBGWo/s4000/20240110_092226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaN5gBC_m5WLxd1nvZ-TjjoSvypNjH7JBSJQ4GSuzb6PwHFtUZqNDwtBs4KQvMXpngaR9FemTu67vqdLnannGUaAvWzf3kx8Uj500Iv7rTDNSDLHn4N-KiU16Vozh7iD2nPCzhz7wRDMhXFmh_H7PgNlrE9NbKRRKMcVPwPp3L653NwL_WJVFG5fRBGWo/w360-h640/20240110_092226.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlYP0jY_sUmC-cx3tE46YAXZ0J3xnlZG45_6TqScPCnk0VSJza20MV7sDZmwVzfxAWruzlT1Ykgsf2g1TAX-1SwWxPOuxQKLbZ2hY4RxYayW0VQE90whvGSAb0m4vj7ZQST8E4LcV6tKHiokVK77nolvAZsql4cKbDajOj14DR3iEBYzoQIICZNwS0w0/s4000/20240110_092232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlYP0jY_sUmC-cx3tE46YAXZ0J3xnlZG45_6TqScPCnk0VSJza20MV7sDZmwVzfxAWruzlT1Ykgsf2g1TAX-1SwWxPOuxQKLbZ2hY4RxYayW0VQE90whvGSAb0m4vj7ZQST8E4LcV6tKHiokVK77nolvAZsql4cKbDajOj14DR3iEBYzoQIICZNwS0w0/w225-h400/20240110_092232.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWDyDcCgRn5aKmgC194SdB7itOfR1wTrKZnlgp18Ub1qip5MlSmF7N98Wb4_ck1jgVYaHgHgNgXPf-Ju_KUCk6wzeVgFKpDeSqB006Anii8-K_bwlt6gQhyZaitxU278uE3gxGOGPKHYgfq6xgC_xOUre9eIGo7_rTJgmhNRiZQf3277YcOCfrbaSXFM/s4000/20240110_092235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijWDyDcCgRn5aKmgC194SdB7itOfR1wTrKZnlgp18Ub1qip5MlSmF7N98Wb4_ck1jgVYaHgHgNgXPf-Ju_KUCk6wzeVgFKpDeSqB006Anii8-K_bwlt6gQhyZaitxU278uE3gxGOGPKHYgfq6xgC_xOUre9eIGo7_rTJgmhNRiZQf3277YcOCfrbaSXFM/w225-h400/20240110_092235.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I always cast on a pair of socks for holiday knitting, it is a good way to pass the time in the airport and can be shoved in a small drawstring project bag. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdGAZ6d7PhgvYKsA1zQaXprW5eDAOoR7VW4gvYBhf-pSsL7mL4E4EpsmrqTey391WfVngcI2dFQqMihbLrDEwzvpdE_deeSJcC4G-jjzm4Y_hbaDbgRKt1WGZRLQ7ro2izXzX6nvJtPm1LlzOQrPbrj_NeL9yjglWXOWZKEcLKKgqIz0jXQL1h_ZW50o/s4000/20231216_155429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdGAZ6d7PhgvYKsA1zQaXprW5eDAOoR7VW4gvYBhf-pSsL7mL4E4EpsmrqTey391WfVngcI2dFQqMihbLrDEwzvpdE_deeSJcC4G-jjzm4Y_hbaDbgRKt1WGZRLQ7ro2izXzX6nvJtPm1LlzOQrPbrj_NeL9yjglWXOWZKEcLKKgqIz0jXQL1h_ZW50o/w640-h360/20231216_155429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">This shoppel yarn was from Wonderwool 2023. Two identical balls rolled separately ready for matching sock knitting. I have to admit to be being super excited about the yarn but on knitting up I was a bit disappointed the dye runs are so short it wouldn't have really mattered if they matched or not because a definitive pattern didn't emerge anyway! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBSCBfn5OHC6B5JK1lH4IJS7yHrHM4W014CTyAacZ8KpsU-NFDDWiQVmGU1dRr1nKSYdJ8UDZ5AmMbzFb7_DOcHQYBR6dz4kX_5NhyphenhyphenuaChHc019SW92po-0GGQ-sYqOc1Xk1MPTcKZpzKpFp-yadoJ2RnuhMK340u2md5aElaWLptiiZ24vPfIg6Vyrs/s4000/20231216_155442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBSCBfn5OHC6B5JK1lH4IJS7yHrHM4W014CTyAacZ8KpsU-NFDDWiQVmGU1dRr1nKSYdJ8UDZ5AmMbzFb7_DOcHQYBR6dz4kX_5NhyphenhyphenuaChHc019SW92po-0GGQ-sYqOc1Xk1MPTcKZpzKpFp-yadoJ2RnuhMK340u2md5aElaWLptiiZ24vPfIg6Vyrs/w640-h360/20231216_155442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Anyway, because the wool held promise of being used up completely in two matching socks, I decided to knit some toe up socks with an afterthought heel. After knitting the first sock, I was really pleased with the fit so the wool has certainly made me flex my sock pattern choice. I am using a sock 'recipe' book called <a href="https://blog.knitpicks.com/socktacular/">Socktacular</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">That is all of my wooly news. I have some sewing news too which I will catch up on next week. Off to read your blogs. Jo xxxxx</span></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-56981253078443968302023-12-23T10:23:00.007+00:002023-12-23T10:23:53.125+00:00December...ing<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Best Wishes to you all. My last 'ing' post of the year. There has been a little snow flurry earlier in the month with lots of special treats to eat.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKByHaA1aSfKwtT_7dvrWvRmse-p9ql5MbDcW2wn8YGWmig7THga3uJY9MPD0HbYzHyQmBpN1LTaDG9hgdYL6b894R_iqb_F2clqwuB0zb6OzmMdE3tfBKOROlT2BExCsss5wnsZXc_3I6vT590w1xzPP0pglQ56MYPOROXFWV2OjvWvntAYcmqB9CF20/s4000/20221214_084430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKByHaA1aSfKwtT_7dvrWvRmse-p9ql5MbDcW2wn8YGWmig7THga3uJY9MPD0HbYzHyQmBpN1LTaDG9hgdYL6b894R_iqb_F2clqwuB0zb6OzmMdE3tfBKOROlT2BExCsss5wnsZXc_3I6vT590w1xzPP0pglQ56MYPOROXFWV2OjvWvntAYcmqB9CF20/w640-h288/20221214_084430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">Snowing - on the hill, just a bit on a couple of days. Not enough to cause mayhem for us but enough for my girls to have an hour sledging on our steep fields.</span></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTLbJu4lAHPqaj0jRNxOVJuc5UwwQddqtuWWu_9FaaIoaZtR1j24lFEJi1tkPtXzkjmBmj6ytcRF3kvnMJ3ZNUlo_iUC1ovbHQ2evKH_f3WHxSavcsH_bFt_EykVk-VP-9t8E8-1pifYpLAIKeVEJJUJeA3YT0WYe9hCZN8LGOtdIA3l3O3GuqAZTcbQ/s4000/20231202_092341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTLbJu4lAHPqaj0jRNxOVJuc5UwwQddqtuWWu_9FaaIoaZtR1j24lFEJi1tkPtXzkjmBmj6ytcRF3kvnMJ3ZNUlo_iUC1ovbHQ2evKH_f3WHxSavcsH_bFt_EykVk-VP-9t8E8-1pifYpLAIKeVEJJUJeA3YT0WYe9hCZN8LGOtdIA3l3O3GuqAZTcbQ/w640-h360/20231202_092341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Treating - ourselves to some chocolate. I love florentines but the rest of my family don't so we compromise and have melted chocolate with just a sprinkling of almonds and cranberries.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJQO8b1qzm1PUi8nq_yewi8rV-9uvXiMNjj3WnYrTErc9s7T92GmlDQ7c9mHAXmYICCmG-y6ZwHy0Na16qZG_IoUB9rrocxf-MPCOgu4yNBBUkrHAnnCXpgQ5PkxlqSbdfzUMWhkFwbdjpyT1cN3PZydjGwL_xCgbO47x5qSzGzAP0huxsbkrrKLGJLc/s4000/20231209_152133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJQO8b1qzm1PUi8nq_yewi8rV-9uvXiMNjj3WnYrTErc9s7T92GmlDQ7c9mHAXmYICCmG-y6ZwHy0Na16qZG_IoUB9rrocxf-MPCOgu4yNBBUkrHAnnCXpgQ5PkxlqSbdfzUMWhkFwbdjpyT1cN3PZydjGwL_xCgbO47x5qSzGzAP0huxsbkrrKLGJLc/w640-h360/20231209_152133.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMed_syvta4c5nYjxqe8aRGIXSOCpitPc2rYpmIQW-xqraH5MfmMcmrb1UbI7-bDeZrZWS2KBJcC2shN85XEGAnYxwm2DHBmtNbjITBUCL37l8S-DFC27cJKrLvDgwgUIY6y57cA23EhPjHtqnjTBTvINB7LR9p9sKPJ1XPZqvcI3wiEuVWTrqRMBqNGE/s4000/20231209_152646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMed_syvta4c5nYjxqe8aRGIXSOCpitPc2rYpmIQW-xqraH5MfmMcmrb1UbI7-bDeZrZWS2KBJcC2shN85XEGAnYxwm2DHBmtNbjITBUCL37l8S-DFC27cJKrLvDgwgUIY6y57cA23EhPjHtqnjTBTvINB7LR9p9sKPJ1XPZqvcI3wiEuVWTrqRMBqNGE/w640-h360/20231209_152646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Making - White millionaires shortbread and getting all the parts right. Sometimes the caramel doesn't set, sometimes the base is too crumbly, I often don't melt enough chocolate for the top (because I am not a millionaire!) but today my big girl made a tray and it was spot on. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLmUdSCE1IGehmNy2gj9nTK74XtHVfBL4V0n5vJFsYIWQwX-PzMGMyVg6G53BTLiORLfsojzEEkMjMkuSWtPx_jRiuc3OX0kRMH06KecdpuR2TnIYMFbMWFf1NpsYhhJ6wvR_RrCfcH9DRfdGRD_CvvYKJTA2K2UT0-tJUdNdLe9Vk2nWickOtvNSw_k/s4000/20231210_135925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLmUdSCE1IGehmNy2gj9nTK74XtHVfBL4V0n5vJFsYIWQwX-PzMGMyVg6G53BTLiORLfsojzEEkMjMkuSWtPx_jRiuc3OX0kRMH06KecdpuR2TnIYMFbMWFf1NpsYhhJ6wvR_RrCfcH9DRfdGRD_CvvYKJTA2K2UT0-tJUdNdLe9Vk2nWickOtvNSw_k/s4000/20231210_135925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdSpj1QA3hp5Fli2FxvZYfXL5sB2DnmSZKctpbKqDSX5zRslQVweg0UdKM23Xy4YLUwllsS_VubiV-HpLTFQY56J0l5ejR-j1awpf0OAL9GE5gurJjAXIPIK2xGZGtH_wFxqqho3TYC5fM5FUFBbNpg-OvLnU-pRUwEkg6avxyd9IJNXj9soNfyDpbNI/s4000/20231210_162923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdSpj1QA3hp5Fli2FxvZYfXL5sB2DnmSZKctpbKqDSX5zRslQVweg0UdKM23Xy4YLUwllsS_VubiV-HpLTFQY56J0l5ejR-j1awpf0OAL9GE5gurJjAXIPIK2xGZGtH_wFxqqho3TYC5fM5FUFBbNpg-OvLnU-pRUwEkg6avxyd9IJNXj9soNfyDpbNI/w640-h360/20231210_162923.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Cooking up - the contents of the fridge to make way for Christmas dinner ingredients. This chicken, pepper, chorizo and chickpea one pot was a good combination and loved by all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVUJ7Qyq5fj_BZaC7m7xTJWgKcd6y4BNGP3rOLeTLi0eCTb9re53tI722gx7dTd5vpvizwMNuqDnZQExrpjoGOwqMZSIdOS6CyRTQ126rAxqPsIcY7V6KWRomlq3C41u7bRmrqu1mBOjtc8zKFcYvWksqvpcDXxF7vVSV5GF6nyI_EWRO5uO-MGS49u0/s4000/20231219_170000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVUJ7Qyq5fj_BZaC7m7xTJWgKcd6y4BNGP3rOLeTLi0eCTb9re53tI722gx7dTd5vpvizwMNuqDnZQExrpjoGOwqMZSIdOS6CyRTQ126rAxqPsIcY7V6KWRomlq3C41u7bRmrqu1mBOjtc8zKFcYvWksqvpcDXxF7vVSV5GF6nyI_EWRO5uO-MGS49u0/w640-h360/20231219_170000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Leaving - out the icing. We don't enjoy it and adding things you don't like just because you think you should is silly. This cake is a metaphor for my preparations this Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRB0bRqLGumBFnfoxuzvUqgztby-fc-x4yc8cj9K3GHx7SmWWPOl8UUxT_0hP37cpXXbNOtZs_9vW3Vtl7XcYAoVsvLNK9fMeAAYNfi_g-6vCdV2J8UjkHnWtbZLLP6yV7Ifib-87vhNBImc7NToBBo2WCqI3rgyIWL1l79NvBsVdj-tzkxuBQ62zOt8/s4000/20231217_115723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwRB0bRqLGumBFnfoxuzvUqgztby-fc-x4yc8cj9K3GHx7SmWWPOl8UUxT_0hP37cpXXbNOtZs_9vW3Vtl7XcYAoVsvLNK9fMeAAYNfi_g-6vCdV2J8UjkHnWtbZLLP6yV7Ifib-87vhNBImc7NToBBo2WCqI3rgyIWL1l79NvBsVdj-tzkxuBQ62zOt8/w640-h360/20231217_115723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Casting - on a new pair of socks. We are going skiing on New Years eve and I like to have a portable knitting project for holidays so that I can pass the time at the airport and in the evenings. I am having another go at a toe up sock with an afterthought heel from the socktacular book.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCKCHusCqzCaPIPLkBH2IFwLdNpoKG6Z2wh88J_lD7_rzeXTL8m_DBKGjYGitLv18G-m2iplR4zncKAo-Nr4G0cWW7WFKVwzi2QPk_VwKH3YBl7cwXLnIw4rXfM7AJ9IjEICOxqRcQjYj_Tbh7vUYS3zLtg16Dvy86mWGr5OG7-7WNKgecOZyP0C7TsQ/s4000/20231216_155442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCKCHusCqzCaPIPLkBH2IFwLdNpoKG6Z2wh88J_lD7_rzeXTL8m_DBKGjYGitLv18G-m2iplR4zncKAo-Nr4G0cWW7WFKVwzi2QPk_VwKH3YBl7cwXLnIw4rXfM7AJ9IjEICOxqRcQjYj_Tbh7vUYS3zLtg16Dvy86mWGr5OG7-7WNKgecOZyP0C7TsQ/w640-h360/20231216_155442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finishing - another pair of Christmas socks for gifting. I have used this colourway before and it feels just right for this time of year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8841APSWlIVBhM3vjNRQlyqOv2dVPH33PrZPczDhDiAL1j0tuGWmtOm_05pJuGFKuDKx1aFVvdNd_p519afVGSD5Ghyke6OuPiWGFbzNbE6Y8ROIMXpzFk7wM9t8OFLtb36MAcD6fkQeClpIGhvEHC3kHGvtvUslcGkuGJpXswBBNWefa0HpgFYQNLQ/s4000/20231210_151051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8841APSWlIVBhM3vjNRQlyqOv2dVPH33PrZPczDhDiAL1j0tuGWmtOm_05pJuGFKuDKx1aFVvdNd_p519afVGSD5Ghyke6OuPiWGFbzNbE6Y8ROIMXpzFk7wM9t8OFLtb36MAcD6fkQeClpIGhvEHC3kHGvtvUslcGkuGJpXswBBNWefa0HpgFYQNLQ/w640-h360/20231210_151051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Printing - off a little wrap for hand knits. It is a lovely way to finish off a gift and give the recipient some washing instructions which are written on the back!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh6UnWs6UI7fZwawKA7FpxVjxYtzaAhASOPffgnQkPnRKUf6X98ciyNcxvNxlWay8e7aHofRgZAofUPlggQoIeI3aVBbXUSzC7oPOY4X8cVx0mAUK23PEYCcQuFp2HQw6uCNIU02SiIJL09POmO6yhX_Wmo5fTxAa41vaLw_Bvo0wmzmZmTXx6ZDdQ7s/s4000/20231210_151949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWh6UnWs6UI7fZwawKA7FpxVjxYtzaAhASOPffgnQkPnRKUf6X98ciyNcxvNxlWay8e7aHofRgZAofUPlggQoIeI3aVBbXUSzC7oPOY4X8cVx0mAUK23PEYCcQuFp2HQw6uCNIU02SiIJL09POmO6yhX_Wmo5fTxAa41vaLw_Bvo0wmzmZmTXx6ZDdQ7s/w640-h360/20231210_151949.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing - up a Lyra Dress in a fabric I have had for ages. It really does lift the mood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj6mOLuQaURjYnRIst8ZP2m_aO3TnP7A1ogAGRXEE10B7CsFKh24LChqHWihoJublkuDMn3xgj0MnrbJyPf2moshyphenhypheng13ciBRXhnCrBnRjVg1Pe9u36y3gbV78ffqZR9nTFFGfVDUUb1UZ12hlE9_Balfw74eOXROLlGBhO1FSHSnuke6IHhotWsZL_zw/s3168/20231215_104006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj6mOLuQaURjYnRIst8ZP2m_aO3TnP7A1ogAGRXEE10B7CsFKh24LChqHWihoJublkuDMn3xgj0MnrbJyPf2moshyphenhypheng13ciBRXhnCrBnRjVg1Pe9u36y3gbV78ffqZR9nTFFGfVDUUb1UZ12hlE9_Balfw74eOXROLlGBhO1FSHSnuke6IHhotWsZL_zw/w422-h640/20231215_104006.jpg" width="422" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Buying - a few new baubles. The cones were £1 but the others weren't! I usually wait until the sales but I loved these ones so much I just went for it. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNbnxr9jecwWubINL5RAE3AxaKP-O5qoWYJx_E9_xZ6Qj_sO3jhua2OPgoshL5nqFQh0iXx-ZtZyLvGGoebKvy5ATSv33cTatN1ACzdXz46TEG3taZZE6ZqqkhIsjUBtiwnGG5sIG_DqCdrS06vekyCjbLCXRK9ioYOyMMIDGedeQiLYnEKsJldoCRWE/s4000/20231210_135925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNbnxr9jecwWubINL5RAE3AxaKP-O5qoWYJx_E9_xZ6Qj_sO3jhua2OPgoshL5nqFQh0iXx-ZtZyLvGGoebKvy5ATSv33cTatN1ACzdXz46TEG3taZZE6ZqqkhIsjUBtiwnGG5sIG_DqCdrS06vekyCjbLCXRK9ioYOyMMIDGedeQiLYnEKsJldoCRWE/w360-h640/20231210_135925.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Decorating - the tree. I didn't do it this year, my girls took charge and I sat in the chair with a cuppa and enjoyed being a spectator.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g6dqwax7CQFJxDUSmP7kj6BbVVrOmZIqQ3tP3qo8W4t3ienjqCqlIHkAYEY1SUWwOFOH76flK-MPwtsQ1UxswzVn68_3RwnXqYKNGahQarTNgq9wFTWnmh5tRJBdGg-jMvXCh1qsWpL245KIBWLDRcH8rfnxXOyYCzcANaJ6hOrpcho0KHMNeGpMvw8/s4000/20231216_155540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g6dqwax7CQFJxDUSmP7kj6BbVVrOmZIqQ3tP3qo8W4t3ienjqCqlIHkAYEY1SUWwOFOH76flK-MPwtsQ1UxswzVn68_3RwnXqYKNGahQarTNgq9wFTWnmh5tRJBdGg-jMvXCh1qsWpL245KIBWLDRcH8rfnxXOyYCzcANaJ6hOrpcho0KHMNeGpMvw8/w640-h360/20231216_155540.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Crocheting - a new cardigan. It is a bit boring now that I am on the sleeves but perfect for watching TV in the evenings in front of the fire. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3UtBnl5woiz0X4TWphrUHu-NArGhOYRM__LBp-Vut_zCJWMdfVXRlfwwKU_fJzFy6BhDGb_2cKyNowz7lExPEoWz54IWjhaM3CU1e1u5xxtKCgyHoAeC0q4MIVLRJjK6lVReiZUSQ70euCMxX4Ps13U2WEUzYjydQekEO6niC0PAd9aHaNuJpidmwGM/s4000/20231216_155335%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3UtBnl5woiz0X4TWphrUHu-NArGhOYRM__LBp-Vut_zCJWMdfVXRlfwwKU_fJzFy6BhDGb_2cKyNowz7lExPEoWz54IWjhaM3CU1e1u5xxtKCgyHoAeC0q4MIVLRJjK6lVReiZUSQ70euCMxX4Ps13U2WEUzYjydQekEO6niC0PAd9aHaNuJpidmwGM/w640-h360/20231216_155335%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Anyway, I am signing off now to get on with some jobs and possibly a bit of sewing. I cut out lots of things to choose from over the break. If I get a few moments, I will sew a seam here and there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Happy Christmas to you all! Jo xxxxx</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-43626415974856664362023-12-07T13:31:00.001+00:002023-12-07T13:31:02.777+00:00Ta Dah! Asbury Cardigan<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hello folks! I thought my new cardy project deserved its very own post. It is a real corker which I have, on the whole, really enjoyed making. It was a go slow cardy which I started back at the end of August. I fully expected it to take me until Christmas - I finished it on the 1st December!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YojJXhHK22hhxZgLdS5wuW-Z7bBz-AzUWA3vXUowa6FFFBQnU-rPmvZN-kuV83DAgpFqG_83_RGO8361uiwjZ_qKrL25h7Ci06HM8cYW-nduQFvclQXWP3VNEhgyW9NEyHn0bFfQFelv-6u3BKbLLu90awU1WY6JVOw-BMSlkLhv52mj4Km7vEbDjtk/s4000/20230908_085842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YojJXhHK22hhxZgLdS5wuW-Z7bBz-AzUWA3vXUowa6FFFBQnU-rPmvZN-kuV83DAgpFqG_83_RGO8361uiwjZ_qKrL25h7Ci06HM8cYW-nduQFvclQXWP3VNEhgyW9NEyHn0bFfQFelv-6u3BKbLLu90awU1WY6JVOw-BMSlkLhv52mj4Km7vEbDjtk/w640-h360/20230908_085842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">First up in this narrative is the yarn. A selection of 4ply yarns mostly from Wonderwool. The pink and ivory solid colours were a bargain but as such, a mystery. Huge hanks for £10 but no ball band! The green one is a hand painted 4ply sock yarn which was also in a bargain bin at Wonderwool. The variegated one is from a local Christmas fayre last year and was also £10. I purchased the 2 small balls of Jamieson and Smith especially for this project as the dark tone to hold the hole colour palette down. So I started off with round about £50 of yarn but I did get two garments.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs6vWx7ZF1F-OikJG4xtqtOsYIrcfQZYxUW7TvW5UORhAlyozDPoTqutfKNVfKJ-wtItPt3LZKBHlWdibMRI8rSnTBOL-QSI1fPj0hi2n263V-PfzmbeBDsLahUr1OXYr45jJzVMDgrARxD-CbNx_BYRJdr37DUsC8ntcYwAsgXfRU9Kd3lyDG3FJmqA/s2088/20230917_112143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1878" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs6vWx7ZF1F-OikJG4xtqtOsYIrcfQZYxUW7TvW5UORhAlyozDPoTqutfKNVfKJ-wtItPt3LZKBHlWdibMRI8rSnTBOL-QSI1fPj0hi2n263V-PfzmbeBDsLahUr1OXYr45jJzVMDgrARxD-CbNx_BYRJdr37DUsC8ntcYwAsgXfRU9Kd3lyDG3FJmqA/w180-h200/20230917_112143.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGUsNp6Z9fvN6fWDlHcckc2KmOGnB7DjoN0dghgTiTAfc75RUUZcXvcOofcUGGCWOvkUpsaYps3z-uvfSHG8uNk1g4Qrf83tAPehzorUkjZV44MKvrYg9I87D0-SpV99ohuvKoIuzRWVwBjIgEejcbBFzb0tNxDJHQ6_OOWviJKy016Swhtvh2_4cv6M/s2119/20230917_112135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2119" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGUsNp6Z9fvN6fWDlHcckc2KmOGnB7DjoN0dghgTiTAfc75RUUZcXvcOofcUGGCWOvkUpsaYps3z-uvfSHG8uNk1g4Qrf83tAPehzorUkjZV44MKvrYg9I87D0-SpV99ohuvKoIuzRWVwBjIgEejcbBFzb0tNxDJHQ6_OOWviJKy016Swhtvh2_4cv6M/w200-h197/20230917_112135.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">In order to continue the story I have to go back one project. I wanted to know how much left over pink I would have for the cardy idea so I firstly made a simple sweater from <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simplest-sweater-2">this pattern on ravelry.</a> I ran the pink double and made a super cosy sweater. After making this I knew whether pink could be my main colour or if it needed to be ivory which in all honesty would be my second choice (I am a bit messy you see!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQq5vQlaNI5pToSl_95pLQkPRozSUSO2CSrgW_sFZUlGDJQkBJEt9ZN_ziCrfDAs5exFuyLcbMvU1dcSH9ApkBRHBo0ZgDXRaj3_PFUDdrqfpMcY75PHPI8NZ7w9x3xgQcx7QaNxrvyCGp3Y9kouadx_Q5ZLtcs-ngYA8DWntwSeffDUdfrMfqkFiYVU/s4000/20230829_083338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQq5vQlaNI5pToSl_95pLQkPRozSUSO2CSrgW_sFZUlGDJQkBJEt9ZN_ziCrfDAs5exFuyLcbMvU1dcSH9ApkBRHBo0ZgDXRaj3_PFUDdrqfpMcY75PHPI8NZ7w9x3xgQcx7QaNxrvyCGp3Y9kouadx_Q5ZLtcs-ngYA8DWntwSeffDUdfrMfqkFiYVU/w640-h296/20230829_083338.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The project started and this strip of fair isle was the most difficult to follow. E</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">very time it came up, </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I didn't look forward to this segment. In fact I had to buy some more stitch markers to help me do it. I had to pattern on the purl side too which I always seemed to get wrong. Sectioning it up with stitch markers did reduce the amount of times I had to go back and try again.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_w_v6Nk86dcTBcWbXQy5mkK8FPOZV1JT4TK4Vd4b9wdjtFc2ONUFEcEUx9IMElhnN0sv56xQ52aKRYK2kyYjjkFZlHgjuufI3Mej6hF1lGIpdgE-_FBMQZ53N-8cQjzgp5uq-rJ5zjI7EB0Iu83NWKrIa7V2RlsABPQd6HquBIq9gBL-Un-hCKqjPU/s4000/20230905_085127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8l_w_v6Nk86dcTBcWbXQy5mkK8FPOZV1JT4TK4Vd4b9wdjtFc2ONUFEcEUx9IMElhnN0sv56xQ52aKRYK2kyYjjkFZlHgjuufI3Mej6hF1lGIpdgE-_FBMQZ53N-8cQjzgp5uq-rJ5zjI7EB0Iu83NWKrIa7V2RlsABPQd6HquBIq9gBL-Un-hCKqjPU/w640-h296/20230905_085127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__v2Iv_u39wlERHKKT859vFQicK9uGXDYTLWwvqw8p3pdzPQm8omMSIZOYGJWGjBafmJDdZF-BVXxNykGD30dUGVKQUo1nydDtg1gClg-RyTjTwhR5GuG8S8tmdd9v4RrHd5mC0YzbRVhIL1MLyJCm846ix-9C7AHo7sxwdIotThUy5fopJU6Ym64NRc/s4000/20230908_085849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__v2Iv_u39wlERHKKT859vFQicK9uGXDYTLWwvqw8p3pdzPQm8omMSIZOYGJWGjBafmJDdZF-BVXxNykGD30dUGVKQUo1nydDtg1gClg-RyTjTwhR5GuG8S8tmdd9v4RrHd5mC0YzbRVhIL1MLyJCm846ix-9C7AHo7sxwdIotThUy5fopJU6Ym64NRc/w640-h360/20230908_085849.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcH_YUjZlcM0_E7pI9mQZFz4gm2vddkMZ7B7_7L4aj0y_T7BW1KZTPg-gaizr6uE2xht9GGoCrGmtJfAPVaTUFGdTJg-TPvcx04hqgTYvGkXnr6zLEf8LELe3E82w3pkCjAJiBmMKUdD7GzNM7_fbkPDSy3x7_FTfOawk0FyaaE9dSm1cJUQ3x91_-eo/s4000/20230916_084958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcH_YUjZlcM0_E7pI9mQZFz4gm2vddkMZ7B7_7L4aj0y_T7BW1KZTPg-gaizr6uE2xht9GGoCrGmtJfAPVaTUFGdTJg-TPvcx04hqgTYvGkXnr6zLEf8LELe3E82w3pkCjAJiBmMKUdD7GzNM7_fbkPDSy3x7_FTfOawk0FyaaE9dSm1cJUQ3x91_-eo/w640-h360/20230916_084958.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqYKW00vtrdazn-JIoit8JtH_Wd19tOZ4nN62fv-AXrDgBArUWeHe8yTDkmuGFsENIX9To7nm6_4Y6XDYZJKo7hIlwGNoVqxvcsVENyuUKcR2PW9d3bqdn2yWewaZusNQd5x5V2GsHVLVjRxluA02Y2y7aK4ietZMK7wxfobWJbUyVd8yPiitFlKLGSs/s4000/20231024_091707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihqYKW00vtrdazn-JIoit8JtH_Wd19tOZ4nN62fv-AXrDgBArUWeHe8yTDkmuGFsENIX9To7nm6_4Y6XDYZJKo7hIlwGNoVqxvcsVENyuUKcR2PW9d3bqdn2yWewaZusNQd5x5V2GsHVLVjRxluA02Y2y7aK4ietZMK7wxfobWJbUyVd8yPiitFlKLGSs/w640-h360/20231024_091707.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The floats are great. I am good at this now so my cardy has a nice amount of stretch and is really warm because of the extra yarn on the reverse. The reverse photo hits all of my knitting geek buttons at once.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5oqU48ZXEtdQdZu-uaU0q08RKlJwG3rsLYBZOm_hkdDiBZb2wLZ78RnZvp9wBV_UeLQoKuUOtwqCuga13gK6oxyym4KGJghFXZAB-LAZMgy5btypy7N-6FTqYiAiHx0v0hOt1zP9OXxLSJ4voDCAAyHFYef0XAcqiDeVI9XPr6hl0zlbR0kzD9qAt5E/s4000/20231122_114916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5oqU48ZXEtdQdZu-uaU0q08RKlJwG3rsLYBZOm_hkdDiBZb2wLZ78RnZvp9wBV_UeLQoKuUOtwqCuga13gK6oxyym4KGJghFXZAB-LAZMgy5btypy7N-6FTqYiAiHx0v0hOt1zP9OXxLSJ4voDCAAyHFYef0XAcqiDeVI9XPr6hl0zlbR0kzD9qAt5E/w640-h360/20231122_114916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I had enough yarn to do fair isle on the sleeves but I didn't have enough motivation to keep doing that patterned strip that was so tricky so I knit them plain and added the dreaded segment at the wrist to tie the whole thing in. The cardigan is called </span><a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/asbury-2" style="font-family: courier;">Asbury</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> and is designed by Martin Storey. The best bit is the pattern was free on ravelry! OK so I changed up the shape a bit to make it less fitted but I absolutely love wearing it with my dark green cords.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpT6fxiLeTjyCo14FgQJobu6-L4kVhjqyIZXfmC0FPU4AifZFJK69iNmQHPWQCIaBbeDN3z8Wc7_pHR03huocC-zbyYkSgzqyQ-NH8DxlvATvzd3GdPMCmSdSgiLX00a_A8Gd9_nrRcyXD6WR6Z_3DLBMnk6-5dj1k2Zp96nV4BKSVZZrkD8A4ZIh480/s2088/20231122_113420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="1659" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpT6fxiLeTjyCo14FgQJobu6-L4kVhjqyIZXfmC0FPU4AifZFJK69iNmQHPWQCIaBbeDN3z8Wc7_pHR03huocC-zbyYkSgzqyQ-NH8DxlvATvzd3GdPMCmSdSgiLX00a_A8Gd9_nrRcyXD6WR6Z_3DLBMnk6-5dj1k2Zp96nV4BKSVZZrkD8A4ZIh480/w508-h640/20231122_113420.jpg" width="508" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7zinYr7pueux1z5cnvWOESIdFzaBCgozczGXG3WL-LS-4_VzIwH_WUCYVjP3KcStOEQz3iX9k36M7yhRCv_3IkUikCIaYW4yG8NLehtBkjTqyU8jkZb-9iCMOL4aqrYGbBqotgNEOj1kwprsMIheFCwGahpFmaUJFUyvPv0Vmq05q59oJbVKbAlPL1I/s2610/20231122_113555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7zinYr7pueux1z5cnvWOESIdFzaBCgozczGXG3WL-LS-4_VzIwH_WUCYVjP3KcStOEQz3iX9k36M7yhRCv_3IkUikCIaYW4yG8NLehtBkjTqyU8jkZb-9iCMOL4aqrYGbBqotgNEOj1kwprsMIheFCwGahpFmaUJFUyvPv0Vmq05q59oJbVKbAlPL1I/w512-h640/20231122_113555.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCFvKqc1PQZJ6NVKGpnw2Q_L_oiyz5g4UU3dsQnevtn61Et8C-UzF2ZhfI_YLS3R-fP1izfLJ8zFPFZ8klfxcTeqg83ogC9M8MKYQUwNIm3JfKEWx-16Qg6r8Uz2YHCWo_5gYbtxQJfnKUJBWSWe9FWbfnU2VOM9J_UspbOipL2gWgBkRhiU50heBqbY/s3712/20231122_113602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCFvKqc1PQZJ6NVKGpnw2Q_L_oiyz5g4UU3dsQnevtn61Et8C-UzF2ZhfI_YLS3R-fP1izfLJ8zFPFZ8klfxcTeqg83ogC9M8MKYQUwNIm3JfKEWx-16Qg6r8Uz2YHCWo_5gYbtxQJfnKUJBWSWe9FWbfnU2VOM9J_UspbOipL2gWgBkRhiU50heBqbY/w225-h400/20231122_113602.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj434ZQpCtVap6bjNgRaXiq2JVws48W3qQU_pujDPiYt8tN3e_dopziCCgr_f0crRrywTQr6Ne8_ULOV5Kh31R70IeZaIpiG8RxUCsNfMjcYHVzg3UOvTlpdBpIt5zeCdr38OIP1EKK6nMZ18ncZTjKzyeiOgsJleK93uSSHuSnTzhJfVIUt3eIScwaSD8/s2629/20231122_113610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="2088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj434ZQpCtVap6bjNgRaXiq2JVws48W3qQU_pujDPiYt8tN3e_dopziCCgr_f0crRrywTQr6Ne8_ULOV5Kh31R70IeZaIpiG8RxUCsNfMjcYHVzg3UOvTlpdBpIt5zeCdr38OIP1EKK6nMZ18ncZTjKzyeiOgsJleK93uSSHuSnTzhJfVIUt3eIScwaSD8/s320/20231122_113610.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">It has a real Autumn/winter feel and is really cosy. The sleeves are a compromise but one I am happy with to have a completed cardy not one shoved in a bag for a couple of years. I am all about the finish. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I need a little basic crochet in my life right now for a brain rest. More on that later.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thanks for stopping by. Jo xxxxxx</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-10635360813801155942023-11-20T16:02:00.003+00:002023-11-20T16:02:35.069+00:00November...ing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">November feels like November. Darker, cosier and time to change some seasonal behaviours. There is less gardening and more looking at what needs doing in the house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYePIRSV_LU41mXln6dlVGmDlShcrz3M8TgkR8td0kjRED0aa6HpdbSqXAq-bXTPt_Mh4oWNqDoMWHeXL8pSWfDhnfYvaUMyqB5ST610iw-Wlv_YEiftquEndrMsxgHEvbV2p2ge_kwTydv5lnerJXkZhXlt1vsVwMi_AaOhjYmPpUQhTqp0zRBa_rf94/s4000/20231024_114856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYePIRSV_LU41mXln6dlVGmDlShcrz3M8TgkR8td0kjRED0aa6HpdbSqXAq-bXTPt_Mh4oWNqDoMWHeXL8pSWfDhnfYvaUMyqB5ST610iw-Wlv_YEiftquEndrMsxgHEvbV2p2ge_kwTydv5lnerJXkZhXlt1vsVwMi_AaOhjYmPpUQhTqp0zRBa_rf94/w640-h360/20231024_114856.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Limping - on with my table vase challenge but this one looks surprisingly bright. It has the last of my dahlias before the frosts come and a couple of rogue roses I cut before pruning the whole bush. The lightness of the vase comes from the dill fronds and the open cosmos which are now all finished.</span></div><span style="font-family: courier;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XJQm8ELVjBverKouw_rvUbxM7ydphpUMrZr6pvRJL33ea7pPSq-XdpMeb8kzefcQWSSITe86k4AYgLb4MHOVVIIVvr7RGCxmILVJ1J9D0VGlZTGFrXf3Wl0hvGPOgb_okh5tZEiIuAw1VjKbEr2wushEEXXWPmAOm8_N31bsNslW2jMuQSMRHU097x4/s4000/20231116_073347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9XJQm8ELVjBverKouw_rvUbxM7ydphpUMrZr6pvRJL33ea7pPSq-XdpMeb8kzefcQWSSITe86k4AYgLb4MHOVVIIVvr7RGCxmILVJ1J9D0VGlZTGFrXf3Wl0hvGPOgb_okh5tZEiIuAw1VjKbEr2wushEEXXWPmAOm8_N31bsNslW2jMuQSMRHU097x4/w640-h360/20231116_073347.jpg" width="640" /></a><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r8qfe8U4CrdE7SIL12wplOCUVvGbBs1Yrnah0yhuayTfWuiuaC54R_qwOa7k036GuEILLEnaw0hI3qSQTZQ3smxjFR8hlDQ2cABeK2Bww_E0EHkVifyRI1BVY4-hRHLJvn-OpaMUaOe6dmygT5-uwmT5gHlA7QmaY6ID1Bvz91boO5iRfUrR8vzPFB4/s4000/20231105_094637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9r8qfe8U4CrdE7SIL12wplOCUVvGbBs1Yrnah0yhuayTfWuiuaC54R_qwOa7k036GuEILLEnaw0hI3qSQTZQ3smxjFR8hlDQ2cABeK2Bww_E0EHkVifyRI1BVY4-hRHLJvn-OpaMUaOe6dmygT5-uwmT5gHlA7QmaY6ID1Bvz91boO5iRfUrR8vzPFB4/w640-h360/20231105_094637.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Changing - views are very different in November. It can be misty, clear, windy, bright and clear.</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpwQORlUaEuu3t8XN14dBJ45pDsRQJEDRrWNPJrY_j7csKtRNAVUht0ckM5GsXUwTKkhrD-r4iicjwEsGr2Sck5wybXbEPwcGQJQsgCrGg8wGX63x-ly4Ayin9FQSyB7LceMb0-nZO8F8KU-oAw0a5BTEXf2v4N6geAxrfgGNZnfkHY4Vs0wXaHXCHzc/s4000/20231107_132711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpwQORlUaEuu3t8XN14dBJ45pDsRQJEDRrWNPJrY_j7csKtRNAVUht0ckM5GsXUwTKkhrD-r4iicjwEsGr2Sck5wybXbEPwcGQJQsgCrGg8wGX63x-ly4Ayin9FQSyB7LceMb0-nZO8F8KU-oAw0a5BTEXf2v4N6geAxrfgGNZnfkHY4Vs0wXaHXCHzc/w640-h360/20231107_132711.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Making - a new blind for the kitchen window. I got a bargain piece of Orla Kiely fabric for £37 and so far I have made a blind, a couple of tea towels, and a draining mat but I have loads left over. I have painted the kitchen wall too because this is the wall around the cooker with the distinctive grease/dust combo that builds over time in a kitchen. It instantly lifts the room and I can slowly paint the rest white over winter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IDXAsBTyhNPL4qnqp08PeUYejFtC0rGFnqahiO6YmWe0e_elGv2M5YoGmFsMLxF3xxxsd5tGfQI_4NeB79kVBlXLpwCG7H-0fspXr-OnJXo9d6RwudR9UgBl0cb4l9qhPGcrbwTLsM_k840pc9eg8kME49TRrBqk_prT5vyiNT3j6xBUbZIEpHQy0CM/s4000/20231120_093226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IDXAsBTyhNPL4qnqp08PeUYejFtC0rGFnqahiO6YmWe0e_elGv2M5YoGmFsMLxF3xxxsd5tGfQI_4NeB79kVBlXLpwCG7H-0fspXr-OnJXo9d6RwudR9UgBl0cb4l9qhPGcrbwTLsM_k840pc9eg8kME49TRrBqk_prT5vyiNT3j6xBUbZIEpHQy0CM/w640-h360/20231120_093226.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmvF-TCr9gPpvfMNxpSOgqXio2s4bLSk8w2lV3bvKuOS_N9yqFMXdi3Sp3al_kuvS_aLKROwfX4dca6E9reJVewvkvrC1zP84H5-I4grWXnyYs1TURGuberWX703xESph-jMykqhGqow6CkHUTq8Ub_XebigPRdmTcKXYNbqyn-eRLVPG4KaTSAD5wO4/s4000/20231120_093255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmvF-TCr9gPpvfMNxpSOgqXio2s4bLSk8w2lV3bvKuOS_N9yqFMXdi3Sp3al_kuvS_aLKROwfX4dca6E9reJVewvkvrC1zP84H5-I4grWXnyYs1TURGuberWX703xESph-jMykqhGqow6CkHUTq8Ub_XebigPRdmTcKXYNbqyn-eRLVPG4KaTSAD5wO4/w640-h360/20231120_093255.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz1i1qPZ-6LAk52ZjqSdmNMqEIzumc2XLyPn2Cp0D-Agb3SMJy4xXqKXG-_9YWuriwEoRk4eJRKcSBYb7vWa7N1zM25JVCoefhkV1W_aAeBNUTpyVNZjwWiv9Y2kwqKK1ZQ14xgneSzMwb9VMyqGVzYhRao5m_Rof1lw3OXXdfmtGHAiyRbm6DrDZkRU/s4000/20231026_090345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfz1i1qPZ-6LAk52ZjqSdmNMqEIzumc2XLyPn2Cp0D-Agb3SMJy4xXqKXG-_9YWuriwEoRk4eJRKcSBYb7vWa7N1zM25JVCoefhkV1W_aAeBNUTpyVNZjwWiv9Y2kwqKK1ZQ14xgneSzMwb9VMyqGVzYhRao5m_Rof1lw3OXXdfmtGHAiyRbm6DrDZkRU/w640-h360/20231026_090345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Having - our patio re-laid. I had booked to have it done in Spring but the builders had a window and came to do it early. It has made such a difference to our overall view from the window. Hopefully, I can keep the weeds down now and there won't be any more wobbly ones. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqpOeuMsup__BkZu4zADd3UxK8OdWoBu53_XaNACju3itxWeLYL1q-rvH1wYSjp-VtE3I13sqo1qxJCwT9FwmH2X1aGPXGk-KbFR5G1A09L7SbO1Yr-LzUprMKaEs24325VRRZtQXO7hQ-Y5OJ7TgHcPE38laK-4tB6DknBEd66wI0wUY2CdYEZMDERE/s4000/20230807_210523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqpOeuMsup__BkZu4zADd3UxK8OdWoBu53_XaNACju3itxWeLYL1q-rvH1wYSjp-VtE3I13sqo1qxJCwT9FwmH2X1aGPXGk-KbFR5G1A09L7SbO1Yr-LzUprMKaEs24325VRRZtQXO7hQ-Y5OJ7TgHcPE38laK-4tB6DknBEd66wI0wUY2CdYEZMDERE/w640-h360/20230807_210523.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Lighting - our first fire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTucTyZwwK2heWTJL3QVvXlXqgjQi-qzSy7ZcRKhWSbK8mY6jafCFxNBGnI9OpZT0aewpP99j6625FFuW7knWjQE6T5ZIf5RtectPs2W-SFQ2FqPGK0-EGXaHl07EAMb86Qzs-YUKHRSVdut77F4zIiQGHs4Ha1Rkwg90BBcSGyyhXc13ITRBz7p5nf04/s2562/20231114_110245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="2054" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTucTyZwwK2heWTJL3QVvXlXqgjQi-qzSy7ZcRKhWSbK8mY6jafCFxNBGnI9OpZT0aewpP99j6625FFuW7knWjQE6T5ZIf5RtectPs2W-SFQ2FqPGK0-EGXaHl07EAMb86Qzs-YUKHRSVdut77F4zIiQGHs4Ha1Rkwg90BBcSGyyhXc13ITRBz7p5nf04/w514-h640/20231114_110245.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BfP29DAcwnw2HAQ0M9N_nHy2CKLO2IpckgYUmjMkjZ5PjPNbAlTzRjGcAIHWv4J4MyVepO5WlcZdL65rXHS0b6hb8AS7s15Ag0oLJvP53dlgZiclVZ87a6j3aRx117r0GSqfygiaRSmOhQp_fUFr0QbcLq8C-9ItZ1wnLMEQtihP4Ansb7vjONpEOMk/s2775/victoria%20sleeve.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2775" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BfP29DAcwnw2HAQ0M9N_nHy2CKLO2IpckgYUmjMkjZ5PjPNbAlTzRjGcAIHWv4J4MyVepO5WlcZdL65rXHS0b6hb8AS7s15Ag0oLJvP53dlgZiclVZ87a6j3aRx117r0GSqfygiaRSmOhQp_fUFr0QbcLq8C-9ItZ1wnLMEQtihP4Ansb7vjONpEOMk/w640-h482/victoria%20sleeve.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTBcUuA5eoo5xftyLDrSY3iHImo3SGMJ5nUzdekL5zlQ2AZ46WW13wuKUuw1KAD8LqIlGF6x_qvizRlJcIuTxOUFrL_9xA1o9-jtJ0Xc2zujvyTgDyvDpwg78CCnPwDpR-0E6onlOmZ9gAd8ZK9Op9AXTRcm85owtyq9hURcRYgfzi1KFIzMa4JYKTDg/s2777/top1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2777" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTBcUuA5eoo5xftyLDrSY3iHImo3SGMJ5nUzdekL5zlQ2AZ46WW13wuKUuw1KAD8LqIlGF6x_qvizRlJcIuTxOUFrL_9xA1o9-jtJ0Xc2zujvyTgDyvDpwg78CCnPwDpR-0E6onlOmZ9gAd8ZK9Op9AXTRcm85owtyq9hURcRYgfzi1KFIzMa4JYKTDg/w640-h482/top1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing - up a Marnie blouse which is one of my favourite patterns. I make a lot of sample garments which means I have lots of left over fabric so I like to use it up. It has sort of become my signature style. I have also added a new ribbed sweater to my winter wardrobe to replace an old grotty pink one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjTDgq8JL4q5xff_UCQ_caqpo62SU3rCIFWK7VALMB0QCy8XRUKXmkDUfQHOn0hWJAjBEnPmw3jtewiMHGMWDSbM9PGHV97s40v2WJIUYPtZzxaNA4q6YFLa_vbb0w6lJu1Dh3bYOZz6Fy-sIUCbQD2XfDAybN2dgikJ3BXJmOMDP-vaTIyK0r4w2oM0/s4000/20231120_093127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjTDgq8JL4q5xff_UCQ_caqpo62SU3rCIFWK7VALMB0QCy8XRUKXmkDUfQHOn0hWJAjBEnPmw3jtewiMHGMWDSbM9PGHV97s40v2WJIUYPtZzxaNA4q6YFLa_vbb0w6lJu1Dh3bYOZz6Fy-sIUCbQD2XfDAybN2dgikJ3BXJmOMDP-vaTIyK0r4w2oM0/w640-h360/20231120_093127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Knitting - a little cardy for a friend who is having a baby. The pattern is from a black and white vintage booklet but so wearable today. I love those old patterns.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have finished my fair isle knit but it deserves its own post and I have a stinking cold so not really feeling like I have photo vibes this week. Catch you next week. Off to check out your news.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Jo xxxx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-76503929557691970142023-10-24T09:19:00.004+01:002023-10-24T09:19:40.429+01:00October...ing<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> Hi there folks. Welcome to October...ing. I like this time of year where it is a bit cooler, the seasons change but the nights are still light enough to keep your spirits up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG1Oy3yjq5P-mKQyMbCaYd76jvxo8w0Oh-1gdWEE-DISqWtH4DTUbYEDWEznd6yA1dlTpYv454Eu2WrSlqlrvY8RUO8SN61H4muMiGwLhcYyEAmje8mYLPhb7d3XEZu9PmonxSODxD2ydVN6q8XviIb8ILKtfxMY6PTIMUOXDzkN-X0xuKiMdzDU4-5k/s4000/20231004_161203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeG1Oy3yjq5P-mKQyMbCaYd76jvxo8w0Oh-1gdWEE-DISqWtH4DTUbYEDWEznd6yA1dlTpYv454Eu2WrSlqlrvY8RUO8SN61H4muMiGwLhcYyEAmje8mYLPhb7d3XEZu9PmonxSODxD2ydVN6q8XviIb8ILKtfxMY6PTIMUOXDzkN-X0xuKiMdzDU4-5k/w640-h360/20231004_161203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Arranging - flowers for my table vase challenge. I guess this is where the flower output of my garden drops to the point where I can no longer collect flowers for an all round table vase but I have done pretty well this year. Every day from March 1st until now without a single purchase. The alstroemeria Indian Summer has flowered all year working here with my Bishop of Oxford dahlias, heuchera flower stems and a second flush of lime alchemilla.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_fNcA7hH0GbKkXDaNqw3rPiOCSTHVYx0RFyvvHn1cNtahpSE8faMk4zMoaCeycFp9AEklGUYK5EC9qcGc9Mmpv46bx_-u7IM5kOUumn44FT1vFAcK41pvwG-8m45C2Ry303W3XYN_Brb-epE1QiffBglLj8hyphenhyphenNGEF7DTMYLKZ33k-HjMk_T-mWIcmAg/s4000/20231020_075031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_fNcA7hH0GbKkXDaNqw3rPiOCSTHVYx0RFyvvHn1cNtahpSE8faMk4zMoaCeycFp9AEklGUYK5EC9qcGc9Mmpv46bx_-u7IM5kOUumn44FT1vFAcK41pvwG-8m45C2Ry303W3XYN_Brb-epE1QiffBglLj8hyphenhyphenNGEF7DTMYLKZ33k-HjMk_T-mWIcmAg/w640-h360/20231020_075031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Maintaining - my colourful boot collection. I have 5 pairs of long boots in different colours and every year I take them out, give them a waxy polish then I am good to go for coller weather.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwsz19RQEZGg1Hm0QhdlaEpFaS8Phls4_TKQTF4ubXrAa7I0B8ZXRBLRiJ8ln4pR5dWh09Tqb6dDF4RSls4Vyc0sJ5Mp1dxmn3uV12m3L9HgPjep2k27pTFnsUq89QShsOyi7yuqcWdUdPrpgkh2buY1xgyPVeggo9XnnUMm9voolcns7j_E3T2v69ys/s3712/20231018_140447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZwsz19RQEZGg1Hm0QhdlaEpFaS8Phls4_TKQTF4ubXrAa7I0B8ZXRBLRiJ8ln4pR5dWh09Tqb6dDF4RSls4Vyc0sJ5Mp1dxmn3uV12m3L9HgPjep2k27pTFnsUq89QShsOyi7yuqcWdUdPrpgkh2buY1xgyPVeggo9XnnUMm9voolcns7j_E3T2v69ys/w225-h400/20231018_140447.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW5sj6oUVS5JAYjjow7vgXvxHOfCt-yFiZL7U_9giMLHfAR9SxMOM73YaD1mjvWfZLpRA6eqEAu7jceVSPf3tcuvE31SAOYrZUBDJ0TRtdRRVa_eXYAAiT8Z7WuzruuKhN6EGWVzvTfbHi1E0L5jOK_sXW_Tn2JIEoy1EYtUvAonHggoJCEbU2Ao503Q/s3712/20231016_132145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGW5sj6oUVS5JAYjjow7vgXvxHOfCt-yFiZL7U_9giMLHfAR9SxMOM73YaD1mjvWfZLpRA6eqEAu7jceVSPf3tcuvE31SAOYrZUBDJ0TRtdRRVa_eXYAAiT8Z7WuzruuKhN6EGWVzvTfbHi1E0L5jOK_sXW_Tn2JIEoy1EYtUvAonHggoJCEbU2Ao503Q/w225-h400/20231016_132145.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing - winter clothes in solid colours. The dress is a lined babycord dress with pintucks down the front. I have wanted to replace a cord dress I had from Boden about 10 years ago and this was almost a straight swap. The trousers are super easy from Newlook6217 and a solid colour means I can wear all of my fairisle knits with them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33QQmTQ0mO9hMZGGXSMBxEZS3sVqkCYTXZjA0ZxGq7c_5ej_qFdVFmEt0CtnHJjcmB3nxwOTiCqg8mkm3LTmkYvJ9hUK3LHpyyPnb1XPPBiNWVAsyYyXZ2Ob811WHaQcKIKibBMUvp9JQfu85NWHhCfRVOoSZvAxLsNCi4mOcU0ImQQWL4MzeWOV86Zo/s4000/20231010_163730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33QQmTQ0mO9hMZGGXSMBxEZS3sVqkCYTXZjA0ZxGq7c_5ej_qFdVFmEt0CtnHJjcmB3nxwOTiCqg8mkm3LTmkYvJ9hUK3LHpyyPnb1XPPBiNWVAsyYyXZ2Ob811WHaQcKIKibBMUvp9JQfu85NWHhCfRVOoSZvAxLsNCi4mOcU0ImQQWL4MzeWOV86Zo/w360-h640/20231010_163730.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Celebrating - my younger girl's birthday. For the first time in 14 years she has not had a handmade cake :( or a party with friends. She went to Harry Potter studios on a school trip the day before and considered that her birthday treat! Why not? she was with her friends and they had a fab time.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVytysncQPuX4GhP7J0wAnc8Az7tRsjCyTpRgufGyZNflaD6WkVKPa5WVyDHcL0LvQFOkYMC6RQJNKccKlmomKxgR9IJYO4E8pDb35mHidWT_jCRSJr0ApqkT4l4KWRCurnCKHFuTSoAhRAaHnYbZ7v8xvqhJvu78mvryYNgkxd33rqP5H58L4zaIWkk8/s4000/20231006_150001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVytysncQPuX4GhP7J0wAnc8Az7tRsjCyTpRgufGyZNflaD6WkVKPa5WVyDHcL0LvQFOkYMC6RQJNKccKlmomKxgR9IJYO4E8pDb35mHidWT_jCRSJr0ApqkT4l4KWRCurnCKHFuTSoAhRAaHnYbZ7v8xvqhJvu78mvryYNgkxd33rqP5H58L4zaIWkk8/w640-h360/20231006_150001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Keeping - the front garden border from getting a mess by simply trimming everything lightly. I like to leave a few seed heads for birds and some leaves to protect the crowns of plants from frost because we are high up so we get them early on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjZ4nwNBbMpzUO-9kz9BP9hErsaRuUutsY33AAqeQrDgqN2IVI0e5vTG4RDMzTvEkbyGUC_PHeiZWFr29CtrlddTWXunsCBdsiexJV1oiXss8PHaVCQGFBXR26jvak2V2jDbAllEAavPqCM7Qz6MlQVZJtTvbthzqxK5wDMLdg9gIdTUZQAMgCKcfjBo/s4000/20231004_161129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjZ4nwNBbMpzUO-9kz9BP9hErsaRuUutsY33AAqeQrDgqN2IVI0e5vTG4RDMzTvEkbyGUC_PHeiZWFr29CtrlddTWXunsCBdsiexJV1oiXss8PHaVCQGFBXR26jvak2V2jDbAllEAavPqCM7Qz6MlQVZJtTvbthzqxK5wDMLdg9gIdTUZQAMgCKcfjBo/w640-h360/20231004_161129.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thinking - about swapping over my pot display on the patio but the flowers just keep coming so I will hang on a bit longer until I plant up bulbs and winter bedding.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEdWH2vLYpWDcdcpIgCYv7V6bud-4mR_gZdysPyH8Ke6UHMrvyVW_8jbrbdms-1JOZ330aORS20BWquCiwSZNC50R6OvDNttL8DvOH92gs94r1rGn1squrfCYPY7L2XZEuoTlI-u4RRWME4PeOxpkbHG9kt_C_1Wo3Ko_1F2EADZrmXJl14QSUtUCQ6g/s4000/20231004_161107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEdWH2vLYpWDcdcpIgCYv7V6bud-4mR_gZdysPyH8Ke6UHMrvyVW_8jbrbdms-1JOZ330aORS20BWquCiwSZNC50R6OvDNttL8DvOH92gs94r1rGn1squrfCYPY7L2XZEuoTlI-u4RRWME4PeOxpkbHG9kt_C_1Wo3Ko_1F2EADZrmXJl14QSUtUCQ6g/w640-h360/20231004_161107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The warm weather early on in the month meant I could get one more crop of salad in the troughs. These are winter salads which hopefully can stand the colder weather.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E53r0B16cAc2SNHIlJpdrebKwhyu4uF0FgUuyjPpbswbIlWP48h1hOrENLeyMkLzxGwgooJIB_q7ZnkZSeV9Kt2y9Nk9JQZED3unvFf6Fa53McQEQmkv3uYRRScPbXkDIqtaLOT5lHqBUkZIa7rrIc_aExRphMoBShrJWfgOKS9wuyYzGcehZ1GGbkQ/s4000/20231003_084147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6E53r0B16cAc2SNHIlJpdrebKwhyu4uF0FgUuyjPpbswbIlWP48h1hOrENLeyMkLzxGwgooJIB_q7ZnkZSeV9Kt2y9Nk9JQZED3unvFf6Fa53McQEQmkv3uYRRScPbXkDIqtaLOT5lHqBUkZIa7rrIc_aExRphMoBShrJWfgOKS9wuyYzGcehZ1GGbkQ/w640-h360/20231003_084147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finishing - up in the greenhouse now with the last of my tomatoes. I dried some herbs for winter cooking and the pepper crop came good in the end after moving the plants into the house. This was the last pick before putting the plants into the compost bin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn0dd4PVGXqtPoj3kBXWOYZx8mOzH6gRYsa7mdwLk6K8Xmk-z4Hjv1P3n6v3Gk4zFA3C9sZZnytOIK45h7qp7GETv0ZxyS7c88tcIgK_iPGQhTPwl5xMLc7zbhB5nC7gGWnReuYSSS2MOyxhFtzF9OqxWK2ofAiYvwxs8xuSYydmeoCvNBKM12hPMZsQ/s4000/20231014_164605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMn0dd4PVGXqtPoj3kBXWOYZx8mOzH6gRYsa7mdwLk6K8Xmk-z4Hjv1P3n6v3Gk4zFA3C9sZZnytOIK45h7qp7GETv0ZxyS7c88tcIgK_iPGQhTPwl5xMLc7zbhB5nC7gGWnReuYSSS2MOyxhFtzF9OqxWK2ofAiYvwxs8xuSYydmeoCvNBKM12hPMZsQ/w640-h360/20231014_164605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Foraging - with an impromptu collection of field mushrooms on a dog walk. They made the most flavourful soup.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUxOfZQBGhyH6Xg9iq_bE5dQo7TohWeaO6XWMb3vcDJCOUw_wrLMzoJWqXQmOjXjAMXQnMLjJYPRloWyqC1Ic-0ypa9_v44Ppl6l3PXjflqD66hEs6B9vTQBxAsl25Drpzx01nDnBvPKgKIRlvSazD2Off9Q6JhAvFqfFKrItAFZGkKSzo2ymgEAuG2M/s4000/20231004_161014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUxOfZQBGhyH6Xg9iq_bE5dQo7TohWeaO6XWMb3vcDJCOUw_wrLMzoJWqXQmOjXjAMXQnMLjJYPRloWyqC1Ic-0ypa9_v44Ppl6l3PXjflqD66hEs6B9vTQBxAsl25Drpzx01nDnBvPKgKIRlvSazD2Off9Q6JhAvFqfFKrItAFZGkKSzo2ymgEAuG2M/w640-h360/20231004_161014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Managing - to get quite a few of these pak choi heads. They are a more leafy variety than the ones you see in shops but are fab in stir frys with noodles.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8biasS4vXrawwRPNNpCqSy0L4PMMJso_rMwZfjwIZnLGfHlcfXOJfkve-F0OOZyrderoKTAASImH48pq38JmYhyXit9QL8mo_ANcmA2pfqEGK04MNjylmsM430V_vXR353d8qkE8Jcil9wToYB-PLHnXRHeOQAV3RmjpQyqkQJjqwMv0G6OS2K5GK4g/s4000/20231004_161045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8biasS4vXrawwRPNNpCqSy0L4PMMJso_rMwZfjwIZnLGfHlcfXOJfkve-F0OOZyrderoKTAASImH48pq38JmYhyXit9QL8mo_ANcmA2pfqEGK04MNjylmsM430V_vXR353d8qkE8Jcil9wToYB-PLHnXRHeOQAV3RmjpQyqkQJjqwMv0G6OS2K5GK4g/w640-h360/20231004_161045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Making - another door wreath to gift to a friend. This one has mostly allium heads and hydrangeas. I loved making this, an hour away from the jobs list.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGI5XFJP37OOe-q6EsAezsKQxCO8cWN6A81aiZauP99Nq2RrqnqldHmYj7xr1Re1brwmKEFFNmTXCxmYVFSOYwMjPOKFdUBm-YOS5yWs0u4uLSY9ZQ-gmoX49v_VO1LIOECtJNrb8qqhDUiIdPeQ4AlgLSkICIeMbfHdAv1tlSsWliQnXPBv_G5fn8Cc/s4000/20231006_145758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqGI5XFJP37OOe-q6EsAezsKQxCO8cWN6A81aiZauP99Nq2RrqnqldHmYj7xr1Re1brwmKEFFNmTXCxmYVFSOYwMjPOKFdUBm-YOS5yWs0u4uLSY9ZQ-gmoX49v_VO1LIOECtJNrb8qqhDUiIdPeQ4AlgLSkICIeMbfHdAv1tlSsWliQnXPBv_G5fn8Cc/w640-h360/20231006_145758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Dicing - with the traffic in storm Babet. I made it all the way to town for a dental appointment through so many floods only to find I couldn't walk to the actual dental surgery. Drove all the way home then to receive an email from school saying it was closing... yep you guessed it, back to the same town again.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40qNev0Xd5QoofutM0M4HQjfA_J6DW5ruPcaZBSG9rWs4mnZTVDTR6Wn9XrKn-1C48TPyOwh_vEDj8SeBJIW8jA0BtniiZ9yY8Kikcgqz0zlPO9A6PRiKB9r9pY5IXC2wyxMKxFpNycb9WaoU9saVcCgZoR-CTcHmibdCkZFSi812OTNUzeFf6TfHs3w/s4000/20231020_084940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg40qNev0Xd5QoofutM0M4HQjfA_J6DW5ruPcaZBSG9rWs4mnZTVDTR6Wn9XrKn-1C48TPyOwh_vEDj8SeBJIW8jA0BtniiZ9yY8Kikcgqz0zlPO9A6PRiKB9r9pY5IXC2wyxMKxFpNycb9WaoU9saVcCgZoR-CTcHmibdCkZFSi812OTNUzeFf6TfHs3w/w640-h360/20231020_084940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Creating - always makes a mess or is that just me! I had a weekend afternoon catching up on podcasts, scrapbooking our photos and making birthday cards.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4FOxxiv6cGlRGS_6rkkyuCIQtO7GNsvl7WK1g77e7IKvhvntxJieAPMjS-YD5qW5I2fWm-eIcsVvxJwvga3844J0o-bjiMYdIgir4sOwo0ETYdiESAFx4PsBccwRWMhWLI4Hsxx3Il9WfWAFqrBG0tslzc98_IMIIm6YlyvNeGJn8YosRQGNONkS9ek/s4000/20230916_155435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4FOxxiv6cGlRGS_6rkkyuCIQtO7GNsvl7WK1g77e7IKvhvntxJieAPMjS-YD5qW5I2fWm-eIcsVvxJwvga3844J0o-bjiMYdIgir4sOwo0ETYdiESAFx4PsBccwRWMhWLI4Hsxx3Il9WfWAFqrBG0tslzc98_IMIIm6YlyvNeGJn8YosRQGNONkS9ek/w640-h360/20230916_155435.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Knitting - as the evenings are cooler. It is time to get stuck into some heavy duty knitting. This project is an all consuming fairisle knit by Martin Storey called Asbury. I am loving it. Time for the sleeves now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeKGM56PDZd0Er_ASP6tP_JAfrNa9v0IwvITBAN0ijjbN4eM6VGIGVpqg0f1LE7EGCmeEhWHNsZ1flHckZhgjVSkiwTCX0q3crE6XwrdKR4OPF3K3-ANK3b1MaCfYuchCsCgviYEzfrsDz9f-Bz3k9lFadpbNA6qxPfcSoP0lq4CHddS9KCGsEhfIQSU/s4000/20231024_091707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeKGM56PDZd0Er_ASP6tP_JAfrNa9v0IwvITBAN0ijjbN4eM6VGIGVpqg0f1LE7EGCmeEhWHNsZ1flHckZhgjVSkiwTCX0q3crE6XwrdKR4OPF3K3-ANK3b1MaCfYuchCsCgviYEzfrsDz9f-Bz3k9lFadpbNA6qxPfcSoP0lq4CHddS9KCGsEhfIQSU/w640-h360/20231024_091707.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thanks for stopping by. Jo xxx</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-81779078927457277112023-10-10T10:16:00.006+01:002023-10-10T10:23:04.651+01:00Exciting Weekend<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I had the most exciting weekend at the Minerva Pop up shop Birthday event at the end of September. Much of my sewing work of late was under wraps leading up to this event. I was one of the sample sewers for the garments displayed around the hall along with Dianne from <a href="https://sewinggreenlady.blogspot.com/2023/10/october-plans.html#comment-form">Sew Create, Recycle</a>. We both sewed our way through the wet summer creating over 30 items of clothes. It was wonderful to actually meet Dianne in person as we are 'work colleagues' albeit remotely so we love to keep in contact.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhv4aF5IzDvo-IRlLbeRnzCbJeQCu-ozuZTPP16eRoCX3JmRT0GWwiytcQI4N7fkD4uAKsSD76YppvHALSAz1QnEoUQ-1KIjXf_ahO6e8icWmwWqdLvMZWv-pqMrnw7HVSTBpYNRt7hmsh5kR2oL0SArKhnJAYrUMQ91lT0YHRvrLVmcBUsDWRDPklUs/s5370/minerva.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3114" data-original-width="5370" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhv4aF5IzDvo-IRlLbeRnzCbJeQCu-ozuZTPP16eRoCX3JmRT0GWwiytcQI4N7fkD4uAKsSD76YppvHALSAz1QnEoUQ-1KIjXf_ahO6e8icWmwWqdLvMZWv-pqMrnw7HVSTBpYNRt7hmsh5kR2oL0SArKhnJAYrUMQ91lT0YHRvrLVmcBUsDWRDPklUs/w640-h372/minerva.png" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: left;">I got to use some of the new </span><a href="https://www.minerva.com/posts/1202060" style="font-family: courier; text-align: left;">stretch crush velvet</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: left;"> to make both evening wear and day wear along with lots of other discoveries into new fabric types. </span></div><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbk8ruxaKuqBA78orPZm-ovbV1tfepwqek6gee7o6SNR46LtTtGasYtp15AiexpcbzJz-cu_wFZZY-EsnYupqnjw_HCeNDdkfjQy3dD39gVJ5UsNaV-LH6NNSwEypbcjx2QuT6c7SsyNqwGASi5ummOUsSHJYMNLRfYWgduYA_EOte4uyixOhnanCScc/s2788/Floralresort1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2788" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbk8ruxaKuqBA78orPZm-ovbV1tfepwqek6gee7o6SNR46LtTtGasYtp15AiexpcbzJz-cu_wFZZY-EsnYupqnjw_HCeNDdkfjQy3dD39gVJ5UsNaV-LH6NNSwEypbcjx2QuT6c7SsyNqwGASi5ummOUsSHJYMNLRfYWgduYA_EOte4uyixOhnanCScc/w640-h480/Floralresort1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI5gls98oRvnch2sHhPAHW5aaEppBpJdpCSq1ktAdgjEXLkCcVP253RzeSP4_l6J3vT1zbpOYpOEovjhAjqNx3W_0vlNyS94ToQbgOqgGfdaC9E9iv5jz29aCqeZaVLijQ2D2u4CaSNwI9CijXZbfq8mPe84SOTOEz4zzKlNUmDnAtk49eSeRMixnhfk/s3712/20230913_133012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI5gls98oRvnch2sHhPAHW5aaEppBpJdpCSq1ktAdgjEXLkCcVP253RzeSP4_l6J3vT1zbpOYpOEovjhAjqNx3W_0vlNyS94ToQbgOqgGfdaC9E9iv5jz29aCqeZaVLijQ2D2u4CaSNwI9CijXZbfq8mPe84SOTOEz4zzKlNUmDnAtk49eSeRMixnhfk/w225-h400/20230913_133012.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ39484BuCylE-aHzwPFeD7Dw3m9wnZMVlXwVXEpkMnvmp4IVQM2aIkEnjeEFjbH4XQYa82rWbEZwCw0yQiTi774tUA8MG43Oa9_15q8ldD_oTnEoGUl4-X3FIQa-FY3iS0JvaqXn2HZ9RpwWOaXp4QkO7C2KxFQT0eYaXbjCcZxO22BC4IWJweitK9HU/s3712/20230913_133328.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ39484BuCylE-aHzwPFeD7Dw3m9wnZMVlXwVXEpkMnvmp4IVQM2aIkEnjeEFjbH4XQYa82rWbEZwCw0yQiTi774tUA8MG43Oa9_15q8ldD_oTnEoGUl4-X3FIQa-FY3iS0JvaqXn2HZ9RpwWOaXp4QkO7C2KxFQT0eYaXbjCcZxO22BC4IWJweitK9HU/w225-h400/20230913_133328.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: left;">Sewing with boiled wool and Vegan wool coating was a big challenge. The coatigan is with Minerva as a sample but Andy bagged the peacoat for himself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVWe039Wd0zHL-XnggEix70tZkGicq4vtEwnOdAJQe5TF25OjVZIGf6mK1GRVJocKFUgMQdyTvHJuizSXDnpvv5rzibnyOxcSNaVqMjfejLuVLITEXbzjsHX7lSa3Lq3rmF4pjDxDFtgay48MtKOE4ooTggMEJg8KefK8oEHXPz48ryx0TqbMDkF73FY/s1185/20230802_124732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVWe039Wd0zHL-XnggEix70tZkGicq4vtEwnOdAJQe5TF25OjVZIGf6mK1GRVJocKFUgMQdyTvHJuizSXDnpvv5rzibnyOxcSNaVqMjfejLuVLITEXbzjsHX7lSa3Lq3rmF4pjDxDFtgay48MtKOE4ooTggMEJg8KefK8oEHXPz48ryx0TqbMDkF73FY/s320/20230802_124732.jpg" width="261" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxdBxUMBTyh_hq__u8foQwLyVrGCj9n7qG0hQ71HTyuWMTLgdTMHVc4W5fYBgGamCmuz_rRuV_X2eWIKAx-qCqLVEKLh8s_xYQszJSeLjn4gMBJvKyl9ptEDlzAtNNjcRkmZguQWFD5P6kO6aO2s-TD68Rx3__SIXz9-fDIAo_MHyJWxykgeeKOQuPvQ/s3253/20230817_184714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxdBxUMBTyh_hq__u8foQwLyVrGCj9n7qG0hQ71HTyuWMTLgdTMHVc4W5fYBgGamCmuz_rRuV_X2eWIKAx-qCqLVEKLh8s_xYQszJSeLjn4gMBJvKyl9ptEDlzAtNNjcRkmZguQWFD5P6kO6aO2s-TD68Rx3__SIXz9-fDIAo_MHyJWxykgeeKOQuPvQ/s320/20230817_184714.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">At the evening event there was a catwalk of dressmakers in their outfits followed by food and dancing. There were sewing bee contestants galore as well as a chat with Patrick Grant! He was great fun and really entered into the spirit of celebration.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtMYUeTeqIrVOzSQn3TDsSR0UiYwQEcd64CLPtmBnM85Q96RZraeoiDNtAQcQde5o2gvMayjRWYRyjc_vrtT-WFXDlOtfap3BdqrgVbIlCF3nNongHoIoMiSzuj7x69pfeJhH4V2rqCyV53K4an8yC4j8MO_jTp65r5PNWVJ7LQ1Ir_anGa0A235Jr4w/s4000/20230930_221046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtMYUeTeqIrVOzSQn3TDsSR0UiYwQEcd64CLPtmBnM85Q96RZraeoiDNtAQcQde5o2gvMayjRWYRyjc_vrtT-WFXDlOtfap3BdqrgVbIlCF3nNongHoIoMiSzuj7x69pfeJhH4V2rqCyV53K4an8yC4j8MO_jTp65r5PNWVJ7LQ1Ir_anGa0A235Jr4w/w640-h360/20230930_221046.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv8vjdXB_6xpHiWaGsuR9lc6NS7fTEzAiWg0EnS7b-Y8EhZQMMMe1j0xj-jyqyIbC-xm31r8b1oLlxyRwMqQkcvpDGQBkPIVD_ARlrXU0xoDB99YctRk4za-YioLuaDHEpnPqAXxfuKMiKZdNHqzzxlqhm4OoYrcYHPDAehJfNRSxB_hfu8ImCJpSIjc/s4000/20230930_210533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnv8vjdXB_6xpHiWaGsuR9lc6NS7fTEzAiWg0EnS7b-Y8EhZQMMMe1j0xj-jyqyIbC-xm31r8b1oLlxyRwMqQkcvpDGQBkPIVD_ARlrXU0xoDB99YctRk4za-YioLuaDHEpnPqAXxfuKMiKZdNHqzzxlqhm4OoYrcYHPDAehJfNRSxB_hfu8ImCJpSIjc/w640-h360/20230930_210533.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing has been a bit slower since the event - time for a bit of a rest and a clear out in the studio but I really enjoyed being part of the Minerva team which I normally collate with remotely. Meeting the people you email everyday helps you to make a real connection.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUPugJWG9bielDsupZV8_Gf5M8I9tmPujHgO3O1PxAJDDBMmKF408xtd9ZfCKsBqUnjY7KEBAry917QjS7A3BFsNAeDSXuqxv34buA3NN1SZxl4S-yKMWrTzx5ujSKibMS7GuzDrXNqbo3xMEvQ58E81kZBWjhbZW6oYN7sMRMBNe2BR2JuV8UBFs_Kc/s1072/Screenshot_20231001_194955_Instagram~2%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="1072" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUPugJWG9bielDsupZV8_Gf5M8I9tmPujHgO3O1PxAJDDBMmKF408xtd9ZfCKsBqUnjY7KEBAry917QjS7A3BFsNAeDSXuqxv34buA3NN1SZxl4S-yKMWrTzx5ujSKibMS7GuzDrXNqbo3xMEvQ58E81kZBWjhbZW6oYN7sMRMBNe2BR2JuV8UBFs_Kc/w640-h494/Screenshot_20231001_194955_Instagram~2%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">In other sewing news I have been adding to my underwear drawer with some comfy makes. This is the Watson bra and Iris knickers from Tilly and the buttons. I think I now only own two pairs of shop bought knickers! I then decided to adapt the bra pattern slightly to make it underwired for a better shape. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rWHAKbU5Sq7Uz8JT2znA3Ynp5YLiTzCWOq0RhnVZH6HyRTA8TzcplHE6lHECgprJiwL-oR7OtFNdoldjAuBzCwhfM-vDZ0ZgRvA0PcoSBjejSzB9jgMIls7oOtxJmnvNHpIPx4MYB4bKCfyFSUn52qQotytg9Gw1G6C53QGjjhpQsniLbShS2e3UKwA/s4000/20230819_081459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rWHAKbU5Sq7Uz8JT2znA3Ynp5YLiTzCWOq0RhnVZH6HyRTA8TzcplHE6lHECgprJiwL-oR7OtFNdoldjAuBzCwhfM-vDZ0ZgRvA0PcoSBjejSzB9jgMIls7oOtxJmnvNHpIPx4MYB4bKCfyFSUn52qQotytg9Gw1G6C53QGjjhpQsniLbShS2e3UKwA/w640-h360/20230819_081459.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-ANQlHpDZEa9rk34x-bNBZSMzg1yGC1j8_nrzBumsAX_oD2SqGdYoJ47c7uUAntLamkoUPbpQmQtVDd3XGNFY-vLbpy3T8p54JPlkT_QIqg8zyi37mZxeFBDWFECG9z0vgXJw3fbhuB6pQOpAp00lk2cHoDHtXCfdqF7Y8Gx4GX24fbMrI-Bq1iAP8/s4000/20230820_182822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-ANQlHpDZEa9rk34x-bNBZSMzg1yGC1j8_nrzBumsAX_oD2SqGdYoJ47c7uUAntLamkoUPbpQmQtVDd3XGNFY-vLbpy3T8p54JPlkT_QIqg8zyi37mZxeFBDWFECG9z0vgXJw3fbhuB6pQOpAp00lk2cHoDHtXCfdqF7Y8Gx4GX24fbMrI-Bq1iAP8/w640-h360/20230820_182822.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I am pleased to report that my second daughter has also enjoyed some sewing. She likes painting more that constructing but asked to make some tartan PJ bottoms after her epic one year crochet make. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">That girl has gumption. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have never actively asked my children to sew I run on the phrase "never offer, never refuse" </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz9QW7YTox_Kce2IGxrBLWp5G5T3dwOsofWs89XMkhxECVNejWjR222hRwLDxcpkMPpUpbAWcT-38CXkTryYDoNHPpqPPufK5eYV3DJFNJef1ck6FWA6ZCOrwtQFuRIG5UmpnfAgsTe-weyjVMXWy52pY8Im6pg-wu_XqyVG2ARQEqhzhqMIrnmoYFzk/s2855/20230830_123509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="1761" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz9QW7YTox_Kce2IGxrBLWp5G5T3dwOsofWs89XMkhxECVNejWjR222hRwLDxcpkMPpUpbAWcT-38CXkTryYDoNHPpqPPufK5eYV3DJFNJef1ck6FWA6ZCOrwtQFuRIG5UmpnfAgsTe-weyjVMXWy52pY8Im6pg-wu_XqyVG2ARQEqhzhqMIrnmoYFzk/w246-h400/20230830_123509.jpg" width="246" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_YWJL1Tgi2rGF0bKvQmG4qcQRpS42DhOsApe9O6kvuaqVekeVNF_pxEKeRFqeWJe9poeda-8cKbqtN2SYknJaWVZ5ahpyoX-YdpVgsgN9xEU3gBCjsvcvq4Rx7KxuDC5mUkhZQMNE7cr2bW63re66PbOBBm6-boCBFD9fWu-Z3r47F6FEwe4ZJXbkLs/s4000/20230821_181021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn_YWJL1Tgi2rGF0bKvQmG4qcQRpS42DhOsApe9O6kvuaqVekeVNF_pxEKeRFqeWJe9poeda-8cKbqtN2SYknJaWVZ5ahpyoX-YdpVgsgN9xEU3gBCjsvcvq4Rx7KxuDC5mUkhZQMNE7cr2bW63re66PbOBBm6-boCBFD9fWu-Z3r47F6FEwe4ZJXbkLs/w225-h400/20230821_181021.jpg" width="225" /></a><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Big girl has been enjoying sewing too even more so now that she has started 6th form and she can wear her own clothe instead of a uniform. She has been loving shortening her T-shirts and adding transfers. The transfer paper was a gift for her birthday in August and she has loved experimenting with motifs.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h2CUo638PSQQQiFQ5meXYnF_bUQLrrLZOmiUBodpmQAR8HTnT8CSyNtiwfrBGxUIlRuFjkPiYlWhOT1sUaGKexKK__ObnwH9cQuQTNf94V8kA3ooqu3bSBwIQOPzfEHbYxXZ63GWJ9a-HbhESl_rpPm9GpB5ifZwu3KbmPpIZLvbTrLq6mrh8KcdcPw/s4000/20230821_122640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3h2CUo638PSQQQiFQ5meXYnF_bUQLrrLZOmiUBodpmQAR8HTnT8CSyNtiwfrBGxUIlRuFjkPiYlWhOT1sUaGKexKK__ObnwH9cQuQTNf94V8kA3ooqu3bSBwIQOPzfEHbYxXZ63GWJ9a-HbhESl_rpPm9GpB5ifZwu3KbmPpIZLvbTrLq6mrh8KcdcPw/w225-h400/20230821_122640.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A5Hm1zhgToEWe50JYhCuDmJnoELrjj_iR34gmkgThpxhGeU1gI02wQn0DKmBtxQ7tI8dGEESst4kDSYzft9UtoXsVISwMixLAqcgAuXVrz1K-oH9TZd8GLEPMbVBv5DC1SvqbRSdAe1wNdG3srcaBTTWRr5qoAX9_nxU0LrQhVPlvbgd1UCNiNNlglY/s4000/20230907_181747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7A5Hm1zhgToEWe50JYhCuDmJnoELrjj_iR34gmkgThpxhGeU1gI02wQn0DKmBtxQ7tI8dGEESst4kDSYzft9UtoXsVISwMixLAqcgAuXVrz1K-oH9TZd8GLEPMbVBv5DC1SvqbRSdAe1wNdG3srcaBTTWRr5qoAX9_nxU0LrQhVPlvbgd1UCNiNNlglY/w225-h400/20230907_181747.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I think that is all of us isn't it? All enjoying wearing me made clothes from learning new skills. Thanks for dropping by for my rather indulgent post!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Jo xxxx</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-24548086598765665402023-09-29T20:20:00.000+01:002023-09-29T20:20:10.427+01:00More Winter Veg<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> My gardening post this month brings you my attempt at trying to get more out of the veg plot over a longer period of time. It is three years old and for the first three years I have essentially put the garden to bed at the end of September. This year I have tried to extend the season by growing different things.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBEWQ3jX0xSgXWKos9lJCeW3SMwTrFmrnCGcbYeC9mXdLQiTuAKNfTb9EhYdt59As6qZd6g9hAOcWcqlM_oH2C8Lw8liVY2zRCwKWxOGcQXAxy_qdPeBsg2f00_6vASmxDssRiBvYD5MhH3pL3uJ8rfZMEovr6HKwl7rqE5owAMIDn7y8QhLD2c7KFfM/s4000/20230922_125817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkBEWQ3jX0xSgXWKos9lJCeW3SMwTrFmrnCGcbYeC9mXdLQiTuAKNfTb9EhYdt59As6qZd6g9hAOcWcqlM_oH2C8Lw8liVY2zRCwKWxOGcQXAxy_qdPeBsg2f00_6vASmxDssRiBvYD5MhH3pL3uJ8rfZMEovr6HKwl7rqE5owAMIDn7y8QhLD2c7KFfM/w640-h360/20230922_125817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My first ever go at leeks has been successful. I only tried six pre bought plants to test out the soil and they were good so I will do this again. I grew half of my tomatoes outdoors. This has been good but they don't taste as good as the indoor ones but are perfect for cooking with. The spinach is ready to pick and I have a winter variety to put in next. My lettuce are running out and I have winter varieties of these to sow but I might have missed that window.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRujqxT7Bz4j3E6UVHuza6Kkb5tA-ZgenDubyDnzcu5ATU6J9qO56aDyLYoolhHpL0PzrlqILoEaGTGFlTfoLhQAHxsZfVCbuDTKxG0JjYzWF7ZvhHQfoM8ozK59litP3ocevijm4M3SU-dsTLgytBK8D2XsIOz6MRWZYO_4d9XyX0TGWL7IGx-4gD-48/s4000/20230922_125756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRujqxT7Bz4j3E6UVHuza6Kkb5tA-ZgenDubyDnzcu5ATU6J9qO56aDyLYoolhHpL0PzrlqILoEaGTGFlTfoLhQAHxsZfVCbuDTKxG0JjYzWF7ZvhHQfoM8ozK59litP3ocevijm4M3SU-dsTLgytBK8D2XsIOz6MRWZYO_4d9XyX0TGWL7IGx-4gD-48/w360-h640/20230922_125756.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I am trying some cauli, purple sprouting and some cabbages for the first time but I fear that the butterflies might get the better of me but it is worth a try.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOgU7JFoXYuQqYL-R6DyxgxOk5eaY5MPJTagJbcmhGVYveAWZjYPBr08SMGLvx46i5c_cTMbLEq4aelKey_nFKJTVDjz0nwCwQIqMGK4pnzVhmjnd5hBqfk5PnufgZcR8yeXu_mZSFwWVb1pOqHlfcXfVl9Ip5A9m50UDvQ9D73-BykhLK7MgCuw9234/s4000/20230922_125846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOgU7JFoXYuQqYL-R6DyxgxOk5eaY5MPJTagJbcmhGVYveAWZjYPBr08SMGLvx46i5c_cTMbLEq4aelKey_nFKJTVDjz0nwCwQIqMGK4pnzVhmjnd5hBqfk5PnufgZcR8yeXu_mZSFwWVb1pOqHlfcXfVl9Ip5A9m50UDvQ9D73-BykhLK7MgCuw9234/w640-h360/20230922_125846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My friend Beth's wedding florist garden is looking fantastic at the moment with lots of roses, dahlias and asters.</span></div></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBCgZ24IwC8ggxk8Bk0dyzqz30wNUb2RdXoATKcYa6CPrnX_2Vc68YjeApqzBN8USc4HeZSuTACDGompQGEWuvg5aAzlQjvlMggWgRNYYYavibYse28oP4QKoH2U535S9ZRMidrTSj5u_WuaxXCuRIRN2qVAhWQP9co4A-8eCI6UxGKcY446yMHRHSjE/s4000/20230907_141705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMBCgZ24IwC8ggxk8Bk0dyzqz30wNUb2RdXoATKcYa6CPrnX_2Vc68YjeApqzBN8USc4HeZSuTACDGompQGEWuvg5aAzlQjvlMggWgRNYYYavibYse28oP4QKoH2U535S9ZRMidrTSj5u_WuaxXCuRIRN2qVAhWQP9co4A-8eCI6UxGKcY446yMHRHSjE/w640-h296/20230907_141705.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have been picking some stuff to dry. Who knows I might try to keep my table vase going with some dried flowers in the winter months.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeAjAKgVfpZEqI25IQViSx5gXONh6oE1TN6cIboMXvswI3AlzbhALxKAtiwt0tpA3o1w-9xOPwGQ--B5eO5xa-JD0NCFGjj6uWhl1IkmjgksBHrOeDOLxt2NAqG4j3VbLeK5eyp2QrLxBG_qREd8x0eCPDauUn4ocwKzE-Ebcm7CxVBWclFF55gAHmXM/s4000/20230827_231427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeAjAKgVfpZEqI25IQViSx5gXONh6oE1TN6cIboMXvswI3AlzbhALxKAtiwt0tpA3o1w-9xOPwGQ--B5eO5xa-JD0NCFGjj6uWhl1IkmjgksBHrOeDOLxt2NAqG4j3VbLeK5eyp2QrLxBG_qREd8x0eCPDauUn4ocwKzE-Ebcm7CxVBWclFF55gAHmXM/w640-h296/20230827_231427.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Talking of my table flower challenge, I have has some lovely dahlias from Beth and some asters from my garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA7O_2j_i5tPKaIVvl-OnuTMzcQBkLPczD23vNh9a5VBhbZb2HbuCHA6cLGQ2RgaiAY-hYQ9rZeGC50nIit0MjkZOFwze433Dew4b1Mq2nPVOJOpack7mcZna7-0pCTW3kUdw2tRHfCkKs8iDZxdgiCEo-GaRw9Xo0Lc5FbxIILcQ8EdpVep0GfV5n1c/s4000/20230915_123817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA7O_2j_i5tPKaIVvl-OnuTMzcQBkLPczD23vNh9a5VBhbZb2HbuCHA6cLGQ2RgaiAY-hYQ9rZeGC50nIit0MjkZOFwze433Dew4b1Mq2nPVOJOpack7mcZna7-0pCTW3kUdw2tRHfCkKs8iDZxdgiCEo-GaRw9Xo0Lc5FbxIILcQ8EdpVep0GfV5n1c/w640-h360/20230915_123817.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">And this pretty set of Penstemon, Anemone, dahlias, September Daisies, and the odd last Lupin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFa9HviacR94L7wXTlO5S0yM4JuFgXNaXrIKxp3baadg-WmqOz_bC6TRN0vjIThTObGLRidsqcu7WgDp8_wN-7-0CcjSBpNAAH1W_3PXLb-QuuP--DPW3xcfeN_Lt47okuR35jD2oG0vQFo9K9TTV6iuBbq22oulkmQKlr6aRnctrwkkpOKy-cRQAPVM/s4000/20230921_080523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFa9HviacR94L7wXTlO5S0yM4JuFgXNaXrIKxp3baadg-WmqOz_bC6TRN0vjIThTObGLRidsqcu7WgDp8_wN-7-0CcjSBpNAAH1W_3PXLb-QuuP--DPW3xcfeN_Lt47okuR35jD2oG0vQFo9K9TTV6iuBbq22oulkmQKlr6aRnctrwkkpOKy-cRQAPVM/w640-h360/20230921_080523.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have brought my pepper plants indoors and it is making the fruits turn yellow which is fabulous because I am not a big fan of green peppers.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgqLRkQoAjT9XCF8VrnLG9D-EKp9EnOdcdU5boFPfLwA3RH2A_h82cOIWo-R8_pmtdB6NRgLduzizhkpIL2xedZAOQu69R7fm_ZGO-XJnorCq4odcyb_hsExtM7zWogx0lzdyNHy_nG0gKsr0wuAb2fGru-rPu4PkNlZVwGCsSLfRoPvQFWIQzKxNHmw/s4000/20230910_093230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCgqLRkQoAjT9XCF8VrnLG9D-EKp9EnOdcdU5boFPfLwA3RH2A_h82cOIWo-R8_pmtdB6NRgLduzizhkpIL2xedZAOQu69R7fm_ZGO-XJnorCq4odcyb_hsExtM7zWogx0lzdyNHy_nG0gKsr0wuAb2fGru-rPu4PkNlZVwGCsSLfRoPvQFWIQzKxNHmw/w640-h360/20230910_093230.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Those outdoor tomatoes made a wonderful soup and I was pleased to get another crop pf radish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-ufFgyG9F4-GG8XjySXQCLfSQn5LJwTSU5buGIQZ0whGVfENdJmtIIn_LTKV_5-FgjzLBEza8w4fJG0o_4ZaH8Q3__BM2iql68iSq9MbahSZ9OJo8d8vkXr3fn0m0PlQckmULUij5RJa-Bo2_RL-jaHj5BlekZpyDY4nVQZ_ZyL5NnQ-krrMuLksx2M/s4000/20230914_171846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-ufFgyG9F4-GG8XjySXQCLfSQn5LJwTSU5buGIQZ0whGVfENdJmtIIn_LTKV_5-FgjzLBEza8w4fJG0o_4ZaH8Q3__BM2iql68iSq9MbahSZ9OJo8d8vkXr3fn0m0PlQckmULUij5RJa-Bo2_RL-jaHj5BlekZpyDY4nVQZ_ZyL5NnQ-krrMuLksx2M/w640-h360/20230914_171846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thanks for popping in. Jo xxx</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-87189392268654063762023-09-22T11:56:00.001+01:002023-09-22T11:56:41.227+01:00September...ing<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I am coming at you early with my September post this month because it is changing so fast. There have been extremes of weather here in the UK (some more adverse in certain parts) So this is the September food/forage edition.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jTvCaar9usTDY2ldq1wr1mLlROidDjfF4QVK1_wQQ5_JJmZ6s82x4F32jj6tVyR8kX12qFOVv4UCFUGY3fZWZ0GsYzoWPn9yDbiLKPrXHFGW03XFPeQx40SqwmQ_05aYugKkuWIpnPbfedNTN-0m5weHMnJp0FDjrdSvLZlsN6xViUUsoXNE0iJIkTs/s4000/20230814_175444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jTvCaar9usTDY2ldq1wr1mLlROidDjfF4QVK1_wQQ5_JJmZ6s82x4F32jj6tVyR8kX12qFOVv4UCFUGY3fZWZ0GsYzoWPn9yDbiLKPrXHFGW03XFPeQx40SqwmQ_05aYugKkuWIpnPbfedNTN-0m5weHMnJp0FDjrdSvLZlsN6xViUUsoXNE0iJIkTs/w640-h360/20230814_175444.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finding - more ways to use up the courgettes. Yes, they still keep coming! Courgette and walnut loaf was only a hit with the kids when I added copious amounts of butter icing.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6f6BxMNF7S-FN_UJKhmJ7lQAsCUZXCUYY0HpEBtVWKhpXUBjnaU0Vvj1ZV5FBWYa-Fslx09EQ8_x-K4TuH0bMxLjSbJYoh3NFqrkn9BUzZjry7wgq4gHQFNH9Ond6kDIpMhVBHGtg8pam0mUnUiExxiFK5Z4kSp3AwxzePCI--UB0zNpxJOU92uzbYY/s4000/20230819_172927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6f6BxMNF7S-FN_UJKhmJ7lQAsCUZXCUYY0HpEBtVWKhpXUBjnaU0Vvj1ZV5FBWYa-Fslx09EQ8_x-K4TuH0bMxLjSbJYoh3NFqrkn9BUzZjry7wgq4gHQFNH9Ond6kDIpMhVBHGtg8pam0mUnUiExxiFK5Z4kSp3AwxzePCI--UB0zNpxJOU92uzbYY/w640-h360/20230819_172927.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Using - up the last of the summer veg in cottage pie. The green beans, peas and the three carrots I managed to grow have all gone now. We still have a few more spuds.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBRWBxPlGXyzu2uESnsbt9YANhNYp5j5jQsn1UJH2vvL1fkTzJeAueAd_KB8ZtrK-9zNGZjVsKQD2T5QoZaVBeCBjUOWb5l9NTsJxY31GUrSw0Ew00ZtLzqULroHOxdYnLkCn_R8RkkvndJVd_5m3ngeoave579TrRpQFGSunfLxItJQVLumZDlvtY88/s4000/20230901_184726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBRWBxPlGXyzu2uESnsbt9YANhNYp5j5jQsn1UJH2vvL1fkTzJeAueAd_KB8ZtrK-9zNGZjVsKQD2T5QoZaVBeCBjUOWb5l9NTsJxY31GUrSw0Ew00ZtLzqULroHOxdYnLkCn_R8RkkvndJVd_5m3ngeoave579TrRpQFGSunfLxItJQVLumZDlvtY88/w640-h296/20230901_184726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Bottling - up my <a href="https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/jostaberry/">jostaberry </a>wine above and my gooseberry wine below. The gooseberry is sharp, as you would expect, but with some elderflower cordial and gin it makes a fab cocktail. Ideally, you need to wait six months to a year for it to mature. I have some wine from last year so it doesn't feel like waiting to us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlGzA0cveGUBkhIZ6qLXYkCEKp_t45IKQfJpFaSAD84tXgtY3q0z1Dm9EtP4rLzujKYb1XfMieFS3iEKEAWQlaE0rh6F2zTBrkhw8_GJSF9bnFN-XV8sg03U30UgmHnLV1u-bIw70q0BOUUoGOuci9noT-JrT-rk1JVBgoknikOCmrwlw-R3TnGtMFRZA/s4000/20230907_141705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9v4z_FNvLCkt1Pj6iK9vMFzpX5X_BTem9Y2Y98pz3vhkubOScejOMj3rdvdCKDYEyi2SB604wKlaZIWvPVni858M0HzY5O_IgoYb2nMsJHjtbFSiL_t0sjSNLAoXr5MuJrjrcXE1dO4L1Z3m5naTpqRJoKkjcWWuELUgrp07vUyHR6c8wzZZx70dRZ2M/w640-h360/20230908_081350.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Joining - forces with my wider family to make a 23 litre batch of cider. It is our first time using the press and it involves a lot of planning and manpower. We joined up with my brother, his wife our kids, my mum all alongside Andy and I.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREppRow2yR2GDmIIHl9ecdw7KkDdcuohUjqeF503xI_mWc9lETdRnH8hT2niqZZMFCIJL3-6TIRWY4UiX7K7sxtGTrfpLPjNzl3RV-NqZ7VPzg1A1n5y0KnqRe17fU9RtJkHXTdWOjYjsOXrCK7bdGdDbtr9F8LHC_c3cSmB3ulRt-fFohFKJoIFFjRs/s4000/20230908_070037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREppRow2yR2GDmIIHl9ecdw7KkDdcuohUjqeF503xI_mWc9lETdRnH8hT2niqZZMFCIJL3-6TIRWY4UiX7K7sxtGTrfpLPjNzl3RV-NqZ7VPzg1A1n5y0KnqRe17fU9RtJkHXTdWOjYjsOXrCK7bdGdDbtr9F8LHC_c3cSmB3ulRt-fFohFKJoIFFjRs/w640-h360/20230908_070037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSw-Q1-_6dZYQiXHe49C6iokvNyxU_Hnrx2DVm07Jh-lWpylgTsdGuHVo5pP3zkaDdr2zEDrrEEYtthw75FDmkBQO8F7ZXTQcM-zGq-SMGtjphLu2HCpJ2JFrdlQhKNiW8ciq0oejZX47d4gnWweb1_5S2fm9mnm08PHWVhREglEVviy0zWi2OjhYJQY/s4000/20230910_121504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSw-Q1-_6dZYQiXHe49C6iokvNyxU_Hnrx2DVm07Jh-lWpylgTsdGuHVo5pP3zkaDdr2zEDrrEEYtthw75FDmkBQO8F7ZXTQcM-zGq-SMGtjphLu2HCpJ2JFrdlQhKNiW8ciq0oejZX47d4gnWweb1_5S2fm9mnm08PHWVhREglEVviy0zWi2OjhYJQY/w640-h360/20230910_121504.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAOr2bx65y5MDFup_S8nj4RGqfyKFRfnqqV2TmmPm2D-AOv1AYWbgK_DUBDO3ZEMmc3fo87E1EVIyEdZR9lvP_tllZE1X63YUOwJY17XxfypKllkxkAxYPqECsMvheTT9q-zhFgQRrhc5oUyTbAAIafpego9LSEHia2mXzqmP6SKWOmt8MEsWVAGFrpM/s4000/20230910_121514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsAOr2bx65y5MDFup_S8nj4RGqfyKFRfnqqV2TmmPm2D-AOv1AYWbgK_DUBDO3ZEMmc3fo87E1EVIyEdZR9lvP_tllZE1X63YUOwJY17XxfypKllkxkAxYPqECsMvheTT9q-zhFgQRrhc5oUyTbAAIafpego9LSEHia2mXzqmP6SKWOmt8MEsWVAGFrpM/w640-h360/20230910_121514.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXqIGDo0KiD7TSF6vhqqmR_FQTSvA1WXBW6qystfi3fsirkFhrugDIPEe1VrgcU9dMPNboy-ZFJcExnWbaoZzUe1_evj3GKzYIGYp5hgKMBEdLJsg1-H1IfGUsfWrHTtkxlHcC97UwKwa-5E6-oN-fl3g0sIOzPcVvWvNLlS0ltwQqS1qa3Ks2Obq-4c/s4000/20230910_122252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXqIGDo0KiD7TSF6vhqqmR_FQTSvA1WXBW6qystfi3fsirkFhrugDIPEe1VrgcU9dMPNboy-ZFJcExnWbaoZzUe1_evj3GKzYIGYp5hgKMBEdLJsg1-H1IfGUsfWrHTtkxlHcC97UwKwa-5E6-oN-fl3g0sIOzPcVvWvNLlS0ltwQqS1qa3Ks2Obq-4c/w360-h640/20230910_122252.jpg" width="360" /></a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9NsYCu6QCj8BlizHCjhWl7gTpRvBi8uy0GgZUGgLlRfFqqPF-Nmlc1Dx5OQWDEXyHTovywLBaDAlbKDhMm0TWGIAVosfyF_NoMIfxMUc2c7GBoKThp2zgqni-HRcmzUom_E1Ir8IQ_V5FIMV5b3h_LW3fdA_fNtSsbE2jhYPNuOHSeWCce1pvHJPlws/s4000/20230910_130303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9NsYCu6QCj8BlizHCjhWl7gTpRvBi8uy0GgZUGgLlRfFqqPF-Nmlc1Dx5OQWDEXyHTovywLBaDAlbKDhMm0TWGIAVosfyF_NoMIfxMUc2c7GBoKThp2zgqni-HRcmzUom_E1Ir8IQ_V5FIMV5b3h_LW3fdA_fNtSsbE2jhYPNuOHSeWCce1pvHJPlws/w640-h360/20230910_130303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Cracking - out a Penang curry for 7 to feed the troupes. This curry doesn't traditionally have courgettes in. Mine does! We have about a year to wait until we can all share the cider.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEjAb4cJuKsMfn3KwLwArmOVIFc4UUpE5PWiilb1cx0tTLzdKCduhFWDciip3OMmyqO1HbSwSYGZtcibxsPP9aG19FTi8i4usCDqk1lxReHbVN7QsADBf-mJ0sGcIqdEzhZzWolufCN8E1uxK_FdPREuVswIjw3YFiUokdDuUL81cc_bGIH0aeCWZOAE/s4000/20230910_141138.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEjAb4cJuKsMfn3KwLwArmOVIFc4UUpE5PWiilb1cx0tTLzdKCduhFWDciip3OMmyqO1HbSwSYGZtcibxsPP9aG19FTi8i4usCDqk1lxReHbVN7QsADBf-mJ0sGcIqdEzhZzWolufCN8E1uxK_FdPREuVswIjw3YFiUokdDuUL81cc_bGIH0aeCWZOAE/w640-h360/20230910_141138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">P</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">icking - damsons from the hedge in the field. There were not as many as last year but I was secretly glad. We are drinking last years damson wine which is wonderful but this was just enough for some jam and a damson cobbler.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjWJswCsLA2ynpLfLjBHBJu4KL1028rXR0UIWl7ZnOHWIVw1q0RomDgezdNmQrQ_L1FJYOoHFfXBbmJ4ke_5DQz77LNDW8ujHdnnSdo21E5dKMa_DKZs2STULNFxVesc8WXZ0P4g1KOUVLfjVMmyxWL8NL08jDeaJFYF1Dk9AJxAkIIeCJCMcd4sieRY/s4000/20230916_173938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjWJswCsLA2ynpLfLjBHBJu4KL1028rXR0UIWl7ZnOHWIVw1q0RomDgezdNmQrQ_L1FJYOoHFfXBbmJ4ke_5DQz77LNDW8ujHdnnSdo21E5dKMa_DKZs2STULNFxVesc8WXZ0P4g1KOUVLfjVMmyxWL8NL08jDeaJFYF1Dk9AJxAkIIeCJCMcd4sieRY/w640-h360/20230916_173938.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG3Qi7j3aBMOT7J2VtaplnEvTurjQvzAUHsi57PjjvkNPOO0ETGS27lpyqcYYoPH80WKA4VXItK4BrSeKPpc649SAfZ8-eLzlkLyXyXcHozEd54GwoCZtiIShEIs3X4gi0a-HMEo16cNbVylXK-r_ddFs6bE7RTQiRwlbJ6c6KWum35m_r1i0dJ8MxD4/s4000/20230917_142524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUG3Qi7j3aBMOT7J2VtaplnEvTurjQvzAUHsi57PjjvkNPOO0ETGS27lpyqcYYoPH80WKA4VXItK4BrSeKPpc649SAfZ8-eLzlkLyXyXcHozEd54GwoCZtiIShEIs3X4gi0a-HMEo16cNbVylXK-r_ddFs6bE7RTQiRwlbJ6c6KWum35m_r1i0dJ8MxD4/w640-h360/20230917_142524.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a0yAQ91k-0bZ5pPDyls0bTX6Yvt5LSV0pc_hrNvbkW0FYgDKRsv36cOyGH0knmPj2CBiYt2RpaVgssBqcX03cUS_bnVYvPp3-MMG5x9CsTN-LuiBGeoM-OvZJ7YPvDXscSty9fWz3zu0U8DvaS_DWxX6Yd2qHdCmJSHXIIE6VzjkEiU9F91NDlOh4J8/s4000/20230920_171353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6a0yAQ91k-0bZ5pPDyls0bTX6Yvt5LSV0pc_hrNvbkW0FYgDKRsv36cOyGH0knmPj2CBiYt2RpaVgssBqcX03cUS_bnVYvPp3-MMG5x9CsTN-LuiBGeoM-OvZJ7YPvDXscSty9fWz3zu0U8DvaS_DWxX6Yd2qHdCmJSHXIIE6VzjkEiU9F91NDlOh4J8/w640-h360/20230920_171353.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="color: #073763;">Wasting - nothing by making a couple of bread and butter puddings for the freezer from the drier ends of bread. Two of us like it, two don't so I make them in small dishes for Heidi and I.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAxrDukTKcWhhl9EU1nW34DOkH1mAuCpllB9rPsk2foZyzKz2UWkaGqh2xhqX7tnUxSbK3JBRO4XGcYua3fj1jkH7a5J2qvzSuGPAIMTl-7erRpu3Sp0tj6PooP7eftFfNFhEVvFJjZJ3UuMiv1u-mCVdevUeBxRXliAGQhAB87qdzLs2VsBf1DrXjDg/s4000/20230917_154302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAxrDukTKcWhhl9EU1nW34DOkH1mAuCpllB9rPsk2foZyzKz2UWkaGqh2xhqX7tnUxSbK3JBRO4XGcYua3fj1jkH7a5J2qvzSuGPAIMTl-7erRpu3Sp0tj6PooP7eftFfNFhEVvFJjZJ3UuMiv1u-mCVdevUeBxRXliAGQhAB87qdzLs2VsBf1DrXjDg/w640-h360/20230917_154302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Introducing - some green peppers to our meals. I don't really like them but I can see that my pepper plant fruits are going to turn yellow at best. This is <a href="https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/213717/chakchouka-shakshouka/">chakchouka</a> a meal that previously Andy and I had enjoyed but I hadn't managed to get the kids to eat it. We all like it now and with a few of my green and yellow peppers mixed in with some shop red ones it was a winner served with garlic bread. It may have had some courgettes in too!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdy2b_X6qiAViq6GLV9FPrALigHYid1zL5Lp9koMZSWtVyRmh9gtDdfqL-R_XAcPtZkhCZ_82QEL9d8mf-dWT72osVWab1cZnjA3xkFy2c3rz30tFGB5gUi7q7_BXqiiIygaRRDg3oyXW9pMu26aauA87wQWzWeFDu4vg-k2aftEI0ceyAGPhMScgins/s4000/20230921_170852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdy2b_X6qiAViq6GLV9FPrALigHYid1zL5Lp9koMZSWtVyRmh9gtDdfqL-R_XAcPtZkhCZ_82QEL9d8mf-dWT72osVWab1cZnjA3xkFy2c3rz30tFGB5gUi7q7_BXqiiIygaRRDg3oyXW9pMu26aauA87wQWzWeFDu4vg-k2aftEI0ceyAGPhMScgins/w640-h360/20230921_170852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sharing - my table flowers from the garden for this week which are a simple bunch of asters, </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">although I have other beautiful variations to share with you.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn3qlJDzUJialsxbJmOs75p4ni7uCfRw_flBzfw24NCm5VV8Axk-6JJC9kkjyHPLN2Qzz8NYOhufaQZrTNg6gVInNvyr_DLP7bTAtPehiTxJ_lniuUZvhLWCfrS8tT78pyZRqnno2aIa9mSIQWcUswQ4MNZpsYZf_sPa5GVlgSqCm22UP8DTrByDJlT8/s4000/20230921_181935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTn3qlJDzUJialsxbJmOs75p4ni7uCfRw_flBzfw24NCm5VV8Axk-6JJC9kkjyHPLN2Qzz8NYOhufaQZrTNg6gVInNvyr_DLP7bTAtPehiTxJ_lniuUZvhLWCfrS8tT78pyZRqnno2aIa9mSIQWcUswQ4MNZpsYZf_sPa5GVlgSqCm22UP8DTrByDJlT8/w640-h360/20230921_181935.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Watching - the sun go down on our productive an bountiful small holding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxlMc1B8qn1OHmXICOLTYXp6nb9jlQgKbwMl018oi4pf20ZQIad-rvBgP4wFVbN6myCIL3cXhMv2u80e064DblGzcPWf_isModbmtzaxABSsAWQYBwqvbwDOiw1wqdtEEZY1ytMmHWriSJ7ac0HgeLGVCGE6yk9Jl2ZUq8-JPu6iCqWHtksF4-dKUkx4/w640-h360/20230908_194458.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">See you soon for a another catch up. Jo xxxx</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-32762598118141767762023-08-30T12:14:00.007+01:002023-08-30T12:14:57.937+01:00August...ing<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hello! Sneaking in with my August ups and downs just at the last minute. If I am going to be honest with you, it has all been a bit of a blur. I can't remember what we have been up to but I know we are all happy, alive and enjoying time together. As ever, in the latter part of the Summer holidays, I am yearning for my own routine to be back in place. On the other hand, it is nice to carve out some time to spend with my teens before they return to school and now college.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_N5ZI_aBzooZuwscqyhawZya1rwHEGK7sqjfd27Avgb1H9uqR8ubwvd_NOIVQW1Vjd70dwWQcmOAPIF52kcijB8vE92HG88g5mEWAXmvtmvuTpcG692VoQH4QQJjEZy8_CXaNZcV3Ldo0I7Rg_8Ls7v5gw8MXmOVSXBJsHpXsIbEOvsT92rxP82wP8w/s4000/20230823_193639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_N5ZI_aBzooZuwscqyhawZya1rwHEGK7sqjfd27Avgb1H9uqR8ubwvd_NOIVQW1Vjd70dwWQcmOAPIF52kcijB8vE92HG88g5mEWAXmvtmvuTpcG692VoQH4QQJjEZy8_CXaNZcV3Ldo0I7Rg_8Ls7v5gw8MXmOVSXBJsHpXsIbEOvsT92rxP82wP8w/w640-h360/20230823_193639.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Stressing - about making hay. It has been so hard to decide when to cut and dry our hay. You need about a week of dry days to make it and of course we keep having little (and big) showers which means we had to keep turning it and hoping it wouldn't get wet again - it did. When you bale hay you can't let the baler pick up any green growth from the field because it will cause heat in the centre of the bale. This can make them 'go off' inside or in a worse case scenario, combust in the shed of over time. In the end we strung out the hay making over about 10 days and had to leave quite a bit on the field to avoid picking up any green. Hay is money in the shed for small holders because it feeds our sheep over winter when the grass is not growing. If we didn't cut hay we would need to buy sheep feed every month but we got there in the end. Usually, we sell our excess hay to people with horses but this time we had to keep every bit. A little inside farming knowledge for you there!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45K9wOdt51YTYkxQlWuKh4VeWlJqueHZTb6TtvJup3gvkJ3adzjlcymwKUFbSyppMyofPmTUhPNv82kG_K5gYK-XGnwyBP_ttefQvPghlNabTE3LX7y-j3cMdSbVtR3CRj0Jrtgj33VctqG5o_3DSt0mm4xBLExmAcXFyToLGlhO7e5DWXY_36OCwI9w/s4000/20230825_171722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45K9wOdt51YTYkxQlWuKh4VeWlJqueHZTb6TtvJup3gvkJ3adzjlcymwKUFbSyppMyofPmTUhPNv82kG_K5gYK-XGnwyBP_ttefQvPghlNabTE3LX7y-j3cMdSbVtR3CRj0Jrtgj33VctqG5o_3DSt0mm4xBLExmAcXFyToLGlhO7e5DWXY_36OCwI9w/w640-h360/20230825_171722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Eating - steak. I hardly ever buy steak but now that everything else on the plate comes from our garden I thought I would treat everyone.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qdN6jew_2LUs-tP8WwO2dV-YGeh4z01Kx3tauq-LjebpPAfQipk5jheKWCio8S87m9YCodjSCwInPBaDk5DUGd4WlPLmfS-B0cdHkYWjGw2qt8H_x6XpKIo_mqaMeN_8ol329wSh0Dr0LGWZlLx_AQEPC_TqCDRlyAZ3r37e42rdueCNWfbTslhq14Y/s4000/20230825_190656.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qdN6jew_2LUs-tP8WwO2dV-YGeh4z01Kx3tauq-LjebpPAfQipk5jheKWCio8S87m9YCodjSCwInPBaDk5DUGd4WlPLmfS-B0cdHkYWjGw2qt8H_x6XpKIo_mqaMeN_8ol329wSh0Dr0LGWZlLx_AQEPC_TqCDRlyAZ3r37e42rdueCNWfbTslhq14Y/w480-h640/20230825_190656.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Emptying - my yarn basket. I love doing that at the end of a project. I like putting all the stich markers away, putting the needles back in the case and starting a fresh. I have some yarny things to share next time.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim6UUT2SVPGCvl5Oy3kw6VNSpz9lruK_I16x7sizil17OUOEeycC5hbMxFUSv5dGXcBluNNj-wgS-U5cbYkk5EWIzVKV1oCrPgrXduaoY0ojcZ3dwir2D7KucH7Jau1YXk84SJwdfXCqOwg9p1EryAhggATxQdk98BmsK5UTZNREDihcC2mslbti0woA/s4000/20230826_091007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhim6UUT2SVPGCvl5Oy3kw6VNSpz9lruK_I16x7sizil17OUOEeycC5hbMxFUSv5dGXcBluNNj-wgS-U5cbYkk5EWIzVKV1oCrPgrXduaoY0ojcZ3dwir2D7KucH7Jau1YXk84SJwdfXCqOwg9p1EryAhggATxQdk98BmsK5UTZNREDihcC2mslbti0woA/w640-h296/20230826_091007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">LOVING - my gladioli which have bloomed in the last week. They are truly magnificent. I used them in my big yellow jug to enter the floral class at our local show. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKeOD2My7v7Omh_VdynCCGciGKYmPIzpB4BiloyzQKgwf-sI8konAJYSHCV962JMcpm6tVzGzjUzmREhqAjSM_ZHOszm5MbedUZOqMu5CRd-ipLl95hWnh0IMwGPMEcz8SOb0IFaRN2xg8YQi0uN7UEBE6SDHrLGCXuLhMgH5L8jkSa_n-tAgrB9VAe0/s4000/20230826_104057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKeOD2My7v7Omh_VdynCCGciGKYmPIzpB4BiloyzQKgwf-sI8konAJYSHCV962JMcpm6tVzGzjUzmREhqAjSM_ZHOszm5MbedUZOqMu5CRd-ipLl95hWnh0IMwGPMEcz8SOb0IFaRN2xg8YQi0uN7UEBE6SDHrLGCXuLhMgH5L8jkSa_n-tAgrB9VAe0/w296-h640/20230826_104057.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvtVbEtMCs9NszQuQ9QCF0vvRoBL1CjlucJM2muEAmy-f9YKblFU2dHicmN2ABTjG-dDl4m6JuVPROsVX-gq9i92LzwKLs7quju9QnY4mYVWN3XkuzI4Nor7ghFcEFAKu3Xg5tVmwONGTthDzIVg6v2o5OynV_UxFhJ4-HZ0pM8VUje3VmKOPSA35zR8/s4000/20230826_104101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvtVbEtMCs9NszQuQ9QCF0vvRoBL1CjlucJM2muEAmy-f9YKblFU2dHicmN2ABTjG-dDl4m6JuVPROsVX-gq9i92LzwKLs7quju9QnY4mYVWN3XkuzI4Nor7ghFcEFAKu3Xg5tVmwONGTthDzIVg6v2o5OynV_UxFhJ4-HZ0pM8VUje3VmKOPSA35zR8/s320/20230826_104101.jpg" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54kBrqjmoGqGSlQv7dnQRf7QullGgvOQYHhdssgeJ-pnvrdoJ7YA5nNU2OE_FSuC4GnwFeWfWYbjR6tMtItZE__VQ0Zt4jG-iaQKmsqhwUgj9uEyTKkkYVI_uBjIrJM7VQGsjXU8rHK2iDUnt1PeHKyGxV20VDbV3ndGVWltQVPePF44cIe1nLm7SHh8/s4000/20230826_104108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54kBrqjmoGqGSlQv7dnQRf7QullGgvOQYHhdssgeJ-pnvrdoJ7YA5nNU2OE_FSuC4GnwFeWfWYbjR6tMtItZE__VQ0Zt4jG-iaQKmsqhwUgj9uEyTKkkYVI_uBjIrJM7VQGsjXU8rHK2iDUnt1PeHKyGxV20VDbV3ndGVWltQVPePF44cIe1nLm7SHh8/s320/20230826_104108.jpg" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rs6ErVjcIuC6ABoFLaPmbm6UexDBdsOmlahRc72UBY96imhQj3SjGMl0VguJ-nLFJoX7pM35fNcYAD-gZfwc1Uk2TVFbd5yU0s4or72JKXdy1cQkRk0IzBGmDeHqd94B1KVROFr1ixfaPDxdpBvTPsmOfb6JR48zDjbHRj1MA7Dn1ZEuOHz5bzjQ3b4/s4000/20230826_104113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1844" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rs6ErVjcIuC6ABoFLaPmbm6UexDBdsOmlahRc72UBY96imhQj3SjGMl0VguJ-nLFJoX7pM35fNcYAD-gZfwc1Uk2TVFbd5yU0s4or72JKXdy1cQkRk0IzBGmDeHqd94B1KVROFr1ixfaPDxdpBvTPsmOfb6JR48zDjbHRj1MA7Dn1ZEuOHz5bzjQ3b4/s320/20230826_104113.jpg" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Winning - the show champion cup again for the third time! I have now volunteered to be show chairman next year so I won't be able to enter any classes but I can still join in the fun.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nHCJqpCvbTfrKmX7unMq4KyE-U2e7dqeG-kG0HkR7_7BliCbn9goTruuj2Xx4BRSLm6FjHBVAA9_bgY8ILVkEOMKlym3QnfCNWYyUZF2iQIXOsV1hj8RYeiRuBSmMixUCCvKu4kd2PbhojzXDOVWr_Ka_Wq2yTXjNhtDKYxoP21OkJfUmTehzgbxnG0/s4000/20230826_160848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nHCJqpCvbTfrKmX7unMq4KyE-U2e7dqeG-kG0HkR7_7BliCbn9goTruuj2Xx4BRSLm6FjHBVAA9_bgY8ILVkEOMKlym3QnfCNWYyUZF2iQIXOsV1hj8RYeiRuBSmMixUCCvKu4kd2PbhojzXDOVWr_Ka_Wq2yTXjNhtDKYxoP21OkJfUmTehzgbxnG0/w640-h296/20230826_160848.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADQcPWQY9m7pC09Il1B2shz2GSkWG42SuRvpY-044QJ_boGorhA3SCJaYQMabc2wC_Dh5FHCMUKqFaQUKCD9QDVQtqDyEg1aH0rkPGGmFvSlNweiZySD46akrMmJ-gJnba3F-hjKr1Se5kMUB5j3U050O9aACFTxeEHV2Dgzl2uaxkcQPojg2mBm0A_s/s2188/20230826_101352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="2188" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADQcPWQY9m7pC09Il1B2shz2GSkWG42SuRvpY-044QJ_boGorhA3SCJaYQMabc2wC_Dh5FHCMUKqFaQUKCD9QDVQtqDyEg1aH0rkPGGmFvSlNweiZySD46akrMmJ-gJnba3F-hjKr1Se5kMUB5j3U050O9aACFTxeEHV2Dgzl2uaxkcQPojg2mBm0A_s/w640-h536/20230826_101352.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Picking - so many vegetables to get three the same size that I had to make </span><a href="https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes/glutney" style="font-family: courier;">Glutney</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">. It is a superb chutney recipe that uses what ever fruit and veg you have in gluts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUly2LYiJwE4mLj4ExrBiUlQ4l-hpqvWuO_MbZGg5p57gkbDSFNj_nLqjZ4BGo0x1n75AtBZajsFPJtRno-Yz_GFQHLKtzzg-ePsv6vqXFG2XjRs9sUXKZtPALX4xDqhoU9InzAoB7IiiDGXgPeRee17MHSy0yE5KIOJdbEoFBnfe5Uy2qTP-3LuoRGa8/w640-h296/20230826_132746.jpg" width="640" /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hosting - an afternoon tea for friends to celebrate my blokes 50th birthday. We had cake, scones, tea, bubbles and great company. My friend Beth let me pick some of her dahlias for the table spread. I have moved them to the window now we are back to normal.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ_GjwYgOXZjdBUhiEEo2D-RDEmkrQSjngy0YG3MU0oLZacx1Ssx0MBE14dmK2QF2IctJhLL2yLV2rzDTJzRYoNBuhpv-sbeF0CBUSmk0HBYmQY0l0KeLaex-E7HcmpeVaFF-VrVLFN1GfNkCFFvpeudxlRjtMvmQF1xShvqT4RnK7l7WlSdX_SuFLpU/s4000/20230828_074918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ_GjwYgOXZjdBUhiEEo2D-RDEmkrQSjngy0YG3MU0oLZacx1Ssx0MBE14dmK2QF2IctJhLL2yLV2rzDTJzRYoNBuhpv-sbeF0CBUSmk0HBYmQY0l0KeLaex-E7HcmpeVaFF-VrVLFN1GfNkCFFvpeudxlRjtMvmQF1xShvqT4RnK7l7WlSdX_SuFLpU/w640-h296/20230828_074918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Leaving - you with the obligatory farm photo. Time for a sit down and a relax. I really need some relaxing time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm3HhDBq_qwl3IyFpXwrdtAV9QodicLNGIG0KB0jHKU1EwIta_c_TpuH4DyWyrefFDL8UTdI9rGTOe88zxw5_yQ5fVO8uLDNeHLRQAOPh1Tf1y1VCxnkvjd5szU-hlrIAhbGByVSOWxpD8DtgwUuN4BI9Dzl3mg-jxnf6oGTT7yfdDaj0g4vGjzReXEY/s4000/20230817_203559.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm3HhDBq_qwl3IyFpXwrdtAV9QodicLNGIG0KB0jHKU1EwIta_c_TpuH4DyWyrefFDL8UTdI9rGTOe88zxw5_yQ5fVO8uLDNeHLRQAOPh1Tf1y1VCxnkvjd5szU-hlrIAhbGByVSOWxpD8DtgwUuN4BI9Dzl3mg-jxnf6oGTT7yfdDaj0g4vGjzReXEY/w640-h360/20230817_203559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thanks for dropping in. Jo xxx</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-37796514653584507042023-08-25T15:12:00.000+01:002023-08-25T15:12:56.067+01:00Lots To See<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My three word gardening post finds us in the height of food production but slowing down on the flower side. I find it really tricky to have late summer flowering in the borders. I must look up how I can change this for next year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk7tyPiw9mO_8kwJR1ixOhLGyHts0TuxMnzYw_p0LzyBr4oWqLYCObx2KGD7mJuKnZh3UekecxbeJRF6q5HcSHLqZPfJUyoM98oylgnkBY9Y4HPpyHp-XuO7m9Pnz98EddQBZkLHMIsxZ05upHpdSy7_Diaoaas4_2ba3S5O5E5qpox767rkUQLYyN4Q/s4000/20230810_073724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbk7tyPiw9mO_8kwJR1ixOhLGyHts0TuxMnzYw_p0LzyBr4oWqLYCObx2KGD7mJuKnZh3UekecxbeJRF6q5HcSHLqZPfJUyoM98oylgnkBY9Y4HPpyHp-XuO7m9Pnz98EddQBZkLHMIsxZ05upHpdSy7_Diaoaas4_2ba3S5O5E5qpox767rkUQLYyN4Q/w640-h360/20230810_073724.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">There are however enough blooms to pinch a few for my table vase challenge. It has been going well this year and there has not been a day when I haven't had flowers in a vase on the kitchen table since XXXX The pink selection is from early August: pink roses, the first of the cosmos, cerise godetia, Gaura stems, a knautia scabious and the fuzzy flowers from a shrub called Sorbaria which I really grow for the foliage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLuzCnXUm6_ZSRDoOlqouP47-HT3sLWjHOUtkmh3ywqVatmuJAL07AC2R2W_Z9f6JBKXQXTR3-8ve4Ajv3j4rYuKDqFKsppcIlYnZ6U4twRKINxyG-zk0Jmc_pBf2Wdlrrto-i1CWKrATBcKzTz7BQnyJRcY5dyJCa8WJPKfp7eOJcSZHPE9n7gow2cQ/s4000/20230814_190217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLuzCnXUm6_ZSRDoOlqouP47-HT3sLWjHOUtkmh3ywqVatmuJAL07AC2R2W_Z9f6JBKXQXTR3-8ve4Ajv3j4rYuKDqFKsppcIlYnZ6U4twRKINxyG-zk0Jmc_pBf2Wdlrrto-i1CWKrATBcKzTz7BQnyJRcY5dyJCa8WJPKfp7eOJcSZHPE9n7gow2cQ/w640-h360/20230814_190217.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Things are a bit hotter last week with mini Rudbeckia, honeysuckle from the hedge, the my ever flowering Alstromera and some wild yellow toadflax.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCvM96lPYXPB-fzstnX4pPW_DYIEVV9E9IZ9yLbnQEYvNyk0HvW9bRqb7Vy6uSp7hLJm9_i_yMTu5bj3Yhd9UFUVeFQg7s2vNJwgYrwpEdMMX1MkdhyPuRrs0trPWs_RKIzcBNO9H67rnCGICBQd6c3AXwxnzjMXIhV_GUuxDLduAlXOdkYqokHibn2E/s4000/20230819_140341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCvM96lPYXPB-fzstnX4pPW_DYIEVV9E9IZ9yLbnQEYvNyk0HvW9bRqb7Vy6uSp7hLJm9_i_yMTu5bj3Yhd9UFUVeFQg7s2vNJwgYrwpEdMMX1MkdhyPuRrs0trPWs_RKIzcBNO9H67rnCGICBQd6c3AXwxnzjMXIhV_GUuxDLduAlXOdkYqokHibn2E/w640-h360/20230819_140341.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA34DModrxTtlMlYVYB2dC0StppSsol3ZcuSV-hPUfpF2KKS7MyG7kRSt-ugHV3ZGzWdivBcoDDThGwd2CfKEo5NOD1FwSp8ujxThq3xH1Iiu_2aln2PL0LuEASQkCUze_oZN75XJNGidwCiYMYqu4mCy3SuhoJNL3DIqm0TtKBVdwA8NjnIDw4ECzR0/s4000/20230819_140317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJA34DModrxTtlMlYVYB2dC0StppSsol3ZcuSV-hPUfpF2KKS7MyG7kRSt-ugHV3ZGzWdivBcoDDThGwd2CfKEo5NOD1FwSp8ujxThq3xH1Iiu_2aln2PL0LuEASQkCUze_oZN75XJNGidwCiYMYqu4mCy3SuhoJNL3DIqm0TtKBVdwA8NjnIDw4ECzR0/w640-h360/20230819_140317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">This week I have more scabious, some sweat peas, fairy rose and a few rejects from Beth's wedding cutting sessions. I watch her cut from the field she uses at the farm - then I go out and pick up all the ones on the floor with bendy or short stems. I guess flower farmers only select the best blooms but the rest are good enough for me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbpqWrdUTYxtZ18CfOAFgeBtv8tDrkP5QzMpp_waEgvQBOYYgPBrBnqEDtY_R3d353AAwl8qRPwiEJixvNOvhbBEFTkRfu_pEfoPNIc52RaVFryaPpO9P6bP645GeWXFSackp6BpM_FrvS5s8Ge5y6FijQmthUhlkT2glC1AAqDiIq7NkrBemynlH9Hs/s4000/20230819_140824.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbpqWrdUTYxtZ18CfOAFgeBtv8tDrkP5QzMpp_waEgvQBOYYgPBrBnqEDtY_R3d353AAwl8qRPwiEJixvNOvhbBEFTkRfu_pEfoPNIc52RaVFryaPpO9P6bP645GeWXFSackp6BpM_FrvS5s8Ge5y6FijQmthUhlkT2glC1AAqDiIq7NkrBemynlH9Hs/w640-h360/20230819_140824.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Most of my patio pots are fading now but I have one with a stunning Fuscia in which is adding a splash of colour amongst the herb pots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7yGg4gk2u0DZGK9EtZwgYHrAerFenXKSTkCGgC5PQq2IVGNjkJPXoC3wbSlA34SDz3nsZDJdPC9o74P2C6eqZKakavZLdj8NR68U8LqntZj6Dc3pXuhrnsOsTkWtZRDqI7-2HwPEjIncYAQn2GZ7-Q6qWAAD8fqgDu-gaePVkL0WvJVvP3N9_Ll4kDw/s4000/20230819_140442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7yGg4gk2u0DZGK9EtZwgYHrAerFenXKSTkCGgC5PQq2IVGNjkJPXoC3wbSlA34SDz3nsZDJdPC9o74P2C6eqZKakavZLdj8NR68U8LqntZj6Dc3pXuhrnsOsTkWtZRDqI7-2HwPEjIncYAQn2GZ7-Q6qWAAD8fqgDu-gaePVkL0WvJVvP3N9_Ll4kDw/w640-h360/20230819_140442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Veg wise we are still eating lettuce. I have been quite good at successional sowing this year with hardly a break between varieties. We are on butterhead lettuce and sorrel leaves for salad at the moment. I sowed some more today and also ordered some winter salad seeds to try and keep going.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLwfGIuBE19zBGO1qFkPUDrZ7BgZzOvKlz6ttpVBwFcxi-DqAlrpXP_FsQ3S4e3UxH73BKWP7BdbAhNtOLVM6tB0eFIi8ZIJD-JGouvDLnEkJM6kh2Wnez75oZFQL-iK-V66EsZX91irT-x-5au9m_1jaGIBgO_GeA2YTOY6yRhcOMgDzCzrCUwbsYw8/s4000/20230819_140401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLwfGIuBE19zBGO1qFkPUDrZ7BgZzOvKlz6ttpVBwFcxi-DqAlrpXP_FsQ3S4e3UxH73BKWP7BdbAhNtOLVM6tB0eFIi8ZIJD-JGouvDLnEkJM6kh2Wnez75oZFQL-iK-V66EsZX91irT-x-5au9m_1jaGIBgO_GeA2YTOY6yRhcOMgDzCzrCUwbsYw8/w640-h360/20230819_140401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">In the greenhouse things have improved. The peppers have been potted on and this has helped them to bulk up on the fruits.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8U6l4VdOIzNjQIOyOw-nO5IRTbt813mKrBdBS1pDuUPDntR7EJhgA1giGXd1i_kWHBM8eJqPuOaHf_-U1i0YkOHG5o9k6aOoxZdvAWMwpVzvphl2Ev1jtBnalI4svcJd0ZdIIJ1r4JK8cuK4wERS2Im6onqmEZSrbl4q5um7koHEJFzECzTXWYhRGxI/s4000/20230819_140508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8U6l4VdOIzNjQIOyOw-nO5IRTbt813mKrBdBS1pDuUPDntR7EJhgA1giGXd1i_kWHBM8eJqPuOaHf_-U1i0YkOHG5o9k6aOoxZdvAWMwpVzvphl2Ev1jtBnalI4svcJd0ZdIIJ1r4JK8cuK4wERS2Im6onqmEZSrbl4q5um7koHEJFzECzTXWYhRGxI/w640-h360/20230819_140508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjUBASivfZUcgZEss6KJMaFMliiPIo0b3UEgGQgBghOZkl-T2sG9eK7K-GBqqfQJd4xF13Af_eJ3grKebvUvM3zNxusGoG74zhS_o8Q4GqSesqw6IxhIngtyrp7M9dGNRLjby6r-l9BrH4nkBmPKm5sd7-HbqbVO6nWRSi_rUSFPncukJlAgtrBq3gn0/s4000/20230819_140549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjUBASivfZUcgZEss6KJMaFMliiPIo0b3UEgGQgBghOZkl-T2sG9eK7K-GBqqfQJd4xF13Af_eJ3grKebvUvM3zNxusGoG74zhS_o8Q4GqSesqw6IxhIngtyrp7M9dGNRLjby6r-l9BrH4nkBmPKm5sd7-HbqbVO6nWRSi_rUSFPncukJlAgtrBq3gn0/w225-h400/20230819_140549.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLq3heV-NTXyLFC88Db1oDHtbZbqHouiXLnzkypV-6ZwSZbGaUG7zHX7k7xemlJT7JVLLkBGN9wX6aWeES_6q2T86C02UOvX2Q4xRLppO0v6eZ4fn7vRQG1qe9PewY11TG7c_4RZzHlxbTIP-h-ZAdOhhsEJB_ZFQfN1vOblikmxjJJSd6W5Vl4ETv1Y/s4000/20230819_140608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLq3heV-NTXyLFC88Db1oDHtbZbqHouiXLnzkypV-6ZwSZbGaUG7zHX7k7xemlJT7JVLLkBGN9wX6aWeES_6q2T86C02UOvX2Q4xRLppO0v6eZ4fn7vRQG1qe9PewY11TG7c_4RZzHlxbTIP-h-ZAdOhhsEJB_ZFQfN1vOblikmxjJJSd6W5Vl4ETv1Y/w225-h400/20230819_140608.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Other improvements include reducing watering frequency on the tomatoes which has stopped the rot I was getting on the bottoms of the fruits. I have removed most of the leaves now so that the sun can get to ripen the trusses.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg-cUPM2aqpXwIbqZr8OmddDzgbbfHyi5myCvE6X1W-Xpy9dvRwMqJjN6gk7kQfCg7-E2eycZPRT8BfAcR2EQEEKKJniURnFQay9Hfp6U7Gg2Lvz2sAkEXI_D93QxRjs7_ER0nNvbaFjRjLBymMZBetLtBrPVs7LVeWtQonsY1eweEuZca7oajIVIIbg/s4000/20230819_140635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpg-cUPM2aqpXwIbqZr8OmddDzgbbfHyi5myCvE6X1W-Xpy9dvRwMqJjN6gk7kQfCg7-E2eycZPRT8BfAcR2EQEEKKJniURnFQay9Hfp6U7Gg2Lvz2sAkEXI_D93QxRjs7_ER0nNvbaFjRjLBymMZBetLtBrPVs7LVeWtQonsY1eweEuZca7oajIVIIbg/w225-h400/20230819_140635.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qmt_22TiukMHwCwoRjUMVOD6YLk1JwroeSWXGGjAJt652JtMzzNHXqa8F3JdFYMmsZH2xcwDqGD8dEh-SDRXXsuN83aeJDe6aaiZktNp5jxTIJe1mXQFXi4-7fRLYdPD09t68gc_cqTTCrX4ttBs4b_AH0NgNjU9Vkg0ositQ_xD1h4AIxObWAZ8cdc/s4000/20230819_140652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Qmt_22TiukMHwCwoRjUMVOD6YLk1JwroeSWXGGjAJt652JtMzzNHXqa8F3JdFYMmsZH2xcwDqGD8dEh-SDRXXsuN83aeJDe6aaiZktNp5jxTIJe1mXQFXi4-7fRLYdPD09t68gc_cqTTCrX4ttBs4b_AH0NgNjU9Vkg0ositQ_xD1h4AIxObWAZ8cdc/w225-h400/20230819_140652.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I had a few tomato plants I couldn't fit in the greenhouse so I took a punt and put them outside. They have fruits - fingers crossed for some sunshine to ripen them. On the down side lots of my veg has mildew due to the damp weather. Courgettes always look a bit sad towards the fruiting part of their cycle but the courgettes keep on coming...of course they do!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju1kaRKgrO03Z86A_OQjh3sLezVbnp6x_i3Um5nHAiHPl-bYQQoosus1dlvGcFgtvR7dDzB0IxJstI55M8-72b8C9GtGMNuvraRlJXsQVfsSaY8zvb62omJaDqsago67cNkkGZ8jb8ESB3TJuFZ-Jf8DZGNOHPlLM4bShh64VIThRAjV37LxfPsVfVD8/s4000/20230819_140739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjju1kaRKgrO03Z86A_OQjh3sLezVbnp6x_i3Um5nHAiHPl-bYQQoosus1dlvGcFgtvR7dDzB0IxJstI55M8-72b8C9GtGMNuvraRlJXsQVfsSaY8zvb62omJaDqsago67cNkkGZ8jb8ESB3TJuFZ-Jf8DZGNOHPlLM4bShh64VIThRAjV37LxfPsVfVD8/w225-h400/20230819_140739.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP9mvkFzEz4-gbSvJ3_U_DIHiyBSv77E25i4dI27uqiW6xc72hWErSJywNctyesIsGaXTQWKoqU3w0pwAoM4h6vFEKNX8v1vTZ0XQhSz3P9UPAGdsrGj-V4QmH-fMPy_k6Dslkbq4V13LG4HpGGjNlfg0CIh3J0jpb9RWSlQ-fUDfWUlB_VvfwoXi9jk/s4000/20230819_140803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiP9mvkFzEz4-gbSvJ3_U_DIHiyBSv77E25i4dI27uqiW6xc72hWErSJywNctyesIsGaXTQWKoqU3w0pwAoM4h6vFEKNX8v1vTZ0XQhSz3P9UPAGdsrGj-V4QmH-fMPy_k6Dslkbq4V13LG4HpGGjNlfg0CIh3J0jpb9RWSlQ-fUDfWUlB_VvfwoXi9jk/w225-h400/20230819_140803.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">We are onto Autumn Bliss raspberries now. I highly recommend this variety, it is prolific and the fruits are fabulous to eat or freeze.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ7CtpEs15iwesHUYY0wC8R_Wup3Bg0-yLtUazAHf4A-6fLIB41PRdfueM22zPK-fdjuzgKK6BJthJ2ezg7j46bxN0XtOLpMHFfA55-hWh5tnTBJJ5k-H7ak2blHNtOCN2tgJiUDhD0gH2KqFO0uLNT0lU6M9nkMWosIPn0GDKy6-KOHs4Skl7JjHfJ4/s4000/20230819_141240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQ7CtpEs15iwesHUYY0wC8R_Wup3Bg0-yLtUazAHf4A-6fLIB41PRdfueM22zPK-fdjuzgKK6BJthJ2ezg7j46bxN0XtOLpMHFfA55-hWh5tnTBJJ5k-H7ak2blHNtOCN2tgJiUDhD0gH2KqFO0uLNT0lU6M9nkMWosIPn0GDKy6-KOHs4Skl7JjHfJ4/w640-h360/20230819_141240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7e9YZRsS17cfscSaK-NP2d_A1HZ0svn53pVzkb-Bks1bCrt5w-Vi7ptaNMeOofYv_BBZNpN-lCHZSUIUZ9mUEcajyyxwrvqdRG02k-J3zGjV8sc99Ig-fjY26qop_ekLDbu65sMpkSC09b7Rgr2b3P9Y9-QJSrjdbpLWuWzlXe3dnM3csgLop3pBOPE/s4000/20230819_141315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7e9YZRsS17cfscSaK-NP2d_A1HZ0svn53pVzkb-Bks1bCrt5w-Vi7ptaNMeOofYv_BBZNpN-lCHZSUIUZ9mUEcajyyxwrvqdRG02k-J3zGjV8sc99Ig-fjY26qop_ekLDbu65sMpkSC09b7Rgr2b3P9Y9-QJSrjdbpLWuWzlXe3dnM3csgLop3pBOPE/w640-h360/20230819_141315.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sigbw8aMclcTV_ukrif_iQNeDt0qVkgaGKPQnt6nlKg3t6STNUab0kbma_IKc3dm7IuLrLHDQFu6I44zmKo3C5gxbrWAEzr4SHYt5k6Nt-wmPcQ5IJtkWEvZf7xgBrhcN_whMxKi6tyoHYfCQBL6yccemo-PqCPhKH7EtfuMDEzdb2s7UyE5lj3f7d0/s4000/20230819_140904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Sigbw8aMclcTV_ukrif_iQNeDt0qVkgaGKPQnt6nlKg3t6STNUab0kbma_IKc3dm7IuLrLHDQFu6I44zmKo3C5gxbrWAEzr4SHYt5k6Nt-wmPcQ5IJtkWEvZf7xgBrhcN_whMxKi6tyoHYfCQBL6yccemo-PqCPhKH7EtfuMDEzdb2s7UyE5lj3f7d0/w640-h360/20230819_140904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">In other areas of the garden I have some new favourites. These Asters are showing their pink petals which are brightening up the front of my studio. I was given the seeds by my aunt and I am glad I spent the time pricking them out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5T-FQ9TcF3KrAN5I9Q2dQSx8zbXUmjh1JA5FEQPXV7I16_kqAhaXZKuEykaDY-_7gz91lZxADIb5dRSfV1Id8IcgFuo8AyBt29G7tYVaIQ-vbelgSX8NQMr5o9l7WnC_piiH_YjmHzkuxvW4tpLSL0iPigAfoVc74WJDBj4cXwOkhgxKGw2mBz_ZUjo/s4000/20230819_141132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5T-FQ9TcF3KrAN5I9Q2dQSx8zbXUmjh1JA5FEQPXV7I16_kqAhaXZKuEykaDY-_7gz91lZxADIb5dRSfV1Id8IcgFuo8AyBt29G7tYVaIQ-vbelgSX8NQMr5o9l7WnC_piiH_YjmHzkuxvW4tpLSL0iPigAfoVc74WJDBj4cXwOkhgxKGw2mBz_ZUjo/w640-h360/20230819_141132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">To complete today's garden tour lets move the front of the house. The hot bed is still looking good and the grasses are doing quite a bit of the heavy lifting here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8CH0eRAizF2Ki6PhgXkJ0-08e_WyM67EigYfNBzGHe_3TWTxROlSTK4Pa935mE2cs_nTMIY3J6-RQ-IlrBAhAZ0K7R_Rb5oiFXb_kwUQ4IMs9-9hZsJSgN9RCMZQQx3lg44NP4VyvD45mYaaHuoolQv1zTzoIS_4CsD2HP8H7yQfD0vAzD3torwoofo/s4000/20230819_141100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8CH0eRAizF2Ki6PhgXkJ0-08e_WyM67EigYfNBzGHe_3TWTxROlSTK4Pa935mE2cs_nTMIY3J6-RQ-IlrBAhAZ0K7R_Rb5oiFXb_kwUQ4IMs9-9hZsJSgN9RCMZQQx3lg44NP4VyvD45mYaaHuoolQv1zTzoIS_4CsD2HP8H7yQfD0vAzD3torwoofo/w640-h360/20230819_141100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb15EERy80dLZtsiONJ0_dzARFXnOAMwNXKtJp3vuKj4jwryZZ_oEKFTCGpmsolCGP_98DBiTtapEMROAN2xpgqB8ZFHCgKUDokjZQBV9Y9POKQc9sygIbaIFoQ5S99GosZ3E5bSR-qMfBuNXiEkZeaMmkWztLb3zdBQtBU8L_Bj2RtxjI8tg5bK22xPA/s4000/20230819_140929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb15EERy80dLZtsiONJ0_dzARFXnOAMwNXKtJp3vuKj4jwryZZ_oEKFTCGpmsolCGP_98DBiTtapEMROAN2xpgqB8ZFHCgKUDokjZQBV9Y9POKQc9sygIbaIFoQ5S99GosZ3E5bSR-qMfBuNXiEkZeaMmkWztLb3zdBQtBU8L_Bj2RtxjI8tg5bK22xPA/w640-h360/20230819_140929.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwquul66faUciKQ0Dt7TKp2ltKhS8BEkveZuDOAiEy36mmUpDzbUegEPfq45EcJ_F_kFjI7gufg-zfIc0wMDTcmSvBHn_cpH5SiJFAcBEl4HY4v_mzZ-e93b-httT_uGj4XTAT6MNGTYfKTZORxNTAxy6G1D4yskbD2pVqp731c_xw8akYyKjYiuMgNKE/s4000/20230819_140946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwquul66faUciKQ0Dt7TKp2ltKhS8BEkveZuDOAiEy36mmUpDzbUegEPfq45EcJ_F_kFjI7gufg-zfIc0wMDTcmSvBHn_cpH5SiJFAcBEl4HY4v_mzZ-e93b-httT_uGj4XTAT6MNGTYfKTZORxNTAxy6G1D4yskbD2pVqp731c_xw8akYyKjYiuMgNKE/w360-h640/20230819_140946.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have started a gravel garden around the edge of the main bed. I don't want to do lots of watering especially if the weather is going to be so erratic - I thought I would choose plants that don't need watering. It looks a bit bleak so far but as the plants spread, seed themselves and naturalise I think it will start to frame the border nicely. They need watering at the moment to establish root growth but by next year I should be able to let them do their thing.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-UGuh9TY9v7U9I3TNMSinrttB8h4FzIS9iPLxSISgNbDpYJR4zFRr65uDzGjGLue3vTRh8ebObhK8S7hgjohNhBa6H_TTk4qjrk4xuM-f41Ns4v2OxNdGwVtm20XdD-RcldtZjZHaSSu35v1vGqMEMV-0DtbtTLGPkMV-l3dxbkU_YH7f8mJWzOSz_Y/s4000/20230819_140955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-UGuh9TY9v7U9I3TNMSinrttB8h4FzIS9iPLxSISgNbDpYJR4zFRr65uDzGjGLue3vTRh8ebObhK8S7hgjohNhBa6H_TTk4qjrk4xuM-f41Ns4v2OxNdGwVtm20XdD-RcldtZjZHaSSu35v1vGqMEMV-0DtbtTLGPkMV-l3dxbkU_YH7f8mJWzOSz_Y/w640-h360/20230819_140955.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">Keeping the bed hot and fiery are the rudbeckia and a second flush of flowers on my golden celebration rose.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJufb2Bivk1mHnJGfPRrBjJC6YUF-3zd5dA3KU6-g_8shAKiQOj6O0Vr8yUr4lAfceAUL4idadDQRS38Iunrb9uGzknyb_nvrq4v0GszsdwsbC68Z1sMG071MTbi8VJYnMAUGN7xVLPphuWXzWaIXbOmdY7W6QRksPV3w5rIVCvIGuK7FDkzLjx01-0Q/s4000/20230819_141032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJufb2Bivk1mHnJGfPRrBjJC6YUF-3zd5dA3KU6-g_8shAKiQOj6O0Vr8yUr4lAfceAUL4idadDQRS38Iunrb9uGzknyb_nvrq4v0GszsdwsbC68Z1sMG071MTbi8VJYnMAUGN7xVLPphuWXzWaIXbOmdY7W6QRksPV3w5rIVCvIGuK7FDkzLjx01-0Q/w640-h360/20230819_141032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">On the wider scale of being a small holder, Bloke has cut his hay but he is nervous. The forecast continues to warn of showers and that is no good for drying hay. Hey ho!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKGXSZI7AeWD2IzXzNEyJ5YMPjIhVFIBPciaQsTNCp64OxPQtL2XJcEgZuW1lqIGU74jR6UEn9-wI82AGo-pFwjY65I94eikzSulXJT7l03mRDLXHEEB_1a0eJ7sn0LWiRNsCZy50vocW1yOPzGG6wOnipgFkWBd9kiA2K_eZKjGqFIiPVV7dn-dN7Vc/w640-h360/20230819_140841.jpg" width="640" /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">That was more than I thought! Hope you are enjoying the garden, maybe eating the fruits of your labour or just sitting a while with a cuppa in your favourite space.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo xxxx</div></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-18154301310482873092023-08-19T14:50:00.006+01:002023-08-19T14:50:56.979+01:00Mini Holidays<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">OK so the weather is pretty rubbish here in the UK but we have still been out and about. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzHb-fG42GE0sIuO61Ia5Dpl4bS7ahIXE4kwLe9bbDixC0ZLiCVOX3EtUeHegPUlxC5CQa966CmK13fF-TUInORJkSI9RfCYR7u8SOJQW6Shn2FAAElyLu_FMjyYlJXGz2XgmHugfL7o7ed09vU0kauK-WpUus14gPJ1-PwyTUDoNZD3v61VHdaEYs9E/s4000/20230804_154229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzHb-fG42GE0sIuO61Ia5Dpl4bS7ahIXE4kwLe9bbDixC0ZLiCVOX3EtUeHegPUlxC5CQa966CmK13fF-TUInORJkSI9RfCYR7u8SOJQW6Shn2FAAElyLu_FMjyYlJXGz2XgmHugfL7o7ed09vU0kauK-WpUus14gPJ1-PwyTUDoNZD3v61VHdaEYs9E/w225-h400/20230804_154229.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb5E7_NFrz-Q2RVo6178nGRotZ4xoczfSzT7SV2QRnVuVFObT5L_1g59kRvQo1calq5BEFGrhZCAXeeGIMunXlU6eg6ytH6UIGcoTEz-NW_BiyoKJhOKrp-FVVfMX9sjh8zZMLNj-2oP-6G0W61ODXyR2zw_VNpoHhG0plfuzJFQidFfR9EB-p0L81Hg/s4000/20230804_160548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgb5E7_NFrz-Q2RVo6178nGRotZ4xoczfSzT7SV2QRnVuVFObT5L_1g59kRvQo1calq5BEFGrhZCAXeeGIMunXlU6eg6ytH6UIGcoTEz-NW_BiyoKJhOKrp-FVVfMX9sjh8zZMLNj-2oP-6G0W61ODXyR2zw_VNpoHhG0plfuzJFQidFfR9EB-p0L81Hg/w225-h400/20230804_160548.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My childhood friend lives in Bath and asked if we wanted to stay at their house while they were away on holiday so the girls and I packed up for a weekend in Bath. My oldest girl remembered bits of the city from a visit when she was about four - it is amazing what kids can remember isn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ1uzWd3liMRrHVSXf38w2b3_d2XkMtb_Kc2vN6uWwy_4K8JPdpeP_J0WE_QqmZUWVNnXtH0qf9Ui0VQN22KaNsnCB0NdNzBXi7R4aGyh8CWqdrkwcKtHfc2vrHl4JRFvGvoqYQiGfQHY0x0L9Sb54339Rnrl_2-niQuWABwqBKTFrUC271tQDYVEfE/s4000/20230805_134842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RZ1uzWd3liMRrHVSXf38w2b3_d2XkMtb_Kc2vN6uWwy_4K8JPdpeP_J0WE_QqmZUWVNnXtH0qf9Ui0VQN22KaNsnCB0NdNzBXi7R4aGyh8CWqdrkwcKtHfc2vrHl4JRFvGvoqYQiGfQHY0x0L9Sb54339Rnrl_2-niQuWABwqBKTFrUC271tQDYVEfE/w225-h400/20230805_134842.jpg" width="225" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYcg7A-9b7r0aP4vnSCxw2tj37pOYBi2lJvN8_Dt34U0TVl9OjMwXGmgTRQWcu8joEjA1cAyvWk5rT9NgxmZse0dKncXK3JUSed3bMQun5OKBrFvUilJGw-FYhsuPBx0mFC7JbxNlW3NY-inZrUbA2Z4gBNyK5rifI_Td9MpsDQSkPjGKdrbclGiWk6w/s4000/20230805_135228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: courier;">It was a lovely time spent shopping, eating, visiting the Kaffe Fassett exhibition in the Victoria Gallery and of course the obligatory visit to the Roman Baths.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmD75I48wc3r5MayJWynLRR8QZGfLBZ1V-4mB6xSR0sfqA3_p5GYkrh5If1YtjgqWI5ah1-1SZq4qvB2L86SmK7aFBl3YI6aKcJfRMm2XKxjOou54vrv6mJufTGuY81-VfUdWL3t1vKaOZL1aNaJhNSXNrmIdKwcMoGJkU1xiYrOv0PixLtL72nMLRsc/s1024/IMG-20230812-WA0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmD75I48wc3r5MayJWynLRR8QZGfLBZ1V-4mB6xSR0sfqA3_p5GYkrh5If1YtjgqWI5ah1-1SZq4qvB2L86SmK7aFBl3YI6aKcJfRMm2XKxjOou54vrv6mJufTGuY81-VfUdWL3t1vKaOZL1aNaJhNSXNrmIdKwcMoGJkU1xiYrOv0PixLtL72nMLRsc/w640-h480/IMG-20230812-WA0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">On the way home we called in at Dyrham Park on the outskirts of Bath and again Heidi had some flashbacks. It was a much slicker National Trust experience than when we went 12 years ago. The gardens were wonderful and although the youngest, Megan, doesn't really enjoy this kind of outing, she loved taking photos which she really excels at.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil03hpW1z1JIorb3wf9rmpIZcKMHk6CVDHLz4LCytPsBw9_EY-_ESSU5FhsP_YMahTVRhzPTqrJiZWod-pyPa_ZC930xqdevJfj8Wcs-aChvQI55C3ulid2m_lBsRIFV5FFlU9cESeAd5IBfLzC6LNwnSD5VsKPTTfoLoy4r1opew54p0x9Izh-Ahfl50/s4000/20230806_131725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil03hpW1z1JIorb3wf9rmpIZcKMHk6CVDHLz4LCytPsBw9_EY-_ESSU5FhsP_YMahTVRhzPTqrJiZWod-pyPa_ZC930xqdevJfj8Wcs-aChvQI55C3ulid2m_lBsRIFV5FFlU9cESeAd5IBfLzC6LNwnSD5VsKPTTfoLoy4r1opew54p0x9Izh-Ahfl50/w640-h360/20230806_131725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi2YaVbbSLJy4Vils9P0Vn4eE2IDcm1aBSlAymQeqe4FYeWfLXWo8ZuSeT5JW-H4DEc95dDKP-JCSN3sSu2zilEZrh8mlfs2BlWcqSQZqNUB3yozTi1IREhHK1KEB-FGmnHtnezuu5zx0kk_dK8t7b1vC-en1RdkegvW8FIYK3WSAH-gaYx6u8gK-6bc/s4000/20230806_135840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi2YaVbbSLJy4Vils9P0Vn4eE2IDcm1aBSlAymQeqe4FYeWfLXWo8ZuSeT5JW-H4DEc95dDKP-JCSN3sSu2zilEZrh8mlfs2BlWcqSQZqNUB3yozTi1IREhHK1KEB-FGmnHtnezuu5zx0kk_dK8t7b1vC-en1RdkegvW8FIYK3WSAH-gaYx6u8gK-6bc/w225-h400/20230806_135840.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuPN-pa751IDh9IcCfnaHb9yryYfel44F8NzLHnotYyHVzkYj1ztfwD9o8hfLFenFo5DZql0xsWzsLvpyHh8pEEeU-3aMVQhhDjS--A0w05AqQsuqRSDFuWVFsXd_y4cCU4Mw17ro6T52R567u93QYeUVmb_c8W1a2I8pekeiJXMpqN9E0RY9cHs73y0/s4000/20230806_135855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuPN-pa751IDh9IcCfnaHb9yryYfel44F8NzLHnotYyHVzkYj1ztfwD9o8hfLFenFo5DZql0xsWzsLvpyHh8pEEeU-3aMVQhhDjS--A0w05AqQsuqRSDFuWVFsXd_y4cCU4Mw17ro6T52R567u93QYeUVmb_c8W1a2I8pekeiJXMpqN9E0RY9cHs73y0/w225-h400/20230806_135855.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYslEsVWlxDC_6kV5A1DSGomXL_r5XOXVYN7CoZRt2C6IqkOCKQ1YI25Is-0UnyCefD_NnVJCLqeKbZODxqTWaVwjGUBHgI92NKJihXO2XBUrzgin4OpNA4kxxAkCwZDeYPfrMxumiMBitHtJA8pSVe1uEBTbro1py4fiZdZZu8vKjfP8G_NaOZYF4qs/s4000/20230806_141102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYslEsVWlxDC_6kV5A1DSGomXL_r5XOXVYN7CoZRt2C6IqkOCKQ1YI25Is-0UnyCefD_NnVJCLqeKbZODxqTWaVwjGUBHgI92NKJihXO2XBUrzgin4OpNA4kxxAkCwZDeYPfrMxumiMBitHtJA8pSVe1uEBTbro1py4fiZdZZu8vKjfP8G_NaOZYF4qs/w640-h360/20230806_141102.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSSy0_knpP9nS8URh7CthzgrIHAh0u8f3peFV8En0XTQAeF0ikMKr1Tctjmtzsi_XogNI3Zix673_kV0wOc0tb5Nv7LS14wrhzI77xsiYOS5auBB8Cu_TDkyddD_N-3SQOz3IlnGwU8Sh_3t0tpjcXcgWFGIUgiSuxUt-GatLt1NwcxQ_K-__W-9NWxE/s4000/20230806_141150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSSy0_knpP9nS8URh7CthzgrIHAh0u8f3peFV8En0XTQAeF0ikMKr1Tctjmtzsi_XogNI3Zix673_kV0wOc0tb5Nv7LS14wrhzI77xsiYOS5auBB8Cu_TDkyddD_N-3SQOz3IlnGwU8Sh_3t0tpjcXcgWFGIUgiSuxUt-GatLt1NwcxQ_K-__W-9NWxE/w640-h360/20230806_141150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The following weekend we went to Gwatkins Down on the Farm music festival in Hereford. It was a mixed experience for us all. Most of the music was a bit on the heavy/punk side but it was nice to just hang out and enjoy a bit of camping, a few ciders and some lovely food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xj490oxfbwIXR-zY0oyCdWTYqmaIK3Xt94B6t_lkhhkPi2hrNEBJ1ILdAyVnzNujIQ5dbP0I7-IgJRx_Hdu9CTHfpskkf4BBHbCc6RwXJo6vQndpWndi7pGGjCY7s6DFH4LmDy0QgKTDGmfZC0dk2aak2BD0z93UeVT8VajKGf3UjfLaUmuCUAG-8f0/s4000/20230812_114348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xj490oxfbwIXR-zY0oyCdWTYqmaIK3Xt94B6t_lkhhkPi2hrNEBJ1ILdAyVnzNujIQ5dbP0I7-IgJRx_Hdu9CTHfpskkf4BBHbCc6RwXJo6vQndpWndi7pGGjCY7s6DFH4LmDy0QgKTDGmfZC0dk2aak2BD0z93UeVT8VajKGf3UjfLaUmuCUAG-8f0/w640-h296/20230812_114348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">We took the dog which meant we enjoyed a 3 mile walk in the morning to investigate the colourful field we passed on the way to the event. It was a sea of roses!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH-OsPM0UuJIOLcFRvpRTiH_Yzryjt6UqKw4YrKFK3KZ4xpka60uW9ULc1jwjfJYx_Ap7zi_7eIVKHtkneUrVuZR5jougBGtGuI4dTH5BKQWE3Jw7vPbwfgbfMSEadLyxoQ1RRnjDCL1Zdmv7T0ZclB51l-KgBOBW3hDDduAFnFnYGxXQ2s6djc-fO_A/s4000/20230812_193751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="4000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsH-OsPM0UuJIOLcFRvpRTiH_Yzryjt6UqKw4YrKFK3KZ4xpka60uW9ULc1jwjfJYx_Ap7zi_7eIVKHtkneUrVuZR5jougBGtGuI4dTH5BKQWE3Jw7vPbwfgbfMSEadLyxoQ1RRnjDCL1Zdmv7T0ZclB51l-KgBOBW3hDDduAFnFnYGxXQ2s6djc-fO_A/w640-h296/20230812_193751.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The music wasn't for him so we tucked him up in the van before heading back the main barn in the evening. He was beside himself with excitement at how many other dogs were there and he had a run around the camp field with a couple of friendly retrievers.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjdnIJgv00JHl1oEMeabWOuVXgHzauoLxHWQinXDldLIJGgw-ibu1_qrmQHounG07rCCSesIFi5tMtzQCTZuJz0530uGiIWR6GXnQWMwoGWycCxAJkVgtlvtC0te6FfHZOH69rJfGZ_JljfHKFcgTYothALC7TLQJhhsTA0UGo7VUbu4fKBKHHrJvMgY/s2629/20230812_215120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="2629" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjdnIJgv00JHl1oEMeabWOuVXgHzauoLxHWQinXDldLIJGgw-ibu1_qrmQHounG07rCCSesIFi5tMtzQCTZuJz0530uGiIWR6GXnQWMwoGWycCxAJkVgtlvtC0te6FfHZOH69rJfGZ_JljfHKFcgTYothALC7TLQJhhsTA0UGo7VUbu4fKBKHHrJvMgY/w400-h280/20230812_215120.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">We love visiting other places but nothing really beats getting back home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaio_R-W15ZUsE7JO3pA-k0ZX5zVo1_-qz535fvKqXxXlbtZFSvuHY97Hxyyi10PZR0wfemykheDVfmpem59kz8FxhZ70g6QNjmLgycD1w7_Alwl3XZIo-JtOWa9jWfPCBER7KmZqZ0_kzGpvBiHAbD1vHe90R26_eClbiY8OBLB755ODu77jgbKtG1pg/s2560/20230802_074446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaio_R-W15ZUsE7JO3pA-k0ZX5zVo1_-qz535fvKqXxXlbtZFSvuHY97Hxyyi10PZR0wfemykheDVfmpem59kz8FxhZ70g6QNjmLgycD1w7_Alwl3XZIo-JtOWa9jWfPCBER7KmZqZ0_kzGpvBiHAbD1vHe90R26_eClbiY8OBLB755ODu77jgbKtG1pg/w640-h360/20230802_074446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;">Been anywhere this August?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jo xxxx</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-31687620631396499652023-07-30T20:30:00.002+01:002023-07-30T20:30:25.663+01:00July...ing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hello there, I am just sneaking in with July...ing. We have been away on a break so I am catching up on home, garden, work and blogging all in one week. The Summer holidays have started here and although my girls are older, 13 and 15, it brings different challenges to when they were little children on the summer break. Now that we live in a rural place there are a lot more taxi shifts involved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrmz7a6unSJNYUuMv7MfwqctBV_tzFbPn3LoVTpixawCEtdOXx2F8lK1LXpPFPCvWpf05GSWuQCQsVtqcXmIOx83oyI-ln_NGLBLCwjc2aijOuJ6Quz99v8zBN18aUff87YwDY-nR6O3rxaAN1Aia2Sv84Cg5nhK161ZCE5uqFlbMqZ0fEkixf4UbGDM/s4000/20230710_150346.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrmz7a6unSJNYUuMv7MfwqctBV_tzFbPn3LoVTpixawCEtdOXx2F8lK1LXpPFPCvWpf05GSWuQCQsVtqcXmIOx83oyI-ln_NGLBLCwjc2aijOuJ6Quz99v8zBN18aUff87YwDY-nR6O3rxaAN1Aia2Sv84Cg5nhK161ZCE5uqFlbMqZ0fEkixf4UbGDM/w640-h360/20230710_150346.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8dK3Q7G-d16PVRvFo6_lpgLMGDSKPXPy-ozFZZe0GCvce-lz2MqqxHfAWl8T2fri_TEjlIc4geMkqFyWHglazWtmlX3-SDgjVlNFlpebKfLZGgrnpVlH7yQQI3CkiXd35d9N3OGDivos35q4RQufm6b4IwFFOe1HTdAl8lAkmr_aD1QpviGgArsHtUk/s4000/20230710_150353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8dK3Q7G-d16PVRvFo6_lpgLMGDSKPXPy-ozFZZe0GCvce-lz2MqqxHfAWl8T2fri_TEjlIc4geMkqFyWHglazWtmlX3-SDgjVlNFlpebKfLZGgrnpVlH7yQQI3CkiXd35d9N3OGDivos35q4RQufm6b4IwFFOe1HTdAl8lAkmr_aD1QpviGgArsHtUk/w640-h360/20230710_150353.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finishing - my strip quilt. Hooray! I/we have been making this since the second lockdown. Sometimes my girls would sew some strips after home learning and I have just kept adding to it over the last 18 months or so. It is my kind of quilt - no measuring or procrastination just sewing stuff together with faith and enthusiasm. It is a wedding gift for my cousin for his family camping adventures, it will be hard one for me to let go of because I really love it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrQOCJl2Fow0p_XKqYnatC566YGx_YteibA2BRC2-WhR4n3CuUUEmPQiHcwotf1TxvwtfRc7PfWGwcZYKue9OMJqtV_mNZipttIgHiVR_jUhrq6497iX0Myzatbn97dcg5Uxv10OxWQErH5kPmBdVwG9C2GUasubEjgw7pISD1Jbhie_HuXI1DM8YQ10/s4000/20230710_150422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrQOCJl2Fow0p_XKqYnatC566YGx_YteibA2BRC2-WhR4n3CuUUEmPQiHcwotf1TxvwtfRc7PfWGwcZYKue9OMJqtV_mNZipttIgHiVR_jUhrq6497iX0Myzatbn97dcg5Uxv10OxWQErH5kPmBdVwG9C2GUasubEjgw7pISD1Jbhie_HuXI1DM8YQ10/w640-h360/20230710_150422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaS8ARy1bRuqJdjqrpW1lk8OGCgHVT3sJPPJcLssZp9-9N4mFEMtVOvqxQwl21t8_E2ktms8J5psHXae88Rhz1uagxqJ3wXH_K-GPv4v-a5pVtsipZNbIcb2hWXj1mRbLYK-SSYmc0uSqj4_Cz4oX9G7BcBxf0_ggO5_wCaePmBY98ItPHP8dn9GVVVM/s4000/20220414_170905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaS8ARy1bRuqJdjqrpW1lk8OGCgHVT3sJPPJcLssZp9-9N4mFEMtVOvqxQwl21t8_E2ktms8J5psHXae88Rhz1uagxqJ3wXH_K-GPv4v-a5pVtsipZNbIcb2hWXj1mRbLYK-SSYmc0uSqj4_Cz4oX9G7BcBxf0_ggO5_wCaePmBY98ItPHP8dn9GVVVM/w640-h360/20220414_170905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing - the <a href="https://peppermintmag.com/sewing-school/samford-set/">Samford Set</a> from Peppermint Magazine. It is the most comfortable thing ever if of course your don't mind walking about in everyday pyjamas like me. I wore them to an agricultural show and they were perfect for staying cool but not getting sunburnt - that was way back when the sun was shining!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_hkBDuZeQkXr2fGWuEApwwwfwu3hZZMcqpBSd0KlZJ2Zcw5sMa2Dsx1SXUJNFy9OmVBRYY5jJeMMRVkBq-wdtGGaqYP-yNsBWlgeuIf91N1yE7w7z81y5It4lklBHtejoWmu3WvICIs5ewI1lLZZxVIvW_ZOKCLNYo3XiSdtgOLWOPbWBwykK9u-Bxg/s2640/20230626_093446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_hkBDuZeQkXr2fGWuEApwwwfwu3hZZMcqpBSd0KlZJ2Zcw5sMa2Dsx1SXUJNFy9OmVBRYY5jJeMMRVkBq-wdtGGaqYP-yNsBWlgeuIf91N1yE7w7z81y5It4lklBHtejoWmu3WvICIs5ewI1lLZZxVIvW_ZOKCLNYo3XiSdtgOLWOPbWBwykK9u-Bxg/w225-h400/20230626_093446.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyvrkvD8a_NiE9FpqhHv3Uq4mkZIItG-4TVHKKXFJ1cfg0xPHheYZ43ag3tWvAFvZmaBBpruKXYCZzG3uheo9LEOiKuqGbrDd96KbO6Sc7QOBv3NBhAdWOIb2BjTw2ehG49g9H6epGDSq5_RSu4h5gz9JudEupKpvJ5u-Ta1gN2NXOf8hTLYbwFzv0fE/s2640/20230626_093517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyvrkvD8a_NiE9FpqhHv3Uq4mkZIItG-4TVHKKXFJ1cfg0xPHheYZ43ag3tWvAFvZmaBBpruKXYCZzG3uheo9LEOiKuqGbrDd96KbO6Sc7QOBv3NBhAdWOIb2BjTw2ehG49g9H6epGDSq5_RSu4h5gz9JudEupKpvJ5u-Ta1gN2NXOf8hTLYbwFzv0fE/w225-h400/20230626_093517.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Giving - some sewing time to my bloke. He got some new linen viscose shorts which he is showing you in a very informative way! It is a pattern called <a href="https://www.minerva.com/mp/1254027/wardrobe-by-me-sewing-pattern-summer-pants-shorts">Summer pants from Wardrobe by me</a>. He actually asked for trousers but I thought a precautionary pair of shorts would be a good thing to test for fit first.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIrdETfR8V4Ja4vAbdq-itPJ_V4-sOGzDIx4DsF9yr6Tepg7hfzOpahH0iqavtas9Kyl9KNpVJDatZsq1euFiZ6sAYyOLG9wuU2Q6JhfY3tmzUeSk_AJRA7BQNiQJvXImX2SidvrNziAZWHlSASKYr9ycErEsvJ79GW-bc0Gn6FI_PPsI3pwnd8HrER0/s3119/20230715_190241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIrdETfR8V4Ja4vAbdq-itPJ_V4-sOGzDIx4DsF9yr6Tepg7hfzOpahH0iqavtas9Kyl9KNpVJDatZsq1euFiZ6sAYyOLG9wuU2Q6JhfY3tmzUeSk_AJRA7BQNiQJvXImX2SidvrNziAZWHlSASKYr9ycErEsvJ79GW-bc0Gn6FI_PPsI3pwnd8HrER0/s320/20230715_190241.jpg" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzWutXn-ee0oN8j3dezQ_vyQHq5Vb4fFKjAfzYrtEODsFquIGnfKR-D6d_8CGon9XPdXv-5QkoitKKAmNm-u6KthqiAO7v2r56bfptfbFcL--HdKpC3squQhjIsaQNf8vlzTk4JZ3mFDNJuSVnpaDO4-prNV8YoTMXDwEWKpETipMwBNPQZUgKDHo0bs/s2455/20230715_190251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBzWutXn-ee0oN8j3dezQ_vyQHq5Vb4fFKjAfzYrtEODsFquIGnfKR-D6d_8CGon9XPdXv-5QkoitKKAmNm-u6KthqiAO7v2r56bfptfbFcL--HdKpC3squQhjIsaQNf8vlzTk4JZ3mFDNJuSVnpaDO4-prNV8YoTMXDwEWKpETipMwBNPQZUgKDHo0bs/s320/20230715_190251.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Going - to Latitude festival in Suffolk. It is a while since I have been to a big music festival (bloke and me used to go to lots of live music) but now the girls are teens we figured they could rough it and do the walking involved. We all loved it even though the weather was a combination of hot, wet, cold, windy, dry etc. On the third day I wore all of my remaining dry clothes and ended up looking like this! It is a rather delightful combo of trainers, jeans, a PJ t-shirt, a dress and a big jumper :)(raincoat and suncreak are in my bag)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOphLbr6u1Tx7b5rx1qR5E7aDxAXJUgDR8K0cEOHyroq76pxQFWJiB4RmRAvHc58VIjGkXipMWswT2SLppgkWZBor82Ev1d_O7CeLQPv03yreKOxdrRZWvWMfAON-eSfTd6ZrnBPC76THu0BuokOiV1zQc-S0pNSfttVJcvXwhGJZUOG9mGkmxnP_RcE/s1290/latitude.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOphLbr6u1Tx7b5rx1qR5E7aDxAXJUgDR8K0cEOHyroq76pxQFWJiB4RmRAvHc58VIjGkXipMWswT2SLppgkWZBor82Ev1d_O7CeLQPv03yreKOxdrRZWvWMfAON-eSfTd6ZrnBPC76THu0BuokOiV1zQc-S0pNSfttVJcvXwhGJZUOG9mGkmxnP_RcE/w462-h640/latitude.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcY-bTeFgVtWo_Enhv7OfvCp6Ay0hCxmnkADShBWJ3BXRgzIuAc1MnPy7eJn6v2r46yot9tpVhOcNUGxgmH92PO40nLG_iuFlQ5xkoEEkHtU0WgoLvSKn8dtqACXkWpXeZiKBmnDzZlv6Do3mTZ4n5sq3OiABGFYrZLk8MkYify5hKMVAIqwK-iLhrhs/s3675/20230720_180508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3675" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcY-bTeFgVtWo_Enhv7OfvCp6Ay0hCxmnkADShBWJ3BXRgzIuAc1MnPy7eJn6v2r46yot9tpVhOcNUGxgmH92PO40nLG_iuFlQ5xkoEEkHtU0WgoLvSKn8dtqACXkWpXeZiKBmnDzZlv6Do3mTZ4n5sq3OiABGFYrZLk8MkYify5hKMVAIqwK-iLhrhs/w640-h314/20230720_180508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8pFeZBZrtgHM7QnpA6B5DPev4p7dF_eCPA3gM-FvmZ9B8BBqWDjQCaWSDRJ0e52wpOWELhflPN1Vl20-fVOstBXlc-GmDdgOqwfnbAPwLSnuodM8d4Y9Wc2Krgj1pE6J1Algyr531p18AZVEXuuhQ_ZKtyfkUSKUTz5_DvqVY_ishEXFoFtv7J8dhZA/s4000/20230721_082947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW8pFeZBZrtgHM7QnpA6B5DPev4p7dF_eCPA3gM-FvmZ9B8BBqWDjQCaWSDRJ0e52wpOWELhflPN1Vl20-fVOstBXlc-GmDdgOqwfnbAPwLSnuodM8d4Y9Wc2Krgj1pE6J1Algyr531p18AZVEXuuhQ_ZKtyfkUSKUTz5_DvqVY_ishEXFoFtv7J8dhZA/w640-h288/20230721_082947.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Watching - Lots of live comedy in the comedy tent. We loved Ed Gamble, Suzi Ruffel, Romesh Ranganathan and Kerri Godliman to name a few.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW3jPahFqTowzefUyHS-v5H9BlIkmNnLGYpmtTQTtaua0W1vKfo3t1e5uC4U9ImXyxs3keB_4lOKeiEKCXfO_r2l9AcQW47Yl7mKR85XPl2sXi1r9gocbnaH1aYEgHyx21K5ORYn5SEXe5t8i1-sZuQfkctKT_4Rf_wTTdMr_nQplGWiXCJHX15dsXMo/s4000/20230721_175821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsW3jPahFqTowzefUyHS-v5H9BlIkmNnLGYpmtTQTtaua0W1vKfo3t1e5uC4U9ImXyxs3keB_4lOKeiEKCXfO_r2l9AcQW47Yl7mKR85XPl2sXi1r9gocbnaH1aYEgHyx21K5ORYn5SEXe5t8i1-sZuQfkctKT_4Rf_wTTdMr_nQplGWiXCJHX15dsXMo/w640-h288/20230721_175821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Sasw6KmbXSL5hyvE8BkNieuVKQtpC6Um07FW_OH3rzE5ccfeu5O0vDuZqrkWMFtr5Ko0DhlXD3S846NGAWE8uUcM5GaG5JV6zb-b7ia1byR8TnClugZI7HX0ZxqbKVUQ-iL6ivjCzMh2KUujpHwO1jLhaD_0PZhtDAtDa3bZD0yNWiwGI_Z21dMC6U/s4000/20230723_213604.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Sasw6KmbXSL5hyvE8BkNieuVKQtpC6Um07FW_OH3rzE5ccfeu5O0vDuZqrkWMFtr5Ko0DhlXD3S846NGAWE8uUcM5GaG5JV6zb-b7ia1byR8TnClugZI7HX0ZxqbKVUQ-iL6ivjCzMh2KUujpHwO1jLhaD_0PZhtDAtDa3bZD0yNWiwGI_Z21dMC6U/w640-h288/20230723_213604.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H2eo4plrC_lq9Zit6I6uD3bx6LJ9v2-PEiNE8xXEdBp0KIYU1_QEy2gpFMzlw0BhieHFYJ3QnNDtCQG9wYs736ZMz_3oYb6xlvy9JfBrGGUcXQr6CgXe3k313Z2OJAXzqKS0nmC53U2GxjeAgb1mffGtnGyWtnV0yjAQjLAQfhFn9S_THnGvmgEaa5o/s2640/20230723_225331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="2640" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5H2eo4plrC_lq9Zit6I6uD3bx6LJ9v2-PEiNE8xXEdBp0KIYU1_QEy2gpFMzlw0BhieHFYJ3QnNDtCQG9wYs736ZMz_3oYb6xlvy9JfBrGGUcXQr6CgXe3k313Z2OJAXzqKS0nmC53U2GxjeAgb1mffGtnGyWtnV0yjAQjLAQfhFn9S_THnGvmgEaa5o/w640-h288/20230723_225331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Singing - along to George Ezra on the last night. We all had a great time.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfaqC0Ro2RXmYP2-KA64pdwHQCjo2_E0U3O_ug5ldCO_J73ANJtjOeXg2Sxklr5rWjmxP9ZQPQOWnbOU1QtRc7EeJyy6dytPfYAs7etAg3NOm2ejpPKNXXFDDpd4I9iBwNChkiDWh_E9gl18586UvPBWYuxAyMSVQmai51VBxDkTj1lv6OCneeWvcjfY/s4000/20230723_094709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfaqC0Ro2RXmYP2-KA64pdwHQCjo2_E0U3O_ug5ldCO_J73ANJtjOeXg2Sxklr5rWjmxP9ZQPQOWnbOU1QtRc7EeJyy6dytPfYAs7etAg3NOm2ejpPKNXXFDDpd4I9iBwNChkiDWh_E9gl18586UvPBWYuxAyMSVQmai51VBxDkTj1lv6OCneeWvcjfY/w640-h288/20230723_094709.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Knitting - a jumper in the van which I fear is going to be too small. Bum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3b7V9VbnU_KhtqFh8uU6ZVDGmjpfLXFygOzUEG8HaUNLrU3JdRLMUtTwN2GvwjgdzNrMIPfdV9UJ0_-ctmJNXTXXmX9i6MyrZqLz--Gc-e7YqkSLeD7UXbyw_QLzUiBWDU7gCFagn33fU0FSsm2rR0kCsN0wxnLCG06PQtlEXJX3n_os1jXRHq6LgpR4/s4000/20230729_120708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3b7V9VbnU_KhtqFh8uU6ZVDGmjpfLXFygOzUEG8HaUNLrU3JdRLMUtTwN2GvwjgdzNrMIPfdV9UJ0_-ctmJNXTXXmX9i6MyrZqLz--Gc-e7YqkSLeD7UXbyw_QLzUiBWDU7gCFagn33fU0FSsm2rR0kCsN0wxnLCG06PQtlEXJX3n_os1jXRHq6LgpR4/w640-h360/20230729_120708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Entering - a pink phase in my table vase. The challenge of keeping a vase on the kitchen table has been enjoyable and this week sees the emergence of my potted lillies. They come up every year and fill the house with a natural fragrance. They are joined by the last of my sweet williams, the second flush of lupins and a few sweet peas.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6dwRXGEA26zpE8m9jLdGtTfYOW5xrMyikbuw_RVf2ILV2M698kXW8BDp2z7xkmCB0_uNPElrpqDLLQmXqyyjpUjK3w6v196T38xa_milz9vHAQaWy1t3FmSeKIpojD0cAww92L3fRnDPieqyzhH6ySzF4kDNSdMFZneagOhxGDTMz2blJo2YyMKIMqE/s4000/20230729_120722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6dwRXGEA26zpE8m9jLdGtTfYOW5xrMyikbuw_RVf2ILV2M698kXW8BDp2z7xkmCB0_uNPElrpqDLLQmXqyyjpUjK3w6v196T38xa_milz9vHAQaWy1t3FmSeKIpojD0cAww92L3fRnDPieqyzhH6ySzF4kDNSdMFZneagOhxGDTMz2blJo2YyMKIMqE/w640-h360/20230729_120722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">This year the lillies had a kind of painted effect on them which they have not done before.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vc0Xv7k3KfqoQJxAV-eJmg1vyKL1UXtCeAg9R6d4GTTljZvv1-lDUzzhXLRDEhpN0RvoYZWPhDlC-V49eqIDVqxI5DAm3Y05FQeAx-0LsYKYI5WzQqw2Wdqf2aAVa5PLGylypt6HYwHZtHIvEs-zW6tjcHC-dnjrXlMADQdsBpXXMjXMonoQTKdnPIo/s4000/20230729_120726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Vc0Xv7k3KfqoQJxAV-eJmg1vyKL1UXtCeAg9R6d4GTTljZvv1-lDUzzhXLRDEhpN0RvoYZWPhDlC-V49eqIDVqxI5DAm3Y05FQeAx-0LsYKYI5WzQqw2Wdqf2aAVa5PLGylypt6HYwHZtHIvEs-zW6tjcHC-dnjrXlMADQdsBpXXMjXMonoQTKdnPIo/w640-h360/20230729_120726.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Buying - a new rose from <a href="https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/the-fairy">David Austin roses called Fairy</a>. There a tiny clusters of beautiful little pink roses with a light scent. It is still in the pot at the moment while I wait for some of my annuals to go over at the end of the season and then I can find it a permanent home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilphq_Yk4-rT0oYKnvSn10N4RMeau7CxfmtOi0kzvpCDxp4-clL-qhIqTzbskND0vzXO737RH-uxEAbiSoy6AGDZsxPGwFlpf4YNeXnE1GiVu7LsGBDXjKaJF7gY6lRrMftBO7oPq_kpkZ4c-ifsBUCvqEZ_mK4OjXsyeSB8GCHtcAQIRdcSFDPFaZCzM/s5703/image00004.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="5703" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilphq_Yk4-rT0oYKnvSn10N4RMeau7CxfmtOi0kzvpCDxp4-clL-qhIqTzbskND0vzXO737RH-uxEAbiSoy6AGDZsxPGwFlpf4YNeXnE1GiVu7LsGBDXjKaJF7gY6lRrMftBO7oPq_kpkZ4c-ifsBUCvqEZ_mK4OjXsyeSB8GCHtcAQIRdcSFDPFaZCzM/w640-h344/image00004.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>The girls and I are off to Bath next weekend and if it would only stop raining I could catch up on some gardening and bloke can cut his hay. You know the phrase "Make hay while the sun shines" well, suffice to say we haven't cut our hay only our lawn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Chat soon. Thanks for calling in. Jo xx</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-11158365056005895322023-07-18T11:23:00.001+01:002023-07-18T11:23:24.940+01:00Many Vegetable Firsts<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My three word gardening post this month is a little round up of all the 'firsts' a veg plot throws up in the early stages. If you are up for copious amounts of produce photos then you are in the right place!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMsRoeZn6JETJ5bseeHFdhfOYyLATLH-3qz5jzGBxK9t3EB5Iq50sBb_SrhAbLj4iHgG-IIOLwJeObjfYturqkncyCPgtACKaV8c9szt0GKBYSzfMyFLIaFVgJFz1gJ8W144vtHXSgPFd7Dq1yya4chlUtggKYhu58ARbZS6bW6uf1F4mJj0kfSpgo8E/s4000/20230625_123805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMsRoeZn6JETJ5bseeHFdhfOYyLATLH-3qz5jzGBxK9t3EB5Iq50sBb_SrhAbLj4iHgG-IIOLwJeObjfYturqkncyCPgtACKaV8c9szt0GKBYSzfMyFLIaFVgJFz1gJ8W144vtHXSgPFd7Dq1yya4chlUtggKYhu58ARbZS6bW6uf1F4mJj0kfSpgo8E/w640-h360/20230625_123805.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUv9DMAz26pEdxrKszcn5X3yRfFLExY5EPq1nFVsuzgc5t2gzo_DSBf-fG8OIr3BvOhIKZQV_nbxYYHhGQYT9UFE0B3uduuoAgKtQwIze_ANHmjK8EDqjBaye5GRrPo8scPGG5vqO_MMv0BSkeRwv3BsxwwdWRW19eCccbKiJsAmIw919b8cHVQeyCxo/s4000/20230627_165356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUv9DMAz26pEdxrKszcn5X3yRfFLExY5EPq1nFVsuzgc5t2gzo_DSBf-fG8OIr3BvOhIKZQV_nbxYYHhGQYT9UFE0B3uduuoAgKtQwIze_ANHmjK8EDqjBaye5GRrPo8scPGG5vqO_MMv0BSkeRwv3BsxwwdWRW19eCccbKiJsAmIw919b8cHVQeyCxo/w640-h360/20230627_165356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Got my first cucumber and had our first completely homegrown salad of lettuces, rocket, tomatoes and cucumber but I believe salads are much more than this. I really like the salads/sides in Tom Kerridges cookbooks because they are so interesting, flavourful and varied. We had it with a lasagne and it was sooooo good. Same again another day with salmon on a flatbread with a packet of samphire I found in Sainsburys for 30p!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj3Y7YQSh5zoAqX-hoMM4e4cNEAsvLW2pLp2nZ_DTiPlJKh6gEkgKLuJtM3tdbaZyElkmS1RpqmiKLm3rWp9-s5EfJjq5mEQWChAY9Omgxj0Op9olxpivJuE5TnLFAuKmdJEhzuEU9sMosvAF9dXSKvmLnrTQaVlc0d4u9BaRPUvMDZQ7SGBKZ9flrQU/s4000/20230616_171914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAj3Y7YQSh5zoAqX-hoMM4e4cNEAsvLW2pLp2nZ_DTiPlJKh6gEkgKLuJtM3tdbaZyElkmS1RpqmiKLm3rWp9-s5EfJjq5mEQWChAY9Omgxj0Op9olxpivJuE5TnLFAuKmdJEhzuEU9sMosvAF9dXSKvmLnrTQaVlc0d4u9BaRPUvMDZQ7SGBKZ9flrQU/w640-h360/20230616_171914.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The basil was going strong but I found some indoor caterpillars on them last week which must have been laid on the leaves when I had all the windows open in the hot weather. I cut the whole lot off and made a batch of caterpillar free pesto for a camping dinner next week so nothing wasted.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Z-PKcWWTpFgUE3iyMqtTgeY9_BFhN6TQAGHBpy4WU3Gcgfukn-Kwqx0R_fW3pBsRnZY2fH9Cv9sO1_q82JQu1qdA3JS67o1ZThw6DGUXBC_bXAG5qcIdaO68D0Cku7TlJrUz9SM3iPFlOuympptWk8bvwMz8YKrA8tiow8CBKyqE85lXSXPtHbadjc/s4000/20230614_181239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3Z-PKcWWTpFgUE3iyMqtTgeY9_BFhN6TQAGHBpy4WU3Gcgfukn-Kwqx0R_fW3pBsRnZY2fH9Cv9sO1_q82JQu1qdA3JS67o1ZThw6DGUXBC_bXAG5qcIdaO68D0Cku7TlJrUz9SM3iPFlOuympptWk8bvwMz8YKrA8tiow8CBKyqE85lXSXPtHbadjc/w640-h360/20230614_181239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;">Fruit wise we have been having a bumper season despite my strawberry plot disaster where I fed them at the wrong time of year and they grew like crazy but used all their energy for leaves instead of fruit. We have been picking gooseberries and freezing them, making jam and I even got a gallon of wine.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZWm7Rc-nbh2tGHOhZr-c3ngEh1mCeDMS2ZLze-cHWirn-lHF0-oDU7AZ482MdWtEP5saK3sAM53ymv6FHIiWbEqL9khCyh-YKSvZo4w62TnczLB9GCHsLCJq3dsojopkwwes5drshFrawcS7mIxLwM3_wBSNuQ6PDHxI5zZybH-sVbRFoKXprvMMrBI/s4000/20230628_084357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZWm7Rc-nbh2tGHOhZr-c3ngEh1mCeDMS2ZLze-cHWirn-lHF0-oDU7AZ482MdWtEP5saK3sAM53ymv6FHIiWbEqL9khCyh-YKSvZo4w62TnczLB9GCHsLCJq3dsojopkwwes5drshFrawcS7mIxLwM3_wBSNuQ6PDHxI5zZybH-sVbRFoKXprvMMrBI/w640-h360/20230628_084357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquHamHWX7XKlbN3DsHUm89LHHgEufmub37Q2cP0aXf2JSJCX9PAp4ha8dnwN6SQ0H80X6HqtnUuuiFNQWAFsOpPpuWM56n2mf1eGf2MVXY3cej5WN2K-XYpXSJxzokbYVfJJniTe6gCbW1uZ1psDOxDVlD6DHh94_7MeyYwnXbfmXsSMZgQPRKtSHUeY/s4000/20230628_084823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquHamHWX7XKlbN3DsHUm89LHHgEufmub37Q2cP0aXf2JSJCX9PAp4ha8dnwN6SQ0H80X6HqtnUuuiFNQWAFsOpPpuWM56n2mf1eGf2MVXY3cej5WN2K-XYpXSJxzokbYVfJJniTe6gCbW1uZ1psDOxDVlD6DHh94_7MeyYwnXbfmXsSMZgQPRKtSHUeY/w640-h360/20230628_084823.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzIRN0rAfvp0qm69tL1S-vykhsb9L-CjQjVMzpTX4VpusZgUrRgwn9eKbIzyUJajfQxsguBk7cIBMOTQGucBd5MrQxO3W1x0F6e1Lps-J1wiUtNCZUJP_UYzvJfNIoWTnc2pm0oKW6XDEq-5Pvj5Xt-P55tCxvi8zMCvcF2VYhrU5NMx6NS7NbAMTav8/s4000/20230707_182208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzIRN0rAfvp0qm69tL1S-vykhsb9L-CjQjVMzpTX4VpusZgUrRgwn9eKbIzyUJajfQxsguBk7cIBMOTQGucBd5MrQxO3W1x0F6e1Lps-J1wiUtNCZUJP_UYzvJfNIoWTnc2pm0oKW6XDEq-5Pvj5Xt-P55tCxvi8zMCvcF2VYhrU5NMx6NS7NbAMTav8/w640-h360/20230707_182208.jpg" width="640" /></a><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiBIcapUUT5PTzfF6UHLs2FfLHCWf3e7uQKlmEpNUJ0WhZAZ6TL7UwdrkclIt1KTxLzOzyQXMTF-ppbxz44nfXxEPsPCsPqpZfTFnW7ZeiaPW_tmiJU3dJu53FEE2crk68Cbg6-P7_PhBjpcwY4pJdSk4Gc7sG7DyLv_e2kCxRB8HgJ2mhrAhWjl9UUA/s4000/20230707_182004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiBIcapUUT5PTzfF6UHLs2FfLHCWf3e7uQKlmEpNUJ0WhZAZ6TL7UwdrkclIt1KTxLzOzyQXMTF-ppbxz44nfXxEPsPCsPqpZfTFnW7ZeiaPW_tmiJU3dJu53FEE2crk68Cbg6-P7_PhBjpcwY4pJdSk4Gc7sG7DyLv_e2kCxRB8HgJ2mhrAhWjl9UUA/w640-h360/20230707_182004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My mum was given a jostaberry bush a few years ago and it outgrew her garden so she gave it to me when we first moved in. They look like goosberries but are not hairy and they taste like a cross between what they look like, goosberries and blackcurrants. A dark rich taste that is enhanced when you cook them. The bush has been a bit meh for two years but this year it was full. Again - some stewed, some brewed and some jamed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvEXvvmW35wG5NvCw5BOQB9AIP01a77aNziLS9hC43BgHtsP7-PSIWEwEosM1MrKrIb5--MZrPbHGNpwcH44mM3zNAukXpvF199E3EiQvhP0hUoWJsEj0FaRBrYAS4RrBmPBOLDu6AoMeJxfPIkju6ZITlnob5hmJ5H4HHwDd7CPr2pkrEplEDLwuFXg/s4000/20230713_151336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvEXvvmW35wG5NvCw5BOQB9AIP01a77aNziLS9hC43BgHtsP7-PSIWEwEosM1MrKrIb5--MZrPbHGNpwcH44mM3zNAukXpvF199E3EiQvhP0hUoWJsEj0FaRBrYAS4RrBmPBOLDu6AoMeJxfPIkju6ZITlnob5hmJ5H4HHwDd7CPr2pkrEplEDLwuFXg/w640-h360/20230713_151336.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">It is the first time for raspberry picking this week. Again the summer variety I put in has not faired well over the last two years. The first year took some establishing and then last year the birds ate them all because these are not in the cage because I didn't have enough room so we have a make shift net thrown over them which is not ideal but will do for now. This variety is called cascade and indeed has that form. It makes them trickier to pick but does shield them from the birds. The Autumn bliss raspberries are coming up next so we should have a steady flow now until about October!</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> The raspberries don't get to jam or wine or the freezer we eat them every night with ice cream or on our breakfast in the morning. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6_YfSaZ9t8WhCXcphuUPV4iKP6HGPy_attG-JzPz4oHJg0fyEssNV--XEUVKAat-SLbPLccMoS62Le39LVTa9rVKdky6sK5z4ky8azv2Awx_gOivJPamx3TYrcqWqTNAojJq6aJRzMifBaVv1B4v2WJAyZrab1qJpQ95rpUuodB6pSODnBN_vHR-8bk/s4000/20230715_094246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6_YfSaZ9t8WhCXcphuUPV4iKP6HGPy_attG-JzPz4oHJg0fyEssNV--XEUVKAat-SLbPLccMoS62Le39LVTa9rVKdky6sK5z4ky8azv2Awx_gOivJPamx3TYrcqWqTNAojJq6aJRzMifBaVv1B4v2WJAyZrab1qJpQ95rpUuodB6pSODnBN_vHR-8bk/w640-h288/20230715_094246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">We are getting our first courgettes which I am trying to pick young and stay on top of. We also dug our first potatoes. I was expecting the charlotte variety to yield little salad ones but they are massive. The size of a colander infact! Anyway I chunked them up and roasted them in the air fryer because I noticed on cutting them that they had two distinct rings inside which denotes varying water levels and this is what makes them blow in the water (incase you are wondering). When it was warm the growth is slow and dense and then over the last two showery weeks the growth is whiter and this is the layer that would split in boiling water.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dzwajVoiTo_plpI8Y3NSit_8HMPG4V9YKeLoMWgaFH1RHVADEFiqy0Sdxfi6njRtiMkf1bBaPxpOGHVFXjgnoZ23qf7nmm8OzwnTuZHv6yoDhTUlq7SXJFNmoOtHx0SxNq4kChoZ0FsubElVSJ_ERlNEBf1SCsOMbA5WZc2n5fr1axj8ZCp9liRcnj0/s4000/20230713_151402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dzwajVoiTo_plpI8Y3NSit_8HMPG4V9YKeLoMWgaFH1RHVADEFiqy0Sdxfi6njRtiMkf1bBaPxpOGHVFXjgnoZ23qf7nmm8OzwnTuZHv6yoDhTUlq7SXJFNmoOtHx0SxNq4kChoZ0FsubElVSJ_ERlNEBf1SCsOMbA5WZc2n5fr1axj8ZCp9liRcnj0/w640-h360/20230713_151402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">First, and last to my families joy, are my broad beans. They don't like them but I picked a few when they were young here and there and threw them in with peas for Sunday dinners. They ate them. They can manage four at a time. This patio variety has been better for them in terms of sweetness but they took a lot of space for not very many in my farming opinion. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCLazjl9G5gah1Vs_j0a0kiyq8UFVerubLhvVcQcgIsQH5BU_BP0ESb1TYjQU2v8A36idfgwg27TlQRabK8XDSD6taGFxP5fu_Ej7sh8KQSwI79kV0kyg7CmVKjC9RMZTgBLtShwJWID5NQkfmSs9exapHN7LpFt6XbIfFvdrjQS7k9rmBrhmhHnwcUg/s4000/20230707_164312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCLazjl9G5gah1Vs_j0a0kiyq8UFVerubLhvVcQcgIsQH5BU_BP0ESb1TYjQU2v8A36idfgwg27TlQRabK8XDSD6taGFxP5fu_Ej7sh8KQSwI79kV0kyg7CmVKjC9RMZTgBLtShwJWID5NQkfmSs9exapHN7LpFt6XbIfFvdrjQS7k9rmBrhmhHnwcUg/w640-h360/20230707_164312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">First French beans this week too now that is a bean we can all hop on board with. I didn't grow runner beans this year - too much peeling effort on the mum front but french beans are fabulous hot or cold in salads - and virtually no prep.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXsMfX6xsNys5ywDs1hEYWW-9Bye67nUO4N6Tq2L7rQmXjtcmt1TnqsB-djXAB_Ch82ZxwVmaA7NnmbJa3TRZQPkzilWKpARRcz2tpdk4dfZRleoHwJDpS4u19vZ-PTtTZ-nD7atBPCm2wckMYN_5P6NrJN1WhechHzYiyV9KKr6tUl8MeSSMa8lRA4A/s4000/20230710_171919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXsMfX6xsNys5ywDs1hEYWW-9Bye67nUO4N6Tq2L7rQmXjtcmt1TnqsB-djXAB_Ch82ZxwVmaA7NnmbJa3TRZQPkzilWKpARRcz2tpdk4dfZRleoHwJDpS4u19vZ-PTtTZ-nD7atBPCm2wckMYN_5P6NrJN1WhechHzYiyV9KKr6tUl8MeSSMa8lRA4A/w640-h360/20230710_171919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Our chickens are still laying although one is broody so I have to keep hoofing her off the nest box every morning and shutting her out to cool down and remember to eat and drink. Some chickens instinct can be so strong that they sit on the eggs and won't move until they exhaust themselves or die so it a necessary upset of her daily routine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2_WM3oRJNC2ir-X11gc98vSNW4nyehpTeLpahQj8VW0QHQvV-C_2vz6HrnrbXl-Vq7CnxDisU0MvKPAzSSsfk9tlu5UTC9Pq8mxas1lwccEjSe2ezbk_wq6vUjJIzk3Jx10O_qC3PSD8dHGW6Tg0VE3HeB0tlubLurYZA8tuO0pFzBWJxb8wgskcXAA/s4000/20230718_111842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2_WM3oRJNC2ir-X11gc98vSNW4nyehpTeLpahQj8VW0QHQvV-C_2vz6HrnrbXl-Vq7CnxDisU0MvKPAzSSsfk9tlu5UTC9Pq8mxas1lwccEjSe2ezbk_wq6vUjJIzk3Jx10O_qC3PSD8dHGW6Tg0VE3HeB0tlubLurYZA8tuO0pFzBWJxb8wgskcXAA/w640-h288/20230718_111842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Our first tomatoes are ready and I pick a handful of cherry ones every day but the cordon varieties have hit a snag. They have blossom end rot. This is a calcium deficiency but you can't solve it by adding calcium. The condition is due to the roots being too knotted up to take up any calcium from the compost. I did grow my tomatoes in pots this year to enable better watering but maybe I need bigger pots. My lifetime fantasy of having so many tomatoes that I can make soup, sauces and chutney eludes me once again! We can eat them but I have to cut half off. :(</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hot on the heels for next time are peas, peppers, redcurrants, blackcurrants, beetroot, some weedy looking carrots, leeks and a shed load more courgettes I expect!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiuQQ0TnTr1nXKxgz7__LqZtM7MtBVmScZn7iwQBsk2wAmrorZxLNs6TD4e4z73DyFu76vaqGdUhaUvef4fnFydiXUAUjElkv3lngpmSmPc6CClizrFWIKr4cWcj3pn_IGfgPyhAZyFdYR2yNrt1Rkhmvse06RAxH4di9Li2yAkALO3DeXNiplGD40dc/s4000/20230628_212853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSiuQQ0TnTr1nXKxgz7__LqZtM7MtBVmScZn7iwQBsk2wAmrorZxLNs6TD4e4z73DyFu76vaqGdUhaUvef4fnFydiXUAUjElkv3lngpmSmPc6CClizrFWIKr4cWcj3pn_IGfgPyhAZyFdYR2yNrt1Rkhmvse06RAxH4di9Li2yAkALO3DeXNiplGD40dc/w640-h360/20230628_212853.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">We have had some wonderful sunsets from the patio in the hot humid weather but the showers have been welcome for the garden even if a bit annoying for getting things done. Thanks for dropping by.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Kindest. Jo (and all her veggie helpers) xxxx</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-54182755865606705472023-06-25T14:19:00.004+01:002023-06-25T14:23:50.136+01:00June...ing<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Have you all been having a joyous June? Things have been good over here on the hill - hot but good. In no particular order and possibly things I have already mentioned, here goes!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7J34sn8ORofXlObX20GS3o0AR5IJxnSVhiFrM8yZuVnryA6dUCG95ODSUj1UefMA5B4gekNdOvf9nEFCj4vr7As428R92b4p2dJdpMJ18VAeGV1w_0UfGPQIem51sOYwkSQgOlam2bWJFU4Rpc_xcdmKBFcVfnEDpcwopyPu9Qh86FHeE_KXrkRXYDg/s4000/20230511_194904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7J34sn8ORofXlObX20GS3o0AR5IJxnSVhiFrM8yZuVnryA6dUCG95ODSUj1UefMA5B4gekNdOvf9nEFCj4vr7As428R92b4p2dJdpMJ18VAeGV1w_0UfGPQIem51sOYwkSQgOlam2bWJFU4Rpc_xcdmKBFcVfnEDpcwopyPu9Qh86FHeE_KXrkRXYDg/w640-h288/20230511_194904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Buying - Four Orla Kiely glasses, it was a treat but they were seconds meaning they were discounted.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z0jKHDjwaj1h_qPHKp3mdnA8gieKEIOvs_LqONgPUexR8P1kYEENKzBFWrEcXiw5al4XU9tys8bvAZ5lsrr3nMMl3aJqv48eHDidP2I_Vfwwljn4cGF99uZ8K6w8L5LYhVo2TVGPYnnfz-zhne42k5513WsSX66gU3wUYP-DzrWAVtnQUMXvwUvSA3g/s2580/20230524_170008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2580" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z0jKHDjwaj1h_qPHKp3mdnA8gieKEIOvs_LqONgPUexR8P1kYEENKzBFWrEcXiw5al4XU9tys8bvAZ5lsrr3nMMl3aJqv48eHDidP2I_Vfwwljn4cGF99uZ8K6w8L5LYhVo2TVGPYnnfz-zhne42k5513WsSX66gU3wUYP-DzrWAVtnQUMXvwUvSA3g/w640-h346/20230524_170008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Picking - more radishes. I have been </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">sowing</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> every four weeks but as the weather has got drier I seem to have a gap now before the next ones are ready.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-yN3e23YqjnZKelI3IVsVSINpVPen2ZisPFB6mZoR_CYkSCwcJrX4b4DRhC64HEW5w11bvwj7BgmzzVhgOe96niQisfQAOfgZPitYEO5nhLEKZ0XC-2Q0XlU3g_zREJLioN3X9nTPVwKROlfqkk5jEgTEhimSQNZZvZUh19Aze5_mIsjhOWftAI1KPw/s4000/20230526_173024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-yN3e23YqjnZKelI3IVsVSINpVPen2ZisPFB6mZoR_CYkSCwcJrX4b4DRhC64HEW5w11bvwj7BgmzzVhgOe96niQisfQAOfgZPitYEO5nhLEKZ0XC-2Q0XlU3g_zREJLioN3X9nTPVwKROlfqkk5jEgTEhimSQNZZvZUh19Aze5_mIsjhOWftAI1KPw/w360-h640/20230526_173024.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Shearing - our sheep at the beginning of June. They were relieved before the very hot weather came along.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsGsAVqD_TNHUQCMqJFGKXmX2Lv8yYT6weBfsV8tmx0uXoU2e0kJAMJmXUYneuHlgKKoqRqqS3HcSfyofk48q42Crm2Zuzk88QOP-TflpDgI9PwzMaOeKR2eHWp_BqcGYgBKqcOCXPf8kCLAc01fKI5c7R8KRLI19i2VukingGNedJ_WQlQ86Qse7D1k/s4000/20230603_210701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsGsAVqD_TNHUQCMqJFGKXmX2Lv8yYT6weBfsV8tmx0uXoU2e0kJAMJmXUYneuHlgKKoqRqqS3HcSfyofk48q42Crm2Zuzk88QOP-TflpDgI9PwzMaOeKR2eHWp_BqcGYgBKqcOCXPf8kCLAc01fKI5c7R8KRLI19i2VukingGNedJ_WQlQ86Qse7D1k/w640-h360/20230603_210701.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf0IWJIlbB0OnrH55jWlpdCwnv_Z2_I8qRAQVJdfIkz3SmfLct9dR62srixBPvJHG24gN6Cmm33TQnMLLcZ6u1G_Gg1vbLvnZ91dn6bSFkEyX7s-WtTcuZL5loiqtaBuAfpHGrFrqB8SMe1hi0JRMRfHnz5RPYvGE4DUC2K1i0AvHctahCpgZfyXgTck/s2250/holiday.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2250" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLf0IWJIlbB0OnrH55jWlpdCwnv_Z2_I8qRAQVJdfIkz3SmfLct9dR62srixBPvJHG24gN6Cmm33TQnMLLcZ6u1G_Gg1vbLvnZ91dn6bSFkEyX7s-WtTcuZL5loiqtaBuAfpHGrFrqB8SMe1hi0JRMRfHnz5RPYvGE4DUC2K1i0AvHctahCpgZfyXgTck/w640-h436/holiday.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Visiting - Barmouth for a few days in the June Break. Good for big girl who was doing GCSE's and just needed to cool off in the sea for a few days; mentally and physically.</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6jTNX3J9J-Fue7m31YrCE47YjCw-Ko7X8W_tk14vdqFI2u_NdQbdrtGtLabz-4LvTnK8AME98Ou9B3uioRD7IWaRKBAJw10Tdkr48yMV-8AgQ28wjb-srgbs4A1mHVls6uiQRXOuBlVbKd5ZRR6fNa_GoVIn7PwuVSKqdIhm7p96wSp83ZsPFGD3eKc/s4000/20230614_173135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6jTNX3J9J-Fue7m31YrCE47YjCw-Ko7X8W_tk14vdqFI2u_NdQbdrtGtLabz-4LvTnK8AME98Ou9B3uioRD7IWaRKBAJw10Tdkr48yMV-8AgQ28wjb-srgbs4A1mHVls6uiQRXOuBlVbKd5ZRR6fNa_GoVIn7PwuVSKqdIhm7p96wSp83ZsPFGD3eKc/w640-h360/20230614_173135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Using - up a little fridge haul from our neighbours who were going away on holiday and gave us a bag of veggies. I made a Mediterranean tart and a couple of salads.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-44uiubv6RDCxZxPuYPjx5VYsKddVPxSzL3KJOx0c82wwCt_fwZfKhYhCWnvCsNjIZBVADKl7w6x23g8QyEdwSkDjlN8mim17TsMZkNQxU5PMAi5E9DL91TMNXBz1-_KxKSKiLoxyW97tCN18Cs4zualUZLaXyw7gscGSLbBJJZiIYY_xxIYbrgcy2g/s2560/20230614_194411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-44uiubv6RDCxZxPuYPjx5VYsKddVPxSzL3KJOx0c82wwCt_fwZfKhYhCWnvCsNjIZBVADKl7w6x23g8QyEdwSkDjlN8mim17TsMZkNQxU5PMAi5E9DL91TMNXBz1-_KxKSKiLoxyW97tCN18Cs4zualUZLaXyw7gscGSLbBJJZiIYY_xxIYbrgcy2g/w360-h640/20230614_194411.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Experimenting - with my new toy. A circular knitting machine. Mmmm, more practise needed I think!!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3UIWW32lqoA1Ezl6VVBEgyI4VPiED5n_Sa_qcVacsV9luPAbJmDekBB4tqDYov1goYL64cwCgnTDM_UM8QeaIHuaTAAs_mIweaok0gre1BbQA0Un8Lm3G93XiHSaELwAcODJXynsowo2jFEhwqRxY5s6zst6qvUP7iBuNCHbTEAlao-owE9bW1Kozys/s2343/20230617_114227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2343" data-original-width="2095" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3UIWW32lqoA1Ezl6VVBEgyI4VPiED5n_Sa_qcVacsV9luPAbJmDekBB4tqDYov1goYL64cwCgnTDM_UM8QeaIHuaTAAs_mIweaok0gre1BbQA0Un8Lm3G93XiHSaELwAcODJXynsowo2jFEhwqRxY5s6zst6qvUP7iBuNCHbTEAlao-owE9bW1Kozys/w572-h640/20230617_114227.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Refashioning - a size 10 linen dress which was too small for me into a top for the Big 'un.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNNxcQh5FVJUuLPU2DzjxscYmUMgBwYmFBs4pUq80kAe6EhHK14vpelDgZQyJ6Gq6NOKww3JQhDH9WTfaA8eX4kG0efmdvWJRI51nhwaa2-XdkCRagZQWarS2nlr2jHCUzawH_MBw1aVhI_H6PJpYGOYxyxq3HUYZc3EfaJ-T6bnbYePekmR0JD32LZc/s4000/20230625_134250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKNNxcQh5FVJUuLPU2DzjxscYmUMgBwYmFBs4pUq80kAe6EhHK14vpelDgZQyJ6Gq6NOKww3JQhDH9WTfaA8eX4kG0efmdvWJRI51nhwaa2-XdkCRagZQWarS2nlr2jHCUzawH_MBw1aVhI_H6PJpYGOYxyxq3HUYZc3EfaJ-T6bnbYePekmR0JD32LZc/w640-h360/20230625_134250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Knitting - the start of six different jumpers to try and get something started with my pink yarn. None of them were the right gauge or texture then some were just too hard to concentrate on or I didn't understand the stitches. I have settled on the simplest sweater from ravelry. Seems apt for my brain capacity at the moment!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs43r_8nXx63nB5i5lehvYm5ZwAj2h38o97Qr6e9PSv8FQUilW-tvXhWFy-1IQNOBNV3WrBl6RgZz08mm1Vwqb_Nl21kDCouQBg6QGDc2qHS7MLTrXkFnvV_uZ3hUOta4f-yBqcpfFd2lqqaDwhwZxHnDWTtYK_doNOJthiCN2qtmS2fcH3pxQiUCKTI/s2951/20230624_093755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="2066" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijs43r_8nXx63nB5i5lehvYm5ZwAj2h38o97Qr6e9PSv8FQUilW-tvXhWFy-1IQNOBNV3WrBl6RgZz08mm1Vwqb_Nl21kDCouQBg6QGDc2qHS7MLTrXkFnvV_uZ3hUOta4f-yBqcpfFd2lqqaDwhwZxHnDWTtYK_doNOJthiCN2qtmS2fcH3pxQiUCKTI/w448-h640/20230624_093755.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Crocheting - a version of the Aster top. The pattern is actually for much finer yarn but I wanted a break from the knitting fails of late. Might do something better with the sleeves??</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicGLqcAJf9bRxDeZeKezNkLirJlj0lrAYNmAnubbUp77OX_pwVYcGMKjJQTiUNZOo_xWtyA3e7Upbc4lV95Hh1U7XULQOCEh0O6f_n7kV0wJI3Qp_BQNlFv2iYoZyC3c1Nqv4qvC0_cCuPHvM2Jf6PfOGvvWS8GKmqAPKuIKx4fxr1gT1jb6v69BZ3oA/s4000/20230625_134130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicGLqcAJf9bRxDeZeKezNkLirJlj0lrAYNmAnubbUp77OX_pwVYcGMKjJQTiUNZOo_xWtyA3e7Upbc4lV95Hh1U7XULQOCEh0O6f_n7kV0wJI3Qp_BQNlFv2iYoZyC3c1Nqv4qvC0_cCuPHvM2Jf6PfOGvvWS8GKmqAPKuIKx4fxr1gT1jb6v69BZ3oA/w640-h360/20230625_134130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Going - strawberry picking. You may think this strange if you have seen my massive fruit cage full of strawberries but I made a gardening error and fed the plants at Easter then they put on colossal amounts of leaf growth and there are no strawberries. Whoops!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXcEsnTVulPt9RpEiqi-InPNr7IOyPVhABlyZ8MvUyMQ_LqBN85NQRpM57312lh1_MVZCkE-sWYvIfnGe3aV5-To_I2T8YUUnkUeCdk45h5KASt3ahPUtoo6maY4OK6_0NXu7poMrlSPpD9lX7mYF7vUDf1XZT4TFf-ObQ_XMJHyloLTfWlmXySqgjRU/s4000/20230625_134203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXcEsnTVulPt9RpEiqi-InPNr7IOyPVhABlyZ8MvUyMQ_LqBN85NQRpM57312lh1_MVZCkE-sWYvIfnGe3aV5-To_I2T8YUUnkUeCdk45h5KASt3ahPUtoo6maY4OK6_0NXu7poMrlSPpD9lX7mYF7vUDf1XZT4TFf-ObQ_XMJHyloLTfWlmXySqgjRU/w640-h360/20230625_134203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Making - some jam from my bought strawberries. I love homemade jam and have become such a snob about jam; bought jam just tastes of sugar not fruit.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdnxDJ4oWdoBRGAIbx3EZOBoQxOfGTJuaYurFvetZRa1mWuL16yNz0qAI42nCivwe33w_ifQgXsGulYjywnomuAb-mdWoQrYkXGiraafYHo8xFT0uSdPcZyY7OiAv_HYmSfgfAlsgalU06UxNmrXAiCgb47doWa_iQU-KVdWeApGXSEJTlgs8R0eLn8A/s4000/20230625_134239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdnxDJ4oWdoBRGAIbx3EZOBoQxOfGTJuaYurFvetZRa1mWuL16yNz0qAI42nCivwe33w_ifQgXsGulYjywnomuAb-mdWoQrYkXGiraafYHo8xFT0uSdPcZyY7OiAv_HYmSfgfAlsgalU06UxNmrXAiCgb47doWa_iQU-KVdWeApGXSEJTlgs8R0eLn8A/w640-h360/20230625_134239.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Loving - my current table vase in my vase challenge to have flowers from the garden continuously on the kitchen table. The sweet williams seem never ending and have such a long vase life. I have paired them with a zingy euphorbia. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD6BZWARtyxzNZXYf40TN37fFeghTiHb9EnoXEdzLDkgVMNGVJw5pc7DXd04Jh_yBo2NnzkyOM-AhSIiIMIaPzWf6KOt5vZ11TybO7pk6RCMwAQogMMpWYIhyS2LdAopeCZSfUKbR55GVXtQo2-C5KhAzVotM8az2vu3nxu33LhPNwVJ0Xyf_iemdplQ/s4000/20230625_134309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGD6BZWARtyxzNZXYf40TN37fFeghTiHb9EnoXEdzLDkgVMNGVJw5pc7DXd04Jh_yBo2NnzkyOM-AhSIiIMIaPzWf6KOt5vZ11TybO7pk6RCMwAQogMMpWYIhyS2LdAopeCZSfUKbR55GVXtQo2-C5KhAzVotM8az2vu3nxu33LhPNwVJ0Xyf_iemdplQ/w640-h360/20230625_134309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Cleaning - up my treadle sewing machine. I used to use it at my nan's farm when I was about 10 or 12 to mend my grandads work overalls. My nan hated me using it incase I caught my fingers but I never did. I have had it all apart, cleaned the components and then put it all back together. After watching a very useful Youtube video of someone setting up a similar one I have got it going. I am just getting a bit of tangling after a run of about 8 inches because the spring on the tension discs has bent out of shape so it catches the threads when I get a bit of speed going. I am going to get a new one. After looking up the serial number, it is from 1858.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">There is thunder in the distance so I had better pop out and bring some things inside. Toodle oo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Jo xxxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-40632352905722466812023-06-20T08:35:00.003+01:002023-06-20T08:35:23.857+01:00Looking Great Here<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Well the gardening has certainly picked up since my last gardening post. The weather here in the UK has warmed up considerably at the start of June and everything is growing well. Lets's take a little tour shall we.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWj6kYKKPRowwe6fOCe_dQ4QsZaKaXa9NJX8FRqV_lWzBGFZMWNC9yW6b8PgdlsgcRoeT4ZHIDY49_9kGD4_VF9UmhdCG_lW_NgNbXhtVJZp0CaPTr5qY-Xnn3P8mTMc6RWrSSaIZT_niL7v5ZiK0vdgECGUjufUXTey3DUMbHhwdjAuKoL4XHMZf/s4000/20230524_091529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWj6kYKKPRowwe6fOCe_dQ4QsZaKaXa9NJX8FRqV_lWzBGFZMWNC9yW6b8PgdlsgcRoeT4ZHIDY49_9kGD4_VF9UmhdCG_lW_NgNbXhtVJZp0CaPTr5qY-Xnn3P8mTMc6RWrSSaIZT_niL7v5ZiK0vdgECGUjufUXTey3DUMbHhwdjAuKoL4XHMZf/w640-h360/20230524_091529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My best thing to show you is this yellow peony in my warm tones garden. It was one of the original plants I put in 3 years ago and it has never flowered. Peonies take a few years to get established so I am thrilled. There were five flowers and now these have gone over, the yellow rose behind has taken over the bloom position. Perfect. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimouY4zwm8DMbfFe7TBqboPSRHuBJQmSd7tEqlI4HBIn9qN-3estgqo1V7Xue9d-SlK0Q3tRC92dWnNBKnT9H8Aegh-H1DSITXxaW7jPrlkUIKhcAfWOOCvZdE_AAvLU9bDWaVie2aNIgXiNE4mnfvUUcnYhv8lXSvz5HNOIAW3n7KySeJuk5qXPeE/s4000/20230524_091553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimouY4zwm8DMbfFe7TBqboPSRHuBJQmSd7tEqlI4HBIn9qN-3estgqo1V7Xue9d-SlK0Q3tRC92dWnNBKnT9H8Aegh-H1DSITXxaW7jPrlkUIKhcAfWOOCvZdE_AAvLU9bDWaVie2aNIgXiNE4mnfvUUcnYhv8lXSvz5HNOIAW3n7KySeJuk5qXPeE/w640-h360/20230524_091553.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Next to this is another new one to blossom which is a new bearded Iris which I bought in a sale at Autumn. It looked so sad in the pot but I love an underdog. It was £2 and I gave it a home next to the peony. It has been stunning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOKWqW11bNyJvscn5U_1Gpd343V0n7rUqUXgfiFlxyfw57rsUa-T9KHuWX0ikFAWpaoMEM1HKjDsmgUXhdwQj2THcUVmo8cNQ2PesiNClRRkic426OEXEwWSrLqwOGE6cz4oy-5udXXlLlys7QEjW5bG3Ga8Z1sZRlRAQGzXlibm864jkX0nu0xzg/s4000/20230511_201507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOKWqW11bNyJvscn5U_1Gpd343V0n7rUqUXgfiFlxyfw57rsUa-T9KHuWX0ikFAWpaoMEM1HKjDsmgUXhdwQj2THcUVmo8cNQ2PesiNClRRkic426OEXEwWSrLqwOGE6cz4oy-5udXXlLlys7QEjW5bG3Ga8Z1sZRlRAQGzXlibm864jkX0nu0xzg/w640-h288/20230511_201507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">They both sit in this border which is looking fab. I love the foliage contrasts. This was a couple of weeks ago so the daff leaves have now been removed to make way for the summer flowers. I now have plans to empty some of this border because I over planted it when it was new. Now that I have found out what survives in full sun and what has filled out into quite substantial sized plants I can do some moving come the autumn to give the thriving things more room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQuvgxArES921B8u3wb40_-HB88biZR2sIdD5517QEVn-N9mATY1KDv52jc9KwVcLsQaqJn3wSDa9nE6KtgdXaRH8sVueAEwsObl3sC-RfVfub6tCMZpsYTs6XdFiAVGPNlx9_aeY3p6IWYF5RmV5iik4W_eurY-DUjqJvJCk0KFkjc5r7SMaBRvn/s4000/20230511_201902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQuvgxArES921B8u3wb40_-HB88biZR2sIdD5517QEVn-N9mATY1KDv52jc9KwVcLsQaqJn3wSDa9nE6KtgdXaRH8sVueAEwsObl3sC-RfVfub6tCMZpsYTs6XdFiAVGPNlx9_aeY3p6IWYF5RmV5iik4W_eurY-DUjqJvJCk0KFkjc5r7SMaBRvn/w640-h288/20230511_201902.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">In the greenhouse the tomatoes have gone from this...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SiicCr1lWHxMtaXZeltlgYiEGpRlVyX1N302gHntii1MFQ557WkIpG7lRisVwAg_axxyPS0oFYvubzBp6IycPXz_bmoqUUrLvCGMN1685g2LDDpTxeuZ15dxnjXWbmPF7QhwN44GRubOM_zFvQ2H88CapVEvMHcb3AQVBxJqTkYtFQROJN954zoN/s4000/20230607_163356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SiicCr1lWHxMtaXZeltlgYiEGpRlVyX1N302gHntii1MFQ557WkIpG7lRisVwAg_axxyPS0oFYvubzBp6IycPXz_bmoqUUrLvCGMN1685g2LDDpTxeuZ15dxnjXWbmPF7QhwN44GRubOM_zFvQ2H88CapVEvMHcb3AQVBxJqTkYtFQROJN954zoN/w640-h360/20230607_163356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">To this in a matter of two weeks. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Similarly, the veg patch has had a full planting going from this...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrWxOOT0g9yc3mR7TtymhRMD_2sMVziruNksa_7fKFrXs9UTTmC1Qn0Zhk8z6aFTzfgnBz54_T-_uOt5C5o_LtucHUurAjECJ6wIiRcyqsSkrjS4K_nPqqMDrm_KjRHiEy9NEpnBnXgyidrMQ4BetTllVus7nZ5KwBmvkDYIfHLMYr5-Fy4C9ess8/s4000/20230511_201950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrWxOOT0g9yc3mR7TtymhRMD_2sMVziruNksa_7fKFrXs9UTTmC1Qn0Zhk8z6aFTzfgnBz54_T-_uOt5C5o_LtucHUurAjECJ6wIiRcyqsSkrjS4K_nPqqMDrm_KjRHiEy9NEpnBnXgyidrMQ4BetTllVus7nZ5KwBmvkDYIfHLMYr5-Fy4C9ess8/w640-h288/20230511_201950.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">To this. A few things didn't come so I have, with immense amount of hope, re-seeded some crops but I know it is a little late really.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxe0RzFMa8uOsX7m2gxFem5RzQTlfiWs7tPnoZwIXvBTCEM1OeLScdpVOaTTV7akmnvj75PJniY4gQr7vLNbyVc3A7BdeeItk18oJGXsFPY8qszvIU18-3PMZ_w5K1FyribX-rUyEzUldnE8qwq6ehGBBfyfzwBm5jNAC6LQ0jq7eY9HnSREVFo7i/s4000/20230607_163422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxe0RzFMa8uOsX7m2gxFem5RzQTlfiWs7tPnoZwIXvBTCEM1OeLScdpVOaTTV7akmnvj75PJniY4gQr7vLNbyVc3A7BdeeItk18oJGXsFPY8qszvIU18-3PMZ_w5K1FyribX-rUyEzUldnE8qwq6ehGBBfyfzwBm5jNAC6LQ0jq7eY9HnSREVFo7i/w640-h360/20230607_163422.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My table vase challenge has been helped by the contribution of flowers from my flower grower companion Beth. If the flowers don't fit her wedding brief then I get them!</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfIf5VLpQjEVYZrO_znLCxBrCCVA06umj8emipeQRfYfHcAdSM-rmmGV0BzMmKNydg_gazIN0upGhoATx2XnGkDF5r_G8ATBLJYDprx2N28T0kcPJQ46-Duz8rNafU3jnh96q6Jjr1eKQp0__PRqdbbHIrWchBoUhp0nsS_JeMeLy5ovjSo2Ulnck/s4000/20230511_165425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfIf5VLpQjEVYZrO_znLCxBrCCVA06umj8emipeQRfYfHcAdSM-rmmGV0BzMmKNydg_gazIN0upGhoATx2XnGkDF5r_G8ATBLJYDprx2N28T0kcPJQ46-Duz8rNafU3jnh96q6Jjr1eKQp0__PRqdbbHIrWchBoUhp0nsS_JeMeLy5ovjSo2Ulnck/w640-h288/20230511_165425.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxScAoTtyuGb91YHxbVPUq4BYlifCS4pJjyeHAfCtezGikM3_jZYbY2GUPbIX3u7taiQKIcMUoK56gNcVnfrbTIm1f_PzcNtsx9_p_3zOi0JiZNn4EKXDgFb6N5DKnkk_Si4OHTKMv7CCbslhJG7bQJVeNcu6XfxzHfESTt4y3QZwM1nUn7LNRfhj/s4000/20230511_165439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxScAoTtyuGb91YHxbVPUq4BYlifCS4pJjyeHAfCtezGikM3_jZYbY2GUPbIX3u7taiQKIcMUoK56gNcVnfrbTIm1f_PzcNtsx9_p_3zOi0JiZNn4EKXDgFb6N5DKnkk_Si4OHTKMv7CCbslhJG7bQJVeNcu6XfxzHfESTt4y3QZwM1nUn7LNRfhj/w640-h288/20230511_165439.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Her plot changes so much. She doesn't take any passengers - once they are cut and used, the are removed and the next variety fills its space. These ranunculus were just amazing though. The sheep fleece covered area is the dahlia plot starting to make shoots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqmGxahgJ3b7yqRPi9U7O1S_Qzr2FvHUGaiItZyDf4Tj0ptBf8T4iqZLn8bYMAir6LPBdhd42Iawav1Y3QfxBltp1qpPQf95kMm4iniy2E820h_0r3ewtQ0IdmtlaFAovaaeinXuD1yimGuIWXrwNPWZHkvecoGWZfnEOxvui3LxmZHYMRh3bRmYn/s4000/20230607_163828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqmGxahgJ3b7yqRPi9U7O1S_Qzr2FvHUGaiItZyDf4Tj0ptBf8T4iqZLn8bYMAir6LPBdhd42Iawav1Y3QfxBltp1qpPQf95kMm4iniy2E820h_0r3ewtQ0IdmtlaFAovaaeinXuD1yimGuIWXrwNPWZHkvecoGWZfnEOxvui3LxmZHYMRh3bRmYn/w640-h360/20230607_163828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Other vase combos from my garden include...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWRa3zFYo_yq_UBV90xOcjpILKMZpWfruyGvKgmFvTbZ_rd7tCDkpNo-Kj1dMZ0Rl42eGLdX_KPoUdZ1J-xHxppptzFiFN-8HR9-kqzBQCSlmP-QTej2TXSBoQ9ax7YnmsI6rhxcirz7F783JuicFg5ehItjgS0If93Jbrk3ODVCiZNK_iKbfoyWq/s4000/20230527_133920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWRa3zFYo_yq_UBV90xOcjpILKMZpWfruyGvKgmFvTbZ_rd7tCDkpNo-Kj1dMZ0Rl42eGLdX_KPoUdZ1J-xHxppptzFiFN-8HR9-kqzBQCSlmP-QTej2TXSBoQ9ax7YnmsI6rhxcirz7F783JuicFg5ehItjgS0If93Jbrk3ODVCiZNK_iKbfoyWq/w640-h360/20230527_133920.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">A lighter arier collection of sweet rocket, allium, cornflowers and aquelegia. And this week...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eb7EnqgJib6E2AQbBcx2l0qcbgIlep-ZUdaU8iYhJkNwd2c6zScqw6OEXy8L0cZXq9ykeMh53kU2QBk3B4Zh9KWSOBWq-OiTk_pMsMvfLwmo6Xh5lt8A_a4JaGBwnDWSn5j5-J4Vyf6Wd6Y1p7_86fLEDzoVqOGRKPlSlrLJsYk2KjuRL-aghpav/s4000/20230607_164238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eb7EnqgJib6E2AQbBcx2l0qcbgIlep-ZUdaU8iYhJkNwd2c6zScqw6OEXy8L0cZXq9ykeMh53kU2QBk3B4Zh9KWSOBWq-OiTk_pMsMvfLwmo6Xh5lt8A_a4JaGBwnDWSn5j5-J4Vyf6Wd6Y1p7_86fLEDzoVqOGRKPlSlrLJsYk2KjuRL-aghpav/w640-h360/20230607_164238.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">A sample vase of all the things I knocked off while weeding! A lupin, snap dragon, a pink rose, an iris, a cornflower, a fox glove and the start of my sweet williams. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim67sx_QC2jPN6N3DUn1R6WgBcPOknD3JR-Ft-kvCSAIedbUwOHK4U72_VZWmjd5RcmglRRvk0osvWN8snF6IEV4d4jQmRhBHp_YbpYymi4ss-MY3WjJ37D14kmP15T2v_EKAFgjcWg96wKpTxbB8w9wKAnXrMqeoabS7UgxLmCQ2GmE4YVxbDQmJZ/s2580/20230524_170008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2580" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim67sx_QC2jPN6N3DUn1R6WgBcPOknD3JR-Ft-kvCSAIedbUwOHK4U72_VZWmjd5RcmglRRvk0osvWN8snF6IEV4d4jQmRhBHp_YbpYymi4ss-MY3WjJ37D14kmP15T2v_EKAFgjcWg96wKpTxbB8w9wKAnXrMqeoabS7UgxLmCQ2GmE4YVxbDQmJZ/w640-h346/20230524_170008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> My first crops of the year are lettuce and radish. I am trying so hard to reseed every two weeks for a succession - the gardeners dream. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">This prize, unscathed radish was the size of a cocktail tomato. It wasn't even woody; it was delicious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqqFmEbiYH8yU_WyM6C07Nl3SFOBDb2NyKYNKGbvd-4lHeiqQJKnXCcJVYnZK1odl76AJcUPOjAlVC5xyyZ0qBGzCtb8EiJsWoDHQ2WwXpbPHJBW3E6B9pSNOFPe2WZYfSdnT58t3DVYZMQJI6MKlNRMQ-DVxsc5eGxSoU2YjQUMLLXXo6qGrxALFHN8/s4000/20230613_165510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmqqFmEbiYH8yU_WyM6C07Nl3SFOBDb2NyKYNKGbvd-4lHeiqQJKnXCcJVYnZK1odl76AJcUPOjAlVC5xyyZ0qBGzCtb8EiJsWoDHQ2WwXpbPHJBW3E6B9pSNOFPe2WZYfSdnT58t3DVYZMQJI6MKlNRMQ-DVxsc5eGxSoU2YjQUMLLXXo6qGrxALFHN8/w640-h360/20230613_165510.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have had a good old tidy up in the green house where I am watering twice a day. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thinking ahead I am also trying some dried flowers this year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq459O_f71Fe859MU6cVzgyu4cYTk5tR7F7vkqfzQEvEc3tj4G-dA-n8yU0maATCy6XBLGdFoS327N8dxmJWsR2W_iD10x-Rc9kKktH1MrnegxV2yZ6uXVrPPKhHCUkhkZqhEpg8GvJv-mgOQAvYH79q6j4r0IlZyWMfAPxbYs0vUG-QddBbnBYiN/s4000/20230607_163337%5B1%5D.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq459O_f71Fe859MU6cVzgyu4cYTk5tR7F7vkqfzQEvEc3tj4G-dA-n8yU0maATCy6XBLGdFoS327N8dxmJWsR2W_iD10x-Rc9kKktH1MrnegxV2yZ6uXVrPPKhHCUkhkZqhEpg8GvJv-mgOQAvYH79q6j4r0IlZyWMfAPxbYs0vUG-QddBbnBYiN/w640-h360/20230607_163337%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Hope you are getting out to enjoy summer whatever you like to do. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Jo xx</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-11707588447869729552023-06-12T09:48:00.005+01:002023-06-12T10:50:15.343+01:00Woolly Chit Chat<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"> Feeling inspired to catch up with a few wooly makes today. Especially as me, my daughters and my mum went to Wonderwool Wales last month. I had it in my head that I should use up any wool from last years purchases in order to enjoy buying some more.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg9ooGO3DJEasPJ2wdiNDAPDTDyk8kNX68RJ-8JiCRVn1vVaudM43VFF69st4DUzyVFPWmZb0U5AivxpgdH0-2FCctuJZrEnn3njs6QElhC15fMX3RAfcqfCd6ROKXnBrD_1oF9a6UR1ImKdMc1FU4QcBZ89WgtlCBajDBfuIr2kuHlyVt6XkgEQ9/s1188/20230426_112112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimg9ooGO3DJEasPJ2wdiNDAPDTDyk8kNX68RJ-8JiCRVn1vVaudM43VFF69st4DUzyVFPWmZb0U5AivxpgdH0-2FCctuJZrEnn3njs6QElhC15fMX3RAfcqfCd6ROKXnBrD_1oF9a6UR1ImKdMc1FU4QcBZ89WgtlCBajDBfuIr2kuHlyVt6XkgEQ9/w564-h640/20230426_112112.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7wT_-Wp7AzehU5-dM8kNmbtN7_1okgDSbOaj3SGf4TN4L2BnnxTUI-jKFsfqOgCUr0KnfhprZinVOk0ToEGE3Lbpi0TqiQ39Dco5_nqnbnsbMniV2jR_2NG1e5bmf6y6tQyUZG-xHC1NUoCa-pRzMPJ39zOoyZ8epd4lWSaWgJefp84yxoVPFmuZ/s1182/20230426_112137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7wT_-Wp7AzehU5-dM8kNmbtN7_1okgDSbOaj3SGf4TN4L2BnnxTUI-jKFsfqOgCUr0KnfhprZinVOk0ToEGE3Lbpi0TqiQ39Dco5_nqnbnsbMniV2jR_2NG1e5bmf6y6tQyUZG-xHC1NUoCa-pRzMPJ39zOoyZ8epd4lWSaWgJefp84yxoVPFmuZ/w602-h640/20230426_112137.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxjssALPjXrIplcSgHAc0D6eAt_KGMG65NWJIWd2RM_IM1-Z1s5Ksih6YF-hKKz266tcjOCLXrYwHIdx8zWvC35TZ0hUPuzZsMYfNAZHyLGp4TmPiOsxcR0ZKcGeMpsS_RArP7FUZN9yXAgWNWrCrwfoAwi_AI-BK4EB1pQX1euZRsEOlcr93aEwz/s640/tank%20fade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxjssALPjXrIplcSgHAc0D6eAt_KGMG65NWJIWd2RM_IM1-Z1s5Ksih6YF-hKKz266tcjOCLXrYwHIdx8zWvC35TZ0hUPuzZsMYfNAZHyLGp4TmPiOsxcR0ZKcGeMpsS_RArP7FUZN9yXAgWNWrCrwfoAwi_AI-BK4EB1pQX1euZRsEOlcr93aEwz/w640-h360/tank%20fade.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">This was one of my usual mash up knits where I used the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bardini-vest">Bardini</a> vest pattern as a base and made it work for the materials I had. I sized up as this is 3ply yarn and the pattern is for 4ply yarn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3IxnT2pHcqjEy6A8SaEqPkWMd_dy-XEgH0_Wx-mNgOe38vDwUiH1jW4-RewKQjP7CLmzJR_audZIbP2uPJHGP-Yf1tUsjRuHd0Ov3oRUeul9CwQgEpAHJCROWj1Pf_XjnEo52yACV-JeW8eP6e6ZYIHG43896nZhW1BH_nweInxueDR6aXGVYDg-/s500/20230319_160553_medium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3IxnT2pHcqjEy6A8SaEqPkWMd_dy-XEgH0_Wx-mNgOe38vDwUiH1jW4-RewKQjP7CLmzJR_audZIbP2uPJHGP-Yf1tUsjRuHd0Ov3oRUeul9CwQgEpAHJCROWj1Pf_XjnEo52yACV-JeW8eP6e6ZYIHG43896nZhW1BH_nweInxueDR6aXGVYDg-/w640-h360/20230319_160553_medium.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3H4Va15_W4dsNzeLv7LOdHFJe-AqOgwKBO-L8PynVTN_bdxTLhh-YTlJ_4ecPBASZz_6Hudbz3hFTwMTVcYOZJMO49XBvr7NdhSCbi1LgRFZp-rf409H1ddMb9WB9Hwj7w1AtPJ5e_pJxO9amLT2Iz0EGuVc0jt4d9iA5nPDW7Uybs9UosCsBJeb/s500/20230319_160535_medium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3H4Va15_W4dsNzeLv7LOdHFJe-AqOgwKBO-L8PynVTN_bdxTLhh-YTlJ_4ecPBASZz_6Hudbz3hFTwMTVcYOZJMO49XBvr7NdhSCbi1LgRFZp-rf409H1ddMb9WB9Hwj7w1AtPJ5e_pJxO9amLT2Iz0EGuVc0jt4d9iA5nPDW7Uybs9UosCsBJeb/w640-h360/20230319_160535_medium.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a go at fading. I wasn't so successful on the first fade from green to the flecked blue but then I learnt, as I went along, how much yarn to leave from the old ball to fade in. You switch in the new colourway every other row until the last one runs out. The back and rib is made with a 4ply cream yarn from Drops which works well because you can see the fade on the side seam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNRAzrt3G0fShlNbgKpfWH-dVlUSFC8sZC9-StEVtnB2wFgzW5qQOSEmq-fTNEcp-IW8RoAK_SESF92xpzG8M910Chq-_Mmv30t0_RusRPMHroM1iPEPntXyfRm36v_Q7-c0awnS9Yyw29MisTt_eCJ6DnmudzDQ2BWfla9oP6I_MnSoJBLuIuzPM/s1060/20230419_185911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1060" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNRAzrt3G0fShlNbgKpfWH-dVlUSFC8sZC9-StEVtnB2wFgzW5qQOSEmq-fTNEcp-IW8RoAK_SESF92xpzG8M910Chq-_Mmv30t0_RusRPMHroM1iPEPntXyfRm36v_Q7-c0awnS9Yyw29MisTt_eCJ6DnmudzDQ2BWfla9oP6I_MnSoJBLuIuzPM/w640-h386/20230419_185911.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XVOpiuf18CPC3EMwWOF96foeb0V_K7UHx7cipp1GGEpwGPYu5Da3VkZfFc8Py1z6in7qc4UDqe7hT4zwNuqgqhV39zPCXT1cJJdzC56G9IYJEjxUrCkykjXRqb_7Gozr4jlkuIZyIqtM3aD2AzMP-HFflCAtV3b5IOM8fVP-xK28gRNDlWFIgSOa/s1475/20230419_190048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XVOpiuf18CPC3EMwWOF96foeb0V_K7UHx7cipp1GGEpwGPYu5Da3VkZfFc8Py1z6in7qc4UDqe7hT4zwNuqgqhV39zPCXT1cJJdzC56G9IYJEjxUrCkykjXRqb_7Gozr4jlkuIZyIqtM3aD2AzMP-HFflCAtV3b5IOM8fVP-xK28gRNDlWFIgSOa/w518-h640/20230419_190048.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last bit of stash knitting before our visit to Wonderwool was to knit all of my sock yarn scraps that would not be useful in an actual pair of socks into a cowl for skiing. We were lucky with the weather this year when we went skiing; it was sunny and there was not any driving snow. I had in mind when I knit this that it would hug my neck and be supper warm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I really don't like cowls that fold in on themselves into a useless ring around your neck. Harsh words I know. Without a pattern, I cast on the sock yarn on 3mm needles. Starting with the finest wool and then kept changing up a needle increment with wool thickness as I continued. It meant that with a stretchy cast off, it was wider at one end than the other and sits really well. The 3xrib was perfect and easy to do while watching a bit of TV. Functionality wise it is a 10 out of 10.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzVWdqidtGlKkvQ6SILr9_7YMLHeXCQvWlpVP8XYyZ2xvvHmfHwipFF0pRK1_kXi9jvRYScvaRlfpZMtrl1jSgo00N2DBKyIuCqHniIGRQGwTKwDCv8RjQN2yGCG-ZIHc4IK7ZGPoYhdWjFPL_CWiFtcpIg3KPV00fbjUZgoKUnjwpZO4gU96u_Nx/s4000/20230612_093312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzVWdqidtGlKkvQ6SILr9_7YMLHeXCQvWlpVP8XYyZ2xvvHmfHwipFF0pRK1_kXi9jvRYScvaRlfpZMtrl1jSgo00N2DBKyIuCqHniIGRQGwTKwDCv8RjQN2yGCG-ZIHc4IK7ZGPoYhdWjFPL_CWiFtcpIg3KPV00fbjUZgoKUnjwpZO4gU96u_Nx/w640-h360/20230612_093312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK, back to the shopping. Yarn wise I had quite a haul. I always go to a guy at Wonderwool who looks like a market trader and if I am honest is a bit miserable. He has huge cardboard boxes with hanks of yarn with barely any details. Signs might simply say '4ply £5 hank' I am guessing it is deadstock but I like the jeopardy of buying something both unknown in quantity and composition. So many of the traders at the show sell expensive hand dyed artisan yarn that I would say it is hard to buy anything 'normal' so I think he has a good USP. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtmJfov_lVMLd05yRZ1rqGsjCQI3s59opeBKhWGe_Fg074pPq5UbJb5Tok9ael0LpAVrYnGD3JheeEvHcKA7gJJ7oRI99L3tTt6TKGNlwiPh6yQAPK8JuiUVfgF72JU-NaFrvv0fS1Larr7q1s5bCpGDKUWD6VbohdnjryGXhEwjSxLRE4Y9waJPj/s4000/20230612_093256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtmJfov_lVMLd05yRZ1rqGsjCQI3s59opeBKhWGe_Fg074pPq5UbJb5Tok9ael0LpAVrYnGD3JheeEvHcKA7gJJ7oRI99L3tTt6TKGNlwiPh6yQAPK8JuiUVfgF72JU-NaFrvv0fS1Larr7q1s5bCpGDKUWD6VbohdnjryGXhEwjSxLRE4Y9waJPj/w640-h360/20230612_093256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went for really harmonious choices. Everything is 4ply. I had ideas of what I wanted to buy wool for and then also I had in mind what I could use the left overs for. The pink, ran double, works well for any of the knits in my Ready Set raglan book so there is plenty of scope there. I then thought about a fair isle knit with the left over pink and chose some ivory and green to mix in with the left overs. The ball on the top is genius - it is a sock yarn split into two yarn runs so you can have matching ombre socks!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqap9i34nFqpLpETYLN2EpBiRd7iyU4HRWU6pb01OSWDpNFNQGx37bMyMPEsrX90LynpQ9wLsFUy9vVlUb4n5WwDbBV5dKurs9ib8bPa9j9jcNoTW-9NZ5PqkxkmEnyUOptH8EueVQYga-uTyWsbmV6SIjHnbNyzWlFiJ6gSYmSqg7Fh7gkz56gz-J/s4000/20230612_093354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqap9i34nFqpLpETYLN2EpBiRd7iyU4HRWU6pb01OSWDpNFNQGx37bMyMPEsrX90LynpQ9wLsFUy9vVlUb4n5WwDbBV5dKurs9ib8bPa9j9jcNoTW-9NZ5PqkxkmEnyUOptH8EueVQYga-uTyWsbmV6SIjHnbNyzWlFiJ6gSYmSqg7Fh7gkz56gz-J/w640-h360/20230612_093354.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Megan spotted this cotton in a sale basket, 5 balls for £10, and alerted me to it so I snapped it up and started a summer crochet top when I got home. This is my current sit-outside-to crochet project.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My girls always like the show day out...mostly because I promise them a crepe and there are always some lovely Angora rabbits, crazy looking goats or sheep with amazing fleeces to ogle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKNtYmrcXRG-0FL2UOXy3DfSnzSvb09rw690gFc_UhZSPWGeex6T4Hh_4xzH9VZtD51qtggoVNn4tRPsHIkGkNpme4159eFCXMiW5lEG_2WVbggaPy1bMdXw2R5WcwNcD2i7hL_BEWMkD-eMnvxTKGHoTAUw8mmedDLQcLjtwOATcYMNmmUszhQWW/s4000/20230423_140723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCKNtYmrcXRG-0FL2UOXy3DfSnzSvb09rw690gFc_UhZSPWGeex6T4Hh_4xzH9VZtD51qtggoVNn4tRPsHIkGkNpme4159eFCXMiW5lEG_2WVbggaPy1bMdXw2R5WcwNcD2i7hL_BEWMkD-eMnvxTKGHoTAUw8mmedDLQcLjtwOATcYMNmmUszhQWW/w640-h288/20230423_140723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must admit to struggling with blogging at the moment. With a job that involves social media content it is hard to muster the motivation to write again here but I like to keep in touch with family and friends. I love reading blogs but can't always write my own. That said, I will definitely continue with my three word gardening posts, my ing posts and of course any ta dah! moments. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Always happy to see you here. Love Jo xxxx</div></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-9926985549650177702023-05-25T14:30:00.001+01:002023-05-25T14:30:15.844+01:00May...ing<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">What happens when you realise that for most of May, my favourite month of the year, you have simply been inside sewing! This month my May...ing post is a totally selfish round up of what I have been sewing. The Sewing Bee has started on the BBC so I thought it was rather apt. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9umyvGSYnB6Mz00mNgi2KKGrxUKw6yC5WFyO1ERYy_dk5uzRkVgup9eZBvZ3Zsad_ZIN28RlWinvMRYJY-RzKxI8sXZksYiY4wOJjFFV4Lvw619bz9fX2iT8BzpJTXAa04-QSfPPV3V0mQIup9F4YTg3nxxp1x35Unp06dqZ4CQYKv7uQ2SRle5wr/s1980/20230510_154855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="1741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9umyvGSYnB6Mz00mNgi2KKGrxUKw6yC5WFyO1ERYy_dk5uzRkVgup9eZBvZ3Zsad_ZIN28RlWinvMRYJY-RzKxI8sXZksYiY4wOJjFFV4Lvw619bz9fX2iT8BzpJTXAa04-QSfPPV3V0mQIup9F4YTg3nxxp1x35Unp06dqZ4CQYKv7uQ2SRle5wr/s320/20230510_154855.jpg" width="281" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VaRmKNyDI_rBxq7vcNK2dc6vjFZK8D5i-JAMsY5uorkdUBe78ejOmGy2dQkySIAtamHlXod9zNTJyEEs5MCN_ei7UX6ac9M93rOEFm866d7NktOBciWf3w7Z6upbnx19FAzNQRuuX1Hh4fLwcSiw9v8pnDlBZaPhTODU0n0TcuAueWf96zQgMXSo/s1695/20230510_154739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="1338" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VaRmKNyDI_rBxq7vcNK2dc6vjFZK8D5i-JAMsY5uorkdUBe78ejOmGy2dQkySIAtamHlXod9zNTJyEEs5MCN_ei7UX6ac9M93rOEFm866d7NktOBciWf3w7Z6upbnx19FAzNQRuuX1Hh4fLwcSiw9v8pnDlBZaPhTODU0n0TcuAueWf96zQgMXSo/s320/20230510_154739.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwnI6-vCRe0kxFQ4e_xeqyUXlkNWNeBH1hCvrJu6AWE3etKAjAftSRebQOw_5uUfSN20zT9wVwlO29Wncmodg_HH74L_oYTm0dKqHVt39fJxRSe25tOC8WDno_9DyQlBM7F4vRGFMVelt3YPGy7aeGWcWzNax7DaXTRGUIn-Dpca3iMkOpJWApCam/s1391/20230513_143317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwnI6-vCRe0kxFQ4e_xeqyUXlkNWNeBH1hCvrJu6AWE3etKAjAftSRebQOw_5uUfSN20zT9wVwlO29Wncmodg_HH74L_oYTm0dKqHVt39fJxRSe25tOC8WDno_9DyQlBM7F4vRGFMVelt3YPGy7aeGWcWzNax7DaXTRGUIn-Dpca3iMkOpJWApCam/w246-h400/20230513_143317.jpg" width="246" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjo6Fxf50B9bFgSQIVTyV-G6-xhfp1z2IE2VY3tvGtymLQ3Isp6We4nhD-d-C18jUJ-jegZSQDO7fVPyXOeMhykWBFQAOI-NDEZKgrGr3EH6AkUEdfwNfTRItBLFsTRPufjIOSir2VkzM34ssKzPxPV3AQAGar-EbodBb_ODHDZyaEZNEyUf0TZAi/s2169/20230513_143614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="1151" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjo6Fxf50B9bFgSQIVTyV-G6-xhfp1z2IE2VY3tvGtymLQ3Isp6We4nhD-d-C18jUJ-jegZSQDO7fVPyXOeMhykWBFQAOI-NDEZKgrGr3EH6AkUEdfwNfTRItBLFsTRPufjIOSir2VkzM34ssKzPxPV3AQAGar-EbodBb_ODHDZyaEZNEyUf0TZAi/w213-h400/20230513_143614.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Megan Neilsen Sudley Dress and Top. A simple pattern that can grow with you as you progress in sewing skill. You can make it with a collar or without. You can have the tie at the front or the back. It is very easy to fit because it is roomy. I added some ricrac detail to the collar for a tutorial but I have fallen in love with this easy to sew, versatile blouse and dress. The blue one is made with viscose challis and the dress is a bargain linen mix.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH2ajxYiwi8M7QTaosdBLQXAX9_b-NHd2UtG7Nl3npf4upRlJ2k1jROtjNwzryPWisH9s2uICjDZvRlSHoU2whRUC64b1XQPVdTXxgU1oJ4XjYBc0SB3I0nFmwyISdbN_bKMpCDXHfYgO8giInbuARzspxjdlqPf6Xll_TnPm3xLeC84B3vp1i76Q/s1488/20230517_092349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdH2ajxYiwi8M7QTaosdBLQXAX9_b-NHd2UtG7Nl3npf4upRlJ2k1jROtjNwzryPWisH9s2uICjDZvRlSHoU2whRUC64b1XQPVdTXxgU1oJ4XjYBc0SB3I0nFmwyISdbN_bKMpCDXHfYgO8giInbuARzspxjdlqPf6Xll_TnPm3xLeC84B3vp1i76Q/w618-h640/20230517_092349.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a more complicated level, I made a box pleat blouse from a pattern company called DP Studio. They are French and all of the styles are indeed very French. I like to sew more complicated things but I don't want to spend ages making something challenging which I can only wear to a special occasion so this blouse was a win win for me because it was engaging but I can wear it all the time with my jeans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-m42xKIGfbocv5SggHo9ozvgpGi69B6KSkox-Xcs9HcApvUZlmZrVLq_Oy7fSzOMipQjkZ9SI3pI6F03iZ9oFYT757fkjCJP4j50gmLU8Bcs5C3t6QAZAiPzQglvqBVeuY5L6WLOOFivuisdeuKO7smYgrZJyRNoDabmq2aSmzYQpLlkHt-f4axC/s2640/20230517_093050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1488" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-m42xKIGfbocv5SggHo9ozvgpGi69B6KSkox-Xcs9HcApvUZlmZrVLq_Oy7fSzOMipQjkZ9SI3pI6F03iZ9oFYT757fkjCJP4j50gmLU8Bcs5C3t6QAZAiPzQglvqBVeuY5L6WLOOFivuisdeuKO7smYgrZJyRNoDabmq2aSmzYQpLlkHt-f4axC/w360-h640/20230517_093050.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Talking of jeans, I have made another pair of Dawn Jeans again by Megan Nielsen. I like the full pattern range and sizing generally. This pair has green topstitching. Why do we always have mustard top stitching? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3OQZBAN6RAu5fboDUlJRf8kTX-bpun0TKxbaO-rbObR07O8Zx-Eu7LEpwpATQOuZx8onb99bwaN1vBfUJ32RVLHcyKmsuCUUhMH_tIbaRlCPXbu_qTEAzzHVO969RbXKbi5HUFcUWor1nBKqfo6c1UOs0V4Ke67XgR0s_VQZtFdGTtC59Rxx6epi/s1488/20230522_152358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3OQZBAN6RAu5fboDUlJRf8kTX-bpun0TKxbaO-rbObR07O8Zx-Eu7LEpwpATQOuZx8onb99bwaN1vBfUJ32RVLHcyKmsuCUUhMH_tIbaRlCPXbu_qTEAzzHVO969RbXKbi5HUFcUWor1nBKqfo6c1UOs0V4Ke67XgR0s_VQZtFdGTtC59Rxx6epi/w584-h640/20230522_152358.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is another complex top with a gorgeous honeycomb pin tuck detail. I made a tutorial for this which I think would really help someone to get on board with McCalls8325.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My last make to show you is the Ogden cami. I have done a full bust adjustment on this pattern for a much better fit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkVzvQ-QY3R01RCFyMMIZ91UWZyJuICLFuYuIIuLayDHOyUvv9aQzr8D1y4byoCxVU0l086KhCqTMyItQIwWCnQvmkYEEAE3FG6eq9XKIdzwHXSefpb3K1rhQJuYXsxiCP-ahZKDP8fmpxcOkLx7cdAKtztb6U6grs2uo8NAAZdWRQj-qSVhQOG79/s1488/20230524_164200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1141" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkVzvQ-QY3R01RCFyMMIZ91UWZyJuICLFuYuIIuLayDHOyUvv9aQzr8D1y4byoCxVU0l086KhCqTMyItQIwWCnQvmkYEEAE3FG6eq9XKIdzwHXSefpb3K1rhQJuYXsxiCP-ahZKDP8fmpxcOkLx7cdAKtztb6U6grs2uo8NAAZdWRQj-qSVhQOG79/w490-h640/20230524_164200.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now that the weather has eventually warmed up I can take my foot off the sewing gas, get some of those summer garments on and enjoy the outdoors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo8G3M5oSyZUD2gJBQe7bJiCMsJiTmk116jGpHDoUn2NmWFoNqD3IZZTWtjJ_uBLyhsr9G0IGHguaNxFwzKbuWObB7n0DRguwBFuwxd2lWG2mpYHbArI7SWPg3a6NvdulzxGUNeRGAfFme6lOuyXGTJJl-DrftZfalDcS6RAvwe-83EVsZFkFKfDA/s4000/20230511_201310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLo8G3M5oSyZUD2gJBQe7bJiCMsJiTmk116jGpHDoUn2NmWFoNqD3IZZTWtjJ_uBLyhsr9G0IGHguaNxFwzKbuWObB7n0DRguwBFuwxd2lWG2mpYHbArI7SWPg3a6NvdulzxGUNeRGAfFme6lOuyXGTJJl-DrftZfalDcS6RAvwe-83EVsZFkFKfDA/w640-h288/20230511_201310.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJU0odG0JmGJPR9J0HXBNKQGBDfl2EmZRr2PNsJY3_VHTzV4ycxyi_M_-D8EhPZ-mLLUwr5c5iNM7cHsPt52_gU__tPzn3121th4K2m-JJfW-ya99GvfU1mLJdlUfwiIkwVBhPEwB8_Awnpg6mxyYFTI4wUvthqNKyZKlHP96iYCq_2Rq2C228QIk/s3083/20230511_201641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="3083" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJU0odG0JmGJPR9J0HXBNKQGBDfl2EmZRr2PNsJY3_VHTzV4ycxyi_M_-D8EhPZ-mLLUwr5c5iNM7cHsPt52_gU__tPzn3121th4K2m-JJfW-ya99GvfU1mLJdlUfwiIkwVBhPEwB8_Awnpg6mxyYFTI4wUvthqNKyZKlHP96iYCq_2Rq2C228QIk/w640-h366/20230511_201641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by. Jo xxxxx</span></div></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-67175063424808482782023-05-05T14:52:00.005+01:002023-05-05T14:53:19.940+01:00Sunshine Would Make it Rosier!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I missed April...ing. Whoops! I have enjoyed reading other blogs this week but didn't quite seem to get round to putting my own words together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWkA1aO_9oySeFAWH0XS8Kodc8a9NtSmODchhuJTghtL-KWU2eWGbtiNs-EitqozPXloBlk_GW-NzRe1YzOZDzidJXc5dEExKv3uaqpJz2EUAcq62VI2OO7pZewvL76iCiOPEmZxlvwl_jVr1XvBpiMfNwGcbZkjLgskcnjqhYCrJVopUtALUdMfv/s4000/20230331_172455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWWkA1aO_9oySeFAWH0XS8Kodc8a9NtSmODchhuJTghtL-KWU2eWGbtiNs-EitqozPXloBlk_GW-NzRe1YzOZDzidJXc5dEExKv3uaqpJz2EUAcq62VI2OO7pZewvL76iCiOPEmZxlvwl_jVr1XvBpiMfNwGcbZkjLgskcnjqhYCrJVopUtALUdMfv/w640-h360/20230331_172455.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVui64HIwOnmO0j_2yxRZVI_l6CLeN7LnwYMDB3lRknVVe8Nf-As-AveFFK7A0MDyHHc147YnOs1uKr8F01vmlre8ttG8eiJy7aS0EXiaPBCrUq4U-vV4BjepuyXix0VKjykXXOipkjh7llyW3r_Icc5LpIWj-_tcn2jhn3SBL6N5eVu3C_CNeFYa/s4000/20230421_173051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVui64HIwOnmO0j_2yxRZVI_l6CLeN7LnwYMDB3lRknVVe8Nf-As-AveFFK7A0MDyHHc147YnOs1uKr8F01vmlre8ttG8eiJy7aS0EXiaPBCrUq4U-vV4BjepuyXix0VKjykXXOipkjh7llyW3r_Icc5LpIWj-_tcn2jhn3SBL6N5eVu3C_CNeFYa/w640-h288/20230421_173051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Anyway, just to let you know we are eating well....</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5nOW_iH4GEkdFd_tvYuu90jwpSLU78pU7zeSrFzZacUy4gL5698yOFqxKt-gFTJHaRvkrfNbhRwHxNMmePX1PfZjZ0c4lcGH4nmKGWOc1_-wP5eplPIUrsZdRHEMRHz4JwScp7VVl3fGHp-6AQ86VqdRSqkMArcT6UjTRSjjB6-WXB2LK-HO9b6U/s4000/20230422_164253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5nOW_iH4GEkdFd_tvYuu90jwpSLU78pU7zeSrFzZacUy4gL5698yOFqxKt-gFTJHaRvkrfNbhRwHxNMmePX1PfZjZ0c4lcGH4nmKGWOc1_-wP5eplPIUrsZdRHEMRHz4JwScp7VVl3fGHp-6AQ86VqdRSqkMArcT6UjTRSjjB6-WXB2LK-HO9b6U/w640-h288/20230422_164253.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Loving work. A rare glimpse of my chaotic sewing space which is normally so tidy...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx2FwpLiesOAMgWTaf1E0JTid8u4c_0GmbNubNnNfDRxD9pZV1F2Wfw53GZaVLg1pezAmmjR7mzRF7ZEE-oWULhM98tbI4gZQWAI6HOI3HcopENWdtUrupUZlebQtdtByJqimlR34OcMi707cpVDIdEfZp3PDenTWSMXCZlZfWctU--1amt3kdpek/s4000/20230426_181219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx2FwpLiesOAMgWTaf1E0JTid8u4c_0GmbNubNnNfDRxD9pZV1F2Wfw53GZaVLg1pezAmmjR7mzRF7ZEE-oWULhM98tbI4gZQWAI6HOI3HcopENWdtUrupUZlebQtdtByJqimlR34OcMi707cpVDIdEfZp3PDenTWSMXCZlZfWctU--1amt3kdpek/w640-h288/20230426_181219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNbdcqNArmDtiTAzpVwvFnEp0zAsBvrzi6PV-mLSMVsxXYFtehHyjKrlCUxbWPVv2K2tuleAdFbfF8736l4TtInv3WNvU1hurIzmCVRsHAZL0XvvnZX94khhnKfBy8KaPuhPMXHgN2JTUoFW2q6VxPgtrMaFjrRFS7Nt1XYAJGHeFLagzRlKCxSIk/s4000/20230429_163815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNbdcqNArmDtiTAzpVwvFnEp0zAsBvrzi6PV-mLSMVsxXYFtehHyjKrlCUxbWPVv2K2tuleAdFbfF8736l4TtInv3WNvU1hurIzmCVRsHAZL0XvvnZX94khhnKfBy8KaPuhPMXHgN2JTUoFW2q6VxPgtrMaFjrRFS7Nt1XYAJGHeFLagzRlKCxSIk/w640-h288/20230429_163815.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finding the moments to walk the dog and fill my table vase. This is the last of my daffs, my blossoming orange broom which is the first time it has flowered in three years. I gathered some orange geums and then bluebells from my field. My flower grower friend Beth stepped in the following week with these incredible ranunculus and anenomes from her polytunnel. The colours were too strong for the brief of her wedding bouquet order so they ended up on my table. Lucky eh?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEhDVqasGvU732YrMvWGTjkerWCFr4wrjnNk5BCE3ir8ytpLaeE2R8fmu25RWAZyZdT4x5LuqertjUe32K4pConW0pPxWR67rWOYZMiQgpYK3Ro7yeIwF90uzEjqFC7kbxZnO0fcx2UffFyBQPayVvnJomLR6aZf_7yv1JJ2R0sZfyLtd1dchXrKu/s4000/20230428_102409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEhDVqasGvU732YrMvWGTjkerWCFr4wrjnNk5BCE3ir8ytpLaeE2R8fmu25RWAZyZdT4x5LuqertjUe32K4pConW0pPxWR67rWOYZMiQgpYK3Ro7yeIwF90uzEjqFC7kbxZnO0fcx2UffFyBQPayVvnJomLR6aZf_7yv1JJ2R0sZfyLtd1dchXrKu/w640-h288/20230428_102409.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjmPYXZhB-pjDyw4RqH9BK44p2EgF6sGvnh77Ai3BKVZzVPaz88EYfwA-WjJNq4Uyys7BZzOiLm_AG3OW_vUKfsR89ZqUeknU5X-gJ6K6Ui2IQyK1-zJV8KeOz3kGlCeUDpO4g1Ba2wcRzYAXkYTUqMLS9gl_jFr0UuiFbWkVLBo3rQEFsnmpubT5/s4000/20230428_102417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjmPYXZhB-pjDyw4RqH9BK44p2EgF6sGvnh77Ai3BKVZzVPaz88EYfwA-WjJNq4Uyys7BZzOiLm_AG3OW_vUKfsR89ZqUeknU5X-gJ6K6Ui2IQyK1-zJV8KeOz3kGlCeUDpO4g1Ba2wcRzYAXkYTUqMLS9gl_jFr0UuiFbWkVLBo3rQEFsnmpubT5/w640-h288/20230428_102417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Loving the front bed of hot/warm colours and how this has come together from my original thought process.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTcVykZP5W0Z7k2cgKtdv7s25gCxk4tr8CoBXlN1mJAgjLmXPaW4dMcbNkw7joHxNMP27JR94xdeDI7b7wYuKEwmiLvGT7XYLSCeR04knurLSCqn0_B832VO7y3qKH4BRTrtfGmkAjukrzhjSHpP1x3isoK50wvy3eUgZekSbrjOXu90-59WnZljF/s4000/20230501_091802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTcVykZP5W0Z7k2cgKtdv7s25gCxk4tr8CoBXlN1mJAgjLmXPaW4dMcbNkw7joHxNMP27JR94xdeDI7b7wYuKEwmiLvGT7XYLSCeR04knurLSCqn0_B832VO7y3qKH4BRTrtfGmkAjukrzhjSHpP1x3isoK50wvy3eUgZekSbrjOXu90-59WnZljF/w640-h288/20230501_091802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L68AMHwksrCnG_HW4aRiIeb1wKbFTJIN5Lh0joAw6WdMTBLcmmxMmJapQTBGfcB8FXlSsRktDO1CksI8Xr8dWgYphUBMXTO-QCBhLPLLAsoOaH6-yz9WTOq7a6pknWtElxF7Gmz83p688BDI2akjMjmDEttoMl6g7I8tDdBnBmQCXpUdFzDMOZui/s4000/20230502_110825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L68AMHwksrCnG_HW4aRiIeb1wKbFTJIN5Lh0joAw6WdMTBLcmmxMmJapQTBGfcB8FXlSsRktDO1CksI8Xr8dWgYphUBMXTO-QCBhLPLLAsoOaH6-yz9WTOq7a6pknWtElxF7Gmz83p688BDI2akjMjmDEttoMl6g7I8tDdBnBmQCXpUdFzDMOZui/w640-h288/20230502_110825.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AQ_N3KRjk1lmISjK-C2Am44Ujn_S0MST0j2YZHZSSnkiWUcImHsPhI8gRFng2T17TnR3VGxdFczmiqdJJdKrLAVcBSRCJj9j6xnUt5p7nXjqXw1JDj-nRZA8uJ5snpl2hPZ9jaeGKvvymF29P_x8qgRd8SDcHDMwaKupYDlZSacq9UfG_tSfmO4Z/s4000/20230504_132040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AQ_N3KRjk1lmISjK-C2Am44Ujn_S0MST0j2YZHZSSnkiWUcImHsPhI8gRFng2T17TnR3VGxdFczmiqdJJdKrLAVcBSRCJj9j6xnUt5p7nXjqXw1JDj-nRZA8uJ5snpl2hPZ9jaeGKvvymF29P_x8qgRd8SDcHDMwaKupYDlZSacq9UfG_tSfmO4Z/w640-h288/20230504_132040.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier;">The one thing the whole family has in common at the moment is watching our massive crab apple tree slowly unfurl. It changes day by day.</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcaRAr5aMY0pFTZhcShhCr47Rmb7ImOvRV6ZeyiRg2ubtUyAG5A5bhTH28Qywq5j49kXqSRwRYQD27BoeUDvVSkEEDM7i9KE0PrqZ5U6CYPo3HkqXZPkgciwYxG0vX8fMG2dWjorYuVWyExQ5Vw8imUN90xTMPawboIdlovuSuEV_DM89_uimHHXS/s2123/20230430_122811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2123" data-original-width="1375" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcaRAr5aMY0pFTZhcShhCr47Rmb7ImOvRV6ZeyiRg2ubtUyAG5A5bhTH28Qywq5j49kXqSRwRYQD27BoeUDvVSkEEDM7i9KE0PrqZ5U6CYPo3HkqXZPkgciwYxG0vX8fMG2dWjorYuVWyExQ5Vw8imUN90xTMPawboIdlovuSuEV_DM89_uimHHXS/w414-h640/20230430_122811.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finding joy in dancing with my Tribal dance friends even though it was pretty chilly at Upton Folk Festival.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSuOELB6COjt7ov6RWSbZNByuPH9O-IvLt0o8_LOr6ciqmEt1eAx0xhBY_Z_Ec68UBDpfMDLTpgcxvg9iwENqUjVehA_g3TG6D3hrtecuPnlfIfm2BrHA-IcpuPoMC-0yMTmlXp5KI3gd4FFWW-qthxXCuX28LxcUCmFS3Xpsn58O_PLH_7uxHmJn/s4000/20230502_074419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSuOELB6COjt7ov6RWSbZNByuPH9O-IvLt0o8_LOr6ciqmEt1eAx0xhBY_Z_Ec68UBDpfMDLTpgcxvg9iwENqUjVehA_g3TG6D3hrtecuPnlfIfm2BrHA-IcpuPoMC-0yMTmlXp5KI3gd4FFWW-qthxXCuX28LxcUCmFS3Xpsn58O_PLH_7uxHmJn/w640-h288/20230502_074419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Solving the little problems in life. Jeans I made which were too short once I stopped wearing my boots have had a little embroidaise anglais extension.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX5nNwi4ElFkqtpZST4eU3fVDPYAXhJtzmJ8HJrGkLSsqZN5rg3BNWe5XkjuNsV7v6Z0POEtzz6K9R6O8nqaICtRGGlAaQz1fQjOjOOEH_dzWnErQE0_jpLLOIkuICSj0fkrHfBqK_w24NzQu6173ovRgidxlhgiYnMneHHLAPoQGttwuVU-Djg-5/s2048/image00011%20-%20Copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWX5nNwi4ElFkqtpZST4eU3fVDPYAXhJtzmJ8HJrGkLSsqZN5rg3BNWe5XkjuNsV7v6Z0POEtzz6K9R6O8nqaICtRGGlAaQz1fQjOjOOEH_dzWnErQE0_jpLLOIkuICSj0fkrHfBqK_w24NzQu6173ovRgidxlhgiYnMneHHLAPoQGttwuVU-Djg-5/w640-h480/image00011%20-%20Copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">These are of course the good bits. Things are a bit here and there at the moment. Nothing too miserable just a teen doing GCSE's, another daughter having so many interrupted school weeks which really impacts on my work (snow days, teacher strikes, boiler breakdowns at school, an endless stream of bank holidays) and we currently have in-laws who need more help with day to day life. But hey, you're not here to listen to that, these are just life's ups and downs. If only the sun would bloody shine it would give everything a rosier glow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Off to read some blogs my friends. Toodle hoo! Jo xxxx</span></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-41873974258169157002023-04-18T18:20:00.003+01:002023-04-19T08:33:57.480+01:00Three Word Gardening - Slow To Start<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I am starting up my three word gardening posts again each month and this year I will start with Slow To Start. The weather has not been the greatest and living here on a high ridge has meant that it has been super windy. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWNpZA-kYBfVdxY0di7ArLFdIkUtD1kPWjPI0K-mp-juQMqHLHtHyE4xK-QrrfnkI2egxsxBCXylwLTqUEjHyvSIuH6b-p-CHDXpSrk6m0ZPvbizWyt4EsMExchSrdqKYK0fVhKdoq-BzdE2VvxwrYpl3w18mpd0Qny74RWPdcEJVkHxTwnr2vpfD/s2992/20230402_165749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWNpZA-kYBfVdxY0di7ArLFdIkUtD1kPWjPI0K-mp-juQMqHLHtHyE4xK-QrrfnkI2egxsxBCXylwLTqUEjHyvSIuH6b-p-CHDXpSrk6m0ZPvbizWyt4EsMExchSrdqKYK0fVhKdoq-BzdE2VvxwrYpl3w18mpd0Qny74RWPdcEJVkHxTwnr2vpfD/w400-h400/20230402_165749.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I will start with a little tour. This was the fruit cage after our snowfall, I just walked away from it with a very sad face but Bloke went out in the wind and put it all back together. Big Girl and I spent two hours weeding all of the strawberries. There is nothing worse than spotting a big red strawberry, then getting stung by a hidden nettle. I also moved a clump of raspberries from right in front of the entrance door. The fruit garden was planted up before I bought the cage so things were in a bit of a strange orientation once I realised where the door was going. Much better now.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUwtFJAYcHxoPjPw2-WwoA-C0exdq-xNpS3dZ9fNShoVpKHJz0GagANLIdu0SSJGSEtdySx2L5X2PuRYyaLHD45bs4WjTnbv450zTDH2rY76WCdIKrMlHPBoiKyYoUWbKN6OIj63iiKuqo0fk-Dgmwmm2RNP-GmhH2xB21lNQ3P2jrZRRN7Ga8DEB/s4000/20230402_165209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: courier; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYUwtFJAYcHxoPjPw2-WwoA-C0exdq-xNpS3dZ9fNShoVpKHJz0GagANLIdu0SSJGSEtdySx2L5X2PuRYyaLHD45bs4WjTnbv450zTDH2rY76WCdIKrMlHPBoiKyYoUWbKN6OIj63iiKuqo0fk-Dgmwmm2RNP-GmhH2xB21lNQ3P2jrZRRN7Ga8DEB/w640-h360/20230402_165209.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz9xZVRYzHy_iPHY5_UHWxdCZIJpkKQcpI-NxD9eZFzwQByULLukL-xxvzCXPL1gWdFcKmajXV7aQk-eH8v713Rm9ejaFXDHdtm2sJxIotgJX_NpFof9TsGleQltxRfJ3pdTHecKujrVNxYCBl8DeOgeaQZoUiNwTaA7yYu2W5fMBVRJgAce2KOhW/s4000/20230402_165224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: courier; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz9xZVRYzHy_iPHY5_UHWxdCZIJpkKQcpI-NxD9eZFzwQByULLukL-xxvzCXPL1gWdFcKmajXV7aQk-eH8v713Rm9ejaFXDHdtm2sJxIotgJX_NpFof9TsGleQltxRfJ3pdTHecKujrVNxYCBl8DeOgeaQZoUiNwTaA7yYu2W5fMBVRJgAce2KOhW/w640-h360/20230402_165224.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">First pick of the rhubarb will be this week too.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JmP5tJZt0C95k8BtqF3nY-s0nM_zYnv5imXWlLBn2Gg-I9oe6IapV29EIKVWXnsu6PJo0GoBGqmV4T9IZY1uuNKk5DAfAo7RC56fbnYi9H55fmCNM6hxrZzzr4Z78WDkbj0rqFOYO7HyhoiIAIyHit3nqSON2STFrlNx6qg38ucKtx_8TYmpYiEB/s4000/20230402_165237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JmP5tJZt0C95k8BtqF3nY-s0nM_zYnv5imXWlLBn2Gg-I9oe6IapV29EIKVWXnsu6PJo0GoBGqmV4T9IZY1uuNKk5DAfAo7RC56fbnYi9H55fmCNM6hxrZzzr4Z78WDkbj0rqFOYO7HyhoiIAIyHit3nqSON2STFrlNx6qg38ucKtx_8TYmpYiEB/w640-h360/20230402_165237.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The front garden is raised and the soil in there is pretty weed free because it is new (3 years old) and I intend to keep it that way. The daffs have gone over now swiftly following are the orange hues of my tulips. The broom has flowered for the first time this year which compliments the border well.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9s9HRal62_w5zCf1mbGhCZAoAj0WGvwG8Ov_cj-ovtISKdfD7Pr5hkxidxm3sC27VhpRL_ZjlOf638cDw8p77i5sWbTAw_N5wNm4GJ8W9XSXdOUcEW9ITzRFDHOH3sYLJ2JSKKgBWXASKZoMrrZ8sZodf2J7MZcfGBI3jlbLoNo7vqVKZpwRPtmZ/s4000/20230418_180136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9s9HRal62_w5zCf1mbGhCZAoAj0WGvwG8Ov_cj-ovtISKdfD7Pr5hkxidxm3sC27VhpRL_ZjlOf638cDw8p77i5sWbTAw_N5wNm4GJ8W9XSXdOUcEW9ITzRFDHOH3sYLJ2JSKKgBWXASKZoMrrZ8sZodf2J7MZcfGBI3jlbLoNo7vqVKZpwRPtmZ/w640-h288/20230418_180136.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqtEq3G3Sj8ds5TF77vjGwuAxkLBY1WVr9qmsbm7FsmbrkXLKgOlDQvd2lTw3dNcmWLWC3q3IrlBL9c6NA-9pGypFgCwNQ3U5y5HY1JRi9lFpaftvMxSiIqxG30AqVT3vs288EytKYFOIMYO7NhB1pzw_1hC1poYY4FyFb_5vO2fqgvJh8cVpvlb6/s4000/20230418_180147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqtEq3G3Sj8ds5TF77vjGwuAxkLBY1WVr9qmsbm7FsmbrkXLKgOlDQvd2lTw3dNcmWLWC3q3IrlBL9c6NA-9pGypFgCwNQ3U5y5HY1JRi9lFpaftvMxSiIqxG30AqVT3vs288EytKYFOIMYO7NhB1pzw_1hC1poYY4FyFb_5vO2fqgvJh8cVpvlb6/w640-h288/20230418_180147.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75a5RAPvMphMow12-EkRzCbU88KJcSIKjGo5W_vNRoD2yLxLHGZS49tQ0Y39MVMvK2hk83P5jisarAwYrg33lViTuwbK0GPHmdfKAL__YHBOds32OoVLSZduAuzBSjlLjcUAkx5x-Bs0P5Vqz7RDydaGUGppVn4cOslzwv6a9Cd2D7KUoo17X7vxs/s4000/20230418_180156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75a5RAPvMphMow12-EkRzCbU88KJcSIKjGo5W_vNRoD2yLxLHGZS49tQ0Y39MVMvK2hk83P5jisarAwYrg33lViTuwbK0GPHmdfKAL__YHBOds32OoVLSZduAuzBSjlLjcUAkx5x-Bs0P5Vqz7RDydaGUGppVn4cOslzwv6a9Cd2D7KUoo17X7vxs/w640-h288/20230418_180156.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have lots of daffs but I like the later flowering ones like this white one Thalia which is beautifully fragranced which I place with the lighter foliage plants or pheasants eye which will be out soon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6EnaSLnhYjx4K2SDRbvrfL6CQt7vgXzkhQ2TTJ47LEN2Ft3OWwlGAhsDU_OfTeoDpbSCZm5B9GN2k9fsQUYCmD5hGpW25mdw_ukCtMMQsuwiE8rdGVlG9Vo2wetaXwBUNnZjRz49K_3gKvarZZwSA2jZcs082aUCapUtMTjHFdNLzt-5lQi0QENK/s4000/20230418_180226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6EnaSLnhYjx4K2SDRbvrfL6CQt7vgXzkhQ2TTJ47LEN2Ft3OWwlGAhsDU_OfTeoDpbSCZm5B9GN2k9fsQUYCmD5hGpW25mdw_ukCtMMQsuwiE8rdGVlG9Vo2wetaXwBUNnZjRz49K_3gKvarZZwSA2jZcs082aUCapUtMTjHFdNLzt-5lQi0QENK/w640-h288/20230418_180226.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tpiHIQwavCQZQwdib1CbM5klyAZomETKaZyVNVTLXoG-4WTcjsutI_3LSo6TRpr6OGVw-aPeAfwUP1o46lWUyzGFCkB7Bmea4cR2RoweP1tGDHupZDCRjPzHRaMVX_64r8V1HeFNFUqgTibPoRoVzX_WN_dU7EOnSidxuuD5vlLTCBAlTzvhK2_f/s4000/20230418_180233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tpiHIQwavCQZQwdib1CbM5klyAZomETKaZyVNVTLXoG-4WTcjsutI_3LSo6TRpr6OGVw-aPeAfwUP1o46lWUyzGFCkB7Bmea4cR2RoweP1tGDHupZDCRjPzHRaMVX_64r8V1HeFNFUqgTibPoRoVzX_WN_dU7EOnSidxuuD5vlLTCBAlTzvhK2_f/w640-h288/20230418_180233.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have all my veg seeds started off but it is still a bit too cold for them to really take off. Fingers crossed for the next few weeks.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOowwirafMTMUDTKrGCgP0j5JrHSF_kXiOkk8KRLkqGF-ffGDPLAHgKKH4mRWYYK8wGAXmLpM7jNJ4YH7izXnaCW_93czMQ5qWBgy-_tgTeRCs-Iqx__Q2O-6D6Ju_SAiq3HjhWCS6SIr8lSXZ0A2JukA8lkZWrq6WrIlTVHP6-MU06L2cTJkNYk3/s4000/20230418_180011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOowwirafMTMUDTKrGCgP0j5JrHSF_kXiOkk8KRLkqGF-ffGDPLAHgKKH4mRWYYK8wGAXmLpM7jNJ4YH7izXnaCW_93czMQ5qWBgy-_tgTeRCs-Iqx__Q2O-6D6Ju_SAiq3HjhWCS6SIr8lSXZ0A2JukA8lkZWrq6WrIlTVHP6-MU06L2cTJkNYk3/w640-h288/20230418_180011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My florist friend Beth grows her wedding flowers at our farm. It is such a bonus to look out on a piece of ground all neatly kept without me having to lift a finger.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsHHJEQ3bVPzcAiQ9H8ODIPSOsrhXH-i_a684WdP68d9TmHDBeRcfzI6XTxrz82dxz2douoP6kOA_L1VNOgvsMODucBFC1LrPscOm6T9pVnZPYn0lcSK-DkVvWUZpJQd--6-bgGJCqHuycvP85Trkuq1Keop29hC4hRxyOM9sOfG0pfKGXdyHX2Fl/s4000/20230418_175957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsHHJEQ3bVPzcAiQ9H8ODIPSOsrhXH-i_a684WdP68d9TmHDBeRcfzI6XTxrz82dxz2douoP6kOA_L1VNOgvsMODucBFC1LrPscOm6T9pVnZPYn0lcSK-DkVvWUZpJQd--6-bgGJCqHuycvP85Trkuq1Keop29hC4hRxyOM9sOfG0pfKGXdyHX2Fl/w640-h288/20230418_175957.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ60y1UcN0ON8m0Mletz4ZgTM6xrcueunao03vNfpAIMbs0ESUhFCyprAIBctxrmOdngmcgFV3QE6aVVsw0wCg1KSJk8xANpoTd4d8cy3yWKeUpVT4ss-elM_zUdphAijVk_9lAm8iib6kaOGxsHhan51z1pIb7GtBSfpNZy8pWhTBYG2jgGn_Po3/s2992/20230402_165435.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJ60y1UcN0ON8m0Mletz4ZgTM6xrcueunao03vNfpAIMbs0ESUhFCyprAIBctxrmOdngmcgFV3QE6aVVsw0wCg1KSJk8xANpoTd4d8cy3yWKeUpVT4ss-elM_zUdphAijVk_9lAm8iib6kaOGxsHhan51z1pIb7GtBSfpNZy8pWhTBYG2jgGn_Po3/w400-h400/20230402_165435.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBJ_YZPiqXycxLc7n3WTq17PGflbFfvpfRo9MUeSHMBfG33_uoszXn2ryrQVQpzQqeX2I0P2-YIxSUAy7HsrOlm85trb2W0ztxCKx5SdNUDvH4-VtYOg-xbms8OyaR_lHoHFvLpyK0me0U7RDhdJhNw-4WbiQm2Q6KbXIGuswHKK_6x3Iblljj8NW/s2992/20230402_165358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBJ_YZPiqXycxLc7n3WTq17PGflbFfvpfRo9MUeSHMBfG33_uoszXn2ryrQVQpzQqeX2I0P2-YIxSUAy7HsrOlm85trb2W0ztxCKx5SdNUDvH4-VtYOg-xbms8OyaR_lHoHFvLpyK0me0U7RDhdJhNw-4WbiQm2Q6KbXIGuswHKK_6x3Iblljj8NW/w400-h400/20230402_165358.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">The back garden is the one you see when I take a photo of the view. We have a 1.5m HaHa that makes the lawn seem infinite (but essentially stops the sheep getting on the patio!) This is a mix of shrubs and annual plants I grow from seed. This is more of a summer border in purple, blue and pink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5pTCabbv5BM0T7E4A9RcJsyCykAF6FC4nh8HzA5YzlZLUuFQ2d8Q7OGW_S8I-CV1MJloIwD3nefi1JN51Uy6iJsXi_EQAW0IAWnWq11rrc351icKE5_5i3_dV75oA0QVD7HpGJHJHKkBS2JWdRonWfJUT9WrAqdt9fr7i92nPClSmqOpv8g8Jupn/s4000/20230418_180320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5pTCabbv5BM0T7E4A9RcJsyCykAF6FC4nh8HzA5YzlZLUuFQ2d8Q7OGW_S8I-CV1MJloIwD3nefi1JN51Uy6iJsXi_EQAW0IAWnWq11rrc351icKE5_5i3_dV75oA0QVD7HpGJHJHKkBS2JWdRonWfJUT9WrAqdt9fr7i92nPClSmqOpv8g8Jupn/w640-h288/20230418_180320.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I will leave you with a few seasonal favourites: dwarf tulips in my belfast sinks and a new variety of grape hyacinth in my studio barrel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2EWOSbCXQPFo2xHpo8UPDoMmggNaOfkcmbmoBYQNBO3UNeypqXOkCmEeAkjYatuTkd9mo6r-cB4rOFu59St4AjCxphDlu-ndD-T-M4LHpN-Hxwd-C6DbplVSvjU3qL4RP-6bKgxscKs_qEQz6TtbYsNWMO9SfGCOs-oRpoo03yCNh2rEdGzhffFx/s4000/20230418_180101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2EWOSbCXQPFo2xHpo8UPDoMmggNaOfkcmbmoBYQNBO3UNeypqXOkCmEeAkjYatuTkd9mo6r-cB4rOFu59St4AjCxphDlu-ndD-T-M4LHpN-Hxwd-C6DbplVSvjU3qL4RP-6bKgxscKs_qEQz6TtbYsNWMO9SfGCOs-oRpoo03yCNh2rEdGzhffFx/w640-h288/20230418_180101.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjodU1Dnm0DzAosTaokCmKCSc18tkVDpGpu9Kbglc_ncvTtfpLk_OWjiiD1Xus9Q1Yv13plrBBryy5tQwDrZyxtNEZ-clVwdKtT1gKARqbxvA2hVMSSDNdzxxhrbNPOYWIYhQAy_-aAvo10MAYLfwsycc6v4EPgtt6R_Bi4BaXbQsLK8TnZOFZStGF/s4000/20230418_180117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjodU1Dnm0DzAosTaokCmKCSc18tkVDpGpu9Kbglc_ncvTtfpLk_OWjiiD1Xus9Q1Yv13plrBBryy5tQwDrZyxtNEZ-clVwdKtT1gKARqbxvA2hVMSSDNdzxxhrbNPOYWIYhQAy_-aAvo10MAYLfwsycc6v4EPgtt6R_Bi4BaXbQsLK8TnZOFZStGF/w640-h288/20230418_180117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What is your garden looking like? Slow to Start?</div></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-14576040940590543552023-04-06T14:51:00.003+01:002023-04-06T14:52:14.223+01:00Joy<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0__U67MKoCcAFBJh76zeKNUlxAzQsRHRvWp-bscbBOGV73dnsa25qOogbNWW4H2IJ1ZUAYhF8xaQOQfda1Wtqetz-Ybu-5aVoit5sgGdbmbk4hBCn7T14UBExKZS-5wPRea716GXGDk3aRxJrjeqDRXkUe4Xg7zq8RZNy6DHQDnAaaRmoseKRzSI/s1800/Collage_2023-03-26_11_46_56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0__U67MKoCcAFBJh76zeKNUlxAzQsRHRvWp-bscbBOGV73dnsa25qOogbNWW4H2IJ1ZUAYhF8xaQOQfda1Wtqetz-Ybu-5aVoit5sgGdbmbk4hBCn7T14UBExKZS-5wPRea716GXGDk3aRxJrjeqDRXkUe4Xg7zq8RZNy6DHQDnAaaRmoseKRzSI/w640-h640/Collage_2023-03-26_11_46_56.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have been sewing for fun, not for work. My big girl is getting ready for her end of school prom. We didn't want to leave the dress shenanigans until the last minute hence a finished Prom dress in winter. Heidi chose a pattern where I gave the all clear but unfortunately I did not read the back of the packet properly and it turned out to be for stretch fabrics and we had already received a non-stretch satin. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Oh dear! Annnnyways... I made I work and we did a few adaptations. It already had an elasticated waist so we got away with the waist fit and simply cut two bodice pieces and lined the bodice to finish the armholes and neckline. The biggest hack was to add a slit to the back to enable her to get it over her head. Heidi made a lot of the main dress herself and I made the beaded overskirt. This is removable by a hook and eye with the bow covering the join so that she can wear the dress for different events. She absolutely loves it and of course so do I, especially the hem. Five hours of bead unpicking along the seams was not fun but I have almost forgotten that now! We had a little photo session (in the snow!) because I was sponsored the fabric from <a href="https://www.minerva.com/posts/1181599">Minerva</a> where there is a full write up of the materials used. Here for you folks are simply some eye candy photos. Enjoy!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Thanks for dropping by. Jo xxx</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-16571219671942528852023-03-28T17:49:00.000+01:002023-03-28T17:49:09.997+01:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">March...ing along into early Spring with all of the weather. It is time for fun, florals and a clear out</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOuvSImBJ4VQ0csCFq3Pl55AOh_8UBgJRd8dtfk7UKyl6hjT5eJ-sYKyiuIvAYhtAtDfQ0eOgkleMrNJcy-9Uw_SteEATf9eIiuglLc1clnXjVbRxPBwihWLly3TlYVeDIh_b38WmWGrQWpIw09vu5w44mhb9-Mglh1MrY6Gurr122tHsZSn4Cqs7/s4000/20230319_123905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOuvSImBJ4VQ0csCFq3Pl55AOh_8UBgJRd8dtfk7UKyl6hjT5eJ-sYKyiuIvAYhtAtDfQ0eOgkleMrNJcy-9Uw_SteEATf9eIiuglLc1clnXjVbRxPBwihWLly3TlYVeDIh_b38WmWGrQWpIw09vu5w44mhb9-Mglh1MrY6Gurr122tHsZSn4Cqs7/w640-h360/20230319_123905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;">Baking - Scones for mothering Sunday and continuing my table vase challenge this week with more daffodils.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jz_xn6rCJ3S4TALfSaY-9wx5WJVio0eVz_s1EXoVmq_md2qJfrB2xYVnFVJUbGA2iuMysS1C84JVmuQQMP5KHy9piFlgjN8KSOSS8KuD069EXf73wsxL1Ghtl8sOh0bjZgotLAfFKTV1-nUZS_NseFK6akuWriKfK_g7PIARcqYud1pFx9LmvSn1/s4000/20230304_102038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jz_xn6rCJ3S4TALfSaY-9wx5WJVio0eVz_s1EXoVmq_md2qJfrB2xYVnFVJUbGA2iuMysS1C84JVmuQQMP5KHy9piFlgjN8KSOSS8KuD069EXf73wsxL1Ghtl8sOh0bjZgotLAfFKTV1-nUZS_NseFK6akuWriKfK_g7PIARcqYud1pFx9LmvSn1/w640-h360/20230304_102038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAE2O9KFF85kjJ-HKW4EKb7f0FteCVzB0kAyYrbWc41m48qmwZabr9nmC4XUfnJ-oqoRk0secFMeErhGEpW3ceVRMbUvEEtzoex16jwZZwEBHlBo6HuMJeNrYTDcAAyICWbXHZGwV_YJin56NGYKty7Tx9tOlVZF8UERUtvb-tooWYnqsHJIk1593/s4000/20230304_102043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAE2O9KFF85kjJ-HKW4EKb7f0FteCVzB0kAyYrbWc41m48qmwZabr9nmC4XUfnJ-oqoRk0secFMeErhGEpW3ceVRMbUvEEtzoex16jwZZwEBHlBo6HuMJeNrYTDcAAyICWbXHZGwV_YJin56NGYKty7Tx9tOlVZF8UERUtvb-tooWYnqsHJIk1593/w640-h360/20230304_102043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRfDxjaMyx2QfuP3ci-w8Mghtgw6sV6V5xJtJxF_bDC_XcL_FGU-OxO0-3e-yTuZTE1diHarOFltbVblHWOQtASaHIEb070EeiijIQcfxhmoC0PcjkdWrt2655DxBHaSIpGDCetxhE2uYCNvx2i0X6uSGmlgXVly9Z5qlTCMI-CeRJkaNox7m8Usn/s4000/20230304_111246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuRfDxjaMyx2QfuP3ci-w8Mghtgw6sV6V5xJtJxF_bDC_XcL_FGU-OxO0-3e-yTuZTE1diHarOFltbVblHWOQtASaHIEb070EeiijIQcfxhmoC0PcjkdWrt2655DxBHaSIpGDCetxhE2uYCNvx2i0X6uSGmlgXVly9Z5qlTCMI-CeRJkaNox7m8Usn/w360-h640/20230304_111246.jpg" width="360" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Having - a spring clean in the wardrobe department. The doors would not close so I knew it was time for a sort out. There is only one way to do this in my opinion and that is to empty it completely and only put back what I really want. I did a charity shop run and some homemade gifting to friends.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbbTKWZ1UOlqEDr6VGww8-35-rlDvHH92NHsEeNX5vRb0jBFTyZV0vgWvF8nRPHlWe0zNj5HTUoHYULFGw9jXHeCFLOFi_Ap29YhOdcLvB6PSxj67Pg7exEC-jkUdGFim6gqH7LkNWjbmuhVHRNFZhIJxB8cw7hEIzVqTxNViAC5ZUQ6H0_hqpXzK/s4000/20230309_110343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbbTKWZ1UOlqEDr6VGww8-35-rlDvHH92NHsEeNX5vRb0jBFTyZV0vgWvF8nRPHlWe0zNj5HTUoHYULFGw9jXHeCFLOFi_Ap29YhOdcLvB6PSxj67Pg7exEC-jkUdGFim6gqH7LkNWjbmuhVHRNFZhIJxB8cw7hEIzVqTxNViAC5ZUQ6H0_hqpXzK/w640-h360/20230309_110343.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK2ZTYmnR1EMuWW3RvOmXS7kRD1ZFxHxRRGBUgn_QpmZAh27Khiro4bprnhmSucuUDcBUJRFckCBZeL8JRQfTDMJyG9CcowBa2DYHSz9P8ceXcX1iqwSjo0PsSkl9shBNqnq2mLwCFNNBrW-2DM2p75lmmfnhx1HcLXN8iXD1CfPVz9Js1JbNTm_z/s2250/20230309_111246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="1931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisK2ZTYmnR1EMuWW3RvOmXS7kRD1ZFxHxRRGBUgn_QpmZAh27Khiro4bprnhmSucuUDcBUJRFckCBZeL8JRQfTDMJyG9CcowBa2DYHSz9P8ceXcX1iqwSjo0PsSkl9shBNqnq2mLwCFNNBrW-2DM2p75lmmfnhx1HcLXN8iXD1CfPVz9Js1JbNTm_z/w275-h320/20230309_111246.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bAbfcRoB3m2CxifasxUKaJqkR4FMK3fG7yjXiBaE1nW3PME_OKt1GkyUMizYDR0978Asnu1SwdAw-Cso4SIrp_zitf_y6MzLmfhYgi8_mq97yQoOQhf6WA_1J5cXt8z5UMoiQX5ojrqyOrop9sQa9KBODGtKg4qA6z4hjyXNDEL6OgKiOyaBXaaM/s4000/20230310_092546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bAbfcRoB3m2CxifasxUKaJqkR4FMK3fG7yjXiBaE1nW3PME_OKt1GkyUMizYDR0978Asnu1SwdAw-Cso4SIrp_zitf_y6MzLmfhYgi8_mq97yQoOQhf6WA_1J5cXt8z5UMoiQX5ojrqyOrop9sQa9KBODGtKg4qA6z4hjyXNDEL6OgKiOyaBXaaM/w640-h360/20230310_092546.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Loving - the snow fall. We are a family of sledgers! We are very fortunate/unfortunate, depends how you look at it, to live on a high ridge. There is always good snowfall and plenty of slopes.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYY50YQ8CA4QkUFzImB7Iv1CltHj0m3XnMrBVZ9uuVzExWRfAdluR-2LTMavi_aD2M7rAcDKeMF-KwBhHNHLKs17kX70iQUF60E9UGQXjpAe-rfeWb9rNKbUhyj2_u4Vz-6660SW72XrjiLZsuQ7JOTl42CainVn2WsUKuxbZvEpTIOso_6Nfej4o/s4000/20230310_120246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYY50YQ8CA4QkUFzImB7Iv1CltHj0m3XnMrBVZ9uuVzExWRfAdluR-2LTMavi_aD2M7rAcDKeMF-KwBhHNHLKs17kX70iQUF60E9UGQXjpAe-rfeWb9rNKbUhyj2_u4Vz-6660SW72XrjiLZsuQ7JOTl42CainVn2WsUKuxbZvEpTIOso_6Nfej4o/w640-h360/20230310_120246.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Considering - what to do with my fruit cage. I am really disappointed. How can something so holey that cost £500 collapse in a flurry of snow! Bloke says he can fix it.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7-pVgOessoyl2OuXYBZpz6tao1c6F5YIg1Yrs5WnpE5X4ii4NcTLSqpeMG2zuCHyT5rAssj8UqpyTS-HIs2kV1vOg1xXok8hd6pv4VXgrqNVlWX7QaIuxtVtvPPWqRfYQz5BITZ9V8S4ri0w7sXowvbb7x1I22mpm5JY5lrLvOb2r18AayfIKT4N/s4000/20230310_092741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin7-pVgOessoyl2OuXYBZpz6tao1c6F5YIg1Yrs5WnpE5X4ii4NcTLSqpeMG2zuCHyT5rAssj8UqpyTS-HIs2kV1vOg1xXok8hd6pv4VXgrqNVlWX7QaIuxtVtvPPWqRfYQz5BITZ9V8S4ri0w7sXowvbb7x1I22mpm5JY5lrLvOb2r18AayfIKT4N/w640-h360/20230310_092741.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Looking - at another rainbow. With so much varied weather in March we have been looking at a lot of rainbows.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_m2Q29d_myDx2vK6NeNe7bAGXJpzFOVMG31cdASNlvTv48gH977OXG6gGpZhWpjv0c_JNnOmU7GSj7LLEirJYP9R27u3grYZ4Q0G1FV8I81uFGv33eXGUf680sdMdG2EeWrGGiYMSZ-b7acxdzC9udbGgAaZpuZBH0Grv1UuApuS9j54FMLeJKot/s4000/20230321_074010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_m2Q29d_myDx2vK6NeNe7bAGXJpzFOVMG31cdASNlvTv48gH977OXG6gGpZhWpjv0c_JNnOmU7GSj7LLEirJYP9R27u3grYZ4Q0G1FV8I81uFGv33eXGUf680sdMdG2EeWrGGiYMSZ-b7acxdzC9udbGgAaZpuZBH0Grv1UuApuS9j54FMLeJKot/w640-h360/20230321_074010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Disliking - Thursday. Had an oestoepath appointment and then a flat tyre. I couldn't get the spare off the back door of my Jimny and had to ring the nearest tyre place to come and rescue me. I was filthy by the time the guy arrived and he did it in 10 mins. He looked at my dusty clothes after I apologised for not changing it myself and said, "God loves a trier!"</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ9RfVGFZTmlyCeXEdfYUGYogFx2k6hslipYjFajWqxX9XEmIPd5k5ncOSFwtC3Lci9Ez4PDsIge3ESuiYkHkyiKfx5Zh6-fq9_kNI2WDsB_unYn86uZx7seo93mSalHojwGKWOZmwx9X8IF9SVaUi4DK_VZS9l-AVVQIPRpRB6XviYco97a9ppi3/s4000/20230323_095243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ9RfVGFZTmlyCeXEdfYUGYogFx2k6hslipYjFajWqxX9XEmIPd5k5ncOSFwtC3Lci9Ez4PDsIge3ESuiYkHkyiKfx5Zh6-fq9_kNI2WDsB_unYn86uZx7seo93mSalHojwGKWOZmwx9X8IF9SVaUi4DK_VZS9l-AVVQIPRpRB6XviYco97a9ppi3/w640-h360/20230323_095243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Crocheting - with my youngest. She is making a crochet jumper for herself and I have been sewing in the ends.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGo21l2ObD2-wOxp-MRxSq3wmTzvn-8I-zyW13KSrryElO4b9xN2ByIUnQWWJQVEMO5QW9TMmytM3F18eatmUeMxoGGV5zBXc3mEEUHYNLTi7eBxShn1I6HHGjX91aAFqNOB4lXK7fDtbT9X7D71zTcdIp1CurkcuUmNPO7_OT6MQqJ2X6rnwo29d/s4000/20230323_180003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGo21l2ObD2-wOxp-MRxSq3wmTzvn-8I-zyW13KSrryElO4b9xN2ByIUnQWWJQVEMO5QW9TMmytM3F18eatmUeMxoGGV5zBXc3mEEUHYNLTi7eBxShn1I6HHGjX91aAFqNOB4lXK7fDtbT9X7D71zTcdIp1CurkcuUmNPO7_OT6MQqJ2X6rnwo29d/w640-h360/20230323_180003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finishing - our community bunting. My girls, and a few peeps at the craft club I run, have been making bunting....loads of it. It has totally cleared up my scrap fabric pile which is a joy to me. My part was to attach it all to the tape.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHvDK92zV1CZz181QRAc24HI9TDvS8ZCLVID5MZfPcLSuw8rdz30CFxUFAp4JxlmcN-FOV7NYAPgCfVjU-gTh0tCeGOAer4UKu9XWCzdGUAlkuNY7Fb6EfqOITLpdOp9XhFIbYuBuH6g92JqJlwG3gNm8rRUW8w3Rndu_kAGPa0G9jPlexxlGlEqB/s4000/20230325_105622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHvDK92zV1CZz181QRAc24HI9TDvS8ZCLVID5MZfPcLSuw8rdz30CFxUFAp4JxlmcN-FOV7NYAPgCfVjU-gTh0tCeGOAer4UKu9XWCzdGUAlkuNY7Fb6EfqOITLpdOp9XhFIbYuBuH6g92JqJlwG3gNm8rRUW8w3Rndu_kAGPa0G9jPlexxlGlEqB/w640-h360/20230325_105622.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Ta Dah!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfCIRt38X4uMFBT16HzKpIa9orQtHMNP2YXwiAYMvIfjKuD7HWlNaOpuxhRyf9izJVgmlYD-mXchJemKhSfVzia4WdbVpZ72gE7uet-SYzXrEumuTefvHYmAB--di9UGw0AMtdK4Nin1OL7r7zDU1qwH0t1_j3J7CScxZ220jbGcrdiRdi58z-wAm/s4000/20230327_163956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfCIRt38X4uMFBT16HzKpIa9orQtHMNP2YXwiAYMvIfjKuD7HWlNaOpuxhRyf9izJVgmlYD-mXchJemKhSfVzia4WdbVpZ72gE7uet-SYzXrEumuTefvHYmAB--di9UGw0AMtdK4Nin1OL7r7zDU1qwH0t1_j3J7CScxZ220jbGcrdiRdi58z-wAm/w640-h360/20230327_163956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Making - a start on those mini skeins by learning to fade. OK, so my first green fade wasn't great but the next purple to blue one is awesome. Always happy to learn something new.</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfiS_yjCrJ9p0alTdgajZRNvYRmTe5PMqwBxABJ13dhAaJ2nSwK3EM5GGk3WpzZ6Y-HAfvyOcmFcAwhLdZseqfGZoHBGcae4r4bdFxOeXGInk0QLYTbd5SZT9jHeYpco1c_VFdG8PENkYla9s6ovgAzyu_LBVC1Uvw3VB2USd8Zy2kj7BZYpSkMcL/s4000/20230327_081942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqfiS_yjCrJ9p0alTdgajZRNvYRmTe5PMqwBxABJ13dhAaJ2nSwK3EM5GGk3WpzZ6Y-HAfvyOcmFcAwhLdZseqfGZoHBGcae4r4bdFxOeXGInk0QLYTbd5SZT9jHeYpco1c_VFdG8PENkYla9s6ovgAzyu_LBVC1Uvw3VB2USd8Zy2kj7BZYpSkMcL/w640-h360/20230327_081942.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Finally the view on our second smaller snowfall.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhNW3B0sBvAeklpaXFe2xGsHpb5cVQgbFTV8tOaU2o5BFdSEBshv4fQCmO1BYE8CqQiR9NuUIc7IYNkmjHs0_-dJ7spAFzaXIbNa6afrJQR4y0lbnVJ3FrzVtyI0VSsEZ-c6SJDel2qY-Z_sj17UO8aWr1UEgpxAMIzg1n1AXAIIDnXZV6VO3rnIK/s3264/image00026.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhNW3B0sBvAeklpaXFe2xGsHpb5cVQgbFTV8tOaU2o5BFdSEBshv4fQCmO1BYE8CqQiR9NuUIc7IYNkmjHs0_-dJ7spAFzaXIbNa6afrJQR4y0lbnVJ3FrzVtyI0VSsEZ-c6SJDel2qY-Z_sj17UO8aWr1UEgpxAMIzg1n1AXAIIDnXZV6VO3rnIK/w640-h480/image00026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I am off to check out your blogs, I am more of a reader these days than a commenter but be assured I am still checking in. Jo xxxx</span></div> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-53891507131180299682023-03-20T13:52:00.004+00:002023-03-20T13:52:48.435+00:00End of Winter<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Am I right in assuming if you live in the UK you have had enough of Winter? I have. I always feel like this around the end of February or beginning of March because I like to get into my garden and greenhouse to plant some seeds and look forward to the growing season. We don't have lambing to deal with this year so I don't even have a distraction.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAozZ4W0HyfR7V1_oS3KELkPBdtMrfJ7U6_ej3MLSnIuYS1aAurm_dE7bJ-V5CxXsaGsAyaL3OO7xY1x57ZbiqJ-3wpz7Pces9kKNvwjP0Wvc2_HwxGuUFaKVlpVunPp4TfZje-K7xlkp0QNOBlAqLx3OmpHmGI24zYtE_ZzvlHvMInWMdbLyBL22H/s4000/20230314_171144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAozZ4W0HyfR7V1_oS3KELkPBdtMrfJ7U6_ej3MLSnIuYS1aAurm_dE7bJ-V5CxXsaGsAyaL3OO7xY1x57ZbiqJ-3wpz7Pces9kKNvwjP0Wvc2_HwxGuUFaKVlpVunPp4TfZje-K7xlkp0QNOBlAqLx3OmpHmGI24zYtE_ZzvlHvMInWMdbLyBL22H/w640-h360/20230314_171144.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I have squeezed in another knit before the lighter nights when my evenings consist more of dog walking and gardening rather than sitting on my backside knitting. I always feel at my most unhealthy at this time of year.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzyA6sBiWeID7XvQFxyBtJ_3rgxkHlHuhUqyxi10Oz-QH3Pk1jntVPvvvqKESsOLe3QHLooO0CAaEVDuXFHOAXhTQHQmNvgrK4ca9x2-se_QrtBOCIbMGUIwEiCyCz9KL6x56Oe_f6E3OtoEArdAQSqd6eIh_gLfEizHSxdexaVVXiLjeG_QiOxpH/s2250/20230318_143821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="2250" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzyA6sBiWeID7XvQFxyBtJ_3rgxkHlHuhUqyxi10Oz-QH3Pk1jntVPvvvqKESsOLe3QHLooO0CAaEVDuXFHOAXhTQHQmNvgrK4ca9x2-se_QrtBOCIbMGUIwEiCyCz9KL6x56Oe_f6E3OtoEArdAQSqd6eIh_gLfEizHSxdexaVVXiLjeG_QiOxpH/w640-h508/20230318_143821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">This is a bit of an mash up wool wise but I wanted something to knit straight away. The pattern is a simple tank from Erika Knight which I picked up in Ippikin for £1. The yarn was in a sale bin in the same shop but there was not enough to make a single colour version.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVv5EFSwKKxJ6JqBX6ivfZqer1iQsxgBHUYxFKQxWc8YeCGiyWYWsWqTgDcoKpbi6ulgJREAahSTw3g82QrHO7itSDZif2MUU5MAEpH0_-bDFE60cEadWlU7PSRqydlXnyhIbt105wVL2O9hfh6aYAiJ1jjX_s0ftU5NcYehRfPOAf2xPZ00nQcQe/s2553/20230318_143838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1999" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVv5EFSwKKxJ6JqBX6ivfZqer1iQsxgBHUYxFKQxWc8YeCGiyWYWsWqTgDcoKpbi6ulgJREAahSTw3g82QrHO7itSDZif2MUU5MAEpH0_-bDFE60cEadWlU7PSRqydlXnyhIbt105wVL2O9hfh6aYAiJ1jjX_s0ftU5NcYehRfPOAf2xPZ00nQcQe/w314-h400/20230318_143838.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: courier;">Anyway that didn't stop me and I managed to get 4 grey and 3 purple to make a randomly striped one. The back is all grey and the front is worked in such a manner that the random stripes worked up until I ran out of grey. The yarn is an exceptionally smooth merino. It is called <a href="https://shop.ippikinyarns.com/product/adriafil-bucaneve/">Adriafil Bucaneve</a>. I had it for £2:50 a ball!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFguVPxwW8mi1fBHTxH_P40QKgzzfWVtiH9OyduL1F_i-NeMSxMEzWhvkQWmcFQFDD6Fxs90Zh3pIVqTYNdOvsTRVnHmHPLZT0HIM3-FuPAYjYjmvkeivHwY-N-LWDChC3XPMIaWhPt84oOMOfkgqyr9r2_GVK2qWFnRbytLKruKVExbbpXJdJPBr-/s1306/20230318_143922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFguVPxwW8mi1fBHTxH_P40QKgzzfWVtiH9OyduL1F_i-NeMSxMEzWhvkQWmcFQFDD6Fxs90Zh3pIVqTYNdOvsTRVnHmHPLZT0HIM3-FuPAYjYjmvkeivHwY-N-LWDChC3XPMIaWhPt84oOMOfkgqyr9r2_GVK2qWFnRbytLKruKVExbbpXJdJPBr-/w416-h640/20230318_143922.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">I managed to sort the flipping hem issue on this top because the pattern is structured so that you pick up the ribbing at the end rather than starting with it. I dyed my chewing gum grey white shirt purple but the jury is still out on whether this is a good combo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzB_FMLxC9_vNfh2y7oskEsoUoQ-IYNcSZ8zLhUeKEs9V_dxXmCaFAwOm67esiAuXDllndDNXHHZO_OGFWYEn7iwuZSsATZPn9CJr_AtwKPsc-XSAnH-2hwJ2was3ofdt4azVZR8voCl0TwhI57yJTsy3I5bCHI6EctNMZqfKvVR9BmZPKbqz4wqh/s4000/20230319_160535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzB_FMLxC9_vNfh2y7oskEsoUoQ-IYNcSZ8zLhUeKEs9V_dxXmCaFAwOm67esiAuXDllndDNXHHZO_OGFWYEn7iwuZSsATZPn9CJr_AtwKPsc-XSAnH-2hwJ2was3ofdt4azVZR8voCl0TwhI57yJTsy3I5bCHI6EctNMZqfKvVR9BmZPKbqz4wqh/w640-h360/20230319_160535.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">My mind is definitely turning to warmer weather. I bought a pack of mini skeins last year at Wonderwool Wales - it was one of those pretty purchases that happens on a whim but the brain power needed to actually decide what to make with it almost outweighs the joy I had at the point of buying it. You can't help making these kinds of choices; you are a slave to them if you love wool. The pack was reduced from £44 to £10 - that is what did it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGf5UHmYsCtMr65DeImHdE9LX7EuJcQ_I7oBHe23tbVUELh_63w1UCwcwUcz4AjY60ijOWf8SZ24NAibEJy47SQsCTHXQBtVRovWo377vbAgfFOehjkachpnho41Bmz3zma-PA0LL6Q2gFdAYgFy1Gs5WCPF97k_ZlEKGQiyi66ouSht4hJUoPw_ML/s4000/20230319_160553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGf5UHmYsCtMr65DeImHdE9LX7EuJcQ_I7oBHe23tbVUELh_63w1UCwcwUcz4AjY60ijOWf8SZ24NAibEJy47SQsCTHXQBtVRovWo377vbAgfFOehjkachpnho41Bmz3zma-PA0LL6Q2gFdAYgFy1Gs5WCPF97k_ZlEKGQiyi66ouSht4hJUoPw_ML/w640-h360/20230319_160553.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div>Anyway, I sorted out my wool basket and found a few balls of Drops yarn in a neutral colourway and deciced to try my hand at some colour fading. The pattern I landed on was a simple summer vest from The Knitter magazine. Not sure how it is going to work out yet but you know me, I will just keep knitting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Are you ready to get outside? Jo xxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5225566259581748208.post-31425472515673031992023-02-28T13:14:00.000+00:002023-02-28T13:14:44.047+00:00February...ing<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Just a quick fly in today as we have just got back from holiday and things are all over the place. Have you enjoyed February? Sometimes I think it is the worst month because Winter feels so long but this year it has flown by with family, work, sewing, knitting and our ski holiday.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HQJmkTxvYhLuOQiP2YgLjbTwGnd8R45I1-dGtobPzcmBx-BmG4AK7p5phksdBW_VtKUYL01FOPUbDCM3iYxRMDuUDahKA0iF0rik9Yetui3eMBgyrU2Pxb4Yt2B3sMgbQgUeCOiUGJVhIePwzuJuT2ufLOCIvzZThGEd41Mu0RoPzth_6iYTozOV/s4000/20230220_150500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HQJmkTxvYhLuOQiP2YgLjbTwGnd8R45I1-dGtobPzcmBx-BmG4AK7p5phksdBW_VtKUYL01FOPUbDCM3iYxRMDuUDahKA0iF0rik9Yetui3eMBgyrU2Pxb4Yt2B3sMgbQgUeCOiUGJVhIePwzuJuT2ufLOCIvzZThGEd41Mu0RoPzth_6iYTozOV/w640-h360/20230220_150500.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Travelling - to Austria for our first family ski holiday. Things are different from when Bloke and I used to ski every year, sometimes twice in our 30's. We all have to wear helmets and priorities are different. We wanted a location that we could take walks, mooch and visit when our legs were aching from ski boots. Gone are the days of skiing, getting drunk and skiing on repeat with a hangover all in a woolly hat.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T5vU8_6cWgPHLpQlucQy5CRY7ne7HPIeci2zTuGG04otthSCIlL12LNCjjMUqw0O1fuSMp5GYTPsAtz6iEBNBNmCNFSrFsKLURWysyvOcd1LGttqcrfxyPACik61EDFl_CBFhF5uzSBgmGJsu4JjxW19pj0yB7hgDootgUEgLUTFkceozeRQSHo5/s4000/20230220_151407.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T5vU8_6cWgPHLpQlucQy5CRY7ne7HPIeci2zTuGG04otthSCIlL12LNCjjMUqw0O1fuSMp5GYTPsAtz6iEBNBNmCNFSrFsKLURWysyvOcd1LGttqcrfxyPACik61EDFl_CBFhF5uzSBgmGJsu4JjxW19pj0yB7hgDootgUEgLUTFkceozeRQSHo5/w640-h360/20230220_151407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Eating - street waffles with chocolate sauce in Zell am See and...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaXUBf46d_gpBa6V1WQdBEP00r-zqhkx1_wBiw0GnlMcKLHLk0FE3H2Wai154A5rXWlZoEQiTfBGl5oH2vznAtfUiyEl43CJiulDToxZiiDH1bsJdDMnoBKie8rqMCDqa24-Sbe1DQSI65Gi20E1XKbzHLqdsAaWM03AP6eh0WMG1qrb5YQWrmNnX/s4000/20230224_130453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaXUBf46d_gpBa6V1WQdBEP00r-zqhkx1_wBiw0GnlMcKLHLk0FE3H2Wai154A5rXWlZoEQiTfBGl5oH2vznAtfUiyEl43CJiulDToxZiiDH1bsJdDMnoBKie8rqMCDqa24-Sbe1DQSI65Gi20E1XKbzHLqdsAaWM03AP6eh0WMG1qrb5YQWrmNnX/w640-h360/20230224_130453.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Copious amounts of ham and cheese.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbl0pUR7XiPJMTDpQn_ODkoAbkVdcXGvZRdZJHbuo2i1cVcjx7nX4uiupK_kULIAHtI5ImMZ_XyxHTKGNG2F__39xiJMtWduj1YqOxAlU7o8E0SsTmElhqzks_QTCQ2f-Bbfk1RLwua8va04vdOkEwhbtKl-gx-Ft3xRglyrv_Ndh_ryz35WdRgLi/s4000/20230222_132756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzbl0pUR7XiPJMTDpQn_ODkoAbkVdcXGvZRdZJHbuo2i1cVcjx7nX4uiupK_kULIAHtI5ImMZ_XyxHTKGNG2F__39xiJMtWduj1YqOxAlU7o8E0SsTmElhqzks_QTCQ2f-Bbfk1RLwua8va04vdOkEwhbtKl-gx-Ft3xRglyrv_Ndh_ryz35WdRgLi/w640-h360/20230222_132756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Loving - the bright days, exercise and the feeling of freedom. It makes you feel really alive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pLlWdSznJdzD93RBprdBgzh_L3XuVAYweCLKpaCgGqhjsMx9xWhWl7k7PE2yvf9bgTb_bfBiJJZR23f9SeHsKsTg-TIjjGirdnW5SaIQf4zDyFB0LvCr38bLO-IK59ONOaJ6cpQ9nzDnpvrSwI0cc9kVp-93dds5VBrihxoXFzuZeFX576O9sEK/s4000/20230221_202047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_pLlWdSznJdzD93RBprdBgzh_L3XuVAYweCLKpaCgGqhjsMx9xWhWl7k7PE2yvf9bgTb_bfBiJJZR23f9SeHsKsTg-TIjjGirdnW5SaIQf4zDyFB0LvCr38bLO-IK59ONOaJ6cpQ9nzDnpvrSwI0cc9kVp-93dds5VBrihxoXFzuZeFX576O9sEK/w640-h360/20230221_202047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Knitting - some socks on holiday. It is my go to project for travelling.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnoi5M17WYhO9f8ig-gHcUtousFXirbvUFkDTU_-NF2Jl2oBVHdkraJNXqrPR65XvVvTkEQRg8E9N8RV2mqZkAW2H-NN4xkKfVei7JDBOtNsq4O9pUyeOWPWolhAlMxcSp3sPtKI47Tusd-_J7P3ks5VHg8QZrMoxqO15nHpVBqYIKPiLxlDftmGU/s2099/20230206_140520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2099" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnoi5M17WYhO9f8ig-gHcUtousFXirbvUFkDTU_-NF2Jl2oBVHdkraJNXqrPR65XvVvTkEQRg8E9N8RV2mqZkAW2H-NN4xkKfVei7JDBOtNsq4O9pUyeOWPWolhAlMxcSp3sPtKI47Tusd-_J7P3ks5VHg8QZrMoxqO15nHpVBqYIKPiLxlDftmGU/w360-h640/20230206_140520.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Wearing - my new sweater. I love it so...</span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoijUL50DJ6Xjl8zr896wOjzuJOJBW-qS6pCgXBUJF6yq42PheSWGNXtYm74lFW6w0MOxfNagRGqnPrHQYeHiA8BAwpGevCebMBqlCC2M_MfAG3lnqyt76Esd973uazR9msMb4_XuS3mFXLMKBGSNxk0wy3k6hiAfOa9gd7F-lNj3mMPS3v3dR8hHw/s2007/20230215_093600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoijUL50DJ6Xjl8zr896wOjzuJOJBW-qS6pCgXBUJF6yq42PheSWGNXtYm74lFW6w0MOxfNagRGqnPrHQYeHiA8BAwpGevCebMBqlCC2M_MfAG3lnqyt76Esd973uazR9msMb4_XuS3mFXLMKBGSNxk0wy3k6hiAfOa9gd7F-lNj3mMPS3v3dR8hHw/w356-h640/20230215_093600.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Sewing - my second Marnie Blouse by Tilly and the Buttons. My first one has gone to a friend and I sized down and made this one with a smaller sleeve in double gauze. The right fabric choice is key to this pattern.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpDk5nsDXC_ZNF_nJVdmRSSSccuo043MlNi72zIuPag1cK8RiGkXW4FiF6DZLAQe4qbzIgH13-V-OgzGZDEgtZH-hNhljjm7h7PYOftzQ1f4G2aWLzAi7WUueI5ttWJeBVuVAQlBOrS-78vlT3E-LfQSKgUi2mp0we0KUEBCRr9Xi9_ULq4o5NH_J/s4000/20230117_120121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpDk5nsDXC_ZNF_nJVdmRSSSccuo043MlNi72zIuPag1cK8RiGkXW4FiF6DZLAQe4qbzIgH13-V-OgzGZDEgtZH-hNhljjm7h7PYOftzQ1f4G2aWLzAi7WUueI5ttWJeBVuVAQlBOrS-78vlT3E-LfQSKgUi2mp0we0KUEBCRr9Xi9_ULq4o5NH_J/w640-h288/20230117_120121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Admitting - that we all missed Beano immensely while we were away. He was so pleased to see us and lay on the huge pile of dirty washing when we got back for ages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmGxt9HaQm3dTxOLz24frh5Vkam26QXdwlpDa4BAwDt0OtaAalrxqLZzrJNgXzVcMyplPNcdv0kfCaXa_Ao5ZeuudQOAAjqQGIrb4c_53BNaLTaX3qJGsN2ekLnGIvUXo8ZfbhQJFoDYebAiMw68P5o7cgkoawViXfob3M99GXQj0d-n2WEgN7wgP/s4000/20230117_094358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmGxt9HaQm3dTxOLz24frh5Vkam26QXdwlpDa4BAwDt0OtaAalrxqLZzrJNgXzVcMyplPNcdv0kfCaXa_Ao5ZeuudQOAAjqQGIrb4c_53BNaLTaX3qJGsN2ekLnGIvUXo8ZfbhQJFoDYebAiMw68P5o7cgkoawViXfob3M99GXQj0d-n2WEgN7wgP/w640-h288/20230117_094358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Arriving - back to a tidy house. Thanks mum. She even cleaned the fridge!</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi0hoWFpa4WW7c_IhGWS7MuU4nGWQVErraXr13gr6_DDcpEZIADJS6q01HIMwNy-sqMGGRyTlFNuwxr0PZFOtP6ZHMlYp4FF53DSvNKJEvSVejbxMci7aDDuWudT4DoBdX0F_tozNpiZJEIdY0XgglzS6LU8A_qm-SJhLSi-1jCHdVDDAteotxZU6/s4000/20230226_160918%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKi0hoWFpa4WW7c_IhGWS7MuU4nGWQVErraXr13gr6_DDcpEZIADJS6q01HIMwNy-sqMGGRyTlFNuwxr0PZFOtP6ZHMlYp4FF53DSvNKJEvSVejbxMci7aDDuWudT4DoBdX0F_tozNpiZJEIdY0XgglzS6LU8A_qm-SJhLSi-1jCHdVDDAteotxZU6/w640-h360/20230226_160918%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Getting - stilettos for my cutting table. Bloke made me these leg extensions for my table so that I can cut out without having a sore back. Genius eh?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciz-grCfGELiJDjD6dt6STcC6gSD9mJgI7NB-6Gb8SSbeZrX4SjyQTTXOWXCdilaRBSrC-6ITt2ZKD5z6f5gM2e0BC8AkaP2NfLuuXSg7_abybMlMD866sloWW1yufAOryOmDbiTyfKfXP2v4CiYjkwlXa1hk_-TJbDUUjFCUqM11sSe8aXgoCruT/s4000/20230217_130829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhciz-grCfGELiJDjD6dt6STcC6gSD9mJgI7NB-6Gb8SSbeZrX4SjyQTTXOWXCdilaRBSrC-6ITt2ZKD5z6f5gM2e0BC8AkaP2NfLuuXSg7_abybMlMD866sloWW1yufAOryOmDbiTyfKfXP2v4CiYjkwlXa1hk_-TJbDUUjFCUqM11sSe8aXgoCruT/w640-h360/20230217_130829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Attending - an overlocker course at Guthri and Ghani in Birmingham. It was brilliant and I learnt so much. It was a bit of a busman's holiday - a day off sewing to learn about more sewing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0tYm3r2PUVHRPguh8DQjmr-myn6xkMwpwwbSb5vFP7ocWhDBbAZVP8DVhi8zVKgLWpDNjuxVmmMzEYrmCxYhI-Pt-3AlxDMsZ92jprfCizZh0L40-2PjZUf7v4Vh6T0HoTxhLHt8P5DnL0PnFazL4kKJtxTbRHUv-_38Hv4JGHsecBTGmPdC1zGv/s4000/20230228_130243%5B1%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0tYm3r2PUVHRPguh8DQjmr-myn6xkMwpwwbSb5vFP7ocWhDBbAZVP8DVhi8zVKgLWpDNjuxVmmMzEYrmCxYhI-Pt-3AlxDMsZ92jprfCizZh0L40-2PjZUf7v4Vh6T0HoTxhLHt8P5DnL0PnFazL4kKJtxTbRHUv-_38Hv4JGHsecBTGmPdC1zGv/w640-h360/20230228_130243%5B1%5D.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Marking - the first week of the flower vase challenge I set myself last year. How long can I have a vase of flowers continuously throughout the year from either hedgerow or garden? I think I am already a few weeks up on last year when I started in March. Today we have hellebores, daffs, and euphorbia.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6YX-pK-HPLoM2vvpCSlNHLxdjBe4yq8f73dC8Mq8sxwEzH9QE6HKvzc4_6Bj0Ewl12U68zqX1LfutiLvDt1JeRT8wyerVwH-er65jAmkjCnm1M7fvUHRcC7ZGInkvaegeEY9tfcjhEn9pac2YLz-Af2xeIa6i_Ddsoa1woIiYzfSkTIahExGwxbN/s2048/image00019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6YX-pK-HPLoM2vvpCSlNHLxdjBe4yq8f73dC8Mq8sxwEzH9QE6HKvzc4_6Bj0Ewl12U68zqX1LfutiLvDt1JeRT8wyerVwH-er65jAmkjCnm1M7fvUHRcC7ZGInkvaegeEY9tfcjhEn9pac2YLz-Af2xeIa6i_Ddsoa1woIiYzfSkTIahExGwxbN/w640-h480/image00019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Leaving - you with the view of course. It doesn't matter where I go in the world I am always ecstatic to get back to this, I think it is engrained on my retinas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;">Chat soon. Jo xxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: courier;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9