tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54024026000466946592024-03-14T07:14:42.397+00:00L is for lovePennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.comBlogger440125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-47442253507795709212014-05-05T11:00:00.001+01:002014-05-05T11:08:10.142+01:00A little break <font face="Courier New">It's time for me to face facts and take a break from blogging for the foreseeable future. I have realised that working 40 plus hours a week and juggling home life together with the other responsibilities I have, that I cannot blog for the moment. We are also in the throws of buying and selling homes and that has it's own stresses too. </font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/nksOY7LBaG/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-frc.fbcdn.net/10311040_1443269515916410_154686922_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1399284461227.0623" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New">It won't stop me creating though as I find this helps me to relax and reflect and think. There is therapy in those needles :o) I crocheted these toadstools and flowers for a yarn bombing project to take place in August at a children's hospice with the theme being Enid Blytons "The Faraway Tree" which sounds like it's going to be a magical experience for all the children.</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/nlG336rBSq/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-ash.fbcdn.net/10245930_850500551643557_554327015_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1399284461255.6284" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New">I will be back to blog when the time permits and part of me feels sad, but a little relieved to say this temporary goodbye. I wanted to say a very big thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your comments and conversations we have had. They have meant a lot to me and I have felt really connected by our love of making and being creative together. I hope to have time to pop into some of your blogs and say hi and see what you have been up to. </font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHprwfrgXVcVyKmJGt3-5-W2fsuz-HOsYNxXsZMVfHTQRoaS8YLuX9h_oP5rnWjy0zxn9-bRTg71O6FkYhZXJnPDiNb1XgnYykHOolLbJO3zlp_7LF3ObRoBg8sx8aQ0YnHYYKsjXeb5HE/s1600/CIMG0419.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHprwfrgXVcVyKmJGt3-5-W2fsuz-HOsYNxXsZMVfHTQRoaS8YLuX9h_oP5rnWjy0zxn9-bRTg71O6FkYhZXJnPDiNb1XgnYykHOolLbJO3zlp_7LF3ObRoBg8sx8aQ0YnHYYKsjXeb5HE/s700/CIMG0419.JPG" id="blogsy-1399284461244.0037" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="525"></a></div> <br/><br/><font face="Courier New">Thank you to all of you who wished me well in my very first crochet a granny square class last Saturday, it went really well and all my nerves were calmed when each of the clever ladies finally produced a granny square! I think they were all chuffed with their achievements and happy to have learnt a brand new skill. Below are the results from their efforts x I love that they all came out differently despite all having a 4mm hook and DK yarn :o)</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLG1W_4GW6JZcAHNgFr7Hxu9OnFaTmXnrftmXQoxcGoi5HviCvPJFZGrqe9qWKEHW0ykgeEGMVYjulOWPUS8ui3IJ9q4AjapQkBB1iJcvvQwhyaFp1F6qoH_SWtciStI5c1Yt1N_jpVBK/s1600/CIMG0421.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLG1W_4GW6JZcAHNgFr7Hxu9OnFaTmXnrftmXQoxcGoi5HviCvPJFZGrqe9qWKEHW0ykgeEGMVYjulOWPUS8ui3IJ9q4AjapQkBB1iJcvvQwhyaFp1F6qoH_SWtciStI5c1Yt1N_jpVBK/s700/CIMG0421.JPG" id="blogsy-1399284461256.9907" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="525"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">So, I shall bid you farewell until I return, you can always catch me over on <a href="http://instagram.com/penelopemakes">Instagram</a> where I will be sharing some of my life and makes xox</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-4IBpp05XWdtLLT9AC3g-oChhTU1vYBxZWUTyT3VINgCprGIAmHNzYR_pWkat_5tCfqWm2arIXblLvcQcT-ZNZ-Yk34xuZVzkVAvP-U0DObrH7zSxjWua7akmFIYEvuKtphvbnco2tT8/s1600/CIMG9258.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-4IBpp05XWdtLLT9AC3g-oChhTU1vYBxZWUTyT3VINgCprGIAmHNzYR_pWkat_5tCfqWm2arIXblLvcQcT-ZNZ-Yk34xuZVzkVAvP-U0DObrH7zSxjWua7akmFIYEvuKtphvbnco2tT8/s700/CIMG9258.JPG" id="blogsy-1399284461177.7566" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="525"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New"></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Take gentle care and enjoy the rest of the Spring and Summer to come</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com163tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-83180315355002504752014-04-20T18:04:00.001+01:002014-04-20T18:11:56.862+01:00Day tripping and some almost edible crochet <font face="Courier New">Happy Easter to you all! We had a glorious celebrations of Jesus's resurrection at church this morning and once again it humbled me to know how much he has blessed my life.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I have had quite a few relaxing days doing bits and bobs and thinking about charity shop sort outs and our potential packing if all goes well with our house buying. It's such a funny thing buying and selling a home, just like the buses nothing happens and then all of a sudden it's a flurry of bank appointments and lawyers and signing this and that, then it goes all quiet again before the next lot arrives :o)</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">We went to Rye on Good Friday and it was just the perfect elixir our little family needed, pottering in old antiquity shops, fish and chips and tea and cake!</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYyA6fvo3UKwu2034ewraJZrUkYpvuXh1Nn4mYkHbuY2ddHpdOCP3oBlYzc3D4lJptSrXucHUXadopiaerO9G11niqI0JoEIF_HlI0FObTPYXBf4YD7qa_8lU1_67zWBn-fDOEwkFP_r-/s1600/CIMG0370.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYyA6fvo3UKwu2034ewraJZrUkYpvuXh1Nn4mYkHbuY2ddHpdOCP3oBlYzc3D4lJptSrXucHUXadopiaerO9G11niqI0JoEIF_HlI0FObTPYXBf4YD7qa_8lU1_67zWBn-fDOEwkFP_r-/s600/CIMG0370.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860630.6868" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="800"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">The air was nippy and fresh and we wrapped up warm despite the sun peaking out from behind the clouds. We love going to see "the glass man" from the antiques roadshow, Andy McConnell in his <a href="http://www.coolplaces.co.uk/places/uk/england/east-sussex/rye/1372-glass-etc">shop</a>, where there is always a warm welcome from him and his wife with a cup of tea as you browse around. His wife sells gorgeous mid-century and vintage goods which I love. Alice was very chuffed when she spotted these Manhattan 1950's plates and bowls. </font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyfBY0hSQkB4XGB0eabHJyQnxvWiQYe5xWf9iNFS3HZWcoFByrMEQGLe-W_QpELPQNylf5awI_XzDyAnGywP91L1ln0Gw8fDMiKn5JDAAmBZC-pZE9_EojNCjTTmwkukMOsQZytE_sf7u/s1600/CIMG0369.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyfBY0hSQkB4XGB0eabHJyQnxvWiQYe5xWf9iNFS3HZWcoFByrMEQGLe-W_QpELPQNylf5awI_XzDyAnGywP91L1ln0Gw8fDMiKn5JDAAmBZC-pZE9_EojNCjTTmwkukMOsQZytE_sf7u/s733/CIMG0369.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860646.219" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="733" height="550"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">After a little negotiating, they were ours! I love the design, sorry this photo doesn't do them much justice, but they are all wrapped up now waiting for our move.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FJws_hC_akHtayWozSY4lLktgf2T0wNmKFj6S9bLCsz1kDNP-Vjm5vdHb8HlC94UW7BMkLVCqIAuf8P2ZJ4lVYpjbrabic7_3JjJVClkDy9060GhUnCMnSHETbuSnofDATOf_ug1Bh1G/s1600/CIMG0366.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4FJws_hC_akHtayWozSY4lLktgf2T0wNmKFj6S9bLCsz1kDNP-Vjm5vdHb8HlC94UW7BMkLVCqIAuf8P2ZJ4lVYpjbrabic7_3JjJVClkDy9060GhUnCMnSHETbuSnofDATOf_ug1Bh1G/s667/CIMG0366.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860614.614" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="667" height="500"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">I loved this folk art tea caddy but it was a tad to expensive the justify me purchasing it.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">There is also a fabulous shop that sells kitchenalia goodies called Crock and Cosy, I could spend all day drooling in there at all the utility crockery and old scales and cutlery and stunning handmade tea cosies like these.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozm3h984emw-M6uEUdpOAepFQUmkiQFhiCkfGlIy3b6WC0ABhonHCJ9ZdBQSD8_N2bwTvo-k4CrGdJnL9wcwLns3AqkkYTbg36b_6quDD69U-m_jl_K3e72_9eF0nfrpwsDdzEdM4ky9J/s1600/CIMG0377.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjozm3h984emw-M6uEUdpOAepFQUmkiQFhiCkfGlIy3b6WC0ABhonHCJ9ZdBQSD8_N2bwTvo-k4CrGdJnL9wcwLns3AqkkYTbg36b_6quDD69U-m_jl_K3e72_9eF0nfrpwsDdzEdM4ky9J/s733/CIMG0377.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860611.245" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="733" height="550"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I would love to knit something like this one day.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48JW9suz95ubAMmJxQ9MDrA-BRmmy4zmvHxUHzrlUZTYhONP897GZ-WNbmsHSxn_2qpc3N6rpxEH9ZzFatYnIdKjmG7fY53GqFFkDYe8L2nUeDhu6HBpzW-WrM9LPwcuuBgYSlBRKlMvv/s1600/CIMG0379.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48JW9suz95ubAMmJxQ9MDrA-BRmmy4zmvHxUHzrlUZTYhONP897GZ-WNbmsHSxn_2qpc3N6rpxEH9ZzFatYnIdKjmG7fY53GqFFkDYe8L2nUeDhu6HBpzW-WrM9LPwcuuBgYSlBRKlMvv/s733/CIMG0379.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860622.3892" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="733" height="550"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAENwwcdOJo1iNJVNHJPScebsZkAgA4f02hhNonB6riM3PnGyt7KaCsB02NKwFW_WJig0FOGR31gKHrrLsQ9ooCCU-3kX1OksUdGGx_j1joIZVhyGnGMU-GJZKnPjFHUaa5nsrYRdCBll/s1600/CIMG0378.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAENwwcdOJo1iNJVNHJPScebsZkAgA4f02hhNonB6riM3PnGyt7KaCsB02NKwFW_WJig0FOGR31gKHrrLsQ9ooCCU-3kX1OksUdGGx_j1joIZVhyGnGMU-GJZKnPjFHUaa5nsrYRdCBll/s733/CIMG0378.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860657.812" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="733" height="550"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">Fancy having high tea with this crockery set!</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdBt6KNA_hlWq-dIHTyrLNUfCOWVwZYCj5d2Zbi4SmzvAC935Q2kdnEb453q0M7INFW5DR1tBzEpLWqfUsDSNioriUW6Y9oOVFaZQibUyhh6zVvIHKkRNrKf597Q_Dtevn_iQg-B3gANg/s1600/CIMG0372.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdBt6KNA_hlWq-dIHTyrLNUfCOWVwZYCj5d2Zbi4SmzvAC935Q2kdnEb453q0M7INFW5DR1tBzEpLWqfUsDSNioriUW6Y9oOVFaZQibUyhh6zVvIHKkRNrKf597Q_Dtevn_iQg-B3gANg/s733/CIMG0372.JPG" id="blogsy-1398013860637.2031" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="733" height="550"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">I also discovered a new to me shop which sells local hand spun yarn, it was divine....more on that some other time.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I wanted to share with you what I have been making over the last week or so, crochet wise. My little niece turned 2 the other day and we gave her a little book like we always do and the promise of a treat to come. I had it in my head to make her some fruit and veggies of the crochet kind for her new little persons kitchen. So I googled up as many images as I could and got cracking. I didn't use any patterns as I could find any easily and soon realised that as long as you can do, htr and inc and dec in crochet you can make any shape you desire. </font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I have been popping them on Instagram this past week and have had such lovely comments and sweet support, thank you dearly for this.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">So here they are...</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mumq4qLBaL/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/c1eaa7e2c2fd11e3a9f30002c99d0fe8_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860627.845" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mu7gThLBYi/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/3ed5cd4ac31711e386ee0002c9dc6792_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860691.5337" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I secretly love the Aubergine and peas in their pod... And then came the others...</font> <br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mwz-32LBZl/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/40b7344ec3aa11e3b5800002c9d411e4_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860655.0066" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/m0kzB1LBbH/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-frc.fbcdn.net/10175326_680858501978217_1376995669_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860614.9375" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/m18UWErBWX/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-frc.fbcdn.net/10268820_307297676090480_318525876_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860631.508" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/m4cHdLLBRl/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/33326b3ac5fe11e3824d0002c9c7c408_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860653.741" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">I think the radishes are up their with my secret love too x</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/m8IwlvLBRi/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage2.s3.amazonaws.com/1cf24d5ac71f11e3942b0002c9547a66_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860640.5718" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">Musical mushrooms to add to the pot.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/m96WkuLBW5/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/c7ff60fec7a911e3befb0002c9d9c5d6_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860646.984" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">And last, but not least all of them in a basket that I found in Tunbridge Wells last Monday. It's perfect for my fruit and veg and I plan to line it with some ditsy floral fabric to make it super sweet for Connie. I made some cherries last night to add to the basket and could not resist doing a little fry up for her to cook too.</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/nA2lhULBWs/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage8.s3.amazonaws.com/7e168e72c88f11e39c010002c9e0e324_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1398013860688.248" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><font face="Courier New">Veggie bacon anyone? </font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I have LOVED making these, such instant fun and gratification from crochet, sorry about the quality off the photos some are a bit hazy, not sure why iPads have such poor quality cameras? </font><br/><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">hope you all enjoy the rest of this special weekend and see you all soon</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-80210965927724746242014-04-13T17:20:00.001+01:002014-04-13T17:23:50.970+01:00Happenings <font face="Courier New">Thank you all for visiting and your comments on us trying to sell our home. Well you won't believe it but our second viewer put in an offer which we accepted and our offer was accepted on the 1930's home we wanted and voila....the deal was done!</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mkzEm9LBXo/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/d5586388bfff11e39a9d0002c954a96e_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197888.6748" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/miO9Z_rBZg/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-ash.fbcdn.net/10175397_638586866195903_139931455_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197848.9517" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">It all seems too good to be true really and it's still a long way off, but we are counting our blessings and moving forward with the lawyers and mortgage company etc (all the dead boring necessary stuff). So, I'll keep you posted. </font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">In the meantime we have made our home messy again with just living in it and I have been absorbed in crochet craftiness. I am running a little workshop for beginners in my friends art studio where she teaches art classes. The same place I made my needle felted hen at the end of March. To prepare I have been rolling out loads of little balls of colourful mostly Stylecraft yarn so that I can teach everyone how to make a basic granny square. </font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mS-1SCLBby/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/e7c546faba8f11e391b41276bce0956a_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197854.9624" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mFCPOqLBV7/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage1.s3.amazonaws.com/401d7138b64e11e3bc2f1257a4670215_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197885.0479" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">I am feeling a little nervous about teaching people how to crochet, I learnt from my mum and am no expert. I am going to try and make the experience full of fun and hope to install a real passion for this craft. It has also given me the opportunity to make loads of different granny squares to use as examples. I have had a bit of an addiction going on in the past couple of weeks...</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mIqikzrBTm/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-prn.fbcdn.net/10013342_504968982946148_61724117_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197870.0754" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mhZDEILBcC/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/7edf86d4bef211e3a321126d7a089a62_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197869.1838" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">I made a granny cushion to hopefully inspire them to make one and will be taking a few of my other granny square projects and blankets along to inspire the makers to keep going. I eventually sewed the buttons on my cushion this afternoon and rather like the end product.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">Here is the cushion buttonless...</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mQJatCLBSK/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/7042ec82b9b211e3a1250eb1734cf823_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197860.3757" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><font face="Courier New">And now with buttons...</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mvEDWCLBXn/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://origincache-ash.fbcdn.net/10254348_503638589758018_1521890663_n.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197883.848" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div> <font face="Courier New">I used different colours on both sides and just loved making this simple but pretty thing. I have decided that Nothing but,Nothing beats a good old granny square :o)</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mpACyMrBah/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/216c9b06c14811e39a060002c9532e24_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197895.9739" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><font face="Courier New">Other than that it's all been about getting out on the weekends and enjoying the good weather we have been having, oh and some gin and pink lemonade!</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mqMivJLBa-/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/6a6185d0c1a511e3a3160002c99bcc66_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1397406197889.7825" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="700" height="700"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">How about you lovely people? What have you been up to lately? </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">See you soon </font></p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-33905427194767785142014-04-05T21:50:00.001+01:002014-04-05T21:55:16.612+01:00Selling up <font face="Courier New">Hello dearest blog </font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mPqbCFLBdh/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/9562f294b98c11e3a2ef12715b785cd2_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257646.6318" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I really have not been particularly attentative lately, been far too busy working and tidying and cleaning up our home with the view to putting it on the market. Stressful having to do all the paper work and having a proper spring clean and throw out to pretend that we live clutter free which is not the case! Amazing how when you are selling your home you almost have to create an illusion of not living in your home! </font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mW_E81rBSK/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage6.s3.amazonaws.com/a7eef956bbc811e3959b1273172f68be_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257731.6152" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/liTvlfLBYm/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage4.s3.amazonaws.com/500c1002abb511e3a785129179c830b0_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257730.2708" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 1.3em;"><br></span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 1.3em;">It was a good opportunity for me to sort out all my fabric bits in the loft where I have an old Victorian wooden chest full to the brim of fabrics and where I normally do my sewing in the Spring and Summer. It was really rewarding to give a lot away to charity shops too hoping that they will find happy homes to be recycled in.</span><br><br/><br/><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 1.3em;"><br></span><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mTG58-rBXE/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage10.s3.amazonaws.com/aa92a17eba9911e3b65e1229073a5876_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257734.2986" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">It was also good fun finding things that I have made and have forgotten about in amongst my sewing bits and bobs.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mP6BWvrBeT/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/90a92882b99f11e3911612525d3a797f_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257669.784" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">I am quite keen to sew a few African fabric skirts this Spring, my wonderful mum packaged some beautiful navy African fabrics over to me which I received the other day. Will show you when they are made, I will have to jog my memory on how to insert a zip again.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/lNiRK8rBRQ/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage7.s3.amazonaws.com/4cc4d738a55e11e3950d123a7487b243_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257685.312" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mH6zWhLBWr/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/84c6949ab72f11e39e7a0e8ec4b0e241_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257735.5723" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/mIJlXQLBYM/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/abae5310b74111e396b20e24811827fc_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257722.0845" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/lpzNXbrBeE/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage5.s3.amazonaws.com/967f277cadfe11e39bfb0ef6dfdd4a89_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257724.7798" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">I am actually enjoying having a rather neat and tidy home, not that we are very untidy normally, but we do live in our home it certainly ain't a museum!</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/lmhKpjLBTV/" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws.com/262d3e9cacfe11e39c0c12ad4d2f8dd0_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257695.034" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/lwkH2rLBeP/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://distilleryimage9.s3.amazonaws.com/0c152a7eb00f11e399761229147967f5_8.jpg" id="blogsy-1396731257741.1963" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><font face="Courier New"><br></font><br/><br/> <font face="Courier New">I am feeling a bit nostalgic about potentially leaving our terraced Victorian home, with all it's beautiful character and original features...but am very excited about the 1930's home that we are hoping to purchase. We'll see what happens and no doubt I will log our progress here.</font><br/><br/><font face="Courier New">Hope you are well and enjoying the longer and lighter northern hemisphere days and maybe doing a little bit of spring cleaning yourself?</font><br/><br/><p style="text-align: center;">See you all soon </p><p style="text-align: center;">xox</p> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-88538648498078819212014-03-30T13:46:00.001+01:002014-03-30T13:46:31.056+01:00My Easter hen and other makes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Happy Mothers day to all you precious mums out there, I hope you get thoroughly spoilt and looked after on this celebratory day! I have found a little window in my day to post about my needle felting workshop I went on last Saturday. The aim was to make an Easter hen. I have never needle felted before and I was excited to learn a new crafting technique as I have always admired the beautiful things that can be made with this material.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">It all began with a hairy, woolly ball and some very sharp barbed needles and a lot of stabbing and shaping which was a great stress release!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And learnt how to shape wings and make polka dots and flat pieces of felt to make my hens crown and tail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And so, my Easter hen Harriet was born...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We got to bring out little starter kits home and I have made a polka dot heart since then. I hope this will be the beginning of a beautiful crafting relationship :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Lastly I thought I would show you what little pins (and an extra crochet covered pebble)I made for my blog swap with Hannapat of <a href="http://cosmosandcotton.blogspot.co.uk/">Cosmos and Cotton</a> organised by the lovely Jo of <a href="http://joeveryday19.blogspot.co.uk/">Three Stories High</a></span><br />
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Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-59173323076302543282014-03-29T14:05:00.001+00:002014-03-29T14:05:33.687+00:00Goodbye March<p> <font face="Courier New">Is it really heading towards the end of March? It all feels like it's been rather busy for me and doesn't seem to be getting any easier and I don't think I will be blogging as much as I would like to in the coming weeks as we are hoping and praying that we might be able to sell our wee house for another lovely home we have found. I will try and pop in as much as I can, but work has become more manic and there just never seems to be enough hours in the day does there? Hey oh, the sun is shining here on the south east Coast and I am loving hanging my washing out and airing the house with fresh sun kissed breezes. </font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Here are some of my Instagram pics from March to show you a little of what I have been up to...</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9nXJDV7a5mYeOzhBq7gZKztvRXLK_qnR8MxmrKpj1FkxDRHSM9VUf1cugCqR1JHWgg4gyrplTimQgfUwxmkHSOoGkncTgZctaBRKRJto0dwUUlPYC9x8ZM1QTNvwzGtmy7fvchq58cCd/s1120/image.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9nXJDV7a5mYeOzhBq7gZKztvRXLK_qnR8MxmrKpj1FkxDRHSM9VUf1cugCqR1JHWgg4gyrplTimQgfUwxmkHSOoGkncTgZctaBRKRJto0dwUUlPYC9x8ZM1QTNvwzGtmy7fvchq58cCd/s600/image.jpg" id="blogsy-1396101761467.0667" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">I am doing a little crochet a granny square workshop at the end of April and so have been rolling lots of little balls of different coloured balls of yarn and making sample granny squares to show and explain the process</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtdWxkG4UTlWBW66n1t0kWBW4B0GvHveuP40pL2I3KUHZDtQhXEQrcbUSh0RlLleaEVPWZ3U2tHmX3YKKbUBUSKj94L2egxdNTD3IaGYrtrw1PV9mV682hHaLegM6bcplDM7PPJduQlJQ/s1120/image.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEtdWxkG4UTlWBW66n1t0kWBW4B0GvHveuP40pL2I3KUHZDtQhXEQrcbUSh0RlLleaEVPWZ3U2tHmX3YKKbUBUSKj94L2egxdNTD3IaGYrtrw1PV9mV682hHaLegM6bcplDM7PPJduQlJQ/s600/image.jpg" id="blogsy-1396101761403.8782" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="600"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New" style="line-height: 1.3em;">We have been taking advantage of the Spring sunshine and having tea beside the sea</font><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> </span><br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSQYPSe2qUFvkTSuuHQaKmZ_WkpD0PGba7XBMLkg2z35LncP0Xe4LQL-sXOErvaW63dp49bl7NEqndPKytc0914TVD1dJetGDUTlOObvHbIfDU3C25Zw5B0TdPRz0Y0FtZuiisSLemrf-/s1120/image.jpg" target="_blank" style="line-height: 1.3em; 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Thank you so much it really was a delight to come home to see the package waiting for me.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmpjZn_0yx1wnMyPyYPVZBqKopoM9JnRrZJBKdf2BOEpMl2_88CqkRVHdT6lgvlVF9-04vLUWdsQszRSqup350EsuLufd4RI8MVrAlolJKDHirA8B6a8RlAOy9I8hePLZMK_BvdV9IGH_/s1120/image.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrmpjZn_0yx1wnMyPyYPVZBqKopoM9JnRrZJBKdf2BOEpMl2_88CqkRVHdT6lgvlVF9-04vLUWdsQszRSqup350EsuLufd4RI8MVrAlolJKDHirA8B6a8RlAOy9I8hePLZMK_BvdV9IGH_/s600/image.jpg" id="blogsy-1396101761444.504" class="aligncenter" width="600" height="600" alt=""></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">Last, but not least my funny little needle felted Easter hen I made last Saturday which was great fun and I will show you more in my next post, together with some chopping up of fabrics and enjoying the beauty of crochet doilies</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New"><br></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">I do hope you are enjoying the warmth and energy the sun is giving us at the moment and thank you always for popping in</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Happy Days!</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-12030999677738184082014-03-22T11:13:00.001+00:002014-03-22T11:13:29.052+00:00A few good things <p> <font face="Courier New">Life can be frantic sometimes and This last week has left me feeling rather squeezed from all angles, wrung out is how I feel this Saturday morning. Despite this, I cannot imagine a week going buy without seeing the beauty, the beauty of my world and what helps me through the messy stuff. So, here are a few of my good things to remind me that I can cope with whatever comes my way.</font></p><p><font face="Courier New"><br></font></p><p><font face="Courier New">Pretties growing in our little space</font></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuirNv2EJ8-qDthkVMUBOt_u7td25dgiP3O-22QZO5HKX_z8Eoz_WCCHo8fcO5YVB3Lbn1BtKRZ-aG9isYBwkdOFOQ1nE_pcpxbWlehd7JoOYSCFKBueNdvh6hWSvz0UZg3R5yJrwSYbw/s1600/CIMG0250.JPG" target="_blank" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuirNv2EJ8-qDthkVMUBOt_u7td25dgiP3O-22QZO5HKX_z8Eoz_WCCHo8fcO5YVB3Lbn1BtKRZ-aG9isYBwkdOFOQ1nE_pcpxbWlehd7JoOYSCFKBueNdvh6hWSvz0UZg3R5yJrwSYbw/s556/CIMG0250.JPG" id="blogsy-1395486640133.32" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="556" height="417"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretties growing in our little space</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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clear: both;"><font face="Courier New">Admiring Alice's wrapping a little box to gve a ring to her friend for her 13th birthday</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi222zNTKulnSIcT3evkovTE5z5uOjHNiDAbQGfyV7_QZct5mukWa1g4wZNSLjkNGCtrDHRd9IpeGixOFeCLDX0BuyoATHad1vMnNx_O__5CLsqqGXnyYwpt5zf40jgofrbzlCn-8p8Er/s1600/CIMG0021.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi222zNTKulnSIcT3evkovTE5z5uOjHNiDAbQGfyV7_QZct5mukWa1g4wZNSLjkNGCtrDHRd9IpeGixOFeCLDX0BuyoATHad1vMnNx_O__5CLsqqGXnyYwpt5zf40jgofrbzlCn-8p8Er/s595/CIMG0021.JPG" id="blogsy-1395486640151.2068" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="595" height="446"></a></div><p> <font face="Courier New">And last but not least admiring some beautiful colour and pattern</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLI3NZ47TEun1IRebWbwW7_d-tivaZ3vbUuSRq_qW_n0ucEjNoX633pcXnWcKUpvb638SPA6Vu25OTNHAAESjUwdpzprfrDlN9aIFtzzcn7BLPYn9sbTXjH-fStLK8-yOa80pctmW7Xa5/s1600/CIMG9755.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here's wishing you all a wonderful weekend, I am off to my very first needle felting workshop this afternoon which I hope to share with you </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-31822016875767157442014-03-17T22:37:00.001+00:002014-03-17T22:37:21.429+00:00Sorry for ignoring you, but I did knit a shawl<p> <font face="Courier New">I have been very distracted with a number of things over the past 10 days or so and have found myself almost forgetting about my blog and all of you who come and visit. Please forgive me for not popping in to say hello, how are you doing in your blog space. You see the most addictive distraction happened to me, I discovered "Breaking Bad" and have been really curious about watching it for quite some time now and after subscribing to Netflix there was no stopping me. I am ashamed to say that in record breaking time I watched the entire series in 9 days flat, I lost myself for a while and watched while I made the tea, before work in the mornings, while I was bathing, late into the night and any other time I could without forgetting to be mum and wife :o) addictive is an understatement, I haven't seen such a good series for such a long time and it definitely was easy to knit my latest shawl whilst being engrossed in the characters and plot. So here she is, my adaptation of Stephen West's <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boneyard-shawl">Boneyard</a> shawl, my breaking badyard shawl...</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtvy2wSep92QlR4Iu7Lmsru0Blo8BBaqjgJfjFv95KDnVT5Njm4d5Xs3Ydj4SxVIrO0ti4dSeDQYYTjDi8DWFPyMOADgvTdhQ8j23MdEwXbv6igNUSj_sE1wzXGzsvk0_G-5ASgwbmKCy/s1600/CIMG0229.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtvy2wSep92QlR4Iu7Lmsru0Blo8BBaqjgJfjFv95KDnVT5Njm4d5Xs3Ydj4SxVIrO0ti4dSeDQYYTjDi8DWFPyMOADgvTdhQ8j23MdEwXbv6igNUSj_sE1wzXGzsvk0_G-5ASgwbmKCy/s667/CIMG0229.JPG" id="blogsy-1395095733052.8115" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="667" height="500"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMMw1JkrkboholkCuIzl1SFmKmJA9IO2RDCjrkyHkPYdZ-mY2VGD40IfA3oEKNzoV4j3YtuWw4ibRMhE_WlGeGIzSgw5tBuUs4GatNb4nWI1396w6ww9RW0eUaN0lSLIBm9vpgkCcHJh5/s1600/CIMG0228.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We have been blessed with warm sun shine here on the South East Coast and it has been blissful just to feel such a sense of hope for the Spring and Summer ahead of us. My favourite sign of this hope is when I hang washing on the line for the first time after the Winter and today was that day. I love sun dried clothing, it feels and smells so fresh and comforting and always reminds me of my childhood. </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0eJyFXM1uxAATKBGQugdpj7d-JLovwY2hl048pKekHdvl53RGYESraHRUdDsdcEG7Ce1sLDvU2h6vcyQFmwna8JZvYOwFsRMbHhdzp_p0dBVwfn7haXpjGp4PaqQW14EqF6NUvNWnuyQ/s1600/CIMG0219.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0eJyFXM1uxAATKBGQugdpj7d-JLovwY2hl048pKekHdvl53RGYESraHRUdDsdcEG7Ce1sLDvU2h6vcyQFmwna8JZvYOwFsRMbHhdzp_p0dBVwfn7haXpjGp4PaqQW14EqF6NUvNWnuyQ/s600/CIMG0219.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501765.3713" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><p><font face="Courier New">I have been on the beach pebble collecting this weekend and have enjoyed doing a little decorating with crochet. Not only do I love the smoothness of the pebbles and all their individual colours, I just love the way they feel once I have covered them in cotton with some pretty crochet stitches.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2hPdpXx8J42qixyGtRR-wNrEwT3-eNbtGUmQc8-zlNwwesgdEXV_NsQsrjnoaYpEn6sptQR9aTUiMIJFhfLZSdSydKc3iFUVclUpvtoLe1JyYKB9M2m8Ea-MYmQHp7mKoQcqZP5aGsfL/s1600/CIMG0220.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2hPdpXx8J42qixyGtRR-wNrEwT3-eNbtGUmQc8-zlNwwesgdEXV_NsQsrjnoaYpEn6sptQR9aTUiMIJFhfLZSdSydKc3iFUVclUpvtoLe1JyYKB9M2m8Ea-MYmQHp7mKoQcqZP5aGsfL/s600/CIMG0220.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501766.6125" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><p> <font face="Courier New">I decided to use white this time, I have used various other colours to crochet over pebbles in the past, but this weekend I wanted pure and fresh white only.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi7VyeEXCeLM1rPUi70fBudcIagjyW7ejKuGnyhirposRecDIGy4ofnCNIzGqSBGPf4NPAzsz-dK7T69Ou4qAS5E_3GSiFL073WRHGtGiz0rVby6RJxYCfFdnz2TuYtdBNuebv-MwLB7o/s1600/CIMG0221.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTi7VyeEXCeLM1rPUi70fBudcIagjyW7ejKuGnyhirposRecDIGy4ofnCNIzGqSBGPf4NPAzsz-dK7T69Ou4qAS5E_3GSiFL073WRHGtGiz0rVby6RJxYCfFdnz2TuYtdBNuebv-MwLB7o/s600/CIMG0221.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501777.2847" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><p> <font face="Courier New">Making these is fairly easy if you know the basics of crocheting and have access to some pretty pebbles. There are plenty of patterns on the net and I followed a couple (as seen above)from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hook-Yarn-Crochet-Quirky-Projects/dp/1849493081/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394400648&sr=1-1&keywords=hook+yarn+and+crochet">this</a> lovely book which I got out of our local library.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbDA2vmC2SYqLD13668CRWMyGN_x00MTWrvtsBNKtgn9BBlmd1l4Kn7c2oEhjN4OEfrA623_kRSf234n1AJAO1EiDPAzFeYkRL9LrZShyPio2lWxPAigKq7EVDH5YW_3PGoSAQH6GCv_V/s1600/CIMG0222.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbDA2vmC2SYqLD13668CRWMyGN_x00MTWrvtsBNKtgn9BBlmd1l4Kn7c2oEhjN4OEfrA623_kRSf234n1AJAO1EiDPAzFeYkRL9LrZShyPio2lWxPAigKq7EVDH5YW_3PGoSAQH6GCv_V/s600/CIMG0222.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501805.0576" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><p> <font face="Courier New">I was rather pleased to make up my own design for this black pebble, it just kind of happened once I had finished the two patterns. I'm rather pleased with it.</font></p><div class="separator" style="text-align: center; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v9cnt_SHEzLuWgJoSqs0Ae38gAzh-lMCe9KpL210GIuJg98Qn3djP6Za6qRrKxP2BNNcTVUBYtUjiOxY13S416cAU-6q3X_PFG8sbxhyrOJ0m5rtDLum7zCkekslyvss5xb-VtYcMOOl/s1600/CIMG0225.JPG" target="_blank" style=""><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v9cnt_SHEzLuWgJoSqs0Ae38gAzh-lMCe9KpL210GIuJg98Qn3djP6Za6qRrKxP2BNNcTVUBYtUjiOxY13S416cAU-6q3X_PFG8sbxhyrOJ0m5rtDLum7zCkekslyvss5xb-VtYcMOOl/s600/CIMG0225.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501743.5247" class="alignnone" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgjnvsIWIp9C7kehLaCSuezO8h1tl7OdSSY9i4O_3jdUVoX8MI6UEGNZw72Xiu-6cWw-anxaYqadXrhiWgooc3EoZs6zuZz2INe5K3l-8GyZlgVwfmFTQ0y6QSw7J7-K1WHfiKRwDNb3d/s1600/CIMG0223.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgjnvsIWIp9C7kehLaCSuezO8h1tl7OdSSY9i4O_3jdUVoX8MI6UEGNZw72Xiu-6cWw-anxaYqadXrhiWgooc3EoZs6zuZz2INe5K3l-8GyZlgVwfmFTQ0y6QSw7J7-K1WHfiKRwDNb3d/s600/CIMG0223.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501796.9675" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="600" height="450"></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">They look rather sweet together and are very comfortable to hold.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_fQqdWF1raxFIeZPTt4-ZBn6JOD-5z9jLChByG-o-oxUy3cJWy5ABfaHiuCYIm3RqGSE-_2ySQ9lrAuXpFDU19kgLkTVP6CoRJ1LZd-Y9AVc8H9SFDtz2bXpKb0xN2m-8cgLIFv5OH_v/s1600/CIMG0216.JPG" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_fQqdWF1raxFIeZPTt4-ZBn6JOD-5z9jLChByG-o-oxUy3cJWy5ABfaHiuCYIm3RqGSE-_2ySQ9lrAuXpFDU19kgLkTVP6CoRJ1LZd-Y9AVc8H9SFDtz2bXpKb0xN2m-8cgLIFv5OH_v/s600/CIMG0216.JPG" id="blogsy-1394475501754.4666" class="aligncenter" width="600" height="450" alt=""></a></div><p> <font face="Courier New">Last, but not least I was thoroughly spoilt with winning this wonderful giveaway from the lovely Lazy Daisy Jones who can be found <a href="http://lazydaisyjones.blogspot.co.uk/">here</a>. Thank you so much Daisy, you have thoroughly spoilt me(sorry I have just realised I forgot to put that yummy crochet hook and hand gel in the photo!). I am so looking forward to doing some seriously chunky crocheting xox</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Enjoy your week ahead and thanks for visiting </font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-51272004189289067522014-03-04T17:54:00.000+00:002014-03-04T17:54:21.183+00:00Little things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Today, was a perfect Sussex blue sky sunny-shiny day and with feeling the sun on my face as I drove to work, it evoked memories of last Summer and the hint of carefree long evenings after work, cycling along the seafront and the smell of bbq's.....it really is on it's way and I cannot wait.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">In the meantime though I am filling my life up with little itty bitty bits, including my first ever little A5 copy of </span><a href="http://www.pompommag.com/"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Pom Pom Quarterly</span></a> <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">which has gorgeous Spring knits in it and a few interesting articles too. The patterns look quite complex to a novice knitter like myself, but I might just feel up to the challenge, we'll see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I finally cast off my shawl at midnight last night, I used Stephen West's simple <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boneyard-shawl">Boneyard</a> shawl pattern and adjusted it to include a lace row instead of a garter stitch row. I'm excited to block it (definitely needs blocking) and will show you, I think its turned out rather big and lovely. I used Rowan <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/fine-art">Fine Art</a> yarn which is an absolute pleasure to knit with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I wanted to show you my husband Andy's bargain of the week which he bought for me, a charity shop find at £4(!) for this beautiful Shelly 1930's cake stand in absolutely mint condition, not a chip in site. I adore the colours and the design, it really means that I have no excuse to have a tea party now :o)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Otherwise, its all the little things like these Merchant and Mills scissors which are making me smile and my growing collection of plastic kitschy <a href="http://www.acornandwill.co.uk/">Acorn and Will</a> birdy brooches and flower earrings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I popped in one of my free gifts from my gift bag after purchasing 2 skin care products on Saturday in the photo below. It's this sweet pink tube of CC cream which is really a rather lovely little treat for my face which I want to try and be mindful of looking after as I head towards my mid-forties. I have always been a sunshine girl and have been naughty over the years not protecting my skin adequately, hopefully better late than never in my case. </span><br />
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Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-47006025328755716372014-03-01T17:29:00.001+00:002014-03-01T17:30:04.891+00:00Goodbye February <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Goodbye February, hello March</font></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank you for all your lovely comments about my comfort granny square blanket, I have been enjoying using it on these more crisper evenings and am really growing to love it's hand made look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I have had a tipsy turvy week with us expectantly going to London yesterday to be a dental model for my dentist at a conference in London. I think I have already mentioned that I will be undergoing a massive reconstruction of my teeth in the next 18 months and so it was an opportunity to get work done and expert opinions. It all helps to create the bigger picture for me and my dentist. I promise to try and not talk too much dental stuff here as I know it's a subject that some people really <strike>hate</strike> don't like! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So, this post is about the year of books and my February read of <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kartography-Kamila-Shamsie/dp/0747561508/ref=sr_1_1/279-1043403-3411168?ie=UTF8&qid=1393541372&sr=8-1&keywords=kartography">Kartography</a> written by Kamila Shamsie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This book took me a while to get into and I found it a little confusing at the beginning with the different characters names and moving from present day back into the early 1970's in Karachi. Once I was a good quarter of a way into the book I really started to love it and found myself looking forward to picking it up every night before bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">It's essentially a love story which is interwoven with a history of events that took place before the two main male and female characters were born and also focuses a lot on descriptions of Karachi which are full of tension and reality of what life was like during the civil unrest in the early 70's between East and West Pakistan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">My choice for February is a book by Bella Pollen called <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Summer-Bear-Bella-Pollen/dp/0230748708">The Summer of the Bear</a> which I have already started reading and will reveal more once I have finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Are you reading anything interesting? Any recommendations? I am over at Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/27584439-penny">here</a> where I am starting to log my reads and my favourite books I have read over the years (too many to list really and my memory is not as sharp as it used to be!)</span></div>
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Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-44211637163101917242014-02-23T18:07:00.000+00:002014-02-23T18:07:38.418+00:00The comfort crochet blanket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For the past two months I have been crocheting away at my simple and plain easy granny square blanket. It has been a lovely distraction during the cold dark and very wet and grey months of January and February. I have found comfort in crocheting this blanket, it has absorbed all my worries, fears, anxieties and concerns that have come my way as well as being a constant big warm comforting hug over my lap as I have joined the squares together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Each square became a tangled, detailed, specific hooked pray for my loved ones and my fears and hopes for the future. I have received many comforting and blessed answers to some of these prayers so far and believe that the others will be answered when the time is right. The <span style="color: #134f5c;"><strong>JOY</strong></span> and <span style="color: #a64d79;"><strong>COMFORT</strong></span> that this blanket has brought can never be underestimated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Difficult to take a complete photo of it hanging on the line, but hopefully you will get a feeling for it from these pictures (this photo is missing about a quarter of the actual size).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This is the "wrong" side the underside of the blanket, I used <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/joining-granny-sqaures.html">Lucy's method</a> to join my squares together and it was a delight to see them grow into rows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">By now, you will probably know that Stylecraft yarn is 100% acrylic as many fellow crocheting bloggers have said. It's also soft, warm and rather squishy and the best of all the acrylics I have encountered. Using this yarn will make washing this blanket easy and it was also affordable to make which I am grateful for as I need to watch my pennies due to a rather HUGE bill of dentistry that I need to undertake in the next 18 months or so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Thank you so much for visiting, I really love to read your comments and try to visit your blogs too. I am always overwhelmed that you keep coming back to say hi. So, thank you once again xox </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I'm back to work tomorrow, alarm clocks back on, Alice still has 2 days off with her papa and then we will be full swing back into routine again. I have loved breaking away from it for a while, I feel suitably refreshed and ready to tackle my work load again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Wishing you all a fabulous week ahead and see you soon xox</span></div>
Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-10371926808446179732014-02-20T22:48:00.001+00:002014-02-20T22:48:32.318+00:00Half term<p> <font face="Courier New">I feel like I have been hibernating, just trying to catch up with everyday domestic things like having my hair cut, going to the dentist (2 hour appt this morning!), taking Alice shopping for clothes (trying not to be an embarrassing mum in Topshop!), going to the post office to send a multiple of things that have been piling up, reading my book for #theyearinbooks (review coming soon) and just relaxing amongst everyday domesticity. I sometimes wonder how on earth I manage to work and live when I have time off, the days just whizz by and I don't feel like I have achieved anything in particular. Do you get these feelings too? </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">Anyway, some crafty stuff has been going on here, I have managed to join all my comfort granny squares together and have been hooking round and round to make a border. I am on my last round now and can show you soon.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I did enjoy pooling around the North Lanes which are more interesting and bohemian in their eclectic mixture of independent shops and fun cafés etc.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Everything is Tickety Boo</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">Some crochet grocery bag inspiration, I really want to make a jute shopping bag for when I go to the green grocers</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">Scary cost of CK Crochet blanket</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">(Can I be honest here? I really have gone off all her stuff, I feel a little nauseous when I go into one of her shops, it feels like there is nothing original anymore. Sorry to those of you who still enjoy her ranges, it's just what has happened to me over the years, I'm not sure why I went in, just curiosity maybe?)</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New"><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"></span>I love the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, when we lived there as a local we were allowed to visit for free and it was a place I often whiled many rainy grey day hours away imagining what it was like when it was first built.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">Cheap and easy lunch sitting on a bench watching the world go by. If you are ever in Brighton do make a visit to <a href="http://www.infinityfoodswholesale.co.uk/about/">Infinity</a> Food shop, it's a heavenly place and you will not want to leave without sampling some of their food and/or bread.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"> <font face="Courier New">A little present purchased for a dear friend who will love this</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I do hope your week has been a good and kind one. Welcome to new followers, thank you for all your comments and visiting. Always loved and appreciated x</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">Happy week ending and see you with my blanket very soon</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-69362809713701706272014-02-13T19:09:00.001+00:002014-02-13T19:16:05.060+00:00Three colours blue<p> <font face="Courier New">Hello again, how has your week been so far? I have had a rather manic week at work and somehow I think my body knows that I am having half term off next week and decided to let its defences down and along came a nasty cold! Hey oh, that's life I guess :o)</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">As you know I've been hooking away at my comfort crochet granny square blanket and last weekend I had the perfect excuse to interrupt it with a friends up and coming birthday on Monday. She is a colleague who is from Australia and whom I noticed didn't have any gloves, more specifically fingerless ones so she could carry on texting and instagraming her friends and family back home.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">So I popped up into the attic to see what was in my leftover yarn stash and I immediately found myself drawn to these 3 shades of blue. My default colour for sure!</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">So Saturday night saw me hooking away and Sunday I finished them up. I used a 4mm hook with both the Aran blue and DK blue using 33 chain stitches plus 2 to start crocheting double crochet stitches up and down in 3 colours of blue and one creamy colour. It was so satisfying making these, quick and easy and pleasing to the eye.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">I sewed them up on their sides leaving a space for the thumb and voila, they were done!</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">It felt like something was missing so I asked Alice what she thought, sew a pretty button on or crochet a wee flower, she suggested a flower in the brightest blue and so they were made and added to the fingerless gloves.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I still wasn't 100% sure if the 'naked' flowers looked ok and so I put them on Instagram for some other lovely opinions and all in all it was decided that I leave them just for what they were. Needless to say, my colleague loved them and I was pleased to know that they were the first ever pair of home made gloves she had received in her sweet 30 years of life x</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Last, but not least as I said we got to meet our new nephew Fyfe Andrew last Sunday afternoon. I managed to find this pretty bunch of flowers in Marks in the morning and unfortunately I didn't manage to finish knitting a wee newborn hat with my new charity shop needles for the little chap, I hope to finish what I started this weekend and will send it in the post next week.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">He slept for the 3 hours that we visited for and so I didn't get to have a cuddle, next time though I won't be able to leave without a proper cuddle x It's so easy to forget how tiny new babes are, I especially love their sweet little fingers and toes x</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">I'll say cheerio for now, welcome to new followers, thanks so much for visiting and see you all soon</font></p>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Courier New;"><strong>I'm always <strike>losing</strike> misplacing my tape measures so another one is good to have, I wonder who owned this and what journey it's been on?</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Courier New;">EDIT: <em>Oops I meant to say that baby Fyfe is my sister in law's new baby just in case you may have thought I was hiding a pregnancy :o)</em></span></strong></div>
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Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-66190399559318152682014-02-05T23:16:00.001+00:002014-02-05T23:16:53.060+00:00Process<p> </p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">Oh my goodness, what awful destructive weather we have been having, my heart, thoughts and prayer go out to those poor people who have been flooded out of their homes and those who have had their electricity cut off. I really hope that the weather starts to improve and that there is hope on the horizon.</font></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> </span><font face="Courier New" style="line-height: 1.3em;">A few things have been going on around here this past week or so, I have been beavering away at my simple comforting granny crochet square blanket and adding the grey surrounds and joining up 9 squares at a time. It's strange for me to only have one project on at the time, but it's been that kind of busy at work so far this year and I haven't had very much energy in the evenings and have had to recouperate at the weekends.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">I really do enjoy this easy peasy kind of crochet and it's very relaxing when you don't have to think or count or increase/decrease stitches. It's been a perfect winter relaxing woolly kind of project and made me realise that's it's worth hanging in there for the long haul, the process being important rather that the instant gratification I have craved in the past with the end product.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">Maybe this is me maturing into my woolly-ness? Enjoying the process rather than rushing to get to the finishing line?</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">Other than that we have been enjoying the joy of blossoms of the yellow kind, a sunny substitute if you like :o)</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I have also started reading my February book for #theyearinbooks and am slowly getting into it. Alice has painted me a pretty bookmark and I am enjoying getting back into the habit of reading and turning pages before bed.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Alice has also been doing some wrapping of presents for one of her good friends who turned 13 on Monday and I was pleased to see that she is adopting some of my pressie wrapping methods.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Last, but not least I have been playing around with all the pretty sea glass pieces we found on the beach in Barcelona and up the coast in Spain last summer, I am hoping to make a little framed display of them and will show you soon.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">So there we have it, funny little things that have been happening in my funny old life. How has this week been treating you? Have you been enjoying the process of making anything? I would love to know xox take care everyone and see you soon. </font></p>
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<pre style="text-align: left;">Today we woke up to sunshine, followed by a hailstorm, rain and now we have sunshine again with very blustery wind. To say that January has been crazy busy is an understatement for me, I have not been able to be as creative as I would have liked, but then again, I have a achieved a few other things. I have been very busy in my job and this has left me rather tired and drained, needing the weekends to recover. </pre>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I have achieved a few of my January goals which feels good, Andy and I managed to have a date night last Saturday and it was really good fun and we realised how important it is to make special time for each other in our busy lives. I started doing a pretty intensive exercise class three times a week and going for a run once a week, I sorted my eyebrows out :o) and made the dreaded dentist appointment for February (2014 is going to be the year of my teeth!) and last but not least finished my January #<a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/">theyearinbooks</a> and did a huge charity shop sort out.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">It's time for me to talk about my January book that I chose for #<a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/">theyearinbooks</a> that I am taking part in. As you can see I chose Donna Tartt's second book that took her ten years to write, (she has written 3 books which have each taken her a decade each to write, amazing!)The Little Friend. I read her first book The Secret History about 15 years ago and found that a real page turner, but in all honesty I forgot about her until about a couple of months ago when I heard her being interviewed on the radio and then on the television about her latest novel The Goldfinch and my fascination with her grew. I love that she is a recluse and rarely allows interviews. I love her sense of dress and style and that she dares to take so long to write her novels. Quite frankly I am a little obsessed with finding out more about her, no I am not quite stalking her!!!</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">It's about time I did a giveaway on my blog, I've been meaning to for a while and bought these 2 small balls of Eric Knight yarn in November last year as I love the colours and and the fact that they are pure British Bluefaced Leicester wool makes them extra special. The book is a stunning homage to stylish ideas and handmade projects by Sarah Moore and I just felt like spoiling you lovelies who come and visit and say hi.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">If you'd like to enter please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment and your email if you don't have a blog. I will use the random number selector to see who the winner is on Saturday the 1st February. Good luck :o)</font></p>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Thanks for your lovely comments on Frederick Barbosa II he has been enjoying being part of the menagerie of cuddly creatures and pillows on Alice's bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have been a rather busy bee this week, working and doing horrid home stuff like sorting out paperwork for the car and insurances etc. I really am not very good at that kind of "grown up stuff" and usually rely on Andy to steer me in the right direction. More like I stick my head in the sand and hope it will go away, but alas it never seems to!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So in the spirit of cheering myself up, instead of comfort eating (which is a usual default for me) I have found my comfort in crocheting. Yes, crocheting very simple monotone granny squares from some <a href="http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/special-dk-all-colours?gclid=CIuuvMOOlbwCFVDLtAodkyEA1A">Stylecraft Special DK</a> I bought last week. My purse is sad this month and I bought this yarn because it's affordable and one of the better acrylic yarns in my opinion, oh and it's easy to wash without shrinkage!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So it's been a week of evenings on the couch movie watching, radio listening and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=The%20Great%20Interior%20Design%20Challenge">The Great Interior Design Challenge</a> iplayer catchup watching with a cuppa and my comforting, easy peasy crochet. Six rows of easy treble granny squares which bring such comfort to body and soul after a long days work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So, instead of comfort eating, I'm comfort crocheting. Sounds like a high fibre, zero calorie good plan to me :o)</span><br />
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<p> <font face="Courier New">He was christened yesterday evening by Alice who is determined that he is a boy and despite me pointing out why I thought he might be a bit more girly, she is determined he is a boy and promptly gave him his name. She has allowed me to call him "Freddy" as a compromise!</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">I must say that he has turned out rather sweet and has already carved a space into our hearts. I crocheted him from some Aran beige wool I had left over from another project and some Aran Noro yarn from my stash. The pattern can be found in the September (2013)issue of Inside <a href="http://www.insidecrochet.co.uk/">Crochet</a> and despite being a bit fiddly to make and sew together, I think he has come together rather well.</font></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 1.3em;">This fabric was given to me at a street market in Brighton last year from a kind man who saw me admiring it and wondering if it was a Liberty print. Not sure about where the fabric comes from? I still like it though and have enough left over to incorporate into a patchwork or make a small purse if I like.</span><br>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; line-height: 1.3em;">So there we have it a new bunny boy to plop on Alice's bed. He's definitely got that home made look about him, one arm and leg fatter and longer than the other. One ear bigger than the other and some odd stitching, just the way we like it round here. I don't know about you, but I always get excited about knitting or crocheting bunnies and teddies and then when I am half way through think it's harder than what it looked like and takes much more time and effort than initially thought. Always worth it in the end and I vow never to make another until the next cute one comes my way!</span><br>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Other than that there has been a lot of veggie soup and home made bread munching going on around here to warm the cockles of our hearts on the chilly evenings and a little bit of playing around with some cotton and a hook.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I have a thing about geometry at the moment after being re-taught by Alice this past week! Amazing how I can just about remember to calculate the degrees of angles after all these years! Little did I know that maths would hold me in good stead in my fourties with a hook and yarn in hand :o)</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Happy days to you all this coming week</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">I have seen a few photos of snowdrops on Instagram this weekend, so exciting the thought of tiny little blossoms everywhere.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">See you soon</font></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Courier New">Ps. I am now on <a href="http://instagram.com/penelopemakes">Instagram </a> now and loving it x</font></p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-68396726225054669542014-01-14T20:26:00.001+00:002014-01-14T20:26:43.369+00:00Greens and yellows<p> <font face="Courier New">I am so thankful for all your lovely messages about my funny old crochet hanger covers, I was grateful for the light relief they gave me after last weeks crazy busy time at work. It's such an odd time of year January where I feel such ambiguity. One day I am high as a kite thinking of Spring coming and the joys of new life emerging full of inspiration for what the year will bring and then I feel not so joyful, kind of blue and damp and dark where I gain solice in reading and hiding away from the world once I am home. I am also such an anti-social creature, I don't go out much in the winter and tend to hibernate on weekends, trying to recouperate from my working week. I wish I was a bit more energetic, but alas this is just what I am at the moment. I like my own company you see, I am the girl who is sitting on her own in the movies, in a pub reading, in a cafe knitting, in a live gig dancing on my own. It's what refuels me, being on my own. I like thinking.</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">Despite all of this, I have found myself being attracted to all greens and yellows in the past few days and have been snapping away...</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">This is my latest crochet venture, a sweet Bunny doll which I first saw on lovely Lisa's blog <a href="http://mrsbobobun.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/what-to-do.html">here</a>, thank you for inspiring me Lisa, I loved your bunny and simply had to make one for Alice too. Her arms and legs and body all need to be sewn up, but hopefully she will make her debut sometime soon on the blog :o)</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New"> Taking of bunnies, this little one is a new addition to my printers tray found for 20p in a charity shop and the one below was bought from the Tiger shop in Brighton ages ago, she's the yarn guard bunny girl!</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">The daffodils have been making dark morning cups of tea and coming downstairs a whole lot more brighter and lighter</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Alice's Headgirl badge that I couldn't resist putting in her stocking this Christmas has been popping up all over the house, the yellow is cheery for grey coats at this time of the year and we can giggle about it too.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">Last, but not least I was rather pleased when my Christmas present to myself plopped through the letter box on Saturday. I love this beautiful bi- monthly magazine and a gorgeous friend of mine was ordering a years subscription for her sister as her Christmas present and in order to get the excellent deal there needed to be 2 people subscribing, Helen thought of me and after a couple of texts I had me a selfie Christmas pressie!</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">There are definitely some greens and yellows in there. How about you? Do you ever buy yourself a present at Christmas or on your birthday? I must confess that I always do....very naughty but nice. </font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">I'll share more of this beautiful magazine which feels more like a book to me in the near future, it's got some great ideas.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">Hope you week is going swell </font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> See you soon</p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-47249798164336881632014-01-12T23:38:00.001+00:002014-01-12T23:43:43.789+00:00Moody blues (and greys)<p> <font face="Courier New">These past few days I have been a little grumpy, I think it's that January feeling and just always being tired. I haven't felt inspired to start knitting a new pattern and have been grateful for the smallness of crochet flowers and BBC iplayer catch up of The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bncr5">Bridge</a></font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">I have really enjoyed covering my wooden hangers with left over yarn in my stash, which is looking rather low on the stock front, may need to correct that sometime soon! I initially thought, happy, light, bright, beautiful Spring themed hangers full of the breathe of new life and waking up from the Winter, however my mood won in the end and my moody blues and greys were the first colours I gravitated to. I love blues and greys and despite maybe representing a darker side to me they make me feel very normal and if I say so rather happy and complete. I am pleased that I can accept that each day, depending on my mood my colour palette can change. I try not to think that I have a default colour, but if I was pushed it would be every shade of blue on this good earth. Teal, turquoise, Prussian blue all melts me away.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">So enough blabbing, do you fancy seeing how I added pops of colour to my moody blues and greys? Here goes...</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">That very bright pink was far too zingy for the camera!</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New">The bright blue flower in the centre is from <a href="http://attic24.typepad.com/">Lucy's</a> pattern May Roses. I love the idea of fields and fields of blue roses. The very bright pink centre flower in the photo below is also a May Rose and all the little flowers on the sides are Lucy's teeny tiny flower pattern.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">The light pink rose in the centre was a pattern from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cute-Easy-Crochet-Nicki-Trench/dp/1907563067">this</a> Nicki Trench book which I have on my crafty shelf. It was the first time I have ever crocheted the dtr stitch which sure is a yarn gobbler, but good fun with all that twisting and flicking of the hook.</font></p>
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<p> <font face="Courier New">So there we have it, my sweet and simple moody blues and greys with pops of hopeful pinks. I love that these are now going to have an important function in my domestic life and that they will remind me that it's good to give into your moods at times.</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">See you soon and thanks for stopping</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p>
<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Pennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16660940774894144976noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5402402600046694659.post-12563244252438163162014-01-11T18:10:00.001+00:002014-01-11T18:21:46.716+00:00My year of books<p><font face="Courier New"> I love reading, I never used to as a kid, but then I went to University and despite doing a science degree, I found all my friends in the Arts and English depts. Their influence on me was profound enough to start a little flame deep inside of me and I am eternally grateful to them for this beautiful relationship I have with books and literature. </font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New"> I go through phases when I don't feel inspired to read fiction and can only concentrate on a magazine or newspaper article and then I go through a gluttonous phase of never getting enough of reading fiction. This year I want to make a concerted effort to read more, both fiction and non fiction. I love poetry and children's books too, so there will of course be a place for them as I embark on <a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/">Laura's</a> great idea of "the year in book<a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/" target="_blank" title=""></a>s".</font></p>
<p><font face="Courier New">My first read is Donna Tartt's, The Little Friend which I am loving, it's a bit of a page turner and I am almost stalling on reading it as I don't want it to finish. Does that ever happen to you?</font></p>
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<p><font face="Courier New"> So, I hope to share my little year of books here on my blog and if you fancy joining in visit Laura's <a href="http://circleofpinetrees.com/category/the-year-in-books/">blog</a> to find out more. In the mean time I'll leave with you of some of the images from my day on our seafront. Wasn't the sun delicious?</font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New"> I hope you are all having a good weekend and that the sun has shone on you too </font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">xox</font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Courier New">See you soon</font></p>
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