CK Inspired Blanket and A Day With My Love

Hello to you.

Hope I find you all well?

I enjoyed a quiet weekend visiting my parents and having some fresh air in the garden.

 

I'm joining the CAL with the lovely Chrissie and Marianne

I'm afraid its not blooming today but it is crochet! and I now am the proud owner of Cute and Easy Crochet with Flowers! So some more flowery posts on the way.

 

Well it's getting there. Nearly finished. I've been hooking away a few lines at a time, taking my time and enjoying the bright cheery colours as I go.

It's very cosy around the shoulders!

My partner and I enjoyed a rare treat...a Monday off and time to spend together.

Being members of the national trust, and my partner needing fresh air, we went along to Erddig, a beautiful house and garden.

Firstly I must show you the beautiful Dahlias they had, it's certainly Dahlia season there!

The yellow one in the last photo was bigger than my hand, stunning.

1, Erddig house.

2, A lawn roller/mower hiding under the walkway. 

3, Lots of Autumn colour in the walled garden.

4, Clock house.

1, My favourite part of the garden, a small walled garden within the larger one.

2, Red Rose.

3&4, Lots and lots of snap dragons! (Antirrhinum)

Bloom upon blooms and a cheeky ladybird.

The woodland play area.

1, Camp fire circle.

2, Tent canopy.

3&4, Beautifully carved wolves from tree trunks.

Cute little van and mirror carp in the pond.

Tortoiseshell Butterfly. So beautiful.

 Some Autumn blooms from our garden this week.

The snails have moved into our fennel, it's covered!

Getting outdoors always makes me feel more alive.

 Well, I hope that your week is going well and you have some time to breath in some fresh air.

Thank you so much for your comments on the last post, I really did enjoy making that hat.

xx

 

 

Blue Bird and Weekend Wanderings

 

Hello to you...

Well, it's been a busy weekend...

Had a lovely Fathers Day, today making my Daddy lunch and having a good laugh.

I hope you'll enjoy some photos from this weekend.

The crochet owl now has a friend, blue bird.

Chives in full bloom.

Pretty pink Peony.

Alliums (again)

 

Cheeky snail.

Dusty sunning himself.

Bees.

The Ceanothus is in full blue bloom. 

The bees love it.

It was literally buzzing while photographing it. 

My best friend and I took a trip to Leeds.

I was so pleased to pick up a Cath Kidston teapot in the sale.

I think it might need a tea cosy...I must get myself over to ladybirddiaries to use her fab tutorial.

Hope that everyone has a lovely week, whatever you're doing.

xx

Down at the bottom of the garden

Snail!

I've always loved snails being a keen gardener you'd think it would be the opposite but no!

I have fond memories of collecting snails in the garden as a child studying them drawing them and racing them.

A strange love you may think......but imagine my excitement when I came across a pattern for a crocheted snail.

I love going to my local library I love the smell and the quiet atmosphere and I always come away with arm fulls of books usually craft books and among them this time I had "super-super cute crochet"

 

It available on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Cute-Crochet-Brigitte-Read/dp/1907030247

Or if your very lucky your local library!

I made the African Land Snail

Here she is Shelly the snail! I know an imaginative name :)

I love this daffodils sold in aid of Marie Claire a lovely mix of Narcissus

 

Still some snow in the back ground!

She's off!

Would love to hear your comments and maybe hear from fellow snail lovers :)