Only 2 days until Woolfest....

Oh my goodness, only 2 days until we set up the stalls for Woolfest! AAAAh.... I'm in The Woolclip shop tomorrow so I can collect all my things, then we set up the stalls on Thursday from 12 noon onwards. Then open to the public on Friday..... & Saturday.

Collapse on Sunday!

The house is full of wool, kits, patterns & things to put on the stand, all completely mad!

The weather forecast isn't great, last year we were in short sleeves, this year I think we'll be in a couple of layers - ho, hum!

It's elderflower time

It's that time of the year again - elderflowers - have so far made 6 bottles of cordial & 6 bottles of champagne & have another 6 on the go. Last year was a bit of a disaster with the champagne as I used screw top bottles & it didn't stay fizzy, so this year I've gone back to hammering corks into the bottles! So hopefully will work out as it was wonderful opening it at Christmas time to get that heady scent of summer - lovely!

Computer's died completely now :(

Oh dear, oh dear, the computer has died completely & utterly, it is now like the parrot - deceased!

Luckily husband ordered a new one at the weekend which was delivered yesterday, so huge phew! BUT, all my files with my knitting patterns & photos are on the old computer, so am keeping everything crossed that the computer shop can save our desktop onto a file for us.....

So watch this space!!

Flower Festival

This bank holiday weekend there was a flower festival at our local church, not ever having been to one before I wasn't sure what to expect.

Some of us went to the local school to help the children fill old wellies & shoes with pansies, they look quite effective walking up the path to the church.....


The flower arrangements were based around hymns.

This is "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night", quite appropriate with all the lambs skipping around the fields at the moment.

This is my 1 of my favourites, "We Plough the Fields & Scatter", I just love all the colours, think it works beautifully together.

This is "Morning Has Broken".

And my other favourite was the altar, just thought it was simple & beautiful.

Scary day out

A view of Hardknott Pass, after we'd negotiated it & Wrynose. Some very kind friends, I call them kind & friends but not sure if that's what they really are! took us around Wrynose & Hardknott passes last week. It was something we'd wanted to do for a while but couldn't drive it ourselves, so it was quite an experience. The drops aren't bad it's the narrowness of the road when you have to pass an oncoming car & then the angle of the road on Hardknott, it is literally vertical, 1:3, to be truthful!

The photos are truly disappointing as it doesn't look high at all.

And this is Hardknott Roman Fort, absolutely beautiful, but I just feel so sorry for the poor Romans who were stationed there, in just togas & open-toed sandals.

photos of more shawls....

2 lovely shawls knitted in 100% merino, so fine but so warm too!

This is knitted in a double knit with a metallic thread through it which catches the light - brilliant!

Swallowtail, front & back knitted in K1 Yarns from Edinburgh, laceweight linen/cotton in a gorgeous purple.

Print O' the Wave Stole, this is an old Shetland pattern that's meant to show the print of the wave in the sand....

Lace Sampler Shawls - more piccies

This is my Lace Sampler Shawl, back

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