Misty Mountain

Thursday afternoon cricket and crochet!

What could be better...

England vs Australia ODI cricket on the telly and the lovely Nordic Shawl on my hook.

What could be better!

Love O. xxx

November

I can't believe it's November already!  Where did the year go?

Just a quick update because I haven't posted in so long.  So what have we been up to since the ages ago when I last posted?

Well the weather has turned colder, that's for certain.  I've started wearing polo necked sweaters under my smocks.  Time to get the sock needles out and start knitting lovely scrummy thick socks for the winter.  Speaking of thick socks, bonfire night was something of a wash out.  We had to keep Phaolin in last night but there was really very little to see.  I felt so sorry for all the families looking forward to a  bonfire and fireworks outside and now it's still raining and the wind is getting steadily stronger. 

After the shenanigins of last week end we still had our Samhain pumpkin sitting there unused so this morning I made pumpkin cake and pie, delicious.

I have to admit the batter tasted rather good - it's a guilty pleasure and I know I shouldn't indulge but it brings back all those memories of home baking with mother and nan and being allowed to 'lick the bowl!'

I think I must be the worlds messiest baker, mashed pumpkin everywhere. 

Once that was all done I sat down with my yarn and hook and watched the Brazilian grand prix while outside it slowly became one of those nights when it's good to be inside, all cosy and warm with a glass of good wine and some crochet.

Right now I'm back to crocheting but having gotten a head start on the Christmas presents I decided I needed to do something small and different so last week I turned to the knitting and made these...

I loved this pattern when I first saw it...

I looks even cuter when it's being worn!  I'm kinda pleased with the way it came out.  So tomorrow it's back to the Christmas presents.  Himself put in an order for one of my crochet flower wreaths for his mum so I have to get on with that soon and of course we will begin our usual pre Christmas clean up this week.  I am determined to get ahead of the game this year, in case we have a repeat of last weekend or one of use catches the usual winter cold.  I'll post pictures of the completed Christmas presents soon.  Love O. xx

Saturday \o/

"There must be a place, under the sun, where hearts of olden glory grow young."  (Runrig - Hearts of Olden Glory)

 
I took Phaolin along the coastal path this morning.  We had a lovely walk, met loads of other people and dogs out enjoying the sunshine.  Intended going for an hour or so, got back after three!  I think it may have been a lsighly longer walk than initially anticipated, but it made us both very happy. 

 

I didn't take any pics on our walk this morning so have this one taken yesterday in the garden, when Phaolin was playing in the sunshine.  And the old man was just pottering around being the grand old man of the house, that he is!

 I spent this afternoon crocheting and dozing in front of an old recorded episode of Morse, while himself listened to the football.  It's gone cloudy and actually quite cool here this afternoon so there was no incentive to sit outside at all.

Tomorrow it's day too of 'Wonderwool' so I am off to Builth Wells with a few friends from the knitting circle for what will hopefully be an interesting day of yarn admiring and more.  Hopefully not too much yarn buying but I know I won't be able to resist something.  *sigh*

The Calico blanket is almost done but I am tiring of it so I think I'm going to start a smallish ripple in the Rowan handknit cotton tonight.  It will satisfy my need to work in bright colours after the pastelliness of the Calico.

Well it's almost time for Doctor Who so I am going to pour a drink of some kind and settle down with some yarn and the TV for an hour or so.  Love O. xxxxxx

 

 

 

A quiet sunday evening at home

Peek-a-boo!

Cloud peeping over the arm of the couch...  He's 14 now, seriously elderly for a husky, but still here and still enjoying life.

So it snowed again today, probably not surprising, but I could do with the weather going away now.  Phaolin may love the snow but taking him out when he's full of life and bouncing around is not actually fun when I'm terrified of falling flat on my deriere.  If it was just snow and not snow on top of ice it would be fine.  Even better if I didn't have stuff to actually go out and do.  I really don't need to be driving several hundred miles in a blizzard on Wednesday.  This is a funeral I cannot fail to attend.

I spent most of the afternoon/evening working on the mega Rainbow Ripple blanket.  I'm on the last shade of the first colour round so I will be able to accurately calculate the final size tomorrow.  It's been an oddly nostalgic evening.  I recorded a couple of documentaries about Genesis yesterday and watched them today.  It was so strange to see concerts I'd been at and I was surprised at how much I remembered of them.  Tony Banks is still incredibly attractive, he and Mike Rutherford are aging incredibly well.  It even made me thing well of my marriage.  Genesis were one thing my ex-husband and I had in common and really enjoyed together.

Once the ironing is done tomorrow I want to start on the big sort out in the spare room.  there is so much cluttter that really has to go and I need to get my stash completely sorted and organised so I can actually find things again.  I also need to find the sewing machine.  I know, how can I have lost it, but I have, it's buried under a load of stuff from when we renovated the big sitting room and I need it for my next medium sized project.

I put my new button box to work today.

 

It's now at least half full of scrummy colourful buttons just waiting to be added to lovely crafty projects this year.

Now I'm going to pour myself a drink and then head to bed.