tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49878115499771732912024-02-19T02:47:18.818+00:00Clicky NeedlesLife with a head full of yarn.Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.comBlogger483125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-79513857084758980662022-04-10T13:49:00.003+01:002022-04-10T14:23:21.074+01:00I'm Back!<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, Hello Folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm back after a little absence, not particularly planned but sometimes I just don't have much to say.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When we last spoke the world was ticking along fairly well. The pandemic was getting better, or we could live with it better and things seemed to be looking up. Of course that all changed on Thursday 24th February when Putin decided it was a good idea to invade Ukraine. The initial horror and then sadness for both sides, Russian troops and conscripts who didn't even know they were at war, for me has now turned into anger and hatred for the Russian 'army' who are not only it seems killing anyone they fancy, but also committing horrific atrocities. The Ukrainians are defending their country with ferocity. I am just hoping it all ends soon, but I fear it won't.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My Year in Stitches hoop is a quarter done, I had no idea that I would be adding things like war, invasion, refugees and a B52 bomber, which are once more flying from Gloucestershire and patrolling the skies in Europe. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am loving making this but it is a massive undertaking, not so much the sewing, but finding something to sew every day.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7RGrzxgvO6AV7IFWQmM3ZKcCu0cPaFXdITv-lLb-WVLK0ppkdgpP33_UCbCVK0pOQzOjLdXDqs1rKGo-EbIFKPotThmKXWBrkbEBMfvNTUmNQJsJf6-asY-iSQkw9clTJp98UzTNZIaNUyiSlBPDyIHeQEa7XNoMmsA2fD7phK0XH1aNdaml5hHI/s640/0E2E05B5-D07E-4482-96FA-F972E84A2ADB.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7RGrzxgvO6AV7IFWQmM3ZKcCu0cPaFXdITv-lLb-WVLK0ppkdgpP33_UCbCVK0pOQzOjLdXDqs1rKGo-EbIFKPotThmKXWBrkbEBMfvNTUmNQJsJf6-asY-iSQkw9clTJp98UzTNZIaNUyiSlBPDyIHeQEa7XNoMmsA2fD7phK0XH1aNdaml5hHI/w320-h400/0E2E05B5-D07E-4482-96FA-F972E84A2ADB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I sat in the sunshine yesterday and tidied up my thread box. The local craft shop sells mixed skeins of threads with lots of colours cheaply, so I have been separating the colours out and winding them onto bobbins.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEoWrJWeLrm0haEyg4zlbtC66H0JuBN7kZGD4tlCvlPy0QRx3B84my3CAbD9buxWcxqsJac_J1cMgHapHY7S3Dx7ZMhh6DXxN6XutQNuUgOg9ta6oGyCLyBkBc20Zu3UyyK7Z7VlCBWobRrC91dNaVLj63ek7sptBtPNCkt3PSBjhTN8fq1itj6Zu/s640/2F9AF1E1-B3CE-418E-82E5-79B02CFBCAB6.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEoWrJWeLrm0haEyg4zlbtC66H0JuBN7kZGD4tlCvlPy0QRx3B84my3CAbD9buxWcxqsJac_J1cMgHapHY7S3Dx7ZMhh6DXxN6XutQNuUgOg9ta6oGyCLyBkBc20Zu3UyyK7Z7VlCBWobRrC91dNaVLj63ek7sptBtPNCkt3PSBjhTN8fq1itj6Zu/w300-h400/2F9AF1E1-B3CE-418E-82E5-79B02CFBCAB6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It looked much better after I had finished.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIxHl_6k6V7LreMl9UHXkXI5Yls4jAs3qOPX2ak1g9k-WL-9o_SCpxYgwv_ABgk3WPJBlOM53xAeADn69_Rbb1dieVFlzDlDesQLGjDNMWLNgSrHMDfmNYCHft_6_bt97Es8dedMh0k2bqTEUafSQxii57X2vNfwQ_Qx8SZo_TMTYTjl8KFCe9nVf/s640/2C5E61B9-B20C-4F62-A5A5-888C983CFB7E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIxHl_6k6V7LreMl9UHXkXI5Yls4jAs3qOPX2ak1g9k-WL-9o_SCpxYgwv_ABgk3WPJBlOM53xAeADn69_Rbb1dieVFlzDlDesQLGjDNMWLNgSrHMDfmNYCHft_6_bt97Es8dedMh0k2bqTEUafSQxii57X2vNfwQ_Qx8SZo_TMTYTjl8KFCe9nVf/w320-h400/2C5E61B9-B20C-4F62-A5A5-888C983CFB7E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last week my lovely cousin came down from London to stay for a few days. We visited Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire, William Morris' country retreat which he described as 'Heaven on Earth.' It was indeed, heavenly.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A beautiful building on the outside it was equally lovely inside. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBlG_4fJfJO73Sc8eJGnOvXP00z07s7cPRJKQYsQDnOyyQAzxco-9lHLJkE1nm-ksNFYF3jlOi0wFPMiMC5b4-U3LO34BU1DCoU8BZQFB3teZmoz2vO9HHEiUZtGFRYj6hzoo91zON9XurOUfl3IzTcHCgsqiJJ00PLeCa-1RHz751tyUdLl46g2p/s640/6E6FC934-20F0-4EB9-AD5C-971C0C34E22A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBlG_4fJfJO73Sc8eJGnOvXP00z07s7cPRJKQYsQDnOyyQAzxco-9lHLJkE1nm-ksNFYF3jlOi0wFPMiMC5b4-U3LO34BU1DCoU8BZQFB3teZmoz2vO9HHEiUZtGFRYj6hzoo91zON9XurOUfl3IzTcHCgsqiJJ00PLeCa-1RHz751tyUdLl46g2p/w300-h400/6E6FC934-20F0-4EB9-AD5C-971C0C34E22A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnQSB0KC2hbK-GCcqSvUD3LeXzNMxb0VJyRazzDUQnpVL65Ews2u3Lmon6bohFgMfLqiKSpnaxPS7ll8LGJkcoyukm-a8dHZN2VSRr8YcuI82w1SCYsdQsSpuerlOhTJLOf9DwTgDziSwnTLzLTPXv5PhTvt3M059Wgyep397vTG4WwrL6AeQVKPu/s640/792F2DC8-3DD4-4CE0-A380-B3878E368846.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnQSB0KC2hbK-GCcqSvUD3LeXzNMxb0VJyRazzDUQnpVL65Ews2u3Lmon6bohFgMfLqiKSpnaxPS7ll8LGJkcoyukm-a8dHZN2VSRr8YcuI82w1SCYsdQsSpuerlOhTJLOf9DwTgDziSwnTLzLTPXv5PhTvt3M059Wgyep397vTG4WwrL6AeQVKPu/w300-h400/792F2DC8-3DD4-4CE0-A380-B3878E368846.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I would love to sit here in this light filled room and stitch a tapestry. The hangings on the wall behind are original, faded now but they were once the most vibrant blue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSauuXOH0in7RBuqPmTrfa3AmaScrgx0UhcHpaxcSfV50Dds943Ed84x6InNLrAchCkk3OHRdFYBIiOAKSjCifw-kypun_fN95lqVnU9IIIkN5l-YC88eI-brrBR_yE9cVE3Nuu1l3PbqJSBugvdIDz1S1S86vWAU0Mu3F7lCTI9M7TYlVbfwU5Gr/s640/5E4C2CA1-7BC0-474E-94FF-D55A3C5D8217.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSauuXOH0in7RBuqPmTrfa3AmaScrgx0UhcHpaxcSfV50Dds943Ed84x6InNLrAchCkk3OHRdFYBIiOAKSjCifw-kypun_fN95lqVnU9IIIkN5l-YC88eI-brrBR_yE9cVE3Nuu1l3PbqJSBugvdIDz1S1S86vWAU0Mu3F7lCTI9M7TYlVbfwU5Gr/w300-h400/5E4C2CA1-7BC0-474E-94FF-D55A3C5D8217.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The tiles on the fireplace were also blue.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDW4YZj0M6rgqjfIySNblttzZKCVKeAsByfBQMxFxJxljExoZCbJOBp7fNSNf6EiPHC2fgFq5hQZayuBSGCB1VksJE1tImIktpgp_hgb6IFi650shq5RKUWkC6O73o27sNwZCBMFFWpISp0p4jLOJ_Du-uREneydG5X_SeFrzmZHMiHit0ZiEofdP/s640/C2038157-DD0E-4FFB-8354-15C7FA3DAA67.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDW4YZj0M6rgqjfIySNblttzZKCVKeAsByfBQMxFxJxljExoZCbJOBp7fNSNf6EiPHC2fgFq5hQZayuBSGCB1VksJE1tImIktpgp_hgb6IFi650shq5RKUWkC6O73o27sNwZCBMFFWpISp0p4jLOJ_Du-uREneydG5X_SeFrzmZHMiHit0ZiEofdP/w300-h400/C2038157-DD0E-4FFB-8354-15C7FA3DAA67.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With every turn there was another stunning wallpaper or fabric; there were lots of 'oos and ahs.' It's amazing to me that William Morris started printing wallpaper in 1891. It really hasn't dated.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB6Xs9spD8I-G0h0kM91SifB1RbYXhqEBq90rtArvBmqu-WcsYDD5NVMdfNbSTjj32jUkyH6WEUhDnQwLkATUpQ-RG2Q2m9BwUk4ENqXkWIG-4UGo0KZ53bCyM5of9puykVs0y-Y7P5NiMlamHqdZxmOxVk5XAh3S2Fm4yFq5JilijOweaaHqUMKR/s640/5A44B1DB-3A57-4F7A-B016-A10B4F55F609.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB6Xs9spD8I-G0h0kM91SifB1RbYXhqEBq90rtArvBmqu-WcsYDD5NVMdfNbSTjj32jUkyH6WEUhDnQwLkATUpQ-RG2Q2m9BwUk4ENqXkWIG-4UGo0KZ53bCyM5of9puykVs0y-Y7P5NiMlamHqdZxmOxVk5XAh3S2Fm4yFq5JilijOweaaHqUMKR/w300-h400/5A44B1DB-3A57-4F7A-B016-A10B4F55F609.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">More lovely tiles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CtkzDbpI_kr2328PYH_ZtvYZb_FR-YA19FjCrVDPCS8ewswVw32G3apbfUz4BpZF15X2hE-jQwji9ROboOPaU0_3bPKKdVcI4oRR2RDqNiCFMuVJ5V0cfJJNucYp0qPFhvdHzaYpE_yFRkF_Ep_Y-AfZrrhIhWbweNZgOr0eeuDcYGb8E-nm3BB_/s640/68A1669D-B94F-4036-B191-5FB43DE28C55.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8CtkzDbpI_kr2328PYH_ZtvYZb_FR-YA19FjCrVDPCS8ewswVw32G3apbfUz4BpZF15X2hE-jQwji9ROboOPaU0_3bPKKdVcI4oRR2RDqNiCFMuVJ5V0cfJJNucYp0qPFhvdHzaYpE_yFRkF_Ep_Y-AfZrrhIhWbweNZgOr0eeuDcYGb8E-nm3BB_/w300-h400/68A1669D-B94F-4036-B191-5FB43DE28C55.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You can go right into the attic to see the bones of the building.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>This room had a really great feel and we both decided we could stay in it.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51vM43XNwKoZ4qKPAC8HkOwaqcFsDKWmr0ydspCp4KGyFd7Pmra1AKqaBdC0mTtIsKgkeqgOKSYJr_sGsVgNMbhuzUyXjhohI1IFquE4sUv5Xf7hI2B2Xv6iwll_U6OPDBthSDYWbYspxIECl00XMIBEnE21LLLUC1BbVb943x5rMZHyw8PZHhkZ9/s640/1FD8A508-A681-4D5F-AA62-AA889B1F64B5.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51vM43XNwKoZ4qKPAC8HkOwaqcFsDKWmr0ydspCp4KGyFd7Pmra1AKqaBdC0mTtIsKgkeqgOKSYJr_sGsVgNMbhuzUyXjhohI1IFquE4sUv5Xf7hI2B2Xv6iwll_U6OPDBthSDYWbYspxIECl00XMIBEnE21LLLUC1BbVb943x5rMZHyw8PZHhkZ9/w300-h400/1FD8A508-A681-4D5F-AA62-AA889B1F64B5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; 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font-size: large;">The gardens are just starting to come into spring.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bJAbXgnJY1JTbY2NFEo7XwkUS1sWJQtrFU3P4sw5toPQcwexZM1BNU58vIrtYg0mzqfA6VsL3HG-rVEhEXWGxkl4hhL4SwhVahPTX4mf8kBA2zt-vmq8LakHVZAWx-tSAEkwxogzFwR0f3YxMz76z86hoeYEWDYLaD6dhp7G2bxcRMvxokvI8ZTa/s640/692C1B64-6A7B-45AA-B1FF-DA09829309F1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bJAbXgnJY1JTbY2NFEo7XwkUS1sWJQtrFU3P4sw5toPQcwexZM1BNU58vIrtYg0mzqfA6VsL3HG-rVEhEXWGxkl4hhL4SwhVahPTX4mf8kBA2zt-vmq8LakHVZAWx-tSAEkwxogzFwR0f3YxMz76z86hoeYEWDYLaD6dhp7G2bxcRMvxokvI8ZTa/w300-h400/692C1B64-6A7B-45AA-B1FF-DA09829309F1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Of course we stopped for a cup of tea and cake, and there were even wall hangings in the (barn) cafe.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Such a lovely place, if you get the chance it's well worth a visit.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, I'm off for a cuppa and to catch up on your news.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">See you soon...............Clicky Needles.</span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-61405599160761456032022-02-13T18:29:00.003+00:002022-02-13T18:29:38.146+00:00<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello there.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today it is the most miserable day, grey with constant rain. There is only one thing for it, light the woodburner, hunker down and watch the Olympics. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have completed January in my Year in Stitches hoop and put the divisions and months in too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjomBg4Ua-J-S4vcobRvyXH34CjHb3LkMwhcwfKp9LB-MwjByj-Tg9dk3wh9MzEbbeH7amhHnl0JkAxixbso2_kVGHJd7GDKEvWgQnM3ez3SicBT8NdUpsX8WQD4NzSoSUdsgsqrTJLcMfZDtP3ihg6vi90iZa8iA5DGXvGYmN2wOJf3rbHC8Gc1wXP=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjomBg4Ua-J-S4vcobRvyXH34CjHb3LkMwhcwfKp9LB-MwjByj-Tg9dk3wh9MzEbbeH7amhHnl0JkAxixbso2_kVGHJd7GDKEvWgQnM3ez3SicBT8NdUpsX8WQD4NzSoSUdsgsqrTJLcMfZDtP3ihg6vi90iZa8iA5DGXvGYmN2wOJf3rbHC8Gc1wXP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE43pNHQvsdFuJduu27bJe1JebUH02KrNhi6rwBUe1V_dg631N4c2pJgm_qdI23NIyxq6zVwlkvgOw_vE5Yw-h0zyMnJyMSW8VcNY5AwO4M5YZ7CF4dd8VDCILR0lmIA9IU7gplxeWGu1YRmFd0smnJW4Mj4CoDQRAZZz8f_Tp02CFo4cn2BYIkGP5=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiE43pNHQvsdFuJduu27bJe1JebUH02KrNhi6rwBUe1V_dg631N4c2pJgm_qdI23NIyxq6zVwlkvgOw_vE5Yw-h0zyMnJyMSW8VcNY5AwO4M5YZ7CF4dd8VDCILR0lmIA9IU7gplxeWGu1YRmFd0smnJW4Mj4CoDQRAZZz8f_Tp02CFo4cn2BYIkGP5=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've only stitched one day for February so far, mainly because I am enjoying knitting my Mandal Jacket so much I don't want to do anything else.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNzAE7PiqssSiqDp6nEqZNwXKLnTn8N2HCeXH6InSn70ecydDCemNz8rJ-L593awwwKJg5bGhgBTDXx0Xg6Wj68OdjUQtwCrrwYDo65zOZ8caFi04rLSZXdmUSn6XiMjroMmyb0nW0VO0AUPkDcWkJ6v9bnitg_PjFkxxNVeNj6Wr72tHhuvVekoWR=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNzAE7PiqssSiqDp6nEqZNwXKLnTn8N2HCeXH6InSn70ecydDCemNz8rJ-L593awwwKJg5bGhgBTDXx0Xg6Wj68OdjUQtwCrrwYDo65zOZ8caFi04rLSZXdmUSn6XiMjroMmyb0nW0VO0AUPkDcWkJ6v9bnitg_PjFkxxNVeNj6Wr72tHhuvVekoWR=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have had a couple of dry and even sunny days this week, so I have been up to our allotment to weed around the lavender bushes that we inherited. They are large and woody and probably past their best, but when we took the plot over in August last year they were alive with bees, so they will stay. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfM2sTEQHoSCOYgFgi-11kd8cJDopFXuIt2i1GKt4zoOrElWDR2DaWBoI4jFSOg8Wq5PfaqQFAG4Pz-LTtNvKnLDFDnFdkTr8wo4vNuul-ptLrfC2R-UTqqswqgoOfR1-nZwupB-CcUP6LD1K-AJVs_UQBRE6zagtnUGZzhuxG6sOnrRRiFE3J5mVp=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfM2sTEQHoSCOYgFgi-11kd8cJDopFXuIt2i1GKt4zoOrElWDR2DaWBoI4jFSOg8Wq5PfaqQFAG4Pz-LTtNvKnLDFDnFdkTr8wo4vNuul-ptLrfC2R-UTqqswqgoOfR1-nZwupB-CcUP6LD1K-AJVs_UQBRE6zagtnUGZzhuxG6sOnrRRiFE3J5mVp=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Underneath the lavender was a carpet of alpine strawberries taking over. I used our new Homi Trowel to grub them out; it went through the soil like a knife through butter and I am definitely a fan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgazogxVVUyCMsIk_ETOy7tKuOgd6jOCl-Fylkr4vbDYvlFfKVGeKCGXG4PieV4p1XvD7ozZKYh48NZpnNrK4iUDek0QKOt6hl69qYdj5asLglFY82bpnWyh2a6yEGLNZEzNlHLDSKwVryeCwx8mw_JmQqSefgNNeTddw65H3-sDtWApAn99wtAWgjD=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgazogxVVUyCMsIk_ETOy7tKuOgd6jOCl-Fylkr4vbDYvlFfKVGeKCGXG4PieV4p1XvD7ozZKYh48NZpnNrK4iUDek0QKOt6hl69qYdj5asLglFY82bpnWyh2a6yEGLNZEzNlHLDSKwVryeCwx8mw_JmQqSefgNNeTddw65H3-sDtWApAn99wtAWgjD=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This side of the lavender has a large area covered with membrane and stones and will be my no-dig flower bed. All we need to do here is move the stones to the stone pile in the main car park, lift the membrane, cover the ground with cardboard and get several loads of muck in, and plant. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFHnGqCYyxKkbjy-bys9LYci-zIfi08QSFwAGWEhyLhH9yJalw-0JRcu-pMftvtm82-HiNT5FfRxycvcTeNkze5Jcxkuv3NgB9Sy9E54iexAeEbN94V0WU9hRIvjJ0nA0wfPDTz_OeKv2Un1gzLs7oJ9ZChWtJmWmgN55tFe2GrR859PAlUKlw0UQy=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFHnGqCYyxKkbjy-bys9LYci-zIfi08QSFwAGWEhyLhH9yJalw-0JRcu-pMftvtm82-HiNT5FfRxycvcTeNkze5Jcxkuv3NgB9Sy9E54iexAeEbN94V0WU9hRIvjJ0nA0wfPDTz_OeKv2Un1gzLs7oJ9ZChWtJmWmgN55tFe2GrR859PAlUKlw0UQy=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I say all, there is also a pile of rotting down straw bales left by the previous occupant on top. We're going to lay this under the cardboard.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigizUWx8jApjSEQ6qH8Fmy17LcGXLHJpIbT7r2sxpayWP-zfnutFSUTvyjCGNL5zjeKakg1X4h3g0gNcv42S6X5LWTKgvr7RjuC7vbuiCtFHyL7_9LsPeL4acs42A2oh3Tp7-msSYeJj2pC5oWtXFnUGXoRurG0wd7_aWMKMik25ITqD-8iA4Rl7au=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigizUWx8jApjSEQ6qH8Fmy17LcGXLHJpIbT7r2sxpayWP-zfnutFSUTvyjCGNL5zjeKakg1X4h3g0gNcv42S6X5LWTKgvr7RjuC7vbuiCtFHyL7_9LsPeL4acs42A2oh3Tp7-msSYeJj2pC5oWtXFnUGXoRurG0wd7_aWMKMik25ITqD-8iA4Rl7au=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I can't wait for this be covered with flowers. I've sowed a few seeds but it's a bit too early to go full scale sowing yet.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now........Clicky Needles.</span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-43995445844798291712022-01-27T16:35:00.000+00:002022-01-27T16:35:32.140+00:00An Arrival<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The wonderful news from here is that Tiny Needles has arrived. She was a healthy 9lbs 14oz, the same as her sister. She was a water birth at home, an experience that Miss Clicky and Mr S-I-L really enjoyed.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHsvNEmkfr6As3rAo81_4Gz5gsqx5wOwDD-mwyHCyKucmoLNTjs0W5COdRWLsjlFDD51cenWEvWyH_n57WniNWBXhwbtlUR1baDvsFd7fsm1l-6dezcwfPhOh0TQduGZAolShWeCyOrBuNTsdkN_6n1OAu4j2V8XKFdx2HQf06hKCDTJ91pdAGVcZl=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHsvNEmkfr6As3rAo81_4Gz5gsqx5wOwDD-mwyHCyKucmoLNTjs0W5COdRWLsjlFDD51cenWEvWyH_n57WniNWBXhwbtlUR1baDvsFd7fsm1l-6dezcwfPhOh0TQduGZAolShWeCyOrBuNTsdkN_6n1OAu4j2V8XKFdx2HQf06hKCDTJ91pdAGVcZl=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUy2wMISsSzF7UMsrvS4MtSgM6Md2F9-zhl86KfARg7AZVvpPjeTmqdr9q5mI6hNdWuqwsIqGBCZ1_jxesO4hvaeJfFPvNDywUUpmaWk02CA9cg3DHgn89B22xnlAGMSx9OtFSfYgo7_ZFM_TQCtAXMD84Bmw6jM4JHx6m7oHDHrEGJus5sUgVoXv6=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="640" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUy2wMISsSzF7UMsrvS4MtSgM6Md2F9-zhl86KfARg7AZVvpPjeTmqdr9q5mI6hNdWuqwsIqGBCZ1_jxesO4hvaeJfFPvNDywUUpmaWk02CA9cg3DHgn89B22xnlAGMSx9OtFSfYgo7_ZFM_TQCtAXMD84Bmw6jM4JHx6m7oHDHrEGJus5sUgVoXv6=w400-h396" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Miss Clicky was 10 days overdue, so I suggested that Baby Needles came to stay with us until something happened. We had a lovely day, I used Baby Needles as child labour and got her planting Sweet Peas.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvY0gPQCx_W9EAuxBsHrNwdDeJZfRhsIddj6oFdvvl9sQKl7z_Q2LKEJMbJfpqwVEFjzzQZ1Lu3ICmMh3JVfetZwcKPv-FvH8Qx-EGS8WPh7z4NEqvkLpqB_dCK1HFE-YHG6rKmMSHcucy4UBNwwjUKPe9g3j49BTH0mOF35zKr6txdZPulvLDT8G=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEvY0gPQCx_W9EAuxBsHrNwdDeJZfRhsIddj6oFdvvl9sQKl7z_Q2LKEJMbJfpqwVEFjzzQZ1Lu3ICmMh3JVfetZwcKPv-FvH8Qx-EGS8WPh7z4NEqvkLpqB_dCK1HFE-YHG6rKmMSHcucy4UBNwwjUKPe9g3j49BTH0mOF35zKr6txdZPulvLDT8G=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With the planting over we went for a long walk in the winter sunshine and pretended that we were really tall.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGkZroiA6OxSN66vpu4SkBqkfb2Wo_5MPPdaNjSdFKSelDaTMvZZNn-nYx11OVDvIlwf6r8TIvu2c23a9eObdruCLiQq59LnCo5HBXnMiv6TmsjACORQRmaOPDj5gtH1gyDrP1CZHBZtJuzqygE2x3xB1QKmMMkelDih9P9fnE9fwgM6o6AAqupDTe=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGkZroiA6OxSN66vpu4SkBqkfb2Wo_5MPPdaNjSdFKSelDaTMvZZNn-nYx11OVDvIlwf6r8TIvu2c23a9eObdruCLiQq59LnCo5HBXnMiv6TmsjACORQRmaOPDj5gtH1gyDrP1CZHBZtJuzqygE2x3xB1QKmMMkelDih9P9fnE9fwgM6o6AAqupDTe=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A sleepover, and the next morning we got the happy news.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I realised that I haven't shown you the fairy set I made for Baby Needles for Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A sparkly crown.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tAxmJxXOx3WS7kM0O--GSMt0U7fjETXSXD0FL4jvrlbEUFVI3Uo3-IMZWVIGDA9aAuS4QLG6Dw7c0PWJqNW6eTgwJCSsdT7X3AADtrb94ld_wMpQGwed-8irV70DMr_0RWINgwFEqCXf0r1KoqWa-a1U4cnHauNivNs3OKUFf8DolUEm20hAAQz0=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8tAxmJxXOx3WS7kM0O--GSMt0U7fjETXSXD0FL4jvrlbEUFVI3Uo3-IMZWVIGDA9aAuS4QLG6Dw7c0PWJqNW6eTgwJCSsdT7X3AADtrb94ld_wMpQGwed-8irV70DMr_0RWINgwFEqCXf0r1KoqWa-a1U4cnHauNivNs3OKUFf8DolUEm20hAAQz0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And a tutu and wand.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8nrTPnxQTNqOoNZjihV4eVYx8Mn2XRNTdToKZRiaAhkcFuUj5kz5b9dLrjSh7311Lbz4X0M_OIsoz4Po5X7-qJQVQK0MYAyEIoqJA4dkbtBAk5bTGFVSRz6kg_jtBC8jAa5waUsHu-FFzwKHBt0OfHILRTiS4BbZBs2y472TBqEjbwOY8ocSMHQnD=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8nrTPnxQTNqOoNZjihV4eVYx8Mn2XRNTdToKZRiaAhkcFuUj5kz5b9dLrjSh7311Lbz4X0M_OIsoz4Po5X7-qJQVQK0MYAyEIoqJA4dkbtBAk5bTGFVSRz6kg_jtBC8jAa5waUsHu-FFzwKHBt0OfHILRTiS4BbZBs2y472TBqEjbwOY8ocSMHQnD=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have 2 new projects on the go.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Following on from my 52 weeks of stitches, I have embarked on a stitch a day hoop, embroidering a picture or word for every day of the year. This is a big undertaking for me, not least because finding something to stitch for every day is tricky.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRp3xNb9JjuOjGXzAL5dkhaalxB3S0U7IM-279AXvG2u3brDVT7exFbl-G4BxJ3gqvzMLP9v_IH6u47Gy4LNenzukSpTgya_ERwgX65K7aV_g1fU_xpwAMs9WikMBO9iiG_auFQa1jC5sgZpJLxZAkTBhNI9RnpJtciq_Zjwd0GkK8gYwla1nmafba=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRp3xNb9JjuOjGXzAL5dkhaalxB3S0U7IM-279AXvG2u3brDVT7exFbl-G4BxJ3gqvzMLP9v_IH6u47Gy4LNenzukSpTgya_ERwgX65K7aV_g1fU_xpwAMs9WikMBO9iiG_auFQa1jC5sgZpJLxZAkTBhNI9RnpJtciq_Zjwd0GkK8gYwla1nmafba=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My other project is a new cardigan. This is a Drops Pattern called <a href="https://www.garnstudio.com/pattern.php?id=9245&cid=17">Mandal Jacket</a>, I'm using British Naturals yarn from Woolyknit.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0lCBIUb8VHV8wv4Lnr96NoFM9CELY8e9hddS6rxqDwPrMk2JcZ5x8qczAG7JnQX80DILF1Mc0hy4xz8hn3a-sn8tpT8xTcvhCJ6atHekQqD8Jlm4ngoPCh78MwXZdQ7q1WMNmNrQ2ByNlTfPzbX3q8ugc135G9KRCpwF6C7547lmaPTMW6nqDHK5D=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0lCBIUb8VHV8wv4Lnr96NoFM9CELY8e9hddS6rxqDwPrMk2JcZ5x8qczAG7JnQX80DILF1Mc0hy4xz8hn3a-sn8tpT8xTcvhCJ6atHekQqD8Jlm4ngoPCh78MwXZdQ7q1WMNmNrQ2ByNlTfPzbX3q8ugc135G9KRCpwF6C7547lmaPTMW6nqDHK5D=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, I'm getting as many cuddles with Tiny and Baby Needles as I can and having alovely time planning my flower garden for this year.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have fun............Clicky Needles.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-40564721760876025582022-01-07T17:49:00.001+00:002022-01-07T17:49:52.024+00:00Happy New Year<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello and a Happy New Year to you.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our Christmas and New Year was rather quiet, catching up with presents when Master Clicky was covid free.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I can now show you some of the Christmas knitting I completed. I was knitting a hat for Tiny Needles, who at the time of writing, still hasn't put in an appearance. It is in Drops Nepal with various colours that I had in the stash. As I was enjoying making the little hat, I thought it might be fun to make hats for all of Miss Clicky's family. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitRod7ACRGYxy9RNMVVRuyf-0rTRNeGB5qudAx1QgQ3WGXyCcyKkz0qMIJ1B65H9X4ZIQVtPFfaubkyGfJwUSmmtva65tx2TaA1NMTDx823yFzZLbEgUfSethWvH86WFuGc8At1rGgKXj-96DurVb1jZNvMkSFb46xfmDpj_p4rlkSAA_ekamh74al=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitRod7ACRGYxy9RNMVVRuyf-0rTRNeGB5qudAx1QgQ3WGXyCcyKkz0qMIJ1B65H9X4ZIQVtPFfaubkyGfJwUSmmtva65tx2TaA1NMTDx823yFzZLbEgUfSethWvH86WFuGc8At1rGgKXj-96DurVb1jZNvMkSFb46xfmDpj_p4rlkSAA_ekamh74al=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I also made Mr S-I-L a pair of socks, his first from me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These were made from Regia Design Line, designed by Kaffe Fassett. I have had this yarn for ages so it was good to use it up. I did the toes, socks and heels in a contrasting mustard colour. As I hadn't bothered counting my stitches properly, I made 3 socks, the first being 4 stitches too small. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipExRabBsBCLkKwmv8hXR5wsUrsYbzOCsQBrccHC7zw5ohmLWigVSfNNcspG_NPj0qZCYYOra8FUdoAwRDjKVVv_kihTQ9ci0FWLYoHv5R0Ry_TwPW28p1UOHn3xQNIelDJI0dxf5F6zTWwyeRZP_ocoJDaVLIBYe-GlcNS9YfzUGZSlw9l88jcLIn=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipExRabBsBCLkKwmv8hXR5wsUrsYbzOCsQBrccHC7zw5ohmLWigVSfNNcspG_NPj0qZCYYOra8FUdoAwRDjKVVv_kihTQ9ci0FWLYoHv5R0Ry_TwPW28p1UOHn3xQNIelDJI0dxf5F6zTWwyeRZP_ocoJDaVLIBYe-GlcNS9YfzUGZSlw9l88jcLIn=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4Jawgk2NtnMsSIXjtx9VQ24_wZyZyUAMXZ9FJOBd2mkMyitr9k2Fn4ldZicnW6Z5w1JRm6T9DUOpdzSJfbOAs4ohlOVFGGMmIukSccVzytbujvbBNE5qGmum-vm_WavASsDQY84yWebpHQewDSvVN_L1aGIR-pJq0Y50DpEbrnN67zS3TsyEZBRyo=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4Jawgk2NtnMsSIXjtx9VQ24_wZyZyUAMXZ9FJOBd2mkMyitr9k2Fn4ldZicnW6Z5w1JRm6T9DUOpdzSJfbOAs4ohlOVFGGMmIukSccVzytbujvbBNE5qGmum-vm_WavASsDQY84yWebpHQewDSvVN_L1aGIR-pJq0Y50DpEbrnN67zS3TsyEZBRyo=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I got out a sewing machine and made some pretty little Christmas Tree decorations. The fabric for these came from some old curtains, I used ribbons from my stash ~ the little hanging ribbons were those annoying ribbons you get in clothing ~ and they were stuffed with dried lavender from our allotment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexsm5VzgVjch7RhugcY4C-VlRql9yKq_06Gd1qKT1Nh7iBMIj2hJ6HR92kEUN8aGGG4_nvmojh7MTNkZpihxIVzT86DbZJrTHEjzeN3L2FyFFmHductSW2EHNV1G2abt9riPrkcWxtmiLvwuAGePXqvzdcZXP6txKMfCl0NptdiKNk1zIqV0spzkJ=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhexsm5VzgVjch7RhugcY4C-VlRql9yKq_06Gd1qKT1Nh7iBMIj2hJ6HR92kEUN8aGGG4_nvmojh7MTNkZpihxIVzT86DbZJrTHEjzeN3L2FyFFmHductSW2EHNV1G2abt9riPrkcWxtmiLvwuAGePXqvzdcZXP6txKMfCl0NptdiKNk1zIqV0spzkJ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Also from some old curtains I made some <a href="https://morsbags.com/">Morsbags</a>, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">using my Singer 201 for the 'straight' stitching </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxE8r_dw0x7Xhf-FjM6nDmxBkI0RR55jysqBcXVLdAaEjAHE18dDaeGBfs4xRyMNoJtAEwsJH5Yw-Uy2GeVykJsPK54GHMwLvPl7EBCvYFy98ERUTgaXI5oFOePmLFCPn6AF7qUCpAdcMeAjgIPH8PnplnuBaCmImC_hnhn_lchdr12Qe_w82uWq4z=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxE8r_dw0x7Xhf-FjM6nDmxBkI0RR55jysqBcXVLdAaEjAHE18dDaeGBfs4xRyMNoJtAEwsJH5Yw-Uy2GeVykJsPK54GHMwLvPl7EBCvYFy98ERUTgaXI5oFOePmLFCPn6AF7qUCpAdcMeAjgIPH8PnplnuBaCmImC_hnhn_lchdr12Qe_w82uWq4z=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and took my newly acquired second-hand overlocker from my lovely knitting friend Romain, for a run on the seams instead of the french seams suggested in the pattern. It didn't turn out to be as scary as I first thought and I was quite pleased at the outcome.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxRtJ0xLLlb0XKhDnzbxcESrgsWPYLuaOx3fr4IO6RpnBgwhXXHCK3lxUKe1uNf5lbZVERCzqIVqgl4aVSvwXgtwURlRBqKI_AM4AzjYq_pZEsPM6IGozRVLMKbBOz3w_Iu3cbqXwpN1mrvNfMMjZT3WeP2OjMG9tvhp94asBGjzTxepY0C62NvKqa=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxRtJ0xLLlb0XKhDnzbxcESrgsWPYLuaOx3fr4IO6RpnBgwhXXHCK3lxUKe1uNf5lbZVERCzqIVqgl4aVSvwXgtwURlRBqKI_AM4AzjYq_pZEsPM6IGozRVLMKbBOz3w_Iu3cbqXwpN1mrvNfMMjZT3WeP2OjMG9tvhp94asBGjzTxepY0C62NvKqa=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As 2021 has drawn to a close, so has my Happy Stitch Project, from Clare at <a href="https://hellohooray.com/blog/">HelloHoorayBlog</a>.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMyPQ0MPm-FyGfAl62gsp7xbOPzFjh9D1VD8Ymn__IHaH48Je-LIFBFXqYK0RLrE6TlvkE2d0XzOPfrZ968yiu4HoRQHbZ_0P2LAdYb13eB4wAVNxhgvX5KwizImcOW44X6Xgr8gQ1FSQ-RQe8ySKVsIiV7yV8KAYO3ranSyeBzrnlj-qgCVJO7YO9=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This has been a brilliant project and I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of it. I will be stitching something else in 2022 but more of that next time.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We don't go overboard with Christmas presents but I have two brilliant ones the show you.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A Lego wreath given to me by Master Clicky. I have only just made this, (thanks to Mr S-I-Ls socks) but what fun. It can either be a wreath or a table centre piece and apparently, you get light sets for it too.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnl1ICsom98Xl-_IoB6UJNA9zu-yt5kqE_1YoSLdVlZzaJT3OxWYa57ot-DVPDFbZgj6DJZTSNZv4UqqYQw2ecRwHePFg3AO6jxdTpNlhVtx6RStmCyZr7UwownCulgxCh2A0mFt3iazlxhiyqWqCKTUJtaRTZzVX2hFvKcOI1ylBnMiIgX4Pl9Onf=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnl1ICsom98Xl-_IoB6UJNA9zu-yt5kqE_1YoSLdVlZzaJT3OxWYa57ot-DVPDFbZgj6DJZTSNZv4UqqYQw2ecRwHePFg3AO6jxdTpNlhVtx6RStmCyZr7UwownCulgxCh2A0mFt3iazlxhiyqWqCKTUJtaRTZzVX2hFvKcOI1ylBnMiIgX4Pl9Onf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The another cracking present (given to Mr Clicky) by my Mum and Dad is a Homi Trowel for us to use on our allotment. I can be used to weed, hoe, dig, make drills....... We've not used it yet, so I will report back later.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw25fbZFh78bbAoMeEFg_Y0m-vfKvMshtQ5KVrvTmi17xlJXlFaSwTEYvtSfgjVPZHLrXrHk2Pa1j5ptx5yQDb9jbowm6Jeymp0bcPxBz_8tL5ogugkWrEKT_uOw06Z6OQEWgLORBDgd-opYhrq9B-HB7DKKt1Q5qXK0vZZul1yMx4U42wcCHAQUHc=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw25fbZFh78bbAoMeEFg_Y0m-vfKvMshtQ5KVrvTmi17xlJXlFaSwTEYvtSfgjVPZHLrXrHk2Pa1j5ptx5yQDb9jbowm6Jeymp0bcPxBz_8tL5ogugkWrEKT_uOw06Z6OQEWgLORBDgd-opYhrq9B-HB7DKKt1Q5qXK0vZZul1yMx4U42wcCHAQUHc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We had Christmas Day potatoes from our allotment, these were planted in September and were lovely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFLfdCz3ws_a6-pEJSEr6AM_jUKrN_OjUaotMqo6YWKL7On_yoMuPBuLzjO5M2nKpdonil5xA6oZ_B496MUHfivxDGao30TBQtG9pVVB6obIqssszYdnSW5pQh41MgcIfjQ-3Xpsl-zYo0_AVA0kZBOaKHssZZAWAc5JWNopXP9dSwmm0RyLwZq4-A=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFLfdCz3ws_a6-pEJSEr6AM_jUKrN_OjUaotMqo6YWKL7On_yoMuPBuLzjO5M2nKpdonil5xA6oZ_B496MUHfivxDGao30TBQtG9pVVB6obIqssszYdnSW5pQh41MgcIfjQ-3Xpsl-zYo0_AVA0kZBOaKHssZZAWAc5JWNopXP9dSwmm0RyLwZq4-A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, right now I'm attempting to tidy up my craft room, but of course, I keep finding exciting things instead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">See you soon............Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-74860975534165672652021-12-24T21:15:00.000+00:002021-12-24T21:15:27.399+00:00Merry Christmas Everyone<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks!</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Christmas Eve is upon us. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The utility room is not finished but we have hung the wall units and shoved all the stuff back in. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We reclaimed the space that the flat packs took up, and just 3 days ago, got the Christmas Tree up. I came downstairs the next day to find .........</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_ERLZG-f7W0U6QHL6T1Ut1SekEi-24oy3VdUFhpuY3rbhUsiukV0l5F3VDzYFUlL6uVDtpI7Mh6mj7AHLkbs5o-nWGaC_vQsH-T3PWUi7QWovZvZMjNwwuErqq8xNnRv3Ww3CaBYjK1xKMQScSS4VGvMsv_D2Ezy-KDhLYAugES4pjxkxDXLkFSle=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_ERLZG-f7W0U6QHL6T1Ut1SekEi-24oy3VdUFhpuY3rbhUsiukV0l5F3VDzYFUlL6uVDtpI7Mh6mj7AHLkbs5o-nWGaC_vQsH-T3PWUi7QWovZvZMjNwwuErqq8xNnRv3Ww3CaBYjK1xKMQScSS4VGvMsv_D2Ezy-KDhLYAugES4pjxkxDXLkFSle=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Oh rats.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNIjOqsvSWY5LmLVgHx_iznYJUpo9gltkWj2tXPH8w2MZW573fba751hRNtTLl6pWzRZGcD_nKWLGXV3Ycc_h1Sr44vCKZyNUqLbMPkNwaybSYDOKRnzTrPQKDH0DLJo6WoxvRRKXX6el8NGqwUnMQqW8yoTyGXRHGMs_mJ_UUXI27PLA6y6pX-I2R=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNIjOqsvSWY5LmLVgHx_iznYJUpo9gltkWj2tXPH8w2MZW573fba751hRNtTLl6pWzRZGcD_nKWLGXV3Ycc_h1Sr44vCKZyNUqLbMPkNwaybSYDOKRnzTrPQKDH0DLJo6WoxvRRKXX6el8NGqwUnMQqW8yoTyGXRHGMs_mJ_UUXI27PLA6y6pX-I2R=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back up and redecorated.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuCq7zdNKAZkhADc-C89zwyfz8Ll48CMjyJzvGN-1m7r4z98RMwv9OmVWLOWpwGaoUm35UYJvqq1KG_zFkx7WMhLCPXwOJjZ8STV0QpA7Qnf2xoLbPHn2OIzQmzFqKfO3pyP53kZ5CacaHhK5VYJAPiOcVLlRZHTACl-i29Zgn1LUDPl7COjqQLr-I=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuCq7zdNKAZkhADc-C89zwyfz8Ll48CMjyJzvGN-1m7r4z98RMwv9OmVWLOWpwGaoUm35UYJvqq1KG_zFkx7WMhLCPXwOJjZ8STV0QpA7Qnf2xoLbPHn2OIzQmzFqKfO3pyP53kZ5CacaHhK5VYJAPiOcVLlRZHTACl-i29Zgn1LUDPl7COjqQLr-I=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I went for a forage in my Mum and Dad's garden to find some greenery for my door wreath. I made this yesterday and added some little copper lights.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu7yq2gvwAH_hUChXpqoWspoDQs1nhLGVrRzF3L39iIUPgbDPCmN0wKIi8JXx4NTgntcaW9l82PH4g3Vqf5aFWJcNa419cNKjrlaCFd3Y9R8IDDzdqhgXSZ2O-6a8SEpMzVm0gioBWC-iPfnr9FIWi1PPKZiITmklGgc1SXxmKMJ0d2pxQhIHYUFc6=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu7yq2gvwAH_hUChXpqoWspoDQs1nhLGVrRzF3L39iIUPgbDPCmN0wKIi8JXx4NTgntcaW9l82PH4g3Vqf5aFWJcNa419cNKjrlaCFd3Y9R8IDDzdqhgXSZ2O-6a8SEpMzVm0gioBWC-iPfnr9FIWi1PPKZiITmklGgc1SXxmKMJ0d2pxQhIHYUFc6=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivggHyvir_hQnjdtPsMY5FK6w_TGR-cbsE7sjU0foEPLWLdSPtmYT_QIAa114J8lZN84qrkYbR5xYsnDeCTvxJfjm70SnrsapJ6aMiP1hf5I-texl0zx_Z8ogKIeYSQg4Bu2axR7V3p_S9StLcOm-lzxkA-R-onqnnIAXPRRukv70iD8Avu_szzs2H=s640" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivggHyvir_hQnjdtPsMY5FK6w_TGR-cbsE7sjU0foEPLWLdSPtmYT_QIAa114J8lZN84qrkYbR5xYsnDeCTvxJfjm70SnrsapJ6aMiP1hf5I-texl0zx_Z8ogKIeYSQg4Bu2axR7V3p_S9StLcOm-lzxkA-R-onqnnIAXPRRukv70iD8Avu_szzs2H=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our Christmas plans have been changed somewhat because Master Clicky has covid. Mr Clicky and me have done PCR tests and we are both fine so that's not too bad. Master Clicky is just mildly ill but he's not allowed anywhere near us, thankfully he is happy to stay in the study, gaming. We were planning the have Miss Clicky, Mr S-I-L and Baby Needles for Christmas day that's been put back to next week, as long as Master Clicky is negative.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thats me for now, have a wonderful Christmas, even if your plans have changed and don't forget to track Santa with <a href="https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map">Norad</a> and go to bed before he comes.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">H A P P Y C H R I S T M A S.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Clicky Needles xx</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-42786495339352999432021-12-12T19:26:00.004+00:002021-12-12T23:01:57.358+00:00December Trots On By<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Wow, the second week of December already that's gone quickly.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'd like to say that my decorations are up and all my presents are sorted but that's not true.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the moment we are installing a new utility room, we bought the new units in August and have <i>just </i>decided to put them in. Consequently we are surrounded by mess and dust. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Before.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju1Fn0RE1w_xXKBQTbjDkAf4HVBQCETEMswpg6sazaDW3bH8-hmo9fYb7LxfAuPKyxIYLiJ3wp3_7kmJX7j1HtngaTasqS0UIhc5vEuhZxJnPqvn87h6lNxbdPm_Lnx75RmYjwyszvLXHRVPOUKIbjyGXnEegF-SZhdCtDopEOH2EmvfMsr0nBJMkH=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEju1Fn0RE1w_xXKBQTbjDkAf4HVBQCETEMswpg6sazaDW3bH8-hmo9fYb7LxfAuPKyxIYLiJ3wp3_7kmJX7j1HtngaTasqS0UIhc5vEuhZxJnPqvn87h6lNxbdPm_Lnx75RmYjwyszvLXHRVPOUKIbjyGXnEegF-SZhdCtDopEOH2EmvfMsr0nBJMkH=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've removed the tiles and replaced with new plasterboard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0auuFDTkhMjt4NqHV-PTbCjSr300XpFaChuXV4Si7T-RCjNLg9KW2w66O57iojYE2T_OlDwVpl7uD7lBT1KFGDBo6SxG85ekpc9Ig2ewPqhtIxPRlgahMw5VFTSsPelHwgk-c3qByOnqyzXoVWLFyHNu5zzPVnUkCp7mKsMUOAxYKiQH1inSnXnUJ=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0auuFDTkhMjt4NqHV-PTbCjSr300XpFaChuXV4Si7T-RCjNLg9KW2w66O57iojYE2T_OlDwVpl7uD7lBT1KFGDBo6SxG85ekpc9Ig2ewPqhtIxPRlgahMw5VFTSsPelHwgk-c3qByOnqyzXoVWLFyHNu5zzPVnUkCp7mKsMUOAxYKiQH1inSnXnUJ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mostly though we have made a mess.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPGNHjzX-vEOSQzbbKquiQoGWg9rImHkklje3kAzguocnmy1q8r0LLfv2YybFdh9faJyFAawLCC5wI5hqojlCCFWjqoYH8myrhsQo1eAs8i_2wJmqGxE9GgACkyKDFSGWHs0ZnDYl0JIH83QV3KoylVYJhd3Y0ui3qoyIf_L-wYKahhckqZBX1Txwo=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPGNHjzX-vEOSQzbbKquiQoGWg9rImHkklje3kAzguocnmy1q8r0LLfv2YybFdh9faJyFAawLCC5wI5hqojlCCFWjqoYH8myrhsQo1eAs8i_2wJmqGxE9GgACkyKDFSGWHs0ZnDYl0JIH83QV3KoylVYJhd3Y0ui3qoyIf_L-wYKahhckqZBX1Txwo=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let's hope this gets finished soon, but if it's not, well so what? I'm not getting bothered about it. We'll tidy away as much as we can, whack a tree up somewhere and still have fun. I will have the best Christmas this year because Mr Clicky will be with me, not stuck in Chicago 4000 miles away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have finished a few other projects and I've been making Christmas presents, so I can't show you those yet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The car seat blanket for the new baby whom I shall call Tiny Needles is finished. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A simple crochet rip</span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">ple.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I sat down last night and caught up with my Happy Stitch Project run by Clare Albans at <a href="https://hellohooray.com/">HelloHoorayBlog</a>. Only two weeks left.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWRVNEkX0t9X4lcYdhsTyvE-aS6YwFe64L1qhuQKgUA-Dq9NOdNzkkWSo51BnUge59384dmdwJBCOhDagHApiN_Mw1SsEW5gIWNIus_ov06k7EgV_5DVnti4xr4s8gc5Wwo7L8pqCjOIb4mdnPN0cFRP28cVisp368CCkjpolaGxjIzHMn5L_WtAsK=s640" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWRVNEkX0t9X4lcYdhsTyvE-aS6YwFe64L1qhuQKgUA-Dq9NOdNzkkWSo51BnUge59384dmdwJBCOhDagHApiN_Mw1SsEW5gIWNIus_ov06k7EgV_5DVnti4xr4s8gc5Wwo7L8pqCjOIb4mdnPN0cFRP28cVisp368CCkjpolaGxjIzHMn5L_WtAsK=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, I'll see you soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p> </p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-23161951736843315332021-11-14T21:29:00.004+00:002021-11-14T21:35:28.069+00:00Stripes and Embroidery<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I hope that you are well. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Life here carries on much the same as usual, Mr Clicky goes into the office two days a week, I still look after Baby Needles who is now two and a half ~ where has that time gone? ~ a day and a half a week. The very exciting news is that she has a new baby sister arriving in the New Year. She has said she doesn't want to share her knitted car blanket I made her back in March, and, why should she? </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9KQtyXD3hrHO8DzxdfJ5lJLpiuytiiOOFXnqOi5olRI_DqQ-XWUqCD9gFU-jWiusBeQ9RoFN6mOHnp6ZnfvEdccjBV0UmxfIz-2PQb7OA9eLRwqbo-IvzrVlqbnxrxvwthSXOaFHLTc/s2048/5BFD014C-48A6-4ECF-908C-B33D7BDE9C40.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9KQtyXD3hrHO8DzxdfJ5lJLpiuytiiOOFXnqOi5olRI_DqQ-XWUqCD9gFU-jWiusBeQ9RoFN6mOHnp6ZnfvEdccjBV0UmxfIz-2PQb7OA9eLRwqbo-IvzrVlqbnxrxvwthSXOaFHLTc/w400-h266/5BFD014C-48A6-4ECF-908C-B33D7BDE9C40.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This time I decided to go for a crochet ripple, I still have some more to do, but it's going well so far.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wzG82-egK42z3nocxzXW5AqhUbyvDXArDB3a1oj4v0rG_MVZ1wGWANXu6o5IFHeQSwIRtXpxqLm8jXmfC4sXG2EY6D_dWlDGpYnNCq4ifMKT4TLz8H-cIKtwi9dPnFu3Al8mjK9CTUk/s640/763BF980-3AF5-44B2-92FD-B1C10A796754.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_wzG82-egK42z3nocxzXW5AqhUbyvDXArDB3a1oj4v0rG_MVZ1wGWANXu6o5IFHeQSwIRtXpxqLm8jXmfC4sXG2EY6D_dWlDGpYnNCq4ifMKT4TLz8H-cIKtwi9dPnFu3Al8mjK9CTUk/w300-h400/763BF980-3AF5-44B2-92FD-B1C10A796754.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm really loving embroidery right now and I've completed two more hoops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Firstly I finished off the last few hearts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvnt-7f8apf7vE856vtrhU4OGtypbFq9Nxgvu3tIEpGDWLNnta1LJCOebBfBF9wjHV-IkpgIurEEfE7fs19FOit4oM9Pyy7phzWnKRa_ozcUAgeXh_dPCaex55UA2kFdj6rGQX0ZX0Vo/s640/97DB1602-23E7-4439-AFBC-7A42EA1F962A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvnt-7f8apf7vE856vtrhU4OGtypbFq9Nxgvu3tIEpGDWLNnta1LJCOebBfBF9wjHV-IkpgIurEEfE7fs19FOit4oM9Pyy7phzWnKRa_ozcUAgeXh_dPCaex55UA2kFdj6rGQX0ZX0Vo/w300-h400/97DB1602-23E7-4439-AFBC-7A42EA1F962A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I got the printed fabric from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheEmbroideryCart?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=710586036">The Embroidery Cart</a> on Etsy and used threads from my stash. As this hoop is so bright and cheerful I think I will put it in my craft room.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mkh75E-M1UXRZzYxl-d7vK9PNpJAIuQGyadppFNzZ9sRe_w8OgDck4aQTbxnCD_wIv__Pxpu4fKpIjKbz9y-Filb4LlslpGDWIEudXEpj_Mas48bPjl9Hye4-AbU0aiHx9mOPe8tdHo/s640/779B32D2-E962-4E1A-89F2-C4AEA75E08EE.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mkh75E-M1UXRZzYxl-d7vK9PNpJAIuQGyadppFNzZ9sRe_w8OgDck4aQTbxnCD_wIv__Pxpu4fKpIjKbz9y-Filb4LlslpGDWIEudXEpj_Mas48bPjl9Hye4-AbU0aiHx9mOPe8tdHo/w300-h400/779B32D2-E962-4E1A-89F2-C4AEA75E08EE.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Autumn Craftpod is also finished. Another enjoyable project. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVzXylMlkWmYzY_5qeW9U39ROaXkGEarya8OyggnVBAplVKOH_XZCDasZ1WgYkezHRM_awnIjOCU4fQkJgFm6h8xT6si-BJH_3_5LRWYliUZgUPmoYsGhyNd0nv_CODXTswbg9PJi3oM/s640/AE7A63D9-8C4A-4207-BEB4-FAF45B3A96A9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVzXylMlkWmYzY_5qeW9U39ROaXkGEarya8OyggnVBAplVKOH_XZCDasZ1WgYkezHRM_awnIjOCU4fQkJgFm6h8xT6si-BJH_3_5LRWYliUZgUPmoYsGhyNd0nv_CODXTswbg9PJi3oM/w300-h400/AE7A63D9-8C4A-4207-BEB4-FAF45B3A96A9.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The community project that I have been working on with four others was finished in October. This was for The <a href="https://nelsontrust.com/">Nelson Trust</a> a local charity that supports women with addiction and are in contact with the criminal justice system. It was to celebrate coming out of lockdown. The wall hanging was embellished with flowers, bees, butterflies and bugs made by the local community. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEKDZoqAsMqzYw5swGwbmfT1wvFT9nPDrxTItmCehc2G0b68fN-FxMIDpaUxNMCzR0FSp5bkRQIpu0puVnGuBMF2SKdoNASx6DpoRf7dW9C5Qbk-6IrjfznkgCT-cyrWTg8A2vgqY6VQ/s640/08838F4F-973C-4358-87A6-B00F14E4C4F7.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitEKDZoqAsMqzYw5swGwbmfT1wvFT9nPDrxTItmCehc2G0b68fN-FxMIDpaUxNMCzR0FSp5bkRQIpu0puVnGuBMF2SKdoNASx6DpoRf7dW9C5Qbk-6IrjfznkgCT-cyrWTg8A2vgqY6VQ/w300-h400/08838F4F-973C-4358-87A6-B00F14E4C4F7.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The group met on Saturday mornings starting in July. With the embellishments already made we had to make everything else. The bricks were printed on calico and then quilted. For the background we took a section each, I had the river, and built up the picture using scraps of fabric which were again sewn onto calico.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We then sewed the bricks onto the background and added the bugs and creatures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerldazJ8t9zn8HlYK4Nah0sb4T2rbFcU7JxqKwDACTkzEZzp38oLO56UiyA-lGWZvak_LpyNq9wOGeCAe0-tTXnNn-c1ha4RRustfexM05f_4IqmedvpAdeIdVUoIzIubnw8eJY4Brxc/s640/6B20B54D-D4B5-4945-9FB1-BFC2D1650D1C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjerldazJ8t9zn8HlYK4Nah0sb4T2rbFcU7JxqKwDACTkzEZzp38oLO56UiyA-lGWZvak_LpyNq9wOGeCAe0-tTXnNn-c1ha4RRustfexM05f_4IqmedvpAdeIdVUoIzIubnw8eJY4Brxc/w300-h400/6B20B54D-D4B5-4945-9FB1-BFC2D1650D1C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The words on the bricks were supplied by the users of the centre.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJuRebAxPoRGKLdWrhyphenhyphenl_5jSnjwo0p1xfu7IyCKN1EYp_nfV3uPW2U4A0psK1YpJgWpJvg6J9JHC7XT4M10WyaYu2vCVgsqI0Iu24QxR3dMIgfCOJCW9tfxpvAsbjm7gpWz_rk_a9DdA/s640/32958D74-FD60-46DD-A01B-5549DCD8733D.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJuRebAxPoRGKLdWrhyphenhyphenl_5jSnjwo0p1xfu7IyCKN1EYp_nfV3uPW2U4A0psK1YpJgWpJvg6J9JHC7XT4M10WyaYu2vCVgsqI0Iu24QxR3dMIgfCOJCW9tfxpvAsbjm7gpWz_rk_a9DdA/w300-h400/32958D74-FD60-46DD-A01B-5549DCD8733D.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The bricks with negative words on were tumbling away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASWw0N4BqciotqqDlXQ45OmJ8vu3LbLl814zytxdJ__VX7S0eBYTXXeW55QbIodtFc061oz5CD5684e6W4qcqdtZuuZp35gGMc_0sc5iOrRlfjAYb5SFWLNLzeC7nbMIDNAg3OrFGF90/s640/BC2F22EA-B4AF-4DC8-865B-95E1D0A4F596.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASWw0N4BqciotqqDlXQ45OmJ8vu3LbLl814zytxdJ__VX7S0eBYTXXeW55QbIodtFc061oz5CD5684e6W4qcqdtZuuZp35gGMc_0sc5iOrRlfjAYb5SFWLNLzeC7nbMIDNAg3OrFGF90/w300-h400/BC2F22EA-B4AF-4DC8-865B-95E1D0A4F596.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I got good at making bullrushes with wire, felt and thread!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy5H21Xq-qL8jeDvwRz_-rTj7dRMybybtZS_FSJlnwbMhzYJaiKYcjs2tgLl7W9x-QLOsgz3vTy26ZB9aKQweeOAQ1h967QP4LPtH_Zqa68v3QcBVHZD74C7-xqemWSizznk99UgglWs/s640/102E8428-6886-40BB-8F05-7D914D21DBA3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy5H21Xq-qL8jeDvwRz_-rTj7dRMybybtZS_FSJlnwbMhzYJaiKYcjs2tgLl7W9x-QLOsgz3vTy26ZB9aKQweeOAQ1h967QP4LPtH_Zqa68v3QcBVHZD74C7-xqemWSizznk99UgglWs/w300-h400/102E8428-6886-40BB-8F05-7D914D21DBA3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was a real privilege to be involved in the project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, I'm of to ripple a bit more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now.............Clicky Needles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-31897979824851027772021-11-02T23:00:00.005+00:002021-11-02T23:03:06.574+00:00A Visit to the Museum<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I heard through the grapevine that there was a textile exhibition on at our local museum in Stroud so I needed to take a look. It was a joint exhibition by Ruth Issett and Dorothy Tucker. It is also touring with the <a href="https://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/the-textile-galleries/ruth-issett-dorothy-tucker/">Knitting and Stitching Shows.</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When I walked into the room I was assaulted by colour.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CAMsWuCDXkvTIlC60PUp030yqa8UsYeblfVCdwQrJu5A6Ji0ZHXsDU-mPIjIta-kDMeSBhQzFxLQG-OpF3NKTZdDOFXEuvvhIs7S573deJ6mJeZyKtmf8t7VW1IY5hIAu1GkGo2TFhU/s640/87C6F4B9-FD0D-410A-B352-74A48B2FA241.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CAMsWuCDXkvTIlC60PUp030yqa8UsYeblfVCdwQrJu5A6Ji0ZHXsDU-mPIjIta-kDMeSBhQzFxLQG-OpF3NKTZdDOFXEuvvhIs7S573deJ6mJeZyKtmf8t7VW1IY5hIAu1GkGo2TFhU/w300-h400/87C6F4B9-FD0D-410A-B352-74A48B2FA241.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I spent some time getting inspired and lost in colour and then went for a wander in the museum itself. It's only small and the curation is a bit mad; when our children were small they would often ask to go there during the holidays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Without doubt, their best thing to look at was the Budding lawnmower. Edward Beard Budding was a local lad who in 1830, invented the cylinder lawnmower after seeing a cutter removing the nap from woollen cloth in a local woollen mill, he thought he might be able to make a machine for mowing grass. In 1842 he also invented the screw for and adjustable spanner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHYllhFvb5JEDd6zY5DDFgSEdF6BLXGokxqorpMkvUJ_bBQOfWCECFCltQuq4TQLSetJ34hSKc9s2J3qIKSMqaRWZxWmpkYR_k3tmzT1ipGHVfU2GcsWr0PRY7WpLcaTxd2Rh2Z6s-Yw/s640/A66A2F74-6958-4FAF-B5FA-7F95740CF56A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHYllhFvb5JEDd6zY5DDFgSEdF6BLXGokxqorpMkvUJ_bBQOfWCECFCltQuq4TQLSetJ34hSKc9s2J3qIKSMqaRWZxWmpkYR_k3tmzT1ipGHVfU2GcsWr0PRY7WpLcaTxd2Rh2Z6s-Yw/w300-h400/A66A2F74-6958-4FAF-B5FA-7F95740CF56A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My favourite exhibit, and next to the lawnmower is the red Stroud Scarlet uniform. This is made from Stroud Broadcloth which was produced all over the district.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1J29cVroyInJoV34odVOvZNQsTDCcVXjjT7OWFtry7bxOvHEZszKej6I1rDTHW5KaNKeXlWpAkVjKeZcsBxl5WnR_0KDX4-MU1jZ8sNMDGVY-ltHZMVS7qxQS0_jK9hjqnJlP8mT2wZ0/s640/5C933D74-C522-402D-A8AF-5AF99562DDF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1J29cVroyInJoV34odVOvZNQsTDCcVXjjT7OWFtry7bxOvHEZszKej6I1rDTHW5KaNKeXlWpAkVjKeZcsBxl5WnR_0KDX4-MU1jZ8sNMDGVY-ltHZMVS7qxQS0_jK9hjqnJlP8mT2wZ0/w300-h400/5C933D74-C522-402D-A8AF-5AF99562DDF6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Look at this beautiful gold work. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwPWMkqbF4tJ1F-60UHnyHAQkaKzBWfMaZpeUkfE47egCoNPH_WCNmVojHrQSHfMcnijv3fi4nG6cgPyFcRcTuvK8O6F_kTGB1rwtdlAFxMAYVyIW-NmDp04WIuLGq0T_BM2zyEQB6X4/s640/F3B604F3-3E19-42B6-96BC-3B1048E35262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwPWMkqbF4tJ1F-60UHnyHAQkaKzBWfMaZpeUkfE47egCoNPH_WCNmVojHrQSHfMcnijv3fi4nG6cgPyFcRcTuvK8O6F_kTGB1rwtdlAFxMAYVyIW-NmDp04WIuLGq0T_BM2zyEQB6X4/w300-h400/F3B604F3-3E19-42B6-96BC-3B1048E35262.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Notebook used by Charles Hooper and Sons dye house with their notes it is pre 1890.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F8L74Y1spoTnlpJLE7HC74IewkO-gHwfWD_vY-P-5QQWoye33kzJVGKwz1HfZwxWCSs1W9eNJ2lsILHrtVKKoiqwTtvGscBPOz8HH9tOc9kGh4_4nncAhQCgwwsASXsYH-5fiqeycdI/s640/2A5157F0-2398-4AA8-A6F3-28E92E73AF24.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8F8L74Y1spoTnlpJLE7HC74IewkO-gHwfWD_vY-P-5QQWoye33kzJVGKwz1HfZwxWCSs1W9eNJ2lsILHrtVKKoiqwTtvGscBPOz8HH9tOc9kGh4_4nncAhQCgwwsASXsYH-5fiqeycdI/w300-h400/2A5157F0-2398-4AA8-A6F3-28E92E73AF24.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This is a sample book from Strachan & Co from the 1867 Paris Exhibition.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-wtZGZcnCiN6XdQx0jybcWXp4NWTtd14CJ8nicKDcXTAK3klF6iSmEiKzYhH1zGEp1juyvwGXc_qvQx7ym7cwBm4WRt8ExjFeg7PJpCVe0aTp9ok6aNjQt0JamPcJtTCOGhEoyb1tO8/s640/42DDD6FD-8D90-4070-B5C8-B8F5FF8F5436.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-wtZGZcnCiN6XdQx0jybcWXp4NWTtd14CJ8nicKDcXTAK3klF6iSmEiKzYhH1zGEp1juyvwGXc_qvQx7ym7cwBm4WRt8ExjFeg7PJpCVe0aTp9ok6aNjQt0JamPcJtTCOGhEoyb1tO8/w300-h400/42DDD6FD-8D90-4070-B5C8-B8F5FF8F5436.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today there is only one mill left, they are still manufacturing wool felt cloth for snooker and pool tables, and tennis balls.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, some finished things in my next post. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">See you soon.................Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> </p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-82169189847276652132021-10-27T19:21:00.001+01:002021-10-27T19:23:22.008+01:00Autumn Leaves<p> </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Autumn is carrying on marching forward, the leaves from our cherry tree have covered the lawn. Of course, as lovely as this looks it doesn't do the lawn any good, so this afternoon I have gone over it with the lawn mower and they are cleared.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93tftSMYlBRiX5-nAQG5dTgOSoJm7wx81bc7zKa0H1XS4FegK6a916S8vKoxRiIJWCrWvoGD7JUDg8y1jZIcX3wyTz0u-Fouy58NL21A2kpcZjV0HAdTdzqS7DOHpdJbUTqU-MsUmLXs/s640/E0898BDF-BC81-4572-B43F-21157806D61A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93tftSMYlBRiX5-nAQG5dTgOSoJm7wx81bc7zKa0H1XS4FegK6a916S8vKoxRiIJWCrWvoGD7JUDg8y1jZIcX3wyTz0u-Fouy58NL21A2kpcZjV0HAdTdzqS7DOHpdJbUTqU-MsUmLXs/w300-h400/E0898BDF-BC81-4572-B43F-21157806D61A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I completed the three small hoops from this autumn's Craftpod, these really are tiny about 2cm across. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eyyIfFea8_54UJMbpDgW_sbJQkHJj9hFI0TNX6-VCOa80lVvcpoWP9B6fkbApF6Qvhj6qR7JBKyQESk21fLwFmDPvVOjOd-0iVHOk8vN_M88ozRAVp2ZgA_SmLdR7ZurYTcx4q8Hca8/s640/DD140038-ED5B-4E40-9427-5B156DB9FAFA.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eyyIfFea8_54UJMbpDgW_sbJQkHJj9hFI0TNX6-VCOa80lVvcpoWP9B6fkbApF6Qvhj6qR7JBKyQESk21fLwFmDPvVOjOd-0iVHOk8vN_M88ozRAVp2ZgA_SmLdR7ZurYTcx4q8Hca8/w300-h400/DD140038-ED5B-4E40-9427-5B156DB9FAFA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They have joined the other hoops in the hallway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYit8FjAYm4rE7e2Sr883q_e-DSe1WCtnGplR1a8bKa8bLfeGXQcEAvT7q2Lj87Z8I19WdMdp4SkWIFPMmGvhffGKpc9FXEyYdsW9B_HnoAzWZBJBGYYQeCFKD-Q_N6dOegqFRfomkfk/s640/B986CA15-5103-4CD7-85F3-F3F45339D1DB.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYit8FjAYm4rE7e2Sr883q_e-DSe1WCtnGplR1a8bKa8bLfeGXQcEAvT7q2Lj87Z8I19WdMdp4SkWIFPMmGvhffGKpc9FXEyYdsW9B_HnoAzWZBJBGYYQeCFKD-Q_N6dOegqFRfomkfk/w300-h400/B986CA15-5103-4CD7-85F3-F3F45339D1DB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Miss Clicky and Baby Needles came to visit the other day; Miss Clicky asked if I could help her make a Halloween bag for their local Halloween trail for Baby Needles instead of using anything plastic. She got some Halloween fabric, one with black cats and one with bats. We made a small reversible boxed bottom bag, with a piece of each fabric on each side. Miss Clicky did the sewing, I made her use my Singer 99 hand crank for the job.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc0FgPOA-mJLXh1bkgmpn0PtKcd1UAqmja1Dxt8Px_bx25IqmJWe9eMe0NAiR-6uytwPqT8NAnRX5Lm110sIVSrE504HW15XECNZ1hhhyqEfE8bWSpSCDu3Bg8oRcdxNMoRLWM_dChsw/s640/36AC5000-2B44-434A-9770-EBDE275C3067.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc0FgPOA-mJLXh1bkgmpn0PtKcd1UAqmja1Dxt8Px_bx25IqmJWe9eMe0NAiR-6uytwPqT8NAnRX5Lm110sIVSrE504HW15XECNZ1hhhyqEfE8bWSpSCDu3Bg8oRcdxNMoRLWM_dChsw/w300-h400/36AC5000-2B44-434A-9770-EBDE275C3067.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI4lfq8tP-aTf0XnolYGmfE6GM0XU8fRFQUaA2iHIvYz9gpwxtrkxdK0z-aloAYYMi0jElel4bxywbjxaCv8THLXje1Cie8XaYOlxrSDBU6LCX8VZAyjDS0FysaX3hwAtOFglQgKXxMk/s640/211A4309-9774-409C-A8BD-1CA1944944FD.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQI4lfq8tP-aTf0XnolYGmfE6GM0XU8fRFQUaA2iHIvYz9gpwxtrkxdK0z-aloAYYMi0jElel4bxywbjxaCv8THLXje1Cie8XaYOlxrSDBU6LCX8VZAyjDS0FysaX3hwAtOFglQgKXxMk/w300-h400/211A4309-9774-409C-A8BD-1CA1944944FD.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love that this bag will be used for many years to come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It may be getting chillier but I still picked these Dahlias today.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_vdZJJzHe_8lE85p81xLF0n5XKEBiLI7FjNWAztWlrRopJYY3gWCcE28zalUhxX_KUjsk9WWfMHDmSfKBohnPjpxkck9v5m91qsvGgBiqNN3SVUb3JRr-dtIWT-WBJRUxR6O6t5RrFQ/s640/50A734E9-9F4C-464E-827E-7A5101EE41AD.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_vdZJJzHe_8lE85p81xLF0n5XKEBiLI7FjNWAztWlrRopJYY3gWCcE28zalUhxX_KUjsk9WWfMHDmSfKBohnPjpxkck9v5m91qsvGgBiqNN3SVUb3JRr-dtIWT-WBJRUxR6O6t5RrFQ/w300-h400/50A734E9-9F4C-464E-827E-7A5101EE41AD.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, that's me for now, I have a day looking after Baby Needles tomorrow, so that'll keep me on my toes. Bye for now.................Clicky Needles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-87379623785269879512021-10-11T22:56:00.005+01:002021-10-11T22:59:51.954+01:00Ta Dah!!!<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ta Dah! My Dad's jumper is finished. The pattern is Rallar-genser and is the second one I have made. It is knit in Jamieson and Smith 2 ply jumper weight. It was a real joy to knit, bottom up and join on the yolk. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI1MjyNhoor0wlTuCOIMR4CbDk5pr1LjZVFrrbZelZmvlNqCgNFLhTOYpRJxXfJhqTVDCZAMSYA8LUoItEVDp13auSCfQYWBBtAmUO2KFm4XENpPBhQB_UFtufjfbUcSUxuN2t8j8_jE/s2048/F603FF2A-05C9-4060-9F30-D7ADE8C4F268.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkI1MjyNhoor0wlTuCOIMR4CbDk5pr1LjZVFrrbZelZmvlNqCgNFLhTOYpRJxXfJhqTVDCZAMSYA8LUoItEVDp13auSCfQYWBBtAmUO2KFm4XENpPBhQB_UFtufjfbUcSUxuN2t8j8_jE/w400-h266/F603FF2A-05C9-4060-9F30-D7ADE8C4F268.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-85zU9-jeqcVcwHcZ2J9NqOcv2uyMPxLfDd58umCi7Ks8sN2exd25QhZMo4FYlEqErF9QxfDqR1rWWwHZiqwIaar4uUlXaJmzrd-3yHm0yPajg2fi96852-mbDj5AWmo-3dBOXXqYBk/s2048/A4BDBF78-9F41-430A-A7F2-2CC2D3F3FC52.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-85zU9-jeqcVcwHcZ2J9NqOcv2uyMPxLfDd58umCi7Ks8sN2exd25QhZMo4FYlEqErF9QxfDqR1rWWwHZiqwIaar4uUlXaJmzrd-3yHm0yPajg2fi96852-mbDj5AWmo-3dBOXXqYBk/w400-h266/A4BDBF78-9F41-430A-A7F2-2CC2D3F3FC52.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My Mum and Dad popped by and picked it up, and it was well received.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Autumn <a href="https://www.craftpod.co.uk/">Craftpod</a> arrived last week. There are four boxes a year based on the seasons. I'm itching to get going with this one but as I hadn't finished <i>last</i> autumn's hoop,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aYDpUnD7BD8b4654zmV2L3spqsA8Sy6qzMs4rWsaR0z_VErZl0JIl-aY0KTF49UxstjgnqObdAC_aYTBdvKcKNduHlRAHB1xIkCJeAoc_VLIYq-YmqimJCRN7UxRAjfDPhZd9fB_J1g/s640/78F81210-E2C1-4500-BBC1-B7D334FBEF9B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6aYDpUnD7BD8b4654zmV2L3spqsA8Sy6qzMs4rWsaR0z_VErZl0JIl-aY0KTF49UxstjgnqObdAC_aYTBdvKcKNduHlRAHB1xIkCJeAoc_VLIYq-YmqimJCRN7UxRAjfDPhZd9fB_J1g/w300-h400/78F81210-E2C1-4500-BBC1-B7D334FBEF9B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I made myself get it out and finish it off.</span> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYR8XafHkpB0G_CCRdRWFo24dhLMG-EDQ1LG6aXGA3rhst59oweu7snCCcFjWFeQh0TQpbtpmq-xYOtSPURwVTS8rOLJ3WBkFoALIOSTDOhD4f0HcPDK9X-s2LR-8qzizO__nEpj932E/s2048/713A99C6-A419-40A5-A8B8-092AB0C6A35B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIYR8XafHkpB0G_CCRdRWFo24dhLMG-EDQ1LG6aXGA3rhst59oweu7snCCcFjWFeQh0TQpbtpmq-xYOtSPURwVTS8rOLJ3WBkFoALIOSTDOhD4f0HcPDK9X-s2LR-8qzizO__nEpj932E/w400-h266/713A99C6-A419-40A5-A8B8-092AB0C6A35B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today I got all the hoops out that I have completed in the past and I've displayed them in the hall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2dKtwKPh1KXalKLa-7mHt0i3rwUC88gpPOBJs5qVsJHnqE0quE8Af3xgtVedl-CDcSsk42gl-HS6GrOFKLdNwlpBoK2-wbDk7ewUKW_1WIQzw6x2G3BSGmXZTrcv07HHpSjU1FWGODk/s640/9AA8A301-16F1-4FCE-B281-1A5781F8914B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2dKtwKPh1KXalKLa-7mHt0i3rwUC88gpPOBJs5qVsJHnqE0quE8Af3xgtVedl-CDcSsk42gl-HS6GrOFKLdNwlpBoK2-wbDk7ewUKW_1WIQzw6x2G3BSGmXZTrcv07HHpSjU1FWGODk/w300-h400/9AA8A301-16F1-4FCE-B281-1A5781F8914B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They are from previous Craftpods and various kits that I have made over the last few years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFgA-pLpk06-VCSdK8tybsnXVof_0hLBeBo6y9WCsPWZSINroT2wTJTaLeOsrdRlaaBk_GP9mrcmp7RXbuPzkGmA43RZzb1Y0ZyuZeeuh5iTQj5DA0C9NhMSIujVtf3aVSpZ0h0PjmlQ/s640/A98485B9-0A0C-4F8C-9BCB-9B15874BBBDF.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFgA-pLpk06-VCSdK8tybsnXVof_0hLBeBo6y9WCsPWZSINroT2wTJTaLeOsrdRlaaBk_GP9mrcmp7RXbuPzkGmA43RZzb1Y0ZyuZeeuh5iTQj5DA0C9NhMSIujVtf3aVSpZ0h0PjmlQ/w300-h400/A98485B9-0A0C-4F8C-9BCB-9B15874BBBDF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been in a pottering mood today, I got this very dusty and pot bound Zebra Cactus that lives in the bathroom down to repot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QPOJZwgbNQdmvKRjIGjbKhEfsxdaI5HRyRc0VT7ZVzh0B1b-1c1afpr60_4hdlbCxuopC1AbSGiNZXR2BC1FbmuZXHikNManBOmpHmVdVeilPULLkoZSsoy6z0tUCkDW8pyqaIFrJrw/s640/17EC5B02-E228-4DA4-8074-50BCC19E4E6B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Autumn is definitely with us, cool misty mornings, with sunshiny days and cooler evenings. I'll miss summer. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> That's me for now...........Clicky Needles.</span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-42893056652356592052021-10-03T20:07:00.002+01:002021-10-03T20:07:13.885+01:00A Few Nights Away<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Hello Folks.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Me and Mr Clicky have been away for a few nights in a lovely Shepherd's Hut in Somerset. Even though Somerset is just the next county along, we've never really spent much time there, we usually drive through on the way to somewhere else.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The hut was really cute and had everything we needed including a super comfy bed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjmaH8LAi_O2hEVA4IVCcWJ4Rc29fLPijVW7xEPgm4PPfzj_NISY8AEGi8osmZ8f_0b3j7FRE8UiKuM03T8jNEXEN0-nzFG1GZgs6AlP0NQ1KVqK7H6NUw-fSOFHr0r7Fjed8ZuwpCdw/s640/82E2225F-5C7C-4725-8ADF-17718BA1403F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjmaH8LAi_O2hEVA4IVCcWJ4Rc29fLPijVW7xEPgm4PPfzj_NISY8AEGi8osmZ8f_0b3j7FRE8UiKuM03T8jNEXEN0-nzFG1GZgs6AlP0NQ1KVqK7H6NUw-fSOFHr0r7Fjed8ZuwpCdw/w300-h400/82E2225F-5C7C-4725-8ADF-17718BA1403F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We looked down over the Somerset Levels and we could see Glastonbury Tor in the distance. We visited nearby Wells, and the cathedral.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BLxhhpnAvf6-zGm5ssLq_bYuZhmUCKkmLMvyfEZRlWHXiKtsBZRRUVKeS_9Zqa-xJSX7JhhX6mc1riqXEO5NdSxeh2mBL79BJTvel3FfxlI9A0N2uo0izvP0F4o_dmQoA2iILDzORUc/s640/31E651FD-AA55-499F-9114-D920DBE1E5F4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BLxhhpnAvf6-zGm5ssLq_bYuZhmUCKkmLMvyfEZRlWHXiKtsBZRRUVKeS_9Zqa-xJSX7JhhX6mc1riqXEO5NdSxeh2mBL79BJTvel3FfxlI9A0N2uo0izvP0F4o_dmQoA2iILDzORUc/w300-h400/31E651FD-AA55-499F-9114-D920DBE1E5F4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back to the Hut and we cooked halloumi and steak over the open fire.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbe1pGJ6Ka3hsIKJ-uJMmp20OcmiuE5WXQCGfHtN3EwEpZ6EvZkyFT7ZtBa_P3vD00F9dPaMu6c2FmCXke2uMxXQ28EWz97DS7wUauUuPz827R3dwe21hBNHhs0EGQpt5uKBRwGSUVA8/s640/0F87EDFE-4088-4CA3-B714-C84B1B4B52DC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbe1pGJ6Ka3hsIKJ-uJMmp20OcmiuE5WXQCGfHtN3EwEpZ6EvZkyFT7ZtBa_P3vD00F9dPaMu6c2FmCXke2uMxXQ28EWz97DS7wUauUuPz827R3dwe21hBNHhs0EGQpt5uKBRwGSUVA8/w300-h400/0F87EDFE-4088-4CA3-B714-C84B1B4B52DC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back to the Hut for more hot tubbing and watching the sun go down.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoBi8XDQN964VakhdKZXoF0GNiDwvRiKyYLUopOA6aUUWFZHy5dVRr1S5xKd93zyIePM_xoL_iKOluFiHFAwLU5HwLJgcm_yW7g_pRX2sfrxJF_N9ug00oS5_AdujeO0vH3_zSWLRlwg/s640/0E0B7509-AA72-47E9-8556-F4ACCD6DC3A0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoBi8XDQN964VakhdKZXoF0GNiDwvRiKyYLUopOA6aUUWFZHy5dVRr1S5xKd93zyIePM_xoL_iKOluFiHFAwLU5HwLJgcm_yW7g_pRX2sfrxJF_N9ug00oS5_AdujeO0vH3_zSWLRlwg/w300-h400/0E0B7509-AA72-47E9-8556-F4ACCD6DC3A0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On our third day we visited Shepton Mallet prison. This was a victorian prison which only shut 10 years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYjAPYFgAwvYmvN4FUFM8rB05KQbS9kr9tyE8dME-P6iI1QiPGfa2x5dNYbJjoXY_EvLpmBSBm3a8M15uou0VWn9D8vCm7PYHbbJbXqZ7ovbGeqMFDPfIaKjvqQKwvxsHlJItkoRvjl8/s640/6FB42724-CC78-4DBB-BA2D-5E630AC94C85.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYjAPYFgAwvYmvN4FUFM8rB05KQbS9kr9tyE8dME-P6iI1QiPGfa2x5dNYbJjoXY_EvLpmBSBm3a8M15uou0VWn9D8vCm7PYHbbJbXqZ7ovbGeqMFDPfIaKjvqQKwvxsHlJItkoRvjl8/w300-h400/6FB42724-CC78-4DBB-BA2D-5E630AC94C85.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was cold, oppressive and unpleasant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisoHCzGnIEyzErBKW-eAuYfSEBra9EGuBxNLTOykisivJH0WKVhmW2MMO6izId9Loes0mB3lYlnIELA-IX8soc_tbgc5zDFDIYnGqKNCJavyH11ygYg5E_zhk9bdS8magam31ha2-KOs/s640/60F37691-5BC7-464E-9460-E2717741DFF0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisoHCzGnIEyzErBKW-eAuYfSEBra9EGuBxNLTOykisivJH0WKVhmW2MMO6izId9Loes0mB3lYlnIELA-IX8soc_tbgc5zDFDIYnGqKNCJavyH11ygYg5E_zhk9bdS8magam31ha2-KOs/w300-h400/60F37691-5BC7-464E-9460-E2717741DFF0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back at base, Mr Clicky read his book and I kept myself busy with my patchwork kit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkersSlCzh35ajn29IMwSPC0Jh0j6A008OZJ4vkpMmxgWBwz_U9CvkHm6g-H_jBwSFQ71Yr9ngcU8bH42g801N1MK2xWwXmsrahDOYa0udbMALIHx-1xZ9k_dvWUoXJ54lLtyH0AxUyHM/s640/044B0A57-FA98-4164-96AC-B00E109E8F5B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkersSlCzh35ajn29IMwSPC0Jh0j6A008OZJ4vkpMmxgWBwz_U9CvkHm6g-H_jBwSFQ71Yr9ngcU8bH42g801N1MK2xWwXmsrahDOYa0udbMALIHx-1xZ9k_dvWUoXJ54lLtyH0AxUyHM/w300-h400/044B0A57-FA98-4164-96AC-B00E109E8F5B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another evening dip for our last night. We had a wonderfully relaxing time.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back at home I laid out my patchwork pieces, a small bit of a quilt maybe?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOc2NwmGKltojvHQlG24uHutV4GV4iu3M8UA4lrNXDY-Lkk7Jo7ds79s9bE5lA7aj24sH_Djz7YhtQ8KjV7UjimIXO-XapfTxXPUF1RvjKGNpdRsYoKZssU9k8qgzH8CGkGTu-LN1xHU/s640/6D1E35FC-871D-49CD-B233-E7633A272AD6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOc2NwmGKltojvHQlG24uHutV4GV4iu3M8UA4lrNXDY-Lkk7Jo7ds79s9bE5lA7aj24sH_Djz7YhtQ8KjV7UjimIXO-XapfTxXPUF1RvjKGNpdRsYoKZssU9k8qgzH8CGkGTu-LN1xHU/w300-h400/6D1E35FC-871D-49CD-B233-E7633A272AD6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, see you soon.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Clicky Needles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-21522179672728758452021-09-12T22:29:00.001+01:002021-09-12T22:29:13.352+01:00Growing and Harvesting<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have carried on clearing and planting the allotment. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfmjXwgfIIx9UZjHf9aCSayFxOF8jDYYQsef1S3Y6yI0MRA-mt6LnGaHDpY8_gWmxoKdVW7ZwxQ7HjDAmARtUbkkynB_KUhMzq4aYaX_7GdQxL2LDl1MP8terQEwxLiGUX4ihfmfoCYM/s640/6B3FC422-591C-46F2-8E8D-DA819C00BFDB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfmjXwgfIIx9UZjHf9aCSayFxOF8jDYYQsef1S3Y6yI0MRA-mt6LnGaHDpY8_gWmxoKdVW7ZwxQ7HjDAmARtUbkkynB_KUhMzq4aYaX_7GdQxL2LDl1MP8terQEwxLiGUX4ihfmfoCYM/w300-h400/6B3FC422-591C-46F2-8E8D-DA819C00BFDB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've now got strawberries, leeks and some herbs and are starting to make the paths in between the growing areas.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZgYusQ3VUHTFgfwIuHoQa8VDmqc3c7ALfamojAjRQNT299HCHG6VfBCM6DId8CfgLCs5LMAPJeBB_w2LapyfzNFD5FFLIbAz8axu3HJTdUYMsCnzjGJ1rfsj0rKbfYxyuW8Bz1uIHbE/s640/D8A15C0E-4CB1-4B80-A459-96B432558551.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZgYusQ3VUHTFgfwIuHoQa8VDmqc3c7ALfamojAjRQNT299HCHG6VfBCM6DId8CfgLCs5LMAPJeBB_w2LapyfzNFD5FFLIbAz8axu3HJTdUYMsCnzjGJ1rfsj0rKbfYxyuW8Bz1uIHbE/w300-h400/D8A15C0E-4CB1-4B80-A459-96B432558551.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've also discovered a family of bumble bees who are living in a tuck of landscape fabric, we are leaving them well alone.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3ceUjvaFFYfti553f8zQJx3nYnXZ3B3NmNEGdecilN3DdmTsXg60IvV8v6ytY55-PK6mVnSAnzUCH3z15kqubBBgNuVWch_TvFVMgy8LhuOoaKz5eUeVzy144niks5V3Y3jW9n-BhX8/s640/FE8B8315-C4D1-4BE0-A72D-DBCD5B186212.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3ceUjvaFFYfti553f8zQJx3nYnXZ3B3NmNEGdecilN3DdmTsXg60IvV8v6ytY55-PK6mVnSAnzUCH3z15kqubBBgNuVWch_TvFVMgy8LhuOoaKz5eUeVzy144niks5V3Y3jW9n-BhX8/w300-h400/FE8B8315-C4D1-4BE0-A72D-DBCD5B186212.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back at home I am still picking buckets of flowers, tonight's harvest included lots of sunflowers,</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQAI_0AWjp5DCI0g2PiUx7aNZaDkEx3gJkG48DOjp1uB4cr4UDCp80PBt85LeJ_OSr4jKzEk9_mI8L9kMjQF7hTVwYOp0sIQMnbOHyViA23GRKC8ZwXgXp_xQ6LuAuVBKqz9Zxa9jDdk/s640/A5C1F9D3-F451-4401-808E-4CDEB947B9AB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQAI_0AWjp5DCI0g2PiUx7aNZaDkEx3gJkG48DOjp1uB4cr4UDCp80PBt85LeJ_OSr4jKzEk9_mI8L9kMjQF7hTVwYOp0sIQMnbOHyViA23GRKC8ZwXgXp_xQ6LuAuVBKqz9Zxa9jDdk/w300-h400/A5C1F9D3-F451-4401-808E-4CDEB947B9AB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">my dahlia patch is giving me particular pleasure. </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoKYYHsPZhbe6Pwk3oo8m1fSt9BFjmA562CGoEJypbGg6IeFlQrDOjofe_Q87-Y_04Gog_wT-XE5eG4vAjTRr9XJpo6BCaMH0iouaJSyeRLOpCLfIoG1nbvqrBWwxRjLZIgADmoA8yms/s640/163E463E-B9C2-4FEE-8A90-ECE7F5FFB234.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXoKYYHsPZhbe6Pwk3oo8m1fSt9BFjmA562CGoEJypbGg6IeFlQrDOjofe_Q87-Y_04Gog_wT-XE5eG4vAjTRr9XJpo6BCaMH0iouaJSyeRLOpCLfIoG1nbvqrBWwxRjLZIgADmoA8yms/w300-h400/163E463E-B9C2-4FEE-8A90-ECE7F5FFB234.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love this one, Thomas Edison.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMMMuKNbSKXTXusRrfJkFUghxey_qZPyTPDtHtYke8IN9o0GuQfupwj0vWVVmQ_t89j7d3f-g-YzeHC27w9lh_o1i3by_RGyyffv5-xhIiJpeWc8_kJNHPVMRB9T8YR0uoQLUZj3nRyA/s640/369B31BD-B4D4-4511-8815-AC31890B1C4B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMMMuKNbSKXTXusRrfJkFUghxey_qZPyTPDtHtYke8IN9o0GuQfupwj0vWVVmQ_t89j7d3f-g-YzeHC27w9lh_o1i3by_RGyyffv5-xhIiJpeWc8_kJNHPVMRB9T8YR0uoQLUZj3nRyA/w300-h400/369B31BD-B4D4-4511-8815-AC31890B1C4B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I fell behind badly with my stitch a week embroidery hoop, run by Clare of hellohoorayblog on Instagram, so I sat down and made myself catch up.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yOVOHOpgIFmQaTzMRNitpYjta2EtJrN86sX6Xcek2f84evmlqI_7U6bnpSwFZU_yGFHbO6yNshH3I0k7k-dNo3G2cdHCqta16TRYcb4WpPuOSB3TFouBkLdQDYx6CvXrfc9_kG4Cm8I/s640/1AFD1A89-2DE1-40D7-8335-C17ACBF33038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yOVOHOpgIFmQaTzMRNitpYjta2EtJrN86sX6Xcek2f84evmlqI_7U6bnpSwFZU_yGFHbO6yNshH3I0k7k-dNo3G2cdHCqta16TRYcb4WpPuOSB3TFouBkLdQDYx6CvXrfc9_kG4Cm8I/w300-h400/1AFD1A89-2DE1-40D7-8335-C17ACBF33038.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Progress on my Dad's jumper is whizzing along, I'm on the neckband. I much prefer bottom up construction to top down, as Jo commented last week, the boring knitting is all done.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZqkyZwFRocWLFBFX5vnqn0eCvXRvgh4Qy1j0G3A7otZLBwcAks2rSJXNmC1wP_NEeBf7uFwfdx6Qgy4axv67NqUp-EoPTQjSF6bS7igS0lJqk6705mnrdj0DvLeXd6iNKxhe2OHBQac/s640/8B9DF30F-5187-4729-A953-D8DCEEB5C1B2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZqkyZwFRocWLFBFX5vnqn0eCvXRvgh4Qy1j0G3A7otZLBwcAks2rSJXNmC1wP_NEeBf7uFwfdx6Qgy4axv67NqUp-EoPTQjSF6bS7igS0lJqk6705mnrdj0DvLeXd6iNKxhe2OHBQac/w400-h300/8B9DF30F-5187-4729-A953-D8DCEEB5C1B2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, not a lot seems to be happening in my neck of the woods but sometimes that's good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now........Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-43721296456236124612021-08-20T20:45:00.000+01:002021-08-20T20:45:02.081+01:00Outside<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The weather has cooled since I last posted, still warm enough but no sunshine.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been keeping busy handing out flowers to the neighbours, quite often it takes an hour to cut them in the evening, they then need to be left overnight somewhere cool for a good drink. For me this is the downstairs loo, (which also doubles up as our drinks storage.)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk6QzW-gcKhF2nPB8WPtYNfHv7lZ6P5WdvH-7uVYTjXBCeq30LzYneKDY2m90La7MgDnmi1egxopbMULbAOW6cQV8c5bGgS-Pwbtbv3VUmCshX-SPv5HVF7q5vq3gVK5iS1YsBl77kU8/s640/146CB172-177F-47AC-99FA-FA153D17793A_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLk6QzW-gcKhF2nPB8WPtYNfHv7lZ6P5WdvH-7uVYTjXBCeq30LzYneKDY2m90La7MgDnmi1egxopbMULbAOW6cQV8c5bGgS-Pwbtbv3VUmCshX-SPv5HVF7q5vq3gVK5iS1YsBl77kU8/w225-h400/146CB172-177F-47AC-99FA-FA153D17793A_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I then spend another hour or so next morning faffing and trying to arrange; something I definitely need more practice at.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1kKrcbpVbLJuPpw42HrdJ8GSZU_RXSYTFUKL2SnU9lTZr4PVnhV-MGQ9wuEvApcBf1MgryJbkBI2ZgfdkPTHqIOZorGb1okIbautCMI-xvkGPgRNUFnu8ALjLBSJroKml_BIQJM4v4A/s640/EEB1DEF0-13AF-4D8D-BFC8-959F1B939E40.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm1kKrcbpVbLJuPpw42HrdJ8GSZU_RXSYTFUKL2SnU9lTZr4PVnhV-MGQ9wuEvApcBf1MgryJbkBI2ZgfdkPTHqIOZorGb1okIbautCMI-xvkGPgRNUFnu8ALjLBSJroKml_BIQJM4v4A/w300-h400/EEB1DEF0-13AF-4D8D-BFC8-959F1B939E40.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-wrxsxzWzoKETfWq3vx9BvbopCwWWdMyodSUh-C6YzXYHTYY_gVEsJ0FYZ5_mUxjMoipaOhvC35l9jQci7dowsJh9SjWCWfjdWRjS3xbLfwUlljMqSplyig5812oN8TDF_K5xJISKwQ/s640/50D6F409-B370-45E8-A110-9365DF8F32D4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-wrxsxzWzoKETfWq3vx9BvbopCwWWdMyodSUh-C6YzXYHTYY_gVEsJ0FYZ5_mUxjMoipaOhvC35l9jQci7dowsJh9SjWCWfjdWRjS3xbLfwUlljMqSplyig5812oN8TDF_K5xJISKwQ/w300-h400/50D6F409-B370-45E8-A110-9365DF8F32D4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWGxksCVeN4qnYVYBOKG35ULAJuvkUQbowVpB0l8FJEITLvVdICevM9IroPRqek2tYuP70iCcy0nu1qjREYQ8uIDhXK2ExYg5feD-AwUr2giLVzCdCr-k6bdXVNcd6RlUM4ldgpNHtFY/s640/908F2A5C-6BFA-43B1-92F3-3019F8141394.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWGxksCVeN4qnYVYBOKG35ULAJuvkUQbowVpB0l8FJEITLvVdICevM9IroPRqek2tYuP70iCcy0nu1qjREYQ8uIDhXK2ExYg5feD-AwUr2giLVzCdCr-k6bdXVNcd6RlUM4ldgpNHtFY/w300-h400/908F2A5C-6BFA-43B1-92F3-3019F8141394.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My little plot (14m x 2m) has been so productive, I almost can't keep up with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In other exciting news, we have becone the new keepers of an allotment. We put our name down in February and were offered one in July. It's a 5 minute drive from home, of course we will be able to walk it, but for now we are needing to take lots of tools. It was very overgrown with grass and ragwort.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpVkuVQ7bno8wF0D0s7oecZGT2EJ6ICbyGteOH4TlIUOqeKjKuXiLk25uagou7tti_dpYTb3KV2hyphenhyphenLEDKxPGgnpfaRqmwjj_eEg_spO-UCwFuQ_UqP1_lH4G6KTPHv77V79b8bFw4KOw/s2048/0111B193-91BE-4525-91D9-9C65D10A1C65.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpVkuVQ7bno8wF0D0s7oecZGT2EJ6ICbyGteOH4TlIUOqeKjKuXiLk25uagou7tti_dpYTb3KV2hyphenhyphenLEDKxPGgnpfaRqmwjj_eEg_spO-UCwFuQ_UqP1_lH4G6KTPHv77V79b8bFw4KOw/w300-h400/0111B193-91BE-4525-91D9-9C65D10A1C65.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But did have the pluses of a small greenhouse, and compost bays made of pallets,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwvBbueOQ2gIytkccpia6Fbd3EEB3Vhcea7X_fJiqL5pSGK8dPQfD7-SI_9KI5dUZMiAsvmnZ0KhbZMDeMhn4fNtmIy8gMpJ6tuQD8DHPMQ-S83mnzIoLy6HYIkafjdrruHv-IdYp0E8/s2048/BD29C8DA-BDA0-43E4-9A82-2C72AB1FFB82.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwvBbueOQ2gIytkccpia6Fbd3EEB3Vhcea7X_fJiqL5pSGK8dPQfD7-SI_9KI5dUZMiAsvmnZ0KhbZMDeMhn4fNtmIy8gMpJ6tuQD8DHPMQ-S83mnzIoLy6HYIkafjdrruHv-IdYp0E8/w300-h400/BD29C8DA-BDA0-43E4-9A82-2C72AB1FFB82.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">a healthy crop of lavender across the width,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcxOalD6CCkrlOnBYvcW4z8cg2v3Lo3n5Cq5YnTxk_0rjFRg3zh4-kZYS5pH4ZRIIIp08l_Gn3tF7SiuoqnQNTo31_0TxERSddBggwEs6xGzt9XN_sj8ZIUimvllACMqun-02acfVWFs/s640/9466D4C6-477B-4007-99DB-5349243D2FE9_4_5005_c.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcxOalD6CCkrlOnBYvcW4z8cg2v3Lo3n5Cq5YnTxk_0rjFRg3zh4-kZYS5pH4ZRIIIp08l_Gn3tF7SiuoqnQNTo31_0TxERSddBggwEs6xGzt9XN_sj8ZIUimvllACMqun-02acfVWFs/w400-h225/9466D4C6-477B-4007-99DB-5349243D2FE9_4_5005_c.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">a redcurrant bush which gave us 1.5kg of yummy fruit, and after a good weeding we revealed loads of raspberry canes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DIYBScu5qxiG3Hxml3lY0WPhinYjj7S8Oykr8p0rDZFFzv-qvsfpr0YemIZe5QIZIew5llOhNUsAvfYu9S90GHB358WvIYylz_6CEgkNyxRbTg03JUvZq86-Xuqart8Punpj-DcDEEE/s640/198493B7-3C24-4DEC-93E6-E33D25A53262.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DIYBScu5qxiG3Hxml3lY0WPhinYjj7S8Oykr8p0rDZFFzv-qvsfpr0YemIZe5QIZIew5llOhNUsAvfYu9S90GHB358WvIYylz_6CEgkNyxRbTg03JUvZq86-Xuqart8Punpj-DcDEEE/w300-h400/198493B7-3C24-4DEC-93E6-E33D25A53262.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After spending the last few weeks clearing the weeds, I was able to plant something this week. The allotment is in the furthest corner from the car park so we are using a festival trolley to transport all our bits and pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVGRJcuuJ0DIjya-SRQgIsj8L3bPdzE-6KdPgKvSUHgYZ056zqfkiOVTWTT43uwvxj-58HRhi9npQKk1GkgCb5pnDbOsL119ZKn2TZ4f6mLt_LfGwgF-6TFMrHApTSHN8MgU9AygqAqo/s640/6250AFDE-687C-4CA5-9DAE-A54C3AE24B0F.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVGRJcuuJ0DIjya-SRQgIsj8L3bPdzE-6KdPgKvSUHgYZ056zqfkiOVTWTT43uwvxj-58HRhi9npQKk1GkgCb5pnDbOsL119ZKn2TZ4f6mLt_LfGwgF-6TFMrHApTSHN8MgU9AygqAqo/w300-h400/6250AFDE-687C-4CA5-9DAE-A54C3AE24B0F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I planted a pot of rhubarb in the top corner, that had been in the back garden for several years. (The chickens are on the allotment next to ours.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKxH2-bZgWknLVXBjmVS_w76sxemfPwLGoNAPMtyVwf73VjsSrRuY-RQfgi1-DZDJCWkLREyKofJ12g_w24MN8esUcy8mp9yBRmwKvwAu45-myK4QP0KyoTPTTXhpOnl2M1DlXLFIdWE/s640/365D095F-635A-42A8-A498-79BA02E3F2CE.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKxH2-bZgWknLVXBjmVS_w76sxemfPwLGoNAPMtyVwf73VjsSrRuY-RQfgi1-DZDJCWkLREyKofJ12g_w24MN8esUcy8mp9yBRmwKvwAu45-myK4QP0KyoTPTTXhpOnl2M1DlXLFIdWE/w300-h400/365D095F-635A-42A8-A498-79BA02E3F2CE.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And some wallflowers which I bought from a local nursery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu_ucTfDlwmEpw0sr_EcpG1hXvLQ64Qwbf3CAshSSymM5PLNn3WY8pKR3PDBwAtye5KpoaSZmmEsP3UgOhMH63pEbF3vG2NS2y-2YKJERtFuozmUH-xadByMS15qcxlm-Y73FXoJCJSA/s640/BA7FFC87-15BC-47B8-8895-30A9D866E553.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmu_ucTfDlwmEpw0sr_EcpG1hXvLQ64Qwbf3CAshSSymM5PLNn3WY8pKR3PDBwAtye5KpoaSZmmEsP3UgOhMH63pEbF3vG2NS2y-2YKJERtFuozmUH-xadByMS15qcxlm-Y73FXoJCJSA/w300-h400/BA7FFC87-15BC-47B8-8895-30A9D866E553.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have decided to section into 1 metre strips with paths in between, the paths will be stone already on the the allotment or wood chippings which are delivered to the site for everyone's use. We are going to grow vegetables and of course, flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have some very high standards to live up to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtcEqi7R9eYGV1UtD1UO3VAB6mZViiTZU3BPhK6GOV5uOsZ09L908OYcOW_D3C9w_h1zeIofWazTKACDdCfaRKw7EJhD3u9QobCo2kQdY_8nMHMy_xpXSz5ugnBUSwBZF2WrlctV75DU/s640/FD974ADD-E8DF-46E8-9BA1-9EAD8A503CA6.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXtcEqi7R9eYGV1UtD1UO3VAB6mZViiTZU3BPhK6GOV5uOsZ09L908OYcOW_D3C9w_h1zeIofWazTKACDdCfaRKw7EJhD3u9QobCo2kQdY_8nMHMy_xpXSz5ugnBUSwBZF2WrlctV75DU/w300-h400/FD974ADD-E8DF-46E8-9BA1-9EAD8A503CA6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGCPGrEcOn2p9ZNVX8mgXiy_GYLnJk2uwc3Jq5AAYem-rDCkDAEl-sXyQ_GS8wcin1YkhzWBOvxBoe0MLhvhKewEBKO7suZ2Kcnkoi4HCxol198W5F8ucYNb2jB3tHCcomT6oSOpG3I0/s640/016B792E-1F3D-43B2-BB78-5A16B56BC03A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGCPGrEcOn2p9ZNVX8mgXiy_GYLnJk2uwc3Jq5AAYem-rDCkDAEl-sXyQ_GS8wcin1YkhzWBOvxBoe0MLhvhKewEBKO7suZ2Kcnkoi4HCxol198W5F8ucYNb2jB3tHCcomT6oSOpG3I0/w300-h400/016B792E-1F3D-43B2-BB78-5A16B56BC03A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxcQOP_kPr07UwdyQqflyd69BvzIbWpJ48T8UGuJSSNplZu0jmoIjp76xkWSddjywvsDUQOtuPFdNMQHmTV3W_07d2IvEJmH3bH156Yv_TYZwJnBTuznSwICsro4F_QZPE8pB0xlYQjo/s640/ED07EB0B-2F91-4DC2-948A-EAFE6EC15AD8.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxcQOP_kPr07UwdyQqflyd69BvzIbWpJ48T8UGuJSSNplZu0jmoIjp76xkWSddjywvsDUQOtuPFdNMQHmTV3W_07d2IvEJmH3bH156Yv_TYZwJnBTuznSwICsro4F_QZPE8pB0xlYQjo/w300-h400/ED07EB0B-2F91-4DC2-948A-EAFE6EC15AD8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In the back garden at home I came across this chap the other day. He was massive, about 5cm long. I had no idea that we had had large crickets in the UK. It is a Great Green Bush Cricket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkyGOFAtC2b4K0NQJRvRv2tMOjIB4nKyIUwikM_rsQwkStOzfbeEpzEh4C4a5MadF06-WuTTUl-vcTdy59GvdyqUhrkKBMD5m54x7chQ7SKGC62BOR6uANiUJEHYBt9gmZpIvxq8BbFM/s640/FF7EC0F7-2FC0-40B7-A8DC-0D4B0E9742F7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkyGOFAtC2b4K0NQJRvRv2tMOjIB4nKyIUwikM_rsQwkStOzfbeEpzEh4C4a5MadF06-WuTTUl-vcTdy59GvdyqUhrkKBMD5m54x7chQ7SKGC62BOR6uANiUJEHYBt9gmZpIvxq8BbFM/w300-h400/FF7EC0F7-2FC0-40B7-A8DC-0D4B0E9742F7.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the knitting front I have joined the arms and body of my Dad's jumper and I'm on the most exciting bit, the yolk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiumKEvbfes8ZdjHKO-UM7QoBHl72742QTXmrvFCaLekxS0h0gnoGaE0SCBEPKSBn1shgzstu_GipZBRyQ7e1GTBl-VdLH9QY2x_wjob-sR1aQ5vKzLUDfVh2eHSoxfdgwWGPUXPhj90/s640/9C294809-3D63-4135-AE9B-70C989DA9A06.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiumKEvbfes8ZdjHKO-UM7QoBHl72742QTXmrvFCaLekxS0h0gnoGaE0SCBEPKSBn1shgzstu_GipZBRyQ7e1GTBl-VdLH9QY2x_wjob-sR1aQ5vKzLUDfVh2eHSoxfdgwWGPUXPhj90/w300-h400/9C294809-3D63-4135-AE9B-70C989DA9A06.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Lastly, I'm leaving you with my latest crush, Dahlia Alauna Clair Obscur. I've picked it now and can't stop looking at it. Perfection.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM64h3ag7KHsyto3JgXgukiyPPaIS8MhG8y1GnJowWXS4Cm9e5HFGB3QpkH0D_sRYR8iS-P2LLODJmm599Pgno1KX1BXRr3ptzo2LQRlQoODDBG5bE-KuT2pJA6i5sQi8nftC8GbCDl4/s640/E2FFB569-1727-4F69-B1AE-FAE3245B3711.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioM64h3ag7KHsyto3JgXgukiyPPaIS8MhG8y1GnJowWXS4Cm9e5HFGB3QpkH0D_sRYR8iS-P2LLODJmm599Pgno1KX1BXRr3ptzo2LQRlQoODDBG5bE-KuT2pJA6i5sQi8nftC8GbCDl4/w300-h400/E2FFB569-1727-4F69-B1AE-FAE3245B3711.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now. if you need me I'll be on the allotment.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Keep safe..............Clicky Needles.</span></div>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-34520767400759319482021-07-22T16:04:00.007+01:002021-07-22T16:09:05.038+01:00Bugs, Butterflies and Flowers<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's really warm! We're in the amber weather warning area. The last few days have been too much. I've even allowed the pigeons to bathe in my water feature, I usually chase them off because the water goes quite scummy from the grease on their feathers.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP-5H5zN8VRmsjV4Mk8lzA2Fs1C5S73tSRWeGSIjEkesQSsxV6IADoqtAzOS40gqR4_dN8RCVD5OMm8SAvYUxafWD14mhbFE-yz-69cBNM89aFXxbvGgt3OsM183NnqDaqhUW4P4JHmU/s4608/F42868ED-4324-411D-ABA9-03E46B158FA3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP-5H5zN8VRmsjV4Mk8lzA2Fs1C5S73tSRWeGSIjEkesQSsxV6IADoqtAzOS40gqR4_dN8RCVD5OMm8SAvYUxafWD14mhbFE-yz-69cBNM89aFXxbvGgt3OsM183NnqDaqhUW4P4JHmU/w400-h300/F42868ED-4324-411D-ABA9-03E46B158FA3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We're all needing lots of water at the moment.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFFdDbGuccs_phZCfv9_lGvDiCxAvyTwJwrCZzW0pgAasRfXMYeJi_sgz_s42BIqRusXsH8hM5gZaCBvLERR-jAmZPoWAALGP-cQXYwOJ_J_ZTHHTdPk1Mg5Y4w_dNg8u9dH2TgjmChE/s4608/9C591ADA-A1FF-4EA8-BFB0-0A6FA0B8A98E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFFdDbGuccs_phZCfv9_lGvDiCxAvyTwJwrCZzW0pgAasRfXMYeJi_sgz_s42BIqRusXsH8hM5gZaCBvLERR-jAmZPoWAALGP-cQXYwOJ_J_ZTHHTdPk1Mg5Y4w_dNg8u9dH2TgjmChE/w400-h300/9C591ADA-A1FF-4EA8-BFB0-0A6FA0B8A98E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have been making bugs and butterflies as part of a project run by <a href="https://nelsontrust.com/">The Nelson Trust</a>, to signify the end of isolation (lockdown) and encourage community spirit. Of course there might be another lockdown, but let's focus on the positives. The Nelson Trust work within the South West to support people with addiction and also women and girls who become involved in the criminal justice system. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I saw a post of Facebook inviting to take part in the 'Crafty Collaboration' and thought it might be fun. The aim is to make a wallhanging. They sent out packs with everything needed; crochet flowers, beaded bugs or embroidered butterflies.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As I have never beaded anything before, I thought that bugs might the one to try.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used plates to keep the beads separate and got to work.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdrArPIH8KheE4GIa9Deogfe9GFHgUw4-78kyTJFbkRGNrXq802xu6xERa443hyphenhyphennBjgpB4PP7KvXSi-F5j5XoMd1u50FFWXBBSdEqPGJXr_00iVk_fJ66fK2wBunaGlP0L-AwY06I_ok/s4608/01DF2F96-5265-44FE-AFC8-BD914A8925F9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdrArPIH8KheE4GIa9Deogfe9GFHgUw4-78kyTJFbkRGNrXq802xu6xERa443hyphenhyphennBjgpB4PP7KvXSi-F5j5XoMd1u50FFWXBBSdEqPGJXr_00iVk_fJ66fK2wBunaGlP0L-AwY06I_ok/w300-h400/01DF2F96-5265-44FE-AFC8-BD914A8925F9.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At first it was tremendously fiddly but as I got the hang of it, I got better. It involved threading the very fine wire through the row of beads and then back on itself. I made five bugs, they are about 4cm long.</span></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/s4608/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2GWXqEu6yXvQ5-JQAdt6khnsOYc__CMOgDB3Y7Ill4rwNfcA3m-JOFpyM-cF5VV8sE66T6MQwdpd-Z3r0z47TpNzg1ijsxRevnXRztGTsSZR0iwYHDU-oUchiS98Jpwb1iBr_dzP_is/w400-h300/F61E069F-4DDA-43D4-8F76-76A9C3437F39.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They really shimmer in the light.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWGTn5tHWmBDf8qrUPBVy-PRUDHoMycIeNnNME7NVz0gY_WZCaLoZSRPbTKnaMs0pmeNAIQlbUVkmJj8e2carGMmKrCT5onZ0eYv9QAn_in9aZj7UgYyKc-K15v3RGrBVNg39mjF1cCU/s4608/0D38D0CF-6F71-4CEF-9C97-9767CB0F9A9E.jpeg" style="clear: left; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I also embroidered a butterfly. The base was stiff felt; I tried to make it as symmetrical as I could. This was about 10 cm across. I have handed them all in and have volunteered to be a part of the 'making up team' to produce the wall hanging.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMJk1-smLKCi6Wu9dtirfBiD928oguxJw_OnICuNCcXIqAAL1jmf9XTVxI000O5Q8tbeG363NVFQQbHjRLrpHBTht_wN-oLKjc6vb0e1Q0_9YtiI7WbQ0-LP-9adnzq3Eu4U3oqequzA/s4608/AE2688FA-0E34-4A79-A058-E6C26D180DE1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMJk1-smLKCi6Wu9dtirfBiD928oguxJw_OnICuNCcXIqAAL1jmf9XTVxI000O5Q8tbeG363NVFQQbHjRLrpHBTht_wN-oLKjc6vb0e1Q0_9YtiI7WbQ0-LP-9adnzq3Eu4U3oqequzA/s320/AE2688FA-0E34-4A79-A058-E6C26D180DE1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My cutting patch is doing well and has turned from an embarrassing overgrown patch of shrubs in March</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_pYQm8Sh_s1PaSJ6duDrXzAoy09aFQhY8zkeRERptNUcMWDa4mHAIRf0JURZhzh5bu2iUpad5tix6hQirSu1b8WV4gdW_PMuPO16EiL-I3l-QxW6beJGdRYR7Ax3DS1o0odnjSSizWI/s2048/A0469707-9769-4D4F-8026-1C9CE3C7DB85.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_pYQm8Sh_s1PaSJ6duDrXzAoy09aFQhY8zkeRERptNUcMWDa4mHAIRf0JURZhzh5bu2iUpad5tix6hQirSu1b8WV4gdW_PMuPO16EiL-I3l-QxW6beJGdRYR7Ax3DS1o0odnjSSizWI/w300-h400/A0469707-9769-4D4F-8026-1C9CE3C7DB85.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">to a fragrance filled garden. Other than the dahlias on the end, I grew all of this from seed. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQmI-ZDKdQTTpFXqNM9X2BChOdSvneAJqY2ujO_vXkDB-zmQyMciDNrLHftcfe9apg6UdUPz4JQr7nFQmAn-n4uKL47HqELJMtRiFjZY6LSxt8Hs90_-ngHfyf7-1XGPiij7XMPKHnMk/s2048/F58D10CF-399D-49DA-87BC-DC04FC79DB39.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQmI-ZDKdQTTpFXqNM9X2BChOdSvneAJqY2ujO_vXkDB-zmQyMciDNrLHftcfe9apg6UdUPz4JQr7nFQmAn-n4uKL47HqELJMtRiFjZY6LSxt8Hs90_-ngHfyf7-1XGPiij7XMPKHnMk/w300-h400/F58D10CF-399D-49DA-87BC-DC04FC79DB39.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Things were a little slow to get going after the cold spring we've had but are now in full flow; the sweet peas are really happy, although they are quite a pastel selection, next year they will be more brights.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I pick a bucketful every evening.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_8mjxbnzgH6SdtBY_4cVeg5VmQ5cl-Rr3z4bvj50BX9U99j0MWHd2ZB6CUL8ZcYgAvHhcwy3VrNTI-mVJ6lnCY67B8gVffesjHpjj7nPK8HYYaC1YnUGx32H90W3xF8I2Ni4k551Fp4/s2048/0401C4C0-8AAD-4CA2-AF1A-4260A0D29739.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_8mjxbnzgH6SdtBY_4cVeg5VmQ5cl-Rr3z4bvj50BX9U99j0MWHd2ZB6CUL8ZcYgAvHhcwy3VrNTI-mVJ6lnCY67B8gVffesjHpjj7nPK8HYYaC1YnUGx32H90W3xF8I2Ni4k551Fp4/w300-h400/0401C4C0-8AAD-4CA2-AF1A-4260A0D29739.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I made a wooden planter to fit in the gap between the end of the raised bed and gate.</span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJx8Kwjcc5Yw4_iBAkIlfMvKY9Skm9wkLYqN17tOUJosEecex48HDcAvrxuVwvU_TzpeHhbMoVyi-GfUNG-Py_2gYTv7I8swazzKEBjVo7H-Ta7xw3Iaul1boOo7NXqsEfdPFjiOUNzk/s2048/472A2063-DB02-48B2-A12B-355382409BEC.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJx8Kwjcc5Yw4_iBAkIlfMvKY9Skm9wkLYqN17tOUJosEecex48HDcAvrxuVwvU_TzpeHhbMoVyi-GfUNG-Py_2gYTv7I8swazzKEBjVo7H-Ta7xw3Iaul1boOo7NXqsEfdPFjiOUNzk/w300-h400/472A2063-DB02-48B2-A12B-355382409BEC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've planted this with three loofah plants which I grew from seed, one has been munched by the snails but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the other two, I'll keep you posted.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkQ9xBQwMs6ToUDmmXxB4TK0BabFyiwwvPl-Wzq0j3mOElRe4-25YrJFRGYdobSlYfthd9aWJh8KZRf2bgUBKZFNXbA-G0Ld_3OXxjIFUGM4JB7mid64r_cTCyQnhnuDMi_GuzV7DVU/s2048/3C37372D-09A1-40A5-8736-6F1EDC3DF2B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUkQ9xBQwMs6ToUDmmXxB4TK0BabFyiwwvPl-Wzq0j3mOElRe4-25YrJFRGYdobSlYfthd9aWJh8KZRf2bgUBKZFNXbA-G0Ld_3OXxjIFUGM4JB7mid64r_cTCyQnhnuDMi_GuzV7DVU/w300-h400/3C37372D-09A1-40A5-8736-6F1EDC3DF2B4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My neighbours are getting used to a knock on the door and flowers being thrust at them. I shall have to accost strangers on the street soon.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn55JhE6jsiIRB6iC8kvzyYiR0-gPWdA5xE5nmqR6nL-AvORYcyO_g-ZmEStdHP_-tyjlJTnfEj3hjW7XafOPq_1jMYZh3M3O0BpbxzQW4sriphRriQXAdUY1f7M8Rnrp3z76tJ0B3i0/s2048/9C446129-18DE-40F6-8C68-A5C664415903.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUn55JhE6jsiIRB6iC8kvzyYiR0-gPWdA5xE5nmqR6nL-AvORYcyO_g-ZmEStdHP_-tyjlJTnfEj3hjW7XafOPq_1jMYZh3M3O0BpbxzQW4sriphRriQXAdUY1f7M8Rnrp3z76tJ0B3i0/w300-h400/9C446129-18DE-40F6-8C68-A5C664415903.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am not so much of a fan of the arranging, I go for the 'thrown together' look but the smiles on people's faces make it worthwhile.</span></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAn6Gptnyky_U84aY708Mt-zJWYvgkLMn-U76K_6HDmZ2VtL1sM6clnylPU0s_hSKqyNnnNQeuzzocsiZ5ZKTYyiKZizuTHioUypbikOwUFEr7N09fAYvYP6BoMjw-yu50YdQtliSjqI/s2048/3027F6F5-7718-4A5F-93A5-557B10994207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAn6Gptnyky_U84aY708Mt-zJWYvgkLMn-U76K_6HDmZ2VtL1sM6clnylPU0s_hSKqyNnnNQeuzzocsiZ5ZKTYyiKZizuTHioUypbikOwUFEr7N09fAYvYP6BoMjw-yu50YdQtliSjqI/w300-h400/3027F6F5-7718-4A5F-93A5-557B10994207.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2goIGYlG7eL8mudBMZE3H9rrm39okutcOXc0djCPzdCO3W8Aq6j-TfYUqhSK-xHTncSogdRJ6VN5aOHbsXuieuI98FZdKjFrRcL0a7rAU7udSCBCkW9ZFjFWh5EibJAA4lZrON_bhyphenhyphenY/s2048/B52A62B9-F63E-4FB9-92EC-272CAA329610.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2goIGYlG7eL8mudBMZE3H9rrm39okutcOXc0djCPzdCO3W8Aq6j-TfYUqhSK-xHTncSogdRJ6VN5aOHbsXuieuI98FZdKjFrRcL0a7rAU7udSCBCkW9ZFjFWh5EibJAA4lZrON_bhyphenhyphenY/w300-h400/B52A62B9-F63E-4FB9-92EC-272CAA329610.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuWCoPuqx1IcfNKI2Z3Cznj58QmRUdGUbD_seYHGbed6NKxZqgSxNKCPykDKB6YnEZ4Bb3KpZL1vIdnMI2BxmsEm8ixSbZrP29lofyk_ZbLyJV7h7O5vDWFpfwh317enO3T0F7gDtJyU/s2048/2E0CFFF8-2EAF-4A69-A5BE-8798A27FF655.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuWCoPuqx1IcfNKI2Z3Cznj58QmRUdGUbD_seYHGbed6NKxZqgSxNKCPykDKB6YnEZ4Bb3KpZL1vIdnMI2BxmsEm8ixSbZrP29lofyk_ZbLyJV7h7O5vDWFpfwh317enO3T0F7gDtJyU/w300-h400/2E0CFFF8-2EAF-4A69-A5BE-8798A27FF655.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2L67WKeHeHJkFgXfUavwcKXJPvYBbvzm5T65FoLTczIgle3qcK6QznA6dILTawLR39MYhqJV_EuDGNw7C4D2Gn8VXy-uVJl7PBwKQtl_39gAFK_TidcRgc_T7c1KbceZHj09Ak3cieo/s2048/DF29ED48-8287-4680-A47F-E5F3F0DDF753.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK2L67WKeHeHJkFgXfUavwcKXJPvYBbvzm5T65FoLTczIgle3qcK6QznA6dILTawLR39MYhqJV_EuDGNw7C4D2Gn8VXy-uVJl7PBwKQtl_39gAFK_TidcRgc_T7c1KbceZHj09Ak3cieo/w300-h400/DF29ED48-8287-4680-A47F-E5F3F0DDF753.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, we have been 'promised' thunder storms this weekend but we'll see, the storms didn't come last time they were predicted. I'm just hoping for a drop in temperature. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Keep safe and hydrated........Clicky Needles.</span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-55860845695376185462021-07-06T12:42:00.000+01:002021-07-06T12:42:30.406+01:00Camping<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We had a fab time camping.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We stayed at a campsite near Ludlow in Shropshire, a pleasant hour or so drive from home. Our view from the tent was over into the Welsh Borders. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_oMgIORO1ujcxSBMi3GE6gjZt4Lqff8Tj7Ox9-PjoR7TjgPJuc5chpqeHj1MRsflJdHDx2_J6pGW5uuxVjcoM4aKQPpF_4oq0Ozmzp9wIJIYObO_LBRUS7WpTdEIc9h9SWm_58TGwe4/s2048/534A93A6-34C8-4954-B61B-740AF85CAFC9.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv_oMgIORO1ujcxSBMi3GE6gjZt4Lqff8Tj7Ox9-PjoR7TjgPJuc5chpqeHj1MRsflJdHDx2_J6pGW5uuxVjcoM4aKQPpF_4oq0Ozmzp9wIJIYObO_LBRUS7WpTdEIc9h9SWm_58TGwe4/w400-h300/534A93A6-34C8-4954-B61B-740AF85CAFC9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The town of Ludlow itself is medieval with lots of half timbered buildings. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguci_sivYvAM4FShpAg52TploKKmGjh_s52LNrps8ukBsUhOJDoXlP3VuY0pFnNx66je3igJL7cSTrSpZX4yVjwt0jgM2aIqZtCt5ze3n1HDeXI2BbfQwun_PTWUWAkDiIe0sv9VFDJpc/s2048/2236834B-A8E2-4B06-8636-DFCD75275913.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguci_sivYvAM4FShpAg52TploKKmGjh_s52LNrps8ukBsUhOJDoXlP3VuY0pFnNx66je3igJL7cSTrSpZX4yVjwt0jgM2aIqZtCt5ze3n1HDeXI2BbfQwun_PTWUWAkDiIe0sv9VFDJpc/w400-h300/2236834B-A8E2-4B06-8636-DFCD75275913.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love how the top left of this building is on a wonk. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXomCowIwApTcFoPUvJHms7uLHe-iRrospYaTtaPcHRFa5LnixkmMl9BISrygzxkxtWGYD1alPAS4eEPQqRSLEb90oKbw14vgCnUlZRX9o-hTt5IszEOU73wkgYwTpKnMRDY40e34Pos/s2048/3F46AD53-D6EF-4880-B789-FFE76AC239BD.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqXomCowIwApTcFoPUvJHms7uLHe-iRrospYaTtaPcHRFa5LnixkmMl9BISrygzxkxtWGYD1alPAS4eEPQqRSLEb90oKbw14vgCnUlZRX9o-hTt5IszEOU73wkgYwTpKnMRDY40e34Pos/w400-h300/3F46AD53-D6EF-4880-B789-FFE76AC239BD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Turn down a side street and it all goes Georgian, good enough for a film set. Stupidly, I didn't take a picture myself of this street.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOBFSQ7S_2NoCxurP04gF5YHExzRFJanpqinidz3thKJQ62fN1chxQmW1hSbm9l_5YVTCdArV0KU42CNMz1mR5vzgFBvHzNbmldGeDEiU1ploRPU5p6TBxDin8ZAptQM20PMMqYkNH3I/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="956" data-original-width="1300" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOBFSQ7S_2NoCxurP04gF5YHExzRFJanpqinidz3thKJQ62fN1chxQmW1hSbm9l_5YVTCdArV0KU42CNMz1mR5vzgFBvHzNbmldGeDEiU1ploRPU5p6TBxDin8ZAptQM20PMMqYkNH3I/w400-h294/image.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a castle right in the middle of the town.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU0amVc-iq7rvtwiSBP2-vL4Gma3-8bT1OYw1SEPetAlJVT5EPkes7jIXTSP1kM9wShpQAvOEdXzWMMvLfZVY4wbQdbMjhfAOuz31UBcXr7_s5TMkUm_P2Y81MuaYojGfiH-J7vPspwg/s2048/6A5B54AA-8302-420F-A2DF-678226A10BFD.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibU0amVc-iq7rvtwiSBP2-vL4Gma3-8bT1OYw1SEPetAlJVT5EPkes7jIXTSP1kM9wShpQAvOEdXzWMMvLfZVY4wbQdbMjhfAOuz31UBcXr7_s5TMkUm_P2Y81MuaYojGfiH-J7vPspwg/w400-h300/6A5B54AA-8302-420F-A2DF-678226A10BFD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0EaE3T1FIhyphenhyphenFKyJixZBHV24Wh0qOKM7yq3Omvvf7JiobEX0mwNYoFAjSFHaRear1hFhC7gGXhNbgk364EHdZ4ATtpOsh9zjWB1NW4pbJWkh3CHUZ96kYqd3iVujanehUHsDXXc39tY4/s2048/7D708A5B-399E-4C0D-B89E-24E16C37C4F4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0EaE3T1FIhyphenhyphenFKyJixZBHV24Wh0qOKM7yq3Omvvf7JiobEX0mwNYoFAjSFHaRear1hFhC7gGXhNbgk364EHdZ4ATtpOsh9zjWB1NW4pbJWkh3CHUZ96kYqd3iVujanehUHsDXXc39tY4/w400-h300/7D708A5B-399E-4C0D-B89E-24E16C37C4F4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_m5ogEbF-7RVDa-vh8UZ4mLqP2Usg1XHa-n3RMrsAzrVvwjQGZ2jweI4R_zYqZFTWNGk3TFUl-pO8fVRxY30OTjRf7yt_ZulUWubnp21yrkVaXhF081wswBkkRPOVJw6WiDp9hP8Rs/s2048/5333AE0C-0017-4099-AAFD-E0E285077CA8.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihL_m5ogEbF-7RVDa-vh8UZ4mLqP2Usg1XHa-n3RMrsAzrVvwjQGZ2jweI4R_zYqZFTWNGk3TFUl-pO8fVRxY30OTjRf7yt_ZulUWubnp21yrkVaXhF081wswBkkRPOVJw6WiDp9hP8Rs/w400-h300/5333AE0C-0017-4099-AAFD-E0E285077CA8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The weather was changeable, somedays hot and sunny and some really cold, luckily we only had rain at night. We had a fire pit to toast marshmallows and keep us warm.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r3yU3DcQQZaITarZlc2inQNIQD_mqSho-PUbIW2_3I4MeIMACpj7PlqP4HSoszzK3kTjIU_pfR2zsjc80la9klprc9XLJ9iMggFb5uyAUPIeUk_ckvkXG4i9ZSfqp1iu33PQvButP7A/s2048/C25EB3FF-8BC6-40C3-85A5-1FBC7BB53D38.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5r3yU3DcQQZaITarZlc2inQNIQD_mqSho-PUbIW2_3I4MeIMACpj7PlqP4HSoszzK3kTjIU_pfR2zsjc80la9klprc9XLJ9iMggFb5uyAUPIeUk_ckvkXG4i9ZSfqp1iu33PQvButP7A/w300-h400/C25EB3FF-8BC6-40C3-85A5-1FBC7BB53D38.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It wasn't all cold however, we were treated to this beautiful sunset </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfMkQEA7m0hv7RIr3JiSIdiXYiJY74GCLeLiDnrMyGZzzwcLi0dw7_5xDv3XlRlOM7klPEQZkIdQIC872z1Lg-irV_15rOtrBsZro95bE9jXAWTdXrPIVUVzj4guralJgcUmieibskUk/s2048/73AAA819-E890-447B-BE53-1CDE552E6BB0.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfMkQEA7m0hv7RIr3JiSIdiXYiJY74GCLeLiDnrMyGZzzwcLi0dw7_5xDv3XlRlOM7klPEQZkIdQIC872z1Lg-irV_15rOtrBsZro95bE9jXAWTdXrPIVUVzj4guralJgcUmieibskUk/w400-h300/73AAA819-E890-447B-BE53-1CDE552E6BB0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and as it was the Summer Solstice, I was able to sew some hexies on my current project ~ English Paper Piecing patchwork ~ at 10pm. I had a little helper too. Baby Needles loved her first camping trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmXReuycidTNge4jx4R9_SVmKUTeQd4gwUQlRcH8p98mv5UmwhJqYLHw61mrTD3OJui0SpzaRybkvhjAfMY6pdWI4ZnnCo6JSCrlkwdznlVR9WMEE-bFub9KFTGRmQFTTyF6RDCfdxJU/s2048/01ED9303-20B6-4863-9CF2-20C4913EFF9D.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmXReuycidTNge4jx4R9_SVmKUTeQd4gwUQlRcH8p98mv5UmwhJqYLHw61mrTD3OJui0SpzaRybkvhjAfMY6pdWI4ZnnCo6JSCrlkwdznlVR9WMEE-bFub9KFTGRmQFTTyF6RDCfdxJU/w300-h400/01ED9303-20B6-4863-9CF2-20C4913EFF9D.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We visited Blists Hill, a working Victorian Town in the nearby Ironbridge Gorge. The shops are run by staff in Victorian Costume and pre-covid you can change modern day money into Victorian money and buy sugar mice, bread etc but not right now.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu6IahyJr29S3OThhQdYHgMiTldIycCKO5JYjuwKXoHmYJL8NEuYnN1DzsIsUGJA24QwiZrXGtLqUq0xDJgtyr5pECRKGIssR5-wPgnqOhvFt6bzhyT7KS1onezVe2nXkdRb7ndxhRBM/s2048/131DF1AE-A318-4710-B962-C8BEAF91BA35.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIu6IahyJr29S3OThhQdYHgMiTldIycCKO5JYjuwKXoHmYJL8NEuYnN1DzsIsUGJA24QwiZrXGtLqUq0xDJgtyr5pECRKGIssR5-wPgnqOhvFt6bzhyT7KS1onezVe2nXkdRb7ndxhRBM/s320/131DF1AE-A318-4710-B962-C8BEAF91BA35.jpeg" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love the old posters and signs, Matron Milly's female mixture, lol, non-shrinking woollen underwear and of course, I found one for Jones Sewing Machines.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We stopped to watch George the heavy horse being tacked up ready to pull a cart, he was a real gentle giant.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0fcgkXuo-dTCqE5gluie5qocJmjYj-Q5y8feuduQ2wtJPbLtNfZSRBLLYQulYRirMiwX_T-MfBcYoNZ_EGfb-OFXtpkTMaDGRbUiz1BuJ2zUumaoTiyP1Wtstti-R7yaqb4f5R7jQ-g/s2048/23DFCEC8-B97F-43F9-AF72-AACD076DFB76.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0fcgkXuo-dTCqE5gluie5qocJmjYj-Q5y8feuduQ2wtJPbLtNfZSRBLLYQulYRirMiwX_T-MfBcYoNZ_EGfb-OFXtpkTMaDGRbUiz1BuJ2zUumaoTiyP1Wtstti-R7yaqb4f5R7jQ-g/w400-h300/23DFCEC8-B97F-43F9-AF72-AACD076DFB76.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Miss Clicky and Baby Needles went to see George when his tack was on.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3R0AOjaDbJ-LYa3wqTcCOnoVpHFxS7qFxjx5KcW8_H12txJuUBUoGEuSS3EmB2wZgO5V6i0AcRMpY6gxuDa1BxHcCxL8h7lgUhyCt9x_8n5W7glvmc66nFFv5fzuPaeqAuuTDdpQhf34/s1600/4112C666-D2F5-488F-A519-260B398DF33E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Baby Needles striding along with her mum.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68xbGm_bPguXOwlhurv511zUWa9cn8huAjB4rzUQ2aQNaGpogOssX4rg2GxZAaLaJemku-jJTLaUYEN-8zy9B9nbM2z7xYdy0K8DSklmnCrnsyQ1-RHP-s-oXEkELB_gS1wIxb6LgTTc/s1600/74DD034E-288D-47C6-B2C7-A338A487B266.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68xbGm_bPguXOwlhurv511zUWa9cn8huAjB4rzUQ2aQNaGpogOssX4rg2GxZAaLaJemku-jJTLaUYEN-8zy9B9nbM2z7xYdy0K8DSklmnCrnsyQ1-RHP-s-oXEkELB_gS1wIxb6LgTTc/w300-h400/74DD034E-288D-47C6-B2C7-A338A487B266.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As we'd had a full day we drove up to IronBridge just to have a look at the bridge, in the middle of this pic.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cnNG69yujnIplTORvih_GenYtkQgmO1WUUyqDyJYv1eRwlgRpM7OM591OErzGe4o8lMq8btq58W3sCP_zkO-9urDodHZ0O8hxDlymBPHpkLJR9L8oqR8no63Fdl0gNwn4zwEajExQMQ/s1600/CDD4BF60-A4D0-4BED-8646-344483F26E64.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cnNG69yujnIplTORvih_GenYtkQgmO1WUUyqDyJYv1eRwlgRpM7OM591OErzGe4o8lMq8btq58W3sCP_zkO-9urDodHZ0O8hxDlymBPHpkLJR9L8oqR8no63Fdl0gNwn4zwEajExQMQ/w400-h225/CDD4BF60-A4D0-4BED-8646-344483F26E64.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Of course, on a campsite you can wander around in your pjs and nobody cares; me and Baby Needles enjoying a morning book.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpYAzniseyYqE9Sz6TPdUcqUImw5sLofTv3DkAMhTj14ijoDGG0lurmL_AgrVFc92R-7rB-l3S7-0g36xxN7zRwY4P6xQ92rdA1N_XreQpOh3lVbmbCFQINiLxLJsz_VqDElOa2iPLCg/s1600/443796F3-E482-4E7F-88DF-68AA9368A5D2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpYAzniseyYqE9Sz6TPdUcqUImw5sLofTv3DkAMhTj14ijoDGG0lurmL_AgrVFc92R-7rB-l3S7-0g36xxN7zRwY4P6xQ92rdA1N_XreQpOh3lVbmbCFQINiLxLJsz_VqDElOa2iPLCg/w225-h400/443796F3-E482-4E7F-88DF-68AA9368A5D2.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The heavens opened as we packed the tent so we just bundled it into the car and now it's drying in the garage at home. What a great week.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now...........Clicky Needles.</span></p><p><br /></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-47349395061714243802021-06-15T20:46:00.000+01:002021-06-15T20:46:46.542+01:00Starting to Flower<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello folks!</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well the weather has certainly picked up from my last post. The newspapers are screaming 'Heatwave!' and summer seems to have arrived at last.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You won't be surprised that I have been busy working on my cutting patch.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We covered the second half of the no dig bed with cardboard and had another load of manure delivered. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOapxFidqNo1U2XVdQmxueNARPP3uDZwqP59Ao9xxeC_M9TG9l5xhbP-oUScb_Xz8KT7fLUN1ZoUGfBd370zSgVksHeclqZXFUxaIFVj6yW35-Fh4CHySOcmK7QE1eCDqHOy2bv7aRkw/s2048/B8AE5A7C-99D7-4956-B61A-F8E4DA3A6DB0.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOapxFidqNo1U2XVdQmxueNARPP3uDZwqP59Ao9xxeC_M9TG9l5xhbP-oUScb_Xz8KT7fLUN1ZoUGfBd370zSgVksHeclqZXFUxaIFVj6yW35-Fh4CHySOcmK7QE1eCDqHOy2bv7aRkw/w300-h400/B8AE5A7C-99D7-4956-B61A-F8E4DA3A6DB0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I soon had it spread and used spare wood from our woodpile to make paths spaced at a metre apart.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWYylo9wk5M2nSAifqmt7xcq5ny0yWnZAMHKDJGpbKXHF727P0xqQCFYcpkesMUjcx-wdv6DkVKtcA-fPPscCURi498MflRVpLSxbCyu7vnay9mU-y8lWtiGqwt6jtCVXsQ9Dy1jTRiA/s2048/1FE769AB-51A3-47AF-87EF-D4020C486CE3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwWYylo9wk5M2nSAifqmt7xcq5ny0yWnZAMHKDJGpbKXHF727P0xqQCFYcpkesMUjcx-wdv6DkVKtcA-fPPscCURi498MflRVpLSxbCyu7vnay9mU-y8lWtiGqwt6jtCVXsQ9Dy1jTRiA/w300-h400/1FE769AB-51A3-47AF-87EF-D4020C486CE3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been busy planting</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKmZnuHt_jwPVeQdytyP9MDm7CBHr6YVDvpuqJsj_21kkv514-B_oCZWfE92Bv95U4Y0-3EMPsn5mQWQkXRIq4mIloAVcaOQnuGNV2HQWv1JHt2GDo2Vv6n6kc4CRhKu_Feo1VFSqIeo/s2048/B6ABF5F8-58A8-4B0F-8880-D42599EBF511.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKmZnuHt_jwPVeQdytyP9MDm7CBHr6YVDvpuqJsj_21kkv514-B_oCZWfE92Bv95U4Y0-3EMPsn5mQWQkXRIq4mIloAVcaOQnuGNV2HQWv1JHt2GDo2Vv6n6kc4CRhKu_Feo1VFSqIeo/w300-h400/B6ABF5F8-58A8-4B0F-8880-D42599EBF511.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Ranunculus are starting to flower; this is the first time I have grown them</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5i6Xwmh6PEwC373nhJzVwOkXWX8vZWs0kOs2f1RH_9EdYssGcPQ2GAvFPq7mCBLUywKfk2TwHfdVXO87Q3FD-kxJiTyCw70jGlifJrEYmp0teuEApgsYPdVRY73Vvl3Tfgxzk0qUDG6Q/s2048/A231A3A9-BE41-4065-A743-C9712978F832.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5i6Xwmh6PEwC373nhJzVwOkXWX8vZWs0kOs2f1RH_9EdYssGcPQ2GAvFPq7mCBLUywKfk2TwHfdVXO87Q3FD-kxJiTyCw70jGlifJrEYmp0teuEApgsYPdVRY73Vvl3Tfgxzk0qUDG6Q/w300-h400/A231A3A9-BE41-4065-A743-C9712978F832.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and I gave the first bunch of them to my neighbour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhsxWfrqsLTMv0wDJg9TISN222qb2xRxGffwHNd_INtSeTiAf6LJGfMw6ZUesnh8GOL0yqmx9uiVEz-TgmVJHnritjXvtOdsVjFidxMXW60MTlAmEBjqxXSimpXvxYKztZLogcBufQBE/s2048/DFCD0B31-542D-4A78-A29C-48E6FFFB6715.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhsxWfrqsLTMv0wDJg9TISN222qb2xRxGffwHNd_INtSeTiAf6LJGfMw6ZUesnh8GOL0yqmx9uiVEz-TgmVJHnritjXvtOdsVjFidxMXW60MTlAmEBjqxXSimpXvxYKztZLogcBufQBE/w300-h400/DFCD0B31-542D-4A78-A29C-48E6FFFB6715.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've also been foraging around the back garden and came out with this posy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5NREMvWqJ3WYT5M_Rk0G9osf_1Hn5tYosewxzPr-F3AtvjMNHNRFeR9Q9fXDtchzPpTteMpXDxHo5xGR-9_gVaOxx-B0R6lYRgOqshIB1L45N4KXHMg81jDevYegWj-51CTVuwYqGcM/s2048/2E0CFFF8-2EAF-4A69-A5BE-8798A27FF655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5NREMvWqJ3WYT5M_Rk0G9osf_1Hn5tYosewxzPr-F3AtvjMNHNRFeR9Q9fXDtchzPpTteMpXDxHo5xGR-9_gVaOxx-B0R6lYRgOqshIB1L45N4KXHMg81jDevYegWj-51CTVuwYqGcM/w300-h400/2E0CFFF8-2EAF-4A69-A5BE-8798A27FF655.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The alliums have been beautiful; there are lots around our small patio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwWsKgkbFuUGPQHZJFt7uSmPWcPkZLC4w-03lU3vVO0eSdQRc4GBZOGUeatcCdxC-vbOD_QGAbkHpTxI2bwBtBJTHh1CHYn7gBkuRnTeHFbuYgGfZlwEPcPngVJr_Ia-kOkUR53eFjlw/s2048/3D048BD2-E73F-406F-A38E-08ADA4F40871.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwWsKgkbFuUGPQHZJFt7uSmPWcPkZLC4w-03lU3vVO0eSdQRc4GBZOGUeatcCdxC-vbOD_QGAbkHpTxI2bwBtBJTHh1CHYn7gBkuRnTeHFbuYgGfZlwEPcPngVJr_Ia-kOkUR53eFjlw/w400-h266/3D048BD2-E73F-406F-A38E-08ADA4F40871.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I love the way that they have come up through this Angelica Gigas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFllFc88-D5K1dP8q0YHIN4LW7lNLSRAu8k0sAc7icfVyk02tOopimhdozGDoPPrXOTg1J9wwhKxYc5U28c8oAH0v0uQ38p6j9azXK5FjHPVKmhh3aJ2ilfeLf8tIPjLEW1Nm-i7Eb5tU/s2048/95D60A07-0ED0-4857-BB2F-008BA5F9806E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFllFc88-D5K1dP8q0YHIN4LW7lNLSRAu8k0sAc7icfVyk02tOopimhdozGDoPPrXOTg1J9wwhKxYc5U28c8oAH0v0uQ38p6j9azXK5FjHPVKmhh3aJ2ilfeLf8tIPjLEW1Nm-i7Eb5tU/w400-h266/95D60A07-0ED0-4857-BB2F-008BA5F9806E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The raised bed next to the patio is also looking good. I am definitely a purple/pink sorta girl when it comes to flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1fT2MmSZGzMMUKJKJlt60voCTy_cnujxu-8uP5QBV7xI1Rfzk0iuIZLoBFXaNkhzjIGa5rsCSGJHQL-nvnJO5Gfhi-ErYrotiSuO8lXLoxOfWMdS6IH3AKG4ULm2lvaWMBDuRKAs0nI/s2048/02D08A6E-6343-4E11-8F1B-E0792BBE567E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1fT2MmSZGzMMUKJKJlt60voCTy_cnujxu-8uP5QBV7xI1Rfzk0iuIZLoBFXaNkhzjIGa5rsCSGJHQL-nvnJO5Gfhi-ErYrotiSuO8lXLoxOfWMdS6IH3AKG4ULm2lvaWMBDuRKAs0nI/w400-h300/02D08A6E-6343-4E11-8F1B-E0792BBE567E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In other news Baby Needles was 2 last week! I have no idea where that time has gone. She is growing up fast, her favourite word is NO! I am still looking after her for 1 day a week whilst her mum is at work, such lovely times. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next week we are camping with Baby Needles and her mum and dad, the first time she will be sleeping in a tent. I wonder how that will go?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm planning a new sewing project to take ~ if I get any quiet time ~ as if I don't have enough projects on the go. Master Clicky is in charge of my seedlings whilst we're away, I wonder how that will go?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now, I'm planning what to take camping, everything and the kitchen sink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have fun............................Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-16436547613295209212021-05-23T20:13:00.003+01:002021-05-23T20:14:18.799+01:00Waiting and Making<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello there folks! </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How are you doing? I wish I could say that I had been outside planting all my seedlings and watching and waiting for flowers to open. It has been <i>another </i>wet, cold week ~ right now I am sitting in front of the wood burner ~ and to be honest my seedlings really aren't interested in growing and getting bigger, consequently they are still tucked up in my zippy greenhouse</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXEjM7pvYq1crae5RGdoKzqn7rWnCslRpHJ9pR0TXGjQLwXq0lGdhZxPQ8v6uFT5lnbquBpTCE46hJ89STBD3hw228maa23iDDR8otUbWb0DeqzNkKzVQEmn37zSJsKbVhF31A9cfiMM/s2048/FB3E8DFA-CA43-4092-AC5A-A1ACCD3A0C4A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXEjM7pvYq1crae5RGdoKzqn7rWnCslRpHJ9pR0TXGjQLwXq0lGdhZxPQ8v6uFT5lnbquBpTCE46hJ89STBD3hw228maa23iDDR8otUbWb0DeqzNkKzVQEmn37zSJsKbVhF31A9cfiMM/w300-h400/FB3E8DFA-CA43-4092-AC5A-A1ACCD3A0C4A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">or just on the kitchen floor.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCVVGRBf3_mjSqHCG0InGQpdWZKyqqSUz7gw2xNldJAMvDGrX5dRUauAJuu3JSNTX5s60nhtJFqR8tFlzHhFHEeyWw5rwolyK44GPqxLuOedG2ypMhPnOiY9dsGLAycaBL-Rf11Gw1m8/s2048/A2678B72-5DBF-4E4C-BE9F-1348AF0880DB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCVVGRBf3_mjSqHCG0InGQpdWZKyqqSUz7gw2xNldJAMvDGrX5dRUauAJuu3JSNTX5s60nhtJFqR8tFlzHhFHEeyWw5rwolyK44GPqxLuOedG2ypMhPnOiY9dsGLAycaBL-Rf11Gw1m8/w300-h400/A2678B72-5DBF-4E4C-BE9F-1348AF0880DB.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They are having to jostle position with the furniture from our Chicagoan apartment which finally arrived yesterday. It was packed away in February and was delayed by The Evergreen which was stuck in The Suez Canal, not that our container was going that way but all the ships were in the wrong place. We have filled a room with everything. Mr Clicky excitedly unpacked things, I was less enthusiastic, although it was nice to be reunited with my fabric and crafty bits.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsQrnIULaydILkc74_r9wQkQHe4pdTwxkna6QMrjmsxE4yw67nYdiMe2PMbRMetNecEIu_8yi-IsUcj3adfIjPBPk7V85-tsFY3DKKmqQeTtGmLmFPoIrxsKvI7UORdaCTZCIR7-okRY/s2048/C443C2FA-F51A-4911-9A23-56AA27012251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsQrnIULaydILkc74_r9wQkQHe4pdTwxkna6QMrjmsxE4yw67nYdiMe2PMbRMetNecEIu_8yi-IsUcj3adfIjPBPk7V85-tsFY3DKKmqQeTtGmLmFPoIrxsKvI7UORdaCTZCIR7-okRY/w300-h400/C443C2FA-F51A-4911-9A23-56AA27012251.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We are now trying to fit the furniture into our house. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the making front I have several new projects on the go.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I started this Hearts embroidery a while ago. I bought the printed fabric from Etsy (whilst buying a Christmas present, couldn't resist) I'm not using the suggested colours but all different colours from my thread box. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzR2edyqsajRJbUkKsOcDAH359XLYJLwpynMCAz7MjfFzb9bZaaRWEbIjRTwDSfIzx7LWHj7Keaz6Pz7neSfCJOkGOwnXgBJuRjXquZt24KazLKWvhdxiTPOLze7h0_tgVDmTVmOVgeQ/s4608/5F9B69C2-CAF9-4F78-B268-AA30A227A343.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzR2edyqsajRJbUkKsOcDAH359XLYJLwpynMCAz7MjfFzb9bZaaRWEbIjRTwDSfIzx7LWHj7Keaz6Pz7neSfCJOkGOwnXgBJuRjXquZt24KazLKWvhdxiTPOLze7h0_tgVDmTVmOVgeQ/w400-h300/5F9B69C2-CAF9-4F78-B268-AA30A227A343.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0DMMKgw_Z79T2pLufnilm80agP9mRTgyB0JtpYQez01WZUs0GErim2TmkNEXMHjs3EN-2fY3CnzFSb6vOUkjnPbmO09oeJ5RZEIhlyFM8yu7xrGDLahZ64SazwHkq6aUKdBn24pw0JY/s4608/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0DMMKgw_Z79T2pLufnilm80agP9mRTgyB0JtpYQez01WZUs0GErim2TmkNEXMHjs3EN-2fY3CnzFSb6vOUkjnPbmO09oeJ5RZEIhlyFM8yu7xrGDLahZ64SazwHkq6aUKdBn24pw0JY/s4608/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0DMMKgw_Z79T2pLufnilm80agP9mRTgyB0JtpYQez01WZUs0GErim2TmkNEXMHjs3EN-2fY3CnzFSb6vOUkjnPbmO09oeJ5RZEIhlyFM8yu7xrGDLahZ64SazwHkq6aUKdBn24pw0JY/s4608/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0DMMKgw_Z79T2pLufnilm80agP9mRTgyB0JtpYQez01WZUs0GErim2TmkNEXMHjs3EN-2fY3CnzFSb6vOUkjnPbmO09oeJ5RZEIhlyFM8yu7xrGDLahZ64SazwHkq6aUKdBn24pw0JY/s4608/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The biggest hearts are only a centimetre across, so the small ones really are tiny.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTn40PQmJysIyLQDFVJ1RoegHf1PGSvnWlQw4027GR47VGtx5xYLs90wWacwCWR9t8HOWG6fiissu4VMHgpJ4dnxXalJija3djJvSp7YgqCmK0OCgvIF1WRSyj6ZUWqW67Z6uyKKpFCc/s4608/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTn40PQmJysIyLQDFVJ1RoegHf1PGSvnWlQw4027GR47VGtx5xYLs90wWacwCWR9t8HOWG6fiissu4VMHgpJ4dnxXalJija3djJvSp7YgqCmK0OCgvIF1WRSyj6ZUWqW67Z6uyKKpFCc/w400-h300/EB915930-2811-461C-BB37-C4BEF6AC4573.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am also joining in with Claire from the <a href="https://hellohooray.com/blog/">Hello! Hooray Blog</a> and her stitch a week project over on Instagram.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some stitches are quick and easy, others not so much, as you can see I have not yet completed the long and short stitch!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6fyKPjW9sjnsoO00hYAXISp1KLqRcvVKcOTUnZw4vUbZ_Ueu41WzeTQbJxX4V1lTqRfOBVkBvBLrL7BDJ-huDD5ob0efe5jao4YKjyBY1CowP7KwdohuI-6IEVC9YPjIl_vqmjE2kLA/s4608/F41914C1-1DDA-4339-BD41-B8ADCF19CDE6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6fyKPjW9sjnsoO00hYAXISp1KLqRcvVKcOTUnZw4vUbZ_Ueu41WzeTQbJxX4V1lTqRfOBVkBvBLrL7BDJ-huDD5ob0efe5jao4YKjyBY1CowP7KwdohuI-6IEVC9YPjIl_vqmjE2kLA/w400-h300/F41914C1-1DDA-4339-BD41-B8ADCF19CDE6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuRzH-mrtUtamm522JC8Fa4WF8WPBswZv2yfg1wavWTQIld8ubEb8hRwOrq74aAWcIFLLp9EKy1yTuWRDKzqmKRGJxB_Tje4Z3GVJZjvglJa__PZefGUNEqZVu_dmDNzE6gX4Bvd5f7c/s4608/9C416475-EEE1-4748-AC67-7D395635321F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivuRzH-mrtUtamm522JC8Fa4WF8WPBswZv2yfg1wavWTQIld8ubEb8hRwOrq74aAWcIFLLp9EKy1yTuWRDKzqmKRGJxB_Tje4Z3GVJZjvglJa__PZefGUNEqZVu_dmDNzE6gX4Bvd5f7c/w400-h300/9C416475-EEE1-4748-AC67-7D395635321F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm also working on an Ehrman tapestry, designed by Kaffe Fasset called unsurprisingly, Cauliflower. My Mum started this but hasn't stitched it for a while so she passed it onto me. There are very subtle colour variations in this, so lots of light is needed, luckily for me, Mum has already completed the cauliflower head and I have been working on the leaves.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzKfyzmEtVEsRGTM_ZtVdueNU-UUmL93KLOatXfhlo8XZD9X4e_QNvL_D8YSMwNT5uhv1SawPTF71m1IN7wZMQ-mSG5m2JplSJbfiT1Xh8kbVTaOCSJH1w4d2DW5_fBQg47YIw0ogKb4/s4608/CB4FEC2B-1D22-4618-B939-43CDADACC065.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzKfyzmEtVEsRGTM_ZtVdueNU-UUmL93KLOatXfhlo8XZD9X4e_QNvL_D8YSMwNT5uhv1SawPTF71m1IN7wZMQ-mSG5m2JplSJbfiT1Xh8kbVTaOCSJH1w4d2DW5_fBQg47YIw0ogKb4/w400-h300/CB4FEC2B-1D22-4618-B939-43CDADACC065.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have also cast on another </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Rallar-Genser </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Jumper, this time for my Dad. He has chosen a lovely olive for the main colour and I'm using the left over colours from Mr Clicky's jumper for the yolk. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs4KWGDAGx1yYOTurrerS5iRzwUluBx4_CWMioXuptFveXVRmAqfAeR084DQjHvSbEP6vshFNdcKvEomVjeqVzF0i0JpyUbQapj5Z-RFm7J2RE2obvQyI07jZ6DpgISbNmDwmaWvgn50/s2048/E42AEFE5-7E97-476E-B749-9C2A5DFDF0A4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs4KWGDAGx1yYOTurrerS5iRzwUluBx4_CWMioXuptFveXVRmAqfAeR084DQjHvSbEP6vshFNdcKvEomVjeqVzF0i0JpyUbQapj5Z-RFm7J2RE2obvQyI07jZ6DpgISbNmDwmaWvgn50/w300-h400/E42AEFE5-7E97-476E-B749-9C2A5DFDF0A4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The yolk of Mr Clicky's jumper.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I have completed one sleeve and started another. It's in Jamieson and Smith's 2 ply jumper weight again, and I'm really enjoying it.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3Uxf1gjaFF4l6jCKL44KOvqKfbhgoXDukEvp4QfRzhBHkV01bDgdB6054vvcJQmJ_EXUQWyxkmciMQrN7C6qA1saFfo-1M4BfP41nIuekRtwYUDyZdkxAlZPsA63bGLl_hEV8Ia7Y9U/s4608/CB8B7215-AC1E-4C74-B6C6-6B4CC4DBDA7C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3Uxf1gjaFF4l6jCKL44KOvqKfbhgoXDukEvp4QfRzhBHkV01bDgdB6054vvcJQmJ_EXUQWyxkmciMQrN7C6qA1saFfo-1M4BfP41nIuekRtwYUDyZdkxAlZPsA63bGLl_hEV8Ia7Y9U/w400-h300/CB8B7215-AC1E-4C74-B6C6-6B4CC4DBDA7C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Right, I think that's me for now, the weather forecasters are promising it will stop raining on Thursday. Let's hope so! </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now.............Clicky Needles.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-77748431039967202952021-05-12T12:44:00.014+01:002021-05-12T15:45:29.402+01:00Remembering Teresa <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeIVAeaMeXrZhd3237tn54ejYBR5pY8TNlJh6_i06KeXlY9Jaq8KoV3FCUq457lkGARY1R7RbkUiB72UfKwDh-d0HZtWdDypRiyWCw_jUqVntJsr8c21msDucpnBlVPK65LuLHSCIfk4/s2048/C936371B-872D-4264-BD67-8AA03237DF23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeIVAeaMeXrZhd3237tn54ejYBR5pY8TNlJh6_i06KeXlY9Jaq8KoV3FCUq457lkGARY1R7RbkUiB72UfKwDh-d0HZtWdDypRiyWCw_jUqVntJsr8c21msDucpnBlVPK65LuLHSCIfk4/w400-h266/C936371B-872D-4264-BD67-8AA03237DF23.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was with great sadness that I read that Teresa Kasner has died after a short illness. She started <a href="https://teresakasner.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> about the same time as me and was an amazing woman whose zest for life was infectious. She loved the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon where she lived, worked to make it a better place and was rightly proud of her achievements. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Her pictures of The Gorge made me want to see it for myself and in March 2020 me and Mr Clicky managed to do just that. Teresa and Dayle took us to their farm and of a tour of the area, showed us the Vista House that she was Director of and helped restore, to the marina where they kept their yacht, and of course, to Multnomah Falls where she was a passionate volunteer in the visitors centre. She was angry and devastated by the wild fires there in 2017 which burnt </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">50 000 acres of forest that were started by teenagers letting fireworks off.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">She touched many people worldwide, always commenting on every blog post she subscribed to with kind words and locally through her volunteering work. My heart goes out to Dayle and their family.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Having met her I can tell you she had a cheeky grin, a smile, a wicked sense of humour and was just the loviest person. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Goodbye Teresa my friend, I will miss you. CN xx</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90trQ81eWfV6NH-MTGURcoXKjNizgIXcMGl7PncdDBfVFM36kxp73gS1qSpYaF4TxP1QXa2YlTOJqIuOll5dPOEEVkdArIBH0XzeiEji_39LAO6t65Yh-5wsk7dPdEuKS0jELIOBxB30/s2048/CF0EE623-93B4-4E03-BE5F-6AF7BCDAD4C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj90trQ81eWfV6NH-MTGURcoXKjNizgIXcMGl7PncdDBfVFM36kxp73gS1qSpYaF4TxP1QXa2YlTOJqIuOll5dPOEEVkdArIBH0XzeiEji_39LAO6t65Yh-5wsk7dPdEuKS0jELIOBxB30/w300-h400/CF0EE623-93B4-4E03-BE5F-6AF7BCDAD4C5.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-69276493192636821792021-04-28T20:55:00.002+01:002021-04-28T20:55:39.733+01:00My Cutting Patch<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks!</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You may remember that I am developing a small piece of land along our driveway into a flower cutting patch. I've been itching to get at it and now Mr Clicky is home for good, it's all systems go.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The space is roughly 14m by 2m and had been planted with shrubs which had got unruly and overgrown and a clematis montana which was growing over the top.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt-28ykOpC6mT6h2BgfaEKzJsN6WL2_SGnf4deyPbBZfEY3sBTxTYrYPcl9KKrWpj4KBgvPcv_YgGbs2tgxpfThzD4IwjXcaKQtH1KrTNHoXkR4N7lmNyfLGOXw1cbCoPmROsQkd1kxQ/s2048/A0469707-9769-4D4F-8026-1C9CE3C7DB85.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt-28ykOpC6mT6h2BgfaEKzJsN6WL2_SGnf4deyPbBZfEY3sBTxTYrYPcl9KKrWpj4KBgvPcv_YgGbs2tgxpfThzD4IwjXcaKQtH1KrTNHoXkR4N7lmNyfLGOXw1cbCoPmROsQkd1kxQ/w300-h400/A0469707-9769-4D4F-8026-1C9CE3C7DB85.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the far end there is a cherry tree and a hawthorn which are staying put.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15IWHKKzXfV4G77JtxgN9hPPcu6TB0sWDBTJf2GSTumiiLiKdN7o9hC-CP-r3fqeSmayMlwXi3PTWxrYSGgB3xns7YEe4hJFn8AZ5hqQMiMCKDxgUpAcWnaAk3zKqHb9NZ1_6MRR35Sg/s2048/50C9871D-1B21-47E6-8585-8CC7AA9D1AF6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15IWHKKzXfV4G77JtxgN9hPPcu6TB0sWDBTJf2GSTumiiLiKdN7o9hC-CP-r3fqeSmayMlwXi3PTWxrYSGgB3xns7YEe4hJFn8AZ5hqQMiMCKDxgUpAcWnaAk3zKqHb9NZ1_6MRR35Sg/w300-h400/50C9871D-1B21-47E6-8585-8CC7AA9D1AF6.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the near end were some very overgrown cornus (dogwood.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4A1jwGztA_JxnK8JYoxabDt-wnNt1p3AOYRJfoV4AY1Xmpi1Uxo4Yo_ve6KIRK7rD9CMB4OGimS2VMA9ybfafyKiFwQNEK-4T8oVBEYAtS-DQpgYYuK8VvfUpEFLFXeMqGKFl-LtL1I/s2048/E917611A-C5EA-4A5B-8AF1-0B9DBDA6022E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4A1jwGztA_JxnK8JYoxabDt-wnNt1p3AOYRJfoV4AY1Xmpi1Uxo4Yo_ve6KIRK7rD9CMB4OGimS2VMA9ybfafyKiFwQNEK-4T8oVBEYAtS-DQpgYYuK8VvfUpEFLFXeMqGKFl-LtL1I/w300-h400/E917611A-C5EA-4A5B-8AF1-0B9DBDA6022E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This end also has a drop of 1/2 metre from the driveway to a path.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I started clearing in February in sub-zero temperatures, I was joined by this robin who sat on the stump of the clematis, so I stopped and had a chat with him.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievrUyvnVqY4OJqLZJr_d7cEBNIJCvXiDH3Xkzr30xjeYg4LwwG0o8tm77IOPfgOAh-Im9nm4Agfd6UhRGvKbDgvxXOEhKikUB54SxFhA0fqLiIZw-oTn-nmA6WoXsbNDabZXP5qkobsk/s2048/A9502726-634E-4590-8101-89FBA282FDAA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievrUyvnVqY4OJqLZJr_d7cEBNIJCvXiDH3Xkzr30xjeYg4LwwG0o8tm77IOPfgOAh-Im9nm4Agfd6UhRGvKbDgvxXOEhKikUB54SxFhA0fqLiIZw-oTn-nmA6WoXsbNDabZXP5qkobsk/w300-h400/A9502726-634E-4590-8101-89FBA282FDAA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I chopped everything up as small as I could to fit more into our council green bins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0e06-JKOxw_ZXz5x9gBDjmSvqeTW8aA2QDLmnce8p4d-cVbmGSt-lCZpPWDnMqeL6d-RWa2X3VoqXuzmbViuXkCYKA6OqlIhPHpvbfZrJI3rJy4NiitMtiRxgDXvSi-tZek20PNZpEg/s2048/8AAD8853-28D0-429C-B747-82572C731DFA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC0e06-JKOxw_ZXz5x9gBDjmSvqeTW8aA2QDLmnce8p4d-cVbmGSt-lCZpPWDnMqeL6d-RWa2X3VoqXuzmbViuXkCYKA6OqlIhPHpvbfZrJI3rJy4NiitMtiRxgDXvSi-tZek20PNZpEg/w300-h400/8AAD8853-28D0-429C-B747-82572C731DFA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Even with the bins being collected every fortnight I had to book a trip to the tip to take the larger roots and branches; one of the shrubs needed a chainsaw to cut the stump.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YLRsKunIarVE-UPwcDl7d_-I7nyhbiQPb6255cMaqX1uuUMyO_EvspgrstEPMxblWZuo3RhRZBVdHG94R1eWkGfBQjvJYT0OkgBnpkedXFocpaKg5x8G1If2DxwfYCTvHE1CbvZoMaA/s2048/86B539D8-C046-4D3D-BE3A-1C040CA96691.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YLRsKunIarVE-UPwcDl7d_-I7nyhbiQPb6255cMaqX1uuUMyO_EvspgrstEPMxblWZuo3RhRZBVdHG94R1eWkGfBQjvJYT0OkgBnpkedXFocpaKg5x8G1If2DxwfYCTvHE1CbvZoMaA/w300-h400/86B539D8-C046-4D3D-BE3A-1C040CA96691.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeXM-yNmg3j6HEbr3mWDuxR7m9dc5jzliP8ARENmgXWUl0oaxMBNg2vB2U5VsRssdU9i3fE1zxB5B8AWLEgqZsrXi2v3YdDa6z6Vi2cDRXEBhjDpBgzFyMN2BZG-XRwtgmWJGUbBlCRU/s2048/06955003-8B2A-4E13-893B-32599B5476A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeXM-yNmg3j6HEbr3mWDuxR7m9dc5jzliP8ARENmgXWUl0oaxMBNg2vB2U5VsRssdU9i3fE1zxB5B8AWLEgqZsrXi2v3YdDa6z6Vi2cDRXEBhjDpBgzFyMN2BZG-XRwtgmWJGUbBlCRU/w240-h320/06955003-8B2A-4E13-893B-32599B5476A6.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wanted this area to be one level so I can use it more productively, so I needed to raise it up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I made a u shaped raised bed with pine sleepers, screwed to uprights which I cemented into the ground.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBAq8sydbKWLZbdHPQmW59KxxuUvlg5DM045qSueoDSDgdA9bCYj4c4mYYdqfOCS03AWhm5Tf1-sLYFI1pHu877QQv4-I_sgZFwk895Zqq5itAZfqaBnpWYC5SveZkn6ryASO01rRgYY/s2048/6F3F30AC-EB4C-48BF-BCE6-587485FE615C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipBAq8sydbKWLZbdHPQmW59KxxuUvlg5DM045qSueoDSDgdA9bCYj4c4mYYdqfOCS03AWhm5Tf1-sLYFI1pHu877QQv4-I_sgZFwk895Zqq5itAZfqaBnpWYC5SveZkn6ryASO01rRgYY/w300-h400/6F3F30AC-EB4C-48BF-BCE6-587485FE615C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I lined the back with heavy duty plastic to prolong the life of the sleepers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8tZqSKDlRHEbXNPcVMhUW0v4hNyR0SwB5n2vf6DKIj8ixTc5A7XtcQAl7jqloRNKLbDjayRydjdrAL-Sh8zjF5kDHwCbXB6DEVhe4RQkt4OOZtnHJ9cNqLIEEArvsfOqSZwbOWUYNyA/s2048/602224BB-DA79-41F5-9857-8FBA66EBCE33.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8tZqSKDlRHEbXNPcVMhUW0v4hNyR0SwB5n2vf6DKIj8ixTc5A7XtcQAl7jqloRNKLbDjayRydjdrAL-Sh8zjF5kDHwCbXB6DEVhe4RQkt4OOZtnHJ9cNqLIEEArvsfOqSZwbOWUYNyA/w300-h400/602224BB-DA79-41F5-9857-8FBA66EBCE33.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">With the bed made I needed to top up the level of the 'soil'. In the background of this picture you can see a pile of stone and soil from my neighbour's extension. I scrabbled through it and got rid of the stones and barrowed it across the road. This took me 2 days.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-_kkJfRyWCrfesCuiFPkf10EhGUdwhjAQiRM7YQEBve9CY09SM5LZcghD6Pcwyxz8DhA_yRWyln2N-GM5D8oJCTAy0ib2QZG9SReRsNQwdfphNXXq8SjKcDeqUswiMV2F1mO_k9QEbg/s2048/F9A182D8-F176-4C52-B7CC-B7AE535B2115.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC-_kkJfRyWCrfesCuiFPkf10EhGUdwhjAQiRM7YQEBve9CY09SM5LZcghD6Pcwyxz8DhA_yRWyln2N-GM5D8oJCTAy0ib2QZG9SReRsNQwdfphNXXq8SjKcDeqUswiMV2F1mO_k9QEbg/w300-h400/F9A182D8-F176-4C52-B7CC-B7AE535B2115.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The postie steps next to the bed needed a bit of attention so I sorted that too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt2HiPrw2NtkdQ1rjINzm95FbEP97h00Ju8-uDVoSajM0-N5TPZ1eK_pO7E0lVtmHcOUNs46lSMd7q4dm7Jd0BADBY2Al_BZZp3qfOOBqbpdHAG_phD4lkykcf8leM9xp0ycgNCFLyXg/s2048/71E37A8D-815B-4AF0-8D25-1ECD15EC459E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkt2HiPrw2NtkdQ1rjINzm95FbEP97h00Ju8-uDVoSajM0-N5TPZ1eK_pO7E0lVtmHcOUNs46lSMd7q4dm7Jd0BADBY2Al_BZZp3qfOOBqbpdHAG_phD4lkykcf8leM9xp0ycgNCFLyXg/w300-h400/71E37A8D-815B-4AF0-8D25-1ECD15EC459E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5oBA-X5sl0XOpHZUe64I4ngfwSBk_zfc56ijKIWxKrMBpoUyOOnXDHPV9yR1ABvLob7Dz88quewoVo0kXXVgbdDveElsEwvOts-HFUsvMwWsc4lPGH7W1XGqlqIiPLLauZevVZIb5bM/s2048/4223F536-74EA-498A-9D54-22EEAAF14ECF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5oBA-X5sl0XOpHZUe64I4ngfwSBk_zfc56ijKIWxKrMBpoUyOOnXDHPV9yR1ABvLob7Dz88quewoVo0kXXVgbdDveElsEwvOts-HFUsvMwWsc4lPGH7W1XGqlqIiPLLauZevVZIb5bM/w300-h400/4223F536-74EA-498A-9D54-22EEAAF14ECF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back to the cutting patch now. I decided to go 'no dig' rather than try to remove a tangled mass of shrub roots. No dig is attributed <a href="https://charlesdowding.co.uk/">Charles Dowding</a>. In essence you cover your ground with a layer of cardboard to smother any weeds and layer with well rotted manure, garden compost, compost or top soil. You then plant straight into the mixture you have made, rather than disturbing the microbes, worms and beneficial insects within your soil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A few weeks ago we covered half of the patch with cardboard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX4HC1-MO6h4vXjf6VjiK2IrFMATAHtnbeJl8eAU7KhcNw28fmfxOqMSFIiJDSqeOlDMh-ml6JrBYa7o3aHCTr2h314TM31czt9rEXl5bJRv4E6QRro3PSFcI9E3U5f_k9Oz1GZUnd2E/s2048/AB9135AB-09B4-4657-A2C7-EEF20FDD277A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNX4HC1-MO6h4vXjf6VjiK2IrFMATAHtnbeJl8eAU7KhcNw28fmfxOqMSFIiJDSqeOlDMh-ml6JrBYa7o3aHCTr2h314TM31czt9rEXl5bJRv4E6QRro3PSFcI9E3U5f_k9Oz1GZUnd2E/w300-h400/AB9135AB-09B4-4657-A2C7-EEF20FDD277A.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I found some well rotted manure from a local stables and we spread it all over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsrKXxMDSbaGrJMy7-7xFmaWX5CQSKCVtoBLQu1h27LRXW7pv5SxGQMBGrI8V6a5YR-2AbHLTlXrRyDZyBmw6RFquPJ-NVIWWEzz8GMuincigLrezsTx-fnHgklVyUCsFsTcrNbXgPpY/s2048/EB31AB78-0F4E-4DE5-8B9E-D41B0F81C0FF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVsrKXxMDSbaGrJMy7-7xFmaWX5CQSKCVtoBLQu1h27LRXW7pv5SxGQMBGrI8V6a5YR-2AbHLTlXrRyDZyBmw6RFquPJ-NVIWWEzz8GMuincigLrezsTx-fnHgklVyUCsFsTcrNbXgPpY/w300-h400/EB31AB78-0F4E-4DE5-8B9E-D41B0F81C0FF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mr Clicky helped me attach two wooden frames to our wall, these are for sweet peas. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgt6_7uCOElvRMHojwenQnBgRjgzrQySfrgLT3xxHR6KaP_iP0kUCrhjdJFkHk4_8eVnMzYHR6iLx8mYgRbpD5MFPBQRfoT1APabq4EnRcCaicuCyVnrboOGQFHXwJk3W4rowgfsz0Ms/s2048/BDE92285-E3AB-4CCE-A84F-A9373BCF6849.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgt6_7uCOElvRMHojwenQnBgRjgzrQySfrgLT3xxHR6KaP_iP0kUCrhjdJFkHk4_8eVnMzYHR6iLx8mYgRbpD5MFPBQRfoT1APabq4EnRcCaicuCyVnrboOGQFHXwJk3W4rowgfsz0Ms/w300-h400/BDE92285-E3AB-4CCE-A84F-A9373BCF6849.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We drilled holes through the frame at 10cm intervals and I threaded them with twine for the sweet peas to climb up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGOUwB83KkwCsEKDWx9X3LnngPMrTJP6BPBeVEvo1jxBl3K3qYu1NiB-v2GI-wmgRwo0wLxglX9RQuqJS1U8kZ9W0JF1CaBZB5IvCY18eh7HlZPeIKEN9Lcj2stPG3m1HZ7uORq6dO4s/s2048/6A317E70-09A6-46C0-9939-3616D315AE11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGOUwB83KkwCsEKDWx9X3LnngPMrTJP6BPBeVEvo1jxBl3K3qYu1NiB-v2GI-wmgRwo0wLxglX9RQuqJS1U8kZ9W0JF1CaBZB5IvCY18eh7HlZPeIKEN9Lcj2stPG3m1HZ7uORq6dO4s/w300-h400/6A317E70-09A6-46C0-9939-3616D315AE11.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Next job was to use old scaffold boards and bits of wood from our pile to make pathways so I can get to my flowers to pick them. I then topped up the manure with and good layer of peat free compost.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWg4xDZpXvVjif2DZcjGem58pG_mAGSH_PzDzxx2VJLXYnGww-6eyzuolbQqsRUf0JdoWCkSjYLl41PBj9LsRyWYkpq2z3oZsaq-EaJKcOnAh4H960fQKiHnfDLYSKF7Xj7KaBezJXZA/s2048/84ED240D-EC2B-4BC5-A14A-93907DEA4DD0.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWg4xDZpXvVjif2DZcjGem58pG_mAGSH_PzDzxx2VJLXYnGww-6eyzuolbQqsRUf0JdoWCkSjYLl41PBj9LsRyWYkpq2z3oZsaq-EaJKcOnAh4H960fQKiHnfDLYSKF7Xj7KaBezJXZA/w300-h400/84ED240D-EC2B-4BC5-A14A-93907DEA4DD0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've even planted some plants!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsseKa6Nshh9G81RmSb3a0NAaz6_4zxWP88-2ridJBBA5pNKQCsRmztr4lqulCmhPezvvNL9INcEpUhhuZg9TXEn0Vz9gaxHjXu-4GYis8QOkjfm24a6hto49lGRbn98wR-kvRGG5ReI/s2048/31451D47-0FA0-4C6E-93AF-A2E41554511E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsseKa6Nshh9G81RmSb3a0NAaz6_4zxWP88-2ridJBBA5pNKQCsRmztr4lqulCmhPezvvNL9INcEpUhhuZg9TXEn0Vz9gaxHjXu-4GYis8QOkjfm24a6hto49lGRbn98wR-kvRGG5ReI/w300-h400/31451D47-0FA0-4C6E-93AF-A2E41554511E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIzghJMFpsXXlSHMsSkKHhcAhUkYSygMUyl7lwTMs5T6DwYMPEjv9-fSxIE3uWt_sYnbsP4a7lvZ5Yx2ecPJNJJlS37MnsIw0I8isbWAkrybsTttpLMMmKQmv0ZcgRpPkqacgMf9w5NA/s2048/C5D3A1B7-6F2C-444C-909C-45597038082B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIzghJMFpsXXlSHMsSkKHhcAhUkYSygMUyl7lwTMs5T6DwYMPEjv9-fSxIE3uWt_sYnbsP4a7lvZ5Yx2ecPJNJJlS37MnsIw0I8isbWAkrybsTttpLMMmKQmv0ZcgRpPkqacgMf9w5NA/w300-h400/C5D3A1B7-6F2C-444C-909C-45597038082B.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have another load of manure coming next week so I need to repeat the process with the other half of the plot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am also growing loads of seeds to fill it. More on that another day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's me for now......Clicky Needles</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-17623369541496984742021-04-09T21:12:00.000+01:002021-04-09T21:12:11.339+01:00Making, mending and hunting.<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been a bit awol of late.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've been busy in the garden and indoors too. The weeks seem to meld into one, don't they?</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The first thing I have to show you is a rather tired chest of drawers that have had a makeover. We bought this when Miss Clicky was born 25 years ago as a changing table, it's solid, albeit rather orange. The front was covered in stickers, which she had added over the years and I spent some time scraping them off.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN52idp6kQrCH3pcWjXjqcz8tkCOMRNq-J8EMP9wNzDU9cP7DE89GM3iXoweAbCPKhppaZmrfGaSJs80rOiX7b8dHYuFRHYUukYH9w4mdrNnyX7K0ikogQFjRFjr0FBdHDRnDMctf-2a0/s2048/A618C657-1F4F-459E-B5B2-06E737F9F132.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN52idp6kQrCH3pcWjXjqcz8tkCOMRNq-J8EMP9wNzDU9cP7DE89GM3iXoweAbCPKhppaZmrfGaSJs80rOiX7b8dHYuFRHYUukYH9w4mdrNnyX7K0ikogQFjRFjr0FBdHDRnDMctf-2a0/w400-h300/A618C657-1F4F-459E-B5B2-06E737F9F132.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I painted it in Good Homes furniture paint in a matt grey called Sedona. I found the ceramic knobs on ebay.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn21DLGGJwGnKsmNVIjC1uUiBVTTp5JVwXTRgNDvBzXMMbixccGXFlqb69eglaQSevYJWLMJXBtvH0P6JJEBhkieNxV1WLUxgqfQiLMkEPslJ1IWowNjL3D2pib_w42d0CnRF8_cIUKc/s2048/CA9ED286-0B65-40B2-9A6E-38BF17659F5C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJn21DLGGJwGnKsmNVIjC1uUiBVTTp5JVwXTRgNDvBzXMMbixccGXFlqb69eglaQSevYJWLMJXBtvH0P6JJEBhkieNxV1WLUxgqfQiLMkEPslJ1IWowNjL3D2pib_w42d0CnRF8_cIUKc/w300-h400/CA9ED286-0B65-40B2-9A6E-38BF17659F5C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6Ep4nNsqNSmArIOBzUHE1oQU2hLJzU5Oc2B8OCR2WzW2L63vtmZVraATMze0P_C47Tv4jJh7x35B5brVob9g9X5G2pInumNbW_PSVAB9LO29mhKG1I3NirZRfGL0tqICa6TnOnBvY_c/s2048/387B207D-1644-4907-8FD1-AB3FBC0E4AC3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6Ep4nNsqNSmArIOBzUHE1oQU2hLJzU5Oc2B8OCR2WzW2L63vtmZVraATMze0P_C47Tv4jJh7x35B5brVob9g9X5G2pInumNbW_PSVAB9LO29mhKG1I3NirZRfGL0tqICa6TnOnBvY_c/w300-h400/387B207D-1644-4907-8FD1-AB3FBC0E4AC3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFe4QLQ9KzB_Je5QnwTTGCnupjv7cqqCs3vwYOOfS5Du6-JCglb-thkB8EV1msHocFW7I3tmE7MU48WLQTkL_xgKxRUcQdqy_k6Ky85y1lcXABq06eKFo6jHrettvJP1g_yeJ6z_iFag/s2048/945E3DFB-AB96-4BA9-8479-46143593EC18.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFe4QLQ9KzB_Je5QnwTTGCnupjv7cqqCs3vwYOOfS5Du6-JCglb-thkB8EV1msHocFW7I3tmE7MU48WLQTkL_xgKxRUcQdqy_k6Ky85y1lcXABq06eKFo6jHrettvJP1g_yeJ6z_iFag/w300-h400/945E3DFB-AB96-4BA9-8479-46143593EC18.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Miss Clicky and Baby Needles came up on Easter Sunday and we had an egg hunt in the garden. The weather was lovely and we got even got sunburnt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvY3I7gvkfIqK-WyovUMYnY3XmUP7lY0u9i3S3toQRVrhk18bqpioROZh9J5-JlovBpnKAQGwQjQ1Q14XpFFHBGcHdFDaPtwc-tqSktj329jXWshkEwwCsP-xO7PoO2r-jO0nj6krSag/s2048/ABA8056E-A794-4E61-8CFD-905F72288BBF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvY3I7gvkfIqK-WyovUMYnY3XmUP7lY0u9i3S3toQRVrhk18bqpioROZh9J5-JlovBpnKAQGwQjQ1Q14XpFFHBGcHdFDaPtwc-tqSktj329jXWshkEwwCsP-xO7PoO2r-jO0nj6krSag/w300-h400/ABA8056E-A794-4E61-8CFD-905F72288BBF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Fast forward to the following day when the promised snow arrived and froze to the roof.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv12o9lWklXpkfAbpEekQhhZwe214kYIXV7U1UXJwr0CjNodX5eu2pUjajtGEDRC87HcpVHpV-JfxnNr5iNrYd-VkeAQklG1pawIa7b64j7pzlyQUnEMrXYI4b0t7zprNL4ny-M_g14c/s2048/E064C9C8-0084-4181-AA2B-D5CD38B6BB70.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv12o9lWklXpkfAbpEekQhhZwe214kYIXV7U1UXJwr0CjNodX5eu2pUjajtGEDRC87HcpVHpV-JfxnNr5iNrYd-VkeAQklG1pawIa7b64j7pzlyQUnEMrXYI4b0t7zprNL4ny-M_g14c/w300-h400/E064C9C8-0084-4181-AA2B-D5CD38B6BB70.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I made a blanket for the dolly that Baby Needles plays with when she visits, he also belonged to Miss Clicky. It is a miniature of Baby Needles' car blanket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsDPInFXs0nVftecaWcq2-TPJxs-3WGxhygmAXzNrM5WEpriRjzsUCwD4llpyytQrthaSBmO4lN9R5bwytIGZU9WXC_s8J_scIsD6JBZJpED7VhK070r1F-cI3xzIdE2kDW5V-B1rjtw/s2048/AFECD11F-2B58-4AE9-8082-36A357D16AB7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsDPInFXs0nVftecaWcq2-TPJxs-3WGxhygmAXzNrM5WEpriRjzsUCwD4llpyytQrthaSBmO4lN9R5bwytIGZU9WXC_s8J_scIsD6JBZJpED7VhK070r1F-cI3xzIdE2kDW5V-B1rjtw/w400-h300/AFECD11F-2B58-4AE9-8082-36A357D16AB7.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WZt0_Sx0yUEthdAX279BqjEHYAcg6jHgyzMHXMI_VtFYcaqUl7OFNjDHMPSrI3EHVWE6uJCtXswTNQ7_yZbmqi2tHkOpE1xEzlPV5K2KxDeqMOXRALekysb6Gxv7ueC2XYSfTIaMBdE/s2048/D36D24B5-C0F7-45AE-8BEC-2834F4DC87C2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WZt0_Sx0yUEthdAX279BqjEHYAcg6jHgyzMHXMI_VtFYcaqUl7OFNjDHMPSrI3EHVWE6uJCtXswTNQ7_yZbmqi2tHkOpE1xEzlPV5K2KxDeqMOXRALekysb6Gxv7ueC2XYSfTIaMBdE/w400-h300/D36D24B5-C0F7-45AE-8BEC-2834F4DC87C2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUgFixX1yHdr3aub1xQ5gAYwvwEDX5_PN03MW51MwzGLSHn3cfRSayuQ2vm7V8i0Kt1wH8QVzHc5KpfxMV_8vHhZZgwPdokYHGDJrkM7c9lvIRna6aEZS7r7l4vnG_w25pUDWg1kgFzk/s2048/21B4291E-34AA-4531-A5D0-ED6D6DDAA89C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUgFixX1yHdr3aub1xQ5gAYwvwEDX5_PN03MW51MwzGLSHn3cfRSayuQ2vm7V8i0Kt1wH8QVzHc5KpfxMV_8vHhZZgwPdokYHGDJrkM7c9lvIRna6aEZS7r7l4vnG_w25pUDWg1kgFzk/w400-h300/21B4291E-34AA-4531-A5D0-ED6D6DDAA89C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've also had to work on Baby Needles' Mousey. Poor Mousey lost his arm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9ELpGlbYl8a9Fl1R6sA7Z5AHg7tuFxnfF79z2qKpqBAyH6_KymsaIpaobKTh_ersLTRUvh1bQFNBF8IFgu0v9gwDTAib0XniJ3gRiGtU7hclIFLQv-0I1jtx4luNhrrIg9dzhxoetO0/s2048/DD9C4D31-85B6-414D-A06D-8D1141BEF023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9ELpGlbYl8a9Fl1R6sA7Z5AHg7tuFxnfF79z2qKpqBAyH6_KymsaIpaobKTh_ersLTRUvh1bQFNBF8IFgu0v9gwDTAib0XniJ3gRiGtU7hclIFLQv-0I1jtx4luNhrrIg9dzhxoetO0/w300-h400/DD9C4D31-85B6-414D-A06D-8D1141BEF023.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">But it was sewed back on in a jiffy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6xkmpCzbWnlIsKpYhyphenhyphenkinvG570EvBq_HnDLIlgGMc2l7_8lLhpjPMqLE3Yx3PQnBMXW_Fdnig29GqV8uAq79OzMchXKqKHyrNyR6Sl2NeM4jHvw25w5IL6KpWNIsIH5t9cjzhepb3jY/s2048/0EC03453-A9C7-4827-BC2B-00C5EB01E96E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV6xkmpCzbWnlIsKpYhyphenhyphenkinvG570EvBq_HnDLIlgGMc2l7_8lLhpjPMqLE3Yx3PQnBMXW_Fdnig29GqV8uAq79OzMchXKqKHyrNyR6Sl2NeM4jHvw25w5IL6KpWNIsIH5t9cjzhepb3jY/w300-h400/0EC03453-A9C7-4827-BC2B-00C5EB01E96E.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mousey looking happier again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Right, that's me for now, have a good weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-13120697106845659782021-03-20T17:35:00.007+00:002021-03-20T17:40:57.420+00:00Some Finished Things<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Folks.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Firstly, I'd like to say thanks for all your supportive comments on my last post about our dog. I found them really comforting. I still expect his nose to appear round the fridge door but I know as a family we took the right decision.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Mr Clicky arrived back from the USA safely, and I spent 10 days in the spare room keeping away from him. He had a phone call to check he was where he said he would be (not sure a phone call is a good enough check but heyho) and </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">his two covid tests were negative so all's good there. We are fitting in back together again as a family, after </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">3 years of being apart it going to take a while.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miss Clicky and Baby Needles have been visiting, Mr S-I-L is currently working in the North Sea so she is allowed to bubble with us. Mr S-I-L is part of ground investigation for an offshore wind farm, they are test drilling to find out what the sea bed is (mostly sand, as it turns out.) He's away for 6 weeks; the nearest neighbour is an oil rig.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZxF6C6OQ1jUPpDLOcCuorWvoKnLyz1F2q1FWGCkKBbJMBH25-2SX9UwsfkDV_Cp9R-LwLdCm0zrgKtZ183g1TqZlAEA8FGyfYKw0NgEbOHmcdeQhBw3LeqLCCuwbhe9jvFwiR9dVc00/s1600/28B855BF-308B-46A9-B03C-353688E9F700.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZxF6C6OQ1jUPpDLOcCuorWvoKnLyz1F2q1FWGCkKBbJMBH25-2SX9UwsfkDV_Cp9R-LwLdCm0zrgKtZ183g1TqZlAEA8FGyfYKw0NgEbOHmcdeQhBw3LeqLCCuwbhe9jvFwiR9dVc00/w300-h400/28B855BF-308B-46A9-B03C-353688E9F700.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW0CaKiHKAqokRTMS4t4etgZB5-M7X-HiskKR0ZCF29AeMTG_cgh7sadSQc6Zh_8BKqo9CH1EgGVeZoPYlz_xdSHXhDHEXYKAut7jgiqf6t1e4dYK-acwUfFEoouG3JIjASsOkpxAEiA/s1600/D53933A9-955B-4C45-9706-D671191977DB.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW0CaKiHKAqokRTMS4t4etgZB5-M7X-HiskKR0ZCF29AeMTG_cgh7sadSQc6Zh_8BKqo9CH1EgGVeZoPYlz_xdSHXhDHEXYKAut7jgiqf6t1e4dYK-acwUfFEoouG3JIjASsOkpxAEiA/w400-h300/D53933A9-955B-4C45-9706-D671191977DB.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have been busy growing seeds and trying to prepare the plot I am to be growing in and, of course, making things.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Here's Mr Clicky's Rallar-Genser </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Jumper that I started last March when I was out visiting him. I had hoped to complete it whilst I was there, but I ran out of yarn, so I bought it back with me.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ses5wcEtyzXGHmKLRLnpAoCHKVJ3guGQEGo-qZkwoLig4tTf8d0ZYX5Ir6rnBmKhff2nC0qBVUc7A-nOYFWbSjo7LHw7zl6cRuwYW_zl0NFDL4r8N2SYQcg7tGxxsWIX0wCK3Q5zuqE/s2048/6730D275-DE7E-4A3F-B41A-BB0074B2EFBD.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ses5wcEtyzXGHmKLRLnpAoCHKVJ3guGQEGo-qZkwoLig4tTf8d0ZYX5Ir6rnBmKhff2nC0qBVUc7A-nOYFWbSjo7LHw7zl6cRuwYW_zl0NFDL4r8N2SYQcg7tGxxsWIX0wCK3Q5zuqE/w400-h300/6730D275-DE7E-4A3F-B41A-BB0074B2EFBD.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's made in Jamieson and Smith 2ply Jumper Weight and Mr Clicky chose the colours. It was finished last summer but the yolk was a bit distorted, the floats were fine and not too tight, and I realised that I had done a large body and extra large yolk because I hadn't marked the pattern. Unable to stomach taking the yolk off, I threw it in the naughty pile and left it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3LADHE3_yBT3e2Y29uMWa-IgTiwVVe3aNXhIKOs1WWVeUpFGUrJk9YorgGqKnWBWkV-dmY92-YNXyi5YXNygel7-raCSSujzXndNmaYcJjuYqT6t9seH3rAY-RsglcvsvH1dJLjt1No/s2048/29FFD535-CC81-4321-9C09-9479E91149D0.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3LADHE3_yBT3e2Y29uMWa-IgTiwVVe3aNXhIKOs1WWVeUpFGUrJk9YorgGqKnWBWkV-dmY92-YNXyi5YXNygel7-raCSSujzXndNmaYcJjuYqT6t9seH3rAY-RsglcvsvH1dJLjt1No/w300-h400/29FFD535-CC81-4321-9C09-9479E91149D0.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I spoke to my knitting pal Romain and the girls on the weekly knitting Zoom and they all told me to block it and see. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Of course, this worked. Mr Clicky really likes it and doesn't seem to have taken it off since he has been home.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4yyC_TUWedCOm_otb6HWbtFz22ihJPxYal7oiW9Xpr8wUKuvzFYK25wQswWLBk-btbZ89BlXApQcHAjpEIbVAE5F_cvvLwXBjXyVq15v3AQoPyo0HDQatQd5E3N2r5EyRZMbg2HIqg4/s2048/E42AEFE5-7E97-476E-B749-9C2A5DFDF0A4.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4yyC_TUWedCOm_otb6HWbtFz22ihJPxYal7oiW9Xpr8wUKuvzFYK25wQswWLBk-btbZ89BlXApQcHAjpEIbVAE5F_cvvLwXBjXyVq15v3AQoPyo0HDQatQd5E3N2r5EyRZMbg2HIqg4/w300-h400/E42AEFE5-7E97-476E-B749-9C2A5DFDF0A4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have also made a Fabric Memory Game for Baby Needles. I needed a zigzag stitch for this so I got Jessie out for the job; a Jones machine dating to the 1970s, which was pulled out of a skip by my very good friend. She is a bit of a monster and I couldn't zigzag too fast as the table started to bounce!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTwdjsDQOI2OA2ZKp37VequNcI9BO8VFFUhKaeNpim3NrB4v0T7eim9qtaltVk94buLE_h7K1vOaGZNPSJs_0lnEW6T7_CwD1W60NRFhLHX3r8KLLF2pjoX6xIOX600GkmzcygEPgjOQ/s2048/3F896731-7948-4B73-9ECE-5C0BCF2EA3FC.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTwdjsDQOI2OA2ZKp37VequNcI9BO8VFFUhKaeNpim3NrB4v0T7eim9qtaltVk94buLE_h7K1vOaGZNPSJs_0lnEW6T7_CwD1W60NRFhLHX3r8KLLF2pjoX6xIOX600GkmzcygEPgjOQ/w400-h400/3F896731-7948-4B73-9ECE-5C0BCF2EA3FC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>I used a tutorial from <a href="https://www.applegreencottage.com/fabric-memory-game-free-beginner-sewing-tutorial/">Apple Green Cottage</a> which was quick and easy. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The game is a bit too old for Baby Needles at the moment but she likes turning them over and looking at the patterns.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnJIuSfHMGePYLxjIu7ekMWOTx1xBX6wdyrS6igi9hiGwR7lXPM31IrgIDwH1Oyqt3r7BLOJT9xIpXKT6RZUfYWhYETvPJhndmTtUBLAletFZNS0tvFnfyOr1x5j3xWtdOfgGhB2Gb6A/s2048/50E01CC7-8941-483C-847B-A080921F2E0E.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnJIuSfHMGePYLxjIu7ekMWOTx1xBX6wdyrS6igi9hiGwR7lXPM31IrgIDwH1Oyqt3r7BLOJT9xIpXKT6RZUfYWhYETvPJhndmTtUBLAletFZNS0tvFnfyOr1x5j3xWtdOfgGhB2Gb6A/w400-h266/50E01CC7-8941-483C-847B-A080921F2E0E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdyY35R9jairMSHOUBR9TYGhDUzW3-2aWcPmdT1Ol8W-BRJSY3ZwXcd7uLa5hvsglVxQJEKspTLaG3-dOYhMtOiAqR5ChbnT-7apm6ih7fhi7wsOR9V_7U5cawMIVme97DFTctu4P4vY/s2048/3F40F8AA-5825-4744-992A-5647D07D5A56.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdyY35R9jairMSHOUBR9TYGhDUzW3-2aWcPmdT1Ol8W-BRJSY3ZwXcd7uLa5hvsglVxQJEKspTLaG3-dOYhMtOiAqR5ChbnT-7apm6ih7fhi7wsOR9V_7U5cawMIVme97DFTctu4P4vY/w400-h266/3F40F8AA-5825-4744-992A-5647D07D5A56.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I finished off my Christmas embroidery hoop. I found this on Etsy and just bought the printed fabric and used up some threads I already have.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1bdRLi37cznt5nFQa9XHPYkZW3Af2-I5svQDvxuj70yTXCSXS6ThP_oAH7mdukX-sXOftO5uFWEm0JRj2VuvzGuO54VxquNbH6F5gun8GBlLbAoxoDGuhWjN_pY2a1rC-c36Az6NaMg/s2048/9FA2CE59-8CC6-4A6D-94D9-B1DC45DC4578.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1bdRLi37cznt5nFQa9XHPYkZW3Af2-I5svQDvxuj70yTXCSXS6ThP_oAH7mdukX-sXOftO5uFWEm0JRj2VuvzGuO54VxquNbH6F5gun8GBlLbAoxoDGuhWjN_pY2a1rC-c36Az6NaMg/w400-h266/9FA2CE59-8CC6-4A6D-94D9-B1DC45DC4578.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was split stitch, leaf stitch and a few French Knots.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY0mG4YK6y9H5841QKLI8sCtwWo1ER9GE_WHYoHpxStl5A_3Q0h1mQNhcnB4_JdSWAPAgHNZfrjdwpRJmbxTckVzSyCdHxv4_kClNstY2lmg6adLpIO_OMlsfrF5FyevmAux6mQ52l6Q/s2048/42564B36-C1A1-4498-BF99-5BB58B57312A.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSY0mG4YK6y9H5841QKLI8sCtwWo1ER9GE_WHYoHpxStl5A_3Q0h1mQNhcnB4_JdSWAPAgHNZfrjdwpRJmbxTckVzSyCdHxv4_kClNstY2lmg6adLpIO_OMlsfrF5FyevmAux6mQ52l6Q/w400-h300/42564B36-C1A1-4498-BF99-5BB58B57312A.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also finished a garter stitch blanket for Baby Needles to keep her warm in her car seat.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eQm9yVU2cSBnblL-HvXoeJf4xliQmUkYZqKPPVWRTdpxdhyso-0o-5pXAHEAKxVLJ-Uz-9DaHuAf1w-l9X4aRicQOsB7NcSmuTHlzhgL-GAssPmBrs8ZjIUXa8k31aayVIKXfv6w24Q/s2048/5BFD014C-48A6-4ECF-908C-B33D7BDE9C40.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eQm9yVU2cSBnblL-HvXoeJf4xliQmUkYZqKPPVWRTdpxdhyso-0o-5pXAHEAKxVLJ-Uz-9DaHuAf1w-l9X4aRicQOsB7NcSmuTHlzhgL-GAssPmBrs8ZjIUXa8k31aayVIKXfv6w24Q/w400-h266/5BFD014C-48A6-4ECF-908C-B33D7BDE9C40.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Super easy knitting, random stripes in Marriner Special double knit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9mz4Lct3rXAgd8QgllmedkBOqy89KQwWxs6llt-ZhP8ks_x5NYzf-ORO9Jsns_0ocTFGYQS4WPEzKEbu589mL-ggaGkV0v3HA9wcOu0k8I34WFyFdPWW5jFvu5Rc6N3VnS-aTwdLS8E/s2048/575A76A1-5365-44D6-AC94-E4D815A90EB1.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9mz4Lct3rXAgd8QgllmedkBOqy89KQwWxs6llt-ZhP8ks_x5NYzf-ORO9Jsns_0ocTFGYQS4WPEzKEbu589mL-ggaGkV0v3HA9wcOu0k8I34WFyFdPWW5jFvu5Rc6N3VnS-aTwdLS8E/w400-h266/575A76A1-5365-44D6-AC94-E4D815A90EB1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">In other exciting news, me and Mr Clicky had our Covid v</span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">accinations yesterday. A super efficient system, we were in and out, within minutes happily sporting our stickers.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ86B8TTRzxTl_Fm1C72tBJOJMdER2dGX1C9E6nOwL7tv6tGg8ngI8fkw9dIqpvJAgqEv50-fuXvrq8N2LervM_bhL8Jkm0rfwk21dnMJcKHtIiV7RBfU9RDISRE7u4gIt-Y9lDam9P3k/s2048/201EE31A-4CE4-4AEC-AB01-6A6695DF18B3.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ86B8TTRzxTl_Fm1C72tBJOJMdER2dGX1C9E6nOwL7tv6tGg8ngI8fkw9dIqpvJAgqEv50-fuXvrq8N2LervM_bhL8Jkm0rfwk21dnMJcKHtIiV7RBfU9RDISRE7u4gIt-Y9lDam9P3k/w300-h400/201EE31A-4CE4-4AEC-AB01-6A6695DF18B3.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we are feeling a bit tired, so we're taking it easy.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's me for now, have a good weekend....</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clicky Needles.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-83341263717435574852021-03-09T20:32:00.003+00:002021-03-09T20:32:21.288+00:00My Boy<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have sad news to tell you.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Our lovely, mad dog, Tipper was put to sleep last week. He had a cancerous toe which was removed before Christmas successfully and he was just fine. Unfortunately about a month ago he started licking his paw and it transpired that the cancer was back. It was really aggressive and we had several trips to the vet to have his paw bandaged as it kept bleeding. The option was to amputate his leg, or put him to sleep. We decided as a family he wouldn't cope with a missing leg, so sadly, we took the other course of action. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKY6BPRWOoj46sHg49EKduHKvH4csJr35gJnfssie8IVgHyRQEk4mnIzn3W7K-C6-dDOULcNOK6vYNyeFvxm1vALeOO2oGHAJNLQu-HSXW12xwDLpMjhNjYNpjn4D1WRgFhbqe_uIdT0/s2048/31B3B5AF-7781-41FF-B165-0A3570015F4A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKY6BPRWOoj46sHg49EKduHKvH4csJr35gJnfssie8IVgHyRQEk4mnIzn3W7K-C6-dDOULcNOK6vYNyeFvxm1vALeOO2oGHAJNLQu-HSXW12xwDLpMjhNjYNpjn4D1WRgFhbqe_uIdT0/w225-h400/31B3B5AF-7781-41FF-B165-0A3570015F4A.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He was a Staffordshire Bull Terrier/Labrador cross and was 12 years old. There was nothing he liked more than being tucked up in a bed under the covers,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS_Bq-AEmcyOfx7V-tHc5FJTTNYAnQxl7wg7lH7PlIfSMMuuLNWdHOxqIxDBHgqNGaHZR0xj_Gbok6kg4vEcJO6Tp-oMp5cpyqWCKX4_-RuUiYGtJlXdthyphenhyphenjLJc-750EeibEYl0X5pEM/s2048/410DAE5A-FD8F-42BE-BED5-5400A9965C16.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS_Bq-AEmcyOfx7V-tHc5FJTTNYAnQxl7wg7lH7PlIfSMMuuLNWdHOxqIxDBHgqNGaHZR0xj_Gbok6kg4vEcJO6Tp-oMp5cpyqWCKX4_-RuUiYGtJlXdthyphenhyphenjLJc-750EeibEYl0X5pEM/w400-h225/410DAE5A-FD8F-42BE-BED5-5400A9965C16.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">or finding a patch of sunshine to lie in.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qgYT23Qrsl06SWtjBydbEaGE8X21XP0DGpS2OVoSvTTHbX69GYKLsVcyFeLpYjiyNwoPMppQ_EOpkWOLW-AAfkCcvXeYTMfp5jDYN5w3e3Bo1U_8iasPJcqwNtMQJ_I-xbVsl2fdBf0/s2048/53E7B069-354F-4554-9282-DDC763CA21B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2qgYT23Qrsl06SWtjBydbEaGE8X21XP0DGpS2OVoSvTTHbX69GYKLsVcyFeLpYjiyNwoPMppQ_EOpkWOLW-AAfkCcvXeYTMfp5jDYN5w3e3Bo1U_8iasPJcqwNtMQJ_I-xbVsl2fdBf0/s320/53E7B069-354F-4554-9282-DDC763CA21B9.jpeg" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He did something everyday that made us laugh.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhhSykCY1dFLTr6unM_TflUAzRtZpB3WbzRKJWX8kRKOCaS_3zPbS8ZfYVwzkXxhLbHkuh4ViIUkkXpT-3bj04OKQZ7-MwBUtdRG7cJLeQfjij3mnyg3khU808B401bdAMKgtf1aXpZE/s2048/44F16D52-988E-494C-BE9B-195F04844C03.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBhhSykCY1dFLTr6unM_TflUAzRtZpB3WbzRKJWX8kRKOCaS_3zPbS8ZfYVwzkXxhLbHkuh4ViIUkkXpT-3bj04OKQZ7-MwBUtdRG7cJLeQfjij3mnyg3khU808B401bdAMKgtf1aXpZE/w400-h225/44F16D52-988E-494C-BE9B-195F04844C03.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa5ZqacxHZYM7Da8PJJkkjKg3LJOs4sDFU3XKCMEobH6zj4v57SuhJtPpntNt0WOiYKK7NQn9M8kS54swDOPjgB57gP-KIIfNA0N3X8-4DcW4KJnPpEJexlbOGDNdwY-GJt61vLkIqSQ/s2048/8C83DCC3-F8DB-424E-9032-19F57024C671.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa5ZqacxHZYM7Da8PJJkkjKg3LJOs4sDFU3XKCMEobH6zj4v57SuhJtPpntNt0WOiYKK7NQn9M8kS54swDOPjgB57gP-KIIfNA0N3X8-4DcW4KJnPpEJexlbOGDNdwY-GJt61vLkIqSQ/w400-h300/8C83DCC3-F8DB-424E-9032-19F57024C671.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thankfully Mr Clicky arrived back from America and had some time with him before he died.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNpei9dMEIWcr4BrsECpWAcuMeMBz_Uh9hjxESkX6xwp9jXPAAmqxopchz7uraeQ0dBGOPPvxQ8jFBV_lMzdihtYl_KrdZODtbIEP0lV_gPOGX1OHM-_gtBHOiiXEQfxbe1H03AGKR-0/s960/A0057992-1056-467A-9DB3-7A6FBE018B1C_1_105_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNpei9dMEIWcr4BrsECpWAcuMeMBz_Uh9hjxESkX6xwp9jXPAAmqxopchz7uraeQ0dBGOPPvxQ8jFBV_lMzdihtYl_KrdZODtbIEP0lV_gPOGX1OHM-_gtBHOiiXEQfxbe1H03AGKR-0/w225-h400/A0057992-1056-467A-9DB3-7A6FBE018B1C_1_105_c.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Sleep tight, my boy. We miss you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bye for now....Clicky Needles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-40603861401931885322021-03-05T11:12:00.001+00:002021-03-05T11:13:39.542+00:00Link Up Party: Signs of Spring<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Today's Scavenger Hunt words, Signs of Spring.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Signs of spring are all around and they're making my heart sing.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Primroses are popping up everywhere in my garden, I love the delicate yellow, even though </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">if you asked me, I'd say I don't really like yellow flowers.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1Ix8wC-6_ZKqP0b5LBaL0TE-wMit1wZgvdrpxuVNJH0KKSlRIiR-FTYb_Zs8BVhcogRAWQvObL1tbsFmY5EppXYvVjg_RzVP7ArefdDMovtwe4oTZ25Vh_MeNyeCH9QhxiiMPDfne0k/s2048/52C4658D-D2B9-4F23-9A72-5E4B948AAB0D.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1Ix8wC-6_ZKqP0b5LBaL0TE-wMit1wZgvdrpxuVNJH0KKSlRIiR-FTYb_Zs8BVhcogRAWQvObL1tbsFmY5EppXYvVjg_RzVP7ArefdDMovtwe4oTZ25Vh_MeNyeCH9QhxiiMPDfne0k/w400-h300/52C4658D-D2B9-4F23-9A72-5E4B948AAB0D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My other signs of spring, snowdrops.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLPOR2gr-8nifeJF6CJN3wtlLTWCgGNJzEcHgJsxCxPSIQOERJ9-6NegoQLD9ai1SK5N8GeJAUkNtYvlpeywN5o6UFpbDritaUnQiEEek5L5NA-AsqYIVmbx0tPzlVZIP4oGv-ZjLAog/s1600/5F9D0997-3A7F-4F2A-A9B8-280F4389E176.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLPOR2gr-8nifeJF6CJN3wtlLTWCgGNJzEcHgJsxCxPSIQOERJ9-6NegoQLD9ai1SK5N8GeJAUkNtYvlpeywN5o6UFpbDritaUnQiEEek5L5NA-AsqYIVmbx0tPzlVZIP4oGv-ZjLAog/w300-h400/5F9D0997-3A7F-4F2A-A9B8-280F4389E176.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Although shoots are showing it is not warm here today. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I'm off to look at everyone else's <a href="https://clickyneedles.blogspot.com/2021/03/link-up-party-signs-of-spring.html">signs of spring</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"> Thanks Kate for organising. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-80509634042867509082021-02-20T11:48:00.002+00:002021-02-20T11:50:45.907+00:00Link Up Party: Unexpected.<p> <span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today's Scavenger Hunt word is unexpected. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My Friday was unexpected, I ended up at the vet with the dog with a bleeding paw which I couldn't stop. He now has a massive bandage on it. No pictures of that, it wasn't very pretty. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, something else unexpected came to me this week. I found a free zippy greenhouse locally. I am growing flowers for cutting this year, something I have never done before. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I gave it a good wash down and erected it on the patio, as there is no where else for it to go</span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Who needs to sit on the patio anyway? </span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LjkhJbibcHYP5SgvJUnThD50fClYdCtEn4mtLWHwxyiMbKPPNl0zRhYGJsg4_ue1AydmIvS85t4zadPUcJQidMYRVlazaJU-QPAociKg-aIkmuYqlHN7vzJwQS7di4bQIvTOYR7ucGs/s2048/F6C02A6D-C3FA-404F-96C9-0D193385F314.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LjkhJbibcHYP5SgvJUnThD50fClYdCtEn4mtLWHwxyiMbKPPNl0zRhYGJsg4_ue1AydmIvS85t4zadPUcJQidMYRVlazaJU-QPAociKg-aIkmuYqlHN7vzJwQS7di4bQIvTOYR7ucGs/w300-h400/F6C02A6D-C3FA-404F-96C9-0D193385F314.jpeg" width="300" /></a></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I weighted it down with a paving slab and it is pegged down by guy ropes.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It only has shelves on one side,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSNmAk8Ctu0F3_M1S1fB_CSSonj7GE49OTdO9Pk5K94B5BaDeukGLi7TabpTr-9WQ0nCb_Bt9MTWi0CGv5_6b3dodEyPlyR6gHqJReRbpRe_s88sEBeYBI8TtuBBjpb3bGTNjTwk2Os4/s2048/914B1907-E124-483E-961A-DD626970C02C.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSNmAk8Ctu0F3_M1S1fB_CSSonj7GE49OTdO9Pk5K94B5BaDeukGLi7TabpTr-9WQ0nCb_Bt9MTWi0CGv5_6b3dodEyPlyR6gHqJReRbpRe_s88sEBeYBI8TtuBBjpb3bGTNjTwk2Os4/w300-h400/914B1907-E124-483E-961A-DD626970C02C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">so I found a cheap shoe rack for shelving on the other side. I think I can fit 15 seed trays on here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVvpPWxYn3YCPlhcA-25pGP7qcK-Wg8ZddzIhpIOmPKPoNNuDWXMZcxvgJgNW6PpdU_LH9L86E1rPWPVIYEd82_MVh-cOoqqqlGir0H0-8kbQWiROkAZ1DPzDrAUlZmtPwkfM0gNROlg/s2048/32277101-D387-4884-A76D-275C4335FA47.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVvpPWxYn3YCPlhcA-25pGP7qcK-Wg8ZddzIhpIOmPKPoNNuDWXMZcxvgJgNW6PpdU_LH9L86E1rPWPVIYEd82_MVh-cOoqqqlGir0H0-8kbQWiROkAZ1DPzDrAUlZmtPwkfM0gNROlg/w300-h400/32277101-D387-4884-A76D-275C4335FA47.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am now starting to sow seeds in earnest, germinating them indoors and moving them into The Zippy. Let's hope the summer will be filled with colour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wonder what was unexpected for <a href="http://livelovecraftme.blogspot.com/2021/02/link-up-party-unexpected.html">everyone else</a>. Thanks Kate for organising. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4987811549977173291.post-21848987774769034422021-02-12T15:32:00.003+00:002021-02-12T15:48:34.973+00:00Link Up Party: Starts with a W<p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Today's Scavenger Hunt is starts with a W. I was wracking my brains for this one, and then I realised I had taken some pictures of a wren in the garden this week. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Firstly I need to apologise for the quality of the pictures, I was on full zoom from inside the house and was a bit wobbly.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My eye was caught by a movement in the garden and I realised it was a wren with a juicy fat, lime green caterpillar.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtirKsmbDg_7WdKaMLddISzpLjuemykqJCjHFdQOHo8eUISRlFus-HrRk1T0B2uUa80tiJc2AKbPrxxKSnTLuaTKzvDBzHRlfcHHB21aRTjKMfYOoj6JocYzJ4Ve7_GBeFcScoTt5R8wc/s4608/A818C92B-EE7C-4B02-BA31-1D09C242BA50.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtirKsmbDg_7WdKaMLddISzpLjuemykqJCjHFdQOHo8eUISRlFus-HrRk1T0B2uUa80tiJc2AKbPrxxKSnTLuaTKzvDBzHRlfcHHB21aRTjKMfYOoj6JocYzJ4Ve7_GBeFcScoTt5R8wc/w400-h300/A818C92B-EE7C-4B02-BA31-1D09C242BA50.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He/she? bashed and bashed the caterpillar around and around and pecked at it while holding it with his claw.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iZkhgRmJG4c8NH5UG5QQ8pJ5ctE3Y1XDFoUcmSpgiIjTDxvXp1exEeyDslf4el9dEdP2joaB1lwz1_3Zkjxlr7Kr9LZ0rqVRZ9eEWYpnQmVtQAYI9yUezi3o7gTw5OnkMN9Gs1IsZ2E/s4608/6E316E1C-3FDF-4DD4-B2CB-536CE69F785B.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iZkhgRmJG4c8NH5UG5QQ8pJ5ctE3Y1XDFoUcmSpgiIjTDxvXp1exEeyDslf4el9dEdP2joaB1lwz1_3Zkjxlr7Kr9LZ0rqVRZ9eEWYpnQmVtQAYI9yUezi3o7gTw5OnkMN9Gs1IsZ2E/w400-h300/6E316E1C-3FDF-4DD4-B2CB-536CE69F785B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was quite a struggle.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitANy3C1t_rhnbWsLXPqE_I_MFYp5W65iQdplQGpssT1kz5zlnxh2Z5sL3DSkopVXk_7c0Vt6O3V6dIrctVzxfXnrr-CytyoJNj4RzFJYPGRgLUR5JwjJv_G9G5wFJkSaA6yfc6udhvaY/s4608/87675F8B-1DCE-495A-8939-995C26526237.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitANy3C1t_rhnbWsLXPqE_I_MFYp5W65iQdplQGpssT1kz5zlnxh2Z5sL3DSkopVXk_7c0Vt6O3V6dIrctVzxfXnrr-CytyoJNj4RzFJYPGRgLUR5JwjJv_G9G5wFJkSaA6yfc6udhvaY/w400-h300/87675F8B-1DCE-495A-8939-995C26526237.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Cf0YqfL5ECtTQbZaKyuVoiMp1hAxtcbh8BZPvGOES3GNSFBmrox2ujJF85ySqITxF3hROCXW2gnUzrreaBGtl2Rkmhq0mKXgg2YSFoM8nnKtaVtJqv5UL8ykE-WeuSqj2SFeDjWmyY/s4608/4049DA15-17B4-46BF-8F33-FF599459BA20.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7Cf0YqfL5ECtTQbZaKyuVoiMp1hAxtcbh8BZPvGOES3GNSFBmrox2ujJF85ySqITxF3hROCXW2gnUzrreaBGtl2Rkmhq0mKXgg2YSFoM8nnKtaVtJqv5UL8ykE-WeuSqj2SFeDjWmyY/w400-h300/4049DA15-17B4-46BF-8F33-FF599459BA20.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> But eventually it disappeared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqWTbw4OuGnTapKEvWDUJpd7fvOqMZqLad-Ih2NojJN3KcOzB3WFjQfx2kwO-SUYr089x_v1Whw5gzUiOGeWmgg_XH7QBBvdIJHC9Mm0TdGn0iEpV3lF2cK7_F_D2RZqp-XZ0b1LTwP4/s4608/C24D2FFF-1D5F-4CCD-AD03-041A39455972.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqWTbw4OuGnTapKEvWDUJpd7fvOqMZqLad-Ih2NojJN3KcOzB3WFjQfx2kwO-SUYr089x_v1Whw5gzUiOGeWmgg_XH7QBBvdIJHC9Mm0TdGn0iEpV3lF2cK7_F_D2RZqp-XZ0b1LTwP4/w400-h300/C24D2FFF-1D5F-4CCD-AD03-041A39455972.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTySaEygBrQe4YxWRUZy_gW01leunEH64vKqzFIco64hQJmluSgnBRyFHCUiVn52ToDRFzt4nzdeeMKkw4fNccjDzqVvYeZDEZlV1Rv6soFek8Kj5cex8EUONXVbQ55ompBaRkSQRWSk/s4608/D416930B-79A3-4C18-8EC1-A79468C1DD14.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGTySaEygBrQe4YxWRUZy_gW01leunEH64vKqzFIco64hQJmluSgnBRyFHCUiVn52ToDRFzt4nzdeeMKkw4fNccjDzqVvYeZDEZlV1Rv6soFek8Kj5cex8EUONXVbQ55ompBaRkSQRWSk/w400-h300/D416930B-79A3-4C18-8EC1-A79468C1DD14.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And the wren went on it's way.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5SnqMbVWQzBhnTQbbpSWcbrxFpzhSiPORTtXK1qJ8h64IGa3jvy5giHGwc8ZiusO2Fy-xbW0Oyi3Ulee1-vX4LFp-y-zINHqyDD18m60cnLGU6VwTuKBiPSI7wwCqTVxYXbwzfcEbTY/s4608/FFDC8941-5760-42E0-915F-999611C74933.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5SnqMbVWQzBhnTQbbpSWcbrxFpzhSiPORTtXK1qJ8h64IGa3jvy5giHGwc8ZiusO2Fy-xbW0Oyi3Ulee1-vX4LFp-y-zINHqyDD18m60cnLGU6VwTuKBiPSI7wwCqTVxYXbwzfcEbTY/w400-h300/FFDC8941-5760-42E0-915F-999611C74933.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wonder what everyone has found that starts with a W. <a href="http://livelovecraftme.blogspot.com/2021/02/link-up-starts-with-w.html">Look here</a>. Thanks Kate for organising.</span></p><p><br /></p>Clicky Needleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06805571683416291590noreply@blogger.com12