Sunday Walk

Hello there.

Sorry I missed last week's post. 

 I'm not sure why really, just did.

As you can see (last) Sunday afternoon's walk was sunny.

We have some interesting footpaths in our surrounding area.

We came across a wonderful verge full of wild flowers with Orchids and Clover

and met some inquisitive lambs.

This Sunday was altogether different.  DS had a cricket match on the archetypal British cricket ground next to the church. As you can see from the sky, rain threatened.

 Before the match started Mr Clicky and me went to explore.

Through the gate into the churchyard.

There was some lovely carving on the Lych Gate.......

some interesting looking graves......

.....but only half a church!  It fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1952.  I'm not sure that would happen today!

We had rain, wind and a not much sun.  I was wrapped up in a blanket at one point!   

The Red Arrows went overhead on their way to an Air Display - didn't catch them I'm afraid!

DS' team lost, but he was happy as he got to bowl 4 overs.

On the knitting front, I've made another felt bag, with Freedom Spirit Chunky and some orange fluff.

That's about it for now I think.

Next post will be the Scavenger Hunt.

Have fun.

Bye for now...........Clicky Needles.

What To Do With 18 Eggs?

Hi there!

Here they are, a bowl of 18 lovely eggs from my friend. 

 Blue, green, white and brown and very yellow inside.

Obviously I needed to do some baking, so over the last week or so we've had.....

not 1, not 2 but 3 Victoria Sponges...

Chocolate Brownies, made by DS....

Chocolate Chip Cookies (no piccy)  and Scones.....

and that was the end of the eggs.

The weather has still been changeable, some strong winds again but as there was some sunshine yesterday, me and Mr Clicky went for a wander around some local footpaths.

Through a field of good looking wheat

past lots of lovely dry stone walls

with interesting yellow lichen

and through a squeeze stile.

We also saw this beautiful double flowered pink May blossom.

So a nice wander, just Mr Clicky and Me.

Back home and I finished sewing up that Copper Jumper.  It's blocking right now so pictures next time.

I've cast on a hat, which has been in the queue for some time, I'm only on the ribbing right now, using magic loop rather than my usual double pointed needles.  

Going fine so far.

This hat has some colourwork, but I'm telling you no more!

Right I'm off now...have fun.

Bye for now.....................Clicky Needles.

P.S.  I've just read this back and feel I need to clarify 'good looking wheat'.  I mean it's looking really thick and healthy due to all this rain we've been having and the ears are forming, if the sun comes out I'm predicting a good harvest this year.

I guess you can take the girl from the farm but you can't take the farm from the girl!

Jubilee

Hello All!

How’s your Jubilee Weekend been?  Hope you managed your celebrations without too much rain.

The children at school had a party on Friday.  It was a wonderful success.   The little children preformed some Country Dancing and the older juniors all did Maypole Dancing.  The Maypole Dancing has gone on for many years and is performed to assembled parents and villagers, although latterly it has slipped from it’s May Day slot due to the dreaded SATs.  I’m never too sure whether to children like the Maypole or not!  The older they get the more they complain about doing it, but it looks fabulous and carries the tradition on.

Me and the other two Teaching Assistants spent Wednesday and Thursday making fairy cakes with the children.  We produced roughly 200 and the children then iced them red, white and blue and laid them out on the sand pit lid in the shape of a Union Jack.  In case you're worried about sand in the cakes the lid had had a jolly good wash and then was covered in foil.

We’ve had a special visitor this week.  An ex-pupil, Dan Woodward carried the Olympic Torch through Swindon and he came in the show it to us.  He was incredibly proud and every child had their photo taken with him and his torch.  Here he is talking to the children all about it.  (Look at that messy classroom!)

 The weather certainly has taken a turn for the worse and was pretty rotten when Mr Clicky, me and DS went to visit the British Camp on top of The Malvern Hills.  It is an Iron Age Hill Fort, but as you can see we couldn’t really see each other very well, let alone the view, which on a good day apparently, covers 13 counties.  I think we need to try on another day!

 

 It was very mossy and wet and there were quite a few  spider's webs.  

 On the knitting front with the lack of a new project I picked up some cotton and a crochet hook and made some flowers.  The one of the left was made with a 3.5mm hook and the right one 4mm.  I didn't think that 0.5mm would make such a difference. 

I am pleased to tell you that I have now a project on the go!  Note I didn't say a new project ~ I yanked my Asymmetrical Cooper Jumper out from the naughty corner.  Was it naughty? Not really, I just got bored with it I think.   The last time I worked on this was September 2011, it was started in January 2010! Anyhoo I'm back on it with a vengeance, I finished off a sleeve and I've nearly done the front.  

Even better, I've got the next project in my mind.  Waaaaayyyy!


Time to sign off now I think.  
Sorry this post is late, the internet in these parts has been unusable.   I put it down to the children in the neighbourhood who have been stuck indoors with the rubbish weather.


As always have fun and keep smiling.
Byeeee.........Clicky Needles.

Scavenger Hunt for May

Hi  there.

Here's my Scavenger Hunt for May.

1. Good things.  In the garden full of sunshine, with a cup of tea, ipad and some crochet to do.

2.  Small packages.  A small package of time, quick bit of knitting in the playground with no children around before I had lunchtime duty on the school field ~ bliss!

3. Fragrance.  My 'Geoff Hamilton' rose.  Yummy!

4. Station.  St Pancras ~ the Eurostar trains are behind glass.  Sadly I wasn't using them.

5.  Nose.  Struggled a bit with one!  My Red Nose Day magnetic car nose from several years ago.  It lives on the fridge.

6.  Front Page.  The Olympic Torch on it's way through Stroud.

7. Nine.  Nine of the eggs given to me by a colleague. Wish I had hens.

8. Beverage.  A hot cup of tea at a cold cricket game.

9.  Currency.  The Euros at the back of the kitchen drawer. 

10. Historic.  The British Camp (Iron Age Earthworks) on top of the Malvern Hills.  Couldn't see much, just clouds.

11. Yellow.  Gloucestershire has turned yellow with oilseed rape.  This is the view from our classroom window ~ not bad!

12.  Do you see what I see?  Last weekend maybe your bit of the world looked like this too.

So there we are.  Hope you like them, I'm off to check out the other Scavenger Hunts.

Yaaayy Sunshine!

Hi all.

That sunshine has certainly been visiting us this week.  

It has been glorious.

Not everyone's cup of tea I know, but there's a smile on my face.

The children at school have been over the moon, we've been able to use the wonderful school field that we have.

I found these bluebells whilst on lunchtime duty this week.

We've have another visitor to the area as well.  The Olympic Torch has been this way.  I didn't turn  out to see it, but all the children in my class did (it passed through their locality.)  

My bloggy friend, HillyT has written a lovely account of it passing through Stroud, so pop over there if you want to look.

The sunshine has my flowers bursting into bloom.

I love this foxglove, I grew it from seed.

This rose 'Geoff Hamilton' smells divine.

As you can see it is growing through our Clematis Montana which drips off the fence and is getting to the point of needing a good cut back.

 On the knitting front, my sock yarn hat is continuing.  I'm not sure I told you it was reversible.  I cast on provisionally and I'm now making the plain side.  The plainness is getting a bit boring now and I've only done a few centimetres!  I getting very restless with it and to make matters worse I don't know what to start next!  Oh dear.

 I have pulled this felted bag out from under the bed in a bid to do something useful.  I made the bag and flowers about (ahem) 5 years ago but the sewing up fairy didn't seem to come.  Huh!  Every now and then I looked at it and back it went.

Anyhoo all done now.  I sewed in the handles and attached the flowers.  

It is a darker purple than the picture shows, the yarn, Cascade 220 felts like a dream.

 I received my friendship squares....

 ...and the ones I made are ready to send.

So what will the next project be?  Who knows.  Let's hope I settle on something this week.

As always have a great week but there may be rain on the way!

Bye for now...............Clicky Needles.

Sunday Cricket

Hello there!

I put the mockers on the sun didn't I?  It's carried on being another cold, sometimes wet but mostly miserable week.

DS has started playing cricket, so this morning found us The Green at Frampton on Severn.

The Green is as you would imagine complete with a pond and swans.

Their nest, but it seemed they had abandoned it.

We settled down with our (hot) tea and the hat was at the ready.  I wore THE jacket and was toasty warm.  After a while however, my hands got jolly cold and I had to warm them up under some hot water!

The pitch at Frampton is front of the pub (sadly shut) and the village lanes run around it. 

 Here is DS bowling, if you look carefully behind the fielder you can see the road that runs past.  It was very close to the pitch and a car had to stop to avoid a 6!  The passenger got out to help the fielders find the ball. 

They won!

It was DS' birthday last week and we bought him in android phone to replace his old one, which didn't seem to want to work after I washed it.

Anyhoo, he has been playing Words with Friends with me and is picking up tips fast.  

Look at this score of 102.  Hurumph I say.

 On the knitting front I made some bunting to go up at school, the children thought it was great ~ easily pleased!

 I've also made a felted bag which is waiting for the handle to be sewn on, so you'll have to wait to see it.  

Why not pop over to Ozzy Blackbeard's blog to see her All Seasons Cardi, I think I might have to get the pattern mmmmmm.......................

Time to go now, good news ~ the weathermen are actually predicting warmer weather this week...............

Thanks for popping by ............Clicky Needles.