rich red :: a brown paper bag of super sweet cherries from the market
pretty purply-pinks :: a jug of summery sweet williams
gorgeous green :: a vivid froth of alchemilla mollis in my little front garden
yummy yellow :: five big knobbly bobbly Spanish lemons bought to make homemade lemonade
bright blue :: morning summer sky :: 9am
beautiful blue :: evening summer sky :: 9pm
these are the colours of my day, the Colours of Summer.....
xxxx wishing you all a beautiful and happy midsummer Solstice, I hope your day has been full of summer colour and happiness xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxps many thanks for all your well wishes over the past few days, I'm certainly feeling a lot better although still not fully recovered yet. SO much snot, I still feel like my head is full of it! Little B is doing OK too, I think he's in the process of cutting teeth, so nothing much to worry over.
We both thank you very very much for thinking of us xxxx
I love your photography. I too, am a color addict !
Posted by: linda | July 13, 2010 at 01:15 AM
Haven't seen your beautiful world in a while - hope you and the little ones are feeling better. Best wishes from a Florida girl (who is worried about all the oil on our beautiful beaches).
Posted by: Donna | July 01, 2010 at 04:15 PM
Hi Lucy
I am editor of Simply Handmade and a new magazine which we are starting from scratch - Crochet Trends. My first issue of SHM is out mid July and then bi-monthly, starting in that one there will be 3 trial smaller issues of Crochet Trends to test the waters!
As you can imagine i am so excited and this could be huge judging by how big crochet items are now.
This brings me to my question.....Would you be interested in helping out with a couple of projects? Please email me at [email protected] and i will go through details etc :)
Hugs
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | July 01, 2010 at 09:54 AM
Come back, Lucy! We miss you!
Posted by: Maddi | July 01, 2010 at 02:25 AM
Yipeeeeeee. Just got an email that FINALLY, my pak is on it's way. Been a little nervous with the CC floating around across the pond. But, will be thrilled to start a new one soon.
By the way, just posted the Orphan Annie, Grannie Ripple today. It was a lot of fun and went by rather quickly. Great stash buster, but then I'm always busting my stash here as it keeps getting bigger and bigger.
Hope to post all my blankets on the line soon for my one year in blogland. Wanted to get a new header picture up, as I'm tired of that flower.
Hope all is well with you and fam this week. Hope to see and hear from you real soon, kiddo.
Off to pull some weeds and grab a quickie nap before dinner hour here,
Kate - T.G.B.
Posted by: The Garden Bell - Kate | June 30, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Hm, this is totally unrelated to this post, but I don't see another place to contact you... I just have a question about some of your crochet patterns, if you don't mind my asking? Thanks!
Posted by: Amii | June 30, 2010 at 09:44 PM
I love your blog! Thanks for sharing all the information about granny squares and other crocheting. You are so talented. Glad you and your little one are feeling better.
Posted by: Chelle | June 30, 2010 at 07:27 PM
Dear Lucy - please let us know you are okay. It's a worry when your last posts said you were ill and then you disappear for 9 days!! Oh my!! I check your blog every day and it's cherries every day! I made a crochet covered wooden hanger - I posted a photo on my facebook page. You should join facebook for a quick "hello" to your "I Love Lucy" fans. :-) I also ordered the Lucy yarn package and am happy to say it's in the mail to me in Oregon.
Mainly - I hope you're okay and you're all well.
Love from Corbett, Oregon - Teresa
Posted by: Teresa Kasner | June 30, 2010 at 06:31 PM
I check everyday to see if you post something. I enjoy your blog as much or more than any magazine I've ever read. I hope all is well in the Attic. I hope you are having a good summer vacation with the little people. I love how you call them that. So cute. At the moment I'm crocheting lots of hats for Algerian Action. It's a charity benefiting people of Algeria. I had started a granny blanket with some Red Heart yarn, but I'm not liking the acrylic right now. I hope you post again soon. Been missing you.
Love, Patricia from Texas.
Posted by: Patricia | June 30, 2010 at 02:48 PM
I reckon I got your germs Lucy!
Glad you feeling better and hope ickle ones doing okay as well..
Happy hooking ( when you get the chance! )
Posted by: Jillyuk | June 30, 2010 at 11:15 AM
I wish sick too! At least, sooo lousy.. Glad you feel better too and can enjoy the sun!
Posted by: liset | June 29, 2010 at 07:37 PM
Hi Lucy
I hope all is well at Attic 24 and that both you and the baby are fully recovered.
Debbie xxx
Posted by: Debbie | June 29, 2010 at 01:33 PM
hello Lucy
I love your things!
I live in Brazil, far away from you, but I'd love to take a coffee and make crochet with you...knows one day
sorry about my poor english
xoxoxo
Maristela
Posted by: maristela | June 29, 2010 at 02:03 AM
Hi Lucy, I have been reading your blog for sometime now and find it very inspiring. I too am 40 something(still feel 25) from Australia and you have brought me back to crochet. In the past 12 months I've crocheted 4 rugs and numerous scarves amongst other crafty pursuits. Crochet is so portable and doesn't require too much thinking. I in turn have inspired my SILs to take up the hook. It's like a virus. Missing your posts hope you're just busy and not still sick.Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Michelle | June 28, 2010 at 07:38 PM
Hi there Luce! Missing my Attic fix! Hope you are fully well now. I made your lemonade today, it smells lovely.
Posted by: Pamela T. | June 28, 2010 at 06:36 PM
Hope you are OK.....haven't heard from you in awhile....that's fine, just thinking about you and hoping all is well! : )
Posted by: Robin | June 28, 2010 at 03:22 PM
Lucy did you ever finish the other stripy bag you were working on?? It was like a satchel . I'm thinking of making one and would love to see your finished one for inspiration xx
Posted by: Emily curnow | June 28, 2010 at 08:39 AM
Love it! Love it! I find so much pleasure in your blogging expertise! I also realized that there are many common denominators in our lives. First, my younger sister lives in Barbados in the West Indies in Yorkshire on the Yorkshire Plantation. For those of you that don't know Barbados was under British rule before gaining independence! The rolling hills of your Yorkshire is very similar to her rolling hills of Barbados. Second, we too camp and have been since our children were very young and my mother-in-laws name was Connie (HOW FUNNY)the name of your van. Third, my sister and I both love,love love flowers and crochet. I am more the baker and cooker that she. So you see there is a connection and that's why I love you and your blog! Keep up the great work, you area very talented young woman!
Donna
Posted by: Donna :) | June 28, 2010 at 04:14 AM
Thank you for many days of colour and inspiration, I have greatly enjoyed reading through your blog whilst I have been recuperating. I've started to crochet my first cushion cover and ideas for a second one are bubbling away. Love that you explain it all so clearly. Hope you will soon feel fully recovered. Good wishes to all the family.
Posted by: Mo | June 27, 2010 at 08:29 PM
Pretty colors and pretty photos, as always!
DEBBIE MOSS
Posted by: dreaming of a country home | June 27, 2010 at 04:45 PM
GORGEOUS colors! Love all the variety in summer.
Posted by: Jenn | June 26, 2010 at 05:32 PM
I have just made my first Lucy bag! I need to get a picture taken and document the whole thing. It was a lovely project, so fun. I just didn't want it to end. Thanks for a wonderful pattern!
Posted by: Meg McG | June 26, 2010 at 04:23 PM
I have recently discovered your wonderful, colourful blog. It is really brightening my mid-winter days down here in South Africa. I am so inspired to colour up my kitting and crochet and try out some of your gorgeous ideas. Right now I am churning out wooly hats and scarves.
Posted by: Cath | June 26, 2010 at 08:32 AM
Well Lucy, I've been away from blogland since the start of the year (both writing mine and reading others).
Can I just say what a pleasure it has been to catch up with your blog!!
The 1st post I read was announcing the birth of you scrummy baby boy (Congrats, even if late!!). I have been 'hooked' on every post.
Amazed to see you have converted to acrylic for your lovely 'new' Connievan. My stash is mostly acrylic (expensive yarn always bought when REALLY cheap - I am a Yorkshire Lass lol) - it's that big that if it was expensive yarns, I'd need separate insurance on it!!!
Anyway hope you are fully recovered and enjoying our lovely Yorkshire weather. Might pop over your way at the weekend, quick drive and lovely scenery.
Liz
Posted by: Liz | June 25, 2010 at 04:13 PM
I am so glad to hear that you are on the mend dear Lucy.
I thought that little B might be teething and it seems I may have been right! Once the little babes get their first tooth, they kind of lose their 'babyness', if you know what I mean and all of a sudden they seem, well, older. But I do so lurve gorgeous baby grins with the little white tooth in the middle of their smile....lots of dribbling and shoving everything into their little mouths. I hope happy times are ahead for you and yours Lucy. x
Posted by: Mandy M | June 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM