Getting ready

So Friday has rolled around yet again and here we are at the end of our three week stay-at-home phase of the summer holidays. Today is the day I run around like a blue arsed fly and get the whole family packed and ready for our summer trip to Dorset. I am pretty good at last minute prepping for a week away and it doesn't really phase me at all. A few loads of laundry, a clean guinea pig cage, a quick tidy round downstairs. Steadily throughout the day I gather various components of Family Holiday Kit into large shopping bags in the hallway. Empty the fridge of perishables, Pay the milkman and cancel next weeks milk , empty the bins, load the dishwasher, give back door key to neighbour. And in between all that, I also do a food shop, a pet food shop, a market shop and an amaaaazing, impulsive dash into the collectors centre (more about that in a bit). Oh, and I also managed to squeeze in a quick visit to my weekly knit n natter at the café. Of course....how could I miss that?! I was only there for about 40 mins this morning, but it was long enough to have a chat, drink a stunningly good latté and work the penultimate round on my lampshade cover.



Whilst I was there, I nipped upstairs to the studio to make up a yarn bomb kit for Liz who is helping to crochet some bits n bobs for Yarndale. I LOVE that my Stylecraft is  now wound into these neat little balls which I'm storing in a pink tub trug at the moment. Oh it made my heart sing when I looked at it!



I took a few quick photographs of the yarn bombing that is beginning to pile, isn't it fabulous? These are lamp post and railing wraps, all made in Stylecraft acrylic.

Oooooooooooooooooooohhhh! DEeeeeeelicious! Each one is like a mini work of art, I love them very much indeed. Thank you ladies, you are such wonderful hooky friends x

So that nip into the collectors centre I mentioned? I had the WeIrDeSt experience, I have to tell you. I was rushing on my way to the pet shop when I had a sudden and very insistent voice inside my head telling me to go into the antique shop. I have two favourite sellers there and although I hadn't been there for months and months, something was telling me to go there urgently today, right there and then. I just knew instinctively that there was something waiting there for me. And look what I found, isn't it a beauty?!!! A vintage enamel milk pan from Yugoslavia, oh I am just head over heels in love with it...a real treasured find for Connievan. And you know what? Only £4.50. Meant to be mine, for certain.

Something else strange happened, about half an hour later. A white feather was laying in my path. It was in the town centre, laid on the ground in the little cobbled ginnel that I always walk down on my way home. I picked it up and knew it was for me. Something is telling me to slow down a bit and take it steady, I can feel myself needing to apply the brakes now for a bit. Sloooooooow. Yes, I hear it.

I twiddled the feather in between my fingers as I walked home, thinking about my family and feeling very glad that we are all going to be together next week. At home, I popped the feather into my feather mug on the mantel, to join the growing collection. I just cannot resist picking them up when I am out and about, they are such lovely reminders of walks and holidays.

Ahhhh, Dorset.......so beautiful and so much a part of my heart and soul. I cannot wait to be there.

I shall be back in a weeks time with coastal tales to tell....see you then

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Comments

[Lynne Gill]

I know what you mean about collections of wool making your heart skip, mine does too, and piles of fabric too!

Have a wonderful time in Dorset, s you always do, lots of piccies please! We are off to Wales in our own little Connie-VAn on Monday .....can't wait! Lx

[Valerie]

You are a fantastic story-teller. Keep telling, and I'll keep reading. Have a glorious holiday. I can't wait to read about Dorset on your return. Cheers.

[Anna-Marie Field]

Hi Lucy,Well it sounds like this is just the kind of slow down you're suppose to have and it's come at just the right time too!!!So slow down and enjoy your little break with family and friends!!!Like food for the soul-it is to be "home"!!!!
Love
AMarie

[Clair]

I have just come across your fantastic blog while doing some research on how to crochet! I live in Australia, and I can say that I am truly amazed by your skill! I will continue to read and hopefully pick up some hints as I am just starting out.

Regards
Clair.

[Ala]

Bardzo mi się podoba Twój Kolorowy Świat - ten wyszydełkowany i ten widziany przez obiektyw aparatu fotograficznego. Serdecznie pozdrawiam z Polski. Ala

[Amanda]

Dorset!!!!!!!!!!! My most favourite place

[Irene]

Your so lucky to have a husband with a great a family that Loves u , your parents r still alive I lost my Dad 11yrs ago my hub got laid off twice and had to do a 180 go to school for something else and then he got sick had to go to the hospital, we hope he can go back in a week or two,even if we lived in England,we would be able to live where u do it looks so nice there like a fantasy:-) I luv ur blog its always a good read with eyecandy pics:-)

[jamsandwich]

What a lovely pan. Some people think that a white feather on the ground is to show you that your guardian angel is watching over you - even if it's not true it's a nice thought. I hope you have a lovely holiday with your family, take some nice photos for us.

[Pat Wilkinson]

Happy holidays!

[Robyn]

Hi Lucy, the feather is a sign of a wish being granted, I hope it is a special one.
Enjoy the time with your family and take a breath, we all need to slow down at times.
Robyn xo

[Mateja]

Hello, Just to say....I am one of your regular readers from Sheffield....and I am from Yugoslavia (well former Yugoslavia)....and your milk pan reminded me of home and long forgotten years....Thank you Lucy....

[Chelsey]

The yarn bombing pieces look great! I can't wait to see pics of them from Yarndale.
Have a lovely holiday xo

[Kate]

Slowing down is a Good Thing. Trying to make myself do that a bit-failing! Have a fabulous time in and around Bridders- off there myself in ten days or so, can't wait!

[Charlotte]

Have a great Holiday ... looking forward to all your stories when you return.

[CJ]

Hope you all have a wonderful time Lucy. Your break is well deserved I think. I am going to pinch your feather jug idea if I may - my littlest boy is always giving me feathers and I never know what to do with them. But yours look lovely like that.

[Natasha Richmond]

I love the pan, lucky you! Have a great holiday :)

[julita]

Have a splendid time!!!!!

[Susanne]

I hope you will have such wonderful hollidays as we had in England with fine weather an lovely people to meet!

[mrsbrownmakes]

Fabulous yarn bombing prep. Can't wait to see the results. x

[Dorothy Griffiths]

Lucy you have a wonderful holiday and a well earned rest, you have certainly had a full year. Will look forward to hearing all your lovely tales of your holiday adventures.
Lots of love
Dorothy
:-)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Chel C]

Have a wonderful holiday! I too am off now for 10 whole days and will be taking the kids on day trips here and there. The feather has come at an appropriate time, and you need to now relax and take stock of all the achievement you have made so far this year. Have a relaxing time xx

[Carol]

The yarn bombing prep looks great. I love Stylecraft Special (thanks to your recommendation) so good to work with and lovely colours.
Your pan is so "you", what a find and brilliant price.
Have a lovely holiday.
Carol xx

[Ada Bea]

Yes slooooow down, relax, have a great time with your family. Enjoy those precious days together. You know that on your return things will be very busy, back to school routines, Yarndale!!!
What is it about balls of yarn that make your heart go Skippity Skip?!
Have a great holiday Lucy! :) x

[Emma]

Hope you have a fabulous holiday, can't wait to hear about it when you get back.

[Jo Roberts]

You sound super organised. Have a lovely time, can't wait to see you pics. My daughter loves feathers and we have used some on the fascinators I made this week take a peek here
http://joeveryday19.blogspot.co.uk