Settling

Hello! Home again, home again after a really enjoyable break away beside the sea last week. It's good to be home, although I confess my heart is still being tugged by the sound of the waves and the tang of salty sea breezes. It always takes me a week or two to settle after spending time at the coast, and I am trying to enjoy the settling process without giving in to melancholy. Trying.

I took the usual umpteen-and-then-some photographs last week which I shall attempt to marshall into a bit of a coastal story to share with you this week. In the meantime, would you indulge me while I show you two new little holiday purchases? Purchase number one is this quirky little painted wooden caravan, complete with bunting strings and errrrrrr, flamingo's. I have no idea why there should be pink flamingo's, but the very oddity of them makes me laugh. Bonkers indeed.

Purchase number two is this wonderful pink Avoca button jug, spotted on the Discount Shelf in one of my favourite shops in Lyme Regis. It was less than half price and so I swooped without hesitation, and have to say it is really making me happy.

It's on my table right now filled with the most glorious tulips, gosh I do so love tulips. They help enormously with the settling process when onen's heart is feeling slightly heavier than usual.

Perfection.

On Saturday I was down at the Studio, spending the day with a group of wonderful, friendly, chatty ladies who had come to enjoy a day of creative hooky with me. We had fun!

By the end of the day, seven gorgeous new birdies had hatched in a riot of beautiful colour and spread their wings to fly to new homes.

Today has been a day dedicated to rest and relaxation. Sod the piles of laundry and the general air of post-holiday chaos, I'm going to lounge about in my jammies, drink multiple mugs of coffee and crochet! It was rather indulgent, but entirely necessary and I feel very much better for it. Interspersed with the crochet and coffee, there was lots of time spent with the Little Peeps. J made us all pancakes for breakfast and I baked a batch of oaty cookies followed by a rather delicious coconut lime loaf. Late afternoon we went for a brisk, bracing walk around the reservoir, by jingo it was cold! We are still suffering very low, wintry temperatures here in North Yorkshire, we are desperate for some Spring Warmth.

We enjoyed some welcome warmth last week in Dorset, oh the absolute blissful pleasure to be found in the warmth of the sun on my face! Not all week mind you, no, the first three days were horrid (weather wise, wonderful other wise), but the latter part of the week we were blessed with glorious sunshine. It's very noticeably milder 300 miles south than it is up here in Atticland.

I'm really looking forward to sharing my holiday with you, I've been pootling through my holiday snaps  a lot during the past few days, recalling the abundance of happy moments spent with my family. My Little People are really not very little any more, it is always more apparent in photos I think, a bit of a shock actually. I love them so much.

Back soon :)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

♥...more little snippets from the Attic...♥

Winter/Spring

My Happy Day

Tulip ♥ Love

Springtime Hooky

Creative Swapping

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[Lizy Tish]

Pretty pictures and a lovely jug for your flowers. The colors in your new ripple are so nice!

[EL]

In that beautiful photo, the Dorset countryside looks as though it has an afghan spread over it. What a great color scheme.

[Silly Little Sheep]

Aaah, gorgeous pictures, welcome homw and I am so envious of you having the see so close! I loo forward to more photos soon.

[catherine]

There is a beautiful place where you can see lots of flamingoes here Iive in the province of Cádiz between Chiclana and Puerto Real in the south of Spain . Beautiful salt marshes lovely people good food año sun .You could try ....have a nice day ....

[Pam]

Welcome back - the ripple afghan is looking lovely!

[Emily]

Looks like a wonderful vacation. I love everything about the shore. I can see why you miss it. I love your new afghan you are doing of sea colors. would you mind posting your color numbers please. I would love to make one. thanks

[Béatrice]

I have just discovered your blog and I am already fond of it.... so colourful, so inspiring....
I am French and live in the south of France in the vineyard near Bordeaux. But I spent some time in England (years actually) studying and working and I'm still very Britain-addict.... Visiting your blog and watching your photos makes me travel to your so-loved country....I'll be back, soon.....

[Rachel E]

Lucy, sorry to do this in the comments but I have been trying to reach you by email without success. Can you contact me please?

[Maria Cardoso]

Welcome back, I am new here and I have to confess that I missed you!

[Debbie cowles]

I was in the hardware/kitchen shop in Longridge (NE of Preston) and I thought of you when I saw a cute tea cosy that was made to look like a gypsy caravan complete with wheels. I know your caravan is not a gypsy, horse-drawn one, but if you saw this one, you could probably sew your own to resemble your caravan if you wanted to. So cute. I took a class on how to use chalk paint on furniture in Longridge and loved it. Look out all my mis-matched furniture. from a Lancashire mom

[penny]

Welcome home, I always enjoy your blog and photo's, and the outdoor photo's in this post are particularly bright and beautiful. Looks like you have spent lots of time on holiday with your crochet blanket, I love the colours you have chosen. Hope you settle back into the home routine soon, it's always a wrench leaving the seaside.

[Fellias]

Dear Lucy it i is such a joy to read your blog. Thank you. I am glad ur taking time to settle back into ur routine, We r off to Bilsdale horse trekking. Also very excited. Hugs xxx

[silvie]

J'adore tes photos, si colorées et pleines de poésie!J'aime le bord de mer quand le temps n'est pas trop beau, les couleurs sont si différentes et il y a moins de monde!
Merci pour cette jolie balade!
bonne journée!

[Jenny]

Oh goodies! You're home! I thought about you and wondered how you would be enjoying your holiday. So happy to hear you had a lovely time. I live by the ocean and see it every day and I miss it when I'm away. Winter is beginning to settle in down here in Australia, shorter days and colder evenings. It has rained every day this month! Thank you for all your lovely photos and will be looking forward to more when you find the time (soon I hope). Don't stress the washing...it will be there when you are ready! (the only reason I know that is because mine is always there waiting too...alas there is no laundry fairy...or cleaning fairy....the list goes on).

[Andrina T]

Loving the flamingos! Yep, it's a kitschy U.S. thing, but obe that's good for a laugh, and I must say they look great with the caravan! I always live hearung about your trips to the seaside, and I'm dying to see how that ripple blanket turns out. Those few yellowish shades have me wondering where they will show up. Enjoy the Little People as long as you can...over the last two years mine went from a little lad to a young man as tall as me (he's only 12 for cripes sake!) and I'm srill wondering how it happened! xx

[Anne Baselt]

Your words always make me feel like I'm right beside you....they transport me right into all that color and happiness...Thank you.

[manon]

Hi Lucy just curious about how the birdie tute is coming along.....???? Asked in the nicest, most respectful, kindest way...I have a three year old that would just love one (or five) although the process of trying to see if I could make one from your pictures has been very instructive (I can't) I am so looking forward to this one

[Kate]

Can't believe how fabulous the weather was in Dorset this past few days- so gorgeous driving the road from Bridport to Dorchester every day, the downside was that I was indoors teaching all day long!Had to tear myself away.

[Cheryl]

I've had my first attempt at Ripples today and I love them, wasn't happy at first but with practice I'm getting some peaks now :) Love the jug too Looking forward to seeing the seaside ripples .... (aka Snowbird from Rav)

[Dorothy Grifffiths]

As always Lucy your blog is a joy to read. I adore your photographs and hope I can visit again soon on one of your courses. I love your treasures, particularly the little caravan, would love one of those myself. Have a fabulous week Lucy, sending you lots of loves and hugs
Dorothy
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[Michelle]

Flamingo's and Airstream trailers have a relationship but I didn't really know the story until I googled it just now. Here's what I found: http://airstreamtravels.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/meet-florence-and-domingo/

My husband and I are dreaming of the day when we can buy an Airstream. . .and spend our time between the mountains (his choice) and the ocean (mine).

[Namari]

a very HOT summer!

[Namari]

All kinds of green of envy - I'd LOVE to have a holiday by the sea! So glad you could and that the peeps enjoyed it too. Many flamingos in SA! (Where we are trying to get rid of a very summer...)

[Cockney Blonde]

Welcome home and thanks for sharing some piccies. Love your new purchases, x