May Miscellany

♥ the cherry blossom was here and gone so very quickly this year, but it was incredibly beautiful while it lasted. A thunderstorm passed briefly through our patch one night and the following day the blossom petals were falling like snow ♥

♥ walking through a drift of pink snow petals on our way home from school, it was so enchanting. I wished (not for the first time) that blossom flowers stayed around for a whole lot longer ♥

♥ enjoying our first punnet of English strawberries from the market. They were ripe and juicy and came in all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes too ♥

♥ sitting in the café on Friday, surrounded by a room of laughing, chattering ladies at our weekly knit n natter. My coastal ripples are giving me such a huge amount of pleasure as I ride those waves ♥

♥ taking a solitary early morning walk at the weekend (this was taken at 7,30am on Saturday), the morning light was bright and crisp and the woodland so very green. I felt like I wanted to gulp in the light and air and greenery and fill my soul to the brim with freshness! ♥

♥ Atticland was in festival mode at the weekend as the town celebrated it's vibrant canal waterway. Oodles of brightly decorated boats and colourful bunting flags against a bright blue sky, it was very pretty indeed. I'll share some more pictures with you tomorrow ♥

♥ A sunny moment as the early morning light landed on my poncho draped over the arm of the sofa. This has to be one of my all time favourite makes, I love it dearly and it certainly is very well used. So cosy and cheerful ♥

♥ a morning chat with my Little/Big Man as he sat snuggled under a pile of cushions and blankets. He is growing so fast, I can hardly keep up with the speed of him ♥

♥  a really lovely day out on Saturday, just Little Lady and I. We took a train to the city and shopped, it was hugely enjoyable and hugely exhausting! She celebrated her tenth birthday last week and this planned girly shopping trip (with a lovely lunch in the middle of it) was what she had asked for. That and a sleepover with two school friends. Sweet girl. Ten already ♥

♥ enjoying a beautiful sprig of lilac on my table which gives me an instant hit of childhood nostalgia. Every time I catch a whiff of it's scent I am transported to my Granny's back garden in the London suburbs and feel like I am five years old ♥

♥ I devoured this book  over the bank holiday weekend, it was a wonderful read. It was one of those stories where I felt desperately sad when it had finished as I could no longer immerse myself in it's twists and turns. Sigh. I miss the sea too, a lot ♥

♥ love-love-loving watching my youngest Little Person explore the delights of painterly colour. We've been painting together every afternoon this week, and he has created a portfolio of brightly coloured nature-inspired paintings that have made me want to cry with pleasure ♥

♥ in amongst the painting, we baked and iced some sweet caramel buns yesterday. My whizzy mixer has broken after twelve years of frequent use, so we made this bun mixture the old fashioned way with a wooden spoon and lots of muscle power ♥

♥ really enjoying my daily walks from A to B as I go about depositing and collecting the Little People. It is a joy to live near the water and be able to walk by it every day. The boats along this stretch are permanent moorings, in other words people's homes, isn't that something?  ♥

♥ enjoying the first coffee of the day, from a gorgeous new mug. I discovered it hiding in the guinea pig run yesterday afternoon, left there by the postman (it was a surprise gift sent by a friend). Isn't it just so very, very me?! Sue....I LoVe it, thank you ♥

♥ We tidied out Little B's toy boxes at the weekend, and managed to assemble three big bags of old toys to donate to the charity shops. The upside is that some favourite boxes of forgotten toys have been unearthed and are enjoying a new lease of life. It's been especially lovely to see all three of my Little Peeps playing together with the Duplo before school in the mornings, even Little/Big Man has been down on his hands and knees joining in ♥

♥ it's been raining today, I got caught out on the school/nursery run this morning wearing totally inappropriate footwear and the Wrong Coat. I returned home bedraggled and chilly, but the sight of raindrops sitting prettily in the alchemilla leaves at the bottom of my front steps cheered me up no end ♥

♥ I'm really enjoying my brief spells spent in the studio working alongside Tracy. Mostly I make time to crochet when I'm there, working on various Yarndale yarn bomb projects whilst chatting and slurping a hot frothy latté. Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings,  my schedule is working out pretty good ♥

One week in and May is shaping up beautifully so far. My photos are like a scrappy patchwork quilt, a bit mismatched but the overall effect seems to be rather pleasing. Lots of lovely little moments and simple pleasures which all add up to a whole lot of happy. I hope May is delivering you a whole lot of happy too. Enjoy your days!

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Comments

[Rosemary Dargan]

Hi Lucy,
I've been reading your blog for a little while now and I love it. You're so chatty and inspiring with your creations, and I love your part of the world. I have just moved into a new house and it seems a bit unloved at the moment. I have white walls and polished floorboards. I'm trying to think of something crafty to make to make me feel at home in my new place. Any ideas? I have a bought granny square rug on the back of a chair and a handmade-by-me granny rug on the back of a red chair. I am awaiting a Chesterfileld couch to be delivered so have to think of what to put on the back of that. I find your blog easy to read and very good. I'll see if I can find some inspiration from your crafts for my new house. Keep up the great work. Rosie from Oz.

[Rachael Iddon]

Hi Lucy, I think I have shared quite a few of your May experiences. I keep seeing lilac in peoples homes, and while I absolutely adore it's scent, I just can't bring myself to have it indoors. My Grandma would be turning in her grave - it was one of her old superstitions of bad luck. Absolute nonsense of course.

[Deirdre]

Hi Lucy, I really love your blog, just finished my "Lucy" bag, working on the "raindrops" cushion cover right now & dreaming up colour combos for a mandala...thanks for the inspiration x

[Jackie]

Hi Lucy, Ive just completed my first ever crochet project following your bag pattern and thought you might like to see the finished bag. Its on my blog
http://jackiescrafts-torpenhow.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/lucy-bag-attic-24.html
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern
Jackie x

[Anna]

The snaps are lovely and cheerful, may them be such always Lucy.
Children grow fast... I think I soon will be able to also say so.
Have a blessed and sunny day! Hugs!

[Jenny]

Dear Lucy, I have the distinct impression that you are "on top" of your act! Good planning, astute execution, health, happiness, love. All topped off with wonderful imagination, creation and an embrassing awareness of all that is lovely in your world. Thank you for making us all feel so good. x

[Teri]

Greetings Lucy. I love your blog and all of your hooky goodness! My first try at the hexagon blanket was a success being though I was a beginner just 2 years ago. I want you to know that I appreciate all that you do. Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day! :)

Teri x

[Caroline]

Totally unrelated Lucy, but have you come across this article about a sea glass beach in California?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2083862/What-dump-A-beach-used-covered-trash-covered-sea-glass-waves-turned-garbage-natural-art.html

[Jen]

what a lovely post. I have that mug too, in fact I read another blog today who also had it too!
x

[Lee]

Hi Lucy,WOW,what a FANTASTIC post.LOVE the pics and narrative.Just to let you know I have given you a couple of shouts on me blog.Hugs xx

[Murphy]

I love, love, love your whole blog and posts, and projects, and photos (!!!), but the reason for today's comment is to wish you a happy Mother's Day! Your posts about your children have been a helpful reminder to me to enjoy my own children more, and the colors of your life have brought more color into mine. Thank you!

[Silly Little Sheep]

I am having a similar feeling about my May too - a lot of little happy moments. Your pictures are so cheerful, as always, I love them.
Lilac is a lovely flower, somehow old-fashioned,we used to have it next to the door to our block. My landlady has lillies-of-the-valley in the garden now and they give out wonderful and very strong smell at this time.

[Traceyr]

Beautiful photographs. :)

[Eva]

Very pretty

[Judy]

I look forward to reading your blogs so much. I especially loved the cherry blossom and your poncho pictures. Such lovely colours. x

[Angie]

Hi Lucy, I'm not a hooky person but I absolutely love your blog and read it every day. I am truly envious of your creativity and ability to live in the moment and enjoy the world around you. I am going to try to do the same and hope that I can learn to do what you do so naturally. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Heather]

I enjoy your blog so much, the pictures are so beautiful, what lovely surroundings! And of course all the crocheted colorful goodness just makes me happy! I too love the water, and grew up by a beautiful lake which I miss dearly. I just love the sound of the waves and sun diamonds sparkling on the water. Thanks for sharing a bit of your world!

[Lizy Tish]

A wonderful walk through your week! I just love seeing all the pictures of your lovely town.

[zoejasmin]

Beautiful guide Lucy. I adore the odor of all Lilac, just isn't this humorous how exactly actually a scent usually takes you personally appropriate back to a certain period nor region nor replace memories?
The swell blanket will be therefore rather, I possibly have not tried that structure yet ... may just have to give it a test.
Scary just how quickly that the children obtain massive .... I virtually get three more than twenty today so it seems as recently they were all only playing around in the home.
Take a gorgeous sleeping within fortnight

[eclectichomelife.blogspot.com]

As always a lovley ride of a read Lucy x

[Mitsa Xida]

Hi Lucy!Beautiful pictures always !!!++

[jeannette]

your boats remind me of a new flickr acquaintance who TATS decorations FOR HER LONGBOAT. one of us for realz.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kel1y/sets/72157631382240274/

[Gillian]

It's great to be able to appreciate every stage our children go through. My two sons are grown up now but I can still see how they are developing and maturing as they get older.

[Pam Roach]

I am in ireland on vacation and I brought my ripple with me. So many wonderful comments at Ohare airport. I bet your ears were ringing!!!!! Thank you for being so giving!! Hugs pam

[Beth in Maryland]

OK, I'm not going to ask what in the world the postman is doing in your guinea pig run, or what the guinea pig thinks of this!