Pleasures

#1 ♥ sorting out my yarn bag to take to knit n natter on Friday morning and finding a handful of beach treasure sat in the bottom under all the yarn....happy holiday memories.

#2 ♥ knit n natter at the café on Friday was so enjoyable, it was lovely to get together with good friends and to meet some new yarny ladies too. The knit and crochet cakes in the basket are part of a a yarn bomb we're working on for Yarndale, in case you were wondering!

#3 ♥ my back yard is thriving in all the rain we've had lately, it looks lush and green, if a bit drippy. Can you see my passion flower merrily growing along the washing line?

#4 ♥ a new tea towel which I bought to hang on the kitchen door rather than to wipe wet things with. I just love the sentiment as well as that beautiful duck egg blue colour. From Freya Art on Etsy.

#5 ♥ Finishing my third Yarndale banner and loving the look of it. I made white Moogly crochet letters stitched onto rainbow granny squares, using Stylecraft Special DK yarn. Oh, and I got new crocs too, half price in the summer sale :)

#6 ♥ new handmade soap from one of my favourite local shops in town, it really does smell Fragrant and Totally Luscious.

#7 ♥  today I had lots of work to do on my laptop and the Little People have been super good occupying themselves and playing games together. They rearranged the furniture and built two "blanket camper vans" which made me so happy to see!

#8 ♥ playing with my ripple blankets and taking some new photos. I think, there might be a Ta-dah moment coming very, very soon for that gorgeous Coast blanket....tomorrow could be the day!!

#9 ♥ taking a pile of clean laundry up to the Attic and spotting a beautiful rainbow arcing over the town.

#10 ♥ sky gazing, always a pleasure of mine. It's been stormy here today and cold too, I really, really hope that summer comes back to play for just a little bit longer.

xx

I'm really enjoying these gentle summer days spent at home with the Little People, a satisfying balance of work and play, of idleness and busy-ness. Friends call by, we go out to run errands, but mostly we are happy just being here, enjoying life's little pleasures.

xx

 

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

Mandala Wheels for Yarndale

2013 :: Year End Review :: crochet

Yarndale 2013 :: The Yarn Bombing

Granny Bunting for Yarndale

Open Studio :: June 2013

Comments

[CJ]

These little pleasures are the stuff a happy life is made of aren't they. I always like to look at the sky from our top room when I take the laundry up there as well. There have been some really stunning skies lately. Your garden is looking beautiful, so green and inviting. Enjoy the rest of the week Lucy. CJ xx

[Angela-Southern USA]

Those are all wonderful pleasures for sure! How do you peg out the laundry around the vine? lol I remember the days of kids re-arranging the furniture to play, fond memories. We've had a day of rain here too, long overdue (a very dry summer) but still hot. I look forward to seeing the ripple ta-dah.

[Jane]

I was passing through Skipton yesterday and treated myself to a delicious coffee and scone in Coopers. How lucky you are to share your workspace with those lovely ladies and tempting snacks !

[Claire]

We are enjoying a final slice of summer at Sennen Cove in Cornwall in our caravan. We are very lucky. The weather has been glorious here today and the coastal ambience has made me very excited about the coastal blanket ta dah to come. As an experienced knitter of many years I have always been disappointed with my seemingly very amateurish efforts at crochet but am persevering and have managed 7 stripes of your granny stripe blanket. I am hoping to tackle the ripple next and like you love the coast, (Cornwall being our favourite haunt,) so am feeling inspired.
Can't wait. Thank you for being an inspiration.

[Winwick Mum]

Lovely! It's been cold here too, but I absolutely refuse to agree with the weather forecaster who called it "autumnal". It's not autumn in August! xx

[melissa]

Very nice!!

[Thetwistedyarn.com]

Looks like bliss, especially the back yard and the Yarndale sign. Happy days.