This Week...

♥ this week I have loved the familiar scent of woodsmoke in the cold air.

♥ this week it has mostly been very foggy, grey and damp here, but I have loved the sudden little snatches of pale sunlight.

♥ this week I took a train journey and relished the twenty five minutes of rolling views, crochet and thinking time. I LOVE crocheting on trains!

♥ this week I visited Salts Mill for the pleasure of great surroundings, great company, great conversation, great coffee, and hot crumpets toasted to perfection and served with butter and Tiptree jam.

♥ this week I thought about doing some Christmas shopping in Saltaire, but ended up wandering these beautiful little cobbled streets instead. It was a good choice.

♥ this week I enjoyed my crochet time in the café with friends, and loved the surprise of unexpected visitors to our creative group (I look a bit lonely in this photo, but only cos I arrived early!)

♥ this week our town switched on the Christmas Lights and I took Little B and Little Lady to join in the celebrations. It was crowded and jolly, and the all-white lights look stunning. I love this town very much.

♥ this week I enjoyed every moment of observing my hyacinths as they grow and prepare to bloom. Not long now!

♥ this week I lit candles every day to combat the gloom, the scent of this Spiced Ginger and Lemon Thyme candle is amaaaazing.

♥ this week I continued to pick up fallen leaves, bringing them home and marvelling at their colourful perfection.

♥ this week I joined the Little People in their growing excitement for the start of Advent. I've got my own advent calendar this year, I'm ridiculously excited to start this off on Monday. And it's mine, all mine!

♥ Hoping you've all had a great week, full of pleasure and happy little snippets!

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Comments

[Susan]

Sounds like my kind of week. I love it when there's not too much going on and I can just "be". What a nice day you must have had sitting quietly on the train just looking out the window and crocheting. So glad you had a bit of peaceful time to enjoy.

[Jenny]

Thank you again Lucy we have had amazing sunsets here in Cornwall and I love trying to capture the fleeting glory in the sky. It's great to touch each other's lives and share our creative joys. Just been reading that craft is good for you and crochet is very good ! Well we suspected that didn't we! take care love Jenny xx

[Paula]

Bye Jean

[Sue Beard]

Thank you for a lovely Blog as always. You have been a busy lady out and about. X

[Jen Y]

I love the Advent calendars! Where did you get them?

[Sue]

Your contentment is contagious :)

S
xo

[Claire]

Good week, I'd say! It's giving me a hankering for up norf'!

[Darlene Garner]

Loved, loved, loved this post. Especially the Salts Mill. I oohed and aahed at all the different ones in such a beautiful setting (vs. the modern, square unattractive shops here in the US). Also loved the lights in your town.

[Verity]

Bye Jean!

Another beautiful, cosy post. Thank you Lucy.

[carol partridge]

I love the plain white lights too. The trees around our market place are covered with them. Very effective as the open air skating rink has been finished and is now ready for the Christmas season.

[Jean Kirby]

Very predictable - a "homely" post before the CAL post with it's link to the yarn packs.

A long time reader but now - I'm out.

[Chris Porter]

What a lovely happy post, Lucy. Your descriptions are so clear, I feel I'm there with you! Thanks for sharing, and have a fantastic weekend. Hugs xx

[Diane Kelsey]

I tried to crochet yesterday whilst on a long drive to Milton Keynes, but I couldn't 😟 really enjoying the CAL, I'm on stripe 48.

[Angela-Southern USA]

Looks like life is good in your world, the same in mine.lol We've been decking the halls, I'm in total holiday mode! Christmas music playing as I un-tangle twinkle lights and the girls trying to agree on what the theme for the tree will be this year and the hubby promises to set up the train when we're finished...life is good. :))Time with family and friends, the best! (Thanks for the reminder of the advent.)

[Denise Marshall]

Sounds like a lovely week. It's been similar weather here in Northampton too. I've also been thinking about Christmas presents and have ordered a few things on line. Guess what, I ordered all the wool needed for the Poncho and a Knitpro crochet hook to make it, my excuse, they will be wrapped up for me as a pressie from my husband. Lol.

[Kate Whyte]

Your posts are uplifting, many thanks!

[Cherie Chudyk]

Tiptree jam so yummy, and just a few miles from me too! I too enjoy the smell of wood smoke in the air at this time of year, glad I'm not the only one. Thanks for sharing your week with us, always a pleasure to read and lovely photo's too xx

[Silvia]

Love your photos!! I can't stop thinking about Harry Potter when I see the train!! Thanks a lot for share!!! Happy weekend from Argentina!!!

[CJ]

Your town always looks so pretty. I broke out the scented candles this week too, it does make it feel so much cosier. Toasted crumpets with butter and jam and Gillian sounds like a most excellent day, and a train journey to boot. Wonderful. Have a lovely weekend Lucy. CJ xx

[Anne]

A lovely weeks! It is great you take notice of so many small things!

take care
Anne
http://crochetbetweentwoworlds.blogspot.de

[Fiona Marchant]

There is an amazing shop in Tiptree called the Cheap Shop....a favourite haunt of mine for fabric and all things crafty....often followed by a cream tea at the jam factory... mmmmmmm

[Teresa Kasner]

Oh my.. thanks for sharing those fabulous photos.. I feel the holiday spirit welling up inside of me. Our Thanksgiving is over (photos on my blog) and now today I hope to encourage my son and husband to put up our tree so I can begin the lengthy project of decorating it. :-)

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[thetwistedyarn]

Sounds like a pretty successful and colourful week. (I love the gloves you're wearing in the photo of the leaves, by the way.) :-)

[quiltercaroline]

Sounds like a lovely week. I am looking forward to Monday as I start an Advent scarf on Ravelry. Love the Hama fox, I loved the look of them so have bought my niece a little kit for Christmas. C x

[Jackie]

Your week sounds ideal. Love the look of your Advent calendar ~ lucky you! Our Christmas lights went on last weekend here too. They are beautiful ~ some are white and there are also some brightly coloured ones strung across the main street in the town. Hope you have a lovely weekend :O)xx