Saturday today, and a day with no plans which is something I really do think of as a luxury. Well, I say no plans but Saturday mornings usually involve a jaunt into town to visit the market and local food shops, followed by coffee and breakfast in our favourite café on the way home. It's a routine of ours which I really enjoy and I can tell you that local food shopping (especially supporting our hard working market traders) most definitely beats the supermarket any day.
We don't usually do our woodland walk on a Saturday, but this morning I felt a strong pull to be there. We had a lot of rain yesterday and I found myself craving that damp, fresh woodland smell and it did not disappoint. I love it when you walk in the woodland and it really smells like the colour green somehow. Walking in the woods before our market visit was sooo nice, it really made me feel energised and full of weekend feel-good.
Autumn seems to be rocketing in at a pace this year, and summer already feels like a fading memory. The mornings feel chilly and the light is softer, but it's the colours in nature that always grab my attention.
This beautiful creeper was rambling over a stone wall at the side of the pavement as we strolled towards the market this morning and it literally stopped me in my tracks. So much glorious seasonal colour.
This afternoon I spent some time sat at the dining table with my laptop, catching up with emails and social media comings and goings, and reading through the comments from my first blogtober post yesterday. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment here on my blog, I read every single one and always love to hear from you. I spent some time adding text to the image above so that I could share my blogtober news on Instagram - the photo was taken last year and I really love it. Flowers, coffee, crochet and the kitty, it's cosy and colourful and very much what my home life actually looks like every day.
I lit the fire this afternoon as the rain started falling, and spent some happy hours sat in the warmth with yarn and hook in hand. I'm sorry I'm going to be really irritating because unfortunately I can't show you what I'm working on at the moment. Arrrgh, it's soooooooo hard not to show you! I think by the end of October I should be able to, so at least that's something to look forward to. And yes, that is a teensy little glass of chilled vino sitting right there, well it was four o'clock and J decided to open a bottle, so who was I to make him drink all on his lonesome? I know, I'm all kindness.
I took the above photo earlier in the week, but the kitty has pretty much been in this exact same position all afternoon. I keep telling myself that I should pack my Yuletide blanket away for now, stash it in the Attic eaves with the Advent and Christmas decorations. That way I'll get the pleasure of unpacking it on the 1st of December and it will feel properly festive and seasonal. Somehow I just can't bring myself to do it though, I'm still love love loving those rich colours and don't want to be without them just yet. Maybe next week....
xx
No matter how long I stay away from FB, the first blog I crave is yours Lucy!!! I no longer crochet , I only started crocheting as my Mom was close to passing and wasn’t able to finish a huge Afghan for my younger sister. It’s around that time that I discovered your blog! I crocheted for many years as it made me feel a stronger connection to my departed Mom. But time matched on as did my healing from her passing and thus I returned to my own beginnings of knitting!!!! Your photo journals and gorgeous heart keep me coming back even though I no longer crochet 🧶🥰
Posted by: Lyn Z | October 08, 2021 at 11:36 AM
I know what you mean about the Yuletide blanket, I have to remember to keep crocheting as I keep stopping to admire the colours. You have an amazing eye fir putting colours together, thank you.
Posted by: Sharon Saviane | October 06, 2021 at 10:22 AM
I’m enjoying your daily posts! I’d love to make a Yuletide mandala. I don’t think you would need to do a full photo tutorial as the stitches are so well explained in the blanket pattern but a written pattern would be lovely x
Posted by: Jo | October 05, 2021 at 03:48 PM
I’m so happy to discover you’re doing a blog post every day this month!! I’ve been wondering what blanket it is you have draped on the seat of your couch for the Blogtober image? I love the colours and love to make that my next project! Happy October xxx
Posted by: Remaliah Joy Lacombe | October 05, 2021 at 10:40 AM
I do so enjoy reading your posts. They're like letters from a dear friend who lives far away, full of the little details that make up a life well lived. I never get enough of seeing those unusual willow sculptures and love seeing the woods through which you walk. Beautiful! Here, in SoCal, there are not quite so many peaceful places to walk (unless a stroll on a concrete path next to a four-lane road appeals to you). Some communities, however, do a have weekly "farmer's market." They're usually set up in a parking lot and the concept is much the same as your local market, though not nearly as historical. We do enjoy them though because, as you say, they are much better than the supermarkets. Around the holiday time of year (which is coming right up!), there are craft fairs and bazaars featuring the handicrafts of local artisans. These are often held in churches, though not necessarily affiliated with them. I find that that life is generally much the same everywhere in that most of us need to accomplish the same basic things every day; however, it is the details surrounding about how we go about living our lives that make all the difference. Thank you for doing what you do. You bring joy to so very many people.
Posted by: Elizabeth | October 04, 2021 at 02:22 PM
Oops I meant popped! 🤣😂
Posted by: Sue Roberts | October 04, 2021 at 11:54 AM
I loved that woodland walk when we pooped over from our Estuary haven for the day. The sculptures are stunning. Especially loved the horse.
Posted by: Sue Roberts | October 04, 2021 at 11:53 AM
What a lovely place to walk. Thank you for sharing so much colour with us.
Posted by: Sharon | October 03, 2021 at 05:58 PM
I love that horse sculpture! It looks mystical and other- worldly. Your weekend sounds just wonderful.
Xox
Posted by: Louise | October 03, 2021 at 11:48 AM
I love your blogs because they always have so much colour in them and cheer me up no end. The autumn colours are my favourite.
Posted by: Amanda McNamara | October 03, 2021 at 11:29 AM
That all looks so cosy and beautiful.
I wouldn’t want to pack that lovely blanket away either 🥰
Posted by: Carol | October 03, 2021 at 11:20 AM
What a treat to have a bit of the Attic every day this October! Thank you Lucy, it does make me happy.
Posted by: Elizabeth | October 03, 2021 at 11:14 AM
Love your 2nd post , thankyou
Posted by: Joan | October 03, 2021 at 10:29 AM
Ah those glorious autumnal colours on the creepers! It's made me realise I really must make time for more walks in the coming weeks.
I love reading your posts and showing us your beautiful photos, thank you for taking the time and effort to blog.
Posted by: Lucy J | October 03, 2021 at 10:21 AM
It does look deliciously cosy with you. Autumn did pretty much arrive overnight this year. Last weekend I was watching football while wearing shorts, this weekend it's tights, boots, scarf and coat! I shall try and take some photos today and join in with Blogtober, it will be good for my blogging muscles I think! CJ xx
Posted by: CJ | October 03, 2021 at 09:44 AM
Interesting to see Evelyn's comment about our markets, I wonder if there is anything similar in the US? I've never given that a thought before.
Sounds like a perfect Saturday to me! X
Posted by: Ruthie | October 03, 2021 at 09:43 AM
Put one of your other lovely blankets there and enjoy that for a bit. Double the pleasure when you pull the Yuletide one out in December!
Posted by: Charlotte Pountney | October 03, 2021 at 08:58 AM
Thank you for your daily posts. The weather is awful in SW France at the moment and ypu are really helping to motivate me to enjoy crafting by the woodburner.
Posted by: Sue Kaye | October 03, 2021 at 08:48 AM
Is that the Granny Stripe blanket in the fifth picture? It is so pretty!
Posted by: Kristin Eoff | October 03, 2021 at 04:33 AM
Reminds me
Of my own Saturday. Today was a day of rest in my family, a reprieve from the everyday activities that happen in my own home.
Posted by: Angela | October 03, 2021 at 04:24 AM
Please write about your local shopping markets for those of us in the US who are not familiar with them.
Posted by: Evelyn | October 03, 2021 at 01:45 AM
Lucy, I am using the Yuletide pack to make the Moreland/Neat Wave pattern, and I'm having a bit of a time with the starting of it. I'm onto row 4 and I think it is too loose with the #5 hook. I hate to start over, as the first couple rows were hard to get down. Do you think it would be awfully bad if I just started using a smaller hook at this point? If it would be, I will start over because I think it will be lovely. Thank you. Love the blog!
Posted by: Kathy Carpenter | October 03, 2021 at 01:33 AM
Love your blog posts Lucy - they give me a warm fuzzy and I thank you for that. ^^
Posted by: Kate | October 03, 2021 at 12:20 AM
Yay you spotted the creeper! 🍁 Looks like a super chilled Saturday - just perfect!
Posted by: Lindsay | October 02, 2021 at 11:51 PM
What lovely homely pictures Lucy. They give us all the feel good factor we need!
We also visited Skipton and the market today and I always love the time I spend there . It is the loveliest place. I would love to live there .
You are such a generous person to share your daily life with us all. I love the fact that I am familiar with most of the pictures you post and share your love of your home town.
Thank you for working so hard to share your daily life with us….you know how much your blog helps us all experience the feel good factor. The woods are amazing and I was so privileged to bump into you ( not literally 😁) a couple of months ago, in Skipton Woods. Thank you for all your hard work! Xx
Posted by: Kathryn Grimshaw | October 02, 2021 at 11:36 PM