A Busy Weekend

We have had such a busy weekend, on Friday we picked Maisie up, on Saturday we went to Peterborough, Sunday we went to London to meet a wedding client and then on to see some sights so Maisie could take some photos for a scrapbook. Monday we drove to Leek to visit Denise and co and now we are both shattered. At least I can work from home, poor Barry has to go to work!

Today I am taking Maisie to have her hair done and then I am going to try and NOT do a thing!! My horrid nasty menopause symptoms are driving me nuts and I can't remember the last time I slept for more than two hours at a time! Sorry if all this is a bit garbled but that is how my brain is right now.

I have already finished sending all the high res images to kerrie for the summer issue of Yarn Forward magazine so I've not been too unproductive.

I'll leave you with this adorable photo of my beautiful Ali and her youngest, Sullivan....



We don't have all the wedding photos yet but I'll be posting some more as soon as we have them to play with. I want to put them in order of being taken and as we had two photographers it is taking a bit of time but from the ones we have seen so far, I can tell you that they are really good.

Don't forget to comment on the previous post if you want to try and win the Moebius, I have decided to knit it in a different colour for the winner if pink is not your scene :^)

We have two wedding presents which had no label on them so we don't know who gave them to us. One is a beautiful crystal candle holder with a tea light in it and the other is a gorgeous amber glass globe which also has a scented candle inside it. If the giver of either of the gifts is reading this blog please let us know if it was you that gave it to us. There is an email link in the sidebar if you don't want to leave a comment on here. We want to say thank you! I have made all the thank you cards, I just need to write them and send them...being married is exhausting hahah!!

A Celebration in Pink

Isn't this the most deliciously soft looking thing?I really had trouble casting this on, I tried and I tried but I didn't give up! I was so excited to actually find the pattern but the TV video link showing us how to cast on wasn't there. I can follow the instructions, I don't need to see the video....but I couldn't do it!! Almost but not quite, Ggrrrrrr!
I had been spying this on Ravelry and the thought of knitting it really kept needling away at me....I didn't give up, I googled for cast on help and found this wonderful blog post to help me along. I love those EUREKA moments, you know, the moment you realise you have actually understood and achieved the impossible!
This is made from some deliciously soft, so soft it is like fluffety puff, kid mohair and merino
It's the Moebius Cowl by Cat Bordhi
It is a gift to you, well one of you! A gift to say thank you for listening to me rabbit on about the wedding of the year :^)

I want to celebrate the fact that Barry and I are married, it hasn't really sunk in yet, but I do know we are still floating about like a couple of aged lovebirds! haha!!

All you have to do is pop in and say hello, I will put all the names in a hat and get someone to draw out a winner. You have exactly one week to leave a comment on this post.
I am looking forward to hearing from you xx

Redcoats and Rebels Re-enactment

Wimpole Hall....one of our favourite National Trust places to visit.Showing me her undies! This lovely lady was sat sewing some 'stays' to wear under her jacket. She says they are comfy to wear but it is difficult to bend down!
Some children playing so beautifully
looks like he's lost someone....
now someone is chasing him!
Bums on seats!
My turn next...
where are those boys! We'll smack their bum if they throw any more stones at us!
ooops, is she going to show off her 'stays' again?
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When we got in I sliced some onions, put some tasty organic sausages on the top, halved some new potatoes and drizzled the lot with olive oil and seasoned it with sea salt crystals and freshly ground black pepper. Baked it all together for about 40 mins in a reasonably hot oven, stirring once. I then put the kettle on to boil, plated up the sausages and potatoes and poured some boiling water over the onions and using a whisk I scraped up all the tasty bits sticking to the bottom of the pan, added some chicken gravy granules to thicken it slightly and we had dinner! So easy and if we both liked other vegetables I would have added carrots and parsnips to roast as well!
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Can anyone tell me how on earth Cat Bordhi worked out how to do that amazingly confusing but easy when you 'get it' cast on, for that clever mobius cowl she created? I mean, whatever must have driven her to do it? I am loving knitting it though :^)

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I just received this by email from my lovely Aunty Sally, my Mum's youngest sister who is very nearly the same age as me!!

MY LIVING WILL

Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, 'I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.' She got up, unplugged the Computer, and threw out my wine. She's such a b***h.....

Stitch Markers, Swallowtail and Mosaic Socks

The lovely Alice from Socktopus sent me these gorgeous little stitch markers with my latest order, I love them! Thank you Alice, I think I might be using them when I make some socks for Barry :^) You are very kind!
I adore my Swallowtail, it drapes so beautifully and is a silky sensual pleasure to wear
I used Handmaiden, Camelspin in Rose Garden....it used the best part of Two skeins as I made my Shawl bigger than the pattern says
These are the latest Socktopus Sock Club socks, I love them! The entrelac bit is gorgeous although it has come out rather looser than the rest of the sock so if I knit another pair I will go down a needle size for that bit. The yarn is Middlearthknitter Yarns BFL/nylon
Isn't the colour gorgeous? The very talented Diane Mulholland designed them. It is my first successful short row heel and toe, excellent instructions there Diane!

Now I am going back to clearing out my kitchen cupboard, the one under the sink that is full of half full bottles of this and that...I think I will have a clearer head if I actually finish that task.

I have had ear ache for about three weeks now, off and on...the flying made it worse especially on the second honeymoon to Guernsey on Saturday. Didn't I tell you about that one? Ooops sorry....actually Barry was working there Monday to Wednesday so I tagged along for the ride. It was so warm and sunny and the seafood was out of this world. Thanks go to James, Barry's colleague for showing us some excellent restaurants, maybe we'll get to the lobster restaurant next time!

Doctors for me my girl! I am fed up of the pain and being deaf GGGggggrrrrrr!!!

Olives et Al

On our last day in Tuscany, we were driving to Pisa chatting away when suddenly, we saw this!!

the sight was absolutely amazing, we feel so privileged to have seen this!

Just off to the post office now to collect our wedding photos, what this space!!

UPDATE:
Emma I can't get in touch with you, can you email me?

Oh and Jo, what a dope I am, my fingers were so excited they got the sentence wrong....
Of course I meant WATCH THIS SPACE doh!

Hey Marco!

Barry took this shot of me, I love it for some reason....I can remember the fun I was feeling at the time it was taken, I also love the fact that it shows the location of our room in the Hotel. I loved listening to the Gondolas passing by our room every morning, some of them had accordians playing but my favourite was listening to the wonderful Italian male voices singing songs that I recognised. It was so very romantic.......

Meet Marco...after our amazing ride on a Gondola, we went to the nearby bridge and I called out 'Hey, Marco!' and our Gondolia turned and waved to us! He had told us so many interesting facts about Venice as we ambled our way around the narrow canals, not sure I could recall any now mind you!

The slideshow below is of all the photos I took on our very romantic, beautiful, interesting and VERY expensive ride on a Gondola....all but one shot, the penultimate was taken by Marco's colleague.

Just one Cornetto?

This piece of Murano Glass arrived here in Cambridgeshire yesterday...we had our names and wedding date engraved on the bottom! You can see a photo of Barry signing his life away when we bought it, in the slideshow...
We found a wool shop, but I didn't go in, I had my Swallowtail Shawl with me to finish...

I must have been pretty relaxed as I read a book from cover to cover, something I hadn't done for years. I have started plenty of books but never ever got past the first chapter or two...it was a good feeling finishing it. The book is called 'Remember Me?' by Sophie Kinsella
It's an easy entertaining read, perfect for a holiday!



we took loads and loads of photos throughout our honeymoon.... you can see the rest of the edited ones here

I'm going to be editing more so be warned....
Today, I wrote to the manager of the hotel where the wedding was held...I feel better now!

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a treat for you...a short video of Barry serenading me with a special tune on his trumpet!!
I love you Barry! xxx