A Walk Among The Bluebells .........



Every year the little men and I go to see the bluebells in the woods near us. We love walking in the woods at any time of year, but I think spring is such a lovely time with all the new fresh green leaves appearing, the Hawthorne blossom, Primroses and of course the sea of Bluebells.
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We where lucky enough to have Mr Fox waiting to greet us, but he didn't stay long !!!

I love to see the little men run, play and let their imaginations run wild as I make up stories of the Fairies, Elves, Goblins and all the other creatures that live in the trees & undergrowth.

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If you go down to the woods today.........

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Sticks at the ready to fight the Goblins and Orks ........

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This is the fallen tree where each year I take photos of the little men, unfortuately this year they where not in the mood to be still for long, and the one photo I managed to take was of them pulling silly faces !!!! Oh well, maybe next year !!!

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The Kiss !! ..........

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Spring Is Here ! ........

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Spring flowers ::

The English Countryside coming to life ::

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Cherry Blossom ::

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Searching for Easter Eggs ::

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Happy Easter Everyone ........

Happy Belated Mothers Day ........

Hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day, I did !!!

Cowslips for my garden !

Clapochet Ta Da !!!! ........ . A couple of years ago I knitted my first Clapotis. This is a wonderful pattern that you may or may not have heard of. For those of you who haven't you can find it on Knitty or Ravelry. You can knit it in any type of yarn & any weight ( I knitted mine in Lorna Laces Sport weight ). It was a labour of love & was so worth the time & energy as I still love it !!!! Just before Christmas I was nosing through crochet patterns for scarves & shawls on Ravelry and came across a crochet pattern for the famous Clapotis called Clapochet. Well I couldn't wait to start hooking & had the perfect yarn tucked away in my stash.

So I dashed upstairs and rummaged through my eleven boxes of stash yarn until I found it !!! Three wonderful, beautiful skeins of Dream in Color Classy, such amazing yarn, though rather pricy, that I had been saving for the perfect project !

I ended up using all three skeins as I wanted it wide and long and used a 5mm hook. I love, love, love it and have worn it most days since it came off my hook !

Bye for now ♥

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PS. I have just noticed that I am wearing my Clapotis in the photo at the top of my blog under "ME" !!!!

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My Little Friend, Jenny Wren .......

I love to see all the different birds that come to visit my garden. The cheeky robin, The noisy blackbirds & the various colourful tits & chaffinches. But I have to say that I have a real soft spot for my little Jenny Wren ! She is so, so tiny & so, so bold for such a little thing.

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I love to watch her from my kitchen window as she jumps around & between the plant pots & climbs through the trellis work. She doesn't stay long, but visits everyday & is an absolute delight !!!

I am very happy to report that Little Man No.1 is thrilled with his new blanket & asked me if I would take a photo of it on his bed to show you all, bless him !!!
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He also insisted that I take another photo with him & his blanket, how could I refuse. So here he is as pleased as punch !!

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Bye For now ♥

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A Granny Blanket for Little Man No 1. Ta-Da !!!!!!!


Well I said I had some hooky projects to share with you, so here is the first one !




I actually finished this little blanket about an hour ago, & I must say I am very pleased with it ( she says smugly !!! )


It is for Little Man No.1's bed & for snuggling under while he watches telly !! My little men love to snuggle & I am more than happy to oblige them by making lovely colourful blankets.


Once again I have used yarn from my stash. This is a mixture of different DK Wools, I don't have the ball bands anymore but I think most of it is Wendy Gold Award DK & Sirdar Legend DK. I bought this wool years ago from a Knitting shop that was closing down for £1.00 per ball !!!!

I can't wait for Little Man No.1 to see it when he gets back from school, I just need to finish Little Man No.2's now !

Bye for now ♥

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I'm Back :-) !! .........
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Hellooooo !!! After a few months break I'm back !
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Life as been very hectic since Christmas, which has left very little time for blogging. To be honest I just can't believe we are over half way through March, where does the time go !!

I may have negleted my blog but not my hooky projects & I have lots to share with you.
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Here is a little peek at two blankets I have been working on. I am trying to reduce my large stash of yarn before I buy anymore ! The first one is Rowan Pure Wool DK, (such beautiful yarn & colours) & the second is Cascade 220.
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I will be back very soon to share more with you.

Bye for now ♥

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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY !!!

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Snowy Fun ..........

Snow !! .........
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After a lot of 'will it, wont it', it did !!!!
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The little men where off from school today after having a nasty tummy bug but where so eager to play in the snow that after 4 hours of moaning & groaning I gave in & we walked up our road & then had a short time in the garden. They were happy to have the time outside but wanted to come back in after 10 minutes. This tummy bug is doing the rounds at the school & I had it too but luckily not too badly.

After their 10 minutes of play they where content to watch the snow fall from the warmth of the sitting room, & no more moaning !!!!!

Winter Head Warmers .........




I love to see little people in hand knits. I am in the process of knitting sweaters & hats for my two !! Here is the first FO that I knocked out over the weekend. I used this pattern to make hats 4 years ago & the little men have just about outgrown them, so it was time to make new ones !!!

Pattern : Snug from Rowan Babies (size medium)

Needles : 3 3/4mm & 4mm

Yarn : Patons DK (from my stash)

What I really like about this pattern is that you get a lot of wear out of it, the original hats fitted for 3 years & that it covers little ears & back of the neck. Just what they need in this cold weather walking to school & playtime !!!

Jack Frost ........

Jack Frost has arrived early this year & the snow maybe close on his heels.
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The little men are so excited about the prospect of snow & I must confess that I am too! But snow brings school closures & that I'm not so excited about so near to the Christmas hols.



But looking out the window at my beautiful crisp, frosty garden makes me look at the sky wondering will it, wont it !!

The Little Men's 6th Birthday ........

Yesterday was the little men's 6th birthday. My goodness where is the time going to.

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They managed to open a couple of presents before school & were over the moon with their Lego Atlantis kits!!!

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What made it extra special for them this year was that their Daddy came over to pick them up from school & spend some time with them before their birthday tea !

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They had 5 friends for tea & you can imagine the volume level with seven 6 year old boys !!!!

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They all seemed to enjoy themselves & I had 2 friends that gave a me helping hand, thanks Jo & Beccy x

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Birthday cakes made by yours truly !

My friend Jo stayed to help clear the decks & put the boys to bed for me while I had a quiet cup of coffee & a rather large slice of yummy Birthday cake.

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All in all it was a lovely day for both the little men & me, & they where in the land of nod within 10 minutes of having a story & lights out ZZZZZZZzzzzz !!!!!