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I’ve been searching the garden and the countryside for early signs of spring. And while the daffodils are starting to poke their heads through the ground, they’re having to contend with a very cold winter and hens this year, and they’re not doing quite as well as they did last year. The leaves are looking a little yellow for some reason:
But other than the daffodils, signs are few and far between. If I try really hard I can convince myself that the trees are starting to bud, but the signs are that small that I doubt any camera could capture the buds! So instead I started to look at rocks today. Up the hill behind our house there is a rock which stands aloof from the others around it. It is a lovely shape:
and while it just looks like a rock from a distance, when you get up close you can see all the treasures it harbours. There are a range of beautiful lichen:
and even some red growth - I’ve no idea what this is, so if you know please leave a comment:
In the little gully on top of the rock there is a whole range of grasses and plants:
And the contrast between black and white lichen is very eye-catching and chic:
But from afar, it is just a rock.  A bevy of double knitting loveliness I’m taking advantage of the lovely sunny day we have here today, and I’m working as quickly as I can to update the shop with the yarn that I brought back from Edinburgh. Temptation comes in all forms, not all of them bad. I think it is safe to say that this Shetland Conference to be held in September 2010 is one temptation I intend giving into. Anyone want to join me? Well the last few days have left me feeling like I’ve been picked up by a whirlwind, and after a rapid twirl around parts of Scotland it’s deposited me, safe and sound, back home. Our trip to Skye was rather rudely interrupted by a seriously flat tyre, and to cut an incredibly long and boring story short, the advice from the garage was not to travel far in the car, so instead of having a leisurely, scenic drive from Skye to Edinburgh we had to cut short or stay, drive all the way back home, pile everything into my little Fiat and then pile in the dogs, Stevan and myself and head back south to Edinburgh. We saw our kind friends who had loaned us their house for the weekend only long enough for them to hand over the keys before they headed away for a weekend trip, but by Friday evening we were safely ensconced in Edinburgh. Saturday morning found my little yellow car heading into the big city looking like a complete country bumpkin - she was absolutely filthy but we’d been unable to find a bucket to use at our friend’s house to give her a bit of a spruce up. After Stevan dropped me at K1 with all my wool, he bravely set off back to our temporary home to lie down in a darkened room in order to recover from the ordeal of having to cope with city traffic again. It is astonishing how quickly you loose the knack of city traffic driving. K1 and Katherine were both lovely. Katherine had laid on the most delicious surprise chocolate brownies (the surprise being that each brownie contained half an easter egg!) and coffee, and I soon felt right at home. Before long we were terribly busy, and I met some lovely customers who had come in just to see me! It still surprises and thrills me that people are willing to travel somewhere just to see my yarn. I’d love to say that the customers that came in from Finland, Austria, Denmark and Sweden had come just to see me, but sadly they just happened to be in Edinburgh that day and so popped into K1 - but it was lovely to chat to them, nonetheless. One lady explained that her main craft was Nålebinding which is something I know very little about, so it was good to talk to her about it.
It was a tiring, busy, happy day, and the really good news is that Katherine has invited me back, and I hope to be returning some time in August 2010. Once safely back at our friends for the evening, Lexie made it clear she was not going to let me move far for a while (Jacqui, look away now if you’re reading this!):
So we did the really, really lazy thing of buying pizzas so not only was there no cooking, but there was also no washing up! We could probably get used to city life again if we had to. Tomorrow I will be at K1! The forces of nature have been against me getting there for the last little while, but I can fairly safely say that I will be there tomorrow. If you’re in the area do pop in and say hello. I’d love to put names to faces if you’re already a customer, and if you’re not already a customer then this will be the opportunity for you to see the sort of yarn I have available. |
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