November 2010 (13)

Sunday, November 28 2010

Winter Montage

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Saturday, November 27 2010

Short Rations

We've been tied up with so many other things recently that our food shopping has been allowed to slip and we've steadily been running out of basics.  We had planned to go across to the East Coast today to stock up on essentials, but when we set off this morning we realised that it would be foolish  […]

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Friday, November 26 2010

Shhhh, it's a secret

I know it has been pretty quiet around here recently - sorry about that.  But it doesn't mean I haven't been doing anything - life has been a little hectic.   But I have been doing a bit of knitting too, and for the first time in ages I have bought somebody else's yarn.[caption  […]

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Tuesday, November 23 2010

In the right place

As cities go, if I had to live in one then it would have to be Edinburgh.  It is just the right size, and is a lovely city to walk around.  It has everything too - good restaurants, great museums, culture and history.However ...... I love where I live and for me it is the right place.  I know you  […]

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Sunday, November 21 2010

Edinburgh

[caption id="attachment_3545" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Edinburgh Castle from the Grassmarket"][/caption]This weekend found me back in Edinburgh at K1 Yarns.   Katherine kindly invited me to run some more workshops and to be there to answer  […]

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Wednesday, November 17 2010

View from the Gate

My studio is right next to the gate at the entrance to our home.  Sometimes I can stand there for ages just looking at the view, and there is always something new to look at.  Today the view was pretty dramatic and changed so quickly:[caption id="attachment_3539"  […]

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Tuesday, November 16 2010

Mid-afternoon Moonlight

Although we've lived in the UK for many years now, I still find it surprising to see the moon relatively high in the sky mid-afternoon.[caption id="attachment_3534" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Peggy, posing in front of the afternoon  […]

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Sunday, November 14 2010

Life can be strange!

I set off for Cromarty just after 6.00 on Saturday morning.   While you need to be wary of deer on the road at that time of day it is a lovely time to be driving as there is so much wildlife about, including badgers, foxes and stoats.After an uneventful 2 1/2 hour drive, I arrived at The Stables in  […]

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Friday, November 12 2010

On the road again

Ripples Crafts (along with me and Mungo) is on the road again.  I'll be setting off bright and early tomorrow morning to get to Cromarty to attend the "Wooden it be Nice" fair which is being organised by the Cromarty Arts Trust and will be held at The Stables in Cromarty.  The fair takes  […]

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Sunday, November 7 2010

The Deer Hunter

Summer is always a busy time for us, but now that Autumn is well and truly here we're trying to get back into the routine of Sunday Walks.  This morning dawned frosty and cold, but bright and sunny, so before the clouds decided to spoil the sky we set off for a walk.The sun was pretty low in the  […]

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Friday, November 5 2010

21 Today

On November 5th, 21 years ago, Stevan and I arrived in the UK.

Thursday, November 4 2010

Shop News

There have been a few updates in the shop.Firstly, I am thrilled to announce that Ysolda has kindly agreed that I use her pattern for the shawl, Ishbel, in a knitting kit.  The kit contains the pattern, a set of knitpro symfonie circular needles, a project bag and a hank of the silk/merino 4ply  […]

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Monday, November 1 2010

Even more knitting

[caption id="attachment_3493" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Haruni - Unblocked"][/caption]Way back at the beginning of September when I went to Shetland for the In the Loop 2 conference, I began a shawl at Inverness airport, and my choice of shawl  […]

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