May 2013 (5)

Saturday, May 25 2013

Weather!

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It has been a very strange week, weatherwise.  At the beginning of the week we were on the beach in glorious sunshine:By Friday roads in the Highlands had been closed by snow, and it was turning bitterly cold again.  What will the weather bring for Gardening Scotland next weekend?  I will be  […]

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Sunday, May 19 2013

Desert Veil

Photograph courtesy Pat Blain

A while ago you may remember my blog entry about the power of social media and my collaboration with Anne-Lise Maigaard in Sweden.  Well yesterday I had an email from Anne-Lise telling me that the pattern for Desert Veil is now available to purchase from Ravelry..  If you are a member of Ravelry,  […]

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Monday, May 13 2013

SKOS 2013

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This past Friday saw me and my Ripples Crafts yarn heading towards Glenrothes in Fife, towards the new venue for Scotland's Knitting Only Show which some of you may remember has, in the past, been held at Perth Racecourse.   Rothes Hall had many advantages over Perth Racecourse, but I think the main  […]

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Wednesday, May 8 2013

A Diamond Pair

Mum and Dad on the left

It is our parent's 60th Wedding Anniversary.  Happy Anniversary Mum and Dad!Mum and Dad met in London, and romance blossomed.  Their first date was unusual, to say the least.  The whole family went![caption id="attachment_6413" align="aligncenter" width="482"] Mum and  […]

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Monday, May 6 2013

One of the best

Uncle Bob, 1945

It was with great sadness that we received the news last week of the death of Uncle Bob.  We don't have a huge circle of extended family members - as families go we're pretty compact.  But even if we had been a large family, Uncle Bob would have featured hugely simply because he was just that sort  […]

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