The Good Life...Ish.

Hi Guys :)  Well, i had quite the shock last Thursday when i found this little guy tangled up in the netting over my leeks! I ran to get to wake up The Bearded Wonder and he cut him free whilst i held him. The poor little soul was caught up so badly some of the netting was really wound tight around his spines. i brought him inside and wrapped him up and popped him in a box and called our local wildlife rescue  http://farplace.org/ I dread to think how long he had been stuck as it had been at least a day and a half since i had last been in the garden :( Wildlife rescue came to collect him that evening and i am happy to report he is doing well, they got the rest of the netting off and he has been eating and drinking :) They are now going to keep him in over winter as he was too small to have survived, so, in a strange way, it was good that he got caught up in the netting. Does that make sense? ha-ha Now, i have a confession to make... i LOVE bed linen! There

Hi guys, sorry it's been a while, this week has been manic! First of all, we got another washing machine, for free, and it works! Woohoo! We have to keep it out at the minute so we can hook the pipe over the sink, but that's a minor setback, we can finally wash things without me breaking my back or having builders hands! We will still handwash some things but i'm so pleased! I also got a bike for free from Freecycle! It needs minor work to it, mainly a clean up, but other than that, it is in a fairly good condition, now we just have to find one for the hubby and it will save us a fortune in bus fare when we have to go the nearest town (5 miles away) I plan on finding a cheap pannier rack and pannier bags to put the shopping in. I also found a pair of walking boots, in almost new condition, i have been wearing them every day haha they are sooo comfy and warm, they will be perfect for long hikes and winter weather Speaking of hikes, me and so

Hi guys :) i've just realised it's been rather a while since i did an update on what i've been doing with my Woolfest bargains :) So settle in, there are rather a few photo's haha :) This is my cushion, it's kind of a showcase of how my spinning has progressed, ranging from thick and lumpy to extremely fine, with emphasis on natural colours, either from the sheep or or nature dyes, the rather bright orange was actually from red onion skins! They were solar dyed, i boiled them up, strained them and just plomked them in a jar with the wool and left them to sit for 3 weeks. How i'm going to turn it into a cushion i do not know! it's shrinking haha :) A smallholder at our textiles group gave me some of her lovely Blue Faced Leicester last Saturday and ooh my goodness the difference between this and the Shetland i bought at Woolfest is amazing! It is sooooo soft! i can't begin to describe it. It is a delight to spin with, so i'm very m