Yarn Along, Progress and T-minus 3 days to Woolfest!

Hi guys :)

This week i am finally remembering to join in with the Yarn Along!

So, this is my progress so far!
I gave up on the mock cable thing, it was too complicated to remember to do along with everything else! Maybe next time.
The bottom part is where i practiced just a knit stitch, then i mastered stockinette stitch and added a new colour. Yay!

This week i am reading Whispers In The Sand by Barbara Erskine

Synopsis;

"Past and present collide in richly mysterious Egypt, where recently divorced Anna Coburn is retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa made in the 19th century. Cruising down the Nile from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings, Anna carries with her two mementos: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle, and the diary of that original Nile voyage, which has lain unread for a hundred years. As she follows Louisa's footsteps, Anna discovers both the chilling secret of the bottle and the terrifying specters that pursued her great grandmother."

i love this book, i first read it two weeks ago and ended up enjoying it so much that i am reading it again! A fantastic thriller :)

This year i am also getting to go to Woolfest! Woohoo! Me and the Knit and Nattter group, and a few from the textiles group are going on a mini bus on Saturday! I am so exited! I must remember to take my camera :)

The basil and parsley are doing well and i transplanted the thyme
(at the bottom, looking slightly worse for wear!)

I just couldn't resist snipping a few pieces of parsley to use in dinner later, and to experiment drying a few small pieces in my super duper high tech machine
(an old sock dryer! Bought for the princely sum of 50p!)
It is in the pantry, and my notes say that it needs 2 weeks to dry out, and as this is the first time drying anything in the pantry i wanted to try a small piece to see if it works, as i'm not sure if the pantry will be too cold

Fingers crossed!

Our Speaker Today

Hi guys :) I am part of a community growers group, and over the next year or so we are going try and make our village look nicer and have an edible garden and flower beds. Co Durham council are going to stop planting flowers in the flower beds on our main street, due to budget cuts, so we got the idea of putting things in the beds ourselves, including lots of herbs, and fruit bushes along the green. We want to really bring the community together and get them involved in growing things and generally making the village look nicer. Yesterday, me and a two other members (and friends of course!) went on a wee jolly to Durham, for the Food Durham Annual Gathering. It is a marvellous initiative called The County Durham Food partnership.More info here "Launched in May last year, the purpose is to work together for a more equitable,sustainable, fairer food system for County Durham providing access to food that is healthy for people and the planet." Doe...

I've got a swimming pool!

Heh. Fooled you didn't i? I wish! but no...i was digging out the garden and found a paddling pool! it's completely wedged in under the soil:( and worst of all The Bearded Wonder won't be back for a while so i can't even ask him to help! I have absolutely no idea how i am going to get it out, i don't know how big it is so can't really dig around it... hmmm. ~In other happy news i did manage to transplant the parsley and basil, the basil looks slightly worse for wear, it's roots hadn't established as well as the parsley, but never mind, i'm sure it will survive :) And i took a quick peek at the potatoes, they are starting to grow full roots now so i added another layer of potting soil :) That's it really... not a lot else to report haha! What are you up to today? :)

DIY Washing Machine, Leeks and Banana Fertilizer

The forecast said it would be fine, Perfect drying for laundry time. Strip the beds, collect the clothes, Into the machine the first wash goes. The colours separated from the white, Why do socks disappear from sight? Pegs at the ready, machine finished spin, Hanging out clothes about to begin. All of a sudden it starts to rain, Carry the clothes back in again. Wait awhile and hope it will stop. Is it worth sorting another lot? Mary Rose Hi guys :) I finally got round to buying a washing machine! Ok, so not in the usual sense of the word. I bought a plunger! We don't own a washing machine, our old one conked out completely before we moved and we can't afford to replace it. So, i do our washing by hand. It's not a hardship, we don't generate much washing, and we wear most things more than once unless it is stained, and as much as i love it (Much quicker, no electricity, relatively eco friendly) it does take its toll on the hands, e...

Tiny Toadstool Cottage24 June 2015 at 05:56
Yay! You are here at Yarn Along! It is looking great so far. Woolfest will be amazing - look forward to hearing about it. I am really hoping to make it to our wool fair this year as it is meant to be truly wonderful and I have never made it before. Could be dangerous though, being around all that yarn and woolly goodness - way too tempting!
Funny Farmer24 June 2015 at 08:15
Love to read about all of your wonderful endeavors and will love hearing about Wool fest !! Hope you have a wonderful time :) from your friend across the pond XX
Anonymous28 June 2015 at 01:00
Hi. I've just been having a quick catch up. I've been subscribed to your other blog posts. You're doing great with your knitting. X

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