Skip to main content

Socks and Simple Pleasures

 Hi guys :)
How do you like the blogs' new look and layout?  I fancied a change :)
The socks on double pointed needles are going well! After a few hiccups with turning the heel (it got ripped out about 5 times!) it is finally beginning to take the shape of a sock! I must admit i am starting to get thoroughly sick of the colour brown!
I tried it on after turning the heel but as the needles are straight they wouldn't fit over the instep so i had to quickly transfer them to a long circular.  It turns out knitting with DPN's is easier than it looks once you get into the rhythm of it :) 


 Today is looking gloomy and miserable, so no chance of putting the washing out. So i thought i'd share some sunnier pictures from the past few weeks

This is the view about 1 mile from the house, i often wander down there to get some peace on nice days




 On the way home i saw these beautiful horses, they saw me and started running and playing :)



Taking a break
 (RIP lovely sandals :( they finally gave up and snapped last week after 2 years of hard work. They were soooo comfy!)



A freshly shorn sheep :) 




This was on a walk with a few friends last week, we were plagued by flies so we had to pick some bracken and wave them around our heads to keep them at bay! It is a good job there weren't many people around, what a sight we must have looked haha :D I couldn't resist snapping a pic :)


The beautiful guide dog Izzy, sulking because she had to wear her bell so her owner could hear where she was 

Cooling our feet in a wee river



I do enjoy these walks, i may complain about the length, but in such beautiful surroundings , i find i don't notice how long we have been walking.

Do you have a favourite place to walk? A favourite view? I would love to see it :)



Labels:

Comments

  1. Simple Living28 July 2015 at 04:34

    You live in a lovely area, I love the new look of your blog xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown28 July 2015 at 04:43

      It is truly stunning :) I also walk to remind myself how lucky i am for this view, no matter how much the house is falling down haha :D xx

      Delete
  2. Dawn28 July 2015 at 04:38

    Your socks are coming on great, I like to knit socks with DPN's, I know ow you feel about brown, I am fed up of carding brown fleece now and may have to switch to a different colour just for a break :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown28 July 2015 at 04:41

      thank you Dawn :D As i said, once you get over the terror of using DPN's they are so simple to use :) haha i don't blame you! I must invest in a nice blue for my next pair :) xx

      Delete
  3. Unknown28 July 2015 at 04:59

    I like the new blog style :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown28 July 2015 at 05:09

      Thank you Emma :) I have followed your blog again, for some reason it came up saying i wasn't following you, either that, or i'm losing the plot ;)

      Delete
  4. Anonymous28 July 2015 at 05:43

    The new look is great. When I knitted my first socks I very nearly did myself untold damage with DPN's! The views on your walk are beautiful. You live in a lovely area.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown28 July 2015 at 05:51

      Thank you :)

      Haha i know! I have to wear my glasses so i don't poke myself in the eye! Sadly i can't wear anything so i won't poke myself in the nose...that hurt! ;) xx

      Delete
  5. northsider 28 July 2015 at 08:40

    I like the new blog lay out. Especially the dry-stone walls.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown30 July 2015 at 14:05

      Thank you Dave, i love them too, they seem rather rare in England these days :(

      Delete
  6. Tiny Toadstool Cottage28 July 2015 at 18:00

    Love your new look! A change is as good as a holiday!
    Glad the socks are going well. Your views are amazing - what a gorgeous place to live.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown30 July 2015 at 14:04

      Thank you Jayne :) A change is almost as good as a holiday, i'm desperate for one!haha :D Socks are now not going so well.. i am sick of the sight of them now lol :D
      It is wonderful, i get to look at the dales everyday from my bedroom window :)

      Delete
  7. Shaheen30 July 2015 at 01:15

    So lovely to make your acquaintance, I am excited as I am getting back into growing again and its nice to find other blogs similar. I am going to have a good nosy around your blog space. We have moved home recently too and are still exploring our surroundings, still to find a spot we really like, then we will keep it a secret sshhhh.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown30 July 2015 at 13:52

      Lovely to meet you too Shaheen :)
      It's a wonderful experience isn't it? I find myself learning new things every day :)
      I'm off to peek at your blog :D xx

      Delete
  8. Reginas Cottage30 July 2015 at 09:22

    hello,
    you live in a beautiful area.your socks going well.
    lovely blog.
    have a nice evening,
    regina

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Unknown30 July 2015 at 13:53

      Hi Regina, lovely to meet you :) I'm off to visit your blog, have a lovely week :) xx

      Delete

Post a Comment

Thank you for your comments, they are always appreciated :) <3

Popular posts from this blog

Hello?

*Peers round corner* Hello? Is anyone there? First of all, i would like to apologize for being so long updating here! It's been pretty busy around here, especially in the past month or two, and i have been updating mostly via Instagram.  We discovered that The Bearded Wonder has been having quite big heart issues , so much so that he was initially referred to get a pacemaker fitted, but on the day of his surgery the surgeon decided he was too young for a pacemaker and ended up fitting him with an under the skin monitor instead, which shall be in for 3 years, then he'll be re-assessed to see if a pacemaker is more suitable. He is doing well, and recovering nicely from the surgery. In other news, today is the day that Angus has been in our lives for a whole year! He was so tiny then. Somehow, out of nowhere, he has turned into this really fat, obnoxious fluffball! We are still enjoying going out and about on the bikes, and we are looking fo...
4 comments
Read more

Patience Is A Virtue (apparently) A Tour Of The Craft Room

Evening all :)  Sorry for it being so long, this week has completely nuts, I've barely had a chance to breathe! I've been attempting to organize my craft room. On Monday we finally got a double bed for our room ( we were sleeping on a double mattress on a sofa bed), at a bargain price of £5 :) So, we had to move the sofa bed into the spare room (that was fun!) and, up until now, the spare room was just used for storage until we got the house sorted. Let me introduce you to...The craft room! Woohoo! By the way, this is tidy by my standards! A lovely squishy sofa to curl up on and draw or read, and the spare duvet in case it gets cold and my knitting machine in the corner . (by the way, if you ever have the urge to put a knitting machine back in its' case, it is advisable not to! You need a degree in physics!) My cobbled together drying rack (and the sad looking hand made dress form in the corner) baskets of yarn and my sewing machine. Ugly ...
5 comments
Read more

Adding to the flock- Ex battery hens

Hello! How the time has flown! This Saturday saw us adding two new girls to the flock. Meet Felicity and Penelope. The poor little buggers were so frightened by this strange new world, with fresh air, room to move and dirt to scratch in, but they've soon got used to it and are coming out of their shells. Felicity is definitely the bolder of the two, and now she's figured everything out she likes to show poor little Penelope who's boss Felicity checking out the dust bath Barbara checking out the roost in the new indoor shelter (formerly a wendyhouse) Felicity stepping out into the sunshine. This afternoon saw me teaching the new girls how to peck at the broccoli i'd hung up for them. Fliss was unimpressed, she'd rather try and eat my engagement ring. The good news is that after a week they are all starting to settle in with each other, and now there is much less squabbling between them and the older girls,...
Post a Comment
Read more