Long time no see!

I haven’t blogged for such a long time, and in fact the needles have been reasonably quiet for a while also. I never get much knitting done over the summer but now that the evenings are dark again I am back with a vengeance!

I walked past this rail of handknit childrens clothes the other day and had to smile. There is no colour combination that doesn’t look cute on a baby. They can get away with murder. can you imagine an adult trooping up in this jersey?

I’m on the crochet trail at the moment. I have just taught myself to crochet granny squares – just in time for the arrival of my first grandchild and I am well and truly hooked (pardon the pun!). I am trying to create a baby blanket. I don’t yet know how I will connect the squares or finish it off, but I’ll plough on with the squares for now and then the rest will work itself out – I think…

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Wordless Wednesday

 

Today I went to Postman’s Park for a bit of quiet contemplation.

The addition of Leigh Pitt’s memorial tile left me wordless. What an utterly selfless and brave man he must have been!

To learn more about Wordless Wednesday, click HERE.

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Photohunt - garbage

This week’s Photohunt challenge is “garbage” – or, as we would call it here in the UK: “rubbish”. Rubbish is a massive problem in a big city like London. We simply have far too much of the stuff and nowhere to put it! I took this picture when I sent away for the latest free rubbish collection box from the council to be added to our existing suite of boxes!

We live in a very green borough, which is a good thing, but I think they have taken it a wee bit far as far as the amount of different rubbish bins you have to have is concerned. We have no less than SIX:

1. one for paper;
2. one for glass;
3. one for plastic;
4. one for tins;
5. one for food items; and
6. one for anything that doesnt fit the categories 1-5!

We are lucky enough to have a big house with a utility room, which can house all the bins, but I really wonder what people who live in smaller houses do!

Boris Johnson, the mayor for Greater London, has launched the "Recycle More" campaign to get people to do just that. The campaign is a great initiative, which is much needed and I look forward to seeing how they will extend the project into blocks of flats and commercial property. Anyhow, that’s enough talk for one picture – did you play along in the Photohunt today? If not – click HERE to find out how to partake.

Happy snapping.

 

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Looking at the sky on a Friday

Today’s Friday sky pictures are from last Friday, when I was lucky enough to get home from work early enough to go on a wee photosafari in the garden.

The sky was a funny mixture of scattered clouds and blue sky. I always think the sky is more interesting with clouds on it, although I prefer the weather that comes with a pure blue sky…

Are you playing along in today’s “Looking at the sky on Friday” meme? If not, learn more about it here and under all circumstances, check out the links to all the other participants. Have a great weekend all.

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Knitfree zone…

The June of month has been filled with beautiful weather, too beautiful to sit indoors and even too hot to knit! I know, it sound unbelievable, but it really is true.

Instead of knitting I give you flowers. Roses from my own garden – and I love them!

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