After a really lovely, relaxing week off, I have a lot of blanket progress to show for it! I have finished my #6 motifs, and started the 7th today. So here is the fruit of today’s labours! Front and back…
Category: flowers
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
Today I got to spend the day with one of my dearest friends, Nicky. We don’t get to see each other as much as I would like, but when we do get together we go all out. And today we…
Motif #5
I started the fifth motif for my Lilypond CAL a couple of days ago and here’s how it is looking so far! I’ve since added another row around the edge, but am loving how this flower is coming out! Such…
I Finally Did It!
Hi, my name is Siân. It has been about 2 months since I last picked up a crochet hook. I literally have no idea what happened – since having the flu, I just haven’t been motivated to work on anything.…
Hottest Day Of The Year
Today has been a great day! Made by the fact that it followed a great night, having a meal with some lovely friends! Photo take by the lovely Anderson! I tried calamari for the first time, and absolutely loved it!…
Reworking The Garden
I have had this last week off work, and have taken some time reworking the bottom flower beds. So with the help of Dave, and also my Dad in choosing some plants that hopefully won’t die like my last ones…
Garden: Stage 2
The second phase in the garden is now underway, and well towards completion! We decided to focus on the flower bed next to the one I did in stage 1 last month, but had quite a few more problems to…
Garden: Stage 1
Today I started my work in the garden! Like I mentioned last week (in this entry), I have decided to set myself a list of goals for the upcoming months, in our front and back gardens. Today marked the beginning…
Garden Goals
After having spent an hour or so in the garden this morning with Dave, mowing the lawns, strimming and refilling the bird feeders, I have decided to set myself some garden targets for this year. I want to work through…
Bulbs
In September, I made this post about the garden, and how I had been planting some bulbs. I went out to the garden this morning, to feed the birds, to find this wonderful sight! My fritillary and tulips are starting…