I’ve been thinking of doing a Project 365 thing for a while but the commitment of taking a photo every day has made me feel a little unsure but I have watched some of the incredibly useful video tutorials about photography. One of those I was learning about how to take a good photo and [...]
I had a work commitment near Folkestone and pao had the time off so we went for a stroll in the sun at the Leas. This was the stroll which caught us off guard and caused the epic sunburn (thankfully not hurting as much now – just itchy). It was a beautiful day for a [...]
I spent a lot of last week at the beach so this is an easy one for me 1. Paddle in the sea 2. Build a sandcastle 3. Eat chips doused with salt and vinegar fresh from the chippie. Some of the nicest I’ve had were from Folkestone Harbour and fried in beef dripping). That [...]
This is meant to be the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Zebra cake which I saw Lorraine Pascale make on TV the other week but instead of beautiful circles inside each other – you see blotches. It did kind of look nice inside but wasn’t really the effect I’d intended. It would have been easier (and a [...]
I am on a roll and have just today finished the Bigger on the Inside scarflette which I started way back in May. It does need blocking so it will have to join my blocking queue. I’m in a finishing sort of mood so pulled out my Ravenscar cardigan that I finished knitting in 2010 [...]
We visited Folkestone on Wednesday and we couldn’t resist a little giggle
This is the reason for my long blog absence. I have been swearing, sweating and tinking this monster into submission for the past few weeks. At one point, I had to tink 8 long rows from the border at the end which took 3 days to do. Longer even than the knitting as the Kid [...]
I am happy to report that I’m now all unpicked and back into the knitting part of the shawl – phew. I almost made the same mistake again but spotted it before I’d knit 8 rows – double phew! I’m now on my second ball of yarn so I’m pleased I’m making progress. I am [...]
I’ve not progressed very far with my Ravellenic Shawl today although I have now caught up on the bit I got wrong. Instead, I present you with a mystery. I spent Sunday morning sitting in the Canterbury Cathedral cloisters knitting and people watching when I noticed these blue and cream envelopes were all over the [...]