Category: Outdoors

A black dog is walking across a sunlit field towards heavy black clouds with rain falling out of them

On the bright side …

It was views like this that inspired the name of my Winwick Mum yarn colourway, Brightside, but despite the title of today’s post, I’m not sure that there is a bright side to all...

A woodland path surrounded on both sides by wild garlic. The garlic is flowering and there are white flowers amongst the green

Saturday mornings

There’s something about a Saturday morning.  Not having to reach to turn the alarm off at 6.30am is my favourite part, and although we have to be up and out reasonably early to get...

A close up of tiny white blackthorn flowers on a branch

Sunday catch up

I’m getting really fed up of the rain now, it’s hardly stopped all week.  The dog and I have got wet a few times, Hattie the cat has got wet a few times and...

A black dog stands in a water in a muddy ditch in a wood

All’s well

A week on from last week’s post and I’m so glad to be able to tell you that all’s well in the Winwick Mum household! Thank you so much for keeping me company with...

A pair of green, yellow and cream colourwork socks on foot forms lying on a wooden floor. The feet are positioned so that the sock toes are opposite each other

Spring has sprung!

It was the Spring Equinox earlier this week so spring is officially here.  I think I would finally agree (despite knowing that it’s likely to go cold again) after seeing all the flowers appear...

A wooden coffee table with a plant in a spotty plant pot, an orange mug of tea and two slices of toast and jam on a plate

Sunshine and showers

Well, not so much showers as torrential rain – I don’t remember it EVER raining quite as much as it has done lately!   How about you?  I hope you’ve managed to stay dry this week! March...