A carpet of bronze beech leaves on the ground in a wood

Enjoying autumn

Thank you so much for taking the time to write comments or emails after my last post about Astrid.  It does help to know that I’m not alone in worrying every time she sets...

A close up of chamomile flower. The flower is white with a yellow centre.

Waiting

I was going to write a different post this weekend but yesterday, I got a phone call from a neighbour to say that she had found Astrid, one of our cats, on the road...

A glass of wine and partly-knitted sock in shades of red, green and brown sit on a wooden coffee table. In the background is an open fire.

A quiet night in

Sometimes, you just need a quiet night in with your knitting, don’t you? This is a Basic 4ply Sock that I started in Autumn Leaves yarn back in the summer and then decided to...

A collage of nine photos showing flowers, berries and leaves in Autumn colours

Blogtober 2022 – it’s a wrap!

Hello!  I bet you didn’t expect to see me today! It’s the first of November and Blogtober 2022 is over – but I can’t quite let it go without a roundup of a fabulous...

Red and green oak leaf hydrangea leaves

Blogtober 2022 : Day 30

It’s been a quiet Sunday here.  The clocks went back last night and I spent the morning not being able to remember whether I’d changed the clock in the kitchen or not so never...