A partly-knitted pink sock is lying on a high gloss white table next to the ball of pink yarn and a small bowl of wax candle melts

Blogtober 2022 : Day 5

It’s not a very nice day here. It’s been raining since before we got up, heavy rain that shows no sign of letting up.  I had to drive not so small daughter to college...

Autumn leaves on trees across a green field. The leaves are turning red and the sky is grey

Blogtober 2022 : Day 4

Do you ever have those days when you wake up knowing that you’ve got a lot to do but there seems to be so much that you don’t know where to start?  That was...

A knitted ribbed cuff on a short circular needle lying on a wooden table next to a ball of yarn and an orange mug of tea

Blogtober 2022 : Day 3

It’s Monday and a whole new week – hello to you, I hope yours is going to be a brilliant one! When I left you yesterday, I had a brew in my hand and...

An orange mug of tea balanced on a grey and white patterned duvet cover. In the background are a knitting pattern, a ball of yarn and a blue packet of needles

Blogtober 2022 : Day 2

The sun is shining through the windows this morning and with the day stretching out ahead of me, not so small daughter still sleeping and my husband already out of the house to meet...

Looking out from a bridge across a canal. The cloudy sky is reflected in the water as are the trees lining the canal

Blogtober 2022 : Day 1

Hello, hello, here we are again – it’s October which can only mean one thing … Blogtober!  I had such a lovely time taking part in Blogtober last year that I thought I would...

Looking out across a canal from a bridge. The water is very still, there are trees on both sides and grey clouds above. It's raining and you can see it splashing in the water

On the last day of September

I can’t tell you how many years I’ve been singing that line of the song about the Big Ship which sailed on the Ally Ally Oh to myself on 30 September, but it’s been...