A partly-knitted purple shawl on two long double pointed needles. A sheet marked with rows worked and the pattern are visible, and one of the needles is pushed into a knitting belt

Blogtober 2021 : Day 6

It’s quite a relief to see blue sky today albeit with more than a few clouds in there.  Phew, it didn’t half put down some rain last night!  It was windy too, and the...

A view from a car looking down a long tarmac road across the moors. The moors to the left and right are green, the sky is bright blue and up ahead are dark rain clouds.

Blogtober 2021 : Day 5

Look at that sky! I went to see my friend Lucy last week and I often take the road over the top of the moors from Lancashire into Yorkshire before dropping down into Skipton. ...

A copy of a book called "The Marlow Murder Club" is lying on a wooden table next to an orange mug of tea and a chocolate bar with a bite out of it. In the background is a brown leather chair.

Blogtober 2021 : Day 4

Not so small daughter didn’t really fancy going into school today and I can’t say that I really blame her.  I think we’d all like to spend a bit longer in bed on a...

Close up of orange crocosmia flowers and their green strap-like leaves against a background of plants.

Blogtober 2021 : Day 3

Happy Sunday! Well, the weather never picked up yesterday so I didn’t go outside to finish off the border.  Even though it did stop raining for a bit, it was so wet that I...

A overgrown garden border. There are plants and weeds, an old Belfast sink with plant pots in it and it all looks like a lot of work!

Blogtober 2021 : Day 2

It’s Day 2 of Blogtober and so far so good … I’m still here! 🙂 My plan for today was to finish off working on the garden border that I’ve been revamping – it...

The ground is littered with fallen leaves and conkers. A pair of purple wellies are at the bottom of the photo

Blogtober 2021 : Day 1

Well, hello to you! It’s 1 October and that means it’s Blogtober!  In case you’ve never heard of it, it’s an entire month of daily blog posts, sometimes on a particular subject if you...