Tagged: socks

Yarnbirds at Whaley Bridge

It’s Yarn Shop Day at the end of this week so it seems quite appropriate that I should be visiting yarn shops at both ends of the week! On Saturday, I drove to Yarnbirds...

A gifted day

Sometimes you have days that don’t work out like your diary said they would.  It can’t be helped, it just happens.  Today was one of those days.  I was supposed to be going to...

Mothering Sunday

The sun is streaming through the windows today, but it’s been a weekend of contrasts. This is what we woke up to on Friday morning.  Oh boy, did I have a big smile on...

Rained off

I was supposed to be spending today outside, clearing up the garden, cutting back, shredding and generally having a nice time getting ready for spring.  And then the weather happened. I watched rather dismally...

Northern inspirations

If you were to ask me about my favourite period in history, it is without question the Romans.  It always has been, and I am fascinated by the extent of the Roman Empire and...

Online Knitter of the Year

It’s lovely to be able to sit down at lunch time with a new magazine to look forward to reading, isn’t it? I was particularly looking forward to reading this magazine, and now I...