Well, it has been a while since I last blogged and lots has happened. Since last posting we have moved house. It wasn’t on the agenda until we saw that a house on a street we’d always liked was for sale. So we had to act fast. That involved finishing up all those DIY jobs on the old house that just needed a few final touches, Tidying my stash and years of accumulated ‘stuff’ so … More The Lost Summer
We shared in the gorgeous weather this weekend and after a hard day’s labour digging on the allotment on Saturday, Sunday we went to Kirkby Lonsdale to meet friends and a visiting Historian of Science for lunch. As it was such a lovely day we went early to walk the dogs along the river. From the town, you can access the River through the churchyard, which has the most fabulous gates. The self closing mechanism … More Ruskin’s View, Turner, Radical Steps, Devils’ Bridge and Knitting
It seems that I failed to mention that the Wedding for which I knitted the ‘Wedding Cardigan’ was in Lyon. Whilst we’ve driven around Lyon’s one way system many times, and nearly got the car towed by accidentally parking overnight in a car park that was the site of the next day’s market, we’ve generally only passed through with a briefest of stop-offs. Mostly we pass through on our way back from Italy, stopping off overnight, … More Wandering Lyonnaise I
Last week we spent a few days in Newcastle upon Tyne visiting friends and, for Paolo a conference, and for me some cheese and yarn shopping. I rather like Newcastle, it so different now compared to the Newcastle I visited in the 1980s when most British cities were pretty grim. I like the fact that it’s not overwhelming, totally walkable, has lots of green open space. Our friends currently live near Heaton Park which is … More On the Toon…
We’ve been away visiting family for the last 10 days, a wonderful week in Dorset bookended by my nephew’s wedding the first weekend and my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary the second. Great fun all round and the chance to catch up with extended family I haven’t seen in years, and get to know our newly expanding family. I also spent a fun day in Salisbury where I haven’t really spent any time since leaving home … More Hello world!