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Monthly Archives: July 2014
Lazy Summer Weekend! NOT!
It is over! Our one big social event of the Summer! Now I can relax and get back to a “normal” rhythm! July has been a very busy month. Look for a pattern of mine in the Vogue Knitting Holiday … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Design - Execution, knitting, pattern, Photography, play
Tagged beauty, Coalport Florals, favorite, florals, Gorham Silver, Inspiration, Lace knitting, Morning, nature, Neck Point Nanaimo, outdoors, planning, Projects, scenery
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Upper Colliery Park
It has been a wonderful string of gorgeous days here. On Sunday morning we walked around the Upper lake in Colliery Dam Park. It was shady and cool under the trees. There were dogs and people swimming in the lake … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged beauty, Inspiration, Morning, nature, outdoors, reflections, scenery, Upper Colliery Dam Lake
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On Knitting!
Lots on the go right now! A Gallery of current projects, projects needing patterns and glimpses of upcoming releases. No time to write – have a new deadline for Vogue Holiday edition! I hope that your knitting is cruising along! … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Creation, Design - Execution, knitting, Photography
Tagged favorite, Finished Projects, Focus, Inspiration, patterns, planning, Projects, yarn
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Froggy went a Courting….
Today at Morden Colliery Park Sophie disturbed a couple of frogs in the marsh. One of them stayed around to be photographed! It was a gorgeous day at Morden. The trees were lush and green and the shade that they … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Photography
Tagged beauty, flowers, Morden Colliery Park Sophie, Morning, nature, Queen Anne's Lace, scenery, Sophie, wild flowers
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Rainy Day Weekend….
There is something special about rainy days – the mood is quieter and the light is softer. Colours are more subdued and then more vibrant as the light changes and the rain is heavier or lighter. Sometimes the sun breaks … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Watching, blogging, Design - Inspiration, flowers, Photography
Tagged beauty, flowers, frog, Morning, nature, outdoors, rain, scenery, tree canopy, water and light
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Grid Lines, Buffalo Falls and The Wanderer’s
Over the last week and a bit I have been working on three small projects for the Buffalo Wool Co. The first one – Grid Lines – I finished a few days ago. Grid Lines is a hat with a … Continue reading
Posted in Design - Creation, Design - Execution, knitting, pattern
Tagged Buffalo, Buffalo Falls, Buffalo Wool Co, fair-isle, Finished Projects, lace ribbing, patterns, planning, Projects, Sophie
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Fascination
Roses have fascinated humans for eons. I share that fascination. Gardeners have grown and created more varieties of Rose than can be numbered over the centuries. Poets have written prose; Artists have recreated the Rose in many mediums; Perfumers covet the … Continue reading
Posted in flowers, Gardening, Photography
Tagged beauty, fascination. Gardeners, flowers, Inspiration, nature, outdoors, rose, rose gardens, roses, the Rose
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