Keeping the memories alive…
The last crafty round-up was included in my Review of 2019 so this is long overdue! The past two years have definitely been more about crochet than knitting. I find I enjoy the process of crochet much more and am more inclined to make gifts just because I enjoy doing it. Projects finished in 2020 below, all Ravelry links: In January, I made a quick knitting project to use up some stash. The Take it …
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We decided we needed another short break before the year is out so I booked us a four night stay in an apartment overlooking the beach in Saltburn by the Sea. As we often are, we were again very fortunate with the weather, for the whole stay it was mild, dry and mostly sunny. Monday, our day of travel was probably the worst weather and even then not bad, just dull and misty. However, driving …
Read more“Every day for a year, at sunrise and sunset, a vigil will keep watch over Hull from a bespoke structure located on top of the Hull College building.” So reads the description of this project on it’s website The Hull Vigil. Over the past eight years, The Vigil has been running continuously in cities in France, Germany, Netherlands and Austria. Now, in 2021, it is Hull’s turn. As soon as I read about this extraordinary, year …
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Well not exactly but very close. For our holiday, we had booked Mill House Cottage Annexe, an old converted watermill on the banks of Endrick Water, a river running through the hamlet of Garness, about 15 miles north of Glasgow and 10 miles or so from Balloch at the southern tip of Loch Lomond. The riverside location is what attracted me and though I didn’t realise it until we got there, the waterfall known as …
Read moreAfter a lovely drive up the coast, we arrived in Staithes just after 2pm. Cottage check in was 3pm but we chanced our arm and found it ready. After unloading our stuff, we had to move the car back to the top of the village to our pre-booked parking space as there is no public parking in the old village. On first impression, Coble Cottage was charming and right on the harbour. After parking the …
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