Scavenger Photo-hunt ~ JULY

Time for another link up with Kate for the monthly scavenger photo-hunt

The words for July were :-

 

CLUTTERED

PADDLE

PINK

STARTS WITH AN 'E'

ROOF

OWN CHOICE

 

 

My choices are :-

 

 

CLUTTERED

 

A usually quite empty street is cluttered with stalls and shoppers when the continental market is in town

 

 

 

 

PADDLE

 

Spotted these horses cooling off and enjoying a paddle along the north sea coastline last summer

 

 

 

PINK

 

The hydrangea bush in my garden is full of blooms this year.

It's enjoyed the prolonged rain earlier in the year and recent sunny days.

 

 

 

 

STARTS WITH AN 'E'

 

A visit to Bletchley Park recently and we saw the Enigma machines

 

 

 

ROOF

 

If you lift the roof of the squirrel box in the garden .....

 

 

..... you get to eat a tasty nut treat 

 

 

 

OWN CHOICE

 

DH is a fan of the subtitled Italian TV series Montelbano.  Inspector Salvo Montelbano often visits with Dr Marco Pasquano, the forensic pathologist and takes him a treat of cannoli - where he proceeds to eat sometimes 6 at a time!  A recent trip into the city and we spotted a new Italian café and they were advertising cannoli in the window.  Keen to give it a try and see why it might be so delicious we purchased one for each of us.  Have you tried them before?   I wasn't too impressed but DH liked it.  

 

 

 

 If you would like to see what other Scavenger Hunters have chosen this month, unfortunately, the link at Kate's blog isn't set up yet as she is having internet provider issues.  

Please try visiting her again soon. 

 

**Edited to say Kate's been to the local library, used their free internet and the link up is now working so pop over and visit the other scavengers at the link-up party. 

 

Thanks Kate for your dedication to us scavenger hunters x

  

Love and blessings

 

Julie

 

Doing my bit

I recently came across this sign from wartime whilst out and it made me smile

 

 

Not sure they would want my latest finish though, perhaps a little too bright to go into army issue boots!

 

 

Wool is West Yorkshire Spinners in conjunction with Christine @ Winwick Mum

This colourway is Brightside

 

I'm keeping this pair for my entry into the local Horticultural and Craft show in September

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie 

Gifted Gorgeousness - JULY

It's that time of the month again.  Halfway through and a date with a Gifted Gorgeousness post.

I'm sure you all know about GG, but if not you can hop over to Jo's blog and find out more. Basically you post a pic of anything that you have been gifted or have gifted yourself to others.

My socks using the Madeleintosh wool Ann sent as a gift are completed

 

 

A card kit (sent by Justine) stitched in June for the sale table

 

 

A new start, its to be a gift.

Lizzie Kate's 'Promise Me' - the chart was a gift from Clare

 

One of my friends at the local community centre is a whizz with her sewing machine and always trying out new things.  Last week she arrived, drew this out of her Mary Poppins bag and said "Can you make use of this?" 

 

A lovely little bag ...

 

with a drawstring top and flat cardboard covered bottom insert.....

 

in the most delightful fabric. 

 

It's now being used as my latest sock knitting bag.

 

Crafting people are the nicest and kindest people you will meet.

 

What's in your GG post for July, time to hop over to you and find out.

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie

Catching up

Hello blog readers

Not such a good start to July, healthwise things have been a bit lot bleugh.  No details as its just so frustrating and mentally challenging at the moment and the more I talk about it the more the mental side of things gets me feeling rubbish.  Chin up and get on with it I keep telling myself.  There have been other challenging family issues too  this month.

Suffice to say I missed the end of the month 'what did I do' post.  

There were two craft finishes I had shared with you ...

 

and the books I read were :-

 

The Lost Village by Neil Spring was a 'supernatural spooky thriller' (that's what the blurb says) a tale set within the village of Imber.  Imber is the real UK village on Salisbury plain that was forcefully evacuated by the Ministry of Defence in 1943 and the residents have never been allowed to return.  It's still owned by the MOD and a live firing range.  You can only visit there at certain times of the year.  Sadly, many people still have relatives that are still buried at St Giles the church that is still standing.  

The Sealwomans Gift is the first novel by Sally Magnusson. She has woven a story around the real life incident that happened in Iceland in 1627 when Barbary pirates raided the coast, abducted 250 people and sent them on a long boat journey into slavery in Algiers.  It tells of a preacher, his wife and children and the wife is the main character in the book and the life she had.  I really enjoyed this one and knowing it was true made some of the things that I read hard.

Kate Morton was a nice read, her usual type of story, but I did feel in parts that it waffled on a bit.

There are a couple of other finishes on my camera, but i'll wait till 15th when its the Gifted Gorgeousness post as they will fit that nicely.

I have picked the first posy of sweet peas of the summer and very lovely they smell too. 

 

With the warm/hot sunshine the greenhouse is producing a nice crop of tomatoes and cucumbers and DH and brought from the community allotment garden some tasty potatoes, peas, raspberries, strawberries and gooseberries, lettuce and radish.  It all helps saving the pennies doesn't it. 

 

I must take some pics of the community garden for you to see it.  Such a lovely friendly place to meet twice a week and grow.   We have a very small amount of money each year from the local council and everyone who lives locally is welcome to give a little time regardless of disability or experience, children must come with an adult though. Always something to do in a garden, and they can harvest and take home the fruits of their labours when ready all for free.  But, like most places its the same old few that come along.  We seem to live in a very apathetic society these days.  Is it the same where you are?  Do you volunteer within your community?  

 



Love and blessings

 

Julie