Knitting therapy

The knitting group at the community centre are having a stall at the annual Christmas Fayre to raise funds for our group.

Using oddments, I've made 12 mini stockings to add a small sweet treat into.

 

Christmas gift knitting begins - a simple two row pattern scarf for a family member.

 

Many thanks to those of you who have sent messages to enquire how I am.  

I begin my counselling sessions this week, so fingers crossed I can find 'ME' again .......

Love and blessings

Julie

 

 

Gifted Gorgeousness - SEPTEMBER

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.

 

Two school cardigan gifts completed for my granddaughter

 

 

 

 

 

This weekend was the horticultural and craft show locally. 

 

My socks knitted for DH won 1st place in the 'Hand knitted garment'

 

 

 

Just Nan 'High Hopes' also won a first place in the cross stitch section.

It was also awarded Best in the Hobbies & Handicraft.

My name will be added to the others on the trophy.

The chart for this was passed on.

 

 

 

 

Things have been a bit out of sorts here for the past month both physically and mentally for me.  I tried to carry on as normal, but it just wasn't working and only made things worse.  I've not been around in blogland, no commenting or reading and generally taking things slowly and being kinder to myself each day and not worrying about things that don't get done if they are not needed. 

 

Friends have been very supportive, both in person and online.

  My thanks to those who have sent messages asking if i am ok as i haven't commented on their writings or made a post myself.

 

I'll be back when i am feeling a bit brighter

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie

 

 

Gifted Gorgeousness ~ AUGUST

 

 

 

Time for Augusts 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.

 

This month I have been busily knitting a school cardigan.  A gift for my granddaughter and another needs to be done in the next 2 weeks as well!  

 

 

 

 

A stitched gift for my daughters 30th birthday earlier this month. 

Lizzie Kate design called 'Promise Me'

 

 

 

 

I had a lovely gift in the post from June to celebrate my birthday. 

Thank you June, so useful and pretty.

 

 

I've already shared other gifts I received for my birthday in the previous post and the lovely fabric that I won I Andrea's giveaway, so wont add them on here again.

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie

 

 

 

 

 

July's round up

July was a very hot month here in the UK? 

Lots of lovely summer flowers blooming, times spent in the shade enjoying the garden reading my book but unfortunately on two separate occasions during the month I was a tasty treat for bugs and bitten badly and ended up with an urgent appointment at the doctors surgery.  My weekly chemotherapy was stopped and super strong antibiotics given which were not nice at all.

Here's one of the bites

I rested a lot and knitted when I could.  Two pair of socks finished and I made up a card kit I had stitched in the previous month.  

 

 

 

 

Three books were read ...

 

 

 

This one was the choice of Justine for the monthly read at Needlecraft Haven.

 

 

 

At the end of the month I celebrated a birthday with some lovely gifts.

 

DS bought me two super embroidery books as I had expressed a wish to have a go at something different.

 

Hubby thought I could do with some new socks for myself, chose this wool and a new Herdy mug

 

Thank you Clare, a lovely bright and vibrant scarf and some delicious chocolate

 

 

 Thank you Christine for the lovely stitch markers and scarf pin.

 

The lady who runs our knitting group knows my love of bunny's and knitted this tea cosy for me. 

It's fabulous.

I also received a certificate to shop online from Barb, thank you Barb for your thoughtfulness x

Lovely cards, ecards and emails from friends too.  Many thanks to all of you that remembered me xx

The day after my birthday another envelope dropped onto the doormat.  I was very lucky and had won a giveaway on Andrea's blog The Craft Room.   Many thanks Andrea for your kindness.  I'm looking forward to using these beautiful fabrics you have kindly shared with me.

 

As we enter into August, we will be celebrating 3 more birthdays in our close family.  It's a good job I am partial to a slice of cake or two!

 

Love and blessings

 

Julie

 

 

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