Kirkstall Abbey in November

Posted: November 08, 2015

Kirkstall Abbey in November

It's not the kind of day that looks like a good one to go out if I'm honest - it's blowing a gale, dark, murky, and showery. But we did, and Kirkstall Abbey was looking lovely with all the autumn leaves around. I'll show you the knitwear we photographed another time. ;)                                 Finally, does anyone know why these windows are not all the same size? You can see that they're not the original window sizes, but the original sizes also are not all the same size, which seems odd.


Fuchsia Friday

Posted: August 14, 2015

Fuchsia Friday

Following my last colour-themed post, when I noticed more yarn/flower colour matching happening in the garden, of course I had to play again. This time it's all about the pink. First up.. The yarn is BFL Sock in Alpine (for Kathy's Knits in Edinburgh) - it's named for the bright pinks of many alpines, e.g. saxifrage, pincushion flowers, and... That being said I have none in flower right now (just given the saxifrage a hair cut), so here it is along with sweet peas:    Hydrangea (this one belonged to my Grandma and is older than me):    And begonia...


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