Sunday, May 17, 2009

Happy Update

Where do I start ... Wonderwool was good fun, chatting to lots of people. I was good and didn't buy any yarn or fibre - I mainly came home with food, a drop spindle and a book on needle felting.
I also came back with a bad cold - spent a few days in bed trying to get rid of the snuffles.

Since then I have managed to knit a few things - I used most of my Colinette stash to make this throw...

It is taller than me (not difficult some of you might say !)

I have also managed to finish my Mermaid kit - sorry no photo, it is hiding in a partly undecorated bedroom...



On Friday I managed to go to the Quilt Show at Malvern.

I met up with Georgina, and we had fun discussing the various quilts on display.

We liked this one...













This was made up of very small appliqued leaves, they must have had to be very careful when applying them - if I tried I would have probably sneezed at the wrong moment !!
















This was amazing - an altar frontal

Fields and a river running through them...

I did come away with some material, somehow I needed some to help me use up some of the stash...

And the main reason why I have been away for so long is that I have been spending time making plans for the future.... Exciting times, lots of looking about on here and here
Only problem is trying to sell two houses and do lots of redecorating before then...

And yes I am very happy, he comes with his own spinning wheel (which he foolishly said he would like to learn how to use) and who knows one day we might actually manage to keep alpacas as well as chickens !!

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11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

happy! what a lovely post for a sunday morning. his own spinning wheel! You have chosen wisely, my friend!

3:52 pm  
Anonymous Gill said...

Wow....that was a post worth waiting for!!

Delighted for you Sue - what a splendid story for a rainy Sunday afternoon.

4:23 pm  
Blogger Rosie said...

No wonder you've been quiet!

8:02 pm  
Blogger blueadt said...

Oh exciting, do tell more!!!

8:07 pm  
Blogger Unknown said...

I am so thrilled :) Can't wait to hear more

9:41 pm  
Blogger suse-the-slow-knitta said...

it's not Terry Pratchett is it? ;-)
Your plans sound very exciting, goats would be good to keep too,if you chose the smaller Nubian type, and there's nothing like warm fresh eggs from your own pretty hens.

10:05 pm  
Anonymous Rachel said...

What splendid news! Will you be moving to another river and confusing us with a change of name?

10:41 pm  
Blogger Heather said...

So exciting! Good luck with everything.

11:20 pm  
Blogger Ambermoggie, a fragrant soul said...

See that was worth all the frogs wasn't it:)
So very pleased for you. Will you be doing B&B/spinning holidays then?

1:40 pm  
Anonymous Georgina said...

Your pictures are way better thsn mine! Glad to here the car is chosen. My what a handsome devil the man is - I can quite see why you fell for him!

12:24 am  
Blogger Kate said...

Oh, what fun. Spinning wheels, too? Surely your cup runneth over.

PS How's your Lyra/

12:38 am  

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