September 2019 Photo Hunt

Hello everyone; it's that time again.

Once more Hawthorn has had my brain cell working overtime but I've managed to prepare 6 photos!  So here we go.

1   Cosy

My cosy, striped leggings I made (crochet) a couple of years ago.

Hope you like the 'garter' I added at the top!

Come the cooler weather (and it has started to arrive)

I wear them a lot.

2  Changing Foliage

I was spoilt for choice with this word.  But you can't beat a Virginia Creeper at this time of year.

3  Scarf

I follow Lucy from Attic24; she is one of the organisers for Yarndale.

Each year she asks her followers to make something; this year it is to knit

or crochet a teddy bear for the Mercy Ships.  Each one needs a SCARF.

Click here to read about this on her blog.  Click here to read more about

the Mercy Ships.  She is also going to put a photo of each teddy bear

on Pinterest.  Click here to see them.

My attempt was made using the crochet pattern.  So far I can't see him

on her Pinterest boards but I know she has received more bears

than she anticipated!  My friend has knitted about 20!!!

It took me ages to make just the one so I did not make any more.

We are both off to Yarndale on Saturday 28 September (tomorrow) and we

hope to see our bears there.

4  Baking

Years ago when  I did a lot of  bread making, I made some

Saffron buns.  They froze well and were yummy! 

5  Cobweb

Well I've seen hundreds of cobwebs.  They are everywhere.  Some I find by walking into them!  Quite a lot have a spider in the middle!  It's been good to watch a spider make/repair a web.

Not sure what the 'lunch' is but the spider (in its cobweb) was busy preparing

it for storage.  Not my idea of lunch....

6  Own Choice

Well I've had a lot of photos that came under this heading; I think I'll save some for another time.

Another quilt made for Project Linus.  I had made the top 2 stars back in 2011

and the bottom left and centre stars also in 2011 on a day course I attended.  

They have been in storage since then waiting for inspiration.  It came to me a few weeks ago.  

I could make them 'fit' together and I just needed to make the bottom right block.

What fun I've been having; I am doing simple machine quilting and also

attaching the outer binding using the sewing machine.  It's not perfect

but it allows me to improve my techniques whilst producing a quilt 

a young child or teenager might like.

I used a fleece for the backing.  It is soft and cosy too.

Once more thank you Hawthorn.  My brain is just about ready for the next set of words!

Click here to see that other delightful photos have been shared for us to enjoy.

August 2019 Photo Hunt

Well hello.  What a wet month August has been.  Typical British summer....

Here are my dry (mostly!) photos for this month's photo hunt; thanks again to Hawthorn (click here to see her photos) for keeping my brain ticking over.

1   Mark

A friend is re-modelling their kitchen; a monster task.

One of the first jobs was to build up the brick surround to the 

solid fuel stove and use this lovely stone at the top.

It does have an interesting mark in it.

We've no idea what it means!  Do you?

2   Duck(s)

Sadly we've had no ducklings visiting this year.  But I did bring out their pond

and here is someone enjoying the clean water.  It does not stay clean for long!

3   Window

Years ago we stumbled across Pendragon Castle, a ruin but what a delightful

place.  Click here to read about it.  There was just us and a few

sheep; so wonderful not to contend with hordes of  people....

Lots of windows but this one caught my eye.

4   Arm

This is the story of the steering arm on Beloved's Zetor tractor.

It kept getting bent....

Picture 1 shows how bent it was.

Pictures 2 and 3 show Beloved straightening it, after he'd

had to do some welding to strengthen it.

Picture 4 shows it back in place and since then (14 years ago!)

it has been fine.....

5   Straw

I have discovered the delights of making raspberry gin!

Click here to see the recipe I use.

I tried using a straw to drink it but soon gave up!

I drink it 'neat' without tonic or ice!

6   Own choice

I have a good stash of fabrics......  For years I've fancied making a 

quilt using the Disappearing Nine patch pattern.  Here it is!

It was fun to make and I was able to use up quite a bit of my stash

and experiment with machine quilting.  It will be given to a Project

Linus lady later this year.  Click here to read about Project Linus.

I will be making more quilts for them; I don't need any more quilts but there

are lots of patterns and techniques I would like to try so making them

for Project Linus is the way to go; I get lots of fun and someone gets a quilt.

Well, that's another month done; will September's weather be better????

July 2019 photo hunt

Usually I am so organised but this month I'm combining text and photos with about 12 hours to go before reveal time.....

Perhaps the heat is getting to me!  Actually I am enjoying it but I know most people are wilting.  So let's see what I can offer you.

1   Cluttered

Mike's aged aunt's kitchen/living room in April this year.  Sadly she'd

passed away and this was the cluttered sight that greeted us

when we went to her house.

Her parents bought the house in about 1936 and I'm convinced that little

has been thrown away.  Also no-one had any idea how to file

important papers......  So for the past 3 months we've been sorting it all.

Still plenty to do!

2   Paddle

Beloved and friend paddling their way ashore after a ride in Loch Fearnoch and

beyond in our RIB.

3   Pink

Despite appearing later than usual, there are plenty

Common Orchids at our fields.

4  Starts with E

It made me smile to see that the box these earrings came in (a gift from Beloved)

also begins with E!!!  They look heavy but are so light to wear.

5  Roof

Back in September 2017 when Beloved's aunt was in hospital we had to help Social Services

tidy up her home so she could return home.  On the left is the garage personal door.

On the right is the roof to said garage.  Beloved accidentally used the wrong key 

when trying to open this door.  So the only way in was through the roof.

Just as well the roof sheets were loose!

Why did we need access to the garage?  To get to a roll on vinyl floor covering

so lay over her old, torn covering.  Yes, we did it but that will have to be a 

tale for another photo hunt if the appropriate word appears in the list!

6   Own choice

Look what we saw in our garden the other week!!!  It was about 8.30 pm.  I could get

within 5' of it; it did not roll up but stayed still.  I'd seen evidence in the garden

here since we moved in so I knew a hedgehog was about but to see it

was wonderful.  It's not been back since that week, well if it has

I've not been lucky enough to look out the window and see it.

Click here to see a short video clip of the hedgehog.

Well, that's me done for this month.  Time to see how other people have interpreted Hawthorn's word.  As usual thanks to Hawthorn for hosting this photo hunt.