Stocks and shares.

Why, oh why, have I never had stocks in my home before:

The scent is astonishing - and at 2 bunches for £5 makes a lot more sense to me than one of those plug-in air fresheners! Gorgeous!

Now for the shares... My new yarn that arrived this morning - 49% acrylic and 51% recylcled cotton:

The double knit is shown above, and the aran weight is below:

I'm planning to make something like these:

This is the look Miss E gave me when I told her the yarn was not for her:

And, of course, I'm not allowed to take a picture of Miss E and not take one of Miss D too!

Here she is - she's proudly caught Miss E's latest toy!

Really, it's not been a very good week... a lot of things just seem to be going wrong (mostly it's my fault for not writing things down properly, and trying to do too much at once!).

Lesson learned: Slow down and make proper notes!!



The good, the bad, and the ugly

Today's good news is that I have a new camera. Cue cute pic of Miss D:

The bad news, is that we have to leave our home in October. We sub-let from a farmer who is retiring, and the cottage is going back to the Estate - meaning we have to leave.

The ugly news comes in several parts:
If we want to stay in the area, we have to down-size - one less bedroom, one less reception room, and a much smaller kitchen.
We lose the plants we have nurtured over the past 7 and a half years.

So no crafting today... Maybe not tomorrow either.

Lesson learned today: "Home" doesn't mean the same thing to everyone as it does to me and my family.

Hugs,
Dawn.
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