Knitting and Crochet

I've been looking around for some knitting and crochet patterns - and came across a cool site which offers a whole lot of free patterns; I love the baby knits and am going to work on one for my great-nephew.

As a fairly competent knitter, I know that the patterns are going to work out ok; it's ages since I did any knitting but, just like riding a bicycle, some skills just don't go away! Not so sure about my crochet technique, tho!

Oooh, I just noticed, the site also has a free newsletter where you can subscribe to get free patterns by email. I guess I'll subscribe to that as soon as I finish this article!

Happy New Year - enjoy the knitting and crochet from Purple Kitty Yarns.

Marry Christmas

Hey, everyone - I hope you have a wonderful Christmas - and that you got all your Christmas shopping done in time! Mind you, there are times when a cash gift is the best thing you can get because you can then buy that wonderful bit of art which you always wanted. I've got a wee wishlist for some of the art of Kira Ayn Varszegi - I noticed just now that, as well as the Painting by Breast series of work, she also has some stunning photography for sale. Well done Kira!

More photos from our holiday in Tain

We had a lovely holiday - the weather ranged from grey to glorious - and here's the photo to prove it. This is the main shopping street in Tain which was bathed in sunshine on Saturday morning as we got ready to leave for home.

Holiday in the north of Scotland

We had a quick escape to a self-catering cottage in Tain. A lovely, golden October week in the north of Scotland. OK, the weather wasn't terrific every day but even on the grey days we could get out and explore. It was marvellous.

This image shows Keiss harbour - we called in here late one evening and spent a few minutes having a look around.

I'll publish more photos shortly - but I should really get down to some work!

Cheers for now
M

Two-piece Toddler Pajamas - Thor Motocross fans

Toddler Two-Piece Pajamas


Cool - it's great what you can find for the little petrolheads in your life! What's more, there are other styles available.

I love this one!

Smell My Exhaust MX Romper


Definitely not for the faint-hearted!

Enjoy

Antique Stained Glass Windows by Tiffany

Tiffany lamps I had heard of - but I didn't know that there is an active market in tiffany stained glass windows.

When I did a little reading on this, I realised that Louis Comfort Tiffany designed stained glass windows and then, noticing that the glass offcuts were still usable, found a way of setting the glass in channel settings which could be formed into shapes such as lampshades. This thrifty approach to business led to the evolution of stunning interior decorative pieces which are also collected today.

Billy Elliot

My sister keeps nagging me to book a holiday to New York. She found a rental apartment somewhere and thinks it would make an ideal Easter break - and you don't know just how tempting this is. What would make it even more tempting is if we could book the Billy Elliot Tickets
right now! Then I'd have to make the travel arrangements. This is one show I'd love to see.

We haven't been to the theatre for ages - the last production which we saw was a local school concert in Helensburgh - and the last outing to a theatre proper was to the Glasgow Concert hall. That was a lovely Viennese night at New Year. .... Hmm - that just gets me thinking!

M