Life on the Edge

Of Brighton NOT the Alps.

We seem to have been forgotten by someone.

I’m sure the town centre is clear but who has made it in? Can you tell I’m unimpressed….

This is the end of our street, leading onto a bus route, no sightings since Tuesday.

The company are trying, using coaches with snow chains to operate a bus route along the sea front!

The A23 London Road.

Another part of our bus route.

I am told by Scott of the Antartic that the A23 has improved but the rest is more or less as it was when these pictures were taken on Wednesday.

Me, I thankfully have an understanding boss and had the foresight to bring my Laptop home on Tuesday although I think they find it hard to believe I can’t get in to London from Brighton. I would spend the day getting to the station.

Our favourite storecupboard item this week.

Keep Warm.

Its been a good one.

This year no long list of resolutions.

 I am still wanting to Crochet, maybe this year.

Let me leave you with a pictorial snapshot of 2009 in SussexYorkie land.

The top right is the view of the South Downs from the “Homestead” this morning.

These are a selection of a few places we have visited. The lake District, Northumberland, Whitstable, St Pancras (I visit there every week day but don’t get to drink!), Scotney Castle and Sissinghurst.

Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy 2010.

Sneaking in

I should be working, but. This is one of the projects this week while I am home.

Lime Green Jelly Merino Silk, its like butter to spin.

The colour is “Too Hot to Handle”.

This is daylight work so during tv delights such as Dr Who, Cranford, Wallace and Gromit and Outnumbered I am speeding (well maybe thats a slight exaggeration, I’m easily distracted) through Calloway in Lovely, lovely Yarn Yard Clan. Brilliant pattern and I think a new yarn favourite.

Itching to start some colourwork practice though. I also have a secret santa gift to knit for the end of January.

 Perhaps the colourwork will be delayed a while longer.

Strange but True

A Sockclub package arrives, you rip it open. Inside is a skein of the much coveted Wollmeise Merino, 525 metres of, in  lovely shades of  red/brown/orange. Then the pattern, by Yarnissima no less. What more could you ask for?

PATIENCE.

Despite all the positives I, for some unfathomable reason, took against this pattern.

 I think the purling was the start of it then came the cabling on almost every row.

Still I persevered.  

 

In the meantime two more club packages have arrived! (I have also slotted in a hat and a few mittens).

FINISHED, yes I am shouting! Boxing Day 2009.

I think they were worth it.

Hope you’ve had a lovely Christmas, I will try to get my act together for blogging again in 2010.

May even pop back before then, only 1 day of work this week! 

Could you resist?

As predicted, I gave in.

 

Have tried to capture the colours that attracted me to this scarf. Its a Margot Selby creation. There were a few colourways I was tempted by…..better steer clear of that shop til the sale.

Unfortunately the studio shop is walking distance from my new office, doomed.

Happy Birthday To You and you and you

P/HOP is now a year old and if you pop over here, make a donation you could win a year of Yarn Yard Yarn.

Not a bad deal and all for a very deserving cause.

In October we had a rather big birthday to celebrate here.

Celebrations started in September and finished in November but for me the highlight was a trip to the St Pancras Champagne Bar, Highly recommended if only for the station Architecture.

We have now found where the underseat heating controls are so could stay longer!

Yes, that is a Eurostar train in the background.

So today is my Birthday and himself is Nights so fast asleep.

So left unattended I am not going to Lewes to buy that lovely scarf I saw on Saturday. Even he doesn’t believe that!

It isn’t knitted before you criticise.

Enjoy your day.

 

Oh No He Isn’t!

Just trying to catch up a little with news.

I picked up these gorgeous buttons from Textile Garden at the East Sussex Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers Exhibition. I am a bit of a Magpie where colour is concerned so bought these with absolutely no projects in mind, but you can never have too many buttons.

Needless to say I have cast on a Cardigan from the Noro Mini Knits book which requires 2 buttons and none of these match colour wise. So that means I have to buy more.

Shame.

Apart form the buttons link to this post title, the best pantomime in my opinion is here.

The title changes every year but it’s basically the same slapstick and they give out Newcastle Brown Ale and Wagon Wheels.

Tradition, you can’t beat it.

Enjoy your weekend.

Pizza anyone?

The Base.

The toppings.

Sunday Tea.

Was Yummy.

AND

Finally I have figured how to get pictures off my phone.

Hello

I was going to show you a couple of pictures of WIP’s today, unfortunately someone has pinched the camera to take pictures of trains!

So I have found one of my favourite pictures to add a bit of colour to this post.

As you can see it was taken a while ago, on our trip to Sissinghurst in May.

Will try and get back later in the week with the WIP’s but I am currently churning our Fingerless mitts of this variety, Scrunchie Handwarmers.  A very quick and effective knit which we are hoping the teenagers will appreciate! The spinning has come to a halt again, I can’t believe how 8 extra travelling hours a week has made such a difference but hopefully that will change after Christmas.

 This weekend I had a hair cut booked in York,that was until the hairdresser sold up. With hair as fine as mine I am nervous of trying new hairdressers, especially of the expensive variety so I cancelled the appointment and instead used the trip to transport the Christmas shopping North. I wouldn’t even dare to try and count how many times I have travelled up and down the East Coast Mainline but Friday saw the demise of yet another Franchisee, National Express East Coast and my journey home yesterday the appearance of East Coast directly run by the Government. I sadly have an interest because I come from a Railway family and did in fact work for Intercity East Coast. Hope thats vague enough for you not to judge me too harshly.

Back to the cleaning.

Enjoy whats left of your weekend.

 

Ooops

Bedtime already and I haven’t been here to tell you about yesterday. Nor have I taken any photos, so that’ll be next Saturday when I next see daylight. Not sure work would like me carrying sock blockers, Fibre and Yarn to photograph, but then they do know I’m strange.

Anyway, had a fabulous time yesterday very inspiring. Chatting with lots of like-minded people and enablers(Jo!).  Linda dropped by, it’s always nice to meet people who take time to read my ramblings. I may have required an extra seat on the train for my purchases AND it definitely was me that won one of the lovely hand-woven Silk Scarves in the Raffle.

The Little Gem(Spinning Wheel for the uninitiated!) has been released from captivity and I have practised on some yummy Merino so watch this space for progress.

Night, Night. x