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I have been stitching since the late 80's I used to knit till it went out of fashion in the 80's,I enjoy many forms of stitching hardanger,blackwork, any counted stitches, cross-stitch, Quilting,stumpwork,beading and of course my first passion which was knitting.I love the colour purple, I like to stitch samplers I love alphabets, will design my own for special occasions.I like following designer lizzie kate, brent creek,prarie schooler, shepherds bush, little house needlework, Country Cottage Needle work and many more.

Saturday 28 June 2014

On our way home

Left at 07.10 this morning  the ducks waved us off,


stopped at Bruar fo breakfast.


No road works around Glasgow so we have made good time, stopped at Arundale services for lunch and a coffee.


Friday 27 June 2014

Friday


This is our last day, why is it you suddenly find somewhere to visit on your last day, found a leaflet for a red kite feeding station above Inverness but we will leave this till next year. Went to the RSPB reserve again to see the Osprays again saw a red squriel,




After lunch went to the Potting Shed for coffee and cake they have a room overlooking bird feeders saw another 2 red squriels here.






Thursday 26 June 2014

Thursday

Beautiful and sunny today, having a day out in Inverness, bought a Radley bag in the sales saved £40 pounds so I thought it was a bargin as my bag is on its last legs.


We went to the meusum for a look around as hubby into archeology.


Inverness Castle below.


I have nearly finished my scissor keep which I am actually going to make into a thread keep. 


The knitting is coming along as well this is what I did yesterday while hubby fishing it is one side of the body I started a leg while in the car this morning.


Wednesday 25 June 2014

What's for tea?


Line all knotted, caught 2 fish though.


Both weigh 2lbs.


This is a sample of the fly's used all hand made by hubby.



Action Man!


Suns out before we leave.


Wednesday

Today is overcast, so we have gone fishing, hubby fishing I am sat in the car stitching.


Yesterday I took some photo from the car of the Caringorms  as you can still see snow, hubby was horrified as I did this with my iPad he is a Cannon man who has many lens for every job, a couple of years ago on the longest day we where up the Caringorms and they where skiing.




This is our log cabin and others on site.


 
Feeding the ducks again.



Tuesday 24 June 2014

Tuesday



Had a trip out to Huntly to visit Deans shortbread factory, you can see onto the factory floor, we then went up to Elgin for a wander around the shops.
Did a search for craft shops found four within a short walking distance,

This shop was full of quilt fabric the owner's dog was not very keen on my hubby,


This shop was full of also of stitchy things, needed to get a DMC thread to replace a thread I am using that I do not like the lady was most helpfull.


We visited the meusum which had free entry, as hubby into metal detecting we were interested in the Birnie Hoard which was a hoard of silver coins.


This interested me some beads which were found in a cost burial, a necklace was made to represent what it could look like.



Monday 23 June 2014

Monday


Coffee time again! No cake this time, having a relaxing day, weather mixed. Been for a drive around the Aveimore area been to another Osprays nest we know about stopped off at a nursery which has a lovely coffee shop and home made cake but unfortunately it was closed will go back another day. Managed to get some stitching in.

Sunday 22 June 2014

Cheesey chips


We went up to Inverness to do some shopping then decided to go out for a meal, we have been to the Snow Goose quite a few times not sure if they have changed chain but the menu had changed, I had the Sunday roast which was fine, hubby had hunters chicken but they had sprinkled cheese on his chips so he was some what put out, I informed him that a lot of people eat their chips this way unfortunately we will not now be going back.

Sunday

We arrived safe and sound to be greeted by the ducks we always bring them some food.


This morning the weather is dull and rain is forecast we have deceived to go to Boat of Garten and see the Osprays at the RPB reserve and have lunch at the loch side.



I tried to capture the chicks from the screen to show you all, there is 3 chicks this year, there is also bird feeders so you can see loads of LBJ's still not seen a crested tit yet, there was a great spotted woodpecker and it's young. No red squriel yet so far.

 
Unfortunately while knitting my cow yesterday the instructions where wrong so she had to be put away  I now have some new instructions which the designer has e-mailed me, but no printer so my hubby has copied the part I need to notes so I can carry on knitting, this is what I ended up stitching it is a scissor fob of Sue Hawkins I love her stuff.




Saturday 21 June 2014

Afternoon tea


Always end up in road works going around Glasgow not looking forward to them coming back. Stopped off for afternoon tea,

This a good place to browse as it is well out of my league price wise,


As you can see Hubby in a hurry to eat. Just over another hour to drive and we will have arrived.

Coffee stop



We have now stopped for coffe at arundale services, we usually stop here, behind the building is a lovely lake which we have walked the dogs around on previous trips.


I usually like to keep busy on long journeys so out came last years birthday present from my Mum,


Started to read the instructions, inastarsia, three colour changes in a row and a colour chart to follow for the pattern, so I am now getting in a tangle! 






Breakfast stop


We set off at 7.30, we have just stopped for breakfast at Penrith at Macdonalds.

Took a picture of the castle across the road

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Then there he is waiting at the car.



Friday 20 June 2014

Off on holiday

Tomorrow  we are off on holiday, we are off to Carrbridge just outside Aviemore so lets hope the weather stays nice all packed will be setting off early as it will take about 10 hours to drive there with a few stops.
Not got much to show did a workshop with Jayne Greenoff last weekend while she was at the Leeds Hilton for the weekend managed to finish the scissor keep, not taken a picture yet.
Well I have finally got a picture to show you of the Jumper's bunting which I knit a few off they have popped up all over Town.


This what I have stitch this month the Happy Skater from LHN featured in Just Cross Stitch Christmas Ornaments 2010 magazine.


Here is a picture of my Nephew with his birthday cake as you can see it is a lego head every year my Sister has had interesting cakes made last year it had the super mario theme.