Grey and Green

The day is grey...

 the view from my 'sitting' chair...where I knit, crochet, read, dream...

 

 

My new yarn is green...

I can't believe it arrived two days ago and I still haven't had a chance to start knitting...

 

 

My beautiful Mithral yarn (worn by the Hobbits of Middle Earth) by Stansborough. 

 

Bought online from Ecoyarns.

 

Ecoyarns also sent me a sample cards with the Mithral colours and a gift crochet hook :)

 

I can envisage a blanket knitted in diagonal squares using all six colours...

 

I am sooo tempted!

 

But first I need to get started on my green vest...

 

I have been knitting a jumper (for charity) because I liked the pattern and wanted to try it...

 12 rows to the pattern, but you only need to count with 2 of them, which makes it interesting to knit, but not too mind consuming

 

So I am going to use this pattern to knit a vest/sleeveless pullover for myself in my Mithral yarn!

Also continuing with my charity blanket squares...

And in between, browsing my new mags...

 

 

 

And the reason I haven't had time to start my new knitting project is the family have arrived to walk the Three Capes Track

 

The Texas Team (daughter, son in law and 3 grandsons) unfortunately couldn't make it, but the Aussie Contingent is soldering on (2 sons, a daughter in law, and a grandson).  It's been so hectic the last couple of days with trips to the airport to pick up various ones from interstate that I didn't actually take any photos, but will do so when they return.   If they survive.... :))

 

In the meantime, I am enjoying the lull before the storm and am off to walk, knit, read...

 

But first I may need a cup of tea after all this chatting!

 

xx

 

 

 

Walking my Bridges

Over the bridge at the caravan park...

From the bridge...

 upstream

downstream

Along the east side path...

 to the road bridge

 under and out the other side

 across the train tracks

over the spillway bridge

From the bridge...

 upstream

 downstream

The west side...

under the train bridge

 to the road bridge

under..  .and along the west path...

Home now...for a much anticipated coffee :))

 

xx

Morning Indulgence

Morning...

Indulgence...

Brrrrr....

Cold here this morning...and a big frost, so me being the wimp that I am, waited till after breakfast (and the sun had come up) to go for my morning walk.

Back home then, for my morning coffee...and my new accompaniment...

should have taken the photo before I started eating it...sorry...but I was hungry :)

 

 

I've been having Castello Blue Vein cheese on my morning sourdough for...how many years??? so decided a change was in order. 

 Sourdough with peanut butter, banana and a sprinkle of mixed spice.

Yummo!!!

Then I baked the Rock Cakes that were on my 'to do' list from yesterday...

Here's the recipe I used.  If you click on the photo it should bring it up large enough to read...

 

I added some almond meal, cardamom and allspice, and I didn't have any mixed peel, so used fresh, grated lemon rind. 

They smell good...but I haven't tried one yet.

 

Will spend an hour doing some tidy up work in the garden while the sun shines...

 

Then I will have earned a rock cake...or two :))

 

xx

The (not so) big city

Had a night in Launceston on the weekend.  With Marnie and Denver, for Denver's 15th birthday.  It was his request...seeing the (not so) big city lights and going to the movies and a special breakfast at one of the trendy cafes.

So while they were at the movies on Saturday afternoon, I walked the the streets, then went back to the motel to sit on the balcony with a cup of tea and enjoy the views...

We had take away chinese for dinner, and took in the view of the night lights...

 

 

 

We also visited the RSPCA dog's home as Marnie and Denver are looking for a dog (to go with their cat), but unless you wanted one the size of a small horse, there was not much to choose from.

 

It's now Tuesday and I've just made chicken and cashew stirfry (must be a carry-on from the weekend) and had some for lunch...

 

and I'll probably be eating it for the rest of the week...

 

Cold and grey and looks like rain.  Had planned on baking rock cakes today also, but it will soon be time for my afternoon walk (if the rain holds off), so they might have to go on the list for tomorrow.

 

I think a cup of tea and some knitting is in order...

 

xx

 

 

My kind of morning

Went for my walk before breakfast this morning...it was foggy...how could I resist!  It was cold (around 4'C I think, but not icy)   I took the camera...

 

By the time I was leaving the river the sun was coming up and the fog was clearing...

 

xx

 

 

Grey

Not me...well, apart from my hair...  I'm talking about the day...

But I love grey days!  Especially when walking around the river.

I've been going for my morning walk after breakfast on these cold, frosty, almost winter days.  I do prefer to walk earlier, when there are no people around, not that there are many when I go later, but early morning, new day dawning is my favourite time.

I did get all the lawns mowed yesterday.  Strange how much better I feel when the lawns are done, it almost gives the illusion that the garden is under control :)

So I don't feel so guilty having an inside day today, and there is light misty rain just starting...


Still working on the grey/brown crocheted squares.  I think I've done about 100.  But I received the annual newsletter from Wrap With Love, one of the charities I support on and off, so I bought some bright coloured yarn to knit blanket squares...

 I might need to put the sunglasses on while working on them

 

 

And when the colour all gets too much for me, I can escape to my neutral crochet and my book...

 

 

 

Picked more tomatoes yesterday, some are still a bit green, but as we've had a few frosts I thought it best to bring them inside...

 they will still ripen inside

And for dinner last night (and a bowl in the fridge to re-heat for tonight)...

savoury rice (brown rice, carrot, peas, corn, parsley) bratwurst sausage, onion/tomato sauce (with cumin, coriander, turmeric, allspice)

 

For lunch today...lamb and vegie soup...cooked in my new crockpot/slow cooker that Marnie and Denver gave me for Mother's Day :)

 

 

Eat Knit Read

 

xx