My blogging mojo seems to have taken a hike lately, but fear not, I'm not done rambling yet. Let's do the knitting first. I finished the baby cardi:
And have knitted the body of a to-be-felted bag:
It's the Katie Bag from issue 14 of yarn forward, designed by the lovely Sharon Dreifuss of She-Knits. It's almost a practice project because I'm signed up on Ravelry for Sharon's mystery bag KAL, planned to start in June. It's going to be a real mystery to me; I'm getting the yarn from Sharon and having it delivered to my holiday address - in Florida. Nothing like having your holiday knitting in situ!
The mystery project hasn't grown very much and I have succumbed to casting on yet another baby garment.
Next weekend is "A Scattering of Scarecrows" in the village where we live, so Dave and I have been hard at work making our scarecrow, accessorised appropriately, of course. I hope it doesn't rain because I plan on taking lots of photos of the village's offerings.
The weather being absolutely gorgeous, Dave and I went for a walk today to the washponds where he used to play as a boy. It's wonderful living in country with such good access to footpaths and bridleways. We saw lots of wildlife, including some very nonchalant wild bunnies, but unfortunately I didn't have the camera with me. Can someone settle a point of debate for us? He says it's already summer because 21 June is midsummer day; I say summer starts on 21 June. Are either of us right?
Finally in homage to Megan's podcast, I'd like to tell you about my current favourite thing; our solar panels. We have the gas boiler turned off now and are getting a whole tank full of wonderful hot water every day thanks to the power of sunlight. And the best thintg is that we ordered a bath this morning now we no longer need a flat floor shower. I can't wait until I can wallow in bubbles again!
Stitched by Mandella @ 10:21 PM
6 Comments:
Hi Mandella,
I'd love to see the scare crows. The knitting looks wonderful. I don't have any little ones to knit for.
As to the Summer thing.
Calender summer starts on the 21st because of the solstice. Longest daylight hours of the year in the northern hemisphere. As to it being called Midsummers Day? The same is true. If it is the longest day, then the others before and after it make it the mid point, wouldn't you think. But alas the majority of warm sunny days are yet to come because the lengthening days have been being used to reheat the northern side of the planet. Once heated it takes less day light to maintain.
Hope I helped.
Hugs, Euphoria
The scarecrow festival sounds wonderfully eccentric - looking forward to seeing the photos.
Lovely knitting as ever and I'm glad you're still sharing your little corner of the world with us.
I have to admit that I don't seem to be blogging as often as I used to. Have been knitting away but there's only so much you can find to say about a half knitted jumper without boring my readership witless...
That baby cardigan looks so nice Della. I bet it will look all snuggly when worn. Enjoy your hols.
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