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Never-ending Granny Square

Decision made... You will see from a previous blog post that I was undecided about what to crochet and which yarn to use on my little long weekend trip to Devon.  My last thought had been to do a granny square and use up some remaining Sirdar Snuggly DK from a previous baby blanket.  When… Continue reading Never-ending Granny Square

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Walking the cliffs to Start Point

Saturday brought glorious weather, bright and sunny, for our walk and a chance to put some of the gear to use and to wear in the new boots.  It’s the first of many walks to get in shape for the summer walking holiday.  This was just a short walk of about 5 miles. Ahead of… Continue reading Walking the cliffs to Start Point

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A trip to the beach

Just a short post after a quick trip to the beach at Torcross.  Clearly there had been a recent storm as there was shingle and pebbles on the road side.  It had already suffered in the ‘Beast from the East’ storm with a section of the road being washed away, so it is impassable from… Continue reading A trip to the beach

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In my mother’s garden

I just wanted to share with you the stunning clematis that my mum has growing and in flower at the moment. The first is called Andromeda, and I can understand why from the mass of white stars.  The second, the label is missing unfortunately, but the colours are amazing. Down in Devon we have a… Continue reading In my mother’s garden

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A Crochet Conundrum

After what is considered a miracle in the UK, a Bank Holiday weekend where the weather was amazing, it is back to work for me.  On the bright side, it’s a short week.  Even more so as I have the last two days as leave too, so only working two days this week, then off… Continue reading A Crochet Conundrum