Easter Sunshine

Since my last profound statement....I will bog more. of course I have not managed it at all. But that is Ok, you should do as many things as you love to do... my main love is knitting.
When work gets too busy I am more likely going to give up on other things rather than knitting.
Already the girls and I have had a week away from school, which is about enough time to recover from the job and all the learning. Now we can get on with the holidays.

A brief glimpse of sunshine, a thankful ray of sun through the window and with this the promise of a brighter week.
My eldest is learning to cycle on the roads this week; a course called Bikeability. I'm sure I remember it being called cycling proficiency when I was a kid. We had the bike out last week in the wind and the rain in preparation, so hopefully she will learn lots and become a better cyclist. This is especially important as we live in a very busy city with lots of cars about.
So whiles she is out on her bike, youngest and I will get into my classroom and tidy up the mess I left behind. But enough of that...
I will try to be back and give a knitting up date. I'll leave you with a picture of my socks with yarn  from BritishBeaKnits and the pattern is yarn harlot's basic sock from knitting rules.

The end of 2014

I find that I spend much of my time procrastinating, and now feel that I should make a change.

 So things that I procrastinated about in 2014 that have become reality are:

 Joining a gym. This was achieved in May and I have been going 3 times a week, this I shall increase next year.

 Completing a sweater in 1970s DK machine wash, at last success today! Learn to spin my own yarn, this is not quite a success, but I now have a spinning wheel.

 Use twitter,and I have even created an instagram account too. This has been encouraged through work, for the kids not me but I felt that I should understand how it works first.

 So what is on the cards for 2015... hopefully this blog will help me with that, less talk and more action.

A quote from 'words on beauty',

The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours we live.

Richard Jeffries

Axx

Sunday

Today has been busy, children's parties and the south coast wind to contend with.
I have now given into 'Crabbie's Ginger Beer'- purchased from Lidl and I have to say the best I have ever had especially when making my own turned into a disaster.
I have cast on some socks from 24/7 knitting a lovely book with loads of projects that I want to do. Hopefully a camera will land in my lap soon and I will have a pair of socks... maybe a sock to photograph and show.

signing off

Alice

WiPs are no longer

Have you ever just got up and needed to finish a project. I did, this morning.
Full of cold, but with an empty Sunday ( class had 11+ yesterday, no major marking today) I felt I needed to finish something. First the shawl I had started but couldn't find the energy finished- all done and ends tied in too! - now it has been passed to it's new owner and she is pretty pleased.
Then the christmas fingerless mittens that I had lost momentous with as I couldn't remember what I was trying to do. finished! and on my hands whilst typing. I gave up trying to create and just went for finishing.

There are still other projects on needles and I still really want to work on some new interesting socks and the fair-aisle knitting plan I have ( still hiding in the back of my mind). Next I have to finish a red dress and a quilt.

The joy of the day is the sunshine- the sun has come out it is still freezing outside, but the sun is giving me the energy to carry on. A woolen hat in my 'house' colours, which needs work to be ready for the hockey tournament at the end of term. Need to finish it so I can break it in for practices.

Still looking at cameras- looking at Fuji film S1600, and waiting for valentines day to arrive with a special gift. maybe...

Alice

Happy New Year

A quick shout to say welcome 2011.

I hope it brings new challenges and excitement for all.

Alice

End of the 2010

Well... New Year's Eve, the end of 2010.
I am sure we are all hoping for something new, something better, and improvement or a change.
I hope that the new year will bring us all time to do the things we want to do. I am considering, though have not yet decided, to follow yarn harlotand begin my own sock of the month challenge. I have also taken up yoga- using the Wii balance board that we were generously given for christmas.
I know these all seem to be taking up time, not giving time- but I am trying to find more energy to play with the children and I think me time will help with this, a happier fitter me.
Oh... and I plan to resurrect the blog... something will give not sure which will happen first. Wish me luck :)

Alice

No pictures....yet!

As I find myself reading so many other blogs I feel it is only polite to get my own up and running, again. I began this blog when I was on maternity leave with DD no.2 and now I feel it is time that it is resurrected.
My reluctance to begin again has been due to the lack of camera that takes part decent pictures- this has not changed- but I decided it didn't matter, a camera will appear soon.
Christmas has been a good break, the sales have now begun. We attempted Southampton yesterday- Wow! After a car queue into Ikea was waited out, then the long trawl for a parking space. Once inside, children fed, and circular round made, we came to the debate- do we don't we! We chose... then I slipped into the bargain basement and lo and behold the table we wanted REDUCED. It was a bit dented, pencil marks all over and sticky residue from labels, however it was a bargain and I had to have it.
Now cleaned up it is sitting pride of place in the centre of my living room. I don't know how we managed with out it all this time :)

Alice