Friday, 22 February 2013

Sunset, Crochet Squares and Fish

My holiday destination.....
 
 
A few clues.......... 
 
 
 A Sunset at 6.30pm......



Palm trees and blue skies.......



Crochet on the beach......


I made quite a few squares.......


 
The stunning east coast......


......and the best fish market.......


It is thought that this destination's original name meant 'Red land with white teeth'...
 
and...
 
Camouflage clothing is banned!
 
 
Have you guessed yet?
 
Maggie xx
 
 
 
 

Sunday, 17 February 2013

Back home in the Cotswolds


Hello!
 
I hope you are well.....
 
I've not been around to write my blog for a while....it's been nearly a month!
 
I do have a good excuse though...
 
I've just returned from a fabulous holiday.......


I'm not going to tell you all about it straight away.....I thought I'd slip a few photos and clues into my next few posts to see if you can guess where we went......I've lots to tell you!
 
Back home to a colder climate.....today we went for an afternoon walk making the most of the sunshine.
 
Lots of beautiful animals about today :)
 
This pony had found a sunny spot in her field.....




Our neighbour's donkey was peeping at me.....


These two horses were well wrapped up against the cold wind......



Down at the canal, Mr and Mrs Duck....


Further restoration work has taken place on the old canal.......


.......including work on the footpaths.......




The sheep by the river were enjoying the dappled sunshine.....some were having an afternoon snooze...


Spencer played with his ball, letting it fall into the canal.......


and then fetching it again......



But we knew it would end in tears.....the ball floated in too far in.........


......and despite his efforts to retrieve it.......


(he hasn't learnt to swim yet!)
 
....poor Spencer lost his ball :(
 
He soon forgot about it though.......


The sheep were probably thinking, 'Silly dog...what a fuss about nothing'.....


These cattle were milling about....


 
The lonely pony was too far up the field today but the cheeky Belted Galloways were nearby......



...and the turtles were on the pavement!
 
 
It was so lovely to see all these animals.....
 
Maggie xx

Friday, 18 January 2013

Crochet and Chocolate! Lucky me!

Hello. How are you?
 
I hope you are well and happy.

I'm a very happy bunny as a couple of days ago the postman delivered a parcel.

I had a feeling this was a special parcel and as soon as I saw the word 'Alicante' on the post mark, I knew what it was!

It had to be the wonderful giveaway prize from lovely Amanda at Crafty in the Med which I had been so lucky to win!

And there were a few surprises too!

Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med


I was so thrilled to have won this gorgeous crochet book....
 
Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med
 
I can't wait to try some of the wonderful motifs....
 
Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med
 
 and cute project ideas..... 
 
Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med
 
 But that was not all that was in my parcel........I felt like it was Christmas again!

A gorgeous crocheted and adorned brooch.....

 
Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med

Pretty ribbons......
 
Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med

Embroidery silks... I use these for embroidering babys' names on my quilts so they will come in very handy......


Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med

 Cute charms.....


Giveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med

 So pretty heart pins...... 
 
Lovely heart pinsGiveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med

And........wait for it.... CHOCOLATE!   Mmmmmmm.......

ChocolateGiveaway gifts from Amanda at Crafty in the Med
 
Thank you so much Amanda. You are so kind. It was lovely to receive your parcel of goodies! :)

For a Mediterranean flavour and beautiful crafting, pop over to Amanda's lovely blog Crafty in the Med.

Maggie xx