If you want to get ahead get a hat

I know that Spring is supposed to be on the way but we’ve got snow here again today. Luckily, I’ve been going through a bit of a hat-knitting phase so we’ve both gots cosy hats to keep us warm. John’s hat is a ribbed slouch hat knitted in King Cole Baby Alpaca. A free copy of the pattern […]

Knitting (and sledging) without tears

Some people just never grow up so, like many others, we took to the slopes during the recent snow. We’d bought a sledge on impulse at the end of last winter (no doubt because it was in a sale) and, when the snow came, we retrieved it from the depths of the garage. The nearest slope […]

Tempted by the sunshine

I was driving back from posting orders this afternoon (it’s a six mile round trip as the post office in the village is only open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday) – and I was struck by the beauty of the countryside in the last afternoon sunshine. So, as soon as I’d parked I went out again […]