tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68357850240845232372024-03-17T13:23:02.442-07:00Ginx Craft Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.comBlogger622125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-47826609519962726302024-03-15T14:21:00.000-07:002024-03-16T12:02:29.316-07:00BFF Cowl<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been busy knitting the first part of the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bff-cowl" target="_blank">BFF Cowl</a>. This is a two part pattern, and I have started with the first half of the pattern, designed by <a href="https://tinyowlknits.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Tiny Owl Knits</a>. I have to admit that I have been a little bit obsessed by Stephanie Dosen's designs for quite a few years: a wonderful mixture of wizardary and nature. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvDAEJCgRNuDsA7pGEaFw2XzE74ZDsRHXQZy41e1KIntsVeA-P69q-qEwiEtDrSGvRF2XfCAKCIJhxHbinGudZzJCin56y1EXP3oLwLUwZDMDRmRRa_u6NrlNP5EPH5sEjS-N1PjyiqcZRJwIkhiols1H5A3y_aGkPSQ9VWbjlUFpDjoaeiRyprknN1v/s3379/IMG_1388.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3379" data-original-width="2560" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyvDAEJCgRNuDsA7pGEaFw2XzE74ZDsRHXQZy41e1KIntsVeA-P69q-qEwiEtDrSGvRF2XfCAKCIJhxHbinGudZzJCin56y1EXP3oLwLUwZDMDRmRRa_u6NrlNP5EPH5sEjS-N1PjyiqcZRJwIkhiols1H5A3y_aGkPSQ9VWbjlUFpDjoaeiRyprknN1v/w303-h400/IMG_1388.HEIC" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5QtyNM972vb8_yYIi4UelvZ9YDqHkUP5et3aIYqFtxax1_IGgrbDEmgzFnRTWrVz963A7dmoBVGfcHCk04607-gBnnLWInIBTAV8Ej65b-3z06h-qD8ifRZYc79ZFn4QOaeFHPej2kcOQaOt_LQuYqdUWBOehkclUzNr2GaaNjo2sLozC_3Mjx9aVR-u/s2336/IMG_1389.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2336" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA5QtyNM972vb8_yYIi4UelvZ9YDqHkUP5et3aIYqFtxax1_IGgrbDEmgzFnRTWrVz963A7dmoBVGfcHCk04607-gBnnLWInIBTAV8Ej65b-3z06h-qD8ifRZYc79ZFn4QOaeFHPej2kcOQaOt_LQuYqdUWBOehkclUzNr2GaaNjo2sLozC_3Mjx9aVR-u/w400-h325/IMG_1389.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I also really enjoyed knitting this cocoon stitch, which after the first few repeats was fairly easy. The only tricky part was the P5tog, but this end result was so satisfying to do that it was worth perservering with this.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This cowl was knitted some <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/ewe-nique-pure-merino-on-cone/" target="_blank">Merino DK from Blacker Yarns</a>, where I work. This wool is super soft and lovely to work with. It came on a cone, although it can also be bought by skein, and in 4ply, Aran or lace weights. I have enough left to have a go at the second part of the pattern the Seedpod Cowl designed by Ysolda Teague, which also looks like it will be fun.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtw9gD6pxMdyxIKkMVBRt6beO1WA6K7_52n18oImXdeQYJTZQJkUoFOF9BN2qeItgLFSQmWvaRqsGt1lRd6LnmRCl9P28XDL67_F3yAiBYD0qih3_H3mzWjbaqCUvdahMHuw9odGQMv3u7-fSXNJvkPPvhbEYoSZBYcZucCrLW6opu6b0g3CFWgs9pL8W/s4032/IMG_1363%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtw9gD6pxMdyxIKkMVBRt6beO1WA6K7_52n18oImXdeQYJTZQJkUoFOF9BN2qeItgLFSQmWvaRqsGt1lRd6LnmRCl9P28XDL67_F3yAiBYD0qih3_H3mzWjbaqCUvdahMHuw9odGQMv3u7-fSXNJvkPPvhbEYoSZBYcZucCrLW6opu6b0g3CFWgs9pL8W/w300-h400/IMG_1363%20(1).jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-84553648442043470642024-03-01T03:22:00.000-08:002024-03-01T03:59:11.458-08:00Tartan Dressing Gown<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Busy sewing a dressing gown again. It does seem that this is the only thing that I sew, but it does mean I have had very good value from this pattern.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOpK_kNBOINrQt7_Rm3Hgrdz733wu2LblJfRCI-c3-gGWzYtjUI2FZJC1FmclRRqYh17GD5z6IpE-vxcL2rH5YFw87xBo8b-uW48qOsFPEH0CJjQ69MetQ8M_i10W8Z2xBk8rZ2AGfKaxCI2SbMjxXuBrxq8XfIA5ejeJFvBwJnOcUfKqGOYFPKWYe7Og/s1080/thumbnail%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOpK_kNBOINrQt7_Rm3Hgrdz733wu2LblJfRCI-c3-gGWzYtjUI2FZJC1FmclRRqYh17GD5z6IpE-vxcL2rH5YFw87xBo8b-uW48qOsFPEH0CJjQ69MetQ8M_i10W8Z2xBk8rZ2AGfKaxCI2SbMjxXuBrxq8XfIA5ejeJFvBwJnOcUfKqGOYFPKWYe7Og/w480-h640/thumbnail%202.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But this time the pressure was on, as my daughter asked me to make a dressing gown for her friend, as a birthday gift. Both girls are studying fashion at Brighton, so I felt that I should do my best job. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Actually having said that, with sewing I always try to do my best with each part, however long that takes, as in the end you have a better finished garment. It is one of the two things that worry me with "The Sewing Bee". Firstly have they neatened their seams? And secondly the thought of sewing with a time pressure would be horrendous. It will take as long as it takes. But anyway for this version I did most of the seams as French seams, handmade the binding, as well as a handsewing the hem. Oh dear, I do sound grumpy.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoVimulLSNMSuVW2jUZrMUXqBYyX6f7lKfAqV1SaDZ1JEVcP5QTvy8_cMfRc216yrmgoFgGlA8EftRyT9JVVbPYriVFAl43rWEbUTtMS-on6dCpmx13pfqLKHnZVtj2YAY3LuqF06wsBitp-FPzeU3pmzk9pRG6wTB2fZgFvbNtQ6fAK4IC8xolV2g6we/s1146/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqoVimulLSNMSuVW2jUZrMUXqBYyX6f7lKfAqV1SaDZ1JEVcP5QTvy8_cMfRc216yrmgoFgGlA8EftRyT9JVVbPYriVFAl43rWEbUTtMS-on6dCpmx13pfqLKHnZVtj2YAY3LuqF06wsBitp-FPzeU3pmzk9pRG6wTB2fZgFvbNtQ6fAK4IC8xolV2g6we/w604-h640/thumbnail.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is me doing a part way try on, and below is the birthday girl in the finished garment. She looks happy!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM1Sfqpr1xy9FDsMsqUF0XlwflrOwEpEGTuMMaKu4UqRFU4ECYEPlHiHhmPxN9vMEgLmFRmHNK02UlR3q1mWQM2bwIrnczIB7Loi14DdP3nxuUbOlZwUosraqKdPZb3T643QTLkmkv6ymu2J4IzfDYbZcIQYWvGBL9sGRqZlLBitHDkyWjex-zC_fnk88/s3464/73073654467__5AE5E5CF-D836-43DB-BF8D-266934B7CFF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="2543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRM1Sfqpr1xy9FDsMsqUF0XlwflrOwEpEGTuMMaKu4UqRFU4ECYEPlHiHhmPxN9vMEgLmFRmHNK02UlR3q1mWQM2bwIrnczIB7Loi14DdP3nxuUbOlZwUosraqKdPZb3T643QTLkmkv6ymu2J4IzfDYbZcIQYWvGBL9sGRqZlLBitHDkyWjex-zC_fnk88/w470-h640/73073654467__5AE5E5CF-D836-43DB-BF8D-266934B7CFF3.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Forgot to say that I bought the brushed cotton online from <a href="https://www.dalstonmillfabrics.co.uk/" target="_blank">Dalston Mill</a>, as I couldn't find the right thing locally, and was very pleased with it.<br /></span><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-67151786118131593082024-02-24T08:18:00.000-08:002024-02-24T08:18:43.850-08:00North Ronaldsay Wool<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACzDCOEAm3DOY28u8MM9t6gOkPITCfZ8BhW_YfwlRBm7VPWZehfhd5LcL7r9CwUz_LTOtqcak8aXFDc8H3SdLoJpz4NnekmFjzNQucJWA1H0LP0EiTRviIwCWn4bg0u4Re7NQixttrdqOiDNxMZiVibzZP55gn5gvQIjMBwK0XOEOmyC18n5oBA0893A7/s6000/DSC_0007.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACzDCOEAm3DOY28u8MM9t6gOkPITCfZ8BhW_YfwlRBm7VPWZehfhd5LcL7r9CwUz_LTOtqcak8aXFDc8H3SdLoJpz4NnekmFjzNQucJWA1H0LP0EiTRviIwCWn4bg0u4Re7NQixttrdqOiDNxMZiVibzZP55gn5gvQIjMBwK0XOEOmyC18n5oBA0893A7/w640-h426/DSC_0007.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you know that North Ronaldsay sheep have a diet that is primarily seaweed? I learned that a few weeks ago, and so thought that a background of seaweed would be a nice way to photograph <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/north-ronaldsay/">Blacker Yarns new North Ronaldsay wool</a>. This is a lovely 100% pure wool. I am planning to buy some myself, for a new jumper for my husband, who is keen to have a Norweigan fisherman's jersey. I had better get a move on, as I can see orders flying in.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">No trip to the Orkney Islands, but we set off to our nearest beach in Bude. I was down in the rockpools looking for a good seaweedy spot, when my husband pointed out that the frothy brown liquid that was all around us would not be a good look for the photos. Quite appalled that a beach in a town that relies on tourism and was teaming with people, it was half-term, could be in this state. Later that week I watched a tv programme <a href="https://www.channel4.com/programmes/joe-lycett-vs-sewage" target="_blank">Joe Lycett vs Sewage</a>, and it seems this is problem everywhere. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So we hastily left, and decided to go to Duckpool Beach a little further north. We got to the turning, and there was a Flood Sign, "but that could have been there for ages", I said. A bit further down the lane we realised the road really was flooded, so we reversed back up the country lane.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Third attempt we went to Sandymouth Bay, and finally success. Beautiful clean beach, not many people, with lots of lovely seaweed on the rocks. Although a bit overexposed, I love this photo of the beach, as it gives the feel of the wind and the sun, and the space between the people.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSowiylC8t77pN-F8maJ0Hh79H6Z2tIuyhe3lyLWnhRfT_8izBpuazWaAbF0arLlApGxIwi-Y0EAxlkYWt6a1Vr31wI1TKEA4pxX2XOVfegJTendTOmmS5qm_5koG45AesV2g9knHUpeU8IZcRamubQRWd3pgtZlgOVwm2hemKPxvj-rM98u4_3AnMLNg/s5691/DSC_0015%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3794" data-original-width="5691" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSowiylC8t77pN-F8maJ0Hh79H6Z2tIuyhe3lyLWnhRfT_8izBpuazWaAbF0arLlApGxIwi-Y0EAxlkYWt6a1Vr31wI1TKEA4pxX2XOVfegJTendTOmmS5qm_5koG45AesV2g9knHUpeU8IZcRamubQRWd3pgtZlgOVwm2hemKPxvj-rM98u4_3AnMLNg/w640-h426/DSC_0015%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWS4LctMogPoVZTCiij_EMsk3jvMIpvIO3r-EhYtkweVUS45E_-kM7KsZdmlXAlkOedm-Yhem5KQDN1nKGnwAiVvaeUxUhqK9wE2XJLrVUBxMNz8DG6ZVPJC1o2nY9uUGtHV3EV-WxTp84qY8M0TOQZF6anL4iBgVGPt0ARykcCKbLgE3N6HrKkkxQIe2/s6000/DSC_0008%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="6000" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWS4LctMogPoVZTCiij_EMsk3jvMIpvIO3r-EhYtkweVUS45E_-kM7KsZdmlXAlkOedm-Yhem5KQDN1nKGnwAiVvaeUxUhqK9wE2XJLrVUBxMNz8DG6ZVPJC1o2nY9uUGtHV3EV-WxTp84qY8M0TOQZF6anL4iBgVGPt0ARykcCKbLgE3N6HrKkkxQIe2/w640-h344/DSC_0008%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-66260718249518922442024-02-04T12:02:00.000-08:002024-02-04T12:25:25.838-08:00Tamara Way - Stage Three - Part One<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We have a bit of a gap since <a href="https://ginxcraft.blogspot.com/2023/10/walking-tamara-way.html">our last walk,</a> but today my son and I walked another section of the Tamara Way. Our only excuse was we have been waiting for a day of nice weather. As you will see we didn't have it today, but it was only mizzling when we set off. We started at Bere Ferrers railway station, from which the route took us back to the Tamar River. At this point it is still wide estuary, with interesting reed beds and marshes, as will as historic mining works.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqKdRwJhJ54PDQkreTCF-8aggYTpTLVy7W1pbMeOmAQFs6P-GgEu83v_D0lJJ8D4llq9_TlKnPMEcieYqBhdbpyEVaFxIHYWE70v9YYzxnx7MjwY6ULoBnluWkRY6t1qmsNChud-RmR7i3T6XzssE1h7-9Mi4IugcnP453IjRUL13gCQ6m-871aNeXBXz/s5596/DSC_0038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="5596" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqKdRwJhJ54PDQkreTCF-8aggYTpTLVy7W1pbMeOmAQFs6P-GgEu83v_D0lJJ8D4llq9_TlKnPMEcieYqBhdbpyEVaFxIHYWE70v9YYzxnx7MjwY6ULoBnluWkRY6t1qmsNChud-RmR7i3T6XzssE1h7-9Mi4IugcnP453IjRUL13gCQ6m-871aNeXBXz/w640-h374/DSC_0038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was really hoping to see some of the avocets, that are sometimes seen here. These are the beautiful birds with the upcurving beak that are on the RSPB logo. No sign of them, but I was delighted, given where I work, to see some new born lambs.</span></div></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS7x_vwljsWwdfZY_8nrnNpUulGjXU-e2NblptAtn3KQA8VHUMUuggIMeB-bQ2BVjHhXgTKcZLIemHb5l2Q5uBKJDHlurnNofd0811QeLeaVzhEwcrZK7f9RhXyZCK6r33zVX9MKZB36eYEH1gnsytcjuippDbJawJNCJBQlrXFaYdiWsVixiB0wNtgA_/s1080/thumbnail2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijS7x_vwljsWwdfZY_8nrnNpUulGjXU-e2NblptAtn3KQA8VHUMUuggIMeB-bQ2BVjHhXgTKcZLIemHb5l2Q5uBKJDHlurnNofd0811QeLeaVzhEwcrZK7f9RhXyZCK6r33zVX9MKZB36eYEH1gnsytcjuippDbJawJNCJBQlrXFaYdiWsVixiB0wNtgA_/s320/thumbnail2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We eventually arrived at Weir Quay, and were happy to find the cafe at the boatyard was open. I'm not really one for posting food photo, but the hot chocolate and warm cheese scone were very welcome, with a delightful view of a working boat yard. I really should have photographed that scone.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNY6xz1l_ONDgUoFJ3DiK7Q8_PwEclHiit6M_v4dgYOdbosr__9VbB1AA1PC7XHhuXipZ8IHxFmilwvegZug5CAKQX1n59pSvJPjVg_xB5-uDKOTu1y-Labn5pw4qKinlcklU4m3dpygtfLZIeRjnqPy4GWMBMueJh7t1S0_XZqbD_m-YvYJgrn-egI1t/s1158/thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNY6xz1l_ONDgUoFJ3DiK7Q8_PwEclHiit6M_v4dgYOdbosr__9VbB1AA1PC7XHhuXipZ8IHxFmilwvegZug5CAKQX1n59pSvJPjVg_xB5-uDKOTu1y-Labn5pw4qKinlcklU4m3dpygtfLZIeRjnqPy4GWMBMueJh7t1S0_XZqbD_m-YvYJgrn-egI1t/s320/thumbnail.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwXPq4a_9YFV_af9ml5iv5q_KLTVdFiV9Z40oKLOkugAnqVnMR1gXdeHdcNwy3likPI8r_-gng-0HEzvPSW7XFyGlrQOHsiseo7HYdnLvU59jqN2Dl4VoAHY-hA3TBXbphA0lDwDjGySTh6yCcBbceHal6RvZcAKGjatxRX1RbPDgrfnRLt_BouiJY2Sy/s6000/DSC_0039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwXPq4a_9YFV_af9ml5iv5q_KLTVdFiV9Z40oKLOkugAnqVnMR1gXdeHdcNwy3likPI8r_-gng-0HEzvPSW7XFyGlrQOHsiseo7HYdnLvU59jqN2Dl4VoAHY-hA3TBXbphA0lDwDjGySTh6yCcBbceHal6RvZcAKGjatxRX1RbPDgrfnRLt_BouiJY2Sy/w426-h640/DSC_0039.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Shortly after our stop at the cafe my husband turned up. He had driven to the end of the walk, and we had planned this meet up. Pretty soon the River Tamar changes, from a wide estuary to a meandering river. What was nice was we were quite high above the river for much of this part of the walk with some lovely views.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLQ4l9ZqdsFU3Wr6ODmSG3W0pvLXZeXOlVQ3Ex3CEGNGpANc571AujVWeW4Y3MmPkg9QiYPwO61_9rsD2EoDeNE0hi4ALMvdMeqiZyg0XHiphIVOVumbW0BlhiiIx_YuVGcKwTZC9vGg5_9DVKAGnMcirrGjePR0Hl0S6tgYEgB4Vj5aMEviFtqmPeNPF/s6000/DSC_0044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLQ4l9ZqdsFU3Wr6ODmSG3W0pvLXZeXOlVQ3Ex3CEGNGpANc571AujVWeW4Y3MmPkg9QiYPwO61_9rsD2EoDeNE0hi4ALMvdMeqiZyg0XHiphIVOVumbW0BlhiiIx_YuVGcKwTZC9vGg5_9DVKAGnMcirrGjePR0Hl0S6tgYEgB4Vj5aMEviFtqmPeNPF/w640-h426/DSC_0044.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY53-hTpJoNSP5W6PkM4O5tPWhppSIZXc1etDl2KYWiA-v11l4gjK-QJmddLY7TFdEY36TXtDpBx3pGOMbPLVwSeXm8Rxf0DqAAvHztUdKg6LYRxwcJbzCwbIEbpLEYc-pP4Re45x2kUblRKMSmKnxY25-Szrp3F5PvvrhrC_CVfxFAID6tAN9czSiVo3l/s6000/DSC_0050%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY53-hTpJoNSP5W6PkM4O5tPWhppSIZXc1etDl2KYWiA-v11l4gjK-QJmddLY7TFdEY36TXtDpBx3pGOMbPLVwSeXm8Rxf0DqAAvHztUdKg6LYRxwcJbzCwbIEbpLEYc-pP4Re45x2kUblRKMSmKnxY25-Szrp3F5PvvrhrC_CVfxFAID6tAN9czSiVo3l/w640-h426/DSC_0050%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eventually, having passed Cotehele Quay on the Cornish side of the river, we arrived at Calstock, with its impressive railway bridge. From here it was a short but steep walk up the hill to Bere Alston station and the car. Having done about 8 miles, the bulk of this section, we are planning to not leave it quite so long before doing the next part.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfvjH7VhmJ4d5H2dJW5Ezv3J-D7EHgqKGyhOn19FacwMB4cNjNsim7rGyBXefeugYFuu66kuf5TAhrxc4O43-p_EpMDXkVFn5ByDnpEcPuGnexPqyGRusjbUmyNBo4J19iPv7a3DzD4l2uVHgh_4rwVCCMWjTBKTg7MC_8MjKMqEOlrl7Z6CpAbmp9v4J/s5497/DSC_0051%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3816" data-original-width="5497" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfvjH7VhmJ4d5H2dJW5Ezv3J-D7EHgqKGyhOn19FacwMB4cNjNsim7rGyBXefeugYFuu66kuf5TAhrxc4O43-p_EpMDXkVFn5ByDnpEcPuGnexPqyGRusjbUmyNBo4J19iPv7a3DzD4l2uVHgh_4rwVCCMWjTBKTg7MC_8MjKMqEOlrl7Z6CpAbmp9v4J/w640-h444/DSC_0051%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tvvTJRICXjCsQ84hD2h3RbExvfIXCTw94HDfx6lC-xvZ9CG74EhpHRqJ8Gp709co3_931w9bqAuF6JjkfIxmsfqtReKo00gIQVNLbKontqbD5FEWDXZ7A9cBgW_lTxhYXOxZNY-bkhlfEklmWqYPzFoYq62hpAv4vfYhdHw9NmDtitm1-FyoGesGyGFM/s5675/DSC_0053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5675" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tvvTJRICXjCsQ84hD2h3RbExvfIXCTw94HDfx6lC-xvZ9CG74EhpHRqJ8Gp709co3_931w9bqAuF6JjkfIxmsfqtReKo00gIQVNLbKontqbD5FEWDXZ7A9cBgW_lTxhYXOxZNY-bkhlfEklmWqYPzFoYq62hpAv4vfYhdHw9NmDtitm1-FyoGesGyGFM/w640-h452/DSC_0053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-62294976118660077192024-01-27T03:15:00.000-08:002024-01-28T04:26:40.183-08:00Child's Foxy Jumper Pattern<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been working on this childrens' jumper pattern for quite a while. When I look back the first small version was knitted in August, so I realise I am not working at a very fast pace. But finally the pattern is complete and published on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/childs-foxy-jumper" target="_blank">ravelry</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1666929471/childs-foxy-jumper-knitting-pattern?click_key=7b3f9c1d5ff76b3ce94b02c23be9387cab04dd55%3A1666929471&click_sum=ca86a3d4&ref=shop_home_feat_3" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and <a href="https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/childs-foxy-jumper-knitting-pattern-by-ginny-sturdy" target="_blank">LoveKnitting</a>. The photo below shows Age 1-2 years, and 2-3 years, and the pattern comes in two more sizes up to Age 7.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq2CKBzjvfjoom_qBF1ki7nHvZlNNeIHwkeNeCQIBUeeJTPP4oZrpvLnnbzEFD6WgiXxEoMhbSQqqZ3-ElqkTP5nRShTO-xBj9PadFr7roUVONLx0b1ofRWse4DHqoU-0OQ5hLAG66KK_p1SBOiP4-eEr6HIXk-IfenzEhL2PC7N_YAlWHfOlYV2lOw9h/s6000/DSC_0066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq2CKBzjvfjoom_qBF1ki7nHvZlNNeIHwkeNeCQIBUeeJTPP4oZrpvLnnbzEFD6WgiXxEoMhbSQqqZ3-ElqkTP5nRShTO-xBj9PadFr7roUVONLx0b1ofRWse4DHqoU-0OQ5hLAG66KK_p1SBOiP4-eEr6HIXk-IfenzEhL2PC7N_YAlWHfOlYV2lOw9h/w640-h426/DSC_0066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I really like the little fox border, although in the last week one of our lovely chickens has disappeared. I suspect perhaps a fox, my husband a stoat, and we have also wondered about a bird of prey. But there was no sign of feathers, so my neighbour, who also has chickens, says she may have got broody and be hiding, sitting on a nest of unfertilised eggs somewhere. That would be great, but I am not very hopeful. If it was a fox I know foxes just do what they have to do to live. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRMyAkDdDmmeIP1m-zb-k347s51kbz8j8a0CulTwd1q3JYme3rZfZRHqMT0JjPHoYmBfrfFtXZ4pBbjcqRbfdl9QOF5unvRFhUtzmOjVeYcP7dkJXSmxdvO0XP6jt1B8ZQpv46qNaAd7UN5RQ-Wtp4qlbbt5Y0OlZ2KQhQXH5SNLPTiM9-Wlu5cJ9cdvE/s6000/DSC_0045%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRMyAkDdDmmeIP1m-zb-k347s51kbz8j8a0CulTwd1q3JYme3rZfZRHqMT0JjPHoYmBfrfFtXZ4pBbjcqRbfdl9QOF5unvRFhUtzmOjVeYcP7dkJXSmxdvO0XP6jt1B8ZQpv46qNaAd7UN5RQ-Wtp4qlbbt5Y0OlZ2KQhQXH5SNLPTiM9-Wlu5cJ9cdvE/w640-h426/DSC_0045%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apart from the fox border the jumper pattern is really quite simple. It is knitted in 4-ply, from the bottom up. It is seamed, and has raglan sleeves. The bottom and cuffs have a border of garter stitch, although this could be altered to rib if you prefer that, and the neck is a simple roll collar. You need a small amount of two additional colours for the foxes, and a tiny bit of black for their eyes and noses, which are embroidered on at the end.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi-s9fdKPAUZD0sMznGt4v2LL51UTeiFC2OIpq8-GyGKmExZ0ITx8hnD01YvgcL_EyXyw1rBJVqpoRI1ppz_ULJHbIl83wqe8E83QNd0WhtcCQa16n4hMYcyB3cuIy3mpW64zmypozgMdFEOWwQdzkxkiniykyQtK_EI8Kok_-CIVKg828Rb1E_BBiSd9/s6000/DSC_0046%20(2).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEi-s9fdKPAUZD0sMznGt4v2LL51UTeiFC2OIpq8-GyGKmExZ0ITx8hnD01YvgcL_EyXyw1rBJVqpoRI1ppz_ULJHbIl83wqe8E83QNd0WhtcCQa16n4hMYcyB3cuIy3mpW64zmypozgMdFEOWwQdzkxkiniykyQtK_EI8Kok_-CIVKg828Rb1E_BBiSd9/w640-h426/DSC_0046%20(2).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl5_WLxjDWFLI5ZFUHjUKHGhqcUKlApghAAqNZKBdcgLqTVm_Qb1Ozs4LHAdqdFM5E8zqHqPeGTPDndHte3tDVOTVGJIXV7woDmumsdGQaRP3UERUPfvYEOfDLtWbbrvMXrVznE-ckZ3lrqsGHczQhu9c6i8ksbeHJ6Nfuf80Im9ep-PljfnrjYu3CoeNP/w640-h426/DSC_0064%20copy.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I so love these little foxes I am thinking of knitting a bigger version for myself.</span><br /></div><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-79959534751844309102023-12-16T02:11:00.000-08:002023-12-16T02:13:44.844-08:00Lambretta<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOQAuuVGeynPzWI5qeyuI28BUY2_oHYAXa67t6lvgIC-KOfiYNZo5U1XyHylnFcgcJFbpvZEu6VDy60yDfg3SRZYQfWTMeArn7-QEGlY38XFjUDWb1_WUFsP6HTS1uI_rgHpuB6D_CtpfWm31hi1KGwVCyWeJAVqOUwh-Uj4q3BDt_KAiOvpnHy4x-b3k/s819/icm_fullxfull.611683452_idrr7wljjlcsogcck0gw.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="819" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOQAuuVGeynPzWI5qeyuI28BUY2_oHYAXa67t6lvgIC-KOfiYNZo5U1XyHylnFcgcJFbpvZEu6VDy60yDfg3SRZYQfWTMeArn7-QEGlY38XFjUDWb1_WUFsP6HTS1uI_rgHpuB6D_CtpfWm31hi1KGwVCyWeJAVqOUwh-Uj4q3BDt_KAiOvpnHy4x-b3k/w640-h590/icm_fullxfull.611683452_idrr7wljjlcsogcck0gw.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I love seeing projects made from my patterns, and this one is special as Wendy has made a this lambretta for her husband using my <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vespa-4">vespa pattern</a>. It is not an easy pattern, as there are a lot of little pieces to attach, and an insert to keep it rigid. She has done a great job!<br /></span><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-82149629212039192282023-12-03T06:00:00.000-08:002023-12-03T06:03:43.762-08:00Linoprinting<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the Spring my son and I did a linoprinting course, and was thinking at the time about printing Christmas cards. So over the last week or so I have had a go at this, using one of my old carvings and making a few new ones. I wasn't going to post about this, but if my friends and family do see this post they still don't know which card they will receive.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ELsgtl3le8Q2EqbolRdEeNqUnuQ_f9bwOFYp2I8TQEXNwD4RnOHCWYKckY6SH1BX7MMsiUxzMMtTkG8ZTyqGbeL8V5u7RNGCizXGIfa1AmGTCh-gey79fgKOdpfyg_Xi9etnQBbenvvgAGxajjJ0UOHgv9Be52Aw8lFqp0Cme6kVDmZ_YuN6Mugkgct8/s1365/thumbnail%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ELsgtl3le8Q2EqbolRdEeNqUnuQ_f9bwOFYp2I8TQEXNwD4RnOHCWYKckY6SH1BX7MMsiUxzMMtTkG8ZTyqGbeL8V5u7RNGCizXGIfa1AmGTCh-gey79fgKOdpfyg_Xi9etnQBbenvvgAGxajjJ0UOHgv9Be52Aw8lFqp0Cme6kVDmZ_YuN6Mugkgct8/w506-h640/thumbnail%202.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_khBFEC15WUYhyphenhyphen7jb50aMSmO9Y-UxL0qQMTBqr8RO3jLgek68CV0xf8r48RwFvx3WrsRdD7ezx2r7jLE281PaJZD9dtdO29qz8OAe1pJ58QZWsK-lzXnRhgFARlqRJhI1Ub98trGwh2ko8JOX7yIQZO0vC5LnsZqqwFTJ4KAYTWkqbmcLIL79m8FkbtYX/s4032/IMG_1062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_khBFEC15WUYhyphenhyphen7jb50aMSmO9Y-UxL0qQMTBqr8RO3jLgek68CV0xf8r48RwFvx3WrsRdD7ezx2r7jLE281PaJZD9dtdO29qz8OAe1pJ58QZWsK-lzXnRhgFARlqRJhI1Ub98trGwh2ko8JOX7yIQZO0vC5LnsZqqwFTJ4KAYTWkqbmcLIL79m8FkbtYX/w480-h640/IMG_1062.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUtBYpsmWHAqBx4U-YJIg640KIwpGK-IIFVQOMjQQnDHgmOmhKSV6bRk2yw1yz5rZJZhdkoRhugeHLuki8luQpvj9Sij4TMSMtgcbKnXkSinwomnQSHPBsx4niuzi7Y4FF62rBSfAXfVHkkRHEiByQNUNpP9h3TmU2C1S_qUVBLXTqqVCUMoKo6BqkWT_/s3248/IMG_1053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUtBYpsmWHAqBx4U-YJIg640KIwpGK-IIFVQOMjQQnDHgmOmhKSV6bRk2yw1yz5rZJZhdkoRhugeHLuki8luQpvj9Sij4TMSMtgcbKnXkSinwomnQSHPBsx4niuzi7Y4FF62rBSfAXfVHkkRHEiByQNUNpP9h3TmU2C1S_qUVBLXTqqVCUMoKo6BqkWT_/w596-h640/IMG_1053.jpeg" width="596" /></a></div></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had the idea of putting some cards in my Etsy shop, but think I need to work a bit more at my carving precision and printing, which as you can see is sometimes a bit smudgy. I printed straight onto the card, but see a lot of cards in the shops and fairs print onto cartridge paper and then mount this. Perhaps this would be better, as I have had to wash my hands between each print, and also then it would be easier to get the print nicely centred on the card.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had a lot of fun doing this, and have some ideas for some more prints.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA62Ag96tPLaGaDpYh5vJ7uTHSRj64yu6z4nZ0AaFlbW8nZ8v4fq_mGitWCP6Hni-aNMK2tGBYdJLohAcYM4pcg-Uts8s0iL5Fe_doMWbXha4m18xDFahe48gfETJ46XjSAk7Ec0_WZBuNVkVF4sk7RiPNyD5Hx_bkuwEvfqFHOY69uKYSPtMhWxsw91a/s1488/thumbnail%203.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPA62Ag96tPLaGaDpYh5vJ7uTHSRj64yu6z4nZ0AaFlbW8nZ8v4fq_mGitWCP6Hni-aNMK2tGBYdJLohAcYM4pcg-Uts8s0iL5Fe_doMWbXha4m18xDFahe48gfETJ46XjSAk7Ec0_WZBuNVkVF4sk7RiPNyD5Hx_bkuwEvfqFHOY69uKYSPtMhWxsw91a/w464-h640/thumbnail%203.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The robin's red breast was added with water colour</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><br /><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-2108188132535458702023-11-21T06:43:00.000-08:002023-11-21T06:45:36.677-08:00Final Garden Post for This Year<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I thought I had written my last post on the vegetable garden for this year as the only vegetables outdoors that I am still picking are some leeks, and the sprouts that I am hoping will get a bit bigger for Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V5l1exq0rxU9vEF_iTg5tRGsQdLLtQqq1yj1Kg-VxnSlue1HEJkZ2C6y8oNadZzNg2vp9k8yWDxh8w3sYdN5YTXx_UVqh-tSylMRTku5K0Rem1GBcwQGD-VAZ1c3nVm9Gb3WE5ddd2bXeFBPLHaZjzedHJ5V4wEMYNJatGxmux2czM3iD_5TiSwB1_4P/s6000/DSC_0095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7V5l1exq0rxU9vEF_iTg5tRGsQdLLtQqq1yj1Kg-VxnSlue1HEJkZ2C6y8oNadZzNg2vp9k8yWDxh8w3sYdN5YTXx_UVqh-tSylMRTku5K0Rem1GBcwQGD-VAZ1c3nVm9Gb3WE5ddd2bXeFBPLHaZjzedHJ5V4wEMYNJatGxmux2czM3iD_5TiSwB1_4P/w640-h426/DSC_0095.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But I had forgotten about these little beauties - the Jerusalem artichokes. I had noticed this year their lovely yellow flowers, which were impossible to photograph because of the long stalks. They really are the no-effort vegetable, as every year up they come, and however thoroughly I think I have dug, there are clearly enough bits of tubers for the plants to come up again the next year. So I think these are destined for a nice hearty soup.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Most of the vegetable garden has been put to bed under some dark sheeting, but I have planted one area with some green manure. I can see the seedlings coming up, and these will be dug back in the spring to add nitrogen.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The polytunnel has been tidied up, and I have just one trough left, where I have planted some sweetpeas. I never have much luck with sweetpeas, but saw the tip on <i>Beechgrove Garden</i> to plant in the autumn so they have a head start. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is still quite a bit to do in the other bits of the garden, buddleia to cut back. I am hoping for a nice crisp but sunny day, which never seems to come.<br /></span></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-27325131833371572482023-11-10T09:44:00.000-08:002023-11-10T09:44:30.369-08:00Medlar Fruit Jelly<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IXjx1yPtImp3AN5upGzm_H_vVc3PX5XVIWGQAUXqrW_o-W4nKWpJRASmjKEqUdjllxoLN6rjje4fNXcnt7ybs6ZKsBVAiu_6S-w358kGk2UZQNJsL1FI3EFJkts_P6Ekfy-_p09-zu1rVISaZIuyLaIn3apW23fL7nKG5uil0m2CzZ3r140XRrGb1h9i/s4608/DSC_0002.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IXjx1yPtImp3AN5upGzm_H_vVc3PX5XVIWGQAUXqrW_o-W4nKWpJRASmjKEqUdjllxoLN6rjje4fNXcnt7ybs6ZKsBVAiu_6S-w358kGk2UZQNJsL1FI3EFJkts_P6Ekfy-_p09-zu1rVISaZIuyLaIn3apW23fL7nKG5uil0m2CzZ3r140XRrGb1h9i/w640-h426/DSC_0002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been busy making jelly again. Perhaps this is becoming more of a cookery blog than craft blog. We have a single medlar tree in the garden, and other years I have not picked the fruit. But maybe because we did not have as many apples and pears as other years, this year the medlar tree seemed full of fruit, so I decided to give them a go.<br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAYluNJ_VfSsBoF2KMaLkV0Z4BfcwoxwMSI8ws2AhX81twJm2mwlpxKgrFq5_53uByd444_JhQA-ig41Cu00yM_8KnF5-dNC7qLJ7h0jH8vSj9vBJXMo6bJimtdckBcIuFtpEs95Pw9nqn15OZV9F4S7XmLeMurOYltivLAndcg9RM99JEqpOL4N5RlNc/s6000/DSC_0034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAYluNJ_VfSsBoF2KMaLkV0Z4BfcwoxwMSI8ws2AhX81twJm2mwlpxKgrFq5_53uByd444_JhQA-ig41Cu00yM_8KnF5-dNC7qLJ7h0jH8vSj9vBJXMo6bJimtdckBcIuFtpEs95Pw9nqn15OZV9F4S7XmLeMurOYltivLAndcg9RM99JEqpOL4N5RlNc/w640-h426/DSC_0034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had not heard of this fruit, but apparently they were very popular in medieval times, and because of its appearance had some quite rude names. As you can see they are rather a strange looking fruit, and really quite hard. You have to pick them, and leave them to blett, which means ripen until they look as if they are almost rotten. Some I left a bit too long, but I ended up with about a kilo of usable fruit, and used this recipe on the <a href="https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/recipes/medlar-jelly" target="_blank">RHS site to make the jelly</a>. It is a lovely colour, and tastes of apples.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uYzb34KgLoRuO6YsfM0No7T08NaQoWDzav2Sv0p1NAlPJp40uaorEZM2DRDCEp4l_KIfmbEdRXV7B2FVJywQFFAX3Vu-P55m3aL06qhG8fTGtGZ92QGrc-YFFu7RbUgprMybRhPIY2iFVuuBTHpLOskcpulbQUTU6EppzJ6Otjr_Rowv3Je1WoGgipbd/s5352/DSC_0008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3985" data-original-width="5352" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uYzb34KgLoRuO6YsfM0No7T08NaQoWDzav2Sv0p1NAlPJp40uaorEZM2DRDCEp4l_KIfmbEdRXV7B2FVJywQFFAX3Vu-P55m3aL06qhG8fTGtGZ92QGrc-YFFu7RbUgprMybRhPIY2iFVuuBTHpLOskcpulbQUTU6EppzJ6Otjr_Rowv3Je1WoGgipbd/w640-h476/DSC_0008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">My dog is the one who loves the medlars, and if I cannot find her she will often be under the tree snacking. </span> <br /></p><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-57219462239790198862023-11-02T04:53:00.001-07:002023-11-02T04:53:49.078-07:00Ryeland<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIOQYI_PKhiOySKKK4spFdR0Wz8nNP1OqzYnN-rsXAxehpO_m6N6HUlTJ4qkr2gP_8bcyG0MrZXecPgfUemBhVk1RGsrm6WEdRvJnvOP9Na2BTCyrpPCD3SBqOdYJai5UcN952dL7vudEvjvdk1poXiwhB1fHL6aRsLltz0c0mU0kxAUNeSOpw8XBWGZf/s6000/DSC_0018.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIOQYI_PKhiOySKKK4spFdR0Wz8nNP1OqzYnN-rsXAxehpO_m6N6HUlTJ4qkr2gP_8bcyG0MrZXecPgfUemBhVk1RGsrm6WEdRvJnvOP9Na2BTCyrpPCD3SBqOdYJai5UcN952dL7vudEvjvdk1poXiwhB1fHL6aRsLltz0c0mU0kxAUNeSOpw8XBWGZf/w640-h426/DSC_0018.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Could you photograph Rylan, I thought they said! And I started dreaming. My first celebrity photoshoot. Imagining him with those purly white teeth, perhaps wearing a purly white jumper, or maybe black, he often wears black. Alas, I was mistaken! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is the Ryeland that I photographed. Equally lovely, this Ryeland from one of Britain’s oldest sheep breeds, originally known for Merino-like softness. It has just been launched by <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/limited-edition-rare-dk/" target="_blank">Blacker Yarns in their Limited Edition and Rare Breeds</a>. If you visit their page you can read more information, and see some lovely photos of the flock that this wool came from.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX_bb6hS-OOBrhmQprgFMqqvAco8jzA-UCrpz-wdLrpa4Hws5vBvpftk660Es-HXvgtLWmiYTaGCdji_6zABP6nNPFiTVNYsyFPEpYXtFUEUrFj8ns3Ydl8on1LoUn53XfCVkLuFySJYWP2yQvqogFmY5Er4GiynaykVS0MiU2qOO-pGZpWel8KI6GCYC/s5296/DSC_0048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="5296" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilX_bb6hS-OOBrhmQprgFMqqvAco8jzA-UCrpz-wdLrpa4Hws5vBvpftk660Es-HXvgtLWmiYTaGCdji_6zABP6nNPFiTVNYsyFPEpYXtFUEUrFj8ns3Ydl8on1LoUn53XfCVkLuFySJYWP2yQvqogFmY5Er4GiynaykVS0MiU2qOO-pGZpWel8KI6GCYC/w640-h426/DSC_0048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some books say wait until you have had a frost, but we are quite mild here, so that might be a while. But the other day I noticed that quite a few were starting to shrivel, and looked a bit like raisins, so decided it was time to pick.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My son and me both picked a colander, so we had about 3kg between us. Although I have made sloe gin other years, I decided this year it might be better to make sloe syrup. We could put this in gin, but it might also be nice to have on porridge, or yoghurt, or even icecream. It is meant to be packed full of vitamin C and antioxidants, so hopefully will ward off any winter colds.</span> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7imq-9kREbeAaJYCkRzYDjQBQXafMb43r2np5SWI5_yks3MyNWwafMUBMvCJNzvzuCwqqMUGcbjghy0FsM51N0wNfsGeat2zjQ6UUM1_z7r8atHFtCi4uQgTsdbpJ19DZggU_ldlwbBecOtIz_F4SG1I8JZYLFlf-ExdIZYZPw6YdfIU3VONNIhL3RjU5/s5599/DSC_0003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="5599" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7imq-9kREbeAaJYCkRzYDjQBQXafMb43r2np5SWI5_yks3MyNWwafMUBMvCJNzvzuCwqqMUGcbjghy0FsM51N0wNfsGeat2zjQ6UUM1_z7r8atHFtCi4uQgTsdbpJ19DZggU_ldlwbBecOtIz_F4SG1I8JZYLFlf-ExdIZYZPw6YdfIU3VONNIhL3RjU5/w640-h452/DSC_0003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br />Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-21232165785015773722023-10-19T14:23:00.006-07:002023-10-20T05:21:40.880-07:00Samite Silk Blend - Morte d'Arthur<div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZsElDPqD9gberimHEUbBh5jtHVEWnmqhbm_DdMB7XD1GQrPhnmrJJoJVM3V5qHLSnPZiiPd-Aho69CkyPq9UCQBh_rv4_meI4MsG9fFfvBRrf1BlqYeG31la86Hh_lWWzkhQLpJ2e726bb6GCKeLnmnmY-9an4whR7iZAFJ6a8pqeStCdXq0G-DcK41Z/s6000/DSC_0010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZsElDPqD9gberimHEUbBh5jtHVEWnmqhbm_DdMB7XD1GQrPhnmrJJoJVM3V5qHLSnPZiiPd-Aho69CkyPq9UCQBh_rv4_meI4MsG9fFfvBRrf1BlqYeG31la86Hh_lWWzkhQLpJ2e726bb6GCKeLnmnmY-9an4whR7iZAFJ6a8pqeStCdXq0G-DcK41Z/w640-h426/DSC_0010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I almost forgot that I have one more series of photos to show you that I took to illustrate Blacker Yarns new <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/samite-silk-blend-4ply/">Samite silk blend</a>. This book was my father-in-law's school prize, Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory. Volume 2 - so I wonder if he also won Volume 1?<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFmBHXiSFSJUZ1cP_cIGO61pyqj-bCI9PmV5GlwxoAenUtJ3XxYDlvEvDFjHFAdwC8UFrOpVVV65BAnrUydeGblebPdQ4b0yTadTKfNy8kOg8lDgClIvQy4HTkO1WJSeO5VhR7zLEFi1U4XQCxOUrKKfeLDAx6SigPCUWMxM1lb8An9aevnE8-jD30VtQ/s5980/DSC_0028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2068" data-original-width="5980" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFmBHXiSFSJUZ1cP_cIGO61pyqj-bCI9PmV5GlwxoAenUtJ3XxYDlvEvDFjHFAdwC8UFrOpVVV65BAnrUydeGblebPdQ4b0yTadTKfNy8kOg8lDgClIvQy4HTkO1WJSeO5VhR7zLEFi1U4XQCxOUrKKfeLDAx6SigPCUWMxM1lb8An9aevnE8-jD30VtQ/w640-h222/DSC_0028.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to use some of the new range of <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/samite-silk-blend/" target="_blank">Samite yarn</a> to make some patches with an Arthurian theme, and sewed them together to make a bookmark.</span><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A route
following the River Tamar, with a few detours, from the south coast of Cornwall and Devon to
the north. The River Tamar is the border between the two counties. We are planning to do it in eight sections over a few weeks. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto" style="font-family: verdana;">I have been posting photos on my personal facebook page, but then thought why not do some posts here. We are doing the walk in a stage each week, and picking days with nice weather. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto" style="font-family: verdana;">For the first stage my husband kindly drove us to the start at St. Cremyll, did half the walk, and then walked back to the beginning to
get the car to meet us at the end Totally
exhausted and put off by a rain shower, we did not quite finish all of stage one as written in our guide book, <span></span>but made it across the Torpoint ferry.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto" style="font-family: verdana;">I have my camera with me, and with the aim of getting on with the walk I am trying only to photograph large scenic views, not every leaf and petal, which apparently is a bit annoying in a long walk, when I find myself left behind. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM6-WNHEoVFyg-P1HgteudD0NNLXO_u2GTC7onKlIFY1aJFgrX-SW3Gfpq113Smn1eEZwF_hT25wGgkjx3ezuuYka-gZhMUGTqhhxkaBzUEcNpW2bvLgaWoRFcD_7RgqBzDQuUSrP4UP1EcrQKXhXILhrYCp2WOwtXb5mKAY0FxJZW9Ij06wgcbAqttS3/s2048/386554031_6967258386671572_7966916872479297614_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2048" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLM6-WNHEoVFyg-P1HgteudD0NNLXO_u2GTC7onKlIFY1aJFgrX-SW3Gfpq113Smn1eEZwF_hT25wGgkjx3ezuuYka-gZhMUGTqhhxkaBzUEcNpW2bvLgaWoRFcD_7RgqBzDQuUSrP4UP1EcrQKXhXILhrYCp2WOwtXb5mKAY0FxJZW9Ij06wgcbAqttS3/w640-h556/386554031_6967258386671572_7966916872479297614_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Setting off from St. Cremyll Beach</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNAbWSO_8_d6n91VuIrduXqm56R0-XpDy59_GfurPF7AlIrUA7Tx3BL-IoFyi3BCKLnKkXoqoEx-_w4T5JzoB1hpM8TY6Gc45t4z369nq7a4dUfmDfiPTzYBw0H6hnEgPfCiAy_FK7bGa4MdOzp8s6-EEOyEUDF0VjAMc1Orf-xPrUxwfdfdMUkxVqNSe/s2048/386557053_6967262403337837_447863201915033407_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNAbWSO_8_d6n91VuIrduXqm56R0-XpDy59_GfurPF7AlIrUA7Tx3BL-IoFyi3BCKLnKkXoqoEx-_w4T5JzoB1hpM8TY6Gc45t4z369nq7a4dUfmDfiPTzYBw0H6hnEgPfCiAy_FK7bGa4MdOzp8s6-EEOyEUDF0VjAMc1Orf-xPrUxwfdfdMUkxVqNSe/w640-h436/386557053_6967262403337837_447863201915033407_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passing Empacombe Garden gate<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaM3ObUjZSiWigAn9L0pQvsubH0fAORfMx50I1YGpQ_dnTrpFhDPM_oC9pfozU9-SKL6TUKoJxynR9RvGCYR9YykeorCk207bpzXcKIiSTDxE_pN8uWBphxmYABKShWz5xD_pQS3LucGayEIL4ytfDGxpPSyF1oDwRiyk8s1Hgfm3xqaeQS-AgQ5b0dDf/s2048/385911496_6967258593338218_2662631773058991269_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdaM3ObUjZSiWigAn9L0pQvsubH0fAORfMx50I1YGpQ_dnTrpFhDPM_oC9pfozU9-SKL6TUKoJxynR9RvGCYR9YykeorCk207bpzXcKIiSTDxE_pN8uWBphxmYABKShWz5xD_pQS3LucGayEIL4ytfDGxpPSyF1oDwRiyk8s1Hgfm3xqaeQS-AgQ5b0dDf/w640-h426/385911496_6967258593338218_2662631773058991269_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View acros the estuary to Plymouth<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vX9Cu44Xjj1MlrOINj-v3heT1Uw39NPtSZCWIZ3nJpXv1jqciEKNyyjcAcj8lfjKG2x2FERw4NvKHvYyoZ8-BFdlTdsEj-3osCO7RNe_1FYDUS9ySomnwC5I2THHT6DcYkonuz-AaB9plNEw6A0iVujiLGqvGnDF2g0GkcFPvpXadiJEW2jJiQoVMy2l/s2048/386734336_6967260970004647_3956400152653927220_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vX9Cu44Xjj1MlrOINj-v3heT1Uw39NPtSZCWIZ3nJpXv1jqciEKNyyjcAcj8lfjKG2x2FERw4NvKHvYyoZ8-BFdlTdsEj-3osCO7RNe_1FYDUS9ySomnwC5I2THHT6DcYkonuz-AaB9plNEw6A0iVujiLGqvGnDF2g0GkcFPvpXadiJEW2jJiQoVMy2l/w640-h426/386734336_6967260970004647_3956400152653927220_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View from Millbrook Lake Dam<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWcliVr3sc8nFiBFC50RkLCcHDUWWMN705bd5CSOXStI2b3Bx5ssl_KT62NFNiUy_3jUuY6XYslzRvaoThdKdszCmWX4r0Jzo4eB59Uyjh9fpUQja3SNExj-3n9yaG7zcNaCUDB_1aCjDVA9mDd68ZlR0VZNM95TmTidT6kB6biSmqxr9BvQGpNRv0bUt/s2048/386556724_6967259746671436_6011974313264450874_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrWcliVr3sc8nFiBFC50RkLCcHDUWWMN705bd5CSOXStI2b3Bx5ssl_KT62NFNiUy_3jUuY6XYslzRvaoThdKdszCmWX4r0Jzo4eB59Uyjh9fpUQja3SNExj-3n9yaG7zcNaCUDB_1aCjDVA9mDd68ZlR0VZNM95TmTidT6kB6biSmqxr9BvQGpNRv0bUt/w640-h426/386556724_6967259746671436_6011974313264450874_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View from the Torpoint ferry<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQVLvWTxattYTQ_MQvo0P1wNk41LlY7i0ezwjHPpHzfrmF-4N1yLWovOaURhmKjReHdHfIse5yI_foY68cRDg1pCQiUrJnOVNGNY6CFCyGA2T3UMjRKHdhIXWtmm2yxqeS7IYKzg-8UPEf9UD1ryF9qYG7julmftWaYLBzdQ_jqUAyTskXKT92u3lUqyS/s2048/386103102_6967258643338213_4466038563439339726_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQVLvWTxattYTQ_MQvo0P1wNk41LlY7i0ezwjHPpHzfrmF-4N1yLWovOaURhmKjReHdHfIse5yI_foY68cRDg1pCQiUrJnOVNGNY6CFCyGA2T3UMjRKHdhIXWtmm2yxqeS7IYKzg-8UPEf9UD1ryF9qYG7julmftWaYLBzdQ_jqUAyTskXKT92u3lUqyS/w640-h426/386103102_6967258643338213_4466038563439339726_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">View from the ferry of the ferry going in the other direction<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The second stage of the walk we had a bit of catching up to do. This time we got the train to Devonport, which was an adventure itself. My son was very insistent that we return to the exact spot where we ended last time, and I guess (grudgingly) he is right.</span></p><div dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":r24:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Walking out of Plymouth was a bit of a slog, with our first highpoint being the views of the Tamar rail and road bridges at Saltash Passage.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7VsVLIwLlcCD_4AT78Hpj-vRwzgPTCgjtgnzQ_7yZyKFJPbXIHdca_33wvUP-vjcA6PyHcp6Q3dsm3GG1nLgJqtFjO-b8zjgoXPRLC9dIhearzeEQCIdhTjf8eHadi3vDtK9qRgrEhgMp0mt2UUYKylCqzvQEFb09TbtikwheiFeX8McqRTuCU9i4DXc/s2048/392928229_7013099638754113_5622740777296890599_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7VsVLIwLlcCD_4AT78Hpj-vRwzgPTCgjtgnzQ_7yZyKFJPbXIHdca_33wvUP-vjcA6PyHcp6Q3dsm3GG1nLgJqtFjO-b8zjgoXPRLC9dIhearzeEQCIdhTjf8eHadi3vDtK9qRgrEhgMp0mt2UUYKylCqzvQEFb09TbtikwheiFeX8McqRTuCU9i4DXc/w640-h426/392928229_7013099638754113_5622740777296890599_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tamar rail and road bridges<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDORQf2h8nJvbPCBCnaeJQkFPDodWzuz8bxQOGtXXbIwTcdw_qPArE1Cm3Ae477TS4gcuSITaN8MB0Rr-2dd07e15oTu7JzPJk-n-3jVhO0-z5O2Qf3tteUdSU8FZQSM4SubnIFPRmEjAJATipaMPJu8JAbdAaiVqiflQVJx042b12yEp_YjX1nb18gaE5/s2048/391760285_7013099352087475_716935784394277674_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDORQf2h8nJvbPCBCnaeJQkFPDodWzuz8bxQOGtXXbIwTcdw_qPArE1Cm3Ae477TS4gcuSITaN8MB0Rr-2dd07e15oTu7JzPJk-n-3jVhO0-z5O2Qf3tteUdSU8FZQSM4SubnIFPRmEjAJATipaMPJu8JAbdAaiVqiflQVJx042b12yEp_YjX1nb18gaE5/w640-h426/391760285_7013099352087475_716935784394277674_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Detail of the rail bridge built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncnmvdTz90GOkfX_UWtrQNHegnE7lTHV-EYulwcAGKZOgE9oGKsRcWobW6GfifwJibc11N7APKxSp5xgpPf2Z8O7J2cSS3EgKrpDIIPY01TDV5Kr56o8d8AOKE6nPF4CcDaU18UD2yGa6fSt2q0ye8vfuiK0xapQaFCaX8N8fkzTzo6H_UuMXwmVcW86L/s2048/391744908_7013100362087374_8016120997122661367_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncnmvdTz90GOkfX_UWtrQNHegnE7lTHV-EYulwcAGKZOgE9oGKsRcWobW6GfifwJibc11N7APKxSp5xgpPf2Z8O7J2cSS3EgKrpDIIPY01TDV5Kr56o8d8AOKE6nPF4CcDaU18UD2yGa6fSt2q0ye8vfuiK0xapQaFCaX8N8fkzTzo6H_UuMXwmVcW86L/w640-h426/391744908_7013100362087374_8016120997122661367_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bridges from the other side<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a walk of bridges and <span></span>crossings, as our walk along the Tamar and then Tavy shores took us under the Tamerton Bridge, which we had earlier crossed on the train.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXknCkVyi1L-lvVmkCIJCnlP6rESq1BwxFPpmmRqfpKYnjZV0CBSnWygDwJ6FBf2vqpo0-obsewUVhKNLlMStEE6TkWIqhfJvB8qQFP7T_lSsTXNIiJiGeEIz1BBLHhFFHerT4a9e4sJTqDVh3vIybK1lBlNwNlHb9MQnDB4lJcQpYJ3a_mtYoVdFrGWI/s2048/392861471_7013101282087282_2681840042238026076_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2048" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXknCkVyi1L-lvVmkCIJCnlP6rESq1BwxFPpmmRqfpKYnjZV0CBSnWygDwJ6FBf2vqpo0-obsewUVhKNLlMStEE6TkWIqhfJvB8qQFP7T_lSsTXNIiJiGeEIz1BBLHhFFHerT4a9e4sJTqDVh3vIybK1lBlNwNlHb9MQnDB4lJcQpYJ3a_mtYoVdFrGWI/w640-h484/392861471_7013101282087282_2681840042238026076_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tamerton Bridge<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Eventually we made it to the Lopwell Dam, which is quite a narrow stone walkway, that can only be done when the tide is low. This crosses the River Tavy, a tributary of the River Tamar. Very proud that with some handholding I made it across. A photo of us crossing would be hysterical.<br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2k99_Bl-JXfAlowJ5Piop2S-yzAjyc7RerH1HTLu4eALM1dVcOZpt0Y_ayY5UCd57-X3n_sNU1hXHTEYhbktAyfSwdbviJaX249O2595_mBdUFr20ZvkHuoR15bgLDQFa7QmT3wL7SJFdyiAlGyWeSF6sxNgFp7UfvYP5UVlG4yrPjilVCuNYPl4pbyci/w640-h426/391751144_7013106132086797_4579218675395091089_n.jpg" width="640" /></div> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OlZ2gdpvfVvBd5lLGJabsjbZvic8GfSs_OpaOihHEjCYJ-L4rrZBcqzDz0u28oPKtOy8_dQIOV53zSS8zNB4lwFpYXi58_KX0DqAL7zD8xPcJA0oTeot8ZxIaiQuY-qvA78KPOBv5fQLZMYU6rmoOC7qdxl9gFdwtAYd3d2aSKoyvJsWA9fG1aHPh2wx/s2048/391747696_7013107202086690_2737616464634576047_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OlZ2gdpvfVvBd5lLGJabsjbZvic8GfSs_OpaOihHEjCYJ-L4rrZBcqzDz0u28oPKtOy8_dQIOV53zSS8zNB4lwFpYXi58_KX0DqAL7zD8xPcJA0oTeot8ZxIaiQuY-qvA78KPOBv5fQLZMYU6rmoOC7qdxl9gFdwtAYd3d2aSKoyvJsWA9fG1aHPh2wx/w640-h426/391747696_7013107202086690_2737616464634576047_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Bere Ferrers Quay<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We walked much further than last time, and despite being exhausted we walked up the hill from the quay to Bere Ferrers railway station, our starting point for the next stage.</span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-34053534509377437132023-10-15T06:25:00.006-07:002023-10-15T06:30:11.399-07:00Hawthorn Berry Jelly<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKSpxirlbLAz18ywqv9wUomqZYnN6aR4nAlRPEqyyu7AD0eBymFFPKTyAUriJCvyDYQn4-nasTbzzWenWs5Chrp-8W2fF8f_lwb2ABpERjduNar-mMTO9H5uEaHPUZFWcIWUUpgUjcNy8VAtBtmq4CKa0ufsk_nQnlPcbuKA87_x0lAIC1mywDriF3paz/s6000/DSC_0027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKSpxirlbLAz18ywqv9wUomqZYnN6aR4nAlRPEqyyu7AD0eBymFFPKTyAUriJCvyDYQn4-nasTbzzWenWs5Chrp-8W2fF8f_lwb2ABpERjduNar-mMTO9H5uEaHPUZFWcIWUUpgUjcNy8VAtBtmq4CKa0ufsk_nQnlPcbuKA87_x0lAIC1mywDriF3paz/w426-h640/DSC_0027.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There seem to be more than usual hawthorn berries around this year. Is that a sign it will be a cold winter? So I decided I would have a go at making some hawthorn jelly. I used this recipe from <a href="https://practicalselfreliance.com/hawthorn-jelly/" target="_blank">Practical Self Reliance</a>.</span></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am not sure why my hawthorn berries were not particular juicy, but it took me three colanders before I thought I had enough juice to add the sugar. In the end I made this single jar of hawthorn jelly</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">. Plenty of hawthorn berries were left for the birds.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8nRLVGWqA4Ei0FP8rTi5TKheJsspBMSGAYdOYd0zF_sHdSDFTqmTU9FWq4LE58ZxSCRHrMCwczKRlOVtAvdLQfeJpvvkB2-xqMyW4X1r3kNJDq-qUcprWk1hP76rRVC-3lCIC4t65simmD6H2ytz5NKezc47AEb0FWxbKK1wyIsLacXfW-UkriXJsTjF/s6000/DSC_0003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8nRLVGWqA4Ei0FP8rTi5TKheJsspBMSGAYdOYd0zF_sHdSDFTqmTU9FWq4LE58ZxSCRHrMCwczKRlOVtAvdLQfeJpvvkB2-xqMyW4X1r3kNJDq-qUcprWk1hP76rRVC-3lCIC4t65simmD6H2ytz5NKezc47AEb0FWxbKK1wyIsLacXfW-UkriXJsTjF/w640-h426/DSC_0003.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />And now I can hear the rose hips calling to me. Recipes say they will be juicier if you wait until you have had a light frost, which we haven't yet, so I am trying to be patient.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqCDq2885IpYeIhJ2i7jh7KrtM9T0fgGZMJd5XuD58_RkJVNhYMCFzGCQyP7BmwZOlcIcQqY_3tsqxCRrjwJB-2WGD98KFYDlm1FQQ3GTNkesDQ8ZbPQmidraZcnujO6Z9WvtE8zB3GrSUba9CKPS26ojDflkfw52Asq6ghJS5_yuHasyP8wpYtJgs21x/s3977/DSC_0005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqCDq2885IpYeIhJ2i7jh7KrtM9T0fgGZMJd5XuD58_RkJVNhYMCFzGCQyP7BmwZOlcIcQqY_3tsqxCRrjwJB-2WGD98KFYDlm1FQQ3GTNkesDQ8ZbPQmidraZcnujO6Z9WvtE8zB3GrSUba9CKPS26ojDflkfw52Asq6ghJS5_yuHasyP8wpYtJgs21x/w412-h640/DSC_0005.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p></div>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-20231404754603188152023-10-02T11:27:00.006-07:002023-10-05T10:38:40.243-07:00Little Pumpkins<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7AMY43LeK-FiZIIoQduSdiqPkGZFijCGfb3KTfKc5rVd66jL8ek8GqS7CsSnMZ854-zDcDW5h_jN3OO9onKcetSeI0WCUwYBOyVv13Hh_vOgBE4RDNfL0tA576VNun1AvcrViMHHu7DtDyTznXaYp0IosXZCCkGyG1r-nL9CGEkODmKY-budFbNVWeJi/s4817/DSC_0002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2726" data-original-width="4817" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz7AMY43LeK-FiZIIoQduSdiqPkGZFijCGfb3KTfKc5rVd66jL8ek8GqS7CsSnMZ854-zDcDW5h_jN3OO9onKcetSeI0WCUwYBOyVv13Hh_vOgBE4RDNfL0tA576VNun1AvcrViMHHu7DtDyTznXaYp0IosXZCCkGyG1r-nL9CGEkODmKY-budFbNVWeJi/w640-h362/DSC_0002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been busy working on a pattern for some little pumpkins for Halloween. The pattern contains instructions for two sizes of pumpkins, which are really quite simple and quick to make.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwF3wPBQEGvalbyHcpRUBXRXp3926gB1jL69idVJtUqYkO7iwnWjWWXTjZc3h2q5wLJU3l20tLGhwS26ygSyiUJKZOCPjolHxAfXDLUSF4HJdor99Nf_PNvdRAFWGNkTUURXybf7VhDWR5B5LZNXKxfSu82-MfNs9cQ1E0XBfilKy0k03yYdNJOKzxFIG/s6000/DSC_0045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwF3wPBQEGvalbyHcpRUBXRXp3926gB1jL69idVJtUqYkO7iwnWjWWXTjZc3h2q5wLJU3l20tLGhwS26ygSyiUJKZOCPjolHxAfXDLUSF4HJdor99Nf_PNvdRAFWGNkTUURXybf7VhDWR5B5LZNXKxfSu82-MfNs9cQ1E0XBfilKy0k03yYdNJOKzxFIG/w640-h426/DSC_0045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLgnS_daArxK9LZo_Vojqy8xcWSGb4q-zj2dR1ax8yvssQLzjeEuVEMq9pteAGLEhhRw3OqQS-Csxhh3ni9roIxMqsk5VyWQvq30Ru3di6AxyFbmzIPGWRb6qVazfc-J_tlI8hfFL_Zv3z0-EFM8KHk7Nnu2iMEC26E-xEZOEMB9COZWkKrpDJm-3bMmi/s6000/DSC_0018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLgnS_daArxK9LZo_Vojqy8xcWSGb4q-zj2dR1ax8yvssQLzjeEuVEMq9pteAGLEhhRw3OqQS-Csxhh3ni9roIxMqsk5VyWQvq30Ru3di6AxyFbmzIPGWRb6qVazfc-J_tlI8hfFL_Zv3z0-EFM8KHk7Nnu2iMEC26E-xEZOEMB9COZWkKrpDJm-3bMmi/w640-h426/DSC_0018.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHxTfptIAYPEDlG-ZSv0tXmBnv6KDyYBGFa9eNvsspi65M1w7O45fVyoZfBCPM12pAx5kgaZyEwqXvlpa6N54BXOsfJc38TdBV1sU8_rQSHJbuIn9eS6S562fyt265xq70BSRtdipDpBqDN3l9T05BiFeiib_Z5ar-yCfEMOet6kfIyE68J2C_rARPee0/s5524/DSC_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="5524" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHxTfptIAYPEDlG-ZSv0tXmBnv6KDyYBGFa9eNvsspi65M1w7O45fVyoZfBCPM12pAx5kgaZyEwqXvlpa6N54BXOsfJc38TdBV1sU8_rQSHJbuIn9eS6S562fyt265xq70BSRtdipDpBqDN3l9T05BiFeiib_Z5ar-yCfEMOet6kfIyE68J2C_rARPee0/w640-h360/DSC_0012.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pictures above are knitted in DK, but searching through my stash of oddments I found a lot of pumpkiny (is that a word) wool in other thickness. It is very simple to adapt the pattern to whatever wool you have simply by changing the needle size. For DK I used 4mm, for 4ply 3.5mm and for the scrummy thicker wool 5mm.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So here are some photos of some individual pumpkins that could be used as decorations. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRFpCs6pgeJQRjsvtNpw1j5gX7bqN6b3tihC-j41pGUnfD-aTkkvqyfyfzCYa5hIzY136qix5ovVFSS4N2E_yOVWObCRAqaseEYDz4mGLuZ0jfpkwF0baoLsrT3yad634EhTAr4XTkdlIFHoTq4-HN4BLL1VHLi5pxonnPZp1aYUfrMEOhI2NvvqUuee3/s6000/DSC_0029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRFpCs6pgeJQRjsvtNpw1j5gX7bqN6b3tihC-j41pGUnfD-aTkkvqyfyfzCYa5hIzY136qix5ovVFSS4N2E_yOVWObCRAqaseEYDz4mGLuZ0jfpkwF0baoLsrT3yad634EhTAr4XTkdlIFHoTq4-HN4BLL1VHLi5pxonnPZp1aYUfrMEOhI2NvvqUuee3/w640-h426/DSC_0029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pattern is available here on <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/little-pumpkins-13" target="_blank">ravelry</a>, and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1581873119/little-pumpkin-knitting-pattern" target="_blank">Etsy</a> and will be on Loveknitting in due course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One other idea that I think would work well would be to make a bunting mixing the pumpkins with my knitted bats. Still working on this, but here is a link to the <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bat-17" target="_blank">Bat Pattern</a> on ravelry. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just to show that you could make your pumpkins in any colour here is a photo of my own homegrown pumpkin and squash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHa_dO8UtqZ7tZAL3lINoJVGsxDNeUKlRBTkmeKADW5Pm7BCPbU0jmGdzO6yfCb32K8QhVooV2vqVbTmPCXEE5E018l_ggIIiueCxfkuoiqFrLUwuy97gRhettXI8B3i-KAlhVoUp52GKmLnlVjMtsbtk1Mun2o16tKvTj5xcOvvOzmcgAI8D88eQpKjk/s1120/thumbnail%20squash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHa_dO8UtqZ7tZAL3lINoJVGsxDNeUKlRBTkmeKADW5Pm7BCPbU0jmGdzO6yfCb32K8QhVooV2vqVbTmPCXEE5E018l_ggIIiueCxfkuoiqFrLUwuy97gRhettXI8B3i-KAlhVoUp52GKmLnlVjMtsbtk1Mun2o16tKvTj5xcOvvOzmcgAI8D88eQpKjk/w618-h640/thumbnail%20squash.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /> </span><br /></div><br /><br />Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-9037949531321916742023-10-01T03:26:00.002-07:002023-10-01T03:40:49.784-07:00Garden Diary - Tidying Up For Winter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu_Fh_5x1D8vO3LEj0yDgmgJs1jCSTd0UW7s9cHzQuNqxZTvwakxPp4ujK1Jzs9VU0NOumTehR1MJOh8QCFN4XEySmYcwUkxGdUAQ1XJhyphenhyphen-V9tKXnxryXBmtn1Me7qkasSE3gOpAvRpnhTvaWEgVSSkzm9xHqSqhJEhQuImsNWIyEBgWnaCR43zqSEb1p/s5044/DSC_0006%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="5044" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu_Fh_5x1D8vO3LEj0yDgmgJs1jCSTd0UW7s9cHzQuNqxZTvwakxPp4ujK1Jzs9VU0NOumTehR1MJOh8QCFN4XEySmYcwUkxGdUAQ1XJhyphenhyphen-V9tKXnxryXBmtn1Me7qkasSE3gOpAvRpnhTvaWEgVSSkzm9xHqSqhJEhQuImsNWIyEBgWnaCR43zqSEb1p/w640-h440/DSC_0006%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw7sodrMMmetj2Al1OpPf09j9gVeaMzqzk_uSC7tKJjp3RYgxnMa8C_b3bsAPkE00w0WFEOP13Sr4JdZwwvJooGMf_o7uWnfg3cglBWI493WflyK9ECymZR4qBdHktWZ7PayKUtJLSrZlnJF9gQRw8Jwz3EWndEVN62DPVf0GXVLBloTFyodAH9L2aReO/s6000/DSC_0010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw7sodrMMmetj2Al1OpPf09j9gVeaMzqzk_uSC7tKJjp3RYgxnMa8C_b3bsAPkE00w0WFEOP13Sr4JdZwwvJooGMf_o7uWnfg3cglBWI493WflyK9ECymZR4qBdHktWZ7PayKUtJLSrZlnJF9gQRw8Jwz3EWndEVN62DPVf0GXVLBloTFyodAH9L2aReO/w640-h426/DSC_0010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been busy tidying up the garden. Bean poles are down, potatoes have been dug, and all the sweetcorn have been harvested. Quite a lot of areas have been weeded and covered with sheeting until the spring. I thought I would do one last post. Above are two vegetables which came from the village plant exchange. The aubergine plants have been looking healthy with lovely flowers for ages, but I had thought that it was a bit late to develop into full veg, but then hiding under the leaves on one plant I found these lovelies. They are in the polytunnel so I am leaving them to grow and ripen a bit more.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And above are some cucamelons, also from the plant exchange. I had not really known what to expect with these. They look like very tiny watermelon, but taste like a mouthful of cucumber. To show you the scale here is a cucamelon next to the only cucumber that I got this year. Fun to try out some new plants! <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjdSyRgbSHg-UGfY8dfQ-MjWXj1ruzIzkmm-TjycA_mNk_4dIH4C-bQ0SN6pVSiO2XrPJTcC5PxWVnpHeHzPqR97tOhb5BaBNULnvULuXi46ntCPUPNWA_CtB3jRvWLuFliuTUUV4G8C6icz1aCzGDPCbjrYi2b9G3ZHrjwvBT0oOKDepIcXWZFTmIYxx/s6000/DSC_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjdSyRgbSHg-UGfY8dfQ-MjWXj1ruzIzkmm-TjycA_mNk_4dIH4C-bQ0SN6pVSiO2XrPJTcC5PxWVnpHeHzPqR97tOhb5BaBNULnvULuXi46ntCPUPNWA_CtB3jRvWLuFliuTUUV4G8C6icz1aCzGDPCbjrYi2b9G3ZHrjwvBT0oOKDepIcXWZFTmIYxx/w640-h426/DSC_0015.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am really pleased with the leeks, which I had not grown before. As you can see below they do look like proper leeks. They like the onions don't seem to be troubled by pests, which is a bonus. I lifted the onions fairly early, as it was raining so much they seemed to be going rotten, but as you can see below they have not turned out too bad.<br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56eivviV768QNiMYTevQ2PmntZEHXrmiUC1pTv9UEdOZ-k3_xve8WqBZSK-yBCfFCU8FYqWhaXqSQU1-7gGxvAbS1S50jCTkqmkVGd03aKF7XukZynH7rzgzft6KxfP2xKb8reJWw7KAm692yZcxXmlry6awPxjBP-6ofHW_Kue2q45q1pgIdItABORov/s6000/DSC_0017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56eivviV768QNiMYTevQ2PmntZEHXrmiUC1pTv9UEdOZ-k3_xve8WqBZSK-yBCfFCU8FYqWhaXqSQU1-7gGxvAbS1S50jCTkqmkVGd03aKF7XukZynH7rzgzft6KxfP2xKb8reJWw7KAm692yZcxXmlry6awPxjBP-6ofHW_Kue2q45q1pgIdItABORov/w266-h400/DSC_0017.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj71r63PLrGo4X5dCZyRIyqAGjLsbTZIk2RXU7pTM5FUwthyphenhyphenrw9-6FlxPqpSYy-0Zb817ty1wjSdlzNFqV5Yr0SzK-RSg0WrVmSuDK-J332hyYJslVN623SIJyNcXizo3e-enmqz-NeVXe_zPkL_ey-kbn0iPN2F4QXMGdbRmPg4WhwNphOlejzKZUF6cb/s6000/DSC_0027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj71r63PLrGo4X5dCZyRIyqAGjLsbTZIk2RXU7pTM5FUwthyphenhyphenrw9-6FlxPqpSYy-0Zb817ty1wjSdlzNFqV5Yr0SzK-RSg0WrVmSuDK-J332hyYJslVN623SIJyNcXizo3e-enmqz-NeVXe_zPkL_ey-kbn0iPN2F4QXMGdbRmPg4WhwNphOlejzKZUF6cb/w266-h400/DSC_0027.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other plants that have done well, are these Heart of Gold squash, and the pumpkins not as well as last year, as I only have one large one. But perhaps that is enough. </span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8fUV73469Zwy1AuoPOASo-xAJfASZLLtdRc4e3EFiUULFoR9hqrFtnvHKM-MlT17i2xL_n0LUZggn47ehMBW1lROlCWsxa-PEFcTu-1jSIOVEqwCazS-tTkcr9f1MHntPobmaiKETMe7n4Oj9SJFJkA8FPxVcBVCTovPzsdnNdsAvOFGwlBWdjMQZjQw/s1120/thumbnail%20squash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8fUV73469Zwy1AuoPOASo-xAJfASZLLtdRc4e3EFiUULFoR9hqrFtnvHKM-MlT17i2xL_n0LUZggn47ehMBW1lROlCWsxa-PEFcTu-1jSIOVEqwCazS-tTkcr9f1MHntPobmaiKETMe7n4Oj9SJFJkA8FPxVcBVCTovPzsdnNdsAvOFGwlBWdjMQZjQw/w618-h640/thumbnail%20squash.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4Tk9p1MknWl0TV81sn0TVjaqZnYJ8aOLzXA1NaV2AJPdCh1oOM3xdPus7-MijS1K7UoHFS0IsAfynKQMHHOu4jQrH7Dw4-6DgoRDtNIlcQO0qn_7OUW0fCUe8iyeid57iyPxhpcUSWeKJOcC1AkweaQkCWgwKPZTj7g2DMcLW8qQNArz1neZYpJ_Nr1Y/s6000/DSC_0019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK4Tk9p1MknWl0TV81sn0TVjaqZnYJ8aOLzXA1NaV2AJPdCh1oOM3xdPus7-MijS1K7UoHFS0IsAfynKQMHHOu4jQrH7Dw4-6DgoRDtNIlcQO0qn_7OUW0fCUe8iyeid57iyPxhpcUSWeKJOcC1AkweaQkCWgwKPZTj7g2DMcLW8qQNArz1neZYpJ_Nr1Y/w640-h426/DSC_0019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although my husband and I garden together, we tend to also have our own areas. I do most of the veg plot and polytunnel, while his area is the greenhouse. Tomatoes are still doing well in both places, in fact so well that we are getting a bit tired of tomato soup, and yesterday I made some passata for the freezer. He has also had success with a variety of chilli pepper, which you can see below.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMPmX0neDVdKWTphEbH_mmFYW50dVexonFW_ZK7S0eC95fSCcg59_B23vX3O3HFS-5LetrFESGBuCF45VTS41W_T_wAUAR_5UHS95HBKBkJF9KluiKviD9WgJBn8NNewzvWerZrWyEuWkZiJiv96UYc9y2IKMVSgcFoAAWld6aDqr9XSmQTMGT3P9tjF5/s6000/DSC_0008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFMPmX0neDVdKWTphEbH_mmFYW50dVexonFW_ZK7S0eC95fSCcg59_B23vX3O3HFS-5LetrFESGBuCF45VTS41W_T_wAUAR_5UHS95HBKBkJF9KluiKviD9WgJBn8NNewzvWerZrWyEuWkZiJiv96UYc9y2IKMVSgcFoAAWld6aDqr9XSmQTMGT3P9tjF5/w640-h426/DSC_0008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYxgrnU5fuCk9cy5f9kddtmqTyj6VNFj-e7chhM-AeviVsYi6kx4Ol6jOqqXS1d_sCKt8LNK1lrful6JINIiChvSYzdurMzDiFiRT8IEifYUbhQdGcBnmt61DIB2ONIDntfNZw7JCk72HbV7DztMoeJCehhyphenhyphen5gJiRdpeuh4H38PbJWjxwlih1n04ILZwU/s6000/DSC_0002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYxgrnU5fuCk9cy5f9kddtmqTyj6VNFj-e7chhM-AeviVsYi6kx4Ol6jOqqXS1d_sCKt8LNK1lrful6JINIiChvSYzdurMzDiFiRT8IEifYUbhQdGcBnmt61DIB2ONIDntfNZw7JCk72HbV7DztMoeJCehhyphenhyphen5gJiRdpeuh4H38PbJWjxwlih1n04ILZwU/w640-h426/DSC_0002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">His other special project are the six grape vines, which were planted at the edge of the veg garden. I notice that he always gives them extra attention when watering. This year we were not really expecting fruit, as they were just getting the plants established, but there have been a bunch or two of very tasty little grapes.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL85zVe4dVtqqI3oAgUgAwzWR5vs0N2zDNw4YIZFiUh0UOSeAS6jxupnYF-agFyoEwU79XJSbmfw4L2_AG1h1DVFd9N4VeLVP6PnGHaOnCAo6Gk2itRWAkHIopKOy_qZ5-atz1cqONZ2oQrJXrXnAYuJ1usGMzkf19bsrpe0xt4vp4sl6jgPCD1XxmePng/s5429/DSC_0013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5429" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL85zVe4dVtqqI3oAgUgAwzWR5vs0N2zDNw4YIZFiUh0UOSeAS6jxupnYF-agFyoEwU79XJSbmfw4L2_AG1h1DVFd9N4VeLVP6PnGHaOnCAo6Gk2itRWAkHIopKOy_qZ5-atz1cqONZ2oQrJXrXnAYuJ1usGMzkf19bsrpe0xt4vp4sl6jgPCD1XxmePng/w640-h472/DSC_0013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apples have all been picked, and some of the best I have wrapped and stored for eating in the winter. Following the technique shown on my new favourite gardening programme The Beechgrove Garden. It has lots of very practical advice, and also reminds me of when I lived in Aberdeen for a year. The rest of the apples are destined to be pressed for apple juice and cider. So pretty soon there will be a day of chopping and pressing.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtgnSPXK-f3VYmheMo0qkRhTwc_f60C2iaYl_cZIgQyEyNXXDNyjodqBkB6JkkCuCACtR-pP7pC8JbTaGlNDooKfQ4qhtUDT4WV7EhcQdOcJwUiI6zEJDVZRo6DDsTuhSjtsPIBXdGygJx6g-HrRYJXKSIaSpF3vTwjqNFZPM-xPx2ifTlU7N4MZ9iNUm/s4794/DSC_0005.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4794" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtgnSPXK-f3VYmheMo0qkRhTwc_f60C2iaYl_cZIgQyEyNXXDNyjodqBkB6JkkCuCACtR-pP7pC8JbTaGlNDooKfQ4qhtUDT4WV7EhcQdOcJwUiI6zEJDVZRo6DDsTuhSjtsPIBXdGygJx6g-HrRYJXKSIaSpF3vTwjqNFZPM-xPx2ifTlU7N4MZ9iNUm/w640-h534/DSC_0005.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One vegetable which has again not gone well are my celeriac. The plants tops look really healthy, but I have dug one and just as last year it has not really developed the root underground. Last year I thought that perhaps I had not </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">watered enough, so this year despite all the rain I have watered nearly every day. So my next thought is that perhaps there is not enough organic material in the soil. So despite saying I would not try again, I may give it one more go next year, with my new special weapon. I am still collecting the girls poops, and am hoping they will really help in the veg garden next year.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDhnvxeoPvGRZd0IU3bhQybEnJPI9GVZqfd-oufFYfVXw4guPAVXVlQQrYgOgz-wjhlZ_2pZ3w0o21XzUgmH7lcjdXOQ9T8ZVHGqhO2BI2koDJtM-2bSriXxPCxKtMMrT6_b7zR8yTiNRkpfQZO-V9pqF5bWpiiGa_gN9k-W-SGfprKSv0RigSKx_b9e/s4365/DSC_0028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4365" data-original-width="3025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKDhnvxeoPvGRZd0IU3bhQybEnJPI9GVZqfd-oufFYfVXw4guPAVXVlQQrYgOgz-wjhlZ_2pZ3w0o21XzUgmH7lcjdXOQ9T8ZVHGqhO2BI2koDJtM-2bSriXxPCxKtMMrT6_b7zR8yTiNRkpfQZO-V9pqF5bWpiiGa_gN9k-W-SGfprKSv0RigSKx_b9e/w445-h640/DSC_0028.jpeg" width="445" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-81965997701258094402023-09-28T11:43:00.005-07:002023-09-28T11:50:52.951-07:00Samite Silk Blend - St. Nectan's Glen<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI__JFSMkOxxC8pLRcINhaexhCxfAdmkKfO5gLST8dWUer68ofbJ-HI96IgQ02CGOuCsHt_Rt3-W9CKW2z8lRNYS3wN2JRkJWFtTuExNkB5Rsdt5VuYDQ-H8wKlwb13jknyaSvTSH0kz9T6LFzHkIEWYmsIyZBXCEsY5C8MorVBEcO48U4oeg3hMh3aov/s4555/DSC_0041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="4555" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI__JFSMkOxxC8pLRcINhaexhCxfAdmkKfO5gLST8dWUer68ofbJ-HI96IgQ02CGOuCsHt_Rt3-W9CKW2z8lRNYS3wN2JRkJWFtTuExNkB5Rsdt5VuYDQ-H8wKlwb13jknyaSvTSH0kz9T6LFzHkIEWYmsIyZBXCEsY5C8MorVBEcO48U4oeg3hMh3aov/w640-h354/DSC_0041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had said I would post a few of the other photos that I took for <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk" target="_blank">Blacker Yarns</a> new birthday range, <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/samite-silk-blend/" target="_blank">Samite Silk Blend</a>. After a lovely time swimming at Bossiney Bay, my daughter and I walked up to St. Nectan's Glen. This is a really magical place, with associations with Arthurian legend. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The site gets its name from a sixth century saint who is said to have
lived in a hermitage cell here. It is also said that this holy site was where the Knights of the Round
Table were blessed before setting out on the Quest for the Holy Grail.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA8otehcJz0HIpZcjKlgVX4oXvBfF1158iOXzBgex2Fk59Bemoo3vAhSWasCiRXPCb9O-0tTFMe_YLaQ2D1poHc4SG7Vopr4gPKzWqpyra_FYfswWbBdgFO6gqZKbxqlGO0jCxF-H9Bk3zBTVuE6y069wVvYeVcHy32q8E-XSGb73yQNcQNa1eAx1tyvM/s6000/DSC_0042%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzA8otehcJz0HIpZcjKlgVX4oXvBfF1158iOXzBgex2Fk59Bemoo3vAhSWasCiRXPCb9O-0tTFMe_YLaQ2D1poHc4SG7Vopr4gPKzWqpyra_FYfswWbBdgFO6gqZKbxqlGO0jCxF-H9Bk3zBTVuE6y069wVvYeVcHy32q8E-XSGb73yQNcQNa1eAx1tyvM/w426-h640/DSC_0042%20(1).jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The waterfall is very tall, and shoots through this hole in the rocks. I have also changed the photo in my banner heading, which is prayer ribbons tied in the trees around the valley.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w3pKoX4xudymG-dB-DkCfgNYZEj1142gjHKfBSQk_FNDGPYNChdcBUtbNKBp9kNP1mVGC-8-CviqzWeCGucqdekcYnmUIR2bkvbhOw1XA4Z4YM_WJSHzLv4Yz_gvYpGIrbRmayMo59ITTNXmEmH6w4slGJW-laNUOOHzK1w02w3hKpZ5_1cFDfeTs5dM/s4000/DSC_0049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w3pKoX4xudymG-dB-DkCfgNYZEj1142gjHKfBSQk_FNDGPYNChdcBUtbNKBp9kNP1mVGC-8-CviqzWeCGucqdekcYnmUIR2bkvbhOw1XA4Z4YM_WJSHzLv4Yz_gvYpGIrbRmayMo59ITTNXmEmH6w4slGJW-laNUOOHzK1w02w3hKpZ5_1cFDfeTs5dM/w640-h640/DSC_0049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dsHX7C7JnAzsAwWByWkmTEv-0CaZenJVTOpgYEMkmkut_0UZ-9PAmGlDObEDJKTGtdxowfX89ZpsklCQVKgia3uDp-FxZvxWAI1cW5TYt9mJSusTEm9mskIJF_XVk0fsJoWcILPWYeZh_vGaXRdrGgOEgjrgvdLvhkAsjbiMCkqsZNiQ_dK4P9MhspgH/s4000/DSC_0052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dsHX7C7JnAzsAwWByWkmTEv-0CaZenJVTOpgYEMkmkut_0UZ-9PAmGlDObEDJKTGtdxowfX89ZpsklCQVKgia3uDp-FxZvxWAI1cW5TYt9mJSusTEm9mskIJF_XVk0fsJoWcILPWYeZh_vGaXRdrGgOEgjrgvdLvhkAsjbiMCkqsZNiQ_dK4P9MhspgH/w640-h640/DSC_0052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although at first I thought that the valley was going to be a bit dark for photos, but just as I needed it there was a golden evening glow.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkz2nZ_6MEWZWUBiT1dIAig5cDhTSjhG8GP9qPi6HtMjdF4a4yDt1vnEi9WF8rnjFjn9fL3N1np-ctdOZrJzZxS3o55n7-EPzR5GkmlitjYETign5ysCGdtTJ4wPC1N9T9JvoGLCTeKdc-iqo4VRDw0E8ik801CsMqH7j8-Db-g-JyvLmJ911O4dZfjdq/s3747/DSC_0038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3747" data-original-width="3747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkz2nZ_6MEWZWUBiT1dIAig5cDhTSjhG8GP9qPi6HtMjdF4a4yDt1vnEi9WF8rnjFjn9fL3N1np-ctdOZrJzZxS3o55n7-EPzR5GkmlitjYETign5ysCGdtTJ4wPC1N9T9JvoGLCTeKdc-iqo4VRDw0E8ik801CsMqH7j8-Db-g-JyvLmJ911O4dZfjdq/w640-h640/DSC_0038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-36195563218360023532023-09-22T11:01:00.000-07:002023-09-22T11:01:18.111-07:00Samite Silk Blend<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzv3zfOD6s4qWWh8fGcnCW8nOyIc0HTSzP1m5fKWf5Z-IPdvfR9LUlp3-y3R3YF0eNFgWUyCN4GVP5XU0yq4w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have been absolutely itching to post this video, which I made to advertise Blacker Yarn's new limited edition birthday yarn, which is launched today. The advert has been put near the top of the <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Blacker Yarns website</a>. This yarn called <a href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/samite-silk-blend/" target="_blank">Samite Silk Blend</a> is made from 15% recycled silk 85% wool, and feels lovely and soft, and comes in a range of rich colours, named after characters from the Legend of King Arthur.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The filming took place on Dartmoor at sunset, and also at dawn in our field. It has taken a lot of planning and thought. On the Dartmoor shoot me and my husband spent quite a while avoiding groups of walkers. When we got home we realised that we had completely forgotten it was our wedding anniversary, which was fine because we had both forgotten. But making the film was such fun this is probably going to be more memorable than other years.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have quite a few still photos that I have taken at other locations, and will post a few in a separate post.<br /></span></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-85625444811490677632023-09-10T08:33:00.008-07:002023-09-10T08:36:21.643-07:00Naming the Weeds<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0hr5yuG_LKYqUZfrh6CxpfZjP_7M7cE5D3sDtOIkQ96i2E6GbskY927M1FNt5JE5T8xTwYzArG-UsFwGjcCT2sVn87ohOScvEVG0SY1cgCo6-1IqUE5KeA1vk9vuR8P1m3KnBIATvH6wobb4qZ_QZKFngUWYFtAslqOShX2tGXFHtI33PUP6psMlDiMY/s4608/DSC_0004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0hr5yuG_LKYqUZfrh6CxpfZjP_7M7cE5D3sDtOIkQ96i2E6GbskY927M1FNt5JE5T8xTwYzArG-UsFwGjcCT2sVn87ohOScvEVG0SY1cgCo6-1IqUE5KeA1vk9vuR8P1m3KnBIATvH6wobb4qZ_QZKFngUWYFtAslqOShX2tGXFHtI33PUP6psMlDiMY/w426-h640/DSC_0004.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhfTWOt9J0GMm5lm53yEzmy2CLfEU2hsgDfAp4dwFk1pC0Ieqaowu8QKFIPXXMkvhn8HaUbuPIQsjeCsM7z3OCM1s82ZUKz5J5-VDheBHjoQKuqfCd0E9upHz2g7XqASlAO-hlmFkLJ2WYjmdiIQFo5UYWVchGUrve9eCPuhyjXrl-6LOghKPeLbaQ132/s4113/DSC_0073%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4113" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwhfTWOt9J0GMm5lm53yEzmy2CLfEU2hsgDfAp4dwFk1pC0Ieqaowu8QKFIPXXMkvhn8HaUbuPIQsjeCsM7z3OCM1s82ZUKz5J5-VDheBHjoQKuqfCd0E9upHz2g7XqASlAO-hlmFkLJ2WYjmdiIQFo5UYWVchGUrve9eCPuhyjXrl-6LOghKPeLbaQ132/w640-h478/DSC_0073%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've been doing some tidying up of the vegetable garden, and as I pull out the weeds I like to name them. I suspect I am not alone, as gardeners like plants, and these are nice flowers, just in the wrong place. I am only including in this post plants I have pulled up today.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">But I have to confess that the lovely forget-me-nots and poppies above are really my own fault. The first year we were here I decided the veg plot should have a wild flower area, and these were two of the flowers that I planted. My husband warned me, but they are still coming up everywhere.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The bindweed below is another beauty, but it grows everywhere, and I am less tolerant about it as it just strangles the other plants.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKVQeUvW_bw1uOH17NpSuyPAst1G1id6vX_82Le3Bzu-qbZLgzcMKc9YStXZfhOaAl2atuTb15S3T1WsXA5iDOK5-cbBY8APEfq_ioEmrj2sZRb7oLa_ZRPPm-YS2JxkqJk-w05tZZ7FBUxHUTMFyqnmBpgnV0rU1bJD4BmvhUgCrSXfPSZm2xwGWsetV/s4608/DSC_0011%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKVQeUvW_bw1uOH17NpSuyPAst1G1id6vX_82Le3Bzu-qbZLgzcMKc9YStXZfhOaAl2atuTb15S3T1WsXA5iDOK5-cbBY8APEfq_ioEmrj2sZRb7oLa_ZRPPm-YS2JxkqJk-w05tZZ7FBUxHUTMFyqnmBpgnV0rU1bJD4BmvhUgCrSXfPSZm2xwGWsetV/w640-h426/DSC_0011%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ragwort is another stunning flower, but am also a bit wary of it, as it is poisonous to animals. It grows in our field, but has also started coming up in the veg garden.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9fbZUa6PHMJ_s9mIo-S9awpl6Qy_L8DLNjnB0w1mevt0BoRnAOsIv5f2puH61EbEATE9Q86MenD1K_lkb5zBvUfXRXedR5NhSJnqwTO1UrGPhLzODXumhq6lZjJ7cmbz0ZrCbWDVaWljfBO68grsYDGL23D1zYgXWs54imCoFZLSFiuGjjYRBs0CEexF/s4608/DSC_0014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4608" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9fbZUa6PHMJ_s9mIo-S9awpl6Qy_L8DLNjnB0w1mevt0BoRnAOsIv5f2puH61EbEATE9Q86MenD1K_lkb5zBvUfXRXedR5NhSJnqwTO1UrGPhLzODXumhq6lZjJ7cmbz0ZrCbWDVaWljfBO68grsYDGL23D1zYgXWs54imCoFZLSFiuGjjYRBs0CEexF/w640-h426/DSC_0014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7hCOFac-XnqDdCcxfjhY9H922MlTxZzw_J6-Ji_uz-hzKJx0qLxQ5EhIdZJ94ssv-04thmJBJymlwOKkZcMRkNmiFmDV2YftoZl10MzClDtzkMQ0IjESBaXw61971HIuzj7DcYo8Sc-t-i51Tm9XiaJGMWF_FeHVZiSi_cMJQ3iSmJRFSgYiO2NZ4THh/s4201/DSC_0017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4201" data-original-width="3072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7hCOFac-XnqDdCcxfjhY9H922MlTxZzw_J6-Ji_uz-hzKJx0qLxQ5EhIdZJ94ssv-04thmJBJymlwOKkZcMRkNmiFmDV2YftoZl10MzClDtzkMQ0IjESBaXw61971HIuzj7DcYo8Sc-t-i51Tm9XiaJGMWF_FeHVZiSi_cMJQ3iSmJRFSgYiO2NZ4THh/w468-h640/DSC_0017.jpeg" width="468" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The thistle is also stunning, but gardening gloves are essential.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtP260hz2yZupC_YbALDkZU8wtaxmTHDiRM8G6yjG4KxxKPXAQqVuPLBZXyTfj7d8VGPFIv3L7NQUFZ-ACSncBLtVGQpTh_knH7EcNK2VEj87QWdAX9ie9fUHiLMj4KfCZgBLwSMTL-gEXDqw3kgWxdW3Q6YJpc7YXp4pyx1oHngIoVhgtJpF_gxuDnwZ/s5199/DSC_0020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5199" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtP260hz2yZupC_YbALDkZU8wtaxmTHDiRM8G6yjG4KxxKPXAQqVuPLBZXyTfj7d8VGPFIv3L7NQUFZ-ACSncBLtVGQpTh_knH7EcNK2VEj87QWdAX9ie9fUHiLMj4KfCZgBLwSMTL-gEXDqw3kgWxdW3Q6YJpc7YXp4pyx1oHngIoVhgtJpF_gxuDnwZ/w640-h492/DSC_0020.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here is the scarlet pimpernel (not elusive in my garden) and herb robert. Both lovely little flowers in the right place.</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikukp3Gk_0A5_jV6oBI0y2NY1JYElPQeKHaIUs_WUh69PExyAbctblS6bMe8-iZ8CI34lwPoh5YNiHayF3d6P9ozGwX_xCxTIle8iA1U-hdtTDGhi0YPo3zsf_0s3GuxkDhCUtTvGgjKu5VXm6more6nIdoRTVL-W1Rkym2x3DDzYQF9eqcIbHqiYZwH8b/s4000/DSC_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3532" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikukp3Gk_0A5_jV6oBI0y2NY1JYElPQeKHaIUs_WUh69PExyAbctblS6bMe8-iZ8CI34lwPoh5YNiHayF3d6P9ozGwX_xCxTIle8iA1U-hdtTDGhi0YPo3zsf_0s3GuxkDhCUtTvGgjKu5VXm6more6nIdoRTVL-W1Rkym2x3DDzYQF9eqcIbHqiYZwH8b/w566-h640/DSC_0012.jpeg" width="566" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have pulled up quite a few dandelions today. A really useful plant, as you can use flowers, leaves and roots.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_MBM7UdCvqcu7-R5_6RIu2Q7rqNAa0xSnvZ20EQn49mtivbJs1xcZ21PKI-RhUHvT0wFsjMY1YQaalKYaHxhjzQHWl0Tg3xFh9ePtgPJm5grDZLteIexXyJfMUpynyWnNX5ifCqcaUdiOSltf5JyzjwQYux5Y8vCVc7k3zYV6A96k2g0MjIzBfHW3j7D/s5270/DSC_0007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5270" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_MBM7UdCvqcu7-R5_6RIu2Q7rqNAa0xSnvZ20EQn49mtivbJs1xcZ21PKI-RhUHvT0wFsjMY1YQaalKYaHxhjzQHWl0Tg3xFh9ePtgPJm5grDZLteIexXyJfMUpynyWnNX5ifCqcaUdiOSltf5JyzjwQYux5Y8vCVc7k3zYV6A96k2g0MjIzBfHW3j7D/w640-h486/DSC_0007.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And finally the rosebay willow herb. I see this everywhere as I drive in the countryside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ6blRrLPAKLmqDLW7hpORPDLc1cLnCTtYv-_Aje2C7SfPK49St8BYkfFZ1WyOmqOh6nQLS5j90UaWaQYJ8TcCRjI9xyv-NJCRm4VU3tzNqNBFEWzcrGdJwGZnF0_FfL64E3fAWAWR6jrjzI8QrwnrrMtu7GFerO3Hk30S8dGpNB2QS7XpGEbaC_KbQ_T/s4935/DSC_0049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4935" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJ6blRrLPAKLmqDLW7hpORPDLc1cLnCTtYv-_Aje2C7SfPK49St8BYkfFZ1WyOmqOh6nQLS5j90UaWaQYJ8TcCRjI9xyv-NJCRm4VU3tzNqNBFEWzcrGdJwGZnF0_FfL64E3fAWAWR6jrjzI8QrwnrrMtu7GFerO3Hk30S8dGpNB2QS7XpGEbaC_KbQ_T/w640-h518/DSC_0049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p></div>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-79896978126348507952023-08-28T08:25:00.001-07:002023-08-28T08:25:16.751-07:00Every Day is a Learning Day<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I imagine that, probably like most knitting pattern designers, I am self taught. Years of knitting, and then the worry of whether it was allowable to sell items from other peoples' patterns at fairs, led me to design my own.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I gradually developed my own style, often using short rows for shaping and stranded colourwork. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have to confess that many of my patterns do not contain a gauge, as for a small item like a shell or insect, the finished size is not desperately important. But I am trying to work my way into designing some clothes, so now realised that a gauge is essential.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7CMhXf4eya8_IxjZYWj0k00QqwC9yrDxduGRhqhGyf0aMz05RGgAYkDTkW5lJo62Y1cRo7ph6JUjQLbdAtsZ354bYa7vdsmLpaUY07zmCA_kHkoy-xy92-i5IBAnpr-7EeAEGiofu0_OwGbX5y9z9cJaKzjBz097bxvofeDBOZwNRSZSFhny0-v4dmmU/s5350/DSC_0008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="5350" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7CMhXf4eya8_IxjZYWj0k00QqwC9yrDxduGRhqhGyf0aMz05RGgAYkDTkW5lJo62Y1cRo7ph6JUjQLbdAtsZ354bYa7vdsmLpaUY07zmCA_kHkoy-xy92-i5IBAnpr-7EeAEGiofu0_OwGbX5y9z9cJaKzjBz097bxvofeDBOZwNRSZSFhny0-v4dmmU/w640-h442/DSC_0008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A term I have learned recently is grading. Nothing to do with passing exams. My manager at work said she had sent a pattern off for grading. This means it has been written in one size, and then goes off to be scaled for multiple sizes. It made me laugh, as this is what I have been doing with my latest design. I have knitted the smallest size, and with an accurate gauge, and standard body measurements, I have been grading it to other sizes. It is not an easy job, and I have used a lot of pages of paper. So although I think it is graded, because I have not done this before, I am going to knit some of the larger sizes. But here is a sneak peek of part of the smallest version.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br /></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-42194703032545485142023-08-08T09:16:00.004-07:002023-08-08T11:02:45.442-07:00Garden Update July/August<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A bit late with my garden update for July. We have been a bit distracted by the arrival of three chickens. I'm including them in my garden update, as although we have only had them a week, I took great delight in the barrow of chicken poops that I took over to the veg garden a few days ago. <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsVW6TybrawhsFTRlag4w3HKimZaVVOrqerzXnMR7gFT7gCQA9MxPownxVyxodD23IbDpeA1DS7lQmcNIIQD0nAhpukZJsiwvJiNdrx-NebrsEcqbjUOwHwHYptB_HPMycUYg_UsCNl6a2YE2W4LisYw4nxoQoUMd_HjQFZulA31yq_WgOLu2f4iUFJly/s3839/DSC_0034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3839" data-original-width="3839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsVW6TybrawhsFTRlag4w3HKimZaVVOrqerzXnMR7gFT7gCQA9MxPownxVyxodD23IbDpeA1DS7lQmcNIIQD0nAhpukZJsiwvJiNdrx-NebrsEcqbjUOwHwHYptB_HPMycUYg_UsCNl6a2YE2W4LisYw4nxoQoUMd_HjQFZulA31yq_WgOLu2f4iUFJly/w640-h640/DSC_0034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">So meet Goujon, Barbie and Nugget. We have spent the week getting used to each other, and introducing them to the dog and cat. We are giving them the run of the back garden, which I guess has a slight risk, but we haven't seen any foxes near the house. They are cute, as they go around as a little gang. No eggs as yet, but hopefully soon.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O-Lap8akuLl1wPP5VkTwTJwJeWZMZCEWwf_n1ybSXgl8XRQ3G990lilKXcT2MZFWc4jhxBR_qD6HyuXL2Q_FXQA_p9wRRd-F6EelVNO_3FsysYV_s2pxKiiCM9JnAedZQ5mPCaeG5lCFK1Tb-L6LCkGewAo-vuJPwXFDc39EW8b4evuHlFTJ10pazsnC/s6000/DSC_0053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9O-Lap8akuLl1wPP5VkTwTJwJeWZMZCEWwf_n1ybSXgl8XRQ3G990lilKXcT2MZFWc4jhxBR_qD6HyuXL2Q_FXQA_p9wRRd-F6EelVNO_3FsysYV_s2pxKiiCM9JnAedZQ5mPCaeG5lCFK1Tb-L6LCkGewAo-vuJPwXFDc39EW8b4evuHlFTJ10pazsnC/w640-h426/DSC_0053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the polytunnel the tomatoes are coming along, and I've included a picture of an aubergine flower, which was a plant from the village seedling exchange.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-QJP7jSuw-rNz4ChbX3X7om_uNPUfCAD3M04l9AJdxcEjobPKSuqnCERuY_klSTVPYOubxVLTDYCNIAz9927ESwKYPn5Z92ZHKyNNlTSuP35pnvpuqH8boxhEOMOyfJDvhf3HgsjlilJQB2AAVLGq2qnKjNNf6bMWN-28fGWlZPIz-USEwu1rn-sizVW/s4658/DSC_0010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4658" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-QJP7jSuw-rNz4ChbX3X7om_uNPUfCAD3M04l9AJdxcEjobPKSuqnCERuY_klSTVPYOubxVLTDYCNIAz9927ESwKYPn5Z92ZHKyNNlTSuP35pnvpuqH8boxhEOMOyfJDvhf3HgsjlilJQB2AAVLGq2qnKjNNf6bMWN-28fGWlZPIz-USEwu1rn-sizVW/w400-h344/DSC_0010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVlxRJcDPYklTJ_CXLY3UUr7Gvi6BkGY7O6DHZmb5DXzJb5-5Z1X0De_5u3xveHPj4ItC2T-N-kN4kRuC1qEagUjxeeJ2cwRvvdJmpAafCm3ibTWciOJN0jggjOhS20jGLyrWPvBw5Mbv9tEhHgKuOvlcaMWYSSBghM7TSC8VwrDdSBxl2Z_jZEWyAP7t/s4391/DSC_0040%20(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4391" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEVlxRJcDPYklTJ_CXLY3UUr7Gvi6BkGY7O6DHZmb5DXzJb5-5Z1X0De_5u3xveHPj4ItC2T-N-kN4kRuC1qEagUjxeeJ2cwRvvdJmpAafCm3ibTWciOJN0jggjOhS20jGLyrWPvBw5Mbv9tEhHgKuOvlcaMWYSSBghM7TSC8VwrDdSBxl2Z_jZEWyAP7t/w400-h365/DSC_0040%20(1).jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The veg plot has been easier work this year, because of all the rain, although it has made the weeds grow. We had a bit of trouble with rabbits getting under the fence, but they did not cause the chaos of the deer the year before. Holes in the fence have been blocked.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Things that have gone well are the runner beans, courgettes, and carrots. I even have a second lot of carrots coming along. The sweetcorn have grown tall, so took a bit of a battering from the wind a few days ago, but may be ready to pick soon.</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugRYQvrNvKSt5ZyKgfFt25RCHVMTBTCiIyqggsjBHqCVJPfH_SJuPgH1OU30EyKZbJzsQJ9x6ZxJmVPO1cGpIJHHG6OKeg40k5vMtOeMyPcKgWpD5NjdyYTe2yurnYfnpVnmmD4yj_F8RUA4fu2NlkiCAq7CYRoSoixrR_rlWSEyWngSQshu_4ntrOMFg/s6000/DSC_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugRYQvrNvKSt5ZyKgfFt25RCHVMTBTCiIyqggsjBHqCVJPfH_SJuPgH1OU30EyKZbJzsQJ9x6ZxJmVPO1cGpIJHHG6OKeg40k5vMtOeMyPcKgWpD5NjdyYTe2yurnYfnpVnmmD4yj_F8RUA4fu2NlkiCAq7CYRoSoixrR_rlWSEyWngSQshu_4ntrOMFg/w426-h640/DSC_0012.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUqIfcuSpjXQouf65MliHaD7bMX3TmdUs_nbhLLd-Wc8joY-7o6RWc8Rco08RQvoywjGc5iZ9l20fYMoEPz6EQ56wIYpcwBOQ0YOXtqIVB7TAJ7HG2I0iygOXxNEi2-r42eYquADZ7qyeNm_6LM4QoecjGFGH_Tw2ne2592ogax3Xm8Vk56_0M47LfbGQ/s5637/DSC_0039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5637" data-original-width="3758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUqIfcuSpjXQouf65MliHaD7bMX3TmdUs_nbhLLd-Wc8joY-7o6RWc8Rco08RQvoywjGc5iZ9l20fYMoEPz6EQ56wIYpcwBOQ0YOXtqIVB7TAJ7HG2I0iygOXxNEi2-r42eYquADZ7qyeNm_6LM4QoecjGFGH_Tw2ne2592ogax3Xm8Vk56_0M47LfbGQ/w426-h640/DSC_0039.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw_gLB3i69Bkcz1SrZ4p_QZTN99T_Q-rMwviggoxR5StEx6bP2aMSaEdk2MMnh9HX-Y1qE9vD4Q8kMLSUXfj7RPLJU_Pp518-j9bcv89m9kkqbQVmsnQkZeY9ekrZHTPfVim24NhN58V3K_h27Bmt2_AFeWvbpZMRu6J2RbAZ1uqCuVcFMw3EJ1AKLsB_/s6000/DSC_0057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPw_gLB3i69Bkcz1SrZ4p_QZTN99T_Q-rMwviggoxR5StEx6bP2aMSaEdk2MMnh9HX-Y1qE9vD4Q8kMLSUXfj7RPLJU_Pp518-j9bcv89m9kkqbQVmsnQkZeY9ekrZHTPfVim24NhN58V3K_h27Bmt2_AFeWvbpZMRu6J2RbAZ1uqCuVcFMw3EJ1AKLsB_/w426-h640/DSC_0057.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am hopeful for the potatoes, pumpkins, squash, leeks, beetroot and celeriac. The broccoli plants are doing fairly well, with the aid of a net to keep the bugs off, and I have three small cauliflowers (plants from the village exchange). If the celeriac don't do well with all the rain we have had this year I will not try again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Flops this year have been the peas and broadbeans. I'll finish with a photo of the lovely sunflowers, which have just come into bloom. These are not tall, (Lemon Striker), but are very pretty.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNpZGDi0eslVUnJWorQamIml1ffH6gKuWIsnX9fRUBrs12eFL_nd4u1AcAgXjDR3Sw4oWqEu2MilUgSxB_pgDPE0k7iXQGq2GoP05QdNGZ6xTK20FfhlROWfIMFcU_DE7fhd9jbipaWppYgW12cfADnCDMrIVud8d6-PYcJNhQUrT5PXZbg74R0dj1kYU/s6000/DSC_0049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNpZGDi0eslVUnJWorQamIml1ffH6gKuWIsnX9fRUBrs12eFL_nd4u1AcAgXjDR3Sw4oWqEu2MilUgSxB_pgDPE0k7iXQGq2GoP05QdNGZ6xTK20FfhlROWfIMFcU_DE7fhd9jbipaWppYgW12cfADnCDMrIVud8d6-PYcJNhQUrT5PXZbg74R0dj1kYU/w640-h426/DSC_0049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-50976661995741424722023-06-26T12:13:00.001-07:002023-06-26T12:17:24.814-07:00Garden Update June<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBJUj4szSu8PeJSaqsc0jFNCFUPdf6FTccT6gccIntF30DIUlLNEFmEQVt9f3qV8VA0GnxmY9h99YgfJlX21kn4sJ1AGctfkERdO9hcbtEIjDHNo7JxIX_jE3nAjIOILvTHFX7O2F7NU3PnxLSRAAcZhws167iGMv_3gb08wPhiBtVEV4C9rdow78kO1h/s6000/DSC_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBJUj4szSu8PeJSaqsc0jFNCFUPdf6FTccT6gccIntF30DIUlLNEFmEQVt9f3qV8VA0GnxmY9h99YgfJlX21kn4sJ1AGctfkERdO9hcbtEIjDHNo7JxIX_jE3nAjIOILvTHFX7O2F7NU3PnxLSRAAcZhws167iGMv_3gb08wPhiBtVEV4C9rdow78kO1h/w640-h426/DSC_0015.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The vegetable plot is looking pretty good, despite us having a little trip away during the very dry spell, which was a bit of a worry. But with some early morning watering before we left, nothing seems to have suffered too much. I have been very thankful for some of the heavy rain we have had recently.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As usual some things seem to be thriving, and others not. I am pretty pleased with the sweetcorns, and the runnerbeans, which are almost ready to pick. And we have been picking some stawberries, which are under the netting. Despite a combination of straw and fleece they are still getting eaten by slugs and snails, so some I am ripening on the kitchen windowsill. On the left, near a poppy that I just let grow because it looked pretty, you might be able to see the carrots, which have not been eaten at all as in other years. Are they just some more resistant type? No idea, but it has made me pretty happy, so I have planted a second row.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xs53rVtqiUVtcKkMgdmQacuWYvj4rTY4uXv3rsbS2nDqtved8Su-GNmLBvyI1IknIBWhlXw4e9HACT9OnvHNA9f31sNdBlUSxxE7zavgohxPg4QMG1mObCSo1H8rQNPEbP1JxHyObQxynRzsTHI0VgdutS9vnSF47SvFbNkD8EHWOBTLaY0-cc5z8b4y/s6000/DSC_0014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-xs53rVtqiUVtcKkMgdmQacuWYvj4rTY4uXv3rsbS2nDqtved8Su-GNmLBvyI1IknIBWhlXw4e9HACT9OnvHNA9f31sNdBlUSxxE7zavgohxPg4QMG1mObCSo1H8rQNPEbP1JxHyObQxynRzsTHI0VgdutS9vnSF47SvFbNkD8EHWOBTLaY0-cc5z8b4y/w400-h266/DSC_0014.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One thing I forgot to mention last time, is that my husband bought 6 grape vines. We thought quite hard about where to plant them, and in the end decided that in the vegetable garden was best, to keep them from the deer and rabbits in the field. There are three different types, and although we will not get grapes this year, they seem to be doing well. Arrived as little sticks in the mail. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although the veg garden and polytunnels seem to be
my area, he is in charge of the tomatoes and peppers in the greenhouse
nearer the house, but now he has a special reason to come over to the veg patch.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWP4FB5Z8WoSSPRG-1eXbn1AZl5EbRfOyr6yYbpGI23fmMRpJldorT9DwuvHhdO-adLX3dQepQsBJfi_-FobhtmNPdC7uLYaF2Ztgf-Gr0FnU6RqDL2OnjKBss7XAIo8qmGIKfMsPyLEhzPBYL4J0YftqZNqdXb-hQDLAylaNxtg3eAC5y1lrHGm-evKa/s5542/DSC_0040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5542" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWP4FB5Z8WoSSPRG-1eXbn1AZl5EbRfOyr6yYbpGI23fmMRpJldorT9DwuvHhdO-adLX3dQepQsBJfi_-FobhtmNPdC7uLYaF2Ztgf-Gr0FnU6RqDL2OnjKBss7XAIo8qmGIKfMsPyLEhzPBYL4J0YftqZNqdXb-hQDLAylaNxtg3eAC5y1lrHGm-evKa/w400-h289/DSC_0040.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other things are doing fine - potatoes, courgettes (only 3 plants this year), pumpkins and squash. But I have been worrying about my brassicas. There is a great plant exchange in the village, and as well as giving, I took three lovely cauliflower seedlings. They were doing really well, but now the leaves are being eaten. Is it the same little pests that completely ate the kale? My plan was to pick off any caterpillars from the underside of the leaves, but so far I have not seen any, and on some plants there is no underside because there is no leaf! Same thing started on the sprouts and broccoli, so I have covered these with fine mesh, but perhaps I have just made a nice breeding ground for butterflies.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihS0AMdSRkpmH4PFY3kVWWx_xMUp4aHYEEXDTjESNpuJVUK91gY4rIcRzrwaJNbV_Fbw5-nyaNT3OSSM7gOsRMtP5-NxtqyBzKe4D9b1M6vwRs3YLwLQDxs1impXSIis0VYD--iz4EUU6VLb1rLp2aPfPFBYCqaI6wPAt4nqLMr_ZIXVbPSY7gOgo3N18i/s6000/DSC_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihS0AMdSRkpmH4PFY3kVWWx_xMUp4aHYEEXDTjESNpuJVUK91gY4rIcRzrwaJNbV_Fbw5-nyaNT3OSSM7gOsRMtP5-NxtqyBzKe4D9b1M6vwRs3YLwLQDxs1impXSIis0VYD--iz4EUU6VLb1rLp2aPfPFBYCqaI6wPAt4nqLMr_ZIXVbPSY7gOgo3N18i/s320/DSC_0012.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other thing that is usually really reliable are the raspberries around the edge of the veg plot. I did my usually pruning last year, but the plants are really sparse. I have just looked up that raspberries live about 10 years, so as we have no idea how long they have been there perhaps they have just come to their natural end. I am picking a little pot every evening, and adding it to the freezer, and perhaps will have enough in the end for one pot of jam. We may have to buy a few new canes. The other fruit that was abundant last year, were the cherries. But this year I think I may just get a cupful of fruit. No idea why, perhaps it was something in the weather when the blossom was out. No point worrying, perhaps next year will be better.</span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOMREdJa-_psjA8FEIO_UEdp_xyFQQFwjUUJ-X0DA8L6wofWjuHPRe-EZp8UFveet3PTAB3_vIAq5oGPihTfw1xDb948x7kgc82-Qd37mBlL_TPAXoALCzr4H-M12f7aMU63dTFtQhn6xma51d_PBhVfYDdTofDuGq_qnvWm3cUwMuTDhQPDs0VaPDZma/s6000/DSC_0027.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOMREdJa-_psjA8FEIO_UEdp_xyFQQFwjUUJ-X0DA8L6wofWjuHPRe-EZp8UFveet3PTAB3_vIAq5oGPihTfw1xDb948x7kgc82-Qd37mBlL_TPAXoALCzr4H-M12f7aMU63dTFtQhn6xma51d_PBhVfYDdTofDuGq_qnvWm3cUwMuTDhQPDs0VaPDZma/w400-h266/DSC_0027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cucumber Plants</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the polytunnel I have some tomatoes, lettuces, and tiny cumcumbers on the way. Also some aubergine (from the plant exchange), which have grown a lot, and a cucamelon! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUJ3rDTcIpk9bDU6dhcXLNsocr4ZlJhRT3mXb2lvg28_mpNHzo2Z5AXSbrFD6d-tLbrK91w4pFJ6I49FJKt0-LJTkQZX8B-ZdGPTclwfYMlkBTE8yd085Yh1JqpjJ6zpMH9LPAzhuZZL9BAvfAb7UqQN69mfT4JZLXaDw5oSozEghrFbuCMNJR0zBTcRI/s6000/DSC_0010.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIUJ3rDTcIpk9bDU6dhcXLNsocr4ZlJhRT3mXb2lvg28_mpNHzo2Z5AXSbrFD6d-tLbrK91w4pFJ6I49FJKt0-LJTkQZX8B-ZdGPTclwfYMlkBTE8yd085Yh1JqpjJ6zpMH9LPAzhuZZL9BAvfAb7UqQN69mfT4JZLXaDw5oSozEghrFbuCMNJR0zBTcRI/w400-h266/DSC_0010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Aubergines</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><br />Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-61736121637859637192023-06-09T03:18:00.006-07:002023-06-09T03:52:19.886-07:00Teddy Bear Photo Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RsuzVBCyQdua7KMDhxjfR-77YL3LjbhkONcuZ4hG6mmLXLHR5EryyTgCRf_hP9jDdMVIiyNzYcDVRuLRXOlNfyNtB139RvisqhuwCLrurQpYhQ9k4TgknanVoSo4f-iadeMtZ04YEVn9hdn7nWUa35kgsM77W_0k6LbCVL9ZRpy6vV8wwj27fO1nRg/s640/DSC_0019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RsuzVBCyQdua7KMDhxjfR-77YL3LjbhkONcuZ4hG6mmLXLHR5EryyTgCRf_hP9jDdMVIiyNzYcDVRuLRXOlNfyNtB139RvisqhuwCLrurQpYhQ9k4TgknanVoSo4f-iadeMtZ04YEVn9hdn7nWUa35kgsM77W_0k6LbCVL9ZRpy6vV8wwj27fO1nRg/w640-h426/DSC_0019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just been looking through some of my patterns and updating the photos. Somehow I had not added these photos to my Teddy Bear pattern, as I think they were taken when it was a work-in-progress. They were just snaps, but now looking back I think they are nicer because of the lighting than the photos where the finished bears went off to the park and had a picnic (much to my daughter's embarrassment).<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bmoAZcpCAehLPiz5VNY6utcvN4fOAXL5nYO_T8dcB2AajkAb8Nc9BwtKLoszcQ_iMRnGKTmEWyQM9Ip84yShc2EVv7bQIyAi_Dr6PS9zVRko74GMVmNTFswSUmFgpdwrAyEy5j1mPflVd66iQE0fZMhjC5fzsvhvWFNkUtyw2HcWp_PTfsXhr-TrIA/s1600/Teddy2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bmoAZcpCAehLPiz5VNY6utcvN4fOAXL5nYO_T8dcB2AajkAb8Nc9BwtKLoszcQ_iMRnGKTmEWyQM9Ip84yShc2EVv7bQIyAi_Dr6PS9zVRko74GMVmNTFswSUmFgpdwrAyEy5j1mPflVd66iQE0fZMhjC5fzsvhvWFNkUtyw2HcWp_PTfsXhr-TrIA/s320/Teddy2.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The pattern is available in all the usual places, (<a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/teddy-bear-65">ravelry</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/275157832/teddy-bear-knitting-pattern?click_key=ddfc61d84d7ba1f766aad4a4c0fb9f5c6c08b9b0%3A275157832&click_sum=e1e2f679&ref=shop_home_active_56">Etsy</a>, and <a href="https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/teddy-bear-knitting-pattern-by-virginia-sturdy">LoveKnitting</a>) and although might be a bit more complicated than some bear patterns, because you need to use toymakers joints, you will finish with a classic vintage style bear. He has all the features you would expect: a slight hump at the
back, a muzzle, paw pads, a round tummy and a slightly serious
expression.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He is knitted flat, so there is some sewing up, but
this means he has curves in all the right places. The finished bear is
17 inches or 43cm tall. You will need 120g of the main shade and 20g of the paw pad shade.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am currently working on an animal-themed garment, which I am writing in larger than just baby sizes. As usual it is taking me much longer than I had expected. Actually I like this garment so much I may have to make an adult-sized one for myself! <br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ3KwItCIAx0Hg-9onXdh_KyWnZi-SklkPq63rBp7gxlxHgE2TOjOlwMmNkp6c5_gFhz-FptZqnH2G-SlPnxbkBKB8RmKshg_KAdXDJZGJogVJBjlWJx98TDvPiqv_1a-9G6X0oHHOM1_rwWKrswE4ytxU-C1dRYtBvWVRSQGPghdOzEDhhUp3HwsqA/s640/DSC_0014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJ3KwItCIAx0Hg-9onXdh_KyWnZi-SklkPq63rBp7gxlxHgE2TOjOlwMmNkp6c5_gFhz-FptZqnH2G-SlPnxbkBKB8RmKshg_KAdXDJZGJogVJBjlWJx98TDvPiqv_1a-9G6X0oHHOM1_rwWKrswE4ytxU-C1dRYtBvWVRSQGPghdOzEDhhUp3HwsqA/w504-h640/DSC_0014.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-35777418415203702722023-05-23T09:01:00.001-07:002023-05-23T09:08:47.700-07:00Shepherd Baby Set Video<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_CCBzO3WYDcgUq6Q1D02FpR7WmHKutl-F-snmbhrVz5fcgrun63MVyknBcy2wcXbdYNVo5iDXd7wbbaLkPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /> <span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Shepherd Baby Set Pattern is for sale in all the usual places. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"></span><span class="x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs xlh3980 xvmahel x1n0sxbx x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u x1yc453h" dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ginny-sturdy?fbclid=IwAR3VdaVoTlltEsaxmYuYyhYeCwThDux7S0sNBefXWNtjyWdPwWhIVqV34fM" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.ravelry.com/designers/ginny-sturdy</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GinxCraft?fbclid=IwAR2ZeGghsuWBzahrIn9Ey6YVwITYNagH7aRn3EC4ffaaisjUBL0ZK26pw6M" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/GinxCraft</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></div></div></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I thought you might like this photo montage. If you want to buy it as a Project Kit it is for sale by mail order at Blacker Yarns. The kit includes the pattern and 2 x 50g balls of lovely soft Blacker Swan yarn. Also your kit will be packed and posted by me.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/shepherd-baby-set-project-kit/?fbclid=IwAR2ie8d4sULdhklACdr3srgYjp2IuERmCD4SGry-ZSTB0hfUHrqIcCeecLQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.blackeryarns.co.uk/shepherd-baby-set-project.../</a></span></div></div></span><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6835785024084523237.post-52371644776991842542023-05-21T11:27:00.005-07:002023-05-21T23:59:35.077-07:00Garden Update May<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have just realised that I have not been writing my monthly vegetable garden update. Probably the person who will most mind is "future me" as I find it really useful to look back and see how things were going in previous years.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First a flashback to March, when me and my husband tackled recovering the polytunnel. For a few years we have patched it up with tape, but throughout this winter the rips got much worse. Recovering it took 2 days work, and involved watching a lot of Youtube videos, and sheltering inside from the rain once we could, but it now watertight, and hopefully will do a lot more years.</span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5EywgYCYwK73dAiOS9sVUK7gyq15ALNUsI5zwfMy8Ccv92MQuQx5pbA1ZWT4eUuEQX-LWITrZzNzS5EPw8vXlSFfBKnolqbJnqlOQC_xOC7PBlLsBWmLdWrJ5VoWa6UmAEqJLngetw1G27A2MmO5KIQgK0Xb_I-mdSFa_Ld5tZd0Uz2gbB5Y3X8PMg/s799/thumbnail%20polytunnel.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="798" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5EywgYCYwK73dAiOS9sVUK7gyq15ALNUsI5zwfMy8Ccv92MQuQx5pbA1ZWT4eUuEQX-LWITrZzNzS5EPw8vXlSFfBKnolqbJnqlOQC_xOC7PBlLsBWmLdWrJ5VoWa6UmAEqJLngetw1G27A2MmO5KIQgK0Xb_I-mdSFa_Ld5tZd0Uz2gbB5Y3X8PMg/w400-h400/thumbnail%20polytunnel.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBelJa9QDy5ozQEMjpomffKCBRyQ9Ds2vIcP4pbXwkZKLwVGKEuKhnMe5vkbDRvK3TuzJKBYkfY3AX1V5yozE6CcHGYY7FoiVCDnFutyiq5l5ZggBhK7EsH2ABCRAV4CXQ3S3pX_fibcVqqnLtd2P07cwKeO5kwRf878pEzkBKsw4jAkw39pVd_ADUA/s4709/DSC_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="4709" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBelJa9QDy5ozQEMjpomffKCBRyQ9Ds2vIcP4pbXwkZKLwVGKEuKhnMe5vkbDRvK3TuzJKBYkfY3AX1V5yozE6CcHGYY7FoiVCDnFutyiq5l5ZggBhK7EsH2ABCRAV4CXQ3S3pX_fibcVqqnLtd2P07cwKeO5kwRf878pEzkBKsw4jAkw39pVd_ADUA/w400-h340/DSC_0015.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And here it is today</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The other thing that seems to have worked really well is covering quite a lot of the patch with covers to prevent weeds. Those that we have removed had a few big weeds, but not the backbreaking weeding that we had last year. Some covers still have to come off, but this is something we will do again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We found hoof prints in the Spring, and suspect it was our visiting deer. We have set a radio playing in the polytunnel, and hung some diesel soaked rags which you can see below, and so far nothing has been eaten. I have also keeping my strawberries under netting, as we lost them last year. I have trying out using some waste wool from the mill as a mulch instead of straw. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7uhdEERzHA69SiJtOA5OMnx74GKTpS8w09utnq6zkwlFRAdqTtnEf_W5BPuuZ9tUQDj4_g-NV_lQQPESpnvgWWj1K0-XORmdIAHczgywAOe2AJvgv81K6zF2xr2CQp9hojcSdo1zoCxg5mJmIfT9aAl4n3I7RBvM1F9oO3p99s2j-6X-61SIgaPv9g/s6000/DSC_0018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7uhdEERzHA69SiJtOA5OMnx74GKTpS8w09utnq6zkwlFRAdqTtnEf_W5BPuuZ9tUQDj4_g-NV_lQQPESpnvgWWj1K0-XORmdIAHczgywAOe2AJvgv81K6zF2xr2CQp9hojcSdo1zoCxg5mJmIfT9aAl4n3I7RBvM1F9oO3p99s2j-6X-61SIgaPv9g/w266-h400/DSC_0018.jpeg" width="266" /></a></span></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I am pleased that I have some carrots up, as other years they have nearly all been eaten. These seeds were bought for 50p in the library, and had the seeds embedded in a tape, which you bury so that the seeds are evenly spaced and you don't have to worry about thinning. Seems to be working.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgjm6yn7OQFEm5CTzJTUuti0MIDDYSNV--hCMafPwD4Cawzi6Yvu34XX_vRZqm4_su1HzXOEGcoLZz-I3fukT51ZU6ro-ozXQwrUlVvL3TsL5P3S_IYFH40AMDRjeAFYHPFA0vNgBsMEEKn-ILdBEQYVQ-rVl_B1tHH5gIE--3hm2oSBag2ccyDizSg/s6000/DSC_0021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgjm6yn7OQFEm5CTzJTUuti0MIDDYSNV--hCMafPwD4Cawzi6Yvu34XX_vRZqm4_su1HzXOEGcoLZz-I3fukT51ZU6ro-ozXQwrUlVvL3TsL5P3S_IYFH40AMDRjeAFYHPFA0vNgBsMEEKn-ILdBEQYVQ-rVl_B1tHH5gIE--3hm2oSBag2ccyDizSg/w400-h266/DSC_0021.jpeg" width="400" /> </a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaN5fMxhRqnCRjEXHgnRsMLiX7T-IH2Rdo8XoHJ3AbcTmLzI-E837YFIBc0XQO5_lH2oHpbvxG1GZFF6_1c1H8_leq6oMkNKSvECcZcg4rCDbmhOMfZ8DKpTZUGnLB3r3paxYvFkJdADcBPIfg1WM4IP86-Dsiyh60ZHf8dH0wcHGjvhQ_wzkIqeK3w/s5175/DSC_0029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2635" data-original-width="5175" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaN5fMxhRqnCRjEXHgnRsMLiX7T-IH2Rdo8XoHJ3AbcTmLzI-E837YFIBc0XQO5_lH2oHpbvxG1GZFF6_1c1H8_leq6oMkNKSvECcZcg4rCDbmhOMfZ8DKpTZUGnLB3r3paxYvFkJdADcBPIfg1WM4IP86-Dsiyh60ZHf8dH0wcHGjvhQ_wzkIqeK3w/w640-h326/DSC_0029.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There
are seedlings growing in the polytunnel. We had a visiting mouse, who
must have thought he was in heaven, as he dug up a lot of seeds, and hid
them around the place for later. Plants keep coming up in odd places. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh97wBAq5AVqjiEBuJC2HzrmsW8KAL2M5ZAd2DYr5Zd8XyUMXy-BxSs8sXa4p-K3SfLIU1HG4r6QxHp76yrsdJiJvrNqU4pDekw7j2exuskQYb42hTXWjNqXFrHvdecZ7vblmEU3jXEqy7EZQV69DlZVZyY-mYBwtqKkYRgqdNbYJ05I2WvLORc1oFvw/s4164/DSC_0030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4164" data-original-width="3771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh97wBAq5AVqjiEBuJC2HzrmsW8KAL2M5ZAd2DYr5Zd8XyUMXy-BxSs8sXa4p-K3SfLIU1HG4r6QxHp76yrsdJiJvrNqU4pDekw7j2exuskQYb42hTXWjNqXFrHvdecZ7vblmEU3jXEqy7EZQV69DlZVZyY-mYBwtqKkYRgqdNbYJ05I2WvLORc1oFvw/w581-h640/DSC_0030.jpeg" width="581" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Apart from the large pests, deer and mice, I am putting down coffee grounds, as I heard that can deter slugs and snails. I am determined not to use any pesticides, which perhaps means that I have to accept a certain amount of loss. We have such lovely birds here, and I feel that using chemicals is bound to get into the food chain and affect them. And my husband is constantly producing a steady supply of coffee grounds.</span><br /></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><br /></p><p></p>Ginx Crafthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07568871409793988717noreply@blogger.com1