Feeling Chuft!

Wow! Another whirlwind week, which marks the start of the final Semester of my Health Visiting course.  Feeling a little daunted about moving teams and having my own caseload of 100 children;  in true ‘yarnyrobin’ fashion I created my fellow student Health Visitees a little crafty survival pack for their Semester 3 journey!

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The list of contents needed for Semester 3 survival!
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All packaged in a pretty little box
perfect to keep on an office desk
perfect to keep on an office desk

I think the girls liked them! 

A special shout out to them here is also needed as yesterday we all passed our nurse prescribing exam (feeling chuft!).

I also need to thank Eleanor over at Harebells crochet for nominating me for the creative bloggers award.  Thank you for the nomination, I will get round to posting about that later in the week….promise.

xxxxx

South African yarniness…

I am soooo super excited to share this post with you.  I love reading other blogs some crochet related, some not.  Exploring new blogs within the community is never dull, but I also have my firm favourites which are always a good read and I look forward to their posts and what they have to say.

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I WON! Yes….. I won! 

I received an email a few weeks ago from Joey letting me know I had won, right in the middle of a ‘research and specialist inquiry’ lecture.  Which incidentally was soooo tediously uninteresting, that when I read the email congratulating me on my win, I was so surprised that a rather loud gasp escaped into the classroom….ooops!  Needless to say I did not listen to the rest of the lecture, but instead ruminated what I may hook with the yarn I had won.

  I have waited very patiently since, and then just yesterday I came home to a wonderful parcel which had made it’s way from South Africa…Isn’t this yarn simply stunning.

simply gorgeous
simply gorgeous

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it is super soft
it is super soft

  I can’t wait to hook with this yarn and create a beautiful something or other….I’m still undecided as to what to hook, but I will be blogging about whatever it is for sure.

So if you have  a spare couple of moments and want a really good read, pop over to South Africa and visit Joey

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH JOEY!

xxxxx

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Looking for the lovliness…

Well, I’m sorry for my noted absence, there are just two weeks left until exam and essay deadlines and to be truthful  I’m worried that one of the boys might fall into the laundry pile and never be seen again!

I’m shattered and busy, busy, busy… my mind has many yarny creations whizzing around and I really need some colour therapy, but I feel overwhelmed and hence my hook has fallen silent (temporarily).  So to keep my creative mind sane I have been looking for the lovliness that surrounds me daily… and taking photo’s…this is April.

A birthday breakfast
A birthday breakfast
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elevenses with my Mom and Dad.

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A heart from Mr R
A heart from Mr R
A coffee made with a whistle always reminds me of Gran
A coffee made with a whistle always reminds me of Gran
A lovely present from a friend
A lovely present from a friend
Alf in his favourite puddle...
Alf in his favourite puddle…
Rhubarb sprouting
Rhubarb sprouting
hellebore raising its head
hellebore raising its head
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clematis budding
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climbing clematis well…climbing!
Spring is here sort of...
Spring is here sort of…
It was warm enough yesterday for the first cuppa out in the garden
It was warm enough yesterday for the first cuppa out in the garden
but today it has been cold, so these tulips brought the spring inside
but today it has been cold, so these tulips brought the spring inside

But mostly these lovelies have been the loveliest…

the Robins xx
the Robins xx

xxxxx

Where did that week go!

Well where did that last week go to?  

With only about 8 waking hours left of the spring break, to cram in as much  fun as possible…I will leave you with some photo’s which capture my week.

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Hope you a  had a good week

xxxxx

clutching at straws

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This was definitely one of the highlights of my weekend, Friday evening spent with good friends, a wee bit of ale and some awesome live folky music, all in a quirky little venue named Scary Canary.  This trio of very talented, (and extremely humble) guys are Clutching at Straws, well worth a click on the link to take a listen for yourselves.

Clutching at Straws
Clutching at Straws

 

Pretty Pumpkins

pretty pumpkins
pretty pumpkins

Oh, my delight in these pretty pumpkins.  Whilst we do not celebrate 31st October, halloween in the Robins nest, we do celebrate light in this beautiful, busy and sometimes dark world.  As you know I love autumn, and pumpkins certainly contain light and autumnal(ness) in abundance.

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I also love spending time with friends and that is exactly what is happening here tonight.  We are having some very dear friends over to mark the very significant occasion of our homes transition  from ‘no space to have anyone around’ to ‘being able to say come on over for supper’ a transition which has taken many years.  

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the chickens enjoyed a pumpkin feast

So with a three bean chilli and a hearty beef chilli planned for later, accompanied by a bottle or two of red, these pretty pumpkins will help to create the perfect atmosphere for chatter and laughter late into the night.

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pretty pumpkins
pretty pumpkins

xxxxx

And the winner is…

So, today is the day to draw the winner of

the yarny give-a-way.

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What better way to cheer up a very rainy day…I have relished this lazy Saturday…in the rain,

mooching around town in the rain
mooching around town in the rain

I gathered supplies for a rainy day activity for the little robins

rainy day supplies
rainy day supplies

and could not resist these bright sunny gerberas

sunny gerberas
sunny gerberas

After lunch the boys settled in for the afternoon with a movie…which gave Mr R and myself the opportunity to deploy ‘operation laser alley’

our hallway became a laser alley
our hallway became a laser alley

and then we enjoyed a coffee together and waited for the boys to discover their mission…and while we waited I began the yarny robin give-a-way draw

26 of you lovelies entered
26 of you lovelies entered

and into the beanie cap you all went

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but there could only be one winner….and the

winner is……..

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 Congratulations nanacathy2, you are the proud owner of more yarn!!

xxxxx

 

A yarny give-a-way…

A yarny give-a-way from a yarny robin!

 From me to you with love…

to celebrate a year of this blog.  

already a firm favourite!
already a firm favourite!

(one of my first posts)

 

Whilst this blog started as a catalogue of my crafty life and has never been about the number of hits or the number of followers, I have been amazed and humbled over the last 12 months by the huge amount of encouragement and support I have received in terms of folk reading and liking my posts and leaving me such lovely comments…

THANK YOU ALL.

This last 12 months has seen lots of craftiness… here is a little snippet of some of my favourites

happy ripple in progress
happy ripple in progress

(my first tutorial – bobble edge)

 

these little roses are gorgeous to hook
these little roses are gorgeous to hook

(roses and posies tea cosy)

 

yarnpom
yarnpom

(yarnpom)

 

Hot Love
Hot Love

(my first pattern)

 

There were also the new arrivals and fabulous family memories made…

Jess
Jess

( the arrival of Jess)

 

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(and Percy)

 

down by the canal
down by the canal

(out on Bella!) 

 

messin' about on the river
messin’ about on the river

 (a day on the river)

 

 I wish to show my appreciation by means of a small give-a-way… of yarn…open to all

it could be yours!
it could be yours!

Just leave a comment below if you would like me to enter your name to win x3 50g balls of this Chunky yumminess… I will draw a winner on the 13th June, so make sure to leave a comment by the 12th June…

xxx

Introducing Percy.

Last weekend, we went to collect the newest addition to our family… on our way we stopped of with friends and ambled over the sheep fields in the most glorious of sunshine…

up the windy road
up the windy road
over the gate
over the gate
past fields about to burst into bold, rape flower
past fields about to burst into bold, rape flower
over the fields
over the fields
then finally at the top
then finally at the top
just perfect for kite flying
just perfect for kite flying
told you!
told you!
Taz enjoyed all the fun
Taz enjoyed all the fun
not so sure about the sheep...
not so sure about the sheep…
pretty pale lemon primroses still in bloom
pretty pale lemon primroses still in bloom
and blossom on the trees
and blossom on the trees

All in all a perfect April afternoon…and here is Percy…

Percy...our cockerel, a fine black silkie...the girls will be pleased!!
Percy…our cockerel, a fine black silkie…the girls were  pleased!!

Have a fabulous week.