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Feeling Chuft!

Published on June 4, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin7 Comments

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!

WP_20160602_20_31_48_Pro — The list of contents needed for Semester 3 survival!

WP_20160602_20_31_19_Pro — All packaged in a pretty little box

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…

Published on May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin8 Comments

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.

One of those firm favourites is written by Joey over at littleblackdogsa who recently celebrated her 4th fantastic year of blogging with a give-a-way. Here comes the exciting bit…

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

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

Looking for the lovliness…

Published on April 24, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin7 Comments

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

WP_20160412_10_53_31_Pro — elevenses with my Mom and Dad.

A heart from Mr R

A coffee made with a whistle always reminds me of Gran

A lovely present from a friend

Alf in his favourite puddle... — Alf in his favourite puddle…

Rhubarb sprouting

hellebore raising its head

WP_20160423_14_10_19_Pro — clematis budding

WP_20160423_14_07_32_Pro — 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

but today it has been cold, so these tulips brought the spring inside

But mostly these lovelies have been the loveliest…

the Robins xx

xxxxx

Where did that week go!

Published on April 10, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin5 Comments

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.

Hope you a had a good week

xxxxx

Today…

Published on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin2 Comments

clutching at straws

Published on February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin1 Comment

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

Pretty Pumpkins

Published on October 28, 2015October 28, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin11 Comments

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.

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.

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.

pretty pumpkins

xxxxx

And the winner is…

Published on June 13, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin10 Comments

So, today is the day to draw the winner of

the yarny give-a-way.

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

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

rainy day supplies

and could not resist these bright 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

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

and into the beanie cap you all went

but there could only be one winner….and the

winner is……..

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

xxxxx

A yarny give-a-way…

Published on June 5, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin27 Comments

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!

(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

(my first tutorial – bobble edge)

these little roses are gorgeous to hook

(roses and posies tea cosy)

yarnpom

(yarnpom)

Hot Love

(my first pattern)

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

Jess

( the arrival of Jess)

(and Percy)

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!

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.

Published on April 25, 2015May 5, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin10 Comments

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

over the gate

past fields about to burst into bold, rape flower

over the fields

then finally at the top

just perfect for kite flying

told you!

Taz enjoyed all the fun

not so sure about the sheep... — not so sure about the sheep…

pretty pale lemon primroses still in bloom

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.