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A lovely week

Published on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin4 Comments

Well put out the crochet bunting….I’ve qualified!…a long hard slog, but it is done.

So of course celebrations have been ongoing (both alcoholic and non alcoholic), but my favourite (and the one I am going to share with you) was a blissful week at home, pretty much to myself. Doing this sort of thing…

wet Jess — Bathing Jess…

InstagramCapture_3735a626-ffcc-447a-8415-d1f7727bedbf — she looks so cute once she gets a blow dry…

drinking coffee from my special mug — drinking coffee …

working on a new tea cosy pattern — working on a new tea cosy pattern…

Enjoying suprise gifts left by a neighbour — Enjoying suprise gifts left by a neighbour…

planting out my winter window boxes — planting out my winter window boxes…

and hiding daffodill bulbs under the ground — and hiding daffodill bulbs under the ground.

Enjoying a fish and chip picnic

wp_20160908_08_36_13_pro — and contemplating what to do with these bag handles??????

wp_20160909_20_04_04_pro — Enjoying the cosiness of home with friends…

wp_20160909_19_52_45_pro — Yes…a lovely week indeed…Now, the hard work really begins! xxx

Give-a-way…

Published on July 30, 2016 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin3 Comments

Yes a Give-a-way…coming soon, just to give you a heads up. A small yarny gesture of celebration will be launched here tomorrow!

Watch this space…

xxxxx

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

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

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.

weaving in the ends and life….

Published on April 10, 2015 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin21 Comments

A couple of days ago…after 3 weeks of working shifts on placement as well as working my regular job and juggling Easter holidays with the robins and studying until the wee small hours…..crazy, absolute crazy…. I had the day off!

this is what sanity looks like!

Who would have thought that weaving in ends (millions of the things) could be so therapeutic… but it was. The warmth of the spring sunshine and the peacefulness of being by myself…the boys went off making all sorts of dens with big branches…close enough so that their laughter made my heart smile, but far enough to just allow me to breathe and weave in ends.

I love these colors — I love these colours

all done....just like my placement! — and the view

A busy few weeks, which explains, my absence here…it is so good to have a hook back in my hand. This giant granny is a long over due gift for a very special lady…who is patiently waiting. The colour way is delicate and pretty and of course it’s good old stylecraft special dk.

So, I need to get this wrapped and mailed, before the second wave of study hits…

xxx

happy new year

Published on December 30, 2014 by Nicola Florence @ ayarnyrobin5 Comments

to all my readers old and new xx