tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post8946020098029743024..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: Inside and out in the middle of MarchElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26761478840406107022015-03-20T19:22:10.937+00:002015-03-20T19:22:10.937+00:00So much to do and how to prioritse it is always go...So much to do and how to prioritse it is always going on round here! Sounds like you have your priority list sorted.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-71359548718664494492015-03-20T13:10:05.945+00:002015-03-20T13:10:05.945+00:00aargh lurking inside on the computer among too muc...aargh lurking inside on the computer among too much stuff, as we have the living room and the kitchen all crammed into 2 bedrooms. Longing to get at the garden. Then get the refurbished house sorted. Afterwards I have a pile of Liberty prints and boxes of multicoloured cotton yarn - which must become something.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-35313048256701512492015-03-19T19:24:45.866+00:002015-03-19T19:24:45.866+00:00Glad you are in your new house and gradually getti...Glad you are in your new house and gradually getting installed. One thing I find with older houses like ours is that they have very little storage. Mind you, there is always self storage in one of those pay as you go units. Still hoping that as things get a little straighter for you we will be able to find time to meet.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-90110151760586167922015-03-19T19:22:29.711+00:002015-03-19T19:22:29.711+00:00It is amazing how one room spills into the whole h...It is amazing how one room spills into the whole house isn't it. We have a load of stuff finding a temporary home in the sewing room so that Ian can put a slate floor down in a corridor. It has totally taken over.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-54700796285155006312015-03-19T19:21:09.418+00:002015-03-19T19:21:09.418+00:00Now mending and repairs is not a favourite task. ...Now mending and repairs is not a favourite task. I am happy to make something from scratch but my husband is far more likely than I am to get the machine out to mend something.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-4999411499328482972015-03-19T19:20:06.316+00:002015-03-19T19:20:06.316+00:00Thank you so much. I am glad you like them. I wo...Thank you so much. I am glad you like them. I wonder if others see in your knitting what you see yourself? I am never sure whether my vision remains private or is obvious to others.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-59062222441004660192015-03-19T19:18:51.648+00:002015-03-19T19:18:51.648+00:00I have loopy amounts of things to do in the garden...I have loopy amounts of things to do in the garden but I am very much a fair weather garden. The first sign of cold or wet and I am indoors by the fire!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-5166117085613851482015-03-19T19:18:07.300+00:002015-03-19T19:18:07.300+00:00I am totally sure that your textile and embroidery...I am totally sure that your textile and embroidery skills will be fabulously transferable to knitting Linda. Will love to see what you make!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-87128076088329182522015-03-19T06:35:19.112+00:002015-03-19T06:35:19.112+00:00I am so impressed with all your creative talents -...I am so impressed with all your creative talents - especially the sewing! I've dabbled in quite a few 'crafty' things, but never with much success - I'd probably be much better if I'd stick to one thing and stop dabbling, I suppose. At the moment, being 'crafty' is the last thing on my mind, as I am up to my ears in trying to cram all of our belongings into a much-too-small house (the charity shop people love me) and I spend most of my days (almost 2 weeks after the movers have left, mind) digging through piles of things that have no place to go. It is absolutely thrilling to watch Spring come in Bath - even though I have only the tiniest of gardens in our terraced rental house, I have lots of plans! I spend about half of my time whilst walking the dog stopping to look at other people's gardens or sniffing and stroking plants and flowers that I don't recognize. I can only imagine what the neighbors think. PS - your flying pig is absolutely wonderful, and I do love the dragon wings - they were the perfect choice. xMsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-90304204949315941982015-03-18T19:37:55.754+00:002015-03-18T19:37:55.754+00:00I am in the middle of a DIY overhaul of our bedroo...I am in the middle of a DIY overhaul of our bedroom (yes, just one room) and the entire house is an utterly chaotic quagmire. Photos on my blog to follow... <br /><br />It's still too cold and there's snow on the ground in places, so no outside projects yet - but the first thing will be getting rid of the dead tree that fell into our yard from a neighboring yard. Ugh!<br /><br />LOVE your yarn choices - and your cushions! Adorable baby cheeks on that little fella, too!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-82616492392367681492015-03-15T22:56:30.240+00:002015-03-15T22:56:30.240+00:00I love your indoor projects! I knit and sew too. ...I love your indoor projects! I knit and sew too. Just recently started sewing again. I haven't made anything for a long time, but have made several printed fabric cushion covers for the living room. Also have done a lot of repairs, like fixing a skirt, and the hem on a pair of slacks, and making a scarf. I have material to make a dress, but I think i may wait a bit on that, as for the moment, I feel a bit "sewed out." Maybe tomorrow! Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-47120296296265610822015-03-15T13:33:10.679+00:002015-03-15T13:33:10.679+00:00I just designed and finished an afghan for a frien...I just designed and finished an afghan for a friend in Dublin. I like you, see representations of scenery and places in my knitting. I love all of your beautiful projects, especially the pig, the wee jacket and the Hebrides cushion.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-64636765943028262832015-03-14T22:26:53.181+00:002015-03-14T22:26:53.181+00:00What you are doing so much replicates what is happ...What you are doing so much replicates what is happening here! So many things to keep spinning, so much pleasure in the doing so. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-42003998395024834032015-03-14T22:22:07.089+00:002015-03-14T22:22:07.089+00:00I love that flying pig. I bet it’s going to become...I love that flying pig. I bet it’s going to become a favourite toy.<br /><br />I am back inside, not making, but reading. It’s gone cold again, far too cold for this tender plant. I am hoping to put in a morning outside on Tuesday. Lots of pruning and chopping and trimming to do.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-30066759942699431612015-03-14T19:51:01.971+00:002015-03-14T19:51:01.971+00:00I am a day support worker for adults with learning...I am a day support worker for adults with learning disabilities and one of my sessions is gardening in our sensory garden. I have the best job ever! Thank you for asking, Jane xlilac and old roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570494724057924690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-71081970401370769662015-03-14T17:49:09.421+00:002015-03-14T17:49:09.421+00:00I so know what you mean! I have been known to sit ...I so know what you mean! I have been known to sit outside in the sun in a winter coat and holding hot chocolate :-).<br /><br />And yes, it is the sun that drives us inside but it is only May and June that we find hot (90-105 F) as it is dry as well. It is called "foresummer". In July we get thunderstorms and some rain, making being outside a wonderful time again, all the way to fall. That is our "monsoon season" or summer.Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489436512277337741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20963943338752217932015-03-14T08:32:06.774+00:002015-03-14T08:32:06.774+00:00Hi Elizabeth,I have just begun, and I do mean just...Hi Elizabeth,I have just begun, and I do mean just, to knit.I have spent large chunks of my life sewing,but a local group in our library made me try to make something with bigger needles .I have now bought needles and a ball of wool. Your beautiful textured cushion is inspirational. Your flying pig should have a storybook to go with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-60422147715309449152015-03-13T23:03:41.957+00:002015-03-13T23:03:41.957+00:00Right now? This minute? It's just four in th...Right now? This minute? It's just four in the afternoon and I left work early in order to come home to do some cleaning before the weekend. Vacuumed and dusted and turned a few things upside down and shook them out. I haven't done a think in the garden - not yet a garden, just a boring lawn with a hedge. Inside I'm working on a blanket for a baby girl - nearly finished. I'm also working on an Easter piece with lots of rabbits and hens cross stitched. I love it. When the girly blanket is off the needles I'll start one for a boy.<br />I love that flying pig!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-71777955101266493822015-03-13T22:47:40.541+00:002015-03-13T22:47:40.541+00:00So glad you like them ! Perhaps we should have ap...So glad you like them ! Perhaps we should have appealing pig and flying baby! Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-83660031544753905572015-03-13T22:05:15.919+00:002015-03-13T22:05:15.919+00:00That little grand is so so cute! Love the flying p...That little grand is so so cute! Love the flying pig!ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-69592475010186542162015-03-13T21:28:48.292+00:002015-03-13T21:28:48.292+00:00I have bought some more wool for the cushion so ho...I have bought some more wool for the cushion so hope I now have a dark brown for bare hedges and trees and a golden brown for bracken at this time of year. Have a go at making things. You might need a course or a friend to start you off but it is such a great thing to do once you get going.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-67698330906062934832015-03-13T21:26:49.026+00:002015-03-13T21:26:49.026+00:00I am glad you like them. I love them both and am ...I am glad you like them. I love them both and am now plotting on a huge floor cushion in the dinosaur material and a yoga bolster in a similar pattern with elephants. Love making things!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-15999895108168640042015-03-13T21:25:39.069+00:002015-03-13T21:25:39.069+00:00I like the idea of the inside activities of your g...I like the idea of the inside activities of your garden group. What do you mean about at work? What is work exactly?Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-8612520179526227402015-03-13T21:24:47.007+00:002015-03-13T21:24:47.007+00:00I am so taken by the difference in our climates me...I am so taken by the difference in our climates meaning that it is sun not cold that drives you inside! I am an outside person too which is partly why I have a sense of making things inside belonging so very much to winter. When it is warm enough I am drawn outside like iron filings to a magnet. My Christmas present from my husband this year was a bench for our side garden. It says something for the power of outside that I have sat on it with my cup of tea quite often in the last few weeks. I just need some sun and no wind, temperature is less crucial.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-29660225096250655002015-03-13T21:21:28.032+00:002015-03-13T21:21:28.032+00:00Now I am puzzled - knotting hats? how? What? I w...Now I am puzzled - knotting hats? how? What? I would love to know.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com