autumn equinox...

... the balance of life

enjoying the fruits of our labours

harvesting and thanking

a happy time of the year

as i pick blackberry gems from

prickly stems

and eye up sloes to add to gin

  

this time is special

no expectations

no wonder of weather and bbq's rained off...

...again

i love autumn

cool mornings with bright sunshine

woolly tights and warm jumpers

the hollow sounds of a wood pigeon

and the smell of wood smoke from the chimney

i love it all

free food harvested from the hedgerows

give way to jam chutney and wine

happy happy autumn

xxx

handmade cushion...

...from start to finish

i have completely handmade this sweet cushion

this was the first fleece i was very fortunate enough

to be given

by a kind friend

i sorted and washed it

i carded the fleece

and hand spun the yarn

and crochet into a cushion

i even made cushion pad

i am pleased with my efforts and loved working

with real wool

from a sheep that i see

from my workshop window

woolly miles was almost zero in this case

i have given it to my kind fleece giving friend to say a

big thanks

i love wool spinning

there its official!

see me at the llandovery sheep fair next weekend

where i will be helping my spinning group

raffle the rug that i helped weave

all proceeds to

kidney research

xxx

pembrokeshire hols...

...here's some snaps from our

lovely few days in fabulous

pembrokeshire

a beautiful part of the world

we packed up our lovely little 1960's

sprite 400ci caravan

and headed for st brides bay

the very same place we honeymooned

2 years ago

jessy taking this relaxing holiday thing to a new level!

the view from our caravan, st brides bay

 jessys 1st ever swim, full marks she was brilliant
with a little encouragement from jack

brrr its cold in there...
i am a sheep dog,

is there a field we can play in

instead of this cold wet stuff...

we all had a great time

xxx

artist in residence...

whilst we were at solva woollen mill

 we were lucky enough to meet a truly talented lady

jackie morris

she was signing her beautiful books that she both writes

and illustrates

an amazing imaginative artist

her books are full of meaning and wonder

and are a delight to read

her illustrations are

magical

we purchased 'the ice bear'

a story of loss and decisions

 but ultimately

 love

have your tissues at the ready!

it is beautiful

it was a pleasure to meet her

a great person with a wonderful spirit and an imagination that holds

no bounds

...one can only wonder of the stories waiting to be told.

xxx