Evening all. Come sit awhile. You’re very welcome here… unless you have cheese: I have a weird phobia of cheese. Please, people, take your cheese away. No, take it further away than that.
We’ve been staying home and shivering quite a bit, the Toddler Twinnage and I, and comforting ourselves with easy bakes such as these apple and sultana muffins (recipe here). Would you like one?
And by mid-afternoon it’s so chilly that I go to the safe, deep in the oldest part of our brewery home…
…and I pull open the heavy door to see… this!
Firelighters and matches – out of the reach of the Toddler Twinnage. Because it feels like time to light a log fire and plonk the children in front of the marble run kindly leant to us by the lovely Selma from EclecticHome&Life. (By the way, her home is every bit as beautiful and stylish as you’d imagine it to be from her blog.) The Toddler Twinnage adore the marble run, and much giggling ensues. So do I.
Of course, I can’t blog at the moment without giving the arctic qiviut a leeeetle bit of air-time, because it ain’t often that the tummy-fluff of the musk ox plops into my life, and I don’t suppose I’ll ever be so fortunate again. I’ve hit the lacy bit of the heavenly cowl I’m making, look!
There’s been knitting and crochet (and wine) at our local pub, too, after a reader of this blog worked out from my description of the postman’s personality that we actually live in the same village! And now, she and I are starting a knitting/crochet group at the pub. Look at the nickname of one of our local Oxfordshire ales! (Actually nothing to do with crochet – just a shortening of the name of the town where the beer is made.) You have no idea how embarrassing it was when the landlady caught me photographing her bar.
Anyway, there were just the two of us at our starter-meeting this week, but we have ambitions for our little group. And we spent a happy evening chatting about knitting and crochet without anyone grumping Will-you-shut-up-about-the-yarn-already? I watched as a delicate amigurumi cat began to take perfect shape across the table from me. (‘A’ is better at crochet than I am.) And I worked cables in my Yarnstories wool – badly, because it’s tricky to cable and converse successfully. After a while, we realized that the people at the next table were talking about knitting, too. Rather a successful evening. And at least the pub is warm.
Oh Phil can i pop along, would love to catch up. X
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! (Does that answer your question?) I’ll PM you on Facebook with day/time once we’ve definitely fixed next meeting if that’s OK?
Thanks, defo would like to come along!!! X
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Your cowl is looking divine. Can’t believe you took your cable knitting to the pub. You are one brave lady. I need mindless crafting ing hands if I am to do AND converse. Marble run photo looks full of cour and fabulous. So glad they are enjoying it. Thought it might be a hit x
How serendipitous! I’m glad you found a little knitting buddy, wish I could join you. Have a glass for me, anyway.
How lovely to have a knitting companion.
And I love that candle holder next to the safe (what Toddler parent wouldnt appreciate a safe like that!?) It reminds me of a curly willow tree in my parents’ garden.
What a serendipitous series of events – ending in a pub, with a charming fellow blogger who makes cats and is also rather intelligent to have picked Colin out from the crowd of Postman possibilities! You know I’d join you right if the commute wasn’t quite so long……..
Path, you’re just not trying. We saved you a seat an’ everything!
How excellent to knit and sip. Love that little blue bejewelled clip you use on your knitting.
Oh, how lovely 🙂 I just love going to the knitting club here, although we very rarely talk yarn it seems, beyond the standard ‘what are you working on then?’
Hello, I came over from Selma’s blog. I am a crocheter and love all things yarny, so I wish you well with your new group and hope that you have lots of fun. How funny that your postman is so distinctive that others can recognise him just from the description! xx
Oh…. I wish I lived near you…..
Are there any muffins left?
What a lovely way to spend an evening. You couldn’t persuade the landlady to join you then? Or was the phrase “You’re welcome to join us Hookers” not well received?! I’m sure Colin’s brother is our local Postie…
Ah, so *that’s* what you were photographing! Any chance of some of those scrumptious muffins turning up for our next meeting? 😉
What a great way to spend time and have lots of yarny fun!xx
That’s funny, I have a strong attraction towards cheese 🙂 but don’t usually have any while knitting…..
Definitely gonna give those apple and sultana muffins a go – they sound very yummy x
Cheese? Really? Better keep away from my blog for the cheese-related posts!
How amazing that one of your readers lives in the same village! And how lovely that you’ve met up for some pub “yarning”. May your merry little band continue to grow! Stay warm – we’re having very tropical weather down south DownUnder……very wearing. Give me some Cold!!
What a great way to meet with friends. Sounds very enjoyable, and the cowl is absolutely beautiful. I wish I could reach through the screen to squish it! By the way, should I mention I enjoyed reading this while eating my breakfast of cheese on toast?
Scrumptious yak belly hair, scrumptious cakes, scrumptious pub door and most importantly scrumptious getting-out-of-the-house-kid-free-with-like-minded-person I am dead jealous that I can’t join your teeny tiny little exclusive group to hook and ha-HA! in the pub 🙁
Wish I could join in, but I’m across the world from you. Enjoy!
I have an aversion to cheese too – both the edible and the musical sort.
Love that purple!
I enjoyed your post, and as I mentioned in my last post, you have inspired me to finally blog about my own crochet club! Thanks 🙂
Shame there’s all that water in the way, I’d love to knit in a real pub, rather than a “bar” – one of the things I miss from England. I’ll raise a beer for you anyway.