Run Home to Crochet

Run Home to Crochet

Tuesday 24 May 2016

Two weekends

Hello there - last weekend was the last day of the football season so hubby, myself and H went off to Southampton to watch the last game which was Saints v Crystal Palace.

First of all I needed to get some new trainers for running because

 
I had the bad
 
 
and I needed the good
Can you see the difference?
 
 
We went to St Mary's and found our seats in the stands as they 
were beginning to fill up ready for the start of the game
 
 
 
The grass was getting a last minute water before the teams came out
 
 
 
The teams are announced so the fans know who are in the squad
and who will be playing on the day
 
 
 
The whistle goes and the game is underway
 
 
 
Just before half time - Southampton scored!

 
There was a free kick awarded to Saints


 
The game went on and the final score was
Southampton 4 - 1 Crystal Palace
What a great way for us to finish the season and we ended
up finishing in 6th position and will be playing European football
next season.
 
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I had a busy week ahead of me as I was going away with Bridget and Georgie for the weekend.  We were going to Buxton in Derbyshire to meet with some other crochet addicts who we knew from an online crochet group.  We set off on Friday afternoon and after a couple of hours driving we stopped at Lichfield for something to eat during the evening to break up the journey
 
 
Cheers
 
 
Quarnford Lodge, Buxton
We arrived about 10 pm and said hi to everyone before heading
off to bed as we had had a long trip.

 
We were up and out bright and early and heading off to Lyme Park for
our weekly Saturday morning fix of parkrun (unfortunately Bridget
wasn't feeling very well) so she didn't run, but of course came with
us to cheer us on and take some photos
These beauties were wandering around as we drove through the park
 
 
Georgie stopped the car and I got out to take this photo
 
 
and of course there was some reindeer poo
 

This little chap climbed out of the steam and wandered around on the grass
 

 
 
We arrived quite early and there were only a few runners around.
We saw the start was over in the background by the sign and then the 5k run
was to go straight uphill for the first 800 metres - I could hardly breathe once
the run started - there were 69 runners taking part 19 running the course for the first time.
The course then became flatter as we ran through the wood and then
there was a marshal at the end of the cobbled path who turned us left up yet
another hill - on we went and the runners were stretching out in single file in front
of us and behind - on we went until we came out on the moors and climbed
up again but more gradually this time to the summit.
 
 
Here we come

 
 
The Cage which was built around 1580 as a hunting lodge.  The ladies of British
nobility could admire the prowess of their menfolk as they hunted stag on the slopes
below and it overlooks the nearby moors and 1,300 acres of parkland.  The marshal
in position at The Cage then sent us down over the other side to the bottom of the park
where another marshal pointed us back up and on we went up again towards the finish.
 
 
And there we go
 
 





 
AAAAAAAaaaaaahh the finish
 

 
A gentle walk back down to the park in search of a well earned cuppa
 
 
OOOOOoooo the café
 
 
 
Due to unforeseen circumstances we had to cut our weekend short.
We drove back to the Lodge where we told the ladies we would have to leave early
 
 
The ladies had arranged to do a gift exchange - Bridget crocheted
everyone a little coaster and I had been to the beach and collected some
stones and crocheted little covers for them as a memento from the
Isle of Wight - so when we got back we handed them out to the ladies.
We were sorry to leave and are sure the ladies enjoyed their crochet weekend.


I had this book for Christmas and Christine was one of the ladies staying for
the weekend so I took my sock book with me and Christine very kindly
signed it for me

 
Green - District Line
Black - Northern Line
Purple - Metropolitan Line
Orange - London Overground
Silver - Jubilee Line
Red - Central Line
Yellow - Circle Line
Brown - Bakerloo Line
Aqua - Waterloo and City Line
Turquoise - Victoria Line
Royal - Piccadilly Line
Pink - Hammersmith and City Line
 
I can knit socks because of the very simple precise way the book is written
 and I love doing them. I finished these during the week, this wool is called
Mind the Gap by Trailing Clouds
which is based on the London underground
 
 
These short trainer socks are on my needles now.
You cannot beat the beautiful feel of homemade socks on your feet.
 
 
Christine kindly brought me some wool to make some scanner
pockets for parkruns
 
 
I got a few made and started whilst travelling at the weekend
 
 
I knitted some sleeve of my jumper as well
 
 
I managed some baby bits too and there will be more baby things
in the coming months as my friend is expecting a baby
How exciting!
 
 
Last week I had this beautiful view of the tree in my garden
 
 
Today the blossom has all blown off and looks like pink snow!
 
Thanks for popping by
 
Xx Joy xX

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Osborne House and bluebells

Hello there - The sun was shining and it was Sunday so we packed a picnic and set off in the car to Osborne House as we had the boys for the day.  We got our entrance tickets and started to walk down the path heading to the beach.
 

 
I spotted this bit of trimming that had been done in the garden
 
 
Walking on and seeing this stunning rhododendron
 


 
Round the corner to see the scaffold up around the house
 as there is some renovation going on, even on a Sunday

 
 
 
Before
 
 
And after
 
 
Looking quite calm when we got down to the beach
 
 
Some waves
 
 
Really quite choppy
 
 
The boys ventured in
 
 
 
Ships passing through down the Solent
 
 
 
Paradise here on the Isle of Wight
 
 
We wandered back up towards the house and this is what
is growing alongside the path as you walk - wild garlic 

 
Four different flowers in that one little patch
primroses, daisies, milk maids and a dandelion
 
 
 
An old branch has fallen with fir cones still attached
 
 
A long eared bat wood carving along the path
 
 
Red squirrel wood carving

 
 
 
A peek over the gate once I had read the sign
 
 
 
 
 
A quick walk around Swiss Cottage and a look
at the kitchen with this original recipe
(I've not made it yet, but will do one day)
 





 
A walk around the royal children's gardens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A rickety old bench - you daren't sit on it!!
 
 
A beautiful bluebell walk through the woods
 
 
Carrying on up the main path towards the house
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
One last look back at the sea
 
 
Nearly at the house and gardens
 


 
 
 
Around the gardens
 
 
Up the steps
 
 
Down over the wall - oooohhh look - shadows
 
 
 
 
OOOOooohhh - the gardens, the colours, the flowers
the neatness of them all - is just stunning

 
One last path to walk along to the walled garden
 
 

 
 
 
Tulips
 
 
Getting the plots ready for planting
 
 
 
 
Can you see the V and A intertwined
on the back of the bench?
Victoria and Albert
 
 
V and A also on the flower pots
 
 
Back out of the walled garden heading towards
the exit and our afternnon at Osborne House is nearly over
 
 
 
I've never spotted this statue before
I see something different ever time I visit

 
This time the inscription is VR
Victoria Regina on the post box
 
 
The post box is situated in the entrance/exit area to post your
cards back home telling all what a fantastic day you have had at
Osborne House
 
We will be back soon
 
Thanks for popping by
 
Xx Joy xX
 
PS
 
 
I made a few little notelets and mini envelopes
 
 
We had a 118 fun run at our parkrun
so I made some moustaches
 
 
Something interesting on the needles
 
 
 
 
Something interesting on the crochet hook
 
 
More on the crochet hook - Guess what?
 
 
You remember the knit n natter ladies made a blanket to raffle at
our local parkrun?  The draw took place last weekend and our resident
photographer Peter won it - we sold tickets at £1 each and raised
£595.80 and a friend of parkrun gave us £4.20 which made our total £600
for Medina IOW parkrun funds!
 
A W E S O M E - we have started another project - so
Watch This Space
 
 
What a lovely sight to wake up to out of your bedroom window
 
ttfn
 
Xx Joy xX