New starts

I have eight lovely beautiful grandsons, oldest Josh is 15 this month, and Dominic is just a few months old,  I have not knitted much for any of them, clothes is so cheap and yarn so expensive, plus as babies they grow far to quickly. So why the pattern, well I have a desire to knit in pink, not a colour I wear much, this is beautiful so......

 A yarn order has been made, and it's just arrived, lovely shades of pink, I am using Sirdar Snuggly, Crofter, I have used this very soft yarn on a jumper for myself. 

The other items are all Drops Merino, 4 ply, shades of pink and a pale heather, I have loads of colours in this range left over from other projects, I am hoping to get some hand dyed yarn from Burrow and Soar, but the colour I wanted sold out before I could get it. 

I also purchased the yarn to make this jumper, I do love knitting lace patterns, I also want to do a design using cables, I have seen a pattern for a jacket for George, George is a long baby and it will help if I make him some warm tops which fit him, a nice design. I have ordered this yarn from a new to me company, so as yet it has not arrived. 

I have finished this book, my 57th read of this year, I could not put it down, I have read other books by this author, and she always delivers, a gripping plot with a great ending. 

We have spent most of our time inside, this heat is just too much for me, I give the garden a good water every other day when it’s dry, normally about 7ish in the evening, it’s a job I love, I take time to look at everything and plan any changes. Nothing much to do outside, everywhere is looking good, plenty of flowers around the beds, loads of fruits being picked and frozen, made another mixed fruit crumble for tea, my nasties and succulents in the greenhouse are all looking good. 

Sunday, about 3pm we drove to daughters for a BBQ, her garden has a lovely shady area, we sat outside, Will played in their hot tub, using it as a deep pool, he does love water, George rolled around on a big baby mat, he is moving about loads. We had a lazy evening at home, for me it’s just too hot.

I have done very little, we both are spending time inside, reading and a tiny bit of knitting on my socks. We have also been staying home, we have had travellers in a couple of local sites around the village, they have just been moved from our wreck, they have been very aggressive, and stealing from local shops and garages, and causing loads of issues with residents. Lots of damage is left, our local football club which was the closest buildings had to be closed as the safety issues grew. Now they are struggling with the damage and the theft of sporting equipment, the village is coming together to donate money to fix and replace everything, the football club was open through recent months providing cheap cooked meals for those at home. I do believe everyone should be able to live their lives as they wish, but with respect for those who are around you, sadly not everyone has this view. 

We did walk to the market on Wednesday, I looked at the plants but resisted everything, my garden is full until the summer flowers fade, I have pansies and viola seeds in the greenhouse, hopefully I will have enough plants for my pots. I am also looking at spring bulbs, I threw loads of mine away earlier this year, they don't last forever. 

Last night we had our first rain in ages, no thunder storm, just beautiful rain, it's not so muggy this morning, the sun is back out and it's getting hotter again.