I've done a little spinning and a little knitting, but mostly been spring cleaning, trying to get the house ready for when mum comes over to look after me post-surgery.
Lots of gardening too!
Some photos for your enjoyment.
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My husband's socks, these are handspun (the blue) and a commercial yarn (yellow) in DK; good warm socks for winter. |
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My spinning for the Advanced Spinners Group; the top is Finn Sheep which has been Navajo plied and is gorgeously springy; I think I need more. The bottom is my first cabled yarn, I need more practice on this. It's a blend of various wools with the provided fibre of cotton/bamboo blended in on my drumcarder. I hate spinning cotton but I can cope in a blend. |
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The rose down the driveway, smells lovely first thing in the morning. |
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A geranium in the Japanese garden; we have a lot of work to do to get it ready but this is part of the plan. |
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I think this is Supreme Sultan iris, tis gorgeous in person. |
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A promise of things to come; pity about the weeds all through it. |
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Another promise, this is a peony. |
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Plums are showing promise too, these are a black plum; my favourite type. |
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Sweet peas, smell amazing! |
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Japanese honeysuckle, have given up trying to kill this; it's not keen on dying. |
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Another rose, also highly scented and has pleated petals. |
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Clematis, this has gone nuts with the flowers this year. |
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And finally an unknown iris, full of chocolately goodness. |