There's Chickens Loose Aboot This Hoose!

Yesterday, whilst trying to catch up with all thin Interknitty, HobbitKeeper came in from the garden, to my surprise with Guess, my favourite chicken! And here she is with me in the rocking chair in the back room! She is a very friendly and inquistive Chicken and being in the house did not upset her at all!

Below is Radar, Guess and What ready to take the jump into the garden for a run round and a peck at all things peckable!

Not a brilliant photo, but this is Radar, Guess, What and Sage having a shufty round.

The girls are doing really well (for them) with the egg production. Two days this week we've had two eggs, plus had more on other days. So far today, there has been one egg. I think it might be Roast's, but it is quite a big one. It was still very warm when I discovered it and Roast jumped off it.

My Favourite Things - Round 1

I finally recieved my swap parcel early last week! I was assigned an Angel, as my original swapper flaked. My Angel was Maddy18, who did herself proud with the parcel she sent me! The fingerless mittens are lush! They are ribbed with a cabel panel, in a very soft and warm yarn. The picture doesnt really do them justice. Maddy18 also sent a lavender bag kit fromThe Knitting Goddess, a ball of Rowan Kidsilk Haze with a pattern for a scarf/wrap/shawl, a flake, a tolberone, box of Twinings English Breakfast Tea, a mug with lavender and almond blossom on, a strawberry tape measure, an elephant purse with stitch markers in, a leaflet for the Isle of Wight and The New Forest, Lavender Bath Teabags, honeybuns flapjack and a card. I like everything and appreciate Maddy coming to my rescue!!

I've used the mug with the English Breakfast tea, had one lavender teabag bath (I also used some handmade soap that I was sent earlier, put clean bed linen on the bed and had a really good nights sleep!) eaten the flapjack, used the tape measure and have taken up the Kidsilk Challenge!

Interview

I've had an interview this morning. Not the worst interview, not the best. I'll be damned surprised if they offer me the post.

I'm not surprised! LOL!

Tavish's Parcels are Opened!

On Christmas Morning, I opened my parcels from Paula, aka Tavish. The parcels were like a Tardis, with so much coming out of them! (Sorry the pictures are a little blurred). The Crocheted items are wonderful, I like them so much!

This is all the rest of the gifts Tavish sent!! I was bowled over by the amount of things!! Even gifts for my furbabies!

This is Rhinog getting stuck into his hide Candy Cane. He didn't stop till there was nothing left, he was one happy dog!

Ted enjoyed his candy cane as well!

I want to add more to this post, but I'm feeling the effects of the car accident........

Love of Letters Stationery Swap

I recieved my Love of Letters Stationery Swap on Friday, from 'Kmessier27', aka Karin from Rhode Island, USA. I am chuffed to bits with the gifts she has sent me, she really is a good Swapper!

This is waht she sent me - 5 hand made notelets, a ball of purple hemp yarn, a ball of lilac Terra, a ball of pink Amaizing, Hand made soap, a garden themed two year diary, two pens, a notebook with pen, a pretty notions bag - within is hand made stitch markers, cable needles, stitch holders, point protecters, row counters and binder clips; and three cloth patters (one of which I've been trying to hunt down!).

The yarns I've never come across before, so on Sunday I was itching to cast on! I used the pink Amaizing - this is made from Corn Fibre - and the Hearts Pattern from the parcel. So this is my finished result! Fab!

Thank you for my gifts! I just hope who gets my parcel will like it half as much!

Knitterati in the Snow

I went to the Monthly Knitterati yesterday. The roads were hazardous at best. Three quarters of the journey was driven at 15 miles an hour, due to ice and snow. The snow wasn't deep, but well covered the roads. Arriving at Great Gate, I was guided on the car park by Carol's husband. When I got out of the car, he said,"Flood, fire and volcanoes won't stop some of you coming here to knit!" I really couldn't argue with that! I bustled into the house declaring 'I need a Brandy!' I settled for tea instead!

The journey back was better, plus I was in a convoy of three vehicles.

On the way back, I stopped at a down hill junction. In front of me I could see fields and hedgerows covered with snow. The winter sunshine was bright and casting long shadows. On the radio, Ultravox's 'Vienna'. An absolutely beautiful moment. I was glad I had to stop at the junction, otherwise I'd have missed it.

The Garden in December

Here's the garden this morning (albeit a little blurry!) There was a hard frost last night and a very light layer of snow. HobbitKeeper doesn't like the garden like this as he says it bare. But I think we can't have produce in the summer unless we have bare in winter. It is a great shame that the garden isn't bigger so we can grow veg in winter, so that we can have produce all year round. Never mind, we use to the optimum what we have!
This is the last of the leeks. We are considering not growing leeks next year, only considering.

The garden from the other angle!!! With Rhinog on the move and the girls in the background!

Not a brilliant shot of the Girls. They are doing very well and have been for a good few weeks now. They are getting quite friendly and curious. Guess will feed from your hand. In fact, when we go to feed them, she comes running straight over. I love it when she takes banana and lettuc from me! The others are quite curious when the see Guess feeding. What is now bold enough to come over and has started taking things from me as well. Radar is thinking about it and plucking up courage. Sage is interested but skittish. And Roast, well Roast lives on Planet Roast and appears oblivious!