All oddly merging. Wandering rather aimlessly (not exactly ‘exercise’…) Spying into neighbours’ gardens!
Still spinning though. Art yarn for Etsy this week.
And dyeing. Mostly Shetland.
Not much else happening!
But NOT right now. It is not itself (and, of course, we all know why).
I love this city – my home for nearly half a century. Normally so tolerant and accepting, there is now an edge of suspicion. We are forced to be unwelcoming – I do understand why we turn away tourists at the station. There are unsettling incidents – I don’t understand why we need three police ( two clearly NOT socially distanced!) to move on one lone adult sitting by himself on a deserted sea front….we are not talking Bank Holiday crowds here…
I think of myself as a very law-abiding citizen. But I have never felt more like marching onto the (totally empty) beach and sitting down on the pebbles. Just because.
I won’t. I’ll watch the sea from my windows. I’ll be grateful for the private gardens we are so privileged to access.
And look forward to this!
Joining in this for the first time!
Walking over the misty Sussex Downs. Thinking Ravilious.
Reading: three sorts of scary.
But also dipping into these.
Making: wonky bread, marmalade, quince jelly and chutney.
And making fires – LOTS of them.
Sorting china – plenty more where that came from…(the roof!)
Watching and waiting – think the narcissi are winning!
Listing: in the Etsy shop – cosy stuff! Cushions, cowls leg warmers…
AND plenty of time spent BlogLoving: this month I have particularly enjoyed:
https://www.frond-and-feather.com/
https://cjabovetheriver.blogspot.com/
Friday night : Brighton gearing up for a sunny weekend!
The picture below is a shot from one of my windows, about 7.30am. The view has been changed rather dramatically over the last couple of years – first by the famous i360 tower (known locally as Brighton’s giant loo roll holder – at a cost of £46 million!), then by the curious wind farm (£1.3 billion) – you can see this section on the horizon if you zoom in. I am sure it will be a useful resource – but I fear sunrise and sunset on a clear day will never be quite the same…
And the anticipation? Well, the FESTIVAL of course! Starting at the end of next week. I’ve booked quite a bit. More to come.
This might have been my best birthday present ever. A kitchen fire, contemporary with the house, to be lit whenever it snows. We light the drawing room fire every day in Winter, but this one is a special ritual – it is, in fact, too hot for comfort with the oven on… Note my little granddaughter’s ‘ducks’ currently centre stage! And overhead we have this splendid creation from daughter number 2:
Shame my photo isn’t quite so splendid – sorry, but I am improving!
