Hit the road, Jack...

After a short hosptial stay, I needed some time to recuperate and a change of scenery.

So we decided to go to Cornwall on a short road trip

We headed to the Newquay area in our rented motorhome, affectionately referred to as 'The Beast'

Our temporary home

Over three days we visited Watergate Bay

Falmouth .... the 'harbour view' as we ate freshly caught mussels

Our rainbow view from our motorhome the following morning

Then to Praa Sands, home to our friends Cayte & Drew (aka Pisky Cove HQ)

Our morning cuppa view

We loved our motorhome and hopefully, God willing, we'll do the same again sometime next year!

Curtain Ring Ding A Ling

Curtain rings, not much use when you have eyelet curtains!

I have bags of them around the house begging to be used for something...

A bit of wool, some SC and DC crochet stitches and Bob's your uncle...

Quick Christmas Tree decorations

and very little fuss

Inspired by Whiskers and Wool - head over to Doni's blog and have a look!


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Simon the Cowl

This great cowl pattern can be found right here and it was made with just one of these...

... an 8mm hook and a couple of buttons I salvaged from an old pair of boots!

'Simon' can be worn in many ways...

The buttons can be fastened anywhere...

Head over to Jennifer's blog to get the pattern and get cozy this winter!

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Forever Autumn

The Japanese Maple in our garden is shedding beautiful leaves - creating a colourful blanket on our patio.

I had to do something with these - such a shame to allow them to decay.

A tea light holder ... using the trusty jar

I used PVA glue to paste the leaves around the jar 

Once dry, I simply wrapped and tied some raffia around the neck of the jar

I've been wanting to use this raffia for sometime and the gold and bronze were perfect for this project

A simple autumn decoration; preserving the beauty of season and helping to add warmth to the home on these increasingly cooler evenings

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Cattle be the day

In the fields behind our home, Exmoor ponies Asprey, Ralph and Dixon have company...

One minute I was looking out at an empty field, the next there was a herd of Longhorn cattle!

At first they were a little camera shy ...

... but they soon learnt to strike a pose

There's plenty for them to munch on ...

And the trees didn't escape!

I guess we'll have to be extra careful where we tread from now on!