Saturday, August 10, 2013

And relax.......

There's nothing like getting away from home for a few days to help you relax, and that's what we did this week.  Having rushed to finished my blanket it was time to go camping to test it out.



For this camping trip we headed to Looe in south Cornwall to meet some friends for a 3 night camping trip.  I of course made sure I packed the essentials......bunt, tea lights and lanterns and of course a crochet blanket or two.



The weather was a bit up and down, but dry for the most part and it was great to spend so much time outside in the fresh air.  The children loved the freedom, and with fours boys it was great to have the space for them to burn off some energy.


Although we live in Cornwall we rarely indulge in the culinary details or we'd end up the size of a house, but we managed to tick off the holiday musts - cream tea, Cornish pasty, ice-cream, fish and chips and fudge! 



And the best part of all was how snugly and warm my camping blanket was, well worth all the time and effort!  



Now we're back home and refreshed its time to get the washing done, the tent and camping gear packed away and for me to start the next blanket.

xxx

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Getting my Mojo back.....

Recently I've lost my mojo a little.  Not much has been going on in regards to crafting, baking or making.  Life seems to be flying by in a whirl of washing, cooking and cleaning... Oh and quite a few trips to the beach!



Life with two small boys is rather busy at the moment and I have got rather swept up in the everyday boring tasks and I've not felt the urge to create recently.


That all changed last week when I decided that I must get my blanket finished that I started 9 months ago for our camping trip.  As the blanket was rather wide it took me quite a while to do each colour stripe and I've been putting in a good few hours to get it finished ready for our trip.



Well it's finished, and in good time for our camping trip, which we are off on tomorrow.  Here's a few pictures of my progress and the finished product.  I must say I'm really rather pleased with it and can't wait to get snuggled under it on our camping trip.



Oh and after all that crocheting, I think my mojo is back!!