Kindness Of Strangers

Sometimes perfect strangers do the most wonderful & king things. A week ago my Mum mentioned that an old college friend of my Step-Father was having a clear out and that one of the items she had posted on Facebook was a pair of carding paddles. One item on my bucket list is to learn to spin so Mum contacted her and not only did she give me them for free, she also happily paid the postage and they have just arrived.

So I would like to say an enormous "Thank you" to Sally O'Hare and I promise to pay a kindness forward to someone else.

Spring Is On It's Way

The first signs that Winter is coming to an end are finally showing themselves on Unst, the sky is bluer, the sun is brighter and the spring bulbs are pushing their way up through the still sodden soil. The last few days have been exceptionally wet and windy but that can't spoil the beauty of those moments when the sun shines gloriously upon us.

I must admit that I have somewhat lost my crochet mojo these last few weeks and have instead been bitten by the baking bug but this afternoon I decided it was time to get started on my spring wreath and so the first bloom of 2015 has shown it's boannie peerie face along the beach road.

Free pattern at http://attic24.typepad.com/weblog/crochet-daffodil.html