Snoods and steps

This has been a busy week away from work ...doing lots of nice things...like finishing off my advent calendar
.......finishing off the snood I have been knitting for Jenny......
....then turning this scarf into a snood with a quick twist and a quick seam.......

....then a visit here to see Jenny......
...and more shopping here in the Trafford centre.......


....this giant knitting is a window display in Gap....
....and this was a magnificent staircase in the Trafford Centre too...
....a bit of a contrast to these steps on Hadrian's Wall yesterday.....

....when we went out for a walk in the fresh air ................... Sycamore Gap .... always makes for a great photo...

Happy Quilting xx

Cold and Frosty Mornings

Over the last few days we have had very cold and icy conditions here in the North of England. On Sunday Jenny and I went to the Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust at Washington. It was sunny and lovely but ooh soo cold. -4 degrees in the afternoon.

The birds migrate to the Wetlands area at this time of year and are in their most colourful plumage.

This was definitely the prettiest duck

Even the ponds were frozen.

These geese took food straight from Jenny's hand.

When we came home we got down to some more sewing , another apron nearly finished.
Its not that I have got completely carried away with these Australian designers and just putting Sheila on the apron to keep the the Australian theme, it really is for my Aunty Sheila.

Then got out the advent calendar from last year and filled it up with chocolate.

Mandy -Sorry to hear about your ankle. Hope all goes well with the surgery,Take care, rest up and get down to some sewing.

Happy Quilting xx