Little woolly bunnies

Friday was time again for a quilters lunch, so the Friday afternoon class met up at The Herb Patch for a light lunch. Despite being school holidays it was very quiet in the cafe and we had a lovely relaxed lunch before setting off to the Fat Quarters to do some sewing. Helen wasn't able to join us because she was chained to the Gammill machine down in the basement again. This weeks show and tell was Dawn's cute rabbit she has knitted. Made from 100% alpaca wool with an Aran jumper he is so cuddly. Not to be left out when we got home Jenny took some pictures of her own rabbit, Magic, equally cute but she does not sit still long enough to be cuddled!!

Lakes and Mountains

The weather has been fabulous this weekend and so we decided to spend a couple of days in the Lake District. We stayed in Penrith. On Sunday it was still, sunny and icy cold. We collected the rest of the family from Keswick and then set off along the side of Derwentwater and up the track to Ashness Bridge. The water in the stream had frozen at the edges but the views down to Derwentwater were spectacular. It was so cold it was hazy where the cold air hung over the lake. We then ventured up the narrow single track lane to Whatendlath. The tarn was frozen over for about 2/3 of its surface area and the ice was about half an inch thick. With the sky so blue it made lovely scenery for photos. We sat up above the stream on the hill and had a picnic, then took the usual family photograph.