tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66323442399448433962024-03-13T12:33:24.014+00:00Lavender and Wild RoseLavender and Wild Rose: Crafts, collecting and pretty thingsJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-20672219588013859192016-03-23T19:54:00.000+00:002016-03-23T19:54:04.241+00:00MovingHi everyone. Just stopping by very quickly to say that my blog is moving. I have decided to switch to a different platform - same blog, just in a different place. You can now find me at https://lavenderandroseblog.wordpress.com/.
It would be great if you decide to come and visit me in my new home. My decision is down to a few things - wanting a new look and feel here, and basically feeling Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-72740198178470954442016-03-19T20:14:00.002+00:002016-03-19T20:14:39.356+00:00Pom pom garland
Just for fun.....
A pom-pom garland for the mantel.
Happy Easter everyone!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-77689919555513854972016-03-07T20:20:00.002+00:002016-03-07T20:20:22.046+00:00Learning new thingsI can't believe I have completely missed a whole month here again! Seriously, where was I for the whole of February? I don't know...I guess I was just busy and that's how life is sometimes.
I've been trying to learn lots of new things crafty-wise, as well as finishing projects and thinking up new ones. Yes, I always have waaay too many ideas for my very limited time. It's a common problem. If Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-56413795363881211912016-01-18T08:15:00.000+00:002016-01-18T08:15:11.250+00:00Splashes of colourJanuary is a grey month. More often than not, with the weather here, the only colours you see each day are varying shades of grey to black. Black at night, dark grey in the morning, slightly lighter gray around lunchtime then swiftly returning to dark grey again by the time you head home.
It can be pretty depressing. Sometimes I feel a bit like the world has ceased to exist, and that I'm Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-71043207990025219192016-01-03T16:34:00.001+00:002016-01-03T16:34:46.919+00:00Happy New Year 2016So I know a lot of people post highlights of their year at this time on blogs. I would love to join in, but I don't think I blogged enough in 2015 to make it worthwhile! I'll just have to enjoy reading everyone else's highlights this year. But instead, I thought I would share a funny, technology related highlight of the year story with you.
I'm not a person that loves social media. I know Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-27908118179836592582015-12-22T18:49:00.000+00:002015-12-22T18:49:39.510+00:00Signing off for Christmas
So here we are again at the end of the year. It's really been an eventful one for me. A new home, new job (sort of) more Ph.D stuff. Nothing stands still. At times I've felt like I'm racing to catch up with myself. I think this has been the busiest year I've ever lived - there suddenly seems to be so much more to do.
It's been a good year though, with so many things I am now grateful toJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-63949459500862177672015-12-16T21:10:00.003+00:002015-12-16T21:10:42.556+00:00Winter solistice...yes, winter solstice is nearly here. I actually really like this time of year, although I do find my 6 am starts in the pitch dark a little hard to take by this time. The weather here hasn't helped. It's been consistently muggy, damp and dank here in London. I've been beetling around still wearing a jacket instead of my big winter coat (which is normally donned sometime in November and then Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-77668228352823656352015-12-11T17:39:00.005+00:002015-12-11T17:39:43.645+00:00Drifting....2015...what a year. It has been pretty crazy for me. A lot has happened and I am still playing catch up. And now it's December - it's getting to the time of the year when you reflect on everything that has happened.
Well it has been a good year, but a busy one. I've sort of drifted along with everything that has happened - a little like being swept out to see sometimes, but all ok really. IJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-16766894226057098512015-07-23T20:17:00.000+01:002015-07-23T20:17:13.451+01:00New things...there have been a lot of new things for me lately.
S and I finally took the plunge and bought a place together... so a new home, a new area and a new person to live with...a new commute to work too!
In the mad rush of doing everything - getting used to travelling around a new area, unpacking, cleaning, buying furniture...well as you can imagine there just hasn't been time for much elseJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-56962697423164318442015-05-12T19:13:00.000+01:002015-05-12T19:13:16.452+01:00ZestyI think I might be on a roll. Maybe I shouldn't speak to soon though. I'm working on another project, and I have a feeling I might finish it.
It's only a little cushion cover, nothing major. It has a slightly different palette than I would normally go for. It's kind of...zesty. I don't know why, I just wanted watermelon and primrose shades, together with a sort of greeny gold... some brown Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-76650068098255231182015-05-08T08:12:00.002+01:002015-05-08T08:12:28.174+01:00Blanket ta dah!Lurking in the background (and in the foreground) of some of my pictures this week there have been some hexagons. Well, now you can see what they are part of! Yes, it's time for a proper, happy, happy crochet ta-dah! It feels long over due to me. I think I had felt a bit uninspired, craft-wise for a while - like nearly a year! Maybe that's one reason, as well as just being busy, why I haven't Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-43768778436006330862015-05-05T09:34:00.000+01:002015-05-05T09:34:04.601+01:00Favourite booksI was the lucky recipient of a booky-present over the weekend. I love reading, and I always have a book on the go. Sometimes it takes me a long time to finish (I don't get much time for reading these days), but it doesn't matter to me.
I'm not a huge fan of e-readers either. I can see how handy they are, and in fact had one myself. However, when it recently broke, I decided I wouldn't bother to Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-88470323372675325012015-05-01T19:15:00.000+01:002015-05-01T19:15:13.052+01:00May DayHappy 1st May everyone!
So lately I have been.....
Admiring blossoms
Making hexagons
Making plans with S.
Life ispretty good just now.
Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-15806667902340882122015-03-18T17:27:00.000+00:002015-03-18T17:27:57.521+00:00FickleMaybe one day I will finish one of my many works in progress. For the moment, I am fickle. I keep swapping between projects - just working on whatever takes my fancy.
I have ideas, make a start, work on them for 1 or 2 weeks, and then....
Some other bright idea pops into my head, and I just have to try it, now.
It's all so undisciplined, and really not me. It's weird.
&Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-53968895814203010972015-02-15T19:57:00.001+00:002015-02-15T19:57:16.281+00:00Coming backHello everyone. Yes, I'm back after dropping off the face of the earth for a little while there. Things got hectic, overwhelming. I had to take a break from here in order to focus on other things for a while. It wasn't even a conscious decision, but time stretched on. Honestly, for most of November and December, I didn't even think about coming back here. I thought for a while that I never would.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-72566800232748991552014-10-16T08:49:00.002+01:002014-10-16T08:49:39.251+01:00Moss stitch cowlHello everyone. Whoa, this is my second post in just over a week! It's a long time since I've managed two posts in such quick succession - lets hope I don't strain myself (yup, being sarcastic there!).
Seriously though, it's nice to be able to be back here again so quickly - to have thought about it, and actually feel like it. To be honest I haven't done much of either of those two things Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-77966385603318638982014-10-08T18:44:00.001+01:002014-10-08T18:44:16.253+01:00Getting ready...Hello everyone! After the weather we have had here in the last week or so, I'm sure you will all agree that Autumn is on the way!
I've been getting ready. I love Autumn. Love it. It's truly my favourite season. I love seeing the leaves decorating the ground, hearing them crunch under foot, seeing the misty sunrises and sunsets, the darkness slowly closing in. I love wrapping up in boots, Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-7611961494923964692014-09-24T19:08:00.001+01:002014-09-24T19:08:29.784+01:00A finished blanket!Hi everyone. For the firs time in a long time, I have completed a big project. Well, ok, I haven't actually fastened off all the ends yet, but it's basically complete.
I started this blanket last October, so it's taken me nearly a year to finish. I've only worked on it on and off. It came with me during my house move last year, and was the first think I worked on after I moved in. I rememberJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-30118766032958613442014-09-18T20:10:00.000+01:002014-09-18T20:10:22.122+01:00Slowly getting back to normalIt feels like life is slowly settling down again this week (though perhaps I shouldn't speak too soon!). Problems seem to be resolving themselves one by one - I hope it lasts! Thank you so much to the people who commented on my last post - it's nice to see that some of you feel the same sometimes.
I had some time today to play with my new camera - I'm still figuring out all the settings!
Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-16061346842780420882014-09-14T18:20:00.001+01:002014-09-14T18:20:54.559+01:00Easing back to bloggingHi everyone.
It feels like it has been a very long time since I was here last. I can't even remember what the last thing I posted about was. I haven't looked at this blog for over a month I think. I've thought about it, but I just haven't had the energy for anything.
August was super-stressful and busy, and it looks like September is going to be the same. Hopefully October will be better.
So, Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-19613129292799959792014-08-12T20:43:00.002+01:002014-08-12T20:43:55.152+01:00Happy pastel stripesHello everyone, I've been away for a while, and it's been nagging at my conscience.
So, here I am, back with a quick post.
To be honest, I haven't managed to actually finish many craft projects. I don't know what I've been doing really. I think it just took me a while to get over my post-holiday blues!
One thing which I have finished, and which I LOVE is this stripey cushion. The Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-58474055240965296282014-07-21T20:28:00.002+01:002014-07-21T20:28:34.489+01:00Post holiday blues...Oh dear. I seem to be suffering from attack of the post holiday blues! Do you ever suffer from this? I've actually set one of the pictures of the beach that I took last week as the screen saver on my mobile. I think that's probably just making it worse though - being reminded every time I look at my phone that I wish I was back there!
I don't even feel much like crafting at the moment...so Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-81382940994073880062014-07-18T19:21:00.003+01:002014-07-18T19:21:48.725+01:00CornwallHello everyone! I haven't been around much the last couple of weeks because I have been on holiday! S and I have just come back from a lovely few days in Cornwall. No time (or energy) for a big catch up today, but I thought I would share a couple of holiday snaps with you.
These gorgeous flowers were everywhere - does anyone know what they are? I know nothing about plants or gardening!
Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-61004573700803406102014-07-01T20:29:00.002+01:002014-07-01T20:29:57.965+01:00ProjectsI have too many projects on the go again. I think I've gotten a little carried away with my stash busting project!
Two of them are knitting. The one above is something I am attempting to make using some of the yarn I won in the Mrs Moon prize draw in December. It's Louisa Harding Mila yarn, and as soon as I opened the parcel and saw it, I though "summer sweater". However, I haven't been Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632344239944843396.post-53952148311311188292014-06-26T07:05:00.001+01:002014-06-26T07:05:30.311+01:00Random momentsI was in two minds about what to call this post - it was either going to be "a bit of a whinge" or "random moments" depending on how I ended up seeing the thing that it's about!
I don't know if I have ever mentioned it before, but I commute to and from work every day by train. I live in Hertfordshire and I work in central London, so I have a 90 minute journey to and from work - a total of 3 Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422800044217155316noreply@blogger.com8