Basket case.................

I love baskets. I have a lot of them, and I use them all - storage, project bags, shopping, books, papers, everything.  Sometimes a particular basket catches my eye and is so pleasing it has to come home with me; such was the case today, found in a charity shop in Wareham. The colours are more vibrant than the camera has picked up, and it has a long single handle. Just perfect. I took the chance to visit the wee market being held down by the quay too; a really wonderful little fruit and veg stall, with all sorts of rarely seen things to buy. This was my shopping this afternoon: Plus a couple of walnut and cheese loaves and a  cider apple loaf, being sold off cheaply towards the end of the afternoon. I sat and had a pint watching the ducks and swans on the river in the autumn sunshine. Wareham is a lovely wee town, first time I've actually been there for a decent length of time. Very pretty houses, good pubs and the wee market, boats, swans and ducks too.

Started.............

One for me..............

I thought it was about time I knitted something for myself, so am just about to cast on for this It's called Faery Ring, designed by Mary Scott Huff; I'm doing it as a KAL challenge to knit a jumper in October in a Ravelry group. This is my wool, lovely soft mix of lambswool and silk

My - that's a big one.....................

Bit different to my usual crochet!  I wouldn't say out of my comfort zone, as I'm enjoying doing it. It's the Crochet Granny shrug pattern I found on Ravelry, worked in a cherry red chunky yarn. The hook is a somewhat astounding 15mm.............. Am please with it so far, but using such a large hook is taking some getting used to. Working up quickly, though http://www.kootoyoo.com/?attachment_id=3405

Mellow fruitfulness and seasonal doings

I really dislike the word 'chore', as it sounds as if it's a thing you don't enjoy doing, so I  tend to use the word doing/s instead :) There are very few doings I don't actually enjoy...... One of today's is sorting and washing the apples for a couple of gallons of cottage cider   Outside, I have planted out wallflowers and spring cabbages. There are more apples to be gathered in and the patch right outside the back door tidied and the plants sorted and some bought under cover for the winter. I need to check the sloe tree too later on, strawberries to plant out and harvest the hops. Nature continues to surprise and delight - this  nicotiana is in full flower in a quiet corner   Later, I need to go out and buy some glass vases for my hyacinth bulbs and get them going for the winter, sort out the garlic ready for planting next week and get some gin to make some more damson gin. I will invest in some leek plants too, as I missed sowing them this year due to illness. Always something to be done, I love it :)

A Goddess

A Goddess... A goddess is a woman who emerges from deep within herself. She is a woman who has honestly explored her darkness and learned to celebrate her light.... She is a woman who is able to fall in love with the magnificent possibilities within her. She is a woman who knows of the magic and mysterious places inside her, the sacred places that can nurture her soul and make her whole. She is a woman who radiates light. She is magnetic. She walks into a room and male and female alike feel her presence. She has power and softness at the same time. She has powerful sexual energy that's not dependent on physical looks. She has a body that she adores and it shows by the way she comfortable lives and moves in it. She cherishes beauty, light, and love. She is a mother to all children. She flows with life in effortless grace. She can heal with a look or a touch of the hand. She is fiercely sensual and fearlessly erotic and engages in sex as her way to share with another in touching the Divine. She is compassion and wisdom. She is a seeker of Truth and cares deeply about something bigger than herself. She is a woman who knows that her purpose in life is to reach higher and rule with love. She is a woman in love with love. She knows that joy is her destiny and by embracing it and sharing it with others, wounds are healed. She is a woman who has come to know that her partner is as tender, lost and frightened as she has been at times. She has come to understand the scars of the boy in him and knows that together, love can be the relief, the healing of their wounds. She is a woman who can accept herself as she is. She can accept another as they are. She is able to forgive her mistakes and not feel threatened by another's even when attacked. She is a woman who can ask for help when she needs it or give help when asked. She respects boundaries, hers and another's. She can see God in another's eyes. She can see God in her own. She can see God in every life situation. She is a woman who takes responsibility for everything she creates in her life. She is a woman who is totally supportive and giving. She is a Goddess....     Unknown..

This one should be on the NHS

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/fabulous-fashionistas Hugely inspiring and great fun, even if the washing is left undone for another day :)