And then there were three...

Now that Christmas and New Year are over, everyone is back to work and school. On Tuesday, Martha went back to Bristol and now John is on his way to Norfolk for his next new challenge. Owen has exams in the offing at school. Work is filling in the spaces that we've enjoyed having for a few weeks and Geoff and I are back to our usual routines. It is so windy and wet. Instead of sharp blue skies and white frosty winter walks, we have rain, wind and so much MUD everywhere. This is all why I am feeling glum.
And I have a knitting injury. Repetitive Strain Injury. This is hardly surprising with the self imposed deadlines I set myself. So I am on a knitting fast to allow time for recovery. This means that I can think about felting and matting instead!

This arrived yesterday to cheer me up. An early birthday present to myself. It looks interesting on first look.
Oh and thank you to the people who asked about the bit of matting that the last couple of photos have had in the background. It is a long thin bit that sits on my bedroom windowsill.

I'd stopped seeing it until some of you asked! I want to crank up the matting again and I have a new mat project in my head. If I can make it work I think it will be exciting. More here soon.
Now though, Poppy still needs a walk even though it is horrid weather, so it's wet weather gear on and a quick blez through the woods.

Comments

[Tash]

I love the idea of learning something new and finding new challenges ~ since watching an episode of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage where he did some felting, it has always appealed. I just have to find a smallholding and some sheep, then I'm set!

The mat is lovely, I love the colours ~ pinks sit very nicely with blues.

Enjoy your new book!

[wendy]

Lovely mat and the book looks exciting. Am I allowed to ask where Owen is in Norfolk.

[islaygirl]

idiom alert: what's a blez?

and i'm with tash, i'd love a smallholding and sheep. i keep saying that when the wee one leaves the nest (in 15 short years, hee!) i'm going to move to the uk and do just that.

[martha]

a John word. means to go somewhere but with a more mission-like outlike than just going, also means to telephone, as in- I'll give him a blez (to see whether he wants to drink a great deal tonight in john's case) I think. Could mean other things, you never know with john.

And mother- i'm making a lovely tea cozy out of wool felt and have been doing good stencilling- all before Matt returns for these are birthday oriented things. Will send you pics!!

Hope all well and good. Miss you and spooks x x x x x

[carolyn]

Oh I so know what you mean about mud, it must be the most depressing thing in the world, I have 3 dogs not to mention the husband traipsing it through the house. Hope your wrist gets better soon.

[islaygirl]

martha, thanks very much for the translation. :)

[michele]

Hi Katie
That book looks really interesting - but remember to get better first!

[Rebecca (eco felter in rural Ireland)]

That felting book looks very interesting, wish I could pick it up and flick through.