Fibre Appreciation Thursday

I have reading the blogA Stash Addict for a while now and although I haven't bought any of her lovely yarn yet, I plan to!! I enjoy seeing the beautiful yarn, especially the Rainbow! But the chance to win yarn, particularly in such a lovely colour is not to be missed!

Torch Relay

Joined a group of others to see the Olympic Torch run(walk!) up College Way and hand over to another runner . Looking  at the live coverage no body seems to carry the flame for very long. An awful lot of accompanying police bikes and support vehicles.

Ten Tors 2012

Team Captain and Navigator for the Sea Cadets' 35 mile team

The starting guns have just been fired.

Little Bo Peep and his 5 sheep!

Medal presentation.

Phil and I enjoyed a very sunny weekend at Okehampton Camp in support of the three Dartmouth Ten Tors teams. There were 2 teams who completed 35 miles and 1 who completed 45 miles.Much exhaustion and many blisters ensued but it was a huge achievement by the young people and a great privilege to see it close up.

Julia is already planning to do the 45 next year! 

Yarn Along

Joining again with Ginny at Small Things, not a very good picture I'm afraid!
I have just finished reading 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett ( which has just been made into a film), I enjoyed it very much. Once again I have two projects on the needles! The green yarn is going to be this, a lovely thin scarf. The grey is for my youngest daughter a sweater with a stranded work yoke,looking forward to finishing the rib so I can move up a needle size!

Finished objects!

Hannah,Sophia and Isaac came to stay last week and Hannah very kindly dressed Isaac up in a selection of  my knits! A pair of stay-on booties which are just out of shot ( and apparently they really do stay on!), an Aviatrix helmet (such a sweet pattern) and a Baby Surprise Jacket( my first! ).He is very cute! The photo above ( don't know why blogger rotated it?) is the finished 'Get Ziggy'- plenty big enough!

Yarn Along

I am joining in with Ginny of Small Things again this week. I have the yarn to knit a sweater for Julia, but as Hannah,Dan,Sophia and Isaac are coming to stay this weekend I thought I'd use up some yarn from my stash and knit Get Ziggy for Isaac. I love the envelope neck and cables. I'll start Julia's once I've finished!
I am reading 'Farewell to the East End' by Jennifer Worth, it is the third in a set of books about the author's life in the East End of London in the 1950s when she worked there as a district midwife and nurse. It is a fascinating insight into life after WW2 and into the history of midwifery in Great Britain.The first book has been turned into a BBC TV series entitled 'Call The Midwife', if it makes to your screens in the USA I'm sure you will enjoy it, and if not the books are well worth reading.

Yarn Along!

Here I am joining with Ginny of Small Things for Yarn Along.
I am reading 'The Reason for God' by Timothy Keller, I bought it for my daughter who is at University, I thought I had better read it first and my husband wants to read it too! I think she will find it helpful when talking to friends who question her about her Christian faith.
I am knitting an Oatmeal pullover from Rowan Purelife Renew. I am on to the first sleeve, so nearly finished!