crochet and clouds

the weather has been good today.

i decided a while ago to learn knitting and crochet, i got myself needles and a hook at the same time. i found knitting easier and put the hook down for a while while i got started on my new scarf. i finished my ball of wool so until i get some more, my scarf is on hold so i have picked up the crochet hook to try again with some tiny balls of wool i have laying around from who knows when. i 'mastered' the 'single crochet', unravelled it and learnt the 'double crochet'.


a little wonky but not bad for a first try. which is also what i'd say about my granny square.

not quite right but not bad considering it took me quite a few different tutorials to finally get my head around it. i reckon getting some yarn that's the right thickness for my hook will help, i find the stitches keep being too tight or really loose. but maybe that's just me and i'll get better at it.

anyway, i'm really excited about finally getting good at it and then making loads for a blanket/throw.
now i just need to learn how to swap colours.

at this rate the coming winter is going to be oh so cosy.

i also had an idea for a drawing/collage which is looking to be quite cool hopefully.

will finished a painting this evening and after he gets out of the shower we're going to cook some yummy food.
i'm making guacomole and navajo fry bread while will's making chilli.
i'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

all in all, quite a productive saturday :)

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tea stirring and thoughts

action shot.

have a shift today and sunday but am looking forward to saturday. will and i are both off and i'm planning a day of making art and then making an awesome dinner.

keep hoping it's not too much longer before i can leave 'work' so i can concentrate on my work...

also hoping i don't end up missing the quilts exhibition, all of a sudden time is passing by really quickly and i'm not sure i like it.

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photo booth

it said on the outside that you could choose 'identical' or 'different' and it let us take 4 different pictures but then it made us pick one. still good though.

walked round a french market today with mum and a french man growled at me because i have leopard print tights on and said some french that i obviously didn't understand and made claw motions with his hand. i think he was being friendly though...

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art and spring flowers

2 pictures i did. the bird girl is on my website too but i'm not sure if i'm going to add the lovebirds. i might give them another go.

pretty spring pictures.

we went and voted today. i've never voted before so i was quite excited. i felt quite proud after and we went and got hog roast baps from the bakery and in keeping with the new experiences i let them put apple sauce in it. i never normally have the sweet sauces on my savoury food but i really liked it.
good day so far.

tomorrow we're heading over here. a couple of the people exhibiting were in our class at uni so it should be interesting.

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random happenings on camera

a shop window looking pretty

we love pork buns

this bike fell on will but he's alright.
if you take your bike on a non-bike carriage of a train, have the decency to stand with it :)

will takes me out for nachos...
and banoffee pie because he loves me.
we also love the pub. and sharing.

this is for my mum and dad. i took the photo and they're putting it on their wall.
it's all mounted and ready to go now thanks to will's spray mount powers.

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elephant parade, trafalgar square

i made a friend.
(will took this photo)

we went into london today for a draw in the national gallery and we found a load of elephants in trafalgar square and then we found one in chinatown too.
it was brilliant, everyone was really excited. having their photos taken with them and generally loving the elephants. i like it when art engages people and they don't even really realise it.
i love london.

this is also will's photo. of me around the time i took the one below

i have since discovered it's all about conservation and there are 258 of them all over london.
we're going to have an elephant hunt and try to find as many as possible.

you should go see at least some of them if you can. they're brilliant.

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love

will and i celebrated our 4th year together by going to london and eating really good food, including:
a brownie (shared) from st. pancras
chilli burger (him) and blueberry pancakes (me) with fries (shared) at the diner in islington
lasagne (me) and ribs (him) for dinner then
waffle (him) and apple pie (me) for pudding from the pub at the end of our road

it was lovely.

it rained but we didn't mind. we went in the national gallery and saw some art done by school kids inspired by renoirs the umbrellas.
we wandered about.
and we looked at pretty buildings.
and before it rained we sat in trafalgar square with tea.

love you william!

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