211 - 218 // 365 2015

Day 211 - Tran Solo enjoying some QI.



Day 212 - Sleepy flash lego time. Or something about forgetting to take a picture in the day.



Day 213 - Pick your own.



Day 214 - Never get bored of that face.



Day 215 - My super cute birthday bug cake made by the luvahley William. It all melted together pretty quick but I think it made those eyes even cuter.



Day 216 - Dramatic art time with Will.



Day 217 - A rather lovely selection of orders all together before wrapping them up.



Day 218 - I was trying to get a good close up of this fella and right after this photo Bernard ran at it and it landed right on my nose. And I freaked out because I am skittish like a horse.

Pick Your Own Birthday

At the start of the month I got a whole year older so mum and dad came for a visit and we spent a very sunny morning at White House Farm picking our own. I ate so many strawberries over the next few days and our freezer is also full of them and blackberries too. Once you start picking it's hard to stop. I see tasty crumbles in my future. I also took a lot of photos because it's all so pretty.



Look how hard that wasp is holding on, he's making a little hand dent in that blackberry.
I really want to go back in other seasons. Walking to the bits that were pickable you get to see other patches that aren't ready yet and it really made me want to go back when they are. It's shockingly close to the city, I couldn't believe such a large farm area was right up the road and I didn't even know about it.

Norwich Pride 2015 Part 2

Here's my second set of Pride photos. These are after the march (my photos of which are here). The march had to wait outside City Hall for a while so it didn't block an ambulance that was treating someone who'd had a heart attack (I'm sure I read later that he recovered).
 

Sing With Pride



Parallel Dance Studios



This girl did two dances on her own and how she used her face was just perfect.



Rosebud were last to perform and were awesome. Who doesn't love a Queen with a beard?
  

And to end some of the lovely people that helped run it came up on stage for their well earned applause. It was such a great day, very much looking forward to next year.

Illustration ~ Beary Happy Birthday

This guy was wishing my Dad a beary happy birthday yesterday.
He knows one of the candles has blown out but he's a bear, he's doing his best.

Crochet ~ Rocket Lolly Brooch and Creature Cushion

The current issue (34) of Simply Crochet has two of my patterns inside. A rocket lolly brooch (that inspired me to make these other lollies) (can you inspire yourself?) and a rather cute monster cushion that has arms and legs and is therefore even cuter than you might think.



There's even a sneaky peek at my next set of patterns that get their own booklet next month ^_^

204 - 210 // 365 2015

Day 204 - Bernard is very clear about how the flower beds belong to him and him alone.



Day 205 - Blocking isn't something I do much of so I still find it quite fascinating that dunking crochet in water makes it flat and nice.



Day 206 - Castle had pride.



Day 207 - Studio floor.



Day 208 - Reading my camera's instruction manual a bit. Trying to actually learn it. In the background are some huggers that got caught up in a plant fall and I hoovered the mud off so now they're all clean but not quite up to selling quality. I might do a little giveaway with them on instagram (so follow me if you don't already! @vongarratt)



Day 209 - I had too big of a headache to do my own sawing but luckily I have a William who's lovely and helpful.



Day 210 - I cut my fringe. It's on the huh (as they say in Norfolk, I think) on purpose. Asymmetrical (as they say in fancy parts). It's the first time I've cut my fringe and not panicked that it's wrong the next day so *thumbs up*. Also that t shirt is a new addition to my t shirts, £3 xl men's h&m sale. Even pockets on men's t shirts are better than women's. *pocket rage*

Norwich Pride 2015 Part 1

Last weekend I spent an afternoon in the city taking too many photos and having a great time at Norwich Pride. There was a march from one of the parks that ended up outside the library where there were a variety of people/organisations with stalls and a stage was set up for entertainment and speeches. I've split my photos into two posts so as to not make it crazy long.

I'm going to get this out of the way now because I so much almost wasn't going to mention it but I think I should. Once while watching the march I saw two guys pointing and laughing at someone that was taking part and I later heard two lesbians made a snide comment about bisexual people. I don't want to attach anything negative to the day because it was awesome and without being too cheesy I came away from it feeling really uplifted but I think it's important to point out. If people that are actually attending pride are being narrow minded then that really shows why pride is so important. Imagine what some people who wouldn't go to pride are thinking and saying and that is just wrong. It all needs to stop.

Anyway, onward with photos of wonderfulness!

 

I took so many photos of that main banner, every time I saw it that day I was like 'best take another one just in case the last one wasn't any good' It's all embroidered, patchwork type bits and I love it.



When I was looking up info for what was going on at the event I was really impressed with how often it mentioned disabled folk. 'Proud and Disabled' were at the front of the march, and there was a disabled viewing area outside the library to watch the stage and all the speeches and bits were BSL signed. I was mighty impressed, I don't need to go looking for that information so I don't know if it tends to be easily available but the fact I so easily saw it must have been real handy for those who needed to know about it.

 

Sing with Pride sung their way along the route.



I wasn't specifically checking so might be wrong but I realised later that Labour were the only political party I saw there. That's Clive by the way, our MP. If you follow me on twitter you may have seen my regular amazement at having an MP that actually says things I agree with so it was good to see him in the march. Also, as was pointed out by someone on twitter the only sports team tabling at it were the Norfolk Brawds so claps to you guys.

   

In case you can't read it it says ' not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck heteronormativity'. On the back it said something along the lines of 'don't use my identity for your marketing' which I found especially funny because Nando's pride flags and stickers seemed to be everywhere, along with someone dressed as the Nando's chicken running around handing out vouchers. It's a weird one, where's the line with a company showing support and using people to gain profits. I'm not articulate enough to even try and tackle it. I don't suppose it's even my place to try.



A pun will always please me. (There's that Nando's chicken in the background too.)