When April became May

As well as having started back at 'work' (starting supply work) I also have a few projects on the go right now. It's all been a bit chaotic right now, each day scheduled out, last minute calls from the agency - the nature of the supply beast.

Sock update - my plain pink socks are still a working progress, however I have been spurred on by the addition of two balls of new sock yarn to my yarn stash. I couldn't resist the new cocktail collection by West Yorkshire Spinners 😊 I did however limit myself to two colour (DK - not quite brave enough to go on to 4ply yet). Can't wait to start working with them, however will be a good girl and finish pink socks first. 

Blue Lagoon on the left and Rum Paradise on the right.

Sunflowers - who doesn't love sunflowers?! A friend of mine recently go their own place and during a discussion about the garden the subject of sunflowers came up. So I decided to plant some sunflower seeds and when they are strong enough to be outside, replant them into some nice sturdy pots for his garden.

Seeds ready for planting

All planted

10 days later

The seagull and the starfish - we decided to make the most of the little sunshine we saw at the weekend and headed down to Marizon with our picnic (left over chicken pasta bake, a sandwich and plenty of fruit). We were sat in the car overlooking the bay watching the wind and kite surfers performing their stunts (it was fantastic to see so many people out enjoying the Cornish coast), when this guy flew down and sat on the wall in front of the car. It took us a few minutes to figure out what he had in his mouth! 

Thats all for now. Keep your eyes peeled for at least 2 posts coming very soon!!

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April - Marizion, Mousehole, sunshine and Ice cream

Today was a gorgeously sunny day and so we decided to get out and make the most of it. After collecting the other half from St Austell way, I headed back down the A30, past home. A quick stop for petrol and we carried on down to Marizion, one of our favourite spots.

We love a good panorama

One of our favourite things about Marizion is if its too chilly to sit on or stroll across the beach, or my feet are not behaving themselves enough to allow a little walk, we can park up facing the sea. This means we can enjoy our picnic in the warmth of the car whilst admiring the views of Mounts Bay - the best of both worlds. Don't get me wrong we love the outdoors and try to get out into it as much as possibly, but on clear chilly days or even stormy days its nice to watch the sea from the warmth of the car.

After eating our packed lunch and braving a little sit outside on the wall (boy was that wind chilly), we headed further west to Mousehole for an ice cream.

A little more sheltered from the wind it was nice in the sunshine and even managed to park and walk down into the village - yay for another achievement. Here we indulged in a small ice cream each (well mango and passion fruit sorbet for me - which was delicious!). All in all a lovely day in the sun!

Only a short post today as off to a craft fair tomorrow and may feel the need to write about it later...

Good Friday Sunshine

Now, for those of you less interested in yarn and making things I did promise adventures. With the longer than anticipated recovery from surgery and the damp weather, adventures have been, up until now, rather scarce. But finally I am driving again and the sun is out! Adventure time!!

When I got up yesterday I could see straight away that, as the weather man had predicted, the sun was shining and it was going to be a beautiful day. I couldn't resist and immediately dressed like summer was here to stay. White trousers with blue flowers, black strappy top, lemon cardigan and a light scarf to tie it all together.

Once I'd collected Mr Grumpy (his agreed nickname for purposes of blog), I headed back towards Truro and off West, down the A30. We stopped at Tesco to pick up some healthy bits and continued on our way. Marizon, our usually and favourite spot, was jam packed and so we continued down west, past Penzance. After a minor incident on the way we arrived at Portcurno, down by the museum and not far from the Minack.

The minor incident being someone coming the other way being 2foot out from the hedge their side and me having to pull right into the hedge my side. The result - my passenger wing mirror turned itself in and the mirror part jumped out of the wing and dangled by a wire. Not to worry, with a bit of persuasion I managed to click it back in, and the electronic adjustment dial works.

We parked up and walked down to the beach, the path is fine it’s the last bit on to the beach which is steep. The usual walk way was closed off for maintenance and so we had to go a little further round and come out down the side of the beach which was steep. Its good Mr Grumpy had a hold of me on the way up as he practically dragged me back up, lol.

Our picnic was yummy and after a short sit in the sun (it wasn’t quite warm enough to sit for too long, whilst we were also fearful of sitting in direct sunlight without the recent application of sun cream).

The return journey passed without incident and we soon found ourselves at an old favourite - Hayle Driving range. Where Mr Grumpy can hit balls and I usually, crochet/knit/write letters or just sip on a hot chocolate. Now out of the sun and sufficiently chilled a hot chocolate was definitely on the menu.