Ahem :0)

Tiptoes in whilst no ones looking .

Just to let you all know I'm still here " waves nicely "

I've been so busy these past weeks that the Blog has had to take a back seat.

We are off to Devon on Wednesday with the new caravan :0) to take part in Fibrefest.

We are making a holiday of it whilst we are down there . Well it's a long way to go . That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

If you're coming to Fibrefest stop by and say hello.

There are new bags for sale and lots of my usual goodies .

I will post an extra long blog when I get back to fill you in on the past weeks .

Tiptoes out again

Climb Every Mountain ........

Hi folks, finally got round to writing my Blog.

I'm being lazy and have managed to download my pics onto my netbook.

Well I've finally got  to the top of the mountain.

Woolfest weekend was the pinnicle in what has been a very hard climb .

The Wednesday evening before Woolfest I was calm as anything . No butterflies about towing the caravan , nothing. I even slept like a baby .I towed the van up to Cumbria without a care in the world .

On Thurday afternoon after I'd finished setting up I had the most overwhelming feeling of joy and elation. I can't put it into writing how powerful the feeling was but it was good .

I'd finally done it , I'd got to the top.

The weekend went brilliantly.

 I'm afraid i've only got pics of the stall

Because we were so busy I didn't have time to take any more .

We had the best Woolfest ever and it was good to be back after a two year break .

I made some new friends and caught up with old ones .Sadly some were missing this year but i'll be catching up with them later in the year :0)

Now the hols .

We made the 340 mile journey down to Cornwall with a slight detour, on the way down, to see our eldest . We did the same going home and it was good to catch up .Wish he lived nearer ,though we do catch up on Skype now .More of that later .

We had a lovely time but wished the weather could have been better. Cue Pics :0)

 Seaton Beach

 This the view of our apartments from the beach. you can see how close to the sea they are.

 This is the view from the balcony of the apartment at dusk.

 There was full moon whilst we were down there. It looks quite tropical doesn't it .

The sea on a very rough day .

It was brilliant being so close to the sea. every night I was rocked to sleep by the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. I think I was a mermaid in a former life . I just love being by the sea .

Now as I said earlier we have signed up for Skype .It's great. We can now see our two Grandbears ,who live 240 miles away , more often . We've missed such a lot of their growing up with them living so far away . but now we can do Grandparent things with them . The other night we even showed the youngest how to knit left handed  . He was thrilled to bits .

Another bit of news is we've got a new caravan .The old one is giving up the ghost. I'll be sad to see it go as we have travelled a lot of miles with it but it's got to go . We'll be picking up the new one next month when I'll post pics Well there's a few kilos of freshly dyed wool waiting to be reskeined ready for Fibre East later this month so i'd better get cracking :0)

What a difference a Year makes .

I shouldn't really dwell on the past BUT.....

Can it really be a year since a made my heartbreaking post about having to cancel Woolfest because of my deppression. I've come a hell of a long way since then .

I'm sat here feeling rather smug .

The car's loaded , the caravan's packed and there's just a couple of little jobs to do then......

" It's Woolfest here I come "

For those of you who will be coming along here's a taster 

A sea of coloured wool .

If you are coming please stop by and say hello .

BTW i will do a "Wot I did on my holidays " post when I get back .

Greetings from Cornwall

Good evening folks . Just to let you know the Bears have decamped to the South Coast for two weeks .

This is our first seaside holiday for two years.

It's very special as it's a belated Ruby Anniversary present to each other .

We are ensconced in a beachside appartment in Cornwall.

As I write I can see the waves breaking on the shore.

Add to that a box of choclates , a glass of something chilled ,Papa Bear sat by me and Meg curled at my feet.

What more could a Laal Bear wish for .

Perrfick :0)

Pond Project Update

Thought I'd give you a small update on the Pond Project.

 Just to refresh your memory it looked like this .

 Now it looks like this .

Inspired by the watching the Chelsea Flower Show this week I worked like a Navvy on Wednesday.

I stripped out the small bed by the pond and replanted it all with bee/butterfly friendly plants . Scabious , French Lavender , my favourite Pinks ,Aqualigia and Campanula .

I brought out my little Gnomes and Faeries from under the hedge to give the bed a bit a character.

It will take some time for all the plants to grow both in the bed and in the pond . I'll try and post pics from time to time through the Summer to keep you posted . 

I've been very busy this week , not only with the garden. I've been making myself some dresses for the upcoming trip to Cornwall . It's ages since I made clothes for myself and I've really enjoyed it .

I've had to get myself quite a bit of new clothes as I'm still having weight problems .But there is a reason   for it this time .It's not just me filling my face .On a recent visit to the Doc for a check up I mentioned my weight to him and he told me that it was a major side effect of the antidepressant I'm on . Well I'd rather be a size bigger than be ill again :0)

On a final note . Number 1 son ran the Edinburgh Marathon last week and did it in 4hrs 56 secs .Knocking 25 mins off his previous time and with a bad knee :0)

Help Needed

I know this is a very longshot but is there anyone who reads my blog and is in Edinburgh and has a B&B or the like. No 1 son is running in the Marathon tomorrow and can't find a bed for the night .

You can email me on info(at)laalbear(dot)co(dot)uk replacing the words with symbols .

Thank you

The Pond Project Day 4

 Well we're nearly there . We've had another warm sunny day and the boys have got loads done .

Stones have been laid between the two ponds to cause a babbling effect.

 The small pond waiting to be lined with stones.

 View from the top end .

 At 5 o'clock the new pump was switched on and we had water gushing over the stones and Papa was delighted . I wish i could get a video of it but I can't work out how to do it . It sounds great .

Can't wait to plant it all up and sit out having breakfast to sound of our babbling brook .

There are just some tidying up to do tomorrow and it will all be finished .

We are really pleased with the work Neil and Lyndon have done and if you like what you see and live in the Lancashire area I can highly recommend Alexander Landscapes