sun | lemon loves …

… Lancashire

Mar 18th, 2013 2 Comments

Last week we took a little trip up the M6 to the lovely town of Lancaster ~ to deliver a freshly stitched batch of baskets to Gallery 23, the exhibition space above the wonderful Arteria, a shop full of gorgeousness if ever there was one!

I was a little anxious ~ never having done anything like this before, and still feeling very much like a learner in the whole ‘making things’ world ~ but I was welcomed so enthusiastically that all my fears fell away (thank you to Sharon). These and other baskets, and a few of my bags are now awaiting the Exhibition launch on Wednesday evening …

… how exciting is that!

Whilst in Lancashire, we took some time to explore and this is what we found …

… a peaceful, mirror-like canal, home to swans, moorhens, ducks, grebes and narrow boats …

… far-reaching views of the mountains of Cumbria from Morcambe …

… the beauty of light over the Lune estuary, fading sunlight, crisp air, the evening call of wading birds, the distant baaing of lambs …

… the glory of a sunset at Conder Green …

… a beautiful two days indeed!

Tagged in: beauty, hand made, nature, photography, sewing, Spring, sun, walking

… feel good friday :)

Nov 16th, 2012 1 Comment

Posted in: Home Life, Out and About, Walking

Here we are again, at the tail end of the week ~ wagging our way into the weekend! Time to give a shout out to the good things which came into my life over the past week ~ feel free to join me.

Some of my favourite things this week have included …

~ these lovely folks ~

~ these beautiful colours ~

~ this landscape … or should it be called a tree-scape ~

~ this song … from the Album Heart Food by Judee Sill ~

And there’s more …

~ listening to the local Choral Society in our beautiful Priory Church ~

~ Green and Blacks hot chocolate ~

~ good food shared with friends ~

~ catching up with work colleagues ~

~ finishing off two more quilt blocks … no photo’s yet due to appalling light conditions ~

~ laugh out loud comedy on TV ~

I had a lovely birthday weekend, the sun shone, I shared the time with fabulous people, ate good food, listened to live music, walked, talked and photographed the autumn beauty ~ and I received some lovely and thoughtful gifts.

What more could a girl want?

Hoping you all found some glimmers of goodness in your week too ~ notice, capture and share ~ and it will surely grow!

Happy weekend folks.

Tagged in: autumn, beauty, colour, Feel Good Friday, friendship, gift, happy, nature, photography, sun, walking

… feel good friday :)

Nov 9th, 2012 8 Comments

Posted in: Home Life, Made by hand

Another Friday ~ another week flowing into another weekend ~ and another opportunity to gather up all the good stuff and say a little thank you!

This week I have been most enjoying …

~ this cushion … I am as pleased as punch with it … and will be adding it to my shop very soon ~

~ this beautiful tea-trolley with it’s elegant mid-century lines … a gift from our neighbour who is having a clear out ~

~ ooh … and that sweet little turquiose case underneath … which belonged to my Mother in Law ~

~ and this ‘made in England’ stamp on the castor of aforementioned tea-trolley ~

~ this pretty 1970′s style vintage fabric … a charity shop bargain ~

~ beautiful sunrises ~

Other things which have brightened my week include …

~ a successful photo session for my online shop ~

~ watching the excellent White Heat on DVD which I missed when it was broadcast earlier this year ~

~ a phone call from a busy busy friend (she knows who she is!) ~

~ hot chocolate ~

And as if all of that isn’t enough … this weekend it is My Birthday … oh Yeah! No clues as to how old I am … but lets just say I am optimistically thinking of it as being ‘half way’!!

Photo: Unknown Source: If this is your image, please contact me so I can credit you.

Bring on the celebrations!!

Feel free to raise a glass to me ~ I’ll raise one back for sure!

Happy weekend folks.

Tagged in: beauty, cushions, fabric, Feel Good Friday, friendship, gift, hand made, sun

… a sunny afternoon

Sep 24th, 2012 5 Comments

Posted in: Home Life, News

Sitting in the garden with Tillie by my side, relishing the warmth of the autumn sun, jotting down some new ideas, surrounded by some of my newest fabric finds drying in the sunshine … really, what could be a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

The sunlight was beautiful, playing with the colours of the drying fabrics …

… I am loving these roses, and this beautiful embroidered linen …

… oh, and this gorgeous little bowl of crocuses!

Tillie was particularly happy that I decided to get busy with my camera ~ as she was able to keep my cushion warm for me!

One day I will get a proper washing line … one day!

It was rather glorious and we sat together there until late afternoon soaking up the final mellow rays of September sun. As I write this on Sunday afternoon, things couldn’t be more different, I have been forced to seek out my winter woollies, the skies are grey and the rain is persisting at my window. I am so happy I made the most of Saturday!

In other news … this little blog will be celebrating later this week, because, can you believe it, we have reached lemon loves first Birthday! Oh yes! One whole year of blogging to celebrate ~ Yee~ha!

I will be posting a special celebratory post on Thursday of this week, and will also be sending out the September Newsletter to subscribers … it will include a little freebie, and a special offer … so if you haven’t signed up for the the newsletter subscription yet … do it now! There is a button up top.

Until then, I will leave you with memories of warm autumn sunshine filtering through the yellowed leaves of the Silver Birch tree. Ah, happy days!

Tagged in: autumn, colour, fabric, garden, sun, Tillie

… photographing Tillie!

Sep 3rd, 2012 4 Comments

Posted in: Home Life

It is a whole lot of fun trying to capture a beautiful shot of the lovely Tillie. As soon as I get her perfectly lined up in the viewfinder ~ she decides she just wants to be near me …

… sitting right at my feet …

… and facing the other way!

Tillie came to live with us recently ~ she is over 18 years old and has settled in beautifully ~ but she isn’t quite used to the camera yet …

… so I decided the only solution was to adapt a cat like strategy, and so I settled myself down on my belly on the sunny patio, wriggled around in the late summer warmth, and waited … and Tillie did much the same …

… and it worked, she eyed me up a little, got used to the clicking, and proceeded to give herself a wash …

… and with the warmth of the sun, and the energy exerted she drifted off into one of those dozy, wobbly headed, asleep but still keeping my head up kind of moments that contented cats enjoy …

… and I think I probably did much the same!

Hoping you found some sunny~dozy moments over the weekend too!

Tagged in: garden, photography, sun, Tillie

… feel good friday :)

Jul 27th, 2012 2 Comments

Posted in: Home Life, Out and About

There has been lots of goodness going on this week … finally summer has truly arrived in this corner of England which certainly lifts the mood and has enhanced my escapades with warmth and seasonal jollity. Highlights have included …

~ the smell of jasmine in my garden ~