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Five Things Friday: Joyful Moments from my Fortnight

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:43:36 +0000

I’ve been full of the joys of spring lately! Here are some glimpses of five joyful moments from my fortnight. 1. A bowl of seriously adorable, teeny, tiny chocolate eggs 2. Stepping away from the screen to spend five minutes...

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Five things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:08:18 +0000

Five joyful moments from the past week. 1, Spending a sunny lunch break with some soothing rows of garter stitch 2. These orchids, which have been in bloom since February. I think they’re making up for the last two flowerless...

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Five Things

Behind the Ivy — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 14:25:00 +0000

Five joyful little things from the past two weeks These autumn colours. This new leaf. This happy half hour sheltering from the drizzle under the trees, munching on homemade cake and tea. This tiny visitor (although I suspect this is a...

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On the Needles: November edition

Behind the Ivy — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:22:00 +0000

On the needles Nothing has changed since the start of the week – Strathendrick is still sulking at the bottom of the pile! The sleeves and the neck are done, so all that’s left is the tiny matter (!!) of separating off the...

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Five Things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:27:00 +0000

Five joyful little things from the past few weeks 1. Watching the moon rise over the sea. 2. Baking sourdough bread. Sourdough is the most delicious alchemy, but I stopped baking it on a regular basis because yeasted loaves felt...

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Five Things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:42:00 +0000

Five joyful things from the past fortnight. 1. YarndaleI still can’t quite believe that this was my first ever fibre festival, but I had a great time there. Skipton is a beautiful little town, and the weather was so perfect...

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Five Things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:13:00 +0000

1. Ice-cream from Di Meo’s in Whitley Bay. If you’re ever up in the North East I urge you to take a trip to Whitley Bay to try Di Meo’s ice-cream – it is so so good! They make their...

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Five Things

Behind the Ivy — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 07:07:00 +0000

Five things… Wednesday. Doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but Friday managed to slip away from me last week. Still, a lot of good things have happened over the past fortnight and I wanted to note them down....

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Five Things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 07:12:00 +0000

Five little things that have brought me joy this fortnight… 1. My orchid is finally blooming after two years of dormancy, and she’s looking spectacular! Orchids are my favourite flower, but for some reason I always forget to water my orchid...

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Five Things Friday

Behind the Ivy — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:52:00 +0000

Jedburgh Abbey A handful of things that have been bringing me joy lately. 1. A week off work! Old Bridge End, Jedburgh Graeme and I took a little time out of work to relax and explore. We didn’t venture too...

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