Visiting the Ice Cream Parlour

We sat soaking up the sunshine, watching the leaves falling from the trees, a last minute, unplanned adventure, the best kind.

 I managed some knitting, loving the reflection of the seasons colours in my yarn.

 O played, chasing shadows, riding on the tractors, lifting his face to the sun over and over again.

Then decisions to be made, for me at least, O knew exactly what he wanted.

Always pink, his favourite and for me cinder toffee, a nod to the true season.

Autumn Blessings x

Yarn Along - 4

Autumn mists early this morning, burnt off now by a glorious warm, sun.

After a lovely day with friends yesterday at a local nature reserve, soaking up this Indian Summer, we have plans to enjoy every last drop of it, a trip to the beach tomorrow, would do it justice I feel, picnic, buckets and spades having a final fling with this burst of goodness.

Yarning Along again with Ginny over at http://www.gsheller.com/ , such a lovely blog, full of family life in all its rich tapestries.

So, a book and whats on your needles, well as I have both on the go constantly, this is an easy post.

On the needles first, a much loved pattern from Last minute knitted gifts, hand/wrist warmers in autumn shades.

Am on my second pair, this time round, have plans for them, giving the gift of warm hands, to fight off the coming cold.

Details of pattern and wool used on my Ravelry page here http://www.ravelry.com/projects/nocton4/womens-hand-wrist-warmers-3

I am delighted to finally be reading Wren Bay by Clarice Fox-Hughes of http://storybookwoods.typepad.com/

a blog packed full of delights and now a novel with the same feel, why did I wait so long to get a copy.

Happy Days to all x

Glimpses of Summer

Summer snippets - good food, good days out, good knitting and reading, good times.
Have missed this space, this time to share, connect and discover.
Good to be back.

Saturday Morning Drum Roll

This Moment - Togetherness

Inspired by Soulemama. Moments to treasure.

30 Day Vegan - Prep Work

Recipes have been chosen, such a delicious selection to choose from.
Shopping has been done.

And then with words and stunning pictures from her own kitchen, Heather of http://http://beautythatmoves.typepad.com/beauty_that_moves/
encourages us to spend some time in the kitchen, sorting, clearing, rearranging, preparing for the 30 days ahead.

Sundays were made for washing, pouring, tidying, labelling and after moving the CD player back into the kitchen ( DAB radio heading up to the bedroom I think ) some singing and dancing.

Stirring - applesauce and chopping and roasting - courgettes, onions and garlic for courgette and garlic soup made the kitchen smell divine.

With the kitchen feeling the place to be, heres to the next 30 days and beyond.

The Mystic Cookfire

The food made at The Mother Camp, cooked in a yurt, in the middle of a field has always been such a treat, a part of camp I really look forward to, nourishing soups, wonderful salads, chillis, curries, fresh cob baked bread and the porridge, always worth crawling out of your sleeping bag at some unearthly hour for.
So, a book full of those recipes, reminders of meals shared with friends old and new, camp fires, workshops and sunshine was always going to be good.
Written by one of your bestest friends, another huge tick.
Finding your name alongside a group of amazing women in the dedications, priceless.

The Mystic Cookfire written by Veronika Sophia Robinson.

http://http//www.themothermagazine.co.uk/bookshop/

Vegetarian recipes packed full of delicious goodness, written with love and care, packed with stunning illustrations, inspirational quotations and definitely worth going without the meat for.

And so, a new food adventure starts, 30 days of being vegan.