Meeting friends, Skipton to Blackpool

Here I am chatting with a blog friend I met online many years ago and we kind of hit it off and are friends via facebook/email too and I got the chance to meet her while we stayed in Bromsgrove....her blog was lucyinthesky ☺☺

Smile for the blurry shot lol 

we left Bromsgrove and then drove to Skipton to checkout yarndale.....creative festival celebrating all things woolly and wonderful

yarndale.co.uk info

and I got to meet Lucy from attic24.typepad.com she is quite famous and does beautiful crochet

and lots of knitted socks hung up!!

and I got to meet the famous Christine of winwickmum the sock lady with a great book check it out winwickmum.blogspot.com.au/p/super-socks-book here

and I took a few snaps of yarn bombing 

cute sheep knitting lol 

and think these were attic24 lucy's mandalas.....check her blog for pattern

Goodbye yarndale......

On we drove to Blackpool which even Paul had never been (he is an ex UK dude) and found this cute B&B and the lady was very apologetic that we had the top floor and poor Paul was having to carry the cases lol but what a lovely room for the night  

and the neat en-suite 

and yes......look at those stairs and another lot down underneath 

Lovely room  

and sweet Lucy of lucyinthesky gave me these .....flying scotsman ale, tea and stitch-markers.....we have since drunk the ale and was delish Lucy.....also sharing the tea here at home now.....and the little stitch-marker which had a small silver snail on it lives on my handbag....☺☺ xoxo

Now in Blackpool they have this Illuminations every year and is apparently world famous illuminations.visitblackpool plenty of info here.....

and this was the tardis all lit up and daleks......

The street was bright with lights

the weather not so bright lol 

and dogs are allowed on the trams and a lovely couple gave us their tickets so had use for the next 24hrs....neat

going out on the piers they have it is like being in los vegas without the gambling.....busy busy and lots of music and lights

blurry more because of the wind blowing me around while ought on another pier 

see......crazy weather lol 

we still had fun though lol 

took this pic for one of my sons as he likes spongebob

spinning cups even 

tilt a whirl 

and a massive lit up rollercoaster 

walking back to our B&B 

Next morning we took another visit into the town via bus and ended up doing a HUGE walk lol

but there is the rollercoaster in the rain....

water slide even 

looking back as we decided to head back to get our car.......the park was actually about to open even though the weather was FULL ON 

Now can you see The Tardi and Daleks?

Off we drove, negotiating roadworks 

and booked into a local pub hotelcladhan where we enjoyed 2 nights and many good meals there 

It had 2 beds here and this office type area 

bathroom 

and look Woody had his own bed lol

Well hope you again have enjoyed.....I have never blogged so much in my life and trying to remember STUFF

xoxoxoxoxo till next time 

The Grand Tea Swap and Lucky Me ☺

How exciting I got this bit of mail from the great USA.

Being part of the grand tea swap I was very happy to see this as I knew who it was from.

And look what Gracie from grayseasailor sent me. 2 crocheted drink holders and they are soooo soft and she even made one so my man can enjoy too, very lovely of her. And some tea!!

I love Rhubarb and enjoy oolong tea too so this is a grand mix and enjoying a cup right now. Isn'e the little tea pot trinket cute. I think I may wear that as an earring as I do like to wear different things on my ears lol. THANKYOU Gracie and thanks to Lucy inthesky1 for starting this ♥

I have enjoyed sending a few now and this is lovely to receive this one.

May you all be having a good day out there.

xo

A few more days then off with the van ☺

Tea Swap and some more crochet

I borrowed the above gorgeous cup pic from Lucy who borrowed it from graphicsfairy.blogspot

Ok, just a post of the TEA SWAP which the lovely Lucy from inthesky1 organised earlier in the year. Some of us throughout blogland (uk/usa/Spain/Oz), 19 in total chose to join in. There were no rules and we were to just post some tea, whenever we felt like it so....... I have since posted of to 2 ladies, one being the lovely Lucy who has received and loved.....

These fingerless mittens and 4 types of tea, I also wrote a nice card as she is in need of some good friend love and hugs. She has worn the mittens heaps and that makes me happy that I have helped boost some one's spirits who lives so far far away from me here in Oz. She is in the UK. ☺☺♥♥

I also sent these mittens and tea to a lady in USA so goodness knows when she shall receive as the UK post only was 4days which seemed incredible, but not holding those sort of quick thoughts for this one, her name is Gracie and don't mind if she sees and her blog is grayseasailor and don't know if she reads mine, but that is okay too. Hope she likes once she gets them ☺☺

And am ready to post more but will wait till back from a trip we are about to go on.

That scarf/shawl which I am knitting has not grown much, but that is fine as I am not a huge knitter, but pleased to be trying all the same ☺

 

Doing more washcloths/dishcloths, very addictive lol.

 

And yes started something else, this time 2 beanies with rabbit ears for Misty and Riley and hope to have them completed and handed to them before Easter. Got the pattern from the clever Sarah over at repeatcrafterme She comes up with such fun things to make and crochet. Thankyou Sarah for an easy pattern.

I may do one more post before saturday and then you may not hear from me for a while as will be away with possible no internet access. How are you all going with the things you love to do in your lives?  take care ☺☺♥♥