Mega Snow!

We've had  some EXTREME weather here in Lincolnshire (England) with temperatures  at -16 and 18 inches of snow.

The old folks are saying  it has not been this bad since the legendary winter of 1947, so I am  expecting to talk about this winter well into my dotage.

For us this is a time of rare beauty; we even caught some diamond dust clouds last night! It's also a time of growing inconvenience as side  roads and pavements are covered in thick ice, schools are closed for  days at a time, and the Lincoln Christmas Market is cancelled for the first  time in 28 years; a major event that should have brought 150,000 people (and their purses) into the city.

But let's go back to the beauty.  Here are some photographs taken this weekend:

OK, they cheated and knelt down... but still

This is what 18 inches looks like!

Nice day for a picnic

Deep and Crisp  and Even, don't you think?

The best igloo in the World - EVA!

Crochet Jewellery by my Mother

Another crafty post to feature some crochet jewellery by my mum.

These pictures show brooches and bracelets, with three rings in the final photograph.

Mum's very experienced at crochet, but has not attempted anything like this before. She's not following a pattern or copying a photograph, she's just making it up as she goes, so each piece is a one-off.  I hope you like them, and if you do, there's a list of summer shows (in and around Lincoln, UK) where her stuff will be for sale at the end... 

The full list of shows where my Mum's stuff will be for sale (on the Lincolnshire Tree Services) stand, is:

21st, 22nd, 23rd May - British Super Bikes, Cadwell Park
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th June - Market Rasen, Gardeners' Fair
Sunday 13th June - Grainthorpe Show and Vintage Tractor Run
Wed 23rd & Thurs 24th June - Speed Carving Lincolnshire Show
Sunday 27th June - Brocklesby Country Fair (live demos main arena)
Sunday 27th June - Attica's Lincolnshire Living Fayre, Tealby
Sunday 1st August - Revesby Country Show
Sunday 5th September - Lincolnshire Firewood Fair and Auction, Scrivelsby
Sunday 12th September - North Thoresby 1940s Weekend

Finally, you can find out more about my mum (pictured) and her return to school after a 50 year gap in my other post In Which I Humiliate my Mother. It is a bit of a tear-jerker, if you're in the mood for a sniffle. 


 

Button Rings and Brooches for sale by me…

I just wanted to do a mini-blog to share some of my crafty creations with you, and invite you to the summer shows where they will be for sale.

Theses are rings and brooches I have made using vintage fabrics from charity shops and old buttons with a few beads thrown in for cuteness. Many of the buttons were taken from my great grandmother’s sewing box, so date right back to the 1940s.

I’m not a crafter. This is the first time I have done any craft since being at school. I’m pretty happy with the result, and itching to do some more.

These items, and many more by very talented crafty friends of mine, will be for sale at the traditional country shows in and around Lincolnshire (UK) this summer, on the Lincolnshire Tree Services’ stall, alongside their lovely rustic furniture and chainsaw carvings. Here's my daughter on one of their chairs.

 The full list of shows is:

21st, 22nd, 23rd May - British Super Bikes, Cadwell Park
Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th June - Market Rasen, Gardeners' Fair
Sunday 13th June - Grainthorpe Show and Vintage Tractor Run
Wed 23rd & Thurs 24th June - Speed Carving Lincolnshire Show
Sunday 27th June - Brocklesby Country Fair (live demos main arena)
Sunday 27th June - Attica's Lincolnshire Living Fayre, Tealby
Sunday 1st August - Revesby Country Show
Sunday 5th September - Lincolnshire Firewood Fair and Auction, Scrivelsby
Sunday 12th September - North Thoresby 1940s Weekend

So if you’re near by, or fancy a day out in lovely Lincolnshire, you know what to do!

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Wordless Wednesday #13 by @Angpang