tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post4258975789023186115..comments2024-01-21T21:41:49.449+11:00Comments on Foxs Lane: deep dark winterKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-53666229810129197242018-07-23T04:15:16.778+10:002018-07-23T04:15:16.778+10:00Kate, I enjoy reading your blog so much. Thank you...Kate, I enjoy reading your blog so much. Thank you! <br />We in in the middle of the summer here in the US, so, so hot, although it rained yesterday all day and its raining now. I love it:)<br />We had fun yesterday visiting friends who just had their 5th baby! As my youngest is 8, it was so good to snuggle the little one! <br />Hugs! Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533971612596256588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-17686301738164968722018-07-23T03:32:47.736+10:002018-07-23T03:32:47.736+10:00There is a heatwave coming next week in Holland. I...There is a heatwave coming next week in Holland. I wishes I could sent you some sunshine! Annyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00304813149873505037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-18526652351319914242018-07-22T22:09:19.294+10:002018-07-22T22:09:19.294+10:00My mood always defies justification - I have chron...My mood always defies justification - I have chronic depression and anxiety plus other mental health problems. But I tell you what - winter is the worse time of year, even for me. I practise Hygge in large quantities and it helps a little, I read and binge watch shows, I do yoga, there are daylight simulation bulbs in every room (they are fabulous). I have permanent double vision so knitting is just too hard these days but I am saving up for a good old fashioned cross stitch sampler for this winter (it's summer here in Ireland). Keep busy is all I can advise and if it all gets too much, I advocate a nap - I love naps. <br />Hope you are feeling ok by the time you see this xxCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-73946607193710385282018-07-22T21:15:42.326+10:002018-07-22T21:15:42.326+10:00Hi Kate. sorry you're so low. I try and think ...Hi Kate. sorry you're so low. I try and think of winter as the season for big art projects! Or putting together scrapbooks for the kids, that sort of thing. Makes me feel a bit better about having to be indoors...<br />Love the way the view from your studio window in the photo with Jobbo(?) up a ladder looks like a William Morris print! XXXKate Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714070798142693922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-24534214575522176752018-07-21T18:14:34.839+10:002018-07-21T18:14:34.839+10:00Love the socks, love the wool, love the window sea...Love the socks, love the wool, love the window seat! Peanut butter on anything is deeply satisfying. Winter is hard and there's no getting away from it. But slow days are good. And spring WILL come!smallquietpretty.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167900482126813343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-56328102207806032162018-07-21T12:27:25.096+10:002018-07-21T12:27:25.096+10:00I have enjoyed watching your studio take form and ...I have enjoyed watching your studio take form and am especially besotted with your window seat! Lucky you, having that to look forward too! And I love your socks. I am at the very beginning of my knitting and crochet adventure, and have what might be a silly question... how do you wash them so they keep their size and shape?Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850946918840346599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-60027897543818505402018-07-21T10:51:14.217+10:002018-07-21T10:51:14.217+10:00What a great idea that window seat and the bottleb...What a great idea that window seat and the bottlebrush outside the windows (I think they were) are stunning.....what a beautiful space and even more clever husband. His bowl looks amazing he really has mastered the art of woodwork hasn't he. Love the shingles on the little hut too.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278810299840471966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-55796156392326624512018-07-21T10:28:17.531+10:002018-07-21T10:28:17.531+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-17032561181277637232018-07-21T03:50:19.310+10:002018-07-21T03:50:19.310+10:00We are having record breaking heat here in Texas, ...We are having record breaking heat here in Texas, so your pictures look so refreshing. I think your studio looks wonderful with all the beautiful wood on the walls and the big window. You are very fortunate! I like your socks, too. I love to knit socks. Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251395726846836861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-3364776689860863412018-07-21T01:18:32.427+10:002018-07-21T01:18:32.427+10:00Hello, dear Kate. That wine-coloured yarn is so lu...Hello, dear Kate. That wine-coloured yarn is so luscious!<br /><br />I, too, get the deep winter blues. Have you heard of Happy Lights? I use one in my not-so-sunshiny office every day. <br /><br />Here is a link to the lamp that has changed my outlook: https://verilux.com/collections/happylight-therapy-lamps-boxes/products/happylight-lucent-light-therapy-lamp.<br /><br />I look so forward to seeing you make your home in the new studio. What a treat to share this world with you!Glori B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02879149420445359645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-16531643855613766332018-07-20T22:58:33.960+10:002018-07-20T22:58:33.960+10:00I know you know I loved The Dry, it is so bloody g...I know you know I loved The Dry, it is so bloody good but man oh man did the second book let me down. I think I’m<br />In the minority with the opinion but don’t rush to read it ok?<br />I am ever so slightly not loving winter this year. I love that it slows us down (to a point) but I’m already dreaming sowing seeds for tomatoes. And talking of growing things, if I wanted to grow glorious flowers like yours would I be looking at seeds or bulbs? I planted my first ever jonquils & freesias a few weeks back & they are already popping up! I can’t wait to have pretty flowers. <br />Also, today I was in the chemist looking for probiotics & ended up chatting to a naturopath. We ended up talking about my hormones & how I am a crazy bitch these days. My cycle is shorter than ever, my moods are nuts & I have 3am anxiety spirals. She talked to me about my estrogen imbalance & im now I’m posession of some tablets that are supposed to break it down & make me a nicer person to live with. That probably makes ZERO sense so maybe I should have said “ have a chat to your naturopath about esteogen levels”<br />Hope the dads go away soon Kate xxReannon https://www.blogger.com/profile/04215161182830545561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-28066794160036422862018-07-20T18:51:07.081+10:002018-07-20T18:51:07.081+10:00About the cat: it is impossible to try to understa...About the cat: it is impossible to try to understand a cat's behavior It' a cat!<br />I wish I could send you some sun. Over here (Belgium, Europe) we have plenty of that nowadays. A bit to much even. It is extremely dry this summer and everyone desperately wants some rain! <br />I have fun things planned: I go to Paris for a few weeks. On my own. I was looking forward to it but at this moment I am a bit worried because I' m to stressed. My vacation started last week and I feel more stressed than before because I wanted to do a lot of nice stuff in my holiday and because my list of things I wanted to do is to long for the free time I have I'm stressed now. I can't shake it of (yet). Silly me...Moois van miehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100507341401660471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-20635925241215929692018-07-20T17:40:12.464+10:002018-07-20T17:40:12.464+10:00sparce not spacesparce not spaceKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-23894124837086324602018-07-20T17:39:16.230+10:002018-07-20T17:39:16.230+10:00I don't think fear is the right word but I def...I don't think fear is the right word but I definitely will suffer from something like stage fright when it comes to actually setting it all up and moving in. I want it to be perfect but in truth I'm terribly messy so I want to keep it quite space as well. But on the other hand a well used and lived in studio should be filled with creative chaos, so I'm not sure. I guess I'll just probably do it little by little.<br />And I have never knitted any of Jennifer Steingass's patterns so I can't answer just yet, but Revelry says that 596 people have knitted that particular project so I suspect it's a goodie. I'll let you know how I go.<br />And I hope you have a wonderful weekend honey. xxKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-14375586444589513942018-07-20T17:15:39.685+10:002018-07-20T17:15:39.685+10:00Its quite funny as I feel the same yet here in the...Its quite funny as I feel the same yet here in the UK we are having a ridiculous heat wave and I'm melting and grumpy and cross my fingers for a little breeze! I'm a December baby and crave wrapping up warm and drinking hot chocolate and love to feel that nip of cold air around me! <br />We'll get through this I'm sure :) xx Have a fabulous week and cannot wait to see your cabin finished x <br /><br />Deanne (Quirky Boots)Deannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275549503869515240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-26810161634934052092018-07-20T16:55:37.408+10:002018-07-20T16:55:37.408+10:00oh and one more question,
that jumper pattern look...oh and one more question,<br />that jumper pattern looks beautiful, I was wondering how accurate you found the sizing? Have you made anything else by this designer?simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-39311829158546409152018-07-20T16:53:22.194+10:002018-07-20T16:53:22.194+10:00Both of the views from your studio are beautiful. ...Both of the views from your studio are beautiful. It's so close now, do you feel any sense of fear about setting up the space, making it just so and giving it the importance it so deserves? Or is it only me who feels like that? I'm the same with finishing knitting projects, once they are finished I have to accept them because I can't go back and fiddle with them anymore to achieve the impossible "perfection" I think is required of everything I do. It's quite tiresome actually.<br />No fun plans for this weekend, just to stay warm and not bored.<br />My mood often defys my reality, I think it's just me though being an ungrateful thing. Not saying you are ungrateful.<br />Have no idea about the cat, but really do cats every make sense. Love them but don't understand them at all.<br />I'm always amazed at how much you do, how hard you work. You deserve to put your feet up and watch the crown. Also the shared food photo...yum looked so good.<br />Have a glorious weekend, <br />may the sun peak out for you.<br />cheers Katesimplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-9238350717932632772018-07-20T16:24:45.013+10:002018-07-20T16:24:45.013+10:00Oh you poor thing, I'm so sorry that you'r...Oh you poor thing, I'm so sorry that you're not feeling well. I do love the picture of you and your fur ball all snuggled up together while it's awful outside. I hope you feel better soon. xKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-24715445491928015792018-07-20T16:18:59.409+10:002018-07-20T16:18:59.409+10:00Sorry to hear you are not on top of your game, but...Sorry to hear you are not on top of your game, but we should allow ourselves to come down every now and again lol. I have succumbed to a dreaded head cold and on this gloomy day in Brisbane am wrapped up in bed with my fur balls boring beside me....he too loves to be comfortable! I always admire how much you do accomplish and it gives me inspiration, thanks for that! I’m having a hot shower and ignoring the head cold xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338635420839999770noreply@blogger.com