tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post9048543739980055884..comments2024-01-21T21:41:49.449+11:00Comments on Foxs Lane: a few days agoKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234467488696653117noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-71731309675475617772017-10-09T07:31:50.709+11:002017-10-09T07:31:50.709+11:00Great post ! I love that huge clearout phase in th...Great post ! I love that huge clearout phase in the year. The cardy will fit at some stage...and you have knit so much of it. She is going to grow, so Id keep working on it as is.Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694825397123740121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-12675636198122918072017-10-08T22:10:32.986+11:002017-10-08T22:10:32.986+11:00Kate
Just wanted to say how much I love your blog ...Kate<br />Just wanted to say how much I love your blog posts xx and how much you are encouraging me. I've been blogging for 12 years now and haven't written for the past two months, the longest break ever! Mostly I think cause I listened to all these experts saying, " focus on one area, be an 'expert' and Ive frozen, sucked my marrow of blogging joy around. And then I read you blog and you're still doing a fantastic job being you, and sharing and blogging the 'old way' really the best way. I'm sick of 'experts' I just want to go back to sharing, here you are still doing it, so think I just will too :-) xxx<br /><br />btw wanted to send you an email but the best I'll get to at present is a message here, thank you, thank you for your support for my girl. she went to Jeff's workshop and really enjoyed herself xxx Things looking way up for lots of reasons. I will send an email soon, promise.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-71645115091056565352017-10-07T20:27:43.054+11:002017-10-07T20:27:43.054+11:00Well just a few days ago it seems like the girls w...Well just a few days ago it seems like the girls were all so much younger, now they are all morphing into beautiful young women. Time flies when you’re enjoying yourself. The shelves are superb I love them. Seems like you are all very busy getting ready for the new season. It feels so good doesn’t it to clear up, out and tidy, such a mind clearing task. Enjoy your week.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06844263537630989995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-14924909326018081652017-10-07T19:08:53.892+11:002017-10-07T19:08:53.892+11:00Ps. I'd love to see a photo of your new hair c...Ps. I'd love to see a photo of your new hair cut. simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-61143434430076566112017-10-07T17:55:23.699+11:002017-10-07T17:55:23.699+11:00Those shelves 😍. I love the idea of you working t...Those shelves 😍. I love the idea of you working together to clean up the shed too. We couldn't live without our pantry because there are too many of us who can't put things back neatly and it would drive me insane if the shelves didn't look neat. <br />No help with the knitting, I'm very much a follow the pattern kind of girl. Actually that sums me up really.<br />The email was beautiful.<br />As usual I love this little story of your week.<br />Cheers Kate. simplelifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397507005757292686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-75137662191514481702017-10-07T08:32:43.800+11:002017-10-07T08:32:43.800+11:00Looking at the photos of the hand knit sweater, it...Looking at the photos of the hand knit sweater, it looks like the back is too wide for your lovely girl. I'm not sure if that is a pattern issue or just a continual fit issue that will have to be adjusted. I know for me, my cross back (the distance between my shoulders along my back) is much narrower than many other people, so I often have to make adjustments to make sweaters fit. There are several options. You could make the whole sweater smaller by taking stitches out of the back. (It's hard to say if the front doesn't fit well without a button band or some serious pinning. It may be that the whole body of the sweater is too big even if the sleeves fit.) Seeing how it is a raglan style sweater, you could increase more slowly along the portions that touch the back. I have also occasionally found success by decreasing some stitches around the back of the neck when knitting up the button band. Audryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13934284269652163977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-62051116550569780022017-10-07T07:43:38.918+11:002017-10-07T07:43:38.918+11:00Reading your blog is an important part of my Satur...Reading your blog is an important part of my Saturday. Thank you for sharing. The mornings are still cool here, no rain at all for over a month, my daffodils forgot to flower this year which was disappointing, love the shelves. Have a wonderful weekend Julie (a different one) Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228039028193275453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-26232552017203923972017-10-07T07:17:11.788+11:002017-10-07T07:17:11.788+11:00Loved reading your blog today. Lovely photos of th...Loved reading your blog today. Lovely photos of the daffodils, so weird as in the UK we head into autumn and our daffodils were around Easter time. It's lovely to see them again, I always buy a few bunches when they're in the shops despite seeing them growing in gardens. <br />I'm really not sure about the knitting, sorry. <br />We are fortunate to have a walk in pantry in our house that was originally 2 houses. It would have been an actual room or part of a room I imagine. I often think about making it part of the kitchen but my kitchen has lots of cupboards and it'd be totally different. I'm not convinced we'd gain anything by changing things as the kitchen has 4 door exits (1 being into the pantry), it's narrow and impossible to have a table in it. The pantry itself houses a deep chest freezer as well as deep shelves, a worktop with cupboard and open space underneath it. There are many things stored here. <br />Have a good week, hope you manage to sort your knitting. <br />Cathy x<br />My Creative Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775981979710429788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-43656967095629786992017-10-07T03:45:15.320+11:002017-10-07T03:45:15.320+11:00Hi,
I am a blog buddy of Julie's. She introduc...Hi,<br />I am a blog buddy of Julie's. She introduced me to your blog. Daffodils are my favorite flower. They were my wedding flower. <br />I enjoyed your post.<br />CarlaCarla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-3975322284888849912017-10-06T20:55:36.730+11:002017-10-06T20:55:36.730+11:00Tee hee! I meant pops of yellow! XxxxTee hee! I meant pops of yellow! XxxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917681613394043096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-22509937255332883732017-10-06T20:54:07.039+11:002017-10-06T20:54:07.039+11:00Hi Kate, gosh, I always love your posts but this p...Hi Kate, gosh, I always love your posts but this post is all kinds of wonderful. The pictures of your lovely girls are beautiful. I love the pops of hello from the daffs! Oh and that email that your farmer boy sent when Jazzy was born is so special as are the words from your Dad. Happy Birthday to your girl! I too ponder my brain and it's workings at points when I enter a room and wonder what brought me there and when I can't find a word in it's murky depths! But I love that some smells brings stories and memories flooding back. I love your new/old kitchen shelves and I love that you can pick up knitting and wing it a little bit (I hope it's ok that I said that). I am too much of a 'what if' person and very much a beginner at knitting so I will always (probably) follow a pattern to the letter. It looks great so far! I'd be nervous if my girls wanted really short hair but medium is just fine. This weekend I am off on a screen printing course which I am looking forward to. Have a happy weekend and thank you so much for your gorgeous posts! Lucy xxxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08917681613394043096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-90094340011819638592017-10-06T19:58:59.411+11:002017-10-06T19:58:59.411+11:00Hi Kate. I really enjoyed your post today as I do ...Hi Kate. I really enjoyed your post today as I do every Friday. I would keep going with the knitting it might sit better at the back once it's finished.My girls have really long hair and I wish the were brave enough to get it cut shorter. You are lucky to still have daffodils still growing mine flowered really early this year and then disappeared too quickly. Enjoy your weekend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752556555469552689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-35281163966208999112017-10-06T19:14:21.460+11:002017-10-06T19:14:21.460+11:00My last days were in Barcelona, listening every ni...My last days were in Barcelona, listening every night to the people knocking on their saucepan to express their independence and identity. Caring of my daughter more than pregnant -- due for last week! Caring for my gran-son in is first days going to school. Well, as stranger commenting your blog, that's enough told, no!? I realize that I follow and love your blog and Instagram for a very long time looking at your daughters suddenly so tall! Bravo for the reclaimed open shelves; would pursuit the knitting because the baggy look is interesting... always be avant-gardiste! And, well, daffodils are magnificent -- near to my house, in France, we have a fairy carpet of cyclamens covering the under-wood, it became famous and now it's an annual rendez-vous. I would really continue the knitting keeping it short. It's a pleasure to read your posts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046296305594862616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-90285663928739147072017-10-06T18:56:31.168+11:002017-10-06T18:56:31.168+11:00My long hair boy shaved his head this week. He loo...My long hair boy shaved his head this week. He looks like a completely different person & im still getting used to it. He loves it, says it feels fresh. He’s happy so I’m happy. <br />We are off to a country show this weekend. I’m looking forward to wandering through all the exhibits. But it’s still really cool here I wish it would warm up. My bones need warm sun. <br />Happy Friday Kate xReannon https://www.blogger.com/profile/04215161182830545561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4573422992082776289.post-68223723445492961382017-10-06T17:44:22.608+11:002017-10-06T17:44:22.608+11:00I love those new shelves in your kitchen. How I wo...I love those new shelves in your kitchen. How I would love to be able to go somewhere and pick a huge bunch of daffodils. Your girls are growing up so quickly, (but then my children are too). Happy weekending to you all.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999097330359965266noreply@blogger.com