Terrific Tuesday

21 Tuesday Oct 2014

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Amsterdam, beautiful scenery, Delft, Netherlands, scenic

On a Monday I can still remember the fun I had over the weekend, Wednesday is the middle of the work week, on Thursday I start getting hopeful and on a Friday I can taste the weekend. But what about a Tuesday? It’s so…. just there. Weekend memories are too far away and the upcoming weekend might as well be a year away.

What we need is a bit of colourful inspiration to get us going on a Tuesday, don’t you think? A pretty picture, beautiful scenery or colourful imagery. Yup, that’ll liven up Tuesdays and turn it into a terrific day!

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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John, iVan and myself drove to Delft, Netherlands on Thursday for four days of camping. We stayed at DelftseHout, a camp site in a woodland area just 15 minute walk from Delft. Oh how we loved Delft! It’s the smaller, calmer, less touristy cousin of Amsterdam, and just as pretty. I know this because on Friday we took the train to Amsterdam – we definitely prefer Delft.

A trip to foreign lands won’t be complete without a visit to a local yarn shop …. I bought two balls of Lanas Stop Extra Merino in deep red at Knotten, a beautiful yarn shop Delft. I’ll be using it to crochet a slouch beanie for my friend. She has a very strong Dutch heritage so it just seemed right to buy the yarn for her hat in the Netherlands.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday, or as you’ll say in Dutch “Ik wenst u een Geweldige Dinsdag.”

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

07 Tuesday Oct 2014

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beautiful scenery, scenic

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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view from blackfriars bridge looking towards waterloo bridge

This was my beautiful view on the way to work this morning. The photo was taken from Blackfriars bridge looking towards Waterloo bridge. I just love Autumn mornings. The sky is as blue as it is in Summer, but the light is softer and muted.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

23 Tuesday Sep 2014

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beautiful scenery, crochet retreat, farmland, France, scenic, Sue Culligan

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Yarn in a basket Sue culligan studio Buttons

These are a few of the beautifill things I’ve been surrounded by at Sue Culligan’s crochet and knitting retreat. Her studio is my absolute favourite spot, followed a close second to the view from my bed. Please excuse the short bit of writing. I don’t have much time to write as breakfast is being served in 10 minutes and then we are off to Cologne. Oh the life of a crocheter on holiday in France!

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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beautiful scenery, scenic

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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scotland

The colours of the Scottish coastline are just so incredibly beautiful to me. Purple heather, golden ferns, green fields and a moody greyish blue ocean – it’s a beautiful colour palette just waiting to be brought to life with yarn.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

26 Tuesday Aug 2014

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beautiful scenery, farmland, Gowar, Pembrokeshire, scenic, sightseeing, Wales

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Ivan enjoying the Welsh countryside

Farmland

Tenby

Rhossili Bay – do you see the sheep grazing on the cliff?

Rhossili Bay

Where farmland and beach meet

Beach shadows

We spent our Bank Holiday weekend explore the Gowar Peninsula and Pembrokeshire coast of Wales. We had lovely weather, albeit a bit windy on Saturday, not-so-great drizzly weather on Sunday (but we still went to Tenby anyway) and on the Bank Holiday Monday it was raining from the moment we woke up. Our 4 hour journey home, took 6.5 hours – that’s 6.5 hours of driving in non-stop rain. Days like these I’m so glad John and I are snap happy. We can forget about the tiresome driving home and look back at the pretty pictures we captured. I can of course share them with you too and they make for excellent Terrific Tuesday fodder!

We will definitely be returning to Wales – where else do you see sheep grazing on steep beach cliffs, or cows grazing on farmland overlooking a sandy beach? It’s a beautiful part of the world and definitely worth exploring further. Even if it’s only for Welsh lamb loin chops bbq’ed on a portable bbq next to the campervan – which is what happened shortly after this bit of camsite-crocheting.

IMAG1855 Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

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beauty spot, Devil's punchbowl, Hindhead, National Trust, nature, Surrey

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Devil’s Punchbowl

Bright orange insect eggs on a bench

Devil’s Punchbowl

John and I at Devil’s Punchbowl

Devil’s Punchbowl

Oh how we love exploring with Ivan The Campervan! Saturday we drove out to Hindhead Common and Devil’s Punchbowl. It’s a strange name for a beautiful area of Surrey. According to one legend the Devil became so irritated by all the churches being built in Sussex that he decided to dig a channel from the English Channel, through the South Downs, and flood the area. As he began digging, he threw up huge lumps of earth, each of which became a local landmark. He got as far as the village of Poynings (an area known as the Devil’s Dyke) when he was disturbed by a cock crowing. Assuming that dawn was about to break, he leapt into Surrey, creating the Devil’s Punchbowl where he landed. Interesting…

After parking Ivan at the National Trust site, John and I went for a leisurely wander of about 30 minutes. It was only 30 minutes because coffee and carrot cake were calling our name. John bought the carrot cake at the National Trust Cafe so that he could make change for the parking meter. What can you do? You’ve got to pay the parking meter, right? Might as well get something out of it. And if you have cake, you need coffee and well, we just needed to fill up our collapsible kettle. It’s a no-brainer.

We sat there for about an hour, me crocheting and John reading (walking for 30, sitting for an hour – you get the gist of our priorities and level of weekend activity…). By this time it was lunch time so we drove on, looking for a quiet spot to make lunch. This turned out to be a secluded viewpoint just before you reach Rake, right next to farmland, hidden behind huge trees.

Roadside viewpoint near Rake

It was absolutely fantastic. So fantastic, that after I made a quick lunch of fajitas (Tesco frozen fajita mix and Old El Paso Corn Wraps are fantastic for a camping lunch), we popped Ivan’s roof and had an afternoon nap on the top bunk! Our very first time sleeping in the pop top roof, and an afternoon nap at that! Man, it was good!

This weekend we’ll be in Cirencester. I can’t wait.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

05 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Battle, campervan, camping, farmland

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Ivan The Campervan wanted to hit the road again, so we drove down him down to Hastings on Saturday to spend the day parked on Galley Hill and stayed the night at the Battle Normanhust Court camp site. We are really getting into the swing of Camping Things. Our second weekend away with Ivan was easier and even more enjoyable than the first.

These are images from our perfect morning walk on Sunday along the camp site’s “dog walk” route. That morning walk was the highlight of our weekend. At one point John and I just stood still and looked out at the farmland, appreciating the calm, the blue skies and the green fields. Though there weren’t any traffic noise or people, it wasn’t actually quiet. We heard a constant buzz of bees, the crunch of our feet on the dry earth, rustle of the wind in the trees and the grasses – two completely different sounds – and bellow of the cows: soothing sounds, not noise. We stopped to appreciate the wild flowers and John rescued a butterfly caught in a spider’s web. Appreciating nature and being part of it, is why we started camping. We even made a farmyard friend along the way. John fed our new cow friend, which we named Steak, elderflowers. Friends for life I tell you.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

29 Tuesday Jul 2014

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Barrow Wake, Gloucester, scenic

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Barrow Wake viewpoint

This is Barrow Wake viewpoint in Gloucester which we passed on our way home from Malvern Hills on Sunday. Mother Nature at her best.

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

22 Tuesday Jul 2014

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Anthropologie, crochet, crochet bunting, Vinnis

From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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A friend of the work colleague who I made granny bunting for (I blogged about it here), loved the bunting so much that she also placed an order. I was more than happy to oblige. This is what it looked like last week Friday when I was sitting outside crocheting granny bunting. There is no way that I can crochet without tea in my favourite somewhere-between-a-mug-and-a-teacup Anthropologie drinking vessel and mini doilie coaster. So many colours, patterns and crochet together in one square photo!

You know I don’t do pink, but I really love that strawberry ice cream shade of pink Vinnis Nikkim. It’s in my Etsy shop for £3 a ball. The grey and white mini doilie is also for sale in my Etsy shop. (No-one is buying it so I may as well use it. Right?)

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja

Terrific Tuesday

15 Tuesday Jul 2014

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From now on I will go through my photos and Pinterest likes every Tuesday and find us a pretty picture to add colour and joy to the day.

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Look for the beauty in the everyday world – like Jubilee Walk with Blackfriars bridge and St. Pauls overlooking the Thames. What a way to start the day!

Wishing you all a Terrific Tuesday.

Natasja