Yorkshire dweller, butler to a tiny dachshund, practioner of the dark art of crochet, botanical natural dyer, wonderlark & goblin child, steps around snails!🐌

Joined June 2021
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🐌Sorry to have worried folks by being absent but was rather suddenly & spectacularly unwell with sepsis complications - struggling to find my feet with this new variety of normal so expect to be offline a bit longer & a huge thank you for the kind well wishes here & in the post!
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🧢 In need of a sitting still day so began stitching little flowers on the newly knitted chunky yellow jumper - the wool used has a lovely rustic roughspun feel, lending a folksy style to the embroidered blooms that with a bit more work will become a spring petal wreathed yoke...
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✨ Apologies - didn't mean to post & run yesterday - currently slowly recovering from sepsis damage & had a funny turn with a most unfunny fall to follow, so needing to be very gentle & restful with my silly little self!
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🌿 Home gathered flowers for Friday - the garden here at the tiny terrace is in fine spring form offering up drifts of purple blooming honesty, green tendrils of fragrant thyme, fairy hat worthy spikes of bluebells, & eternal favourites of blue forget me nots...
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🐌 Snippets from a snail slow life - buttery thumbprint biscuits baked with sea buckthorn jam (tastes both deliciously tart & tropical for those wondering!); knitting done on the yellow jumper so time to move to embroidery embellishments; a happy little garden gathered bouquet...
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🐾 Under bright sun & scudding dark clouds for a ta dah! of the finished crochet patchwork heart rug made for His Tiny Highness - an elevenses treat of a fortune cookie was the bribe for being photographed, & the fortune was most suited indeed to this stubborn little sausage...
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🐌 Snippets from a snail slow life - returning to unfinished projects in a fit of resolve for to complete them, starting with a mostly done knitted chunky jumper; rich pink blossom beginning on sapling mini martini crab apples; awed by a most majestic beshelled garden beastie...
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🧢 Project progress on the crochet patchwork rug - all seams joined up & a big bobble edge onto the home stretch! Then just all the ends to tidy & the beloved little hound shall be loafing & lounging in loving style for to soak up rays of golden garden sunshine...
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🐞 In humble offering to the delight that is #smallbeautieshour is this thoroughly peaceful moment in time, stood under the glorious sunshine for to watch lucky seven spot ladybirds scramble amongst the garden forget me not foowers & geraniums...
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🐌 Snippets from a snail slow life - His Tiny Highness helping for to finish the lingering project of a crochet patchwork rug by snooze testing it in the spring sunshine; buds coming along on the twisty little garden apple tree; & a most fancy posh gift of sea buckthorn jam...
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🌱 Hello again - have indeed been away being horrendously unwell, but like wild green weeds that grow am popping back up again!
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🐌 Hurrah for Sunday Snailday once again & was happily joined by a thirsty snail in the greenhouse whilst the wind rattled the panes, so the wish for all good folk is may you know peaceful company, & may you freely share something as simple as a drink with a sheltering beastie...
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🐌 Sharp eyes can spot a snail brooch due to a rhyme of this little patch of the world - 'three seeds do I sow, one for to wither, one for to thrive, one for the snail to eat for his dinner' - keep snaily clutter close by when sowing to help hungry snails remember the bargain...
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🐌 Snippets of a snail slow life - lilac buds even as the wind wuthers; safe inside the little greenhouse sowing seeds & planting regrown kitchen scraps into recycled pots; the fine company of a snaily pal...
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🧢 His Tiny Highness donning his barkclava for to keep wind & rain from his delicate little lugs whilst garden frolicking - realised had forgotten to share the crochet pattern recipe so please do enjoy inflicting the self same silly snuggly stitches on your own beloved beasties!
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🐌 Been a smidgen under the weather again, so made sure for to brave the raindrops for a buds & blossoms little garden adventure!
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🐾 Thank you so much for the home coming anniversary wishes - Dave always adores a fuss being made of him!
🐾 Today is Dave day, marking eight amazing years of His Tiny Highness, Dave the mini dachshund, first arriving home! Shall be spending the day adoring this beloved little hound (as always!) & being ever so glad for his arrival into my life...
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🐌 Hurrah for Sunday Snailday once again & it is finally spring! So the wish for all good folk is may you have time in soft sunlight, may there be a garden growing good & green, & should you be found munching in the potted herbs, may you be gently relocated to a clover patch...
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🐾 Also the 1 year anniversary of Dave losing use of his back legs to IVDD, requiring emergency spinal surgery & spending the year relearning how to walk - a bottom of our hearts thank you to everyone who has so kindly & generously helped & supported us through this rotten time!
🐾 Today is Dave day, marking eight amazing years of His Tiny Highness, Dave the mini dachshund, first arriving home! Shall be spending the day adoring this beloved little hound (as always!) & being ever so glad for his arrival into my life...
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🐾 Today is Dave day, marking eight amazing years of His Tiny Highness, Dave the mini dachshund, first arriving home! Shall be spending the day adoring this beloved little hound (as always!) & being ever so glad for his arrival into my life...
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