Thursday 6 November 2014

Bonfire Night

Yesterday was bonfire night, with bonfires and fireworks going off all around us which was wonderful for all the local children.  A real community affair even the local school got involved.  However not so good for my two dogs who cowered under the table shaking and barking for two solid hours, nothing we did would calm or console them. 

On a more positive note three years ago yesterday my beautiful Grandson Bertie was born.  It was unfortunate that we were unable to be with him to celebrate but from all accounts he had a wonderful day, bless him.  He had previously celebrated at Thomas Land which was idyllic for him as he is a big fan.

I spent a couple of hours sorting out my yarn stash and winding some of the gorgeous wool used for making Harris Tweed that I brought back with me from the Isle of Lewis/Harris from my trip last year.
I used three strands to make a thicker yarn to use to crochet some headbands.  The colours are a lot richer than the photo is portraying.



The yarn reminds me of the natural colours of the moors and evoke some wonderful memories.  The winder was a vintage buy from Renningers Mount Dora bringing back some more wonderful memories of a past holiday to Florida.  A couple of wonderful productive hours well spent.
 
How did you spend bonfire night?
 
See you soon.

13 comments:

  1. Beautiful! I love the rustic and autumnal look. And such luck with the winder - I'm still using my own and my daughters hands ;-)

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  2. That yarn looks wonderful I like your mix of colours. My dog spent the evening under the coffee table looking very sad for himself, our evening was spent trying to comfort him. Happy belated birthday to your little grandson.

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  3. gorgeous colors and quite creative! happy birthday to your grand son!

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  4. We don't have bonfire night here in Canada, but people do light firecrackers on Halloween. My dogs hate them. It has been one of the nice things about moving to our cottage - nobody here seems to do them. Your yarn is lovely!

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  5. Wow the winder looks amazing, I haven't seen one before. Hope your pooches are OK now, my poor dog (sadly in doggie heaven) used to be terrified also. Enzie wasn't overly impressed either but he seemed to think it was Mr H's fault-ha ha that suited me.
    Helen

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  6. No bonfire here...Your yarn is lovely! I haven't knit in years, I still have a couple of sweaters I knitted ten years ago that need to be sewn together...So close to the finish line...:-)

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  7. We don't have Bonfire night here in France.... I'm looking forward seeing your headbands with your gorgeous yarn you've windered. Have a nice day !

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  8. Usually we see some fireworks but sadly not this year.
    Your yarn is in lovely hues. I enjoy bringing out purchases from holidays and reliving the good times!

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  9. Beautiful yarn, I love it combined. Happy Birthday to your grandson.
    Meredith

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  10. Beautiful wool. Not sure what bonfire night is?

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  11. I really like the colours of your yarns, so perfect for autumn. They are so very fine aren't they, no doubt that is why the tweed is such good quality, but I can understand why you would combine them to make a thicker thread. xx

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  12. What a beautiful colour combination those three yarns make! Lovely! :)

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  13. Lovely wool and color combinations. That will make some special headbands.

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