Just back from a caravan holiday, going a bit further afield this time to mid-Devon and north Cornwall. Although we regretted that when we endured a seven hour return drive to our halfway stop on Friday stuck in endless queues and traffic jams, when we were expecting a 3.5-4 hour drive tops. My fault for scheduling us too close to school holiday time. But both areas were lovely, lots of lush river valleys, chocolate box thatched cottages, plenty of historic buildings and of course the lovely coastline in Cornwall. We went to Tintagel (I was last there in 1982 and they've built an access bridge to the castle since then), Boscastle, and Bude, and did several lovely walks in the area. There was a decent fabric shop in Bude called The Remnant House where I had a good look around and bought a bit of Japanese themed fabric. We really liked north Cornwall and it wasn't crowded, shame it is such a long drive for us. Still it was a nice break and our caravan behaved well apart from our water pump failing and having to buy a replacement.
I finished my possum and merino knitted cowl while we were away and still have a full ball left so now I am knitting some ankle warmers in this lovely warm yarn. I am still alternating stitching between the Gail Pan embroidered blocks and the CrossStitcher SAL house. While we were camping I watched several weaving videos on Youtube which makes me want to get my loom out again and explore more of its capabilities.
The garden has mostly stayed alive but lots of weeding and watering needed, and of course lots of laundry to do, and all the usual homecoming tasks to do.
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