Early November Snapshots

Hello Lovelies,

the last seven days have brought a mixed bag of weather.

Sometimes there have been  blue skies. Perfect to capture a snapshot of my favourite tree in it's wonderful Autumn colours.............

the russet leaves are falling and revealing it's beautiful twisting branches once more........

Sometimes it has poured with rain....on Saturday morning it was "coming down in stair rods" as my parents always said in Yorkshire........

and my tired garden looked rather messy and forlorn.

It was a morning to stay indoors. I was happy to do a little crochet and look at the beautiful illustrations in my much loved Country Diary books........

Later in the day I snapped this photo in the Supermarket. I take my Mum in Law shopping, and she always takes longer than me to get around the isles. I spend that spare five to ten minutes cheekily having a flick through lots of magazines...........

They are expensive, so the only ones I have at home are borrowed or my Country Living subscription which is a Christmas present from Mum. 

In the afternoon the boys spent a happy hour making a cardboard  Guy with their dad. Middle son took this snapshot of their creation........ 

In the evening thankfully it had stopped raining and family came to see him burned.............

Mr BM put him into the flames, and he was gone in seconds!

Then we enjoyed some traditional Bonfire night food.....jacket potatoes, sausages and  mushy peas with mint sauce......perfect to warm you up before more garden fun.

Sparklers are always popular....but they need gloves and respect.

 I played around with the fireworks setting on my little camera, capturing these bright white ones..............

then the boys and their cousins had the idea to write the date with these coloured sparklers.......

it's the wrong way round as they were writing it from their view....but I think you can just about make out 2014 :0)

We just had a few fireworks. These crackly fountains were a big hit..........

We also had a few small rockets.........

Happily we had TWO Catherine wheels this year..............

My most favourite fireworks

And finally here's a snapshot of my crochet blanket progress. I'm enjoying making my circles into squares. Joining them as I go and seeing this latest blanket finally come together.....it's looking good.
  I've joined 72 squares so far......and neglected to sew in any ends.
That's 144 little bits of yarn that I really must deal with before I go any further..............

 I'm writing a detailed tutorial for this pattern.....it just takes time, but I know once it's done it will be there for you lovelies to try out now or at any time it the future...so all the work is worth it.

Jacquie x