Falling Leaves ♥♥♥

Morning Lovelies,
my favourite tree...a majestic Oak is possibly at it's most beautiful at this time of year. The colour is just stunning. I stood beneath it as leaves gently fluttered down....wonderful.

 All around the trees are slowly becoming bare and fallen leaves cover the ground.

When I was feeling poorly with a lurgy ( it's cold season too! ) earlier this week I distracted myself from the yucky symptoms with a little seasonal crochet.

I found a great leaf pattern free HERE and soon had five Maple leaves. I didn't really have a plan of what to do with them when I started...this was one of those projects that just sort of happened. I added felt hearts, coordinating buttons, sewed them together and....Ta-dah.

Our fireplace is a fire-less place these days. The old gas fire was taken away when we had a new boiler in the spring. Eldest did a brilliant job of re-plastering and painting the wall for me ( it's Dulux Proud Peacock...We just used three tester pots...I love it) ....and now I'm enjoying using it as a fun display space.
The magazines hide a gap in the tiles, and Mum's lovely pastel still life hides an ugly vent.We still need to decide what to finally put here....but right now I'm happy with how it looks.

Do you like my autumnal theme?...and LED candles for a safe, cosy glow. It makes me smile.
Jacquie x

Seasonal Scenes

Hello Lovelies,
last Sunday morning was so foggy. Hubby, eldest and I headed out for a stroll at the country park. When we arrived you could hardly see across the small lake. I love the quiet stillness on days like this.
 I loved wandering the paths, following Eldest's chosen route and listening  to him chatting happily with his dad.
I noticed that the two of them are almost the same height...how do I have a man sized boy already?......it baffles me.
 I was happy taking photos of the dewy cobwebs and the beautiful berries and leaves.
Back at the lake we fed the ducks and a little further along we fed the gulls....I liked these sweet faced, non scary gulls. And you certainly had to admire their agility. Catching the bird seed in mid air was no biggy to them.
By late morning the sun was beginning to break through. And when we got home I had to smile at my ripple blanket, looking pretty on the chair where I had left it earlier.
Jacquie x

Whitby Weekending :: The final part

Hello Lovelies,
I'm so glad you like this layout...words after pictures....it certainly seems easier for me.

So on the morning mum and I were due to go home I was still feeling rather shaken from my fall. But I couldn't resist stopping at another woodland walk we had found HERE . It was thankfully a short walk, through pretty trees down to the valley bottom.
How I loved the golden Beech leaves and the pretty stone cottage that sold tea in the garden. The flower arch enchanted me with it's Hydrangea heads and pale pink berries. It's setting was just so magical too. The stream bubbled over rocks and the bridges were a delight. But the best bit had to be the waterfall....I love to see a beautiful natural waterfall and I was so glad that I made to effort to find it.
The whole weekend ( well apart from the silly fall ) was pure delight. I do hope to return to this special part of the world again soon.
Jacquie x

Whitby Weekending :: Part 4

Hello Lovelies,
 I will admit I'm struggling with blog posting at the moment. So here's a little Posy gets Cozy type of posting ( with all the words after the photos)  to see how I feel about it.

Runswick bay you were so pretty. With brightly coloured boats and washing flapping in the breeze. Tiny seaside gardens and even tinier lanes. How I loved the tumble of old cottages. The cottage gardens and the Whitewashed walls. How I loved wandering around and discovering lush gardens with the sound of running water and stone steps strewn with fuchsia flowers.
Being up among the red pan-tiled rooftops and gazing at the sea really made me smile.

It's such a shame I took a nasty fall just after I took the last photo. Landed right on my mouth and dislodged one of my front teeth . It was nearly three weeks ago now and my mangled lip is much better....but the root canal work I had to have done today has made my tooth so sore again. I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself at the moment.

But of of course all that was my own silly fault...in too much of a rush and looking for the next photo instead of paying attention to my footing.

Runswick bay you were a delight and I'd love to return one day.

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my previous Whitby posts.
Jacquie x

P.S. If you want to know more of what I'd doing day to day ( including crochet:0)...please check out my Instagram....link in my side bar x )