Just touching base

Yes - a long silence from me.  Mostly because I was overseas on holiday  :-)

Yes - it was lovely, 5 weeks in Europe in the Spring ... 5days in Brussels, the rest in France - just gorgeous and I still want to hop on the next plane and go back there.  The Food!   The lifestyle!  Very Big Sigh

I took my 2 Blythe Dolls (yes, quite silly I know, 2nd childhood etc)  but ... if you'd like to see photos etc of our journey I'm doing a blog for the "traveling Blythes" (as my poor suffering hubby called them).

Blythe Dolls' Bon Voyage 

Well, back in the real world - the knitting commissions have been coming thick & fast - will post as soon as I can.

Making Lace amongst the Ducks

We've been finding lots of lovely images of French lace-makers on the web - most of them are from old post-cards.

They are in Le Puy-en-Velay in France. I presume they lined up outside for the photographer and didn't normally make lace in the poultry yard :-) Love the wooden clogs and their head-wear but just look at how many bobbins are on those pillows!


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