When winter comes, one has to be prepared.

Found this colorblock shawl pattern on Ravelry: called Eris.

Knitted with Lana Grossa Merino Air - needle size EU 5 and 6 skeins.

Shrugs/bolero

 Warm & longsleeved for next winter.

 Found some great stitches here

Both knitted, light, aery and short sleeved for summer.

The Naturals: crochet, leather and a pebble

Minimalistic crochet in pink and grey

Kitchen garden volkstuin: update august

 Tomato desaster! During our week on holiday this happened: Phytophthora infestans- quick and very devastating. 

 But luckily the rest is doing very well: 

 

 Butternut pumpkins!

White cabbage, green cabbage, brussels sprouts ... looking perfect!

Fruit section- looking good!

Vide grenier finds

 Always a surprise to find something on a vide-grenier market in France. Here some old brooches constisting of 2 pieces that can be clicked into one brooch.  I only used one part to make into a crochet brooch.

Loire - Loches - holiday - some impressions

 

Loches

 Vide grenier à Loches on sunday

 Chédigny - authenticity!

 Our Gite! Highly recommended - you can find details here

 

  My favorite castle: Chenonceau

 Kitchengarden@Chenonceau

Ancient greenery@Chateau de la Bourdaisière

Cave champignonnière@Roches - blue feet approx. 50 m below the ground

 

 Montrésor

 Lovely atmosphere at the vide-grenier-brocante  @Villeloin Coulangé 

Locals are eating mussels and french fries - mind the handkerchiefs used as sunscreens.

View on the kitchengarden@Chateau Villandry

Of course ... Chambord couldn't be missed!