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Lucy @ Attic24
I'm a creative stay-home Mummy with 3 children, living my colourful life in the North of England.
Interests: gardening, homemaking, textiles, sewing, walking, baking, crochet, camping, houses, decorating, picnics, seaside
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Wow. w-O-w. Oh WOWSERS!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!! Thank you all so very much for your enthusiasm and delight over the bunting triangles, I was/am completely thrilled that you like the pattern and like the idea enough to give it a go... Continue reading
Posted yesterday at Attic24
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Isn't this knitted bunting completely, absolutely amazingly lovely? The photo was taken at the 2011 knit and stitch show at Alexandra Palace and was part of the Woman's Weekly Centenary year celebrations attempt to break the world record for the... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Attic24
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Ohhhhhhhhh how I love love love love L♥O♥V♥e this time of year when there is an abundance of green greenery! I took my Dad and Lady B to walk in our local patch of woodland yesterday afternoon, and as you... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Attic24
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:: enjoying the sunlight after some heavy rain. Our weather here has been very changeable with lots of short sharp rain and and hail showers interspersed with golden sunshine :: :: trying to appreciate the rain as our landscape is... Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2013 at Attic24
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:: wild garlic just starting to flower :: :: bracken leaves just starting to unfurl :: :: gorgeous little wild violets in abundance :: :: the most incredible tree roots :: :: the river Wharfe at Bolton Abbey :: ::... Continue reading
Posted May 12, 2013 at Attic24
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Do you think of Fridays as the start of the weekend? I do. I love Fridays. I've just put a bottle of prosecco in the fridge ready for my 4pm Friday girly gathering with friends and neighbours. I've also just... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2013 at Attic24
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On Monday morning, I went out for a walk up the hill and into the park. Early pearly sunshine and long shadows, the grass still damp with dew. At the bottom left of the park runs the canal and I... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at Attic24
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:: I love that my beloved yarn bag (almost five years old) is currently full-to-bursting with colourful yarn (Paris cotton) :: :: I love these cute little cotton circles that keep flying off my hook :: :: I love that... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Attic24
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We continue our quest to create some Outdoor Family Time every weekend, usually a Sunday morning. With each week/outing it gets easier and the vocal complaints have now dwindled to very mild do-we-have-to's. Persistence pays off, as does chocolate bribery.... Continue reading
Posted May 6, 2013 at Attic24
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I have to tell you I'm having a delicious week. Busy, but delicious. It's been wonderful to finally feel a little smidge of warmth in the air. I have loved walking about town with Little B, allowing him to lead... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2013 at Attic24
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I bought this yarn quite a while ago but hadn't had chance to work with it until recently. It is a lovely, soft yarn and I can highly recommend it. Details as follows :: Cotton On by James C Brett.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Attic24
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Thank you all so much for taking the time to write to me this week, your understanding words have been so very much appreciated I can tell you. The post holiday Adjustment is going ok I think, well I feel... Continue reading
Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Attic24
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What do you think of this piece of furniture I wonder? Are you like me who thinks it is beautifully mellow and full of character and history and deserves to be loved and cherished? Or are you like J who... Continue reading
Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Attic24
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This past week has felt very, very long and very full. Getting back into the swing of life after a two week break takes quite a bit of adjusting to, and sometimes I have to stop myself from sinking into... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Attic24
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One of the things I most love about being on holiday is the large amount of time we spend outdoors as a family. Whether we are by the coast or inland, in a house or Connievan, it feels great to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Attic24
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My March mosaic, only a couple weeks behind schedule which is pretty good for me these days. The March weather was not great, and my pictures tell the story of a month spent mostly cosying up indoors. Chocolate and flowers... Continue reading
Posted Apr 13, 2013 at Attic24
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It is still unbelievably wintry here in my patch. It remains very cold, only just above freezing, and jeez there is still snow sitting on the hills. I keep looking out at the view and willing it to start greening... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Attic24
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I really love the first-trip-to-see-the-sea that we always make on our first morning in Dorset. As you can see, this year the sky was very very blue, the sun was very very bright but I tell you the air was... Continue reading
Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Attic24
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:: Yesterday we were blessed with the most glorious blue sky, what a treat! After so many weeks of heavy grey-white icy skies, the colour and the light felt amazing :: :: Yesterday we ate buttered hot cross buns for... Continue reading
Posted Mar 30, 2013 at Attic24
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Ok, first up a confession. I admit that I am glad this project is finished. I am happy it is over. There, phewww, thank goodness that's out in the open and off my chest. Breathe out, it's all ok. Occasionally,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 29, 2013 at Attic24
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As promised, I've got a couple of cute little hooky animals to share with you today, well one wide-eyed bird and one hoppity animal. I just love these sort of quick, decorative projects, they are fun and satisfying to work... Continue reading
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Attic24
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On Friday/Saturday we had two nights and two days of falling snow. SNoW! It hadn't escaped me that we passed by the Spring Equinox on Wednesday, so it seems extra odd that we've been flung so deeply back into winter.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2013 at Attic24
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The town where I live is old, with ancient cobbled streets and buildings that have stood for hundreds of years. It is a bustling, lively old market town with a great atmosphere and a thriving high street. There are a... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Attic24
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If ever there was an object that was screaming out to be Prettified, this is it. This grey rectangle of metal is possibly the dullest looking thing I have ever purchased in my life. Do you know what it is?... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2013 at Attic24
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Attic24 became five years old yesterday. Inside my mind and heart the day felt momentous, yet I was unable to articulate the feeling to anyone. I told a couple of close friends and I told the Little People, but even... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Attic24
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