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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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Friday was our last full day in Dorset, and we spent the morning looking after my Dad. There's been a LOT going on in the background of my holiday that I don't feel I can share at the moment, but... Continue reading
Posted 8 hours ago at Attic24
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A trip to Lyme Regis was one thing I really wanted to do while we were here as it's one of my most favourite places in Dorset with so many layers of good memories residing in this picturesque place. Sadly,... Continue reading
Posted 2 days ago at Attic24
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♥ Another beautiful May day, so unbelievably grateful for this heavenly weather. ♥ A morning of domestic duties with my Dad, followed by a much needed coffee in town and a trip to the toy shop which hasn't changed a... Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at Attic24
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If it were up to me, I'd be out walking every single day when I'm on holiday, especially if we're in a coastal location as I'm absolutely, hopelessly addicted to sea views. Luckily for me, the Little People have had... Continue reading
Posted 4 days ago at Attic24
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Yesterday was another hot, sunny day which felt way more like mid summer than spring. The Little People asked if we could visit Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens as it's a place we've been to a lot over the years and they... Continue reading
Posted 5 days ago at Attic24
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Yesterday we spent a fair portion of the day with my Dad and Lady B, and it was lovely to be able to invite them here to our little holiday home on legs to eat dinner with us. We opened... Continue reading
Posted 6 days ago at Attic24
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Hellloooooooo from sunny, beautiful Dorset! I'm here spending the week pootling and relaxing by the sea (again), and as it's the half term holiday I'm delighted to have company this time - yay!! Not only is J here, but we... Continue reading
Posted 7 days ago at Attic24
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May, May, May, my goodness me this month is LUSH! There is no better word to describe what I'm seeing out there every single day - it really is L-U-S-H. I've been walking a lot during this past week because... Continue reading
Posted May 26, 2023 at Attic24
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I took another trip down to Dorset a week or two ago, my third this year, and honestly I wasn't sure if I was going to blog about it or not. I had this feeling that these rather repetitive trips... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2023 at Attic24
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I was thinking yesterday about all the many, many weekends I've written about on my blog over the years, and how they are mostly a visual celebration of ordinary, domestic life. Nothing outrageously exciting ever happens on my weekends, they... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2023 at Attic24
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♥ an early walk to the bakery down the road, because once a week I choose to spoil the Little People... ♥ ....pain au chocolat fresh from the bakery on a Friday morning, aren't they lucky? ♥ 7am morning walks... Continue reading
Posted May 4, 2023 at Attic24
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You probably already know this by now, but in case there was ever any doubt, here it is - I am obsessed with all things coastal, a shoreline addict who feels a near constant pull to be by the sea.... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2023 at Attic24
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I've been thinking about you a lot this past week and wondering how I got lucky enough to have so many beautiful souls in my life. This community that you and I are a part of, the one that has... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2023 at Attic24
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Those of you who have been visiting the Attic over the years will know all about my regular visits down to Dorset. Ever since the Little People were babes (and even before then), J and I used to drive the... Continue reading
Posted Apr 16, 2023 at Attic24
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There's a small but prolific ornamental cherry tree growing in my next door neighbours front garden and during the past two weeks this tree has bloomed it's little heart out. After a very cold, slow start to the spring season... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2023 at Attic24
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Well hello my lovelies, I'm really happy to be back here in the Attic after two whole weeks of feeling like somebody hijacked all my coherent thoughts and replaced them with a thick layer of grey fluff. I've had one... Continue reading
Posted Mar 9, 2023 at Attic24
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So here we are, eight weeks after we began with the Springfrost Crochet-Along and what a beautiful, soothing, therapeutic, joyful journey it's been. I've absolutely loved the gentle energy that has surrounded the making of this blanket, and I for... Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2023 at Attic24
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I've been so obsessed with my Springfrost blanket during the past few months that I haven't had very much wiggle room inside my Creative Mind of late. It's nothing unusual for me to be honest - I do tend to... Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2023 at Attic24
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There are many (oh, so many) things I love about making crochet blankets, and right up near the top of the list is the gentle way in which they become absorbed into family life as soon as they're big enough.... Continue reading
Posted Feb 10, 2023 at Attic24
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This week has been a busy one for me, a week of catching up. A mixture of happy social times spent catching up with friends as well as some very time consuming and brain numbing hours spent catching up with... Continue reading
Posted Feb 3, 2023 at Attic24
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Isn't it a lovely thing when we can gaze at a simple collection of colours and conjure up another time and place? I've been doing exactly that this past week - using these soft, Springfrost colours to remind myself that... Continue reading
Posted Jan 27, 2023 at Attic24
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Hellooo! I'm really happy to be here chatting blankety things with you this morning, and I hope you're all doing OK out there in whatever weather the planet is dishing up to you. It's been a very chilly week here,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2023 at Attic24
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♥ Stopping on top of the moor for a blast of fresh air on our way home from a walk. ♥ Loving the peaceful view out across the valley, and that lonesome, windswept tree. ♥ Making some gentle plans for... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2023 at Attic24
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It's been very grey and dismal here in my part of the world and we've had a huge amount of rainfall during the past week. The little beck is close to overflowing, the fields on the outskirts of town are... Continue reading
Posted Jan 13, 2023 at Attic24
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Gooooood Mooooorning my lovelies, Happy New Year, and happy CAL day!!!!! It seems like an age since I first started chatting to you about my inspiration and ideas for this years blanket, and I'm so happy that we're starting the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2023 at Attic24
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