Hello Monday

After a week of gloomy overcast skies it was delightful to start this week with a good dose of sunshine. Although I was enjoying the weather last week (as I mentioned previously, damp and cool weather brings out the creativity in me), I was glad of a little sunshine. I got out with the camera this afternoon and enjoying snapping brighter photos. Moody pictures aren't my style so I do miss photography when the weather is glum. The only down side is that the warmer weather has returned but the grass is growing like crazy.


One thing I have discovered since moving onto an acreage is that I am more accepting of most types of weather. When it's wet I am grateful for the moisture, when it's hot I know the grass grows better and when it's cold - well, everyone loves winter, don't they?
Anyway - enough prattling about the weather.

Amongst other things, today I tried out a new sourdough experiment/recipe (which I hope to share with you soon!) and to my surprise continued to enjoy the slow rhythm of washing in the twin tub. This little machine has not an automatic part in it, right down to even having to turn the drain dial on and off between washing and rinsing. If you walk off during draining and the pump runs out of water to pump out, you're in danger of ruining it. So when you're doing the washing in a twin tub, you're literally doing it. No multi-tasking, and I thought this might really annoy me, and it might long term, but right now I'm quite attached to the little thing.

I placed my first yarn order for the year last week and I'm expecting it to arrive tomorrow - I'm so excited! It contains the yarn I intend to turn into a baa-able hat. I had a crazy notion that I could knit the entire second sleeve of my Clara Bow Sweater over the weekend, leaving me free to cast on my hat as soon as the yarn came, but a day out on Saturday and the return of the warm weather on Sunday have foiled my plans. I'm also expecting Eleanor Ozich's new book to arrive, which I will be sure to tell you all about, and am also hopeful of a few other goodies arriving at the post office, which I will share with you at a later date.
And I'm also not far off publishing that new knitting pattern I mentioned. Goodness when I sat down to write tonight I didn't imagine I'd have so many things to promise you!

As a little side note, if you are on Instagram, Country Living By The Sea has a lovely giveaway happening for her gorgeous handmade soaps and washcloths. Also, I assume you've heard by now of the changes they plan to make to the IG newsfeed? In short it's going to become like Facebook, and if you don't want this to happen there is a petition happening over on Change.org.

And if you're looking for a healthier (and tastier!) Easter treat to make this year, I thought you might like to try Loving Earth's Breakfast Easter Eggs recipe. Don't they sound divine?

Do you have any Easter traditions?
What are your plans for the week? What was your Monday like?
I hope you have a wonderful one!

Sarah x