getting up at 4.40am to drop Amy off for a school day trip to France
then coming back home and crocheting until the boys woke up
loving all the growth in the garden, rainy summers = happy flowers
anticipating the first of our homegrown raspberries, gradually growing fat and juicy on the bush
and enjoying eating them for breakfast!
Hope your week has had some happy snippets too x
little cotton rabbits 
Oh thoses raspberries do look good Julie! 🙂
Also looking good is that beautiful blanket, I would love to be wrapped up in that! 🙂
Vivienne xxxxx
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Wow what an early start! How exciting for amy, I’m sure she will have a wonderful time, do you know how exotic that sounds to me in Australia!! I love your blanket, it just looks lovely xx Brenda
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Ooh, your pansies look perfect, mine have been decimated by slugs and snails despite copious amounts of slug pellets (organic). xxx
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Your breakfast looks delicious! Typical me, looking at the food ; )
Your blanket looks like it is coming along beautifully too.
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What a calm time it is at that time in the morning …perfect for a little crafting! Your blanket is looking so beautiful.
Have a happy week.
Fleur xx
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Your beautiful pictures make me happy! Thanks a lot!
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Your blanket is coming along nicely can’t wait to see it finished. I hope Amy has a lovely time I really enjoyed my school trip to France when I was younger she should come home fluent?
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Don’t you find those early mornings the most productive, and also the most peaceful? The blanket is beautiful x
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Oh your snippets look so perfect. I was up at the crack of dawn this morning too ( an Olympic Torch procession to watch). Feeling the tiredness now!
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An uplifting post, Julie. I love your beautiful life snippets in those muted colours which have become, in my opinion, your trademark! I’m wondering where Amy is in France right now?
ps You and your Midsummer’s Day Mittens are on my blog…
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Your blanket looks quite perfect, and it’s going to be soooooo warm!
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treasure those quiet times. Loving the subtle colour combinations on the blanket
louise
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The raspberries look lovely! And the blanket is coming along well.
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lots of lovely snippets, thank you
xxx
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Your blanket is looking lovely and snuggly, looking forward to seeing it finished. Hope Amy enjoys her trip to France. xx
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Mmm, raspberries. 😉
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Lovely photos – especially the mugs in the cupboard and oh wow that blanket and basket of wool look amazing. Can’t wait to see more of it. Hope Amy has/had a great holiday.
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It must be nice to have some me time and your blanket is beautiful. As for the rain, I hate complaining about the weather but a few days of sun would be nice …
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I love how soft and cosy that crochet is starting to look!
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You are so good to remind us that eventhough things sometimes feel tough, there are always snippets to hold onto! Mine this week have been all the concerts my boys have been involved in – there’s nothing like children singing to lift your spirits! Thank you
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It still boggles my mind that in Europe you can do a day trip to another country – I can barely do that in my state alone!! Enjoying watching you blanket grow!
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The colors of your blanket are exquisite … So peaceful and soothing…you know I love a rainier summer too…it really has been lovely here but I love warm rain! The rest of the U.S. is in a terrible drought.. I feel so for the farmers….well…..as always I adore your site!!
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Thank you, this is just a simple and beautiful post.
I wish I could have raspberries in my garden but this is very hot now in Israel.
I can truly understand the joy of crocheting when all others at home are sleeping.
Have a good day, I have sent you me web shop to look at my crochet work. Thank you
Mo
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrochetObjet?ref=si_shop
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what a beautiful morning post- so many little wonderful things to be thankful for! I love your photos, makes me miss the soft light-grey light in England.
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Hi Julie,
A few weeks ago you posted a photo of a cute pouch that you had made to send to a friend with a packet of seeds in; will you be posting the pattern. I know you are a busy lady but i would love to make one for my mobile phone.
Thank you in anticipation
Love Carole from Rossendale xxx
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Oh my goodness! Your berries are huge. I love raspberry pie with a vinegar crust, raspberries on ice cream, in a bowl alone, (you see a trend don’t you?)…take care and hope Amy has a fantastic day trip. Amazing how close France is. Take care. The violas too, just lovely.
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Hi Carole, I’ve not forgotten but just haven’t had the time to finish writing up the pattern properly – checking row numbers and drawing the chart and stuff takes more concentration than I’ve been able to find lately! I will finish off the pattern writing as soon as possible.
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Bet she was very excited about her trip, what an adventure!
What a lovely record of snippets of life.x
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Wow, what a lovely selection of snippets 🙂
I love the colour of the pansys too, nicer than some of the bright ones you see in garden centres.
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Mellow early start light? Check.
Soft, comfortable light on yarn and work? Check.
Brilliant burst of raspberry red against rich grains? Check.
Satisfying images that remind us that it is sweet to live? Check.
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4.30am?! Goodness me. Mind you, I do find getting up earlier than usual seems to allow for much more to be done. Your raspberries looks particularly delicious. The garden might like the rain, but I think I’ve had enough now, thanks very much! x
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Lovely post! Hope Amy had a wonderful time in France….perhaps without too much rain!
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Ugh! We could use some of your wet and cold here! We were hiking last week in 112 degree weather! To blasted hot! My poor flowers look so sad and worn out. The way I feel!
That does look like a yummy breakfast. I need to get off this computer and go and pick some goodness from my veggie gardens for breakfast.
Feeling lazy this morning…………
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Beautiful, evocative photos Julie. I keep waking up early and am to be found knitting at about 5 a.m. ….!
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