I'm afraid I'm not getting much computer time
at the moment – young master Toby has other ideas for keeping me busy. Today though he is elsewhere so I
thought I'd pop in and show you some snippets of recent days in the
garden.
We've been…lazing in the hot sunny weather and blue summer skies and then
scrambling about like mad to gather in washing and toys in the sudden
heavy downpours, marvelling at the dramatic clouds as the storms blow over, eating chilled
nectarines from the farmer's market and homegrown salads picked fresh from the garden and enjoying the rampant growth of
everything in the garden and all of the attendant wildlife.
As I mentioned keeping Toby occupied and safe is a full time job as he needs constant supervision to keep him out of mischief (thank goodness for CHIPs summer club and respite days that have given me some time off). Sometimes though the mischief is of the playful kind – I snapped this yesterday evening when I was making a cup of tea, I turned my back to empty the pot after warming it and turned back to find him wearing the warm cosy as a hat and sniffing the teabags (sniffing everything is his new thing at the moment). He found it very funny!
I hope to pop back soon with some snippets of summer knitting. All of
the hot weather hasn't made me feel much like plunging my hands into
wool but I have still managed to add to my large basket of stuff in
progress 🙂
See you soon, keep well and happy x
little cotton rabbits 
“Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on. ” ― Billy Connolly
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Very cute tea cosy picture! 🙂
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A good day indeed. The garden is so amazing, an explosion of colors, scents and texture, yum.
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How happy and handsome Toby looks with the tea cosy hat! Hope all your days have lovely moments like that in them.
Maggie x
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Brilliant photos Julie, especially the one of Toby! 🙂
So glad you all are enjoying happy summer days. I just love nectarines at this time if year . 🙂
V xxx
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Love the tea cosy and its occupant – we have a very similar cosy :), wishing you a happy summer
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I have a kitty tea cosy that I have occasionally popped on my head in fun!!! Love to see Toby laughing!!! Lovely to see your post…sounds like there has been a bit more sun this summer!
We’ve had heat but right now are enjoying perfect days…I’ve been a once a month poster this spring summer..there is just so much to do in this weather…..garden garden garden….looking forward to slowing down a bit!! Enjoy!!!!
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Great to hear you are all enjoying some lovely summer days in the garden 🙂 so lovely to see all the beautiful pics Julie, and especially the pic of Toby with the cosy hat on 🙂 such a happy boy ….. love to you all x x x
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I am afraid that my response to this post is to immediately WANT a white hydrangea. Very, very much. Maybe more than one.
Wishing you peaceful times amongst the hurly-burly of summer.
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What beautiful glimpses of your summer. The spiderweb is amazing.
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Toby is getting so tall! Love all the flowers.
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Tea-cosy wearing is de rigeur in our household – especially straight off the pot in winter
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Just love your photos, Julie!! Toby looks like he’s having a great time…Is the white flower really a hydrangea? That photo is magnificent!! Wishing you sunny skies and happy days, Maire
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Beautiful photos, Julie. Toby in the tea cozy makes me smile!
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Your photos are stunning, Julie. Especially the raindrop-covered spider web! My favorite photo of all though is the one of Toby! It made me smile too…
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Love the tea cozy pic 🙂 DH can’t resist putting anything vaguely head shaped on.. Lovely summer garden photos too; the spider’s web and bee both really caught my attention.
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I so love reading your blog and I hope you always have time to give us a peek into your life and especially your knitting.
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Thank you for taking time to share with us. The photos are lovely, and Toby looks great.
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My 6 year old Asperger-daughter just said that when she grows big she wants to become a police-dog, “because my nose is so good to sniff everything”. She´s also sniffing everything and everywhere. 🙂
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Tea cosy hats – the next big cat walk trend I think! Very funny x
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lovely photos glad you are having a good summer – and hope you are enjoying sometime for yourslf as well x
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Good to hear you are enjoying the Summer,We have had the most wonderful cloud over the past week, I find I keep snapping photo’s of them too.
Clare x
http://summerhousebythesea.blogspot.co.uk/
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Your photos are just lovely. They look more like spring. Lush. We’re a bit hot and dry here and all flowers are looking a bit wilted even with much watering. I’m feeling much the same way I think. The weeds on the other hand never seem to be bothered by the weather or time of year. They just thrive and thrive.
I’m with Toby. I got a good laugh out of his antics.
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Toby is a really lovely little man. That cosy pic is really cute. God bless him and his Guardian Angel Mum.
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nice pic,love the tea cosy one.
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Love your gorgeous photographs……My (eccentric but darling) husband likes to sniff books and newsprint…and apparently always has say the family! Toby’s picture made me laugh aloud…he looks very handsome and cheerful in his “hat”.
Enjoy the chilled nectarines…we had several weeks on those, but currently its cherries…eaten whilst sitting in the shade and keeping a beady eye both on a new plum tree with a crop of fourteen fruits developing well…and the three blackbirds who are also keeping a beaky eye or three on the fruit! Love to you and the family…..Jenni xx
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thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful blog…..it makes me so happy……makes me smile……you are amazing xxx
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Lovely pictures Julie. Hope you are enjoying your summer.
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I was going to quote Billy Connolly at you and express my desire for a white hydrangea (we did have one but the Mr. killed it) but I see others have got there before me. Clearly I should keep better track of new posts if I want to leave original comments 😉
Instead I shall wish you a lovely rest of the summer 🙂
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I never heard Mr Connolly’s quote before but love it! Gorgeous photographs, my thought on seeing the first one – Julie’s knitted a cobweb for us! I love summer fruit! Enjoy the rest of your time, hope the weather stays lovely!
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Hi Julie,
Glad you’re getting to enjoy your time with Toby as well as getting some well deserved respite for you both. Hopefully Amy will have a little time in her busy schedule to spend a bit of time for her mum too. Your photo’s as always are lovely especially the young man in the very fetching tea cosy….
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Hola Julie, encantada con todos tus tejidos y espero pronto vendas mas patrones de la diferentes caritas de tus animalitos hermosos, en cuanto salgan a la venta avisame por favor y muchas gracias por compartir tus lindos diseños.
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I love the tea cosy on the head! Your shots are truly beautiful!:-)
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What a lovely photo of Toby 🙂
Your garden shots are beautiful – sadly my garden is a bit of a mess this year because I’ve been distracted by running but hopefully next year will be better. One lovely thing is that the nasturtium seeds you sent me last year have flowered again 🙂
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Great photos
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Beautiful pictures Julie! And I love the adorable pic of Toby wearing the cosy -the mischievous look on his face is priceless 🙂
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Cute Toby! Such a charming picture…so funny that Sarah D. had such an a propos quote! Your photos are beautiful, such definition and saturation. I like the bumblebee one the best, I think.
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Wonderful photos, fantastic observations:) Greetings
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Such beautiful photography – thanks for sharing!
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Hello Julie
Just wanted to say once again thank you so much for sharing the bunny pattern.
I have not been very well just recently (suspected ovaraian cyst that has turned out to be gallstones 🙂 so have spent a lot of time resting due to pain and knitting lovely bunnies which has made me very happy.
My first one is very well loved by my cousin’s four year old daughter who got her for a birthday present and I have so many more requests for presents for people who have seen my first bunnies.
While I was looking at the Little Cotton Rabbits group today on Ravelry I was thinking about all the bunny love that is spreading, so many people have been made happy by knitting your designs but more importantly by getting the beautiful bunnies that they have knitted. There are a lot of happy kids out there thanks to you.
You are are very special person, everyone who reads your blog knows that but also so talented, your patterns are a joy to knit and we are all so looking forward to your new ones.
Much love to you and your family.
Alison xxxx
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Your photos are so beautiful, thanks so much for sharing your life with us!
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Helloooo
I have just found your beautiful blog via tilly and the buttons…!
So glad i have..
I am a crocheter so i have been admiring all your crochet projects too…
bestest to you and Toby today!
daisy j
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Love the bee! Love the boy! I hope your winter is as mild as our was, time for us to both enjoy the ‘in-between’ seasons now.
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Sorry, I’m late to the party yet again! Beautiful photos Julie. And lovely to see Toby look so happy. x
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