Goodbye 2011 ... thanks for ...

Wonderful memories ...

fun in the snow

meeting Masai Warriors

a new blog with an online friend

watching new skills being learned

Chinese New Year celebrations

Spring farm visits

Spring flowers

fun play

baking

more Spring flowers

Spring trips to the beach and parks

Cleaning the greenhouses

Some spinning time

... on my "new to me" wheel

preparing for a school craft visit

Earth Day

Beautiful blossoms

planting seeds and seedlings

Spinning at a show

More visits to the farm

Sunny hot days

Easter

walking to school - a lovely time to reflect

Days out

growing and allotment time

allotment

Pirate day at school

More days out

Time for some wool washing

and carding on the (new to me) Drum Carder

and finally cracking Crochet

lovely things growing

fun days out

fun at home

fun at the beach (again)

Busy allotment time

Gardening at school

School sports day

Foraging

oh go on, a bit more spinning!

Holiday boat trips

visiting castles

beautiful scenery

dressing up

holiday beach days

meeting our holiday neighbours

visiting the National Wool Museum

bountiful harvests

Summertime fun

meeting local wildlife

 

fun outdoors

Autumn foraging

knitting with handspun

weaving handspun

more spinning

Spinning at The Romsey Show

... ready for 6!

6th Birthday

Birthday gifts

Birthday trip to the Zoo

Autumn Season Corner

Conkers and autumn crafts at art club

yes, more spinning

Pumpkin time

Gifts from Australia - lovely just sheared Merino

Preserving harvests

Woolly day at the Guild

Alex playing Ukelele at the Pumpkin Festival

and Imogen dressed for the occasion

little knitted treasures

crafting for Christmas

Gruffalo forest walk

Fireworks and flame torch parade

Felting for the shop

 Imogens felted poppy (nicer than mine!)

Guild challenge cushion

Making Christmas cards

Visiting Father Christmas and his Reindeer

snow ... but hoping for some of the real stuff

new season tree

and season corner figures

and old ones returned for the Winter

the joy of craft swaps

and making gifts for family

keeping up with traditions

and visiting local sights

finishing knitted gifts

 

discovering gifts on Christmas day

 taking them in before opening the next one

 crafting with new sewing box and fabrics

 practising her new Ukelele

post Christmas walk around Lichfield Cathedral

It's been a good year, full of lovely things and memories to treasure in our hearts and minds. We're ready for you now 2012 ... Happy New Year everyone for 2012.