Our first grapes!

We have one bunch of red grapes on our new vines. Gill, who delivered them in May, will be impressed. Fighting off the courgettes and tomatoes this week... but what a pleasant occupation. And we have been enjoying a free daily concert by the Gironde Chamber Orchestra who are rehearsing in the village hall behind us every day in the run up to their annual summer concert season.

Close up of stitch detail

Too busy to blog!

I couldn't wait to start the Marion Foale, I had been so keen to do the pattern since it appeared in Woma's Weekly. Gald I bought the correct yarn; it has great texture and stitch definition and a beautiful drape. It is growing quite fast too.

I also learned that there was an article in the July Good Housekeeping on Marion Foale and a 'want it now' search on Ebay produced a copy. A very helpful lady called Rhian in Wales posted it to me and we had some very pleasant exchanges of emails.

Marion Foale yarn arrived

Delivered in less than a week from posting the cheque! Impressive.