WOYWW 849 Chevrons and the Reading Tree

Hi all,

Hasn’t this week come round quickly! I’m back for our blog circle care of Sarah’s Craftshed. 

Here’s my desk:

I’ve been working on a new watercolour, I’ve called the Reading Tree. I had one when I was 8 or 9 years old, an oak tree in a nearby field. I’d take my book, a drink and a sandwich, hauled up in my Mum’s shopping bag with a length of rope, and I’d happily stay there for most of the day. 

My first Enid Blyton favourites were the Magic Faraway tree series, quite apt, considering 😀

My chevron blanket is progressing, I’m on my third strip now. Our Twiglet said I must be very patient to crochet like that, but the truth is that I have to keep my hands occupied, so I crochet while we watch TV or listen to an audiobook. We’re enjoying Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series at the moment. 

Bella approves and sends you all purrs. 

A new Sicilian restaurant has opened in Folkestone so we gave it a try last weekend. It’s called ‘Let’s Amore’, an odd name but we love Sicilian food so worth a try. We loved the starters: caponata (a sort of sweet and sour ratatouille), spicy sausage, a paste of sun-dried tomatoes, and olives, with focaccia. I could eat that as a main course!  Their signature main course is a fried closed pizza. I might try that another time as you can choose to have ricotta for the cheese element. I’m ok with fromage frais as it’s the tyramine in aged cheese that triggers my migraines. I had chicken Milanese, which was  very filling. The chef/owner gave us pistachio cannoli for dessert which were light and delicious. It makes us nostalgic for Sicily! 

And finally…

My art class starts again on Wednesday mornings so I’ll be visiting your blogs in the afternoon. 

Happy WOYWW

Hugs

Lynnecrafts xx