The Weekend in Black and White

Thank you all for your kind wishes last week. The pain has eased a lot, but I'm still dopey and spend part of the day dozing in my chair. I fact, I look rather like my photo for today -

Sleepy Dragon.

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The Weekend in Black and White

Another Reflection

At the moment I'm more or less confined to the house with sciatica, and the pain meds send me to sleep for much of the day.
That means I have to look around for something that might be just good enough for the Challenge.

This small mirror stands on the shelf by my computer. In front of it is a brass stamp box which now holds paper clips etc. and in front of that is a shawl pin made by First Daughter for Second Daughter.
The whole thing caught my eye as I staggered past, and gave me a great excuse to sit down!

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Reflected Reflections

I was sitting in the car, one bright day, waiting for Husband and Second Daughter to return from their various errands, when my attention was caught by all the reflections in the wing mirror.

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This was once the stable yard of the hotel in Dungloe.
As you can see, it has become a storage or junk area.
There is even a tangle of lights left over from Christmas decorations some time ago!

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Vase

I was walking through a local shop this week, exploring the newly repositioned display cases. I saw this unusual crackle-finish glass vase, and couldn't resist taking my camera out!

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The Peace Bridge, Derry (or Londonderry if you prefer.)

Due to a delayed flight daughter and I landed too late at the City of Derry Airport to make it home that night. We stayed in a local hotel, and I took some photos next day. I love the curves of this bridge, and the wonderful shapes.

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KnitNation, London, July 22011.

It's taken me a long time to get round to posting the results of my London visit last July.
My daughters briefly visited KnitNation the previous year, and they were determined to manage the full weekend this year.
They were also determined that I should go with them.
They saved and planned and saved - and off to London I went for the first holiday since my eldest was born (in 1978!)

I loved the whole event.

The market opened at lunchtime on the Saturday. Oh, the wonderful colours and yarns! The money I'd brought soon ran out, but I had a lot to show for it as you can see.

I bought the Boye NeedleMaster set (at the bottom of the picture) greatly reduced, from a lady from France who didn't get on with it.

This is a space-saving swift, folded.

Here it is opened.

And here it is, very helpfully holding a skein of wool for me to wind.
Life is so much easier now!

Did I mention that I enjoyed my holiday?

The Weekend in Black and White

Shower Flower.

I bought this pretty little plastic item for the shower (no, the background is NOT my shower!)
It's meant to catch hair and stop it clogging the drain.
It works!

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Pedal Bin.

I took the bucket out of my kitchen bin, and this is what I saw.

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The Weekend in Black and White

Swan Brooch

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