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Le Tour de Fleece 2013: Day Twenty
A dramatic day in the mountains for the cyclists, including the Alp d’Huez twice! It is still hot here but at least there is a little bit of a breeze today which has been nice. Poor Paul has a nasty...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2013: Day Twenty-One
Another hard day in the Alps for the cyclists. Luckily things are looking much more reasonable here The weather has cooled a little, there are no clouds in the sky, and there is a breeze today which...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2013: Day Twenty-Two
Last day in the mountains for the cyclists today, more good scenery! For a change of pace today I thought I would have a go at knitting with my longdraw experiments. This is the 3ply, so far I have...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2013: Day Twenty-Three
We have just got back from a lovely weekend with my parents-in-law, including a trip up to Stratford to see the RSC production of Titus Andronicus, and a barbeque today with my brother-in-law,...
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A Couple of Spinning Experiments and Some More Finished Projects and a Workshop
Back in October last year I went to a Wingham Woolwork sampling day organised by the Hampshire Guild of Spinners, Weavers, and Dyers. This was the second time I had been to a sampling day – the first...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2014: Stage One
Its that time of year again when we spin along while watching the Tour De France. Amazingly this is my sixth year! The Tour has rather crept up on me this year and caught me slightly on the back foot....
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Le Tour de Fleece 2014: Stage Two
Another exciting day of cycling through some beautiful scenery. I was impressed that they had got the yellow jersey on top of York minster! and enjoyed seeing Helmsley castle and walled garden from the...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2014: Stage Three
Cambridge looked beautiful from the helicopters on today’s stage, and lots more lovely scenery. More exciting racing for the cyclists, although a completely different type of stage to the two previous...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2014: Stages Four to Seven
We got a little behind with the cyclists at the beginning of the week but have managed to catch up now. What a dramatic few days it has been! I am very glad that my only mishap has been stretching my...
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Le Tour de Fleece 2014: Stages Eight to Thirteen
Another busy week! We have only just got caught up with the cyclists again. It has been very dramatic racing. I don’t know how they cycle along in the temperatures they have had today. They said it was...
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