A new coat for Spring!  The mystery knitters of Worthing have been at it again - and hey presto!  A happy, perky tree waiting to greet passers by in the town centre.  It certainly brought a smile to my face - I wonder who knits it?  Although I should like to know - I do like the element of surprise and mystery!!  Talking of which, there was no mystery earlier today when I was trying to be organised and work at my desk. My cat, Wooster kept on plonking himself on everything so I had to keep on removing him from the table top.  He eventually got the message and is still in my wool basket as I write.  At least I now have room on my desk!!!

Early Spring in a flooded area of the Sussex countryside....I just love the colours, and how the blue sky is reflected in the water...I added the photo of one of my bags which I think complements the scene.  My brain is beginning to go a bit whizzy at the moment with all the heady scents and colours of flowers which are appearing daily.  I have also spent happy hours in my shed painting silk and generally getting my act together.  And....I am so enjoying my little car and go up to the hills most days.  Dogs can't believe their luck!!

What a wonderful day we've had today.....non-stop sunshine and w a r m .........and to top it all we discovered a new tea shop in a delightful Sussex village.  The Amberley Village Tea Rooms is a definite on my future tea shop trail!  As you may guess from the beams, it is in an old barn - fabulous!  (the cakes were good too!)

Over the last couple of weeks I've made the most of improved weather and gone down to my art shed and dyed!!!  I'm still trying to work out the most effective way to dye cotton fabrics and am learning all the time.  I'm quite pleased with the results and now have a good stash  (not sure what I'm going to do with them yet!!)

I enjoyed wandering through the Conservatory in Buxton Pavilion over the weekend.  As I walked into the glass structure my senses were bombarded with glorious colour, shapes and smells.....a little touch of a tropical paradise!!  Today I have walked dogs (in glorious sunshine), dyed more fabrics, entertained family to  lunch, am about to go off for some maths tuition (helping out 11 yr. old ....I need help as well!!) and then I'm off to  supervision meeting tonight.  I'm SO grateful for good health and energy.......

No words needed.......except I'm H A P P Y!!

Another gorgeous shop....I found this one up in Leek (staffs).   Doesn't presentation make a difference?  And look what can be done with a bike!!  Anyway after a great (if somewhat exhausting)  weekend of birthday celebrations, I have just had a wonderful 10 hour sleep  and am now raring to go.....the sun shining and a lot of dog walking is on today's menu.....plus some dyeing.  Yeeeessss .......Spring is on the way!