These really cheerful British-grown daffodils were bought last Friday as tightly-furled buds. Since then they have blossomed wonderfully, filling the hall with their breath-of-spring fragrance.
Somehow this winter seems to have lasted forever. It started very early - the last week of October - and has just been unrelentingly miserable every since, cold, dark, wet days and, more recently, heavy snowfalls and ice. I'm fed up with having to wear layers and layers of clothes and two pairs of socks just to keep warm indoors (and that's with the heating on too!!) I think a lot of the problem, for me at least, is the fact that we've had no summer for the past two years either - and it's really beginning to tell now. Three straight years of winter - by gum, I've had enough.
Anyway, with the hope that spring really may be just around the corner, I picked up these two pillowcases in the charity shop yesterday (50peach) to make some tote bags from. The yellow one with water lilys on just shouts warm summer days to me.
For anyone in the UK who saw the Channel 4 programme 'Britain's Tightest Person', you might be interested to know that the lady who wore the boys underpants instead of knickers (as she claims they are much cheaper and better made) has started her own blog with loads of interesting money-saving ideas.
Daffodils, they're beautiful .
The pattern on the place mat is very familiar. Where is it from?
Posted by: Maureen | 02/10/2009 at 05:38 PM
They're a find! How do you make your tote bag? Pattern please? I'm making all birthday presents this year (uphill struggle) and that might be a quick one to do!
By the way, have finished knitting my first dishcloth - it's in my latest blog with my homemade cleaners! Brilliant, thank you.
Posted by: Catherine Lloyd-Evans | 02/11/2009 at 01:38 PM
Lovely daffs! I noticed they were selling some at the expensive flower shop near me and was very tempted to buy.
I love a nice bouncy bunch of daffs in the house they seem to bring sunshine into your home.
Interesting to see how you do your tote bags from the pillowcases? Are you going to tell us the method?
Posted by: sharie | 02/11/2009 at 02:18 PM
I agree - it's getting me down now....
I was bought some lovely daffs yesterday, so refreshing..and we had some sun today :)
Nice charity finds too.
Posted by: asti | 02/11/2009 at 05:38 PM