Sock it to Me

 

Socks completed! The stripes are off but I don’t mind that. Also the toes are a bit square even for my odd long toes. Started another pair in brown/purple/blue so will see if the stripes match up this time. 

A-Maze-ment

 

I went to the Aberdeen Uni botanic garden with my mum and we walked a grass labyrinth. A labyrinth has one path around and a maze has several. This is the classic labyrinth which can be seen back to prehistoric times and has a spiritual and ritual significance. 

Autumn Mood

 

The old apple tree in our garden has a good harvest this year. It’s an espalier so they grow along the branches.

Finally some Baking

 

This is from a great book I borrowed from the library: Carpathia Cooking from the Heart of Romania. Its a yoghurt and apricot cake which is fat free and uses whisked egg whites to help with rising. The arrangement of the apricots is quite pleasing. 

Noro Knitting

 

Knitting a snood from this very interesting self striping wool from Japanese company Noro.

Finally Some Architecture

 

The very grandiose classical archway to Robert Gordons College in Aberdeen. Archways provide a great opportunity for architects to go nuts with a bit of Roman inspiration. An entrance arch provides security and drama for what is beyond. I feel an archway drawing project coming on. 

Lovely lilies

 

I was really delighted when these lilies I bought from the supermarket last year reappeared in the pot better than ever before! I love exotic flowers.