Hot Hot Hot...

This week in the U.K it has been hot, damn hot!

I love summer, and warm sunny days, but this has been too much! Maybe i'm being a woosy Brit or maybe this country isn't set up for these conditions, as we get them so rarely. But it's been hard to move, function or sleep! 

Needless to say that not much crochet has taken place!

Its only the last couple of days, that the temperature has dipped slightly to allow me to pick up my hook

I'm still working on my Sweet Williams, rustic lace flowers

First a little colourful pile of centre circles

And then the second round shaping

And of course a touch of hookin in front of the tennis at Wimbledon

Although I don't complete a flower daily, I'm still continuing with my floral mood blanket, completing a batch at a time. Sadly i'm getting a bit slack with the ends though!

With the hot weather and Wimbledon what better excuse was there to have some strawberries and ice cream.....

Pinks...

So this week, I decided to undo the last round, and try joining a different way. I'm much happier with this layout

On one of my many ongoing trips to the p.o.  I picked up a lovely bunch of flowers from a local independent stall

I was very happy when I saw this beautiful bunch of Sweet Williams

Especially as they are my current inspiration

I love the two tone mix of colours

All different shades and tones of pinks

From brights

to pastels...

I'm looking forward to continuing this pattern

Despite the hot weather, on a whim i had a quick baking session. I had been given a recipe for a banana and chocolate loaf, and I'd been dying to give it a go.

It was very easy to make, well it had to be for me to succeed!

I was very pleased with the outcome, and it was very yummy!!