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It has been September, and a beautiful Spring. The temperatures got warmer. Much warmer than I would have expected. Some days actually felt a lot more like Summer, and we had a odd day or two with temps as high as 30 degrees C. We did have a few chilly morning starts as well, and with the weekend around the corner, we woke up this morning to a beautiful foggy day.
We celebrated our Heritage this month, and swapped packages. I can now happily show off the goodies I sent to my buddy, and the amazing goodies (all SA) I got from a visiting German lady. She loved the Heritage swap just as much as us all. I sent my buddy mini skeins, stitch markers, dutch biscuits, coffee, fudge and treats. And since she also has a furry baby, Miekie shared her best loved snacks too.
Heritage Day Swap
I got stunning yarn and mini skeins. And my buddy even caked my yarn for me already. 🙂 It is on the worktable, I pet it every day. And delicious coffee, and the cutest little tin with stitch markers too. I popped the tin right into my current project bag, just in case. Miekie got tiny treats, which is perfect for an older doggie with only a few teeth left.
Heritage Day Swap
I finally made my way to the Bryanston Organic Market. I have been planning to go for a while, and each time something seems to happen and I don’t get around to this specific market. It is not as close to my home as the others we normally visit. What makes this one extra special, is that I could take Miekie along. She loved it and got so very dusty and dirty. It was a very hot Saturday, and not much of a breeze though. The market has bowls of fresh water all around for the furry children to drink from. Miekie rather enjoyed the home made ice creams more.
Bryanston Organic Market Shopping
And Miekie and I got to meet the very talented Dana from Colourspun, who has a stall at the market. I had a hard time deciding on what I want to get first, and settled for some soft summery colours in stunning sock yarn. And a skein of beautiful lace yarn, just in case. Dana also has the cutest selection of kits, including all kinds of pretty little animals, including giraffes, zebras and teddybears. I loved the ombre kits, and I know I will be visiting Dana again to get one, at least.
It is less than three months before Christmas, and I got to see the first Christmas display already. This one was huge, and so much to see. Even though very early, it was so pretty I did not mind at all.
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