Cloud, Eesit, Stone

Little cloud from one of the maroons announcing the Breeches Buoy Demo on 23rd August at Prior's Haven, part of the 150th anniversary celebrations for the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade. (The event was filmed by BBC Coast, and I'll post a link, for those with access to UK tv, as soon as it's available).

Beachcombings: hag stone, or holey stone, from the beach at Prior's Haven.

Now the dog rose flowers are almost gone, same colours in bindweed growing above King Edward's Bay.

In progress: lace stitch cowl in Native Shetland Wool (shade: Eesit).

Flowers, Dancing, Gulls

A fragrant parcel: new lavender  arrived from Chateau de la Gabelle, Provence. Single origin, organically grown on a sunny mountainside 1300ft above sea level… we're dreaming of flower fields and tours around perfumeries in medieval towns… (a neat way to send it, flat like a letter).

school summer holidays have begun, freesia and gypsophila my daughter chose

ballet school continues for another week - these light summer evenings I go to watch the gulls hunting among the waves while she dances