July 2024 - a general update of what's on at ECY
Hi folks and good afternoon from a warm and sunny-ish Yorkshire! I'm sure many of you follow my social media and newsletters and stuff but I thought I should post an update on the blog too seeing as it appears on the website. There's so much to tell you since my last general news blog post so I won't try and cover it all, I'll just talk about the latest stuff. Firstly as I'm sure you'll have heard by now Laura has left ECY to move on to pastures new. She'll be greatly missed of course, but unfortunately with Brexit...
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Rambling Rose
This is exactly the kind of rose I had in mind when I designed my Rambling Rose colourway; several years ago now. It's not in my garden but once I do start on it I will want something like this. It's just so pretty. One of my dye pigments has recently significantly changed - without warning from the manufacturer. I just noticed the first time I used it. So over the past couple of months I've had to tweak loads of my recipes, and that includes Rambling Rose, because although it may look like a simple pink it's actually a...
Early summer dogwalking in Yorkshire
One of the nicest things about dogwalking is seeing tthe seasons changing in more detail. So I thought I'd share what early summer looks like in Yorkshire. This route isn't overly rural or anything - in fact we go under the A1 motorway/dual carriageway, but you don't have to walk for long to lose the noise of the traffic. At the moment everywhere looks really lush and bright green with new growth. And there are tiny flowers growing in all the shady spots.. There's a variety of grasses, if you look closely. And we're starting to see more bees,...
Sheep of Ireland
We were in Ireland (Valley of the Hare near Sneem - hugely recommended) last week.. There were lots of sheep, and I found myself sort of cataloging them. Yes, I know how to live. I shared some on social media but there are more, so here's a gallery of them (including our fluctuating and naughty garden flock). If any are blurry it's because they're phone snaps. Enjoy! To finish, here's a little mountain hare next to the house....
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