Dr Who Giveaway winner!

A big thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway and left me useful moving tips. We're busy scrubbing the house and de-personalising it ready to get the estate agent round (so of course now I can't find anything)

Although of course the giveaway is over PLEASE leave me more tips if you have them. We really want to move!

I've asked random.org to choose a winer, and it's...


*drumroll*



Funnily enough, the winner DinaFragola has left the hardest tip to follow...decided NOW what needs chucking rather than pack it and worry about it later. So maybe it's a sign?

Your goodies will be on their way shortly!

NiftyKnits is published!

My blog post about Mersham Knitted village was spotted by Let's Knit magazine. They asked me for a quote and to send me a photo of the house I bought. They said they'd credit me and link to my shop and send me a copy - none of which happened, sadly. However, a former colleague and a friend from years ago both contacted me after seeing my "real life" name and sent me a scan.


Click on the piece to enlarge, and learn by my mistake. Always make sure you're *paid* (in whatever sense) first.

My neighbours

I live in a VERY ordinary house. We like it, but it is *not* picturesque in any way.

Yet within yards, on our daily walks, we pass these historic beauties (Did you know you can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them?)



This terrace is literally at the end of our road. The houses carry a date plaque - 1870! We actually viewed one of them when we were looking for our current house, they are really cute but the rooms are tiny. There isn't a right angle to be seen, not a straight wall or corner - very sweet, but not too easy to fit furniture! Along the back of the entire row is a path, running through all the neighbour's gardens! Unusual nowadays, but it was originally the access for the coalman.




This is the nearby farm. The pond has the biggest bank of snowdrops I've ever seen, just passed, and they butcher their own meat and sell the best sasuages in the world. I love the arched porch.




Not the best local oast house, it's a bit too "done up" for me, but it is the nearest. We have a local kitchen fitter who specialises in round kitchens. Imagine.



Of course, if you're hankering after one of these lovelies but can't quite make the price, why not settle for a knitted version?




This last one is just gorgeous. Look at the angles! I can't decide if the beams and windows have "dropped" over the years, or if they were actually built like that. Soooo pretty.

I just need to sell a couple more meerkats....