I seem to be developing a sun hat fetish!! This one is crocheted and was very quick to make. I prefer the shape of this one, the knitted one was rather large. I used cotton, obviously, not much point in a sun hat if it isn’t cool! The pattern was taken from a book called ‘Learn To Crochet’ by Sue Whiting, which to be honest, didn’t help at all when I was learning to crochet. But it has some nice patterns in it.

I learned to crochet on the 11th June 2008, so I guess this is a celebration sun hat

“That back corner of our garden is looking tatty,” I said. Shana agreed something had to be done about it. First we cleared the assorted builder’s rubble. (Does that mean rubble from assorted builders? Who knows? Who cares even?) Then this morning we started putting some of the concrete slabs back, only in a more orderly fashion this time.

We hadn’t even left the house, though, before I noticed we’d gathered an extra member for our work crew: one of the local moggies. Sadly, we couldn’t allow him to join in the fun on this occasion. Why not? Surely it’s obvious, isn’t it? He wasn’t wearing a hard hat!

After digging up several tree roots we eventually managed to get a few paving slabs down and reasonably level. A lot of them were already broken, so we had to search around for those with good enough straight edges. We’ll probably swap some round yet; I have my eye on some bigger ones further along the edge of our weed beds. A large quantity of broken slabs might be ok for crazy paving, but who ever heard of a crazy patio?

The bricks, most of which are unfrogged, will go along the rear edge, along the bottom of the wall, when the rest of our haphazard picnic terrace is finished. Watch this crazy space for more action pics in due course.

We’ve seen lots of bats around recently doing what all good bats do, i.e., enjoying the fine summer evenings and decimating the local flying insect population too. Come 10pm or thereabouts we stop whatever we’re doing and watch them fly by, flapping their little batty wings like crazy and doing the occasional swoop and whirl about, which is presumably their way of showing off. Maybe we should hold up score cards for our favourites.

Through Ravelry I’ve met some wonderful people, well one certain group in particular…it’s no good you all hiding, I know where you are!! As I’ve been a bit down lately, Linda rallied the troops and sent me a goodie parcel. And I am so pathetic at saying how really grateful, chuffed, happy, thrilled I am. All I can say is feel the lurve and see what I’ve been sent