green ... and ... knitting

The garden is green !

We had quite some rain lately 

so that's why !

But it also means that the flowers last a long time.

There are still a lot of Bluebells, 

but I took away most of the Forget-me-not's 

(they sow themselves só massively ...) 

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Last Friday I visited with a friend 

the "Breifestival" (knitting festival) in Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort is a (partially rebuilt) old fortified town

not too far from where we live.

It has one of my favourite quilt and yarn shops : De Schapekop 

The entire little town was adorned with knitted items :

on windows, benches, flagpoles, lampposts, trees ... 

even from the old town hall tower blew a knitted banner !

(forgot to take my camera, but believe me, it was fun)

Some of the lovely yarn I bought

(the twó on the right are purple, always have difficulty photographing thát colour !)

I am still busy knitting socks for myself

(ha ! very clever with this cold spring weather)

and since the surprise present for Anne's baby is finished

and arrived safely Down Under

I can continue the socks for grandson nr 1

(Arrrgh : look at the difference in colour of the floor : 

just because the yarn has a different colour !

the green of the monkey is real green !!!)