Broadstairs by the sea!
I’ve moved – Broadstairs is now the place we call home. More precisely, the lovely village of St Peter’s on the edge of town…
Yes, after decades in North London, we’ve taken the plunge and moved to the Kent seaside. It’s a beautiful little seaside town, with stunning bays and cliffs and lots of shoreline walks.
My new village not only has a village green, complete with stocks for anyone who misbehaves, it also has a stunning Medieval church – St Peter-in-Thanet – and one of the longest churchyards in the country that leads out to fields!
The medieval church of St Peter-in-Thanet
The graveyard is a peaceful place to visit
The view of the fields from the end of the graveyard
Cauliflowers growing in the field beyond the woods
Floral delights
You probably know that I love crocheting flowers (like my floral wreaths and Flora gloves) so I’m more than happy that I’ve now got my first ever garden. I’m currently swotting up on what to do when, and being surprised by all the lovely bulbs and flowers that are appearing all over.
Beautiful Christmas rose Hellebore
Gorgeously scented winter honeysuckle is blooming now and smells wonderful.
There’s also a bird feeding station just outside our living room window, and I’m also enjoying a spot of birdwatching from the warm – robins, magpies, collared doves, sparrows, blue tits, long-tailed tits, wood pigeons, blackbirds and starlings are all regular visitors (as well as the greedy squirrels).
Lily’s enjoying watching the birds too!
Dedicated craft room!
Best of all, I now have a dedicated craft room at the end of the garden, with the woods behind it, so, as soon as I finish unpacking, I’ll be organising my yarn and fabric and getting cracking on some brand new designs.
I can even use it at night!
Lessons in Thanet
My move, of course, means that I’ll no longer be available to teach in London all the time, though I will be returning on a regular basis (as long as enough people want to learn on the same day). So if you’d like to have a lesson, just join my mailing list, or drop me a line so that I can tell you when I’ll next be back.
It also means that I can now teach in the Broadstairs-Margate-Ramsgate area as well – I already have a few lovely places to teach, so I’m looking forward to meeting some Thanet crafters soon… (If you’re interested in a lesson, email me at pickingupstitches@gmail.com.)
PS Lily’s loving life in Broadstairs too!
I live in Margate and have started knitting again after about 30 years. I have knitted a cardigan and I need help to make the garment up. I don’t use zoom is possible you can see me to do this? I feel to begin with I would like a 2 hour session.
Thanks.
Karen
Can you email me at pickingupstitches@gmail.com as I handle all booking queries there. I will try to email you as well.
I would like to expand my crocheting skills. I am self taught mostly and I am unsure how to read patterns. I need to learn how to increase and decrease properly and to learn what the stitches are called etc. please can you assist me with some lessons.
Hi Susan, if you email me at info@pickingupstitches.com I can send you all the details of the lessons I offer.