May Madness

This palatial abode is a light-weight bivvy-bag and  tarp. See how it is cunningly erected using a stick and a couple of walking poles. This is what My Dear Husband intends to sleep in along the West Highland Way next week. He gave it a bit of a try-out in the Blackwood of Rannoch yesterday, and didn't freeze to death - he has just returned home safely - but my dears, the weather is Frightful! This may be May, but there's cold rain everywhere and snow on the hills. Still, a Man's gotta do what a Man's gotta do.

Personally, I'm staying in and trying to create the illusion of late spring/ early summer by making flowers - crocheted ones. I got this book - 100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet - last year, but was a little intimidated by the complexity of some of the instructions. However, having followed the lovely Lucy's clear pictorial instructions for making her crochet rose, I took the plunge. I am particularly pleased with the dark and light blue Scabious (top left of the group) as it involved making one lot of petals into the front loops of the centre circle and then the darker petals into the back loops. Now I'm sure all you experienced crocheters are dab hands at such shenanigins, but it's only slowly that I'm getting more confident in doing slightly more advanced techniques. So I'm pleased. The next question is what to do with all the flowers!