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Tag Archives: weather

Latergrams

14 Sunday Apr 2019

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Latergrams, Photography

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blogging, flowers, garden, nature, plants, seasons, spring, weather

For a while my blog brain has been really, really silent, so I’m going to treat you to collections of Instagram posts for those of you who don’t use that platform. Who knows, maybe my words will be jumpstarted along the way.

Today, spring flowers! It’s pretty cold out still, and I don’t think my vine and hydrangea can get out of winter storage until next month. But it looks pretty and full of hope.

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Just absolutely wonderful in the #garden today – must enjoy while it lasts. #lilacs #spring

A post shared by Pia Juul (@colourcottage) on Apr 7, 2019 at 7:45am PDT

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More #white#springflowers in #bloom! #blackthorn #sloe #slåen #prunusspinosa #naturephotography #blueskiesforever

A post shared by Pia Juul (@colourcottage) on Apr 10, 2019 at 9:34pm PDT

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#muscari #perlehyacinth #grapehyacinth

A post shared by Pia Juul (@colourcottage) on Apr 7, 2019 at 9:45am PDT

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#ribessanguineum #blodribes #redflowercurrant

A post shared by Pia Juul (@colourcottage) on Apr 7, 2019 at 9:43am PDT

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White blooms everywhere and it looks gorgeous from the inside. (frosty winds all week) #amelanchier #bærmispel #springflowers #seasonschange #naturephotography

A post shared by Pia Juul (@colourcottage) on Apr 10, 2019 at 12:42am PDT

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2019

10 Sunday Feb 2019

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat

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crafts, intention, weather, winter

You don’t know it, but I’ve actually started writing you a number of times, planned photoshoots of what I was up to but then abandoned it all mid-project because I felt it was just more of the usual stuff and so not very exciting? Does it have to be exciting? Continue reading →

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October

25 Thursday Oct 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Farm Life, Photography

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autumn, country life, landscape, seasons, weather

Foggy morning season (warm days, cold nights) is coming to an end and it’s just allround chilly. The woodstove AND sometimes the studio space heater are running most of the day, I’m remembering that summer should have been the season for knitting more woolen socks.

I was gifted completely new flooring for the upstairs, much needed as replacement for dingy old carpets. Problem: I now have to paint the walls first or it wouldn’t make any sense. I can’t believe yet again I put myself in a position of less studio time! I do the work in tiny little bits, but much sitting time is required as a result. Room one nearly done, two to go – with much shuffling of stuff in between since hauling everything downstairs on bendy stairs and then living in the piles for weeks would also be exhausting.

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Winding down

30 Thursday Aug 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Critters, Farm Life, Garden

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autumn, nature, seasons, video, weather

Rainy grey day today, a reminder that soon, soon, I’ll want to stay indoors for days on end, playing rotisserie in front of the wood stove, rushing through and not around the outside of the barn to get to my studio upstairs. Thinking in muted tones and drinking buckets of tea, layering up in wool sweaters and socks.

Only a week ago I was in the hammock on a beautiful warm, quiet day with that certain something in the air that is no longer summer – not the least an unusual gathering of birdies doing acrobatics over the garden. It took me a long while to realize that I had brought my phone for a change and that it does in fact make videos (because forget taking a still photo of the little speedsters).

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Micro foraging for art supplies

23 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Garden, Plant Dyeing, Show-and-tell, Thoughts

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close to home, country life, creativity, inner conviction, inspiration, intention, life, seasons, summer, weather

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It hasn’t rained here in 3 months and has been unusually hot too, so most blooming things are over and done with if they have even survived. I’m glad I didn’t make a dye garden this year, as the cost of watering would have been massive.

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Summer briefing

02 Monday Jul 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Farm Life, Garden, Shop, Show-and-tell

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blogging, country life, crafts, creativity, exercise, fatigue, garden, gardening, health, intention, life, summer, weather, weight loss

While I’m cooking up that promised weaving post, I’m going to drag you through a bit of a general status update of life at the cottage.

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Whazzup?

25 Sunday Feb 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Links, The Other Blog

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art, creativity, health, intention, knitting, Painting, relax, seasons, video, weather, winter

Hey there. Once again my sincere apologies for lack of content – I do in fact have some linky things lined up, but thought it would be nicer to spread them out a little in between actual posts.

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Graze

08 Thursday Feb 2018

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Critters, Farm Life

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frost, morning, nature, seasons, sun, sunrise, walking, weather, wildlife, winter

Last time I spoke to you at 8 am, it was dark as a witches’ cauldron. Now this:


Just in from my morning walk and met up with the little band of deer that spend a lot of time in my big horse paddock.

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Earflaps

02 Tuesday Jan 2018

Posted by Pia in Knitting, Spinning, Yarn and Fiber

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aging, clothing, green, hair, handspun, hat, weather, winter, wool, yarn

I finished my colourful hat over the holidays, it was a quick and easy knit. Now I wonder if we’ll get any frost so I can try it on without boiling my ears! I normally wear fleece headbands in the cold because it’s easier to fit with long hair; what usually troubles me is wind hurting my inner ear, not so much the temperature, and knit fabric tends not to block the wind. But they are also very boring – so what else to do with all that chunky, funky handspun? (yes, I’m asking!)

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First frost

07 Tuesday Nov 2017

Posted by Pia in Chit Chat, Photography

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nature, seasons, weather, winter

Spectacular morning, absolutely no wind for a change and everything coated in powdered sugar. I love the crisp air of a morning like this – now I just need to introduce wool socks for my wellies and hope for more photo ops on a day when I don’t have early appointments!

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