If ever there was a week for hunkering down indoors, this is it - rain, rain rain. The guilt I felt flipping the central heating back on this morning, was somewhat mitigated by cooking an enomous vat of stew, with a view to warming up the menfolk on their return home. Then, feeling smugly domesticated, it was time for a spot of sewing.
Tomorrow is the 2nd Birthday of Rosie's Tea Room, home of my much beloved and sanity retaining Thursday morning Needles and Natter group. I'm so looking forward to heading down tomorrow morning as I've missed the last few weeks with it being school holidays. I wanted to take a little something for Liz, the lovely owner who is always so welcoming to us (even when we get so rowdy that the window cleaner sticks his head in the door to tell us he can hear the laughter from down the street).
So I made a little cosy (just keeping my fingers crossed that the dimensions of the cafetieres at Rosie's are roughly the same as mine back home).
Did you spy the careful selection of buttons there? Couldn't resist the opportunity to slip in a crafty pun.
The buttons are the perfect finishing touch.
Posted by: Gina | 25 April 2012 at 21:33
funny, i felt guilty for turning on the air conditioning yesterday. it's only april, it feels wrong... yet it sure is hot here.
Posted by: kirsten | 25 April 2012 at 21:38
I am sure she will be thrilled!!
Posted by: driftwood | 25 April 2012 at 21:47
After rain all summer, we are finally getting some sunshine in autumn. Go figure.
And very punny.
Posted by: Megan | 26 April 2012 at 00:49
Oh you crafty crafty girl ;-)
Posted by: Dragonfly | 26 April 2012 at 07:50
So gorgeous. And such fab spring colors. The perfect antidote to these gray skies (ugh). How I wish we had a Rosie's here. K x
Posted by: kristina | 26 April 2012 at 08:17
gorgeous. and lovely spring colours. (even it the weather doesn't play that game at the moment.
Sigh. WE're swamped in mud.
Posted by: Monica | 26 April 2012 at 10:14
Adorable.
Talk about rain, we had it for 11 days straight, complete with hail and all.
Should I remind you I live in Positano and it's supposed to be warm and sunny and almost swimming season?
I thought not.
Posted by: Paola | 26 April 2012 at 16:43
Yep, it has definitely been the week for warming stew, central heating and sewing inside. That is a super cosy and I bet it was much admired by all of your needles and natter ladies. Hope you had a lovely morning - a bit of knit and natter is the perfect antidote to the windy wetness outside - I enjoyed a crafty afternoon with friends too.
Posted by: Julie | 26 April 2012 at 19:56
Your cosy is beautiful - and I love it when people choose very special buttons
Posted by: Catherine | 26 April 2012 at 20:46
Gorgeous and very professional looking to boot. Well done.
Posted by: Claire | 26 April 2012 at 21:01
Thank god for good friends.
Posted by: The Coffee Lady | 27 April 2012 at 13:18
What a lovely idea and those buttons just make it! Am sure LIz was thrilled. Looking forward to being back next Thursday - was so sorry to miss yesterday's celebration. Can't believe the rain is still tipping it down today - I am afraid I have abandoned all guilt and cranked the heating up good and proper! E x
Posted by: Thomasina Tittlemouse | 27 April 2012 at 14:34
Sweet present! I just love my Knit and Natter group. It's like an oasis at the end of the week. We laugh a great deal, and hardly ever talk about knitting!!
Posted by: Lynne Kovan | 27 April 2012 at 16:03
How sweet you are.
Stew sounds good - I ought to make some up before the weather gets too hot to enjoy it anymore.
Posted by: UK lass in US | 28 April 2012 at 15:09
It's more like November, cold wet and grey. Your jaunty cosy is a great antidote to such foul weather.And a lovely present.
Posted by: French Knots | 28 April 2012 at 19:36
Gorgeous! And so very thoughtful.
Posted by: dottycookie | 29 April 2012 at 21:52
I'm naughty because our heating has never actually gone off! Your cafetiere cosy is gorgeous - I bet it was very happily received! Lucy xx
Posted by: lucylocket | 30 April 2012 at 11:35
What a lovely gift - love the colours and those buttons are gorgeous!
I seem to have got things all wrong with my meal planning. We're having lamb shanks tonight - a really warming wintery dinner and what do you know? It's stopped raining, the sun has come out and it's gone really warm!
xx
Posted by: Lesley | 01 May 2012 at 13:44
It's not raining here in sunny Scotland. Well, sunnyish. Hope you've dried off.
Posted by: isabelle | 01 May 2012 at 22:22