funshine

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Kate Davies Designs
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My apologies for my sudden disappearance, there. I had a bad few days with the fatigue, and we decided rather at the last minute to pop over to Madeira for a blast of funshine before the Scottish Winter properly sets in. I have been enjoying:

pleasant surroundings . . .

new friends . . .

beautiful colours . . .

outdoor swimming. . . .

tasty food . . .


and, of course, lots and lots of knitting.

All very restorative.

I will be back with another post at 8pm this evening – at which time I will announce the launch of SOMETHING FUN! Watch this space!

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42 responses to “funshine”

  1. Daniela Avatar
    Daniela

    Greetings from Trás-os-Montes (north of Portugal)!
    Oh…another portuguese :)
    I’m glad you enjoyed this beautiful island :)

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  2. LuisaM Avatar
    LuisaM

    Greetings from Portugal!
    I hope you didn’t fall into the huge Madeira hole someone made there…

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  3. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    Reminded me of our silver wedding spent in Madeira in May. Love the knitting Best wishes Heather

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  4. Lindy Avatar
    Lindy

    Oh your pictures in Madiera are lovely!

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  5. Lizzi Avatar
    Lizzi

    I am sorry you were feeling bad – but if you are going to be fatigued better to do it in a bit of sunshine. I hope you feel better now.

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  6. Jan Smith Avatar
    Jan Smith

    Lovely pics, the pool looks very inviting, Madeira always reminds me of the Flanders and Swann song
    “have some Madeira m’dear” which I have on my ipod along with the hippopotamus and london omnibus songs!

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  7. myknittingcircle Avatar
    myknittingcircle

    My stress level drops just looking at your pictures. Especially the cat!

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  8. susan Avatar
    susan

    nothing better than a sunny holiday AND tons of knitting! So glad you were wisked away ;)
    …and what IS that you are knitting? It looks beautiful

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  9. Lydia Avatar
    Lydia

    Gosh, Madeira…. the climate looks a bit like Perth – the bougainville comes out here in January when it is so so hot it is impossible to knit without squishing up your tension into a felted mess. I am looking forward to hearing all about your new project.. Have a peaceful time…

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  10. jeannette Avatar
    jeannette

    so happy to think of you floating under the bougainvilleas. i am about to pick up where i left off on a godzilla room project which entails an upcycle of madeira embroidery inspired by your great piece on the topic some years back

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    1. jeannette Avatar
      jeannette

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/purejuice/2895130311/in/set-72157604052691024

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  11. Suzanne Wilsey Avatar
    Suzanne Wilsey

    Had started to worry. Glad to hear about the Popover. And glad to hear you soaked in the sunshine.

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  12. luvviealex Avatar
    luvviealex

    Fab photos….

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  13. colleen Avatar
    colleen

    Excellent….was hoping that you’d gone somewhere nice.

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  14. Deborah Avatar
    Deborah

    Good to hear you are doing better after a little holiday. I’m anxious to see the surprise!

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  15. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    Can’t wait to read what your have in store. And I am totally jealous of your trip. We just had 5 inches of snow this past weekend. Not ready for winter quite yet.

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  16. Spilly Jane Avatar
    Spilly Jane

    Woo, Something Fun!! Looking forward to it!

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  17. www.olanngra.wordpress.com Avatar
    www.olanngra.wordpress.com

    Glad you took some time to rest. Woo hoo… anticipation

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  18. frayed at the edge Avatar
    frayed at the edge

    Oh – lucky you! It’s amazing how much better some sunshine makes us feel!

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  19. fancythreads Avatar
    fancythreads

    I thought you must have ‘gone off’ somewhere! Trips like the wool week are a great strain on you, but your holiday looks really good. I am envious of the warmth and rest, good for you xx

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  20. (Another) Joan Avatar
    (Another) Joan

    Hope it did you a power of good… now I have to wait patiently for five more hours! :)

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  21. torirot Avatar
    torirot

    Madeira is on the list of places I want to go! As is Edinburgh :-)

    Looking forwards to 8 o’clock!

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  22. skeindalous Avatar
    skeindalous

    We in New England just had a bizarre, huge storm which left one to two feet of wet snow! Hundreds of thousands without electricity. Thanks for sharing your Funshine! It lifts our spirits. As do all your posts about Scotland, random thoughts, and wooly things.

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  23. Sparklycat Avatar
    Sparklycat

    Ahhh – that all looks wonderful. Excited about later post. Hope Bruce had fun while you were away too :o)

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  24. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    Good for you, Kate. It looks wonderful.

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  25. irls672comment Avatar
    irls672comment

    Glad to hear you’re feeling better after a bad bout! Your pictures of Madeira are beautiful–can’t wait to see more!

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  26. verónica Avatar
    verónica

    Lovely Kate: When I read “Madeira” I thought of Jane Ayre, but looking the pictures, ooh!! now it has a completely new different meaning to me ( more modern, happier and less melancholic). What a lovely place to recover strenght.

    crocheting

    Verónica

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    1. verónica Avatar
      verónica

      Sorry, Jane Eyre!!!

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  27. Candice Avatar
    Candice

    Oh, yeah, sun, warmth and food and so close by. Nothing like a little break.

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  28. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    It looked heavenly! But there is ‘funshine’ here today in Edinburgh too :) Looking forward to your post later! x x x

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  29. siri Avatar
    siri

    My mom had a Madeira-work table cloth and napkins from a 1961 trip from the U.S.A. Sigh, she died recently and I only have a napkin left. The quality of the fabric is to-die-for and I remember the arduous process of ironing it all for big dinners, dampening, into the refrigerator and then a hot iron with lots of starch…..the smell….heaven….and a beautiful table…

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  30. Martha Steele Avatar
    Martha Steele

    I love your new friend! And swimming outside. Of course all of it looks wonderfully restorative. And knitting. I so look forward to your blog now, that I check it daily to see, and was concerned when noticing your absence for a bit, but am happy to read part of it was FUNSHINE! Sounds perfect.

    Martha in Idaho

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  31. Liz A. Avatar
    Liz A.

    Yay! glad you had a lovely break. Look forward to this evening’s post. (Peerie Flooers is DONE btw – will post about it as soon as it’s blocked.)

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  32. Kessrien Avatar
    Kessrien

    Good decision! Looks very relaxing there. I will be here at around 8 p.m. :-) Keep up the holiday spirit!

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  33. happymousefairy Avatar
    happymousefairy

    So glad you had a good time in Madeira, it’s good to hear from you again! And very much looking forward to the evening post to come :-)

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  34. island sweet Avatar
    island sweet

    you really know how to take care of yourself kate. that has to come first. and all the rest of us benefit.

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  35. donna Avatar
    donna

    oh Kate, so glad you had a wonderful time!
    Donna

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  36. laurals11 Avatar
    laurals11

    Enjoy the sun… I may have difficulty concentrating on spinning class tonight thinking about FUN to come. One of my classmates is a needled fan too, she was wearing her “get off my” cloud last week. I know what we’ll be talking about as we spin tonight.

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  37. Kim Avatar
    Kim

    Good for you Kate! Looks lovely there – we had kidlets trick er treating in the horizontal sleet. Can’t wait for our surprise…

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  38. Madame Mouton Avatar
    Madame Mouton

    Madeira…………ah, sun and an island.
    The knitting on your lap does look promising, do we get to see it?

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  39. Anne in Milton Ontario Avatar
    Anne in Milton Ontario

    How exciting – Madeira (have to look up exactly where that is LOL), and of course the something fun! Glad you enjoyed yourself!

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    1. Anne in Milton Ontario Avatar
      Anne in Milton Ontario

      Portugal – I knew that LOL!

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