Etsy List: Topaz in November

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It’s my birthday in a couple of weeks and very often Justin gets me a lovely piece of jewellery as a present.

Topaz is my birthstone. I didn’t like the stone when I was growing up. I thought it was brown and dull and boring. For a long time, I wished I’d been born a couple of weeks later in December; that month’s birthstone is turquoise. The brown colour has grown on me and I now know that topaz come in lots of other colours including pink, blue, orange, yellow and transparent!

He’s always very good at choosing a piece of jewellery that I’d love. He knows I like either big & chunky or delicate & Art Deco. But just in case he needs a little help, I’ve chosen a few that I’d me more than happy to give some space to in my jewellery box!

Topaz in November
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Flavour of the Month

We’ve been sorting through a huge box of Hornsea Pottery that lives in our loft.

Amongst the collection are these fabulous love mugs.

There are 12 great designs – each corresponds to a month of the year and shows a young couple in a characteristic scene from that month – bonfire night for November, rain showers for April etc.

They were designed by Kenneth Townsend for Hornsea Pottery in the 1970s.

We’re adding to the set gradually – an even bigger box might be required… or more shelves!!

You can find out more about Hornsea Love mugs on the official Kenneth Townsend website. Oh, and if you own any Hornsea Pottery items, we founded a Hornsea Pottery Collectors group on Flickr that you can sign up to!

Out & about… November

November saw the last of the autumn leaves…

…and their stunning show of colour.

Seed heads are also at their best at this time of year.

There are still some wonderful mushrooms to be found.

This crimson red variety was hard to miss against the bright green grass.

We often walk in the hills & fields that surround our house.

We share them with the local livestock – sheep, goats, cows, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese…

The mile upon mile of hand-built dry stone walls keep the animals from straying too far- so it’s bad news when a hole appears!

Here a quick, temporary fix is made using an old wooden ladder.

Farmers are masters of ‘make do and mend’…

..here an ingenious use of an old tyre as a gate hinge – it’s obviously done the job for many years as the layer of green lichen attests!

Whilst there’s plenty of open land in the hills & fields, the valley bottom’s much more crowded – buildings, railway, roads, canal and river all jostle for space.

November’s been all sunshine & showers…

…there’s been no shortage of puddles…

…it seems to change by the hour, but it does lead to wonderful sights like these.

The recent cold, blustery weather are signs that winter’s around the corner… and we’ll be back next month with December views.

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Tag: November

Etsy List: Topaz in November

Flavour of the Month

Out & about… November