Category Archives: Holiday

Holiday Sewing

Posted on June 8, 2026 by craftycreeky

I brought a couple of sewing projects on holiday, one for quiet times and one as a record… I brought my bird alphabet to stitch on the train, some trains I’ve stitched all the way, other journeys have been very … Continue reading →

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Big Adventure 6

Posted on June 7, 2026 by craftycreeky

Helen and I are loving our travels round Europe, we’re having such a good time together. After Salzburg we travelled over to Vienna. We had three nights there so we could pop over to Slovakia for the day! I liked … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 5

Posted on June 6, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’m way behind with my posts, so here’s the first catch up… After our time in Switzerland we travelled along the Golden Pass to Lucerne on then onto Lindau. The Golden Pass was lovely, it passes five lakes which were … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 4

Posted on May 25, 2026 by craftycreeky

Well I’m way behind with my holiday posts so this might be spread over two or three days. After a great stay in Strasbourg we headed over to Freiburg.This is a small city in the black mountains. We had a … Continue reading →

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Big Adventure 3

Posted on May 16, 2026 by craftycreeky

Well it’s over a week since we left home and we’ve already been to five countries!! After Cologne we travelled down the German border to Trier, it was a nice gentle journey through forests and along valleys, very pretty. It … Continue reading →

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Our Big Adventure 2

Posted on May 10, 2026 by craftycreeky

After visiting Ghent and Bruges we took the train to Maastricht in the Netherlands. My sister recommended it as she loves coming here for a city break. When we first arrived we went straight to the market Square as my … Continue reading →

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Our big adventure stage 1

Posted on May 7, 2026 by craftycreeky

Well we’ve had a good start to our big adventure, we left our local station in Yorkshire at 07.20 and arrived in Ghent in Belgium around 6pm. We travelled 1st class which is a big treat for us. Yesterday we … Continue reading →

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Holiday Sewing

Posted on May 2, 2026 by craftycreeky

I’ve been doing a little sewing and stitching for my big holiday – we leave on Tuesday to go interrailing round Europe for six weeks, just me and my daughter, I’m so excited!! I’ve not been sewing clothes for my … Continue reading →

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