This is the first weekend in ages that I haven't had a load of coursework to do for my masters. It feels good. I volunteered to work at the Visitor Centre tomorrow, but to make the most of today we drove over the tops to Hebden Bridge.
It's a really fantastic little place with loads of independent shops selling everything organic, veggie, locally made, eco-friendly, fair-trade, hand-made and recycled. Hippies, artists and musicians flocked there in the 70's seeking an alternative way of life and today it's just heaven for those of us who seek something other than the clonetown high streets that plague the rest of the UK. I'd love to have a little shop there one day, but unfortunately property prices are going through the roof at the moment.
Today I was pleased to see the activists out in force protesting against Ladbrokes attempts to purchase the old Yorkshire Bank building in Hebden. It's a beautiful building in a prime location and a Ladbrokes would be completely inappropriate.
I made sure to visit Attica while we were there. I picked up some really lovely Colinette thick and thin 100% wool (made in Wales). I have been looking for something like this for a while so that I can try and make a horse inspired by the ones Hilda Portela makes. It also reminds me of my sisters hair! (shamefully I realise I don't have a picture of her....something I will put right when I see her over Christmas).
I also got some really interesting salad seed from a cute shop called Art of Gardening. Not really the right time of year, but they'll save.
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