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The Rowan Ambassadors gather at the home of Rowan, the Green Lane Mill

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I was so excited to be visiting the home of Rowan, "The Green Lane Mill" in Holmfirth.  This would actually be my third visit...but my first as a Rowan Ambassador. Knowing what I'm like with jet lag, I decided to arrive one day early to catch up on sleep and do a recce of Holmfirth. After a long flight to London (our take off was delayed two hours), a scramble to rebook my connecting flight to Manchester, and having to read the railway timetable to figure out what train to catch to Huddersfield, a short taxi ride later and I was checked into my room. my room, with a view... Holmfirth was on the Tour de France route, and the village had done itself proud. store fronts were decorated with bunting... red and white flowers...and bunting of course! this cafe had gone all "Tour de France" for the occasion! and the main street just around the corner was heavily done up in "Tour" bunting! There is a yarn shop in Holmfirth, cal...

Life LackaDaisiCal is on Facebook too!

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Although there are a few who do both, it seems that you are either a blog reader, or you are a fan of Facebook..... Friends of mine cringe at the thought of Facebook..... Facebook friends LOVE the spontaneous nature of Facebook, and don't want to read a whole blog post.... As a Rowan Ambassador, I like both!  I like to blog about project details here....with a bit of Life LackaDaisiCal thrown in....while on Facebook I "share" the highlights of what I come across on the net with my Life LackaDaisiCal community, those who have "Like" ed my page..... (You can tell easily if you have "Like"d my page - look to the right - see that little Facebook box - if you have liked my page....there will be a little check mark there....if not....oh dear (laughing) you should!  If you are on Facebook, you will have seen my "shares" this week.... That I've started knitting with Rowan's Pure Linen - this is the shade "Avocado " ...