Excited !

I'm so excited this came through the post today. I set my mind on ordering one of her books and this was the one that arrived. I keep gazing through it's sun shining pages thinking what shall I make what shall I make...

... Most of which I think I'll be trying out (and if I'm clever enough) adapting for my 'ittle caravan.

Well I won't be making anything at the moment as anything that is being made is for my wedding. There's favours, table plan, table labels, order of service, cakes x 2, hair accessories. Anything else shoes to buy. All will be revealed (I hope after the 9th August).
With all that going on I have my hen night this weekend. We've tried to organise it so that it's fairly sedate, only thing is there are other plans too and with friends keeping secrets my nerves are setting in.

With all that in mind I'm of to buy some army style trousers. I'm talking RAMBO style, as we set off to swing in the trees.

Eventfull weekend

This is us, on our journey down south to Stevenage, we're off to see family and meet the chickens. I won't go into details because it was a very stressful time and by expressing my feelings to how the weekend went will upset a few people.

Anyway on our way down the sky was lovely and blue even though we were told it would shower, but as you can see the clouds were fluffy too.

Here are the chickens, I was so impressed with them that I can't wait until I'm allowed some - all I can say is watch this space cos I will have some - I will.

Aunt M get them from a company called omlet that provide you with everything including the chickens. Their chicken igloos are very good too, very functional and designed with ease of use (cleaning) in mind. She's called them Darcy and Dawn. Darcy is prim and proper very lady-like, whereas Dawn is well a bit more relaxed. Unfortunately I can't remember which ones which.

Too finish off the weekend Mr Waggles demonstrates how we were all feeling - FRAZZLED ! Pooped, just dog'on tired

Unfortunately I have to go now, I'm of to the hospital to get my feet checked. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis around 3 years ago. At first it was a relief to actually have something wrong with me instead of the whole thing being in my head, then there was trying out different medication, discovering you were allergic to one, and gradually increasing the dose of another one to keep it at bay. Now it's getting to me, only being 30yrs old and waking up every morning feeling stiff and heavy, having certain joints swollen, continual blood test, visits to the Dr and hospital. The worst of it all is just feeling sooooo tired. Oh well must go !

Lots of cherries

Here's a photo of some Cherry cakes I made quickly on Thursday, just my old fashioned simple reciepe that reminds me of being a kid with water icing (glaze icing) and half a cherry on top. Work munched them down in one go.

It wasn't my onons I burnt but my vegtable burgers, shhh don't tell Jo or she won't eat them they're not that badly burnt. I wish I had the strength to be a vegertarian, but I haven't not with having to be strong about everything else, but I will very much try to moderate my meat content. Especially when vegtable burgers are so yummy!

Mr Waggels

I must be quick before my onions fry. The sun is starting it's slow descend into the bedtime slumber, the birds are having there evening meal. Here's a photo of Alfie Sniffing his way round the garden. I've discovered Picasa which looks like great fun when I've figured it out but for now excuse the wonky layouts.

Have you tried pressing the next blog button to see where it takes you, I have discovered some weird, and some wonderful blogs out there. Go on give it a try, you'll find the button at the very top.

Oh my onions !

*** I've fallen in love with old crochet pieces, lace or embroider tablecloths and dressing table tops pieces ***

If anyone anywhere knows how I can find old pieces that I can save no matter how bad or good there condition is, please let me know.

I have a good home for them to go to !

Just a quicky

It's lunch time ... the sun is still not shining over here in Wolves, but I'd like to pop out of the office and get some fresh (city) air. As I typed yesterday, I've been loking at some interesting blogs and websites that I've saved to inspire me. So I've added a few to blog list.

Claire Nicolson I found a long time ago and her website has grown, she makes her own texiles using today's digital printing and vintage fabrics.Find her here


Paper girl Productions I found through Etsy, I love a strange felt sewn creatures, but she has lots of things to see here.

Middle of nowhere is a blog I found through work, I was looking for an illustrator for a book I was working on and saved her website. Unfortunetly we never used her work becasue it was the wrong style to what we needed, but ever since I have been following her blog. PLease check out her lovley felted animals, designed and felted by her. Find her here

Poorly poorly

It's been a while and I've been busy, we took the caravan out on it's first trip away this year, we travelled to Welshpool and how lovely it was. True British weather didn't let us down we soaked up the one day of wonderful sun we got drenched in a full day of heavy rain and we were battered gently by the winds. We just loved it though we found a nature reserve with not a single person around...we picniced on local organic foods... we shopped in some lovely independent shops (a rare thing in this country, there should definitely be more of them) we ate cake... and more cake... we relaxed ... we argued over putting the awning up. We had nearly finished when one of our poles had got stuck one inside the other, at a last resort we drove off not talking to each other to find a garage, and a man (or woman) who could help us. We did, it was fixed and in no time at all we had the awning back up again, in time to sit and enjoy a lovely cup of tea in the afternoon sun. Here are some views of things we saw on a visit to Mongomery.

Moooooo

On Tuesday it was back to work, so so quiet on the roads with it being half term and no school run traffic. Our 45 minute drive to work was reduced to a leisurely 20mins.

Jo went down to Somerset on Wednesday to spend some time with her family, so I was left to defend for myself, already feeling tired, by Friday I think the change of routine had a bad effect on my Arthritis (and with the humid weather) I'd worn myself out and had to have the day off work.

I did venture to Wales yesterday to try my wedding dress on it's lovely, and my mum found a hidden gem in amongst her boxes of family heirlooms. A beautiful string of pearls that were her nans. When I tried them on they were exactly what I had been looking for, but I had realised that unless I spent a small fortune I wasn't going to get them, and here was my mum handing me some that were full of our family history to wear on my wedding. I have to admit I did get a little teary eyed.

Aren't they just lovely

My journey back to Birmingham was hmmmm ... interesting. At Wrexham General I boarded the train and sat in 1st class (it had been declassified due to the lack of carriages) but it wasn't your brand new shining new 1st class, oh no (I so wish I had my camera with me) it wasn't I'm not talking really old like victorian lined with wood, knowing me it was probably just 1990's, but it had plush big arm chair style seats in a deep red and blue a small table lamp on my table and dark pleated curtain at the window. I felt like royalty. I waved goodbye to the lush green countryside. I waved goodbye to the calfs in the field the 100's of lambs jumping in the sun, the many rabbits grazing at the edges of the fields, I watched as the landscape changed from fields to hills to mountains and back to fields, I gazed up at the blue skies and the rolling fluffy clouds. I felt so content as I read my book in peace and gazed out of the window from time to time to see the odd villages being added to the green fields, and see those turn to bigger villages and small towns to bigger towns and then the cities. More people boarded the train the further towards Birmingham the train moved along. Then Wellington and to Telford, at this point on the journey the masses piled on to the train, most pushing, grunting and moaning, soon my contentment was slowly taken away, the grey of the city clouded over me like the rain clouds stole the blue sky. I had to change at Wolverhampton to finish my journey to Birmingham, gone were the polite smiles, gone were the manners as everyone pushed off the train, and then pushed back on as the race began to find a seat for themselves and their luggage.

All is well though, my evening brightened up when my pigeon turned up in her shiny bright clean car (she'd spent most of the day cleaning, washing and hoovering her car in return for it's safe carriage to Somerset and back). Time for a curry, and Somerset cider and to finish it all off I got a little present, I hung it up on the nearest thing I could find. My smile is back in full swing.

It's baby bunting, delightful triangles in spots, flowes and stripes

This can't be right as I sit here typing, I'm sweating buckets (sorry not very lady like) I've stripped down to hardly anything (sorry too much information) I know I'm typing fast but even my feet are feeling this strangeness, I say this because it's not hot here (it's rarely hot in good olde England. In fact I sat with mum and Dad in there garden soaking up the sun, and we were discussing why we sat there for so long and why we risked getting burnt rather than cover up (although we were sitting under a parasol umberlla and Dad had a hat to protect his pale skin ontop of his head) and we came to the conclusion that we don't know when or how much of this gold we're going to get each year, so if there is any gold light shining from the skies we feel the need to lap it up, we stop everything we strip nearly bare and let the rays of sun tickle us, cover us, play with us and cook us. Oh sun how we worship you. Oh and my pigeon returned from the shops with some roses, so I rescued some hydrangea's from the garden to fill up my new Laura Ashley jug.

I'll end it here today and try and return tomorrow, I need to show you some delighful blogs and websites I've found, but I need to find sometihng to cool me down.