Catching up

Goodness me the last two weeks have been busy and I have been quite productive.

Today in the UK it is a Monday Bank Holiday .  Yesterday was a hot lovely day and upon rising this morning it looks like today too is looking that way.  Me and my girl are out later this morning there is a garden fair in Aberaeron and I so need some plants!   I feel very excitied.   Chris has begun digging out a new border and I have been planting a kitchen garden .  We have a small patio/courtyard outside the kitchen and dining room and it there I have decided to plant my veg etc.  In just a week it is well, taking shape.  I have purchased a few more 70 litre tubs and am now in the process of planting out.  More of that for next time.

In the meantime I have been it seems forever been on the computer , doing loads of paper work and attending appointments and meetings.  All boring stuff to do with school, hospital and dentists and also sorting out job descriptions and contracts for our girls who do respite for the children.  So it is important stuff and more importantly it all have to be accurate and legal!  The gardening has been a escape and a chance in between everything else , a chance to just loose myself .  DH even seems a little impressed.  He even likes the extending flower bed and gardening does not impress him at all!   He does however adore roses ..... And I might see if a few can "appear" in time for Father's Day later in the month.  


I have decluttered the dining room and sewing stuff has been put back into the annex.  I have though spent time sewing too and a few goodies too have been purchased....

More handmade labels

A mountain of small hexies,

A teapot sewing pin, (more beads and charms are on their way

to make more of these lovelies.)

Some patchwork squares cut out for another 

tiny project,

and the scrappy, quilted fabric I made

has been used to make 

scissor keeps, brooches and keyrings.

A bunny cushion

Yummy colour buttons

and matching 

dolly pegs

I could not resist these !! 

More yummy buttons

flowers ,stars, hexie

shapes 

This fabric is 

of smaller panels

of these cute little girls

This reminds me so much of my

little girl but 

sadly the times of tying ribbons in 

ponytails in her hair 

have now passed me by.

A new doe and her fawn 

joined our little collection 

A old iron

These two were 50p each

and perfect! 

And I have even given 

the sewing machines a clean

And new needles.

I am ashamed to say 

this 

came out of mine!!!!!

How often do you clean out your 

machine? 

Sadly the calfs and their mothers have been 

moved to fields

that I can't access due to hedges...

this is the best I could get before they were moved

I'll leave you with this