tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092514656243853872024-03-13T05:00:04.728-07:00Dotty's DaughterHaving fun , making , baking and getting used to living in the countryside near the seaDotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-31581565650049315432016-10-30T00:10:00.001-07:002016-10-30T00:10:54.009-07:00BooNo you are not imagining it, I am back. <br />
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Thank you for all your kind messages . Life certainly did get in the way and the break I envisaged has been much longer than I planned, but I'm back and that is all that matters. <br />
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I thought I would start by giving a little update as to what's going on and what we've been up too.<br />
Little Miss, is not so little any more, she has passed me height wise and I can't believe she will very soon be a teenager. Her anxiety issues remain and I guess we have just learnt to cope with them as best we can. Little man too has had a growth spurt and remains the comedian of the house , we are soon going to be making his application for him to attend his sister's unit at high school...time is whizzing by. DH has been suffering periods of chronic back pain and his arthritis (in many areas) has worsened too. Walking is limited and he is trying new medication until hopefully he gets the right dosage and some "normality" returns and he is not so housebound. Last week he managed a tiny walk into Carmarthen to choose some paint with me , but then returned to wait in the car whilst the children and I did the rest of the shop circuit we needed. Oh and not forgetting Dexter of course.<br />
Dexter has had a birthday , as has little man, since I last posted. As always he is my shadow , & although only 6 now he seems to be sleeping a little more I've noticed.<br />
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Apart from some English paper piecing, sewing amongst other things has been put on the back burner. My basket of works in progress has not shrunk at all. At the end of November we have one Christmas fair...this is the only one I have planned this year. In my little break I found time to really step back and use the time to realise that I needed to step back and "downsize" on the amount of other stuff I kept taking on . So only one Christmas fair and a break from swapping for a while this year.<br />
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My new flower beds have matured beautifully and one will be extended . Some of the shrubs planted have grown massively so they will be repositioned into the new space when our handyman digs it. The patio kitchen garden served us really well all summer but is now looking a bit neglected although I still have some cabbage, chard , leeks and herbs going.<br />
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My attendance at WI has suffered over the last few months. We had a long summer break, then a heavy cold , DH being ill and hospital appointments meant I couldn't go. We do however have a meeting this Wednesday so fingers crossed.<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-14823122070085901842016-08-19T15:09:00.002-07:002016-08-19T15:10:07.152-07:00When you hit a glitch or two!I'm sorry that I haven't grabbed the time to drop a quick post and let you know I am still here. I am sure you have realised my posts have been a bit hit and miss ..and they have and it has not been intentional. <br />
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Life here has been very hit and miss , DH not well for a few months which have coincided with our sweet girl again suffering prolonged periods of anxiety,mental exhaustion, all of which have diverted my attention and caused many sleepless nights.<br />
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So please bear with me , I am not planning to any time soon to leave this spot. I plan to return with renewed vigour as soon as I have a few nights of 6 plus hours sleep. I am reading your posts dear friends and though I am not commenting as I hope , I am here enjoying your posts , sharing your news and thoughts and hopefully too will return with my news. Bear with me Maria xxDotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-86489042168018163672016-07-23T23:58:00.002-07:002016-07-24T00:00:12.965-07:00Skipping alonghi everyone, where have I been ? I looked at the last post and realised it has been nearly 3 weeks since I last posted!<br />
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Well I had a birthday, and that seemed to last a week, lots of treats, lunches and a dinner out . I still haven't got around to putting the "love seat" the children bought me together , but now the holidays are here next week looks like I will be able to do that.<br />
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Along with other mum's at the end of the school year I was chasing my tail. Sports day and days out at school kept being postponed because of the weather and then there was a made rush to fit everything in during the last week! On top of that there were meetings to do with the children and education due to their disabilities and also routine check ups at hospital for them too. Little Miss is officially taller than me now standing a whopping 5'9 and she is only 12!!! Her feet are bigger than mine too so on Friday new summer sandals and flips flops were purchased for the summer.<br />
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The weather here has been WET. The kitchen garden has gone "bonkers" and my new flower beds<br />
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Thank you for your lovely comments on the last post about Little Miss and her sewing....she has started again and yesterday the praise she got from customers, well I think and hope she is back on track. She asked me last night "mummy could I make a quilt?" Which as you can imagine made a lovely day even lovelier.<br />
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These little Zakka style fabric trays I made proved very popular and addictive to make too. I have lots of ideas around this theme that I am going to try this summer and also for future fairs, I refuse to say the "C" word just yet though I know lots of fellow crafters are beginning already to make stuff , but far too early just yet for me' <br />
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I am so behind with blog reading but hope to catch up soon with all your newsDotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-2777281665659030112016-07-04T07:39:00.000-07:002016-07-04T07:48:44.769-07:00Half way throughWell July and half way through the year already, where has the time gone. The only day we have missed the rain was Tuesday over a week ago when I finally managed to empty the two large wooden troughs, reposition them, add new compost and plant up the roses and again yesterday Sunday. Unfortunately we had other plans away from home for most of the day.<br />
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The quilt blocks are still awaiting to be finished still...no mojo to do it at the moment....usual ups and downs in life putting a spanner in the works... Looking forward to the school holidays.....the kids are tired too and asking how many days until the holidays begin.<br />
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Well extremely unhelpful advice and criticism by mother in law to little miss during her Easter visit has totally demoralised my sweetheart on the sewing machine front. Little miss has lost all her confidence and I am patiently trying to coax her back to sewing again. I wouldn't mind but my mother in law hasn't used a sewing machine for over 60 years and makes nothing.......<br />
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I spent hours pottering, pondering and deciding. This border has geraniums of all kinds, different fushcia, shrubs, penstrom, iris, bleeding heart, carnations and plants where the labels are long gone. "Colin" my little Cornish gnome is in residence and a,bird table that I drilled holes in and will pin down and add some bedding to.<br />
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I am so pleased...DH well he congratulated me with a glass of wine and a "well done sweetheart , you were right, the borders look really good" praise indeed bless him. We sat in the late sunshine, I looked a picture for sure in my muddy clothes, wind swept hair, filthy nails but looking over the<br />
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Back to my week.......<br />
on a scale of one to ten I am at about 9..... Post gardening pain that is !!! is entirely my own fault but once I started I just had to go for it and did it all in a few hours. So the pain is well worth it ..<br />
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Here are the before and after pics. Late Wednesday I decided I just couldn't bare the heather (inherited when we moved here) and the sheer volume of "elephant ears" so I decided Thursday I would "go for it".<br />
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As it was half term last week little sewing has been done , but lots of gardening, days out here and there to the beaches, and just sitting in the sunshine in the garden, long cool drinks, lollies and ice creams ....happy days.<br />
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Outside our kitchen and dining room we have a small patio area and it was here I decided to<br />
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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.<br />
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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. <br />
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A bit of sciatica this week has spoiled some fun. I wanted to wash the pots down, get the garden ornaments washed too, but never mind that will have to wait for now. The horse pill size painkillers and anti inflammatory tables took 4 days to "kick in" . Yesterday I managed a short drive to a friend for coffee but was pleased to get home again and a lay down after a hour or so. For me I have to get the balance right, a bit of standing, sitting upright, laying down and exercises . This morning I was up early at 5 and felt the best in days so fingers crossed.<br />
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This little lot is the result of my planting a week ago. Not having a potting shed or green house anymore I put them in my front porch which is a hot sunny room. I was amazed how quick they all took off I certainly wasn't expecting this so quick. Lots of potting on to do now but space is a premium and I may have to use the annex and my craft table. It's not a problem as I have a sink in there to water and then hopefully I can get some more veg and flowers started.<br />
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I have always grown Scarlett Emperor runner beans before , but this year I am growing 2 different varieties. The main reason being I couldn't get hold of the usual in the couple of garden centres I visited. So this year I am trying Benchmaster and Lady Di. I must admit they both germinated in about 4 days and are growing well so we shall see. The cabbage and chard is coming up but so far the spinach hasn't appeared. I need to do some more salad leaves and get the micro greens going on the kitchen window seal. The window seal is bright and the rooms is always warm with the Rayburn always being on .<br />
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Well first I patiently waited, and waited , and waited ...then my turn came at the library to borrow this little beauty, after requesting to reserve it, I waited months before it was my turn but obviously "word" had got about it was worth a look and it was a popular item. It came out a couple of years ago but a look on Amazon made me "curiouser and curiouser" (forgive me the pun) . I didn't want to order it just in case when it arrived I found it was just a typical craft book duplicating what you can find in many more. Well the library copy confirmed what I thought. Anyway I fell in love with this book and just had to get our (me and sweetheart agreed it was such a lovely book) own copy.<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-8138366897235304552016-05-08T01:29:00.001-07:002016-05-08T01:30:03.323-07:00A new month, and a new baby or 3!I was right "aunty" the white cow was in calf and on Tuesday morning I noticed the new baby had arrived....as white as it's mother and like the other two babies bouncing and running around....oh my ...I couldn't help but smile...who wouldn't? And then a couple of days 2 more...a total of 5 calves from 3 cows. Those two calves a week or so ago were twins! And another set this week! Twins are rare in cows and the farmer is very happy. The new mummies are not bringing the calves near enough for me to snap a picture clear enough but hopefully next time. Seeing 5 little calves hopping and playing together is a sight to behold.<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-76254994105811594362016-05-02T07:37:00.000-07:002016-05-02T07:38:51.817-07:00Liebster awardwell the week started with a little man having a nasty bug and then little miss came home full of coughs and colds and generously (not) shared it with mummy and daddy, so we have all been fed up! <br />
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Louise from <a href="http://welshdreamsnowreality.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-liebster-awarddo-you-like-a.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+WelshDreamsNowReality+(Welsh+Dreams,+Now+Reality)">http://welshdreamsnowreality.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/the-liebster-awarddo-you-like-a.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+WelshDreamsNowReality+(Welsh+Dreams,+Now+Reality)</a><br />
has nominated me for this award.......thanks Lou xx<br />
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Q. Send a e mail or letter?<br />
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A. e mail for quickness though I do love sending and receiving snail mail<br />
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Q. Favourite veg?<br />
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A. Mushrooms...I ADORE them<br />
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A. Tudor era, for the history, clothing , buildings...just adore everything Tudor. I went to school in <br />
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A. Like them all for different reasons, love the fact we do have different seasons but not keen on rain!<br />
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Q. Do you wear a watch!<br />
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A. Probably London, especially Greenwich , now I live where I do and most of my family and friends <br />
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Tracey at <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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Diane at <a href="http://thecheshirequilter.blogspot.co.uk/">http://thecheshirequilter.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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Ellie at <a href="http://feltabulous.blogspot.co.uk/">http://feltabulous.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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Chel at <a href="http://sweetbriardreams.blogspot.co.uk/">http://sweetbriardreams.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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Melanie at <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=patchwork+robin+blog&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari">https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=patchwork+robin+blog&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari</a><span id="goog_708871119"></span><span id="goog_708871120"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
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Looking forward to seeing your replies<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-26120263026185382422016-04-28T05:08:00.001-07:002016-04-28T05:12:18.112-07:00Little darlings I have had a lovely week or two. Lots of lovelies and little darling things have been appearing and time to sew , well I have definitely fulfilled my three hexi flowers per week quota that's for sure and a bit more...so far at least<br />
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I have been naughty again! I have been waiting for this beautiful retro type fabric to arrive in the on line shops I use and it did and I did so have to have it! It is from a collection called "strawberry biscuit" and I have seen so many things made on Pinterest using it well I just could not resist and when I opened the package I didn't regret the spend one bit! <br />
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A morning with DH and Dextie spent on the beach...then ice creams on the bench and back home to more sewing ......simple things, this was last Wednesday ..<br />
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And their names "blue" and "little pink flowers". Named by you know who!<br />
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I needed a part for the car, somehow the glass thing in front of the headlight on my car has "disappeared" . Well I have driven for over 30 years but don't ask me technical bits...not my thing!As my car is elderly we decided to go to a brokers yard and pick up this part up there as I imagine a spanking new part would be a lot plus we need a garage to fit it, it's access to replace it is "hidden " somewhere in the bowels of the engine. We rang first on Friday and they had two cars in the yard that had the part we needed.<br />
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DH after much flaffing and the rest of us freezing in the car waiting for him ,finally sourced the part.<br />
Some poor soul then had to removed it , all for the princely sum of £6...bargain!<br />
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Well that was our first snow in winter and spring this year....as quick as it arrived the sun came out early afternoon and within a hour all melted and gone.<br />
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During the week said part was fitted by the local garage, how much? £5 donation to their tea club! <br />
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goodness it seems a while since I made anything, but the last few days , weeks , I have been busy with the normal things in life plus "entertaining " the in laws over Easter too but I have been disappearing and trying to finish a bunny cross stitch..nearly finished, hopefully for the next post ?<br />
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Then a bit of buying....<br />
I didn't need them , have no particular project in mind but I REALLY wanted them!!! Ha ha.<br />
I have bought the odd fat quarters here and there over the last two years but have been relatively brilliant<br />
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The children had been to soft play on respite and the postie arrived and I think he thought I had gone bonkers or was making a pass at him as I exclaimed "oh am I pleased to see you" grasping my little<br />
parcel to my heart!!! After he gave Dextie his usual cuddle and biscuit he looked up and all I said was<br />
"fabric" he gave me a smile and nod "for me it's fishing tackle" he said and was on his way . Each to their own was one of my Dad's sayings and that immediately sprung to mind.The dining room table<br />
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This hat she made at DT at school .. She brought it home, she made it for me..I am so proud .xxxx<br />
She told me Daddy had helped her to measure one of my other hats so she got the size right..clever girl!<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-61015268455196147192016-04-04T09:19:00.002-07:002016-04-04T09:20:10.147-07:00Catching up.....recent swaps I do apologise to my lovely swap ladies as I am VERY behind in posting some swaps from Easter .<br />
Delays of all sorts have been going on here...no one seems to have much oomph to go or do anything<br />
maybe it's just the way school holidays should be . I do have lists of things to do and yet can't get motivated or stir motivation of any sort in anyone else either. Suggestions of walks on the beach have fallen on extremely deaf ears this morning, the kids even disappeared under the settee quilts to drown me out!!!! I guess it will be another duvet day... When even the offer of ice creams etc can persuade<br />
then I know when I am beaten !<br />
My dear brother in law remains unwell in hospital , thank you for all your kind wishes. He has now been moved to a hospital nearer home which helps my sister as she no longer drives and has to rely on public transport or lifts. He is undergoing extensive physio but so far little progression, ironically the heart surgery itself has gone remarkably well. <br />
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The country swap, by Kimberley over at Creative Chaos.I was swapping with Glenda . A bit of kismet here. Back last year Glenda and I received a handmade ornament from each other in a Christmas anonymous swap and here we were again. We chatted via e mail and these goodies are what I received from Glenda, all the way from New Zealand<br />
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A busy few weeks here one way or another. My dear brother in law is still very ill 10 days after heart surgery and my sweet sister too , awaiting a big operation soon . This is when living here seems quiet far away as they live some distance from us , probably a 7 or 8 hour drive away. If I am needed I would probably go by train. Thankfully they have their family nearby and I am<br />
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She loved it ( she has a thing for deer and mice) so it was bought for 50p on condition once washed it stays in her bedroom!!!!<br />
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Remember the green Bon Bon dish I found this to sort of match...again 50p.<br />
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The lady there , in the warehouse is so friendly and we have become quite frequent visitors maybe once or twice a month......"yep" said husband "she sees you coming and wonders what tat she can<br />
unload in your direction, that's why she smiles when she sees you!" I told you , he has no soul!!! <br />
Though I did laugh because he is probably right and I bet she was joyous to get rid of the deer ornament ..."saw you coming" sprung to mind. Anyway she had a nice little bag of good linen which<br />
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donation to the lifeboat charity bucket .<br />
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some crazy vintage quilt things. I can't decide if the linen or China are the most addictive!<br />
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I am not after any sympathy.... I am at that age when apparently things start to appear and go wrong like arthritis ..... (According to my big sister who I never argue with bless her !!).<br />
especially if your in your late forties , female and there is a history of it in your family. Tick all of those boxes for sure!<br />
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Do you remember the fingers, well now my knee wants to join in the fun!! I was wondering when it was and it must be about 4 years ago. One day I came home in the rain and pupster who was nearly<br />
fully grown, anyway he was big, came spreeding down the narrow hallway to give me his usual<br />
greeting, (jumps up and gives me big wet licks!!!) anyway he slipped on the wooden floor and<br />
crashed into my knee knocking it one way, the pain !!and within a second as we were both trying to<br />
stand up and get our balance he slipped again, and smacked into it again with all his weight knocking<br />
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out what the hell you have done? It wasn't Dextie's fault just one of those things...look at him who could be cross ?<br />
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Well to cut a long story short it took weeks for the swelling to go and it hasn't been right since. it gives way every now and then, but now when out and about I am wearing a support. It feels like my fingers on a big scale and although I haven't been to the doctors since moving here , I think I need to and it probably needs to be X rayed and see what's going on. Anyway in the meantime thankfully it isn't too painful just feels like it is going to "give way". No big walks for me for a while and no disco dancing for sure.<br />
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So I have a bit of a dilemma. I was hoping for one or more raised beds this year but with husband<br />
banned from any manuel work and my dodgy knee and hand I am wondering what to do. I have already bought some seeds and have some huge tubs here and there so maybe I will just have to see. <br />
It is early spring after all , things change , as long as I have some salads , toms and some kale in and<br />
of course beans at least that will be something. . I have bought some seeds for micro greens and once I have made some space on the kitchen window ledge will be getting those going . I have volunteered to start some extra tomatoes and herbs off for the new unit as they do lots of cooking too,<br />
and I thought the kids would enjoy the smell of toms and herbs growing too.<br />
Nothing apart from daffs to show in the garden yet, even my tree lupin in a bit tub looks half dead . <br />
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blinking thing. This lot in the last two weeks again. Some "helpful" soul told me you must have lots of worms in your garden, great I thought but my gardens are mainly borders and hedges, different matter if they were for veg! <br />
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On Saturday, a blue sky bright day we took the kids and Dexter to Aberporth beach and had fish and chips for lunch overlooking the sea. On the way home, not far from home we had a stand off with a rather large sheep, the lane was narrow and it squeezed past the car eventually. The next farm we stopped. This is a lovely farm, and I knocked and told the farmer s he probably had a loose one as the markings on it were red and blue and I sort of remembered her sheep have the same. She sent her son and his mate off on a buggy thing to recapture the sheep , which she thought was one of her Rams. "Keeps getting out " she told me "don't know how though". I joked he was probably feed up with all the<br />
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The farmer said this has been quite a unusual spring with so many triplet lambs being born. More work and expense for her as those they can't get adopted by the ewes with only one lamb end up having to be bottle fed . We stayed nattering for about 10 minutes (we did the same thing last year too) , as always she had some local gossip.<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-62117753879815803842016-03-09T10:44:00.000-08:002016-03-09T10:47:00.758-08:00Organising and sorting craft stuffI was woken up again for the umpteenth time (since last year) this morning with wind bashing our house ......goodness knows where it comes from. I sat downstairs at some unnatural hour, how the other 3 sleep through it is beyond me, I just seem to be such a light sleeper since having kids. I just give up now and get up. There is always a plus though, we were going to go to Carmarthen today but went yesterday instead , on the spur of a moment sort of thing , so at least we are not travelling in it, though our little trip was very foggy and drizzly yesterday. I used to time I got up so early to do some pleasant sorting. More of that later in the post.<br />
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My blogging friend Kim (wisdom with needle and thread) <a href="http://wisdomwithneedleandthread.blogspot.com/">http://wisdomwithneedleandthread.blogspot.com/</a> invites you all over to her blog to help her,celebrate her 60th birthday. Kim is planning on sending out 60 "Random Acts of Kindness" throughout the year and would love it if you popped over and leave a comment, you never know you may be picked.<br />
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Sorting out the cutting dies spurred me into having a light bulb moment.<br />
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I had these wardrobe hangers knocking about for some time and was on the verge of popping them into a charity bag when I thought , they would be ideal to store my card making supplies. The hangers are double sided and in the past I used them to sort Little Miss' hair clips and bobbles and elastic. Little Man had one for his Thomas The Engine engines... for kids pencils, pen etc and little toys they are great. <br />
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Well so far I have a washi tape hanger , card topper hangers , perle thread and sewing thread hangers but I intend to order a couple more.<br />
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We had a WI lunch on Wednesday down in Llangrannog. I had Cawl for the first time. Cawl is a popular Welsh stew around these parts and is usually made with either, lamb, beef or bacon and root veg. It is served piping hot with a lump of bread and cheese it went down rather well on a stormy day when storm "Jake" was giving us his worst! The sea was very rough and the promenade was littered with stones and pebbles ...I forgot to take pictures but with high winds I doubt I would have been able to hold a camera anyway as walking to and from the car park was very very windy!<br />
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The members of our group have a average age of 73!!! but the stories they tell are so interesting.One lady recounted how during early March 1965 Llangrannog was cut off for days due to heavy snow. The landlady of The Pentre Arms pub daily took orders from the residents for milk, bread, essentials and medicines etc and rang through to New Quay Lifeboat station . Then sometime the next day the lifeboat would bring all the supplies around the coastline for the residents , this happened every day the village was cut off. On one occasion though the boat overturned and all the supplies were lost but thankfully no one on board was killed or injured.<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-49386877281213298202016-02-29T11:16:00.002-08:002016-02-29T11:16:36.399-08:00In my heart it feels like Spring A bit more colour here and there and a few bright days, blue skies and just a smidge longer days.<br />
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First of all my send a little love swap partner Tracy (mad about bags) who organised the beautiful Valentine swap<br />
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and received these beautiful gifts from Tracy<br />
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Thank you Tracy</div>
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Then a few days later<br />
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Little miss said "mummy you have such lovely friends". She is so right of course...wonderful friends .<br />
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The half term whizzed by, a bit of resting, a bit of shopping and visiting friends and just enjoying our days. All too soon the children are back at school and as always I miss them. If I had the brains, patience, energy I would home school them both, but then they especially need different stimuli, social interaction and although I hate to say it time away from us. They need to develope their own<br />
life skills, make their own relationships and friendships other than the ones we enjoy at home and expand their owns lives...it is hard as we love them being so close...but it is about them and not us.<br />
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Little Miss has the last week been sewing on the machines ahem I mean "my" machine...ha ha .she<br />
loves the patterns and trying them out and I have been more than happy doing more routine stitching<br />
when I get the chance on hers. I have been busy upstairs, a bit of spring cleaning . The new bed arrived and I moved a few bits around (as you do) and then in the process de cluttered even more.<br />
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Last Monday we drove to Aberaeron and dropped off a few bags of donations . Anyway I dropped the bags off and out of the corner of my eye!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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YES..... A typewriter, portable and I couldn't believe it...I have wanted one like this for over a year.<br />
I learnt many moons ago on a manual to touch type whilst at school and at one point I think had over<br />
60 words per minute, I think one exam I managed 80 wpm but that must of been on a super duper<br />
day. !!!!All my jobs have required typing but obviously manuel. machines are seldom used now but I wanted one. I wanted one to decorate fabric, tags, sticky labels and make stuff. The ones I saw on e bay were all £40 plus shipping usually £12 or so and knowing all the workings of a typewriter appear easy to bend or damage, I didn't think they would travel well in the post and how accurate would the description be re the condition it was in be when it arrived ??? ..ummmmm<br />
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Well "Erika" was there, on a shelf, tucked away in the back room of the charity shop.well I could not<br />
resist , took a deep breathe.I had a look it looked fine,. A bit of a wipe down required and the box needs a thoroughly good wash and clean but well...and then a little "play" and for £10 (seemed a absolute bargain) what did I have to loose...if nothing else I would have a nice sturdy case to use. However I got her home and did a little dust and wipe down of the keys etc and the ribbons was still inked and she types beautiful...I am in love. Memories flooded back of school , the teacher hitting our fingers if we dared to look at them whilst learning to type! To this day I remember our old<br />
teacher Mrs Bennet bellowing out "girls, shoulders relaxed, head up and eyes looking ahead ) . I remember watching her type to demonstrate and it was a blur she must of had over a 100 words per minute . I am a very happy bunny. Both the children had a try when they came home from school and declared "those keys are hard" and "this is old stuff ". But I don't care! " Erika" and I are going to have lots of fun together. The funny thing is this is apparently a portable typewriter and I am no weakling but it is heavy. When I think of old themed films and posh people having their secretary with them when they travelled ...now I know what those poor girls had to carry about...I do not envy<br />
them one bit. For now until I give her a proper clean and tidy Erika is destined to stay in the dining room. I have looked on You Tube and a gentle wipe with pure. alcohol and a can of air to blow the dust out under the keys (total all in £11)<br />
seem to be the order of the day and a spare ribbon too as this one is only black and she can print in black and red. So it would seem for the princely sum of £21 , the original cost and the extras to clean her up nicely, it was worth waiting for. Obviously if I hadn't popped in to donate some stuff I<br />
may never of found her ... Funny how things work out isn' it?<br />
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There is one hiccup though...I can't at the moment "touch type" on her. Sunday morning a week ago. I woke up and realised both joints just below the nail on the middle and index fingers on my left hand are well swollen and a bit painful. I can't bend them like I should be able. Thankfully I am right handed . I am hoping it is just a glitch , I haven't bashed or trapped them , there are no marks , just swelling. I am praying it is not the start of arthritis. My mum has escaped it but my dear nan had<br />
very crippled hands and one sister especially has it too but mainly in her elbow and knee joints. Oh well onwards and upwards.<br />
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Well off to play...have a little gift to russle up tonight , but new curtains for the "new" spare room arrived today so need to give them a iron and steam and hang them , not a job I enjoy. ,.might be a job for DH to hang them though with these dodgy fingers!!<br />
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Spring tomorrow ..yippee , can't wait.<br />
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I know there are ladies out there that enjoy taking part in swaps and this weekend two new swaps have been posted<br />
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First there is Tracy's (Mad about Bags).<a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/super-stationary-swap.html?showComment=1456047776598#c2332602113776004354">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/super-stationary-swap.html?showComment=1456047776598#c2332602113776004354</a><br />
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Her swap is a super stationery swap<br />
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It has been a busy half term here but I will be back soon.Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-47143541088285300932016-02-14T07:52:00.003-08:002016-02-14T07:52:48.394-08:00"Love me for a reason" -a finish-Happy Valentines Day everyone.<br />
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Well a much delayed cross stitch finish ..I know it has been a while. I bet many of you remember The Osmond's (yes I know...do you cringe when you hear them mentioned...I do because I loved Donny, but then I was only a youngster that is my excuse and I am sticking to it!!) the song "Love me for a reason" and some time later Boyzone's version ... have always been a song I have loved.<br />
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Well a few years ago as it was one of my little girl's favourite song I thought " I know I'll stitch those lyrics" . well using a wonky alphabet and drawing a freehand heart I set about making a cross stitch.<br />
Then with the major upheaval a big house move from Kent to West Wales involves it got packed away and forgotten about. Last week I found it again and it only had half the heart to finish...what a shame not to finish I thought and the last few evenings i carried on with it and I finished it. <br />
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Now to the very important business of young love !!!!<br />
Who is Jessica ?<br />
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I thought as it is the day of "love" I would share this with you, hope you like a giggle. <br />
Last week Little Miss came home full of giggles and smiles. Lovely. I asked her how school went<br />
and her reply so made me laugh "well I'm going to get married!" She said<br />
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"Oh and when did you decide this then?" Me<br />
"I like Henry and I want to be Mrs *+*+*+$¥" she replied<br />
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"Well I don't remember Henry asking Daddy if he could marry you" I teased her<br />
"Oh" was her reply"oh does Daddy have to say yes?" By this time I was finding it hard to hide my amusement<br />
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"Yes he does need to ask Daddy and where do you and Henry plan to live ?" I asked<br />
"In the annex but you will need to move your stuff!!" Oh the fun of it<br />
"Well I think your brother has already decided he is going to live in the annex, so where are you going live?"<br />
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"He will have to live with you, I'm not moving out!" She declared "I'm the big sister" well that settles<br />
it I thought laughing to myself, nothing like a 12 year old putting one in one's place!!!! I have no idea where she gets that bossiness from ha ha, but I'm sure DH has a idea!!'<br />
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Thankfully she has just turned 12 so I have a bit of breathing space for when/if that day ever happens<br />
and looking at the amount of "stuff" in the annex I probably need all those years to empty it anyway!<br />
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Then .......<br />
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This reminded me of a similar conversation I had with Little Man a few weeks ago, as you know<br />
Little Man speaks very little to us so this was a big glimpse for us into his world and thoughts.<br />
This is what happened...<br />
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whilst getting him ready for bed (he still needs help in normal things like<br />
washing, teeth brushing, dressing etc etc) a few weeks ago, well out of the blue he said<br />
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"When we have our own house we will have huskies , lots of them" well my ears are so fine tuned to<br />
listen closely to when he speaks..I look for clues , for snippets of his life when he shows it.So when he said "us" I asked who was "us" and so a beautiful part of my sweet boy emerged...oh I was so happy...here is how our mother and son chat went..<br />
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Me "who is us?"<br />
Him "me and Jessica". Wow ..never mentioned her before..I was so happy and excited !!!!<br />
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Me " is she a new girl in your class?"<br />
Him"no". Not put off and trying to hide the excitement of him sharing with me in my voice ,I<br />
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" is she in your school?"<br />
Him "no ! she is in big school" well big school is the mainstream school next door to little man's unit,<br />
he attends there for some lessons, like English and Maths.<br />
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Me "what is she like?"<br />
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Well he looked shy and embarrassed ..I had never ever seen that before..my heart leapt!!<br />
"Is she lovely?" I asked , his reply...<br />
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"Yes , she is very pretty and has blue eyes...we are are going to get married, we are going to have a<br />
boy called "Dave " and a girl called "Sarah " if we like them we may have more !!!and 3 huskies". My heart was so ...I cannot describe it ....<br />
I didn,t know whether to laugh or cry...sharing ...so many autistic kids don't share, they just don't<br />
have the need or desires to do so ...<br />
and when my kids open up and share and it is blunt..no roses and champagne they just say it as it is ,..... this is always. a big thing for me, and usually a funny one.<br />
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And so I asked Little Man "Tell me some more , what is Jessica is like ?"<br />
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She , Jessica, is apparently kind , has white hair, blue eyes and they are going to live in the "little<br />
house" (our annex) because I will need to cook tea because Jessica is too little to cook!!! And clean too apparently as she is too pretty to clean and they will be busy!!!<br />
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Little soul.. My little man is "dreaming " in his own world, thinking of "Jessica , Dave. and Sarah" <br />
and the huskies of course.....Little Miss dreaming of being married to "Henry". (I hope he grows a bit taller though , she already towers over him !!!!" How and where did all this lovey Dovey stuff come from ? Wherever it came from it was lovely , Cupid has definitely flown into our "nest" and I am liking it lots....<br />
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This week in between finishing and sending off Tracy's (Mad about bags) Valentine Swap to the lady herself , we have (daughter and I) been machining more random patchwork squares...it has been<br />
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-4114307377022116762016-02-12T01:18:00.000-08:002016-02-12T01:18:10.283-08:00Crafting togetherLittle Miss' sewing machine arrived as promised . The company I used have been excellent when I bought both my and Little Miss' machines and both times we got great freebies too. <br />
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Well sweetheart arrived home and I cannot tell you in words just how happy she was and kept hugging and kissing us until we yelled "stop!!" giggling of course. She asked "why did you do this for me?", the simple reply "because we love you sweetheart" and for a second I thought she was going to cry. Anyway we set about setting the machine up and it was easy and soon she was sewing away. Her first project a pin cushion is coming along.<br />
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Well Imogen was a brat! Two nights little sleep, yesterday I even had a mid morning nap on the settee I was so tired. Thankfully a check this morning and all appears fine on the house and<br />
garden...my goodness she blew her worst at us. Walking to and from the taxis , the only venturing<br />
out I did Tuesday , we were blown a bit I can tell you. This long long winter is so gloomy , even the<br />
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any longer and nips back in record time and leaps and I mean leaps back into his warm bed next to<br />
the Rayburn!!!! So to cheer myself up , I made some more random scrappy squares of fabric. I am<br />
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for the postage stamp quilting ( the small ones I posted a few weeks ago) and then I had a "light bulb moment " and now I happily machine away these little scraps and end up with large squares of randomness. I printed out some templates and dug out the dies I wanted and cut out these applique shapes. All are destined for Spring projects as I am fed up with winter and want to look ahead to<br />
brighter, lighter and Spring things. I have very little Sping material things so thought some felties , cushions , even a garland might be nice . The scraps are all machined onto a cheap scrap of light cream fabric I had hanging about. This helps to give the fabric scraps some thickness and strength which helps especially when using thinner dies.<br />
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The high winds kept the birds away from the feeders but now they are back and feeders restocked for them. Another molehill overnight too. The marshmallow suggestion was because they apparently don't like the smell??? How anyone would ever think of trying that idea is beyond me ..ha ha.. it came from one of the farmers too..hey ho , I'm told the dug up soil is great to reuse in pots etc, when I can walk on the lawn again I shall use it for that.<br />
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Yesterday after some carpet cleaning </div>
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<br />Dotty's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019055605512883183noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509251465624385387.post-80654858337842504582016-02-07T10:57:00.002-08:002016-02-07T10:58:05.611-08:00Surprises and treats.Well I have had a jolly week..I like that word and should use it more! Monday I went to the beach. Tuesday I went to a weird abstract play in Little Miss's unit...weird because it was performed by a little elfin lady dressed all in white with weird blue eye shadow. She played the violin and had this drugged glazed look on her face for the whole hour..I named her "Bride of Dobby" as she shouted out random words that sounded rather like Dobby (Lord of the Rings fame) and was as I said dressed in white! Her co stars were dressed in PJ's and said random words too whilst making chicken noises and throwing flannels and bed sheets about...weird!!!<br />
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Wednesday was WI. This week we brought along favourite books and discussed why we chose them. I chose "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier...I love the book and the old version of the film. I did the book as part of my English O Level and have read it several times since. Various ladies brought in cook books, one on the history of "our" local villages which I must buy because it apparently mentions my house!!!! I was offered a loan but just in case I loose it or spill coffee on it I would like to get my own copy and read at my leisure. One lady who I met for the first time wow she must be nearly 90 but oh even at that age what a beauty ! She wore a beautiful white coat and scarf that looked oriental. ..beautiful high cheek bones and just such a graceful , peaceful air about her. She brought a book called something like " The history of composition " it transpired she had been given the book in the late forties whilst she was studying to be a concert pianist and had studies under one of the great Welsh composers. she relieved her "secret" life that none of the other members knew anything about, some of her travels...I bet she had a few naughty secrets too..she had a naughty glint in her eyes reliving bygone times!!I so enjoyed my afternoon.<br />
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Thursday my little girl amazed me. When I visited the unit to see the play , one of the teaching assistants told me how wonderful our daughter is at Design and Technology and how she uses the<br />
sewing machine so naturally. Well at the beginning of this term my darling asked if she could spend<br />
her saved pocket and birthday and Christmas money on a sewing machine. I said I would think about it. To be honest I was frightened. I doubted if she had the co-ordination and ability to use a sewing machine safely. I am a fool! Starting Wednesday after school we have every night sat and I have watched her use my machine..under supervision of course..but she is a natural. She knew how to select her chosen stitch, use the foot and thread cutter and regulate the speed. She amazed me. She enjoys it so much. So I spent a couple of hours reading reviews and have ordered her , her very own machine. DH is so proud too...he said he thought she deserved it...she never asks for anything but this I know is something she will just squeal with delight over. I cannot wait to see her face. I cannot wait until we sit side by side on our machines together creating.<br />
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I asked if he wanted candles but told him to think of the impact all those candles may have on the ozone!!!! "Very funny" was his curt rely!!!! Me and little man don't really like fresh cream but the others too certainly do!!!<br />
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Yesterday I wrote some cards and letters..long overdue, then did some scrap sewing as I want to make a few things that need a frayed, scrappy look. Tomorrow I will have a play with some new cutting dies.<br />
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Today we nipped to my friend as it is her birthday and had a long overdue catch up.<br />
afterwards whilst putting uniforms away all I could hear was the rain pelting against the Windows. I am utterly fed up with rain and how outside everything looks muddy. Some lanes I avoid now. The farmers have been digging bigger and bigger ditches at the side of already thin lanes to accommodate water running off the fields., and some lanes now I dread meeting any oncoming vehicles because there is no where to pull over and pass. Reading other blogs I know this constant wet weather seems to be wearing thin with everyone. Moles are causing havoc on our front lawn too or should I call it a bog!!! We have had various solutions suggested including, sticking marshmallows down the holes(what a waste I thought!) , sticking kiddies wind mills randomly on the lawn, sprinkling disinfectant , or going outside with a spade in hand about 5am as that is apparently their active time (??) and waiting until I hear action and then pouncing and dispatching said mole. I must admit none sound likely to be effective especially me getting out of bed at some insane hour in the morning!!!<br />
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