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Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine

Isn't life so much better when the sun is shining.....I long for these lovely sunny summer days that we are having here in the UK.  I hate going to work when it's sunny but luckily I finish at 3 so we've been having BBQ for our tea in the garden...lovely.  I am making the most of it because I know it won't last but can we just have another weekend like the last one before it rains?? I spent this weekend at the caravan, we did lots of walking on the beach, BBQing, and I spent a whole day painting the two shed boxes we have at the back of the caravan.  They were looking very tatty so I sanded, primed, undercoated and then painted them in 'Buckingham Green' and now they look splendid! Although I am now aching in parts I had forgotten I had and I stupidly stayed on in the sun a bit too long so I am a bit sore too.  Ouch.  You'd think I would know better at my age would'nt you?

So back at work today and then I've been in the loft getting out my bag of summer clothes, it was suddenly sunny and I had nothing to wear and no flip flops..gasp! Another lovely thing about the summer is wearing less clothing after the winter and flip flops. So out came all the summer clothes and back up went all the dull winter garments, hopefully they will not come back down until September...late September.

I have the place to myself tonight, all the men folk have taken themselves off to the pub to watch the football so I am spending time this evening sitting in the garden, steadily working my way through a bit more of my book pile.

I love this book, New From Old: How To Transform And Customize Your Clothes by Jayne Emerson

There are a lot of great projects in this book, including a chapter on dying clothing which I found interesting.  I have some summer things that I am tempted to try it out on if I have the courage.

My current book stack....

I've read a couple of them so I'm doing well!  I've started to read in my lunch break at work and I am really seeing a difference in how much I am getting through so I think I am going to keep it up.  One good thing about my job is that I don't have my lunch break at the same time as the rest of the school because I cover reception duties while the receptionist is on her lunch break. Which means I get the staff room all to myself so it is nice and quiet and I can read.

I am also busy packing for a long weekend at the caravan so I am really looking forward to that and am taking my craft box so hopefully I will get some cards made, along with lots of walking and a Sunday afternoon in the pub! Lovely.

Birthday time ...again!

Sorry for being MIA - I have been busy busy busy at work!  I have so much blog reading to catch up on! I will have to be a better blogger!

I've been away for a long weekend this weekend too, so I didn't have any computer time. But it was lovely and I am all refreshed.

I also celebrated my birthday and received lots of gorgeous cards and gifts, aren't I lucky! I got a new digital camera which I am now trying to learn to use properly.

I also received this lovely card along with some other treats from this thoughtful friend.

Housework v Cardmaking

I wouldn't say my ironing pile was big or I've been neglecting it this week in favour of card making but I stood ironing for three hours this afternoon.  AND I'm only half way through it! aaaarrrrrrr!

Anyway now I'm back to the cardmaking so here is what I am working on right now (sorry about the poor pics btw the light was fine but for some reason I can't get a decent pic of this one)

Ok - time for some Saturday evening family TV, some takeaway food and maybe a glass of wine.

Have a wonderful weekend x

De-clutter

I spent the last day of my 2 weeks Easter break from work (school) de-cluttering

De-cluttering my Bloglines....thanks for all the advice in my comments yesterday. It's been a great help.  I got rid of the blogs I'm not too connected with and the ones who hadn't posted in a while.  I've halved my subscriptions but it feels so much better.  Hopefully when they start to creep up again, i will do the same thing. I've also decided to limit my time online too.  I've got so many projects I want to tackle.

De-cluttering my wardrobe and cupboards...it was getting a bit crowded in there.  Now it is all neat & tidy and I have the added bonus of a big bag of things to sell on ebay.

De-cluttering the garden.....it has been a really nice spring day today.  Was this really just a week ago?! Lots of washing dried & sweeping done.  I planted a few garden containers too.

If only I've seen this earlier!

We enjoyed a family Sunday lunch and this afternoon I baked flapjacks to be eaten later my my ever hungry lot.  Maybe while we enjoy some Sunday evening viewing

I love all the Nancy's - such a talented bunch and all gorgeous (i hate them). My favourite one so far is Jodie.........

who I'd already seen winning the Biggest Loser (me being the reality tv watching queen ;) )

Blogs...so many to read, so little time!

I was up early this morning. I made myself my usual huge mug of tea and instead of jumping straight on the computer, I decided to get all my jobs done and out of the way. So I've been grocery shopping, to the post office to mail some ebay parcels, to the garage for air in tyres and petrol (wow - that stuff is getting expensive!), washed the car, cleaned the whole downstairs, and done three loads of washing - phew! It's all pegged outside drying too because for once it isn't actually raining and we are some slightly spring-like weather.  Actually I am keeping one eye on the washing line while typing because it suddenly became cloudy.

I've been thinking lately that I spend too much time on the internet.  It seems to suck my whole day in and only leave me with only a few hours to do everything else.  No wonder all my craft and diy projects are left unfinished.  I need to do more but I'm addicted to the internet.  Does anyone have any tips?  Maybe I will only allow myself a set amount of time online or only log on certain days? I am interested to how much time everyone else spends online.  I love reading blogs and my blogline feeds are growing by the day.  (I have over 250 - is that ridiculous?) There are so many fabulous blogs about.

If only  i could drag myself away for a while I maybe could make this apron  I've been drooling over...

isn't it fantastic? - I have to go here and have another look!

Now I am logging off for a bit. I'm going to do some sewing and make Chargrilled Chicken Pasta for dinner. yum.

Have a lovely weekend x

Desperate Housewives

 

It's back. The new season started this week! I am a big fan.

I can even go and cook something from the DH recipe page :)

Easter Sunday

Travelling to the seaside today? Err ....I don't think so!

It was so tempting to run outside in my slippers and pj's and make footprints but I am too old now and thought of the cold.

Happy Easter

 

"Hot Cross Buns, Hot Cross Buns, one a penny two a penny, Hot Cross Buns"

(sorry about the weird font sizes - I can't seem to change them!)

Easter seems to have sneaked up on me this year. I know it is earlier than usual. Heck I’ve only just recovered from Christmas.  On the News last night they said it was the earliest Easter for a nearly a Century and it won’t be this early again for 220 years. Good job - lol.  I haven’t done anything I planned to do.  I wanted to make a little twig tree and hang some little decorative eggs from it.  I was going to make a box to store all the Easter things (that I haven’t even bought!) in and then we could take it out every year and decorate for Easter. We had the traditional fish for Good Friday dinner, with parsley sauce, some lovely fluffy mash and fresh cauliflower & broccoli. 

I am packing my winter woollies for a few days at the caravan, I wish it was a bit more spring like though, I'm fed up of cold weather.

Have a lovely weekend whatever you are doing and don't eat too many of these....

Tilda Stamps

I'm back from the seaside for a couple of days.  We've had a good time.  Some of J's family, his mum, step daugther and nieces went with us this time.  It was hectic to say the least but good fun. It's nice to be home for a rest! Luckily when we go back on Sunday it's just the two of us..phew! Having said that, i love the family to come with us and enjoy themselves.

My plan was to start decorating the hall, stairs and landing but I am having serious trouble motivating myself to get it started. Instead I'm keeping my mind off things by doing a bit of card making....

I used my new tilda stamps and watercoloured them.  I love this technique and could happily sit all day painting away.

Now I just need to stop looking at them and mount them onto a card!