Warning - A statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger. Find a warning in your space today.
Relax - To become less active, calm and happy, find Relax in your space today.
Purple - A mixture of red and blue, find something Purple in your space.
Slide - To move gracefully in continuous contact with another surface, or letting an object or situation to deteriorate. Find 'Slide' in your space.
After our fishing expedition yesterday John popped round to his mates house to pick up more tripe (still don't ask!!). Any how Samuel went with him and on the way back they got hit by a boy racer going too fast over the brow of hill and round a bend. John could see him coming and managed to get the landrover up a bank as far as possible so the boy only scraped the side and the wheel arch. Unfortunately for the boy his car has a broken steering column and a bashed in front end. How we got away with so little damage I'll never know. Everyone was OK and no injuries. The boy it turns out is still at school and told John his Mum would kill him!!! John said his parents were very nice. Just as well as their insurance is paying for the repairs.
An old hand at fishing, John could have spent all day there and come home happy even if he hadn't caught anything.
Samuel got to grips with it straight away and was the only one to catch a fish. He and John are going back on Friday as Samuel has a day off school.
Me I had a great time too. Happy to give it a whirl but just as happy snapping the photos. I think the next time I go I'll have my own rod and have a bash at casting. How hard can it be?
Remember that advert? Well today was Fly Fishing by the Lee family. We spent a very peaceful 4 hours at Glen of Rothes Trout Fishery
He obviously had beginner luck as within half an hour he had his first bite and managed to land a 2lb 1.7oz Rainbow(Blue) trout. He was really chuffed with himself.
We have of course the customary photo of said angler with said fish!!!!
As for John's luck well he had 3 "that got away" and of course they were all really big fish!!! Me I had no luck at all as by 3pm when I had a go, I think the fish had called it a day.
This week was layers and lace. Not two of my favourite things but I gave it a go - be it only minimally!!!!
Show off Sunday - Show us a picture that you are proud of!
This morning started with a lie-in with a cup of tea and my book. John actually bought me the tea in bed. Normally he tells me to get up for it!!
Before I forget these dogs are on the socks that Ruth sent yesterday. She told me off for not showing them off last night!!!!
Whilst in town I popped into my local wool shop and bought 11 more balls to make my hexagon blanket with. I'm not sure how I'll get on and it will definitely be a work in progress. I must get my sewing machine fixed so I can sew up my cushion. Not sure how I managed to break it seeing as how I never use it!!
It's Saturday - show us a portrait!
I had a little surprise at work today when a parcel arrived with these lovely stripy socks in. They are from Ruth and I had to put a pair on as soon as I got home!!
Lunch -food, nutrition, a pleasurable meal, usually taken around midday. Show us 'Lunch' in your space.
Many years ago (11 I think) John planted an apple seed so that Samuel could watch a tree grow. Over the years this poor tree has seemed a little on the sad side, a little bit dead and decidedly bare. Last year we had two flowers and only the start of one apple. A few months ago it was time to go down the drastic route and cut it back. John repotted it and cut it down to barely nothing but..................................................................as you can see it survived and is now florishing and is as tall as the shed.
Today I noticed that the flowers had started to appear. There wasn't any at the weekend so it must have been all the sun we've had this week. We now have loads of flowers in all stages from flowering to just making an appearance.
We're really hoping this year that we will get apples. It has been a labour of love but hopefully it will have been worth it. Watch this space!!
Fruit - The edible part of a plant, product of labour, or one's offspring. Show us 'Fruit' in your space.
But then there were the Primulas in a gorgeous blue pot my MIL bought us last year.
I also tried an arty shot of some boxes but I'm not too sure about them!!!
The list goes on but it's time to stop.......................................
Paint - To depict with paints, to cover or decorate, find Paint in your space today.
When we went round the pond tonight we passed the "Humming Tree". It's obviously a tree bees find very appealing as there were loads of bumble bees hanging around. John managed to get a great shot of one of them. Samuel on the other hand had run a mile as soon as he heard the first hum!!!!!
Hide - To put out of sight or obscure from vision, show us 'Hide' in your space today.
Mossy's footprints...............
A message for me from Samuel.........................
and one for his dad!!!!
Today has been a good day. OK I was up early and did the ironing while John watched the Grand Prix but it meant that it was all done and away by 10am.
This then meant that while John popped round to his mates for some tripe (don't ask)I got to make a start on a scrapping project. SLYMI this week is scrap in the morning. Luckily it didn't say you had to have it all done AM!!! I'd cut out the letters and then decided that as it was a gorgeous day we should put the dog in the car and head off to the beach.
I decided on Cullen as the other two couldn't decide. Method in my madness though as it meant that we could get an ice cream on our way home. Just look at the colour of that sky.
I only ever manage to get a shot of the two of them together if it from behind. But hey it's a picture of them together. Samuel seems to have shot up in the last few weeks. It looks like we had the whole beach to ourselves but there were loads of people up the other end having BBQs and building sand castles. It was sunny but the breeze was still a bit on the chilly side.
Samuel messed around on the rocks after finding a £1 coin thrown in the rock pool by his Dad!!!! Then after an ice-cream (it would be rude not too) from the local shop we headed home.
John tidied up the shed, Samuel went to his pals and I finished the name plate I started earlier. It's for one of the teachers at work who's just got a little boy who's 3. I hope I've spelt his name right as her friends didn't know how to spell it either!!!
Now it's time for tea (chilli I made last week) and then time to chill out on the settee with my granny squares and a cuppa. Don't suppose there's much on TV but then when is there ever?
SOS - Show off Sunday. Lets see what you want to show off about today!
It's been a day for achievement and excitement at home today. Firstly Samuel passed his level D Maths (which he should have taken in December but his teacher was off with a broken leg!!) and is chuffed to bits with himself, secondly he's been picked for the Library Quiz team at Buckie Library next week. He's so excited at being picked. Not bad for a reluctant reader with mild dyslexia. We're just so proud of him and wanted to tell everyone!!!! and lastly, for me, my Scrapagogo kit arrived and it is LUSH. It's the first kit in a while that I've liked the minute I saw it. Fab Penny Lane papers, Making Memories acetate, Creative Imaginations edged paper and doily, thickers fabric alphas and also sorts of other goodies in a wee baggie!! I'm going to have some me time this weekend to get started on it.
Junction - A place where things join. Find 'Junction' in your space.
Her Space, My Space, His Space. This is a blog I found through Jo's blog Captured on Film and it seems perfect for me as I can now attempt to improve my photos by following their daily prompts. Today was "Cut. To divide, wound or detach with an edged instrument. Find 'Cut' in your space." I chose John's knives as I wouldn't eat as well as I do if John didn't do the cooking. He has to have a good set of knives.
Yesterday's prompt was yellow so I took a close up of some of Samuel's marbles!!! I think that might be my reflection in the blue one!!