30 July 2009
Swan update
Just a quick post to let you know that we still have all 7 signets. They are huge now and are quite willing to come and say hello, much to Mrs Swan's disgust!! 
A Little Treat
I gave myself a little treat this week and bought some Merino wool to make MY blanket with. The shades are divine and it is just soooooo soft. I'm being selfish and keeping all the soft, loveliness to myself.

I made the cake yesterday as my Brother in Law asked if I would make one for when they came up. Tomorrow, if I get time, I'm making apple crumble bars (one of my faves).
I still have another project to finish so this afternoon I sat in my quiet chair with my crochet and a slice of home made Dundee cake. Hopefully it won't be long before I can start my granny square with new designs I've got from my library book.
HSMSHS - Gate
Gate - A means of entrance or exit. Show us gate in your space.
I've just remembered this one too. It's one in the village and I thought it was great.
The child gate I've just put up before my nephew Harry's arrival tomorrow.
29 July 2009
HSMSHS - Key
Key - To provide access, or control, or insight. Find key in your space.
These keys are very small charms I use in scrapbooking/card making.
SLYMI wk 30
Week 30 is Scrap your Independence.

I've done Learning to Drive. It gave me the chance to buy my own car, travel around Europe, drive left hand drive cars in Saudi (much to the disgust of the locals!!!) and to go to new places that the local bus service doesn't reach!!!
I've used more October Afternoon papers (what will I do when they run out?) and made the car reg out of black card run through my Dymo as I don't have any black tape left.
Happy 1st Anniversary
Yes, today is my one year anniversary of blogging. I can't believe that's come around so quickly. I shall have to treat myself to cake later to celebrate!!


I wonder what the next year will bring?
28 July 2009
HSMSHS - Polychromatic
Polychromatic -Describing many colours. Show us something polychromatic in your space!
This is the 'dangling thing' (that's the technical term for it!!) I have in my porch.
War Grave Hunting
As we're volunteers for TWGPP, The War Graves Photographic Project, Samuel and I made the most of the dry weather today and went to Rothes to hunt down some more war graves.


The old graves in the cemetery are all black due to the vapour that is given off by the nearby distillery. If my missing 2 are down there it will be difficult to find them!!! 
Believe it or not we only had 7 to find but 2 still managed to elude us!!!

Some are easy to find as they are official war grave headstones
but others are on family headstones which mean reading them all!!!!


Tagged Again
I was tagged yesterday by Dorothy. You had to complete the following from a book you had handy.......
So this is what to do:-
1. Collect the book that you have most handy (back of a dusty shelf)
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Cite the sentence on your blog
5. Pass it on to 5 other blogger friends
So here's mine......
"We couldn't appreciate the lulls in the fire, because we were freezing our skidonies off"
I'm going to pass this onto:
1. Ruth http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com/?zx=6e5cfeb4c3452538
2. Felicity http://joshyandbelle.blogspot.com/
3. Val http://dottydotty.wordpress.com/
4. Mandi http://mandismadmusings.blogspot.com/
5. Gez http://gezzybscraftybits.blogspot.com/
Go on give it a go :)
So this is what to do:-
1. Collect the book that you have most handy (back of a dusty shelf)
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Cite the sentence on your blog
5. Pass it on to 5 other blogger friends
So here's mine......
"We couldn't appreciate the lulls in the fire, because we were freezing our skidonies off"
I'm going to pass this onto:
1. Ruth http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com/?zx=6e5cfeb4c3452538
2. Felicity http://joshyandbelle.blogspot.com/
3. Val http://dottydotty.wordpress.com/
4. Mandi http://mandismadmusings.blogspot.com/
5. Gez http://gezzybscraftybits.blogspot.com/
Go on give it a go :)
27 July 2009
A "Day Off"
HSMSHS - Tool
Tool - An implement, usually used by hand to aid or assist with a designed task. Show us 'Tool' in your space.
I couldn't decide which tool to take a photo of so I used both. My paper piercer and scissors for scrapbooking. Essential tools for me :)
25 July 2009
The Last Fighting Tommy

24 July 2009
HSMSHS - Wisdom for the weekend
Each Friday a photograph will be uploaded that was inspired by a quote, song lyrics, a poem....in fact any kind of inspirational text. If you would like to play along, just upload a photo inspired by this text and link to this post somewhere between friday morning and Sunday evening!
Here is our first 'Wisdom for the Weekend'
"The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in western clouds his parting day" by William Falconer (from 'The Shipwreck')
Taken on one of our many walks around the village.
Here is our first 'Wisdom for the Weekend'
Taken on one of our many walks around the village.
SLYMI - More catching up
The teenage years are most definitely upon us in this house as Samuel didn't get out of his pit till 11am. That's unheard of for him as normally he's up at the crack of dawn.
I didn't use a great deal, just a heart and a felt button tied on with string. I also dug out my Bazzil sewing templates I bought at last years GoGo weekend and have never used!!! Hey presto one hand stitched title. Apart from the fact that the sewing is a bit time consuming I enjoy doing it. I finally cut into my Cosmo Cricket Mischievous Max papers too but used it sparingly as being on a self imposed "stash diet" I'm not buying any more.
Anyway as I was up early and had no inclination to do housework or ironing I started another LO.
This time it was Week 24 - Scrap with felt.

23 July 2009
SLYMI Catch-up
More raspberry yumminess
The bananas get it tomorrow!!
HSMSHS - Reflect
22 July 2009
A little scrapping time
I haven't done any scrapping for what seems like weeks. I've tidied my craft room on several occasions but never sat and crafted, so this afternoon while it was chucking it down I tried to catch up with Scrap Like You Mean It.
This is week 29 ( I still have a few previous weeks to do!!)
Scrap with THREE. Three photos, three big accents, the number three, three patterned papers, three colours...whatever you want to pick, we better find 3 of it!
I used 3 different papers. Two October Afternoon and one Daisy Bucket. I also "borrowed" some idea from Scrapbook Trends without actually scraplifting any particular one!!
Jam Making

2 1/2 lb of raspberries
3lb of sugar (I used jam sugar as last year it didn't set with normal granulated sugar)
This makes about 5/6 jars.
1:: Bring the raspberries gently to the boil then boil rapidly for 5 minutes.
HSMSHS - Celebrate
Celebrate - To rejoice, have special festivities, to mark a special day! Show us 'Celebrate' in you space.
John bought me these flowers for my birthday last year.

21 July 2009
HSMSHS - Receptacle
Receptacle - To hold or contain something. Show us 'Receptacle' in you space.

An old jam jar was given a new lease of life with a crocheted jacket. It now lives on a shelf in my porch along with my other Hooky things.
HSMSHS - Crowd
Crowd - A number of persons or things gathered together, find a crowd in your space today.
Arbroath Smokies waiting to be put in the smoker at the Moy Field and Sports Fair last year. The smokey smell can get a bit overpowering but the fish tastes delicious.

18 July 2009
A little hooky present
I loved making the circle, but for a bag it was a little on the small side, so I started to make a long rectangle of singe crochet to fold over and make into the bag bit.
Single crochet, in cream is very dull so after only doing a couple of inches I added some doubles round the edge and finished off with a row of my favourite, shell stitch.
The flowers were really easy to make as the instructions were really clear and I managed to make them all in one night while watching the TV.
I've backed it with some fleece and now it's waiting to start it's journey south to Mum's rocking chair.
17 July 2009
HSMSHS -Red
16 July 2009
HSMSHS - Purple
Nature's Beauty -Wednesday - Purple
I love this shot of the lavendar at Kew. There were fields (almost)! of it.
I love this shot of the lavendar at Kew. There were fields (almost)! of it.
14 July 2009
Crazy Golf



We had just finished playing when the rain started but luckily for us it only lasted 5 minutes and we managed to get home without getting soaked. Later on it "Chucked" it down but we didn't care as we were home by then.
Granny's Beach!
The sun came out again today for a few hours so we took a walk down to Harrison Drive and "Granny's beach". It's not a beach like we have at home but more a patch of sand on the edge of the river Mersey!! As you can see from the photo there are the docks in the background along with the lighthouse at the end of Perch Rock (which was a fort built in Napoleonic times).
Samuel decided to see if he could write something in the sand and then see it on our way back. He wrote "Don't pass this line".............................

HSMSHS - Nature's Beauty
We're having a little shake up in our routine this week and decided to have a project week! 5 days, 5 prompts but all with one common theme - 'Nature's Beauty'.There's no end of inspiration at this time of year. You can step out into your garden, local park, beach, field, mountains. Snap the flowers, trees, landscape, people, animals.
Monday - Yellow


Green:
Samuel's favourite at Kew. The carnivorous Pitcher plants!!
Monday - Yellow
Tuesday - Green
Wednesday - Purple
Thursday - Pink
Friday Red
I haven't done any of the recent prompts with being away but thought I'd be able to play along this week after being at Kew last week.
Yellow:


Green:

13 July 2009
Ferry Cross the Mersey....................

It stopped raining long enough today to pop over to Liverpool on the ferry. It was the law in our house as kids, that you had to go on the ferry in the summer holidays!! It's the first time Samuel can remember going on it and luckily it was dry enough to sit outside

While we were on the Liverpool side Mum pointed out the church where my Great, Great Grandparents got married back in the early 1900s. It's Our Lady and St Nicholas Church and is such a lovely looking building. Unfortunately you can see the monstrosities that have gone up over the years in the name of development. One of which is completely empty!! The only part left of the original church is the tower as the main body of it was bombed during the war.


It has a lovley little garden where lots of people were having lunch and it was nice to see how quiet it was especially as the pier head and a busy road are close by. We got back to Seacombe just in time for the heavens to open but luckily we dodged the rain all the way home.
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