Pheeeew! emergency over

No idea what was wrong with my laptop yesterday morning but by evening after a lot of checking out new laptops and finding an old smaller TV for the screen, as the laptop worked just didn't have a screen

Plugged it in to use in the early hours and it worked perfectly, gremlins hey!

Last year we tried to re-train the wisteria to go up and over the front room window and around my craft room.

Not quite in full bloom yet but it has managed to wrap itself around the corner of my craft room but not quite made it over the front room window

Going to be wonderful in another couple of years time don't you think?

Any one out there from the ISLE OF MAN?

We are off to CIRCLE YER WAGONS (click for more info) with Noo Noo this weekend 

looking forward to it, if it stays as sunny as it has been today it will be a fabulous weekend.

hugs to all xx
Another bit of excitement My son just rang to say he had passed all his electricians exams with credits and distinctions...well done James love ya lots xx

NEW THRONE....

Morning and thanks for all the lovely comments......good to hear from you all
Bit of a set back this morning after a great day yesterday....laptop has lost it's screen just a blackness staring back at me.......GREAT HEY?

Phil found a cable and plugged me into the 40" TV so now l am sitting on the floor with a dead leg looking up at the big Telly and trying to use my blacked out laptop...another expense I could really really do without right now...repair or new laptop is the question?
Any way sharing the new throne Phil made for Noo Noo yesterday and I made a seat for it so it can go incognito lol hope you like it?

 thanks again for all the messages off to make a decision about not eating for a month as I need a new laptop or live with a dead leg on the floor in front of the big TV!!!!!......lol

CATCH ALL AGAIN SOON

hugs to all x 

Anyone there?...

Hi...still working hard on the book, everything needs to be finished by the end of July and I am crocheting about 15hours a day most days right now....writing a craft book is really really hard work

craft room is a terrible mess and every time l leave my chair a cat or 3 jump in my place...love 'em

Think there might be a few hairy pictures in the book...lol

I hung the star blanket up for colour inspiration and like it so much as soon as I have free time I will make it into a full length curtain for the craft room

Buckets and bags of wool all over the place..what a mess it looks right now

Hugs to all and hope to be back to normal by the end of July

thanks for all the support and I will reply to all the mail asap

hugs  xx

HARD WORK AHEAD....wish me luck, I need it

The book and first projects wanted already...

Love to blog and share projects but sorry to say I really am going to have to take a few weeks out, might even be a couple of months....the matter of a Book and one or two projects wanted already

Hope you will all be here when I get back?

I will try to pop in but...

having tried that one over the last few weeks, it's not getting the job done. 

So I think I need to crack the whip and get my act together..don't you?

We booked our Birthday celebration holiday...in about 6 weeks time so a lot needs to be completed by then

Wish me luck...I really need it

After the excitement of being asked to do the book the fear and self doubt grabbed me by the throat...

and oh! how it can paralyse you

Sending you all love and thanks for all the support, I'll be back

Just not sure when lol

hugs to all x

Flower power Crochet/stitched Blanket in the making

going to clear my craft table tomorrow and lay every experimental flower and circle I have out to see if I can make a huge blanket

Brupbrup held it down for me while I had an the idea...

Something new he has always got to be the first to try it out

  Quick trip over to ColourMart today...a fabulous bag full of ends of cones to play with now

More pictures on The 8th Gem 

enjoy your evening x

BLACKBERRY COSY

A bit of fun.....

Thanks for the Happy Birthday wishes, I did say it was an early present, very early in fact

It's not until June, but thanks anyway xx

Aren't I the Lucky one....

Another early Birthday present from Phil, 

l really did need a new phone so he got me a Balckberry 

I had put off trying it out, thought it would be so hard to use but I plugged it in the morning and l have already sent mail from it via Hotmail and I can access my blog and Face book too.....also added pictures to phone numbers...wow! 

What with a Kindle, which l must say is absolutely fabulous, decide on a book and 30 seconds later it is ready to read and now a Blackberry as well

Never thought I would master all this technology 

Thank you Phil, thank you, thank you, thank you, you make my life perfect xx

Enjoy your Sunday everyone x

New Favourite saying....

Everything will be all right in the end......if it is not all right then it is not yet the end!

New pots, £5 for the set from Asda, mixing bowls really but make great rainbow pots 

for all the Roses and Gerberas

Pink, red...

and orange

all in a row..just like the stars still!

I must get these joined up to the star blanket

Enjoy your weekend x

MY MANTRA FOR TODAY...

As suggested by Simplify 101

The more you dislike doing something, the more often you should do it!

and I will procrastinate and just do the nice stuff far too often so today is D day for something l have been putting off, because it felt too difficult to do

Not mine but this picture reminded me of a cheap way to up date your nick-knacks...spray paint and what you have or a few charity shop finds in the right shape and size

Perfect for the shelf behind the new table and chairs

Enjoy your day x


Afternoon update


Well I made a start and have jumped the first hurdle, wasn't easy to do but l turned off the heating, sat at my new table and spread out the paper work, made 5 cups of tea and knuckled down
Now I can relax just a little bit for now


Off to read one of the books on my Kindle before they start to pile up, cause me stress and never get read!
The Midwives
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Are calling me and I want to read first, going to see the Film (Marigold Hotel) at the weekend looks so funny and we are watching the Midwives series on TV




ENJOY YOUR AFTERNOON
Washing out blowing in the breeze I think Spring might just be around the corner xx

READY WITH THE SUNGLASSES?

My Birthday (very early) present arrived this morning...and l do love a splash of colour

Need to re-do the shelf behind with a few bright splashes to make it all work, I'm sure l can find a few bits and pieces about the house to do the job

Saarinen Tulip table and Panton Chairs

The Table is quite a bit bigger (120cms diameter) than the old table but because it is round with a centre leg, it takes up a much smaller space 

If we moved the chairs a bit we could easily fit 5 chairs around it......

a pink one l think, to complete the splash...very comfy with a bit of a bounce to them lol

enjoy your week x