26th January 2021

 I would like to say Happy Birthday to my granddaughter Abigail, 4 years old today

Sunday 17th January 2021

 

First of all I would like to say Happy Birthday to my granddaughter Scarlett,7 years old today

Think Positive, my words for the year - Huh!

Two block toilets in the matter of days, not happy.  I thought the guy who came to sort the upstairs loo and all was OK... No.... by Saturday morning the downstairs was blocked!  Not sure the blockage had flushed through properly, anyway I'll be on the phone tomorrow...........

I've joined the I live, I Love, I craft Scavenger Hunt again.  

This week  New

Another photo of my new grandson Aidan

**May I just say last weeks Gifts were all for my friend Val**

Sunday 10th January 2021

Think Positive

Well my weekend started well!

This little person, a second grandson was born about 8,30am 9th January UK time.  

He is in New Zealand.

If his parents and sister were still living in UK I still wouldn't be able to see him yet..... 

My eldest grandson is 10years old today

Happy Birthday Liam

 My late husband use to say to me Think Positive.  Wise words! 

That is my word(s) for the year!  

So I'm thinking positive!  I'm having a eat out of the Freezer January!

Someone who doesn't like injections or blood taking I am looking forward to having my Coronavirus Vaccine.  I could be in one of three groups 64yrs, 65yrs if its after April or the 75yrs and vulnerable as I have had cancer.............

I've joined the I live, I Love, I craft Scavenger Hunt again.  

I haven't done it for a while but one picture a week, I can do....

This week GIFTS

Vintage Style Market bags made using a pattern from 1942

Ascot Scarf or Bow-Tie Scarf or Miss Marple.  

My pattern, I found a few free patterns on line but they did nothing for me.  

This is for walking on Exmoor so I wanted it warm around the neck

A cross-stitch card.  

The pattern was kindly given to me by a fellow blogger.

Fairy Cakes

and sent some Flowers

It was my friend Val's birthday on 4th January, she said her birthday is so near Christmas that she doesn't really celebrate it.  I thought this year she was going to.

She is one of three lovely friends in my little bubble

Friday 1st January 2021

2020 a Year to Remember.........

I'm reluctant to say it but......

HAPPY NEW YEAR

2021 has got to be better than last year, hasn't it?

 What will this new year bring?  

What a strange year 2020 has been.  All of a sudden we had this virus which went worldwide which came from somewhere in China, and now it's getting worse.  Well they do say things have to get worse before they get better don't they.....?

Like most grandparents I haven't been able to see my grandchildren.  

Last seen last August!

Part of my family live in New Zealand and I haven't seen them for well over a year and miss them all dearly.  

Yes I have regular photos and little videos of my grandchildren but quite honestly I just want to physically see them.  I miss my three sons and their lovely wives. I did see middle son and daughter-in-law in September and had a lovely time with them. 

I do see really lovely friends who have been so kind to me since my husband passed away April 2019  if it wasn't for them I'd have gone crazy long since!  So a huge thank you to them.

 

There is a light at the end of the tunnel!

Sunday 6th August

This week............. 

Its been all go here at Julie's house.

I have scaffolding, a painter and a skip!  I'm having my gutters replaced and house painted, all very exciting!  More about that when it is finished

I've also had a wonderful couple of days with these wonderful people.  

I stayed at a Premier Inn for one night.

Weeks before I made the Lisa the Unicorn cushion  A lovely lady contacted me after seeing all my quilts on my instagram.  

She asked me if I would make a quilt for her future grandchild. She explained the family live in USA and gave me some clues of the family.

I emailed a few rough pencil sketches to her and between us came up with the final plan.  

The stars are machined and hand quilted in place, the rocket I created with a Christmas fabric and other fabrics also machined and hand quilted.   

I have to admit I was a bit out of my comfort zone but I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt and it seems her son and daughter-in-law love it.

Sunday 5th July

Week Fifteen

My twin granddaughters were two yesterday, couldn't see them yesterday but hopefully be seeing them on their big sister's birthday in August.

last two #30 days wild

This one has been on before but it makes me smile.
No social distancing here!

31st January - catch-up

One week without the internet.  

It kept showing up on my TV 

"can't connect to internet please check your cable between your router and phone socket then restart the router."

I asked a friend's son to look at the it for me.  I can use a computer but not that technically minded.  

He popped in on way home from work and within five minutes he said I need router.  The following day I contacted my service provider.  It took them from 9am to 3,45pm via text messages to say I needed a new router which duly arrived yesterday,  They originally told me 1-2 days but the text quickly changed to 2-5 days but it arrived the next day.

I never contacted them immediately as at first the problem was intermittent, but by Sunday I was feeling isolated because it was another of my grandchildren's birthday this one is in New Zealand and was three on Sunday.

I think she loved her binoculars and her Unicorn Tshirt

I also missed these two too with their new hair do!

Mind you no internet I was able to go off and do something else instead!

I've been patchworking, knitting and sorting - lots of sorting!  

I like the internet and Instagram but it is a great time-waster..........

20th January

6.30am put the rubbish out on a very cold frosty morning, very boring but one of those mundane jobs that needs  to be done!  

Yesterday I went to my son's for birthday gift giving.  

Friday 10th January was my grandson's 9th birthday and one of my granddaughter's 6th birthday.

My Tiger Came to Tea

Before I went I baked Rock Cakes  Because of two of my granddaughters being dairy free, instead of using milk I put in freshly squeezed orange juice and multi-coloured glace cherries (and dairy free spread - Vitalite).  We had the usual don't like cherries nanny and my reply was they are exactly the same recipe we had on the beach last summer so they were then happy to eat them.