Waiting!

I’m waiting.  Yes waiting for things to happen!  And in my waiting I’m getting excited!  Excited that we are going away for a few days rest.  Excited that we are going to somewhere new.  Somewhere to explore.  Somewhere to breathe and unwind.  Somewhere quiet that we can rest feeling safe in God’s arms.  And they are huge arms that wrap around you, gathering up all those things that have been on your mind and helping you to unravel them.  Imagine a huge basket of wools that a kitten has been having a lot of fun in!!  You’ve got the picture!  Each colour has to be carefully eased out from the tangle and wound up into a neat ball.  At the end of the exercise you end up with a rainbow of colours.  All harmonising with each other.  From there you can go on to make the most beautiful textile, pattern, or fabric.  Something that you can treasure.  So I’m excited that I will discover and rediscover some treasures.  Things, thoughts and scenes.   OOOOOoooooo I can’t wait!!!

Other people are waiting too!  Ladies who said hello!  Well your little parcels are nearly ready and will soon be on their way!  But to brighten your day  I give you this….  I’ve been waiting for five days for the tight buds to open… For the big showy flowers to bloom… For the vibrant orange to glare out at me… But they don’t glare, they are really quite gentle…

The waiting game is over and what a surprise!!

Time’s Up!

It is time!  Time to say who got the give away!  Time to let you in to the secret!  Well……  Ok I’ll stop teasing!  There will be five little give aways.  Five little parcels will be winging their way to five little ladies.  Lynne, Julie, Felicity, Clare and Lucy.  How could I just give one.  Each one of you took the time to say hello and I am really chuffed you did.  So thank you.  Thank you for stopping by and saying hello.  I will be in touch to find out where to send the little parcels.  I do hope you won’t be disappointed!  xx

Blue skies….

Monday the skies were crystal clear and very blue, enticing me out for a walk.  The pictures speak louder than words…

Just a little bit of where I live.

PS.  last day of the give away – just say hello!

Time Out!

This weekend we took a moment for some time out!  Time away from everything.  To re-group and take stock. Time to relax and catch up.  It has been so hectic here for such a long time that we had forgotten what it is to have a weekend to rattle around in!  So after bacon butties – our standard Saturday lunch! – we went shopping.  Some light retail therapy!  Mr A’s retail therapy is not quite the same as mine.  It isn’t the sort to linger over windows.  To spy the little bargains.  To drool over a beautiful corded coat – although I did do this on Saturday, but  they didn’t have my size! Drat! And double drat!!!!”!  His sort is…. know what I want, where I want to go for it and whizz…….. it is bought!!  It wasn’t quite this quick on Saturday, but it was a very focused shop.  So I shall save my browsing and drooling for a day on my own!  Then it was home for a saladey tea and some light crafting.

In  fact I did quite a lot of crafting this weekend.  Things for the Sun Shine School.  Sorting out and mentally pricing things ready for the next sale. Hooking and knitting while I watched the cars varrrooooming around the race track.  Stuffing and sewing while Nottingham Forest were wrestling with Cardiff.  Want to see?  Well here is just a peek….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two little buzzing bees.  One for each hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three golden glows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Four Rainbow babies all snuggled up warm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hair bobbles and brooches and matching pins…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So things are moving along just fine…….

And the weather today is glorious so I have had a long walk to town and back.  Snapping away for some artistic shots! …… Ha ha!!  But that is for another day.  A day to play about and mosaic in!    Just a tease….

PS the give away is still there… so just say hello!