Wedding day

A beautiful and fun day  enjoyed by everybody

our youngest daughter and her new husband. 

 I love the reverse of the wedding cake

both are F1 lovers

 1st dance, or in Davids case 

1st shuffle

The weather was kind, it did rain, but we got all the outside photo's sorted, we all enjoyed a perfect day, every thing went smoothly, the venue and staff were wonderful. But most of all the Bride and Groom had a perfect day. Two families have joined.
We are waiting for every one to come here for lunch, we have prepared a huge chillie or Paella, every one gets a good lunch before their long drive home.
Enjoy your weekend.

Add to stash

I purchased more fat quarters, these from our local shop

nice cotton at £1.20 each, lovely quality

but she does not have a huge selection. 

 I have stitched more hexagons

and plan to stitch these for the next couple of weeks

I had a pedicure yesterday and got my nails done

a much lighter blue, but will go lovely with my outfit tomorrow.

Yesterday was great, we had lunch with Su and David, and David's parents, a long chatty lunch ensuring the bride and groom had a restful time before all the rushing around today and tomorrow.
Plus both hubby and I had a pedicure in our local salon, I have an early hair appointment tomorrow at the start of a busy morning.
I started stitching Sheffield on 25th January, my photo in the last blog will be the last you see of it, the person who I was making it for has stated he does not want it, he is the partner of the troublesome family member, I have been told they read my comments on my blog. Well this is my blog, I record the highs and lows in my life, as I see them. I don't detail the lows, this is not the place for that.
This afternoon I will be at the wedding venue to help with the layouts, no plans for this evening, my brother will be arriving from Somerset.
Next time wedding photo's.

lovely April evening

Garden is looking good

Pots have been sorted and new compost added

Bay tree is planted

Raspberries and strawberries tidy

Taken this evening

can you see Grace sat in the herb garden

 A simple bunch of daffs

on the kitchen window sill

 All the white I planned to stitch is done

I will have more white to do

but the big blocks are done.

I fancy stitching the name next

I am really pleased I have done the big blocks of white, I still have the final red stripe to stitch, but stitching the red is much betters on my eyes. The middle section I will leave to last.
I have also done some more hexagons, I still have loads cut out.
BUT from tomorrow it's all about a wedding, a daughter with a new husband and fun times. I don't have to go back to work until Monday, so a couple of late mornings, no rushing about, I have loads to do with daughter, some fun, some organising the venue, but the next few days I am really looking forward too.
Work is good, our new system is growing on us, we are busy closing down the old system and ensuring every thing is dealt with.
One shadow a family member is at it again, sad really but she just can't help herself, much of her poison directed at me. But mad cat woman next door is quiet.

Inside out

Farmers market was fun

my preferred market garden lady was there, 

so I got my second blueberry bush plus one sweet chilli, 

I have grown and swapped chilli plants this year

using  seeds I already had, so a nice saving.

 Last year I planted loads of bulbs around the plot

these Snakes Head Fritillaria are beautiful

as woodland plants perfect under my little Christmas tree

I can't wait to see what else is coming up

 I have changed my box back to how it looked when I first purchased it

no completed hexagons it's back to being a work box
it was getting too full

 I popped to Wilkinson's this morning

this box drawer is not what I was looking for but at £5.00

much cheaper than the boxes from Hobbycraft

and my hexagons fit into it nicely, 

I will make some card inserts to keep everything tidy. 

We spent a couple of hours outside on Saturday afternoon, I planted both gooseberry bushes into a huge pot, I then had space to plant a couple more strawberries, behind there are loads of new raspberry shoots, every year our small fruit bed does well. The blackcurrant bush has lovely green shoots, it's a small bush, but that's OK, only hubby eats them.
Hubby sorted the wooden garden furniture, ready for the warm evenings, every where is now tidy and ready for summer, I have also brought out some of our nice garden ornaments, I like to keep them in my shed through the winter months.
Win was back out in her green house, sorting bedding plant seedlings, it's nice to see her about again, at 101  years old, she is an inspiration to us all. Mad cat woman was out in her garden, I could hear her singing, but a six foot fence means I can't see her.
 My greenhouse's are not doing so good, they have moved slightly and are twisted, they are OK for this summer, but I will start looking for replacements, I would like wood frames and glass, much more expensive, but they would last much longer.
I have done some more to Sheffield, but it's just stripes, boring but necessary, I hope the person I'm making it for will understand the work going into it. I am itching to start other things, but I will finish this first, no photo, stitching whites does not make it change much from last time you saw it.
This morning I will spend 1 hour in the garden, couple of big pots to sort, dig out old compost and add new for this years growth.
After Sunday lunch we are out for a drive with our camera's. enjoy your day.