Sunny Friday Evening

On a sunny Friday of another Bank Holiday weekend I am looking out my window at the yellow roses below, if you have not already guessed I love yellow flowers, this was planted after my mum passed away, and each year just as every thing is bursting into life, I have time to reflect, on happy childhood, the best nan to my daughters and just a great lady.

I have had another busy week, lost in Chelsea Flower Show, can't compare my garden to anything I have seen on TV, and the Spanish sampler in cross stitch I started last weekend. I will post photo's later in the weekend.
Thought I would show you my gallery, just a few things I have done and love to see on my walls. Some I have taken photo's of and alot just for me.
Joshy is the cute baby, goodness he is grown now, getting ready for school in September. The cute girls are Fliss and Su, all grown up now.


I love my messy notice board, things Joshy has made me, a couple of mad cows!! they get every where.
Have a good weekend, and if like us you have 3 days make the most of it, our weather forecast is good, BBQ tomorrow.

Busy Days

I have had a busy week, I am pleased to say Friday was a near normal day, though I don't normally do normal, a bit too bland.
Yesterday I spent all morning cleaning the house, it was clean to start with, but we had a second viewing in the afternoon, the couple liked the house and have said they are going to up their first offer to a cost closer to our bottom figure. So now we are playing games with the most expensive item we own.

In the two pictures I have rugs I have sewn for my house, the top rug pattern was an oblong, but I wanted a square carpet, so I changed the pattern, In this case it worked it doesn't always. Below I saw this on a web site it was made 30 years prior by the lady's mother, we could not find a pattern and the lady kindly allowed me to copy her pattern. I loved this style so much I made two, and after I finished Fliss asked for one, so I stitched another.
My own cross stitch is almost finished, I should have it ready for Fliss this week, we have decided to make it into a double bed quilt for her war time house. I glad she likes it so much.
Below is my attempt of mini crochet, it's a bit loose but I'm pleased, I can only do granny squares, and unlike Fliss I have not taught myself any more, so I smile sweetly at Fliss if I require any other items.

I do like the American cross stitch below, I love work that is full of colour, this is in my file of things to make.
I have to thank Milly from http://stitchingobsessionii.blogspot.com/, through her site I have found the most wonderful Spanish Sampler, I have sorted the pattern ready to start, I am off to buy the silks today, I'm happy to keep the same colours. It's going to be a long job, and I will make other smaller projects along the way, but I just want to get going.

Another mad cow

Sorry I could not resist, hope you are all well

Monday night thinking

This is my space and I love it, I can add what ever I like, pin as much cross stitch as I like on my walls, I have my miniature projects around me and through my window I can see my garden. I know I'm lucky, I have enough drawer space for most of my craft things, and I don't have to pack away a project when it's half finished just because I have run out of time.


My Desk runs along one wall and I can clutter it, I don't like alot of clutter in the main rooms of the house, and Joshy love to come here and print our sketches of Fireman Sam, Bob the Builder and others, he knows where his felt pens and crayons are stashed. I'm in a reflective mood, we have a second viewing on our house this Saturday, and they have already put in a cheeky offer, which we rejected. So I sit here thinking I might have to pack all this away!
My beautiful flowers Kev brought me for our 25th anniversary are still looking good. I will keep you posted ref the house sale.