Bird food

 Our weekend was dull but mainly dry, Saturday was spent doing normal around the house things, but on Sunday, Josh and Sammy came to help Grancha. Kev loves to feed all the wildlife which visits our garden, and he makes his own lard cakes.

Josh helped chop and mix every thing together, he is packing soft cakes into cups, ready to take home for his garden. Below Sammy is helping to put them in the out side fridge to set.

 Then they filled up the nut and the worms, so there is plenty to eat.

 We then had loads of fun in the garden, football, cricket and golf, and loads of running around,

 This is what we found on our bedroom window, we think it must have been a pigeon

 Quite impressive, we often have marks where birds hit our glass, but this is the best.

Not much stitching done over the weekend, but loads of laughter, family time is always the best.

Over night we have had more heavy rain and in nearby towns we have flooding, we are OK, and I really do hope not to many homes are damaged, South Wales had loads of flooding. It's still heavy rain here and no change for the week, and we are still in drought. The long range fore caste is for June to stay wet!

Today I have two appointments at my local hospital, both check ups, so by the end of the day, I hope all will still be well. I feel so well, my energy levels are rising, I have lost another couple of pounds, every thing is positive here.

Hospital went well, I only have a check up each year, with one last small treatment left to go.

Saturday catch up

 Sweet Flowers

Above is my progress on Tuesday evening, after another day of bank holiday rain, 

I managed to get alot done in the afternoon.

 This as of last night, it's growing very nicely, after these flowers I have the grey lace top to match the other side. Then wait for the rest of the patterns to be released, there are loads of flowers in a wide top band.

 Shopping

 When my sister was last with us, we placed an order from USA supplier, which has arrived, these are hers and I don't think I would want to stitch any of them, strange how different our taste are.

 I did get this Ink Circles design, I have stitched one other, I love the balance and the colours of this.

We have had rain and very high winds this week, I have lost one of my small green houses again!, so we have purchased another stronger one, but it has to be sent to us, so not sure when we will get it. Every thing in our gardens are looking so lush, the rain has helped, but we are still in drought, I am really fed up with wearing boots and a coat every where, this is summer.

Working only 3 days was great, very busy as per normal, but at least we get the work done. We are not planning anything this weekend, was far to busy last weekend, tomorrow we hope to see Josh and Sammy, they have been in Manchester this week, with Grandma,with loads to do in the rain.

The fore caste is for more rain, so I can see loads of stitching and blog time.

A very British BBQ

 Yesterday we had our Jubilee BBQ, and as you can see from the sky, it was not a sunny day.

 Both my car and the house was dressed in red, white and blue, we had a Royal quiz, which we all helped with the answers, loads of food and wine. It did not rain, and we watched the palace concert on our big screen. Josh and Sammy had their burgers, and a game of football on the lawn. Cold but dry, after all we are British, so we are used to the weather doing it's own thing.

 I even had red, white and blue flowers, the blue are dried and dipped in paint.

 I have pulled out Sweet flowers, but I have not done anything as yet, just to busy.

 I am itching to knit with this wool, I have had it a couple for weeks, 

I have a couple of patterns to choose from,

Today is another day off, and it's raining, so a stay at home day, will start cross stitching soon, and then just three days for work, nice short week. I am hoping this week will be better in the office, it was very manic last week, busy the whole time.

A finish

 Tribal cat is completed

I used DMC threads, 745;782;783;972;976;977 and 3820, hoping it might look like our daughters childhood cat, Tiger, I am very please with it.

 It was hard as I neared the finish line to decide which shade for which pattern, on our Tiger he did not have one patch which was just one colour, hence our love of ginger tom cats.

 Here are photo's from last weekend, we saw Sammy and Josh, 

 A cheeky Buzz Lightyear

So far this weekend we have spent loads of time in the car, travelling to Somerset for the funeral of my sister in law, who lost her battle with cancer, but we are home again, a good nights rest, ready for the rest of our long weekend.

We are popping to the DIY/Garden centre for a few items, we also want to look at a pair of bikes, not motor but pedal, just to look for the moment, we are thinking it might be fun.

Tomorrow we are having a Jubilee BBQ, with both daughters and friends, so this after noon we will watch the Queen on the Thames, and have an evening together.

Tuesday is a stay at home day, and see what happens, but I do know at some point I will stitch Sweet Flowers, I have this months patterns here waiting.