More rain!

 It's still raining here, non stop for days, good for the drought, good for the garden, not so good for people, we are sick of getting wet.

I have done loads on patchwork sampler, there is not alot else to do, any thing outside is out of the question.

 This patterns just keep getting better, I love his style and his love of colour, this just keeps growing and looking better. I am stitching through page 5, using colours I normally would not use.

The weekend has been great, yesterday we had lunch with Fliss and Su, just the four of us, it's years ago we all sat together and had so much laughter, went went to our local ASK restaurant, for Italian food, and was not disappointed, they catered for Fliss and her Gluten and wheat free diet. We also did loads of shopping for our holiday in 3 weeks, I have some new summer clothes and pretty bra's. Today we popped in to see Fliss and the boys, they are all bored being inside, it's no fun being a child on a rainy day.

On a positive note, I am wearing my wedding ring again, I had to buy one in a larger size, but now I'm back in my original one, which pleases me, another small mile stone.

One in one out

 Sweet flowers is done for this month,

 in the stitching above I have moved the colours around, I felt this area was a bit dull using so much grey so I changed it to pale pink, and of course I have added the green, which I think lifts the colours. The next part comes out on 25th May

 So Patchwork sampler is back out!

I love this and sat last night with a smile whilst stitching, it's coming along well, this is my 5th page, the large box is for text, it's the only text I am adding on here. Page 6 has some great designs so I can't wait to get going.

 Another photo of Logan and Sammy, they played so well, they live 100 miles apart and don't get to see each other enough, is that double trouble or twice as cute!

It's Friday again, another wet day here, our weather is manic, we have flood warnings whilst we are in a drought, it's madness, we are OK, flooding not near here.

We have a weekend at home just the two of us planned, I have to sort my car insurance for my new car, I hope the new cost is not going to be a shock!

Tomorrow we are hoping to take Su and Fliss out for lunch, it would be nice to have our girls to ourselves, and then a bit of shopping, I need some summer clothes for our holiday next month.

Hope your weekend is good, laugh and have fun, I will 

Is that me

 Denise at Riverside stitching posted a photo of herself in her Prom dress, well in Somerset in the 70's we did not have proms, in fact I was almost never in a dress, but I found out this photo.

I was just 16 at the time and we are on a visit to Stonehenge, those were the days when you could walk through the stones and touch them, now you have to walk around the outside, and never allowed near them.
I don't remember having legs that long, or was it just the very short dress. My mum looks smart, but then she always did! and my two younger brother were never that cute.

 I have finished the bottom block on sweet flowers and am getting on well with the middle block below, almost every thing is different, the pale pink out pattern should be grey, the flower should be the darker pink and the green was not even on the designers pattern, but I felt it needed a bit of a mix up in the middle.

 I just thought there was too much grey in the middle, I am also going to change the next layer and mix up the colours. I am stitching it on one over using Zweigart, Lugana, 25ct it's better than aida and more even than linen.

It's been a busy afternoon, had my check up in the hospital, after my big operation, and all is great, I will need another small op in August, just to balance my size, which will be just one night in hospital, but I am feeling good. My tummy tuck is healing, all 19" of it, and I am loving my figure in my jeans, no muffin top! Going shopping this weekend for clothes for our holiday in 4 weeks.

Later I brought myself a new car, which I pick up next Wednesday, feeling guilty regarding my 307, it's been the best car a girl could have and I will miss it, I had loads of fun in that car.

Busy weekend

 It's been busy at home this weekend, most of the time we had a house full, and Grancha loved being with our two youngest grandsons, Sammy and Logan, Sammy is 3 months older than Logan, but they played well together and shared Grancha. I got some time with Josh, who once again kept away from the camera. Shannon also popped in, Josh is now loving Lego Ninja's he had a sticker book and I was shown all the different people, they are either Lightening, Earth, Ice and Fire, I not sure about the last one.

We had a perfect weekend.

 I did a a bit of stitching, not enough, but I hope to do a bit more later, I love these flowers, the next part I am totally going away from the design, I will use the same colours, but I will place them in different places, can't wait to get started.

Please don't forget Fliss, my daughter is having a give away here there is still time.

My Tribal Penguin looks as if he is going to Canada, Kathy names came out of the hat, I will send you an e-mail for your address, and post him to you, and as an added bonus, I have the threads for you as well.

Wow I'm up to 99 follower here, which is great, I feel another RAK coming on soon, watch this space.