After a lot of thought and reflection I have decided on a fresh start to blow away all the cobwebs so Corn Poppy Girl is being laid to rest (RIP poor old girl - you were a good un!).I have, however, ...
After the debarcle of this last week in the Land of Blog I thought we should all end the week on a high note with something to lift the spirits a lot.Some of you may know that I am a bit (no, this sh...
I had fully intended on staying away for a couple of weeks to clear my head from the way blogland seems to be heading but things are getting dark and nasty out there so I write this to hopefully make...
Anybody there?Just to let you know I am still here, kids are on the mend now - thanks to everyone who sent Get Well Wishes as it was really thoughtful of you to do so. Touching wood and crossi...
The Dreaded Lurgy In All Its Forms has hit here - tummy bugs, snot, sneezing, coughing, general unwellness. Its that time of year where snotty and tummy bugs are rife at school and nursery so I...
Im currently suffering the Curse of the Charity Bag in that Im finding that charity bags (in my area anyway) are a very elusive and peculiar creature of habit.When I dont sort out stuff suitabl...
You may (or may not) have noticed that I now have a little blue box on the right hand side of my blog that says "Blogging with Integrity".Blogging with Integrity is the result of four blogger...
.... I shall be sat waiting for the new series of Cougar Town to start on SkyLiving Loves! Ever since Ghost Whisperer decided to end (why did you do this CBS, why?) I have NEEDED a replacement ...
Im posting about this whilst its all fresh in my head as I thought it would be the perfect topic for our next little "Discussion Post" theme as I think it will generate some great comm...
.... that heavy winds in the night had blown the tomato greenhouse (which I thought I had weighted down securely) halfway around the garden and snapped one of the supports. Bugger. ...
Interested in stuff other than crochet, quilting, yarn and cakes? "Yes I am!" I hear you say.Enjoy a bit of Science, Technology and Engineering (probably some Maths thrown in too)? &nbs...
When you are weekend baking, its important to get amounts right.....................for me, blueberry and cinnamon muffins need LOTS of blueberries and a little cinnamon. They should be ...
I sometimes find birds puzzling. I usually get quite a few different visitors to my garden but every so often they all seem to disappear for a day or so - I wonder why this is? I contribu...
I have decided today that every now and again I think I am going to do "discussion" posts. That way I can really get to know everyone that reads my blog on a much more personal level an...
Do you ever check your blog stats?I do from time to time - things like what parts of the world your readers are from, what operating system they use, that sort of thing? Its all interesti...
I thought I would give you a bit of an update into growing and sowing progression as its been a little while since the last update hasnt it but to be honest, I suppose you cant rush growing can you? ...
Relationships between myself and the machine are better. Still a little patchy but better. I ended up taking off the cover and giving it a good old clean out and oil and shes running a lo...
We need to talk. I know things got heated today and yes, I know there is no excuse for the excessive swearing from me but you really didnt help the situation at all with your actions. I j...
This.....Ive had myself a bit of a "quilty-mini-sew-a-thon 4; this weekend. I like to live life fast in the fast lane on a Saturday night and I spent mine on my hands and knees on the ki...
My son has now started nursery four afternoons a week and to be honest I am finding it a bit difficult to adjust. I feel a little redundant now in the afternoons and I cant get used to how quie...
Things are growing...... ... tarragon... leeks... and onions. Its only been six days since I had sown the seeds!Growth with other things too... strippy stripes!Its going to be three ...
Remember the Scrap Yarn Blanket I made? Well, my son has been dragging using it as a playblanket ever since it got made (and actually whilst it was being made) and I have to say that after being...
I have some New Books that are Old Books that I thought I would share with you. That is to say that they are new in my possession but are old in the sense that they are preowned and preloved bo...
I had the first lot of seeds through the post on Saturday so Ive spent some of this weekend sowing seeds that can be sown earlier than the end of March. Ive so far sown Moneymaker Tomatos,Musse...
I managed to finish one of the granny cardigan patterns that I had started last month (saying last year just sounds stupid even though it was). I had started using King Cole Riot DK and althoug...
Now I myself am not a particularly religious person but I do know that in Poland Epiphany is also something that is celebrated so this is a little bit about what goes on on Twelfth Night although its...
Its been fairly dry this last couple of days and it saw a great opportunity to get out into the garden for the first time this year to do a bit of Winter tidying. Although its been a little col...
So... another year is here.. hello 2011! I am still wondering what happened to 2010 as the whole year for me went by frighteningly quickly and if Im honest Im wondering just how quickly this ye...
Well, Christmas has come and gone and the end of yet another year fast approaches. Where do the years seem to go? It always seems that the older you get the faster the years go by. ...
Quite literally too. I have been cursed with a bout of sciatica this past week hence my absence. Not only am I enduring the pain in my derriere I am also being "blessed" with pain...
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