My Giveaway winner

Hello lovely blogging ladies!

Thank you to all to those who took part in my giveaway.

Hello and welcome to my lovely new followers too.

I am sorry you had to wait so long for me to draw the winner but I chose today because it is my birthday!

So this just makes it extra special for me.

So all your names went into my pink fluffy hat and I plucked out a winner

(sorry I don't have pics to show the said hat but I lent out my camera and it has not been returned yet!)

The winner of my handmade goodies is.......

The lovely Carole from A Blessed Life

Do go and visit her lovely heart warming blog

I must dash and take my brownies out of the oven.....my treat for my "homemade" spa this evening!

See you all soon

Love and harmony to you all

xxx



Where did today go to?

A little under the weather....nothing a snuggly granny can't remedy!

xxx

Yikes....an award...for my blog....

I really dont deserve this as I have been terrible at updating and visiting lately! Sorry!  Anyway the lovely Heather from Pink Milk thinks im versatile so I shall oblige with the seven facts about me.  Thank you Heather.

1:: The only time I watch television is to watch a good film. I especially enjoy old black and white films with dancing and big frocks. Television just aint like it used to be.
2:: I hate doing the weekly food shop, I have tried doing the grocery shopping online and had it delivered a few times but I don’t like it when they send "alternatives". eg a bunch of spring onions please.....I got four huge Spanish onions!
3:: I love fresh flowers and flowering plants and if I see a marked down plant withering on the shop shelf I bring it home and bring it back to life. New to gardening I have worked hard through the summer and now have raised beds to have a bash at growing my own veggies.
4:: Im not a social butterfly and don’t really have people around me, no friends as such. I am a homebird and like my own company. I often say to myself that I should get out more and socialise but I think it is a confidence thing.
5:: I don’t drive. I did try about 15 years ago but during one of my lessons a little girl ran out in front of me. I didn’t hit her but she just stood in the middle of the road screaming and I froze. I have never been in a driving seat since.
6:: I have always had a creative mind but would only result in a started cross stitch or three, a started scarf, a started dress, or even a started room decorated! Since I started blogging, reading blogs and surfing the web I am now finishing projects and always find inspiration to let my creative side flow. (still have plenty of starts to finish though!)
7:: I am boring......I cant think what to write for number seven!
Now I have to pass the award on to five other bloggers which is very difficult as I love y'all!  So I thought I would choose five blogs that are new to me.....here you go lovely bloggists

Jumble and Jelly
Quietly Stitching
Allotment to kitchen

Flora&Purl

L is for Love

Dont forget to enter my giveaway in the previous post!

At last the Thank you Giveaway!

I cant believe it is over a month since I said I would do this and for that I am sorry but LIFE just needed me elsewhere!  One thing is for sure....I am so happy to be back and will be popping by to see you all over the next few days.  So without further ado here is what I am giving to one lucky blogger who leaves a comment saying they would like to be included and popped into my hat!

I made you a chunky crochet bag lined and trimmed in matching vintage fabric

a crochet hook roll with vintage fabric and lace.

I matched some abalone shell beads with crystals to make earrings presented in a vintage style box

I made a matching pin cushion and crochet funky teapot jacket

then threw in a classic jane austen novel with a blank handmade paper notebook

all with matching good old fashioned chocolate limes sweeties.....mmmmm!

I will draw you out of the hat on the 5th October

cos tis a special day for me!

LOVE AND HUGS TO ALL MY LOVELY FOLLOWERS

OLD AND NEW

XXX

101 Followers! A HUGE Thank you and Giveaway

My 101st follower snook up on me and so I am celebrating with a giveaway

I had a little play with moviemaker so being my first time it is verrrry amateur!

I am sure I will get lots of comments about the Vid I made anyway but all comments left will be added to my giveaway.  I wish I could have included you all in my video but it would have been an epic! 

So to ALL my followers YOU ARE SIMPLY THE BEST!

So many of you have been there sharing my silly stuff, joining the fun swaps and shining a light to guide me out of dark murky holes.  I can never express enough how much this has meant to me.

It will be a surprise gift for my giveaway as I am unorganised but it will be special!

I will draw the lucky winner at the end of the month ok

Love and Lazy Hazy Summer Days to you all!

xxx

Polite request.....

Im crocheting hats for flips sake!!!!

But just in the nick of time (before I go TOTALLY insane)

I found this....
Julias popcorn flower granny squares turorial
Yipee!!

XXX

Ribbit!

Just a silly little post whilst taking a break from clearing more overgrowness from the bottom of the garden....This little fella was trapped inside an old plant pot and was looking up to me saying "come on set me free will ya"

So I tilted the pot and he rest for a while on the edge

He stayed for a chat... he said that he had been there for quite some time and was a little tired from trying to climb up the sides

He thanked me very kindly for helping him and just as I was pursing my lips he let me in on a little secret......

"Kissing me would not turn me into a handsome prince and I really must dash as Mrs Froggy will be wondering where I have been all night"!

Ok back to the digging then....

HOPPY TUESDAY MY FRIENDS!

XXX

New adventures in gardening

Ha what a title!  I have been working my wellies off this week digging, weeding, digging, pruning and sowing a few seeds too.  My garden was so overgrown and very neglected.  I have decided to use the space for growing my own veggies and fruit.  Of course this decision comes a little late in the year and should have got my backside into gear in the spring but with one thing and another.....Anyway I am surprised how much I am enjoying getting stuck in (literally).  My Friend Jules (check out her new summerhouse!) is so right when telling me how good gardening is for the soul.  It is definitely a labour of love with lots of blood, sweat and tears and when I find myself thinking "is it worth it"? I take a break with a milky coffee and visit all the lovely gardening blogs and forums to gain inspiration and motivation.  Lots of my readers and the blogs I follow have been through the process of planning and digging and have established gardens with romantic blooms and relaxing seating areas often shown in their posts.  This is what keeps me going, one day I will post pics here of my lovely blooms and big veggie yields! teehee!  I love browsing seed and plant catalogues (sad I know) but find them sooo expensive so I keep my eyes open on forums etc as a lot of gardeners are very generous when they have excess seeds.  My sister also begged me to go and dig up her rhubarb...do any of you green fingered bloggist know the best time to do this?  I am very new to "grow your own" and I am greedy for knowledge for what to sew/grow at this time of year.
Anyway here are a few pics of work so far

Getting there, you should have seen it a few weeks ago!

One raised bed waiting to be filled

Next doors hydrangea ....I'm sure she dyes them in the night they are the most vibrant blue!

My rocket seedlings in an old shower tray!

this sapling is 4ft high but have no idea what it is...anyone?

I also have ONE tomato, ONE sweet pepper and ONE white strawberry Hehehe!

Its not much but it feels GREAT!

Happy Gardening my friends x

I can't put my finger on why I like this so much!

Quick post

the sun did shine on two beautiful boys for their christening

Cody & Zack

With lots of love to you both

One small hand to hold in yours,

One small face to smile,

One wet kiss as he says "good-night"

One small child.

Catch the moment, put it in your heart

The years too soon will fly.

These are precious moments,

more than money can buy.

Two small arms to hold you tight,

Two small feet to run,

Two small eyes full of love for you,

One small son.

Catch the moment and put it in your heart

and never let it go.

Save it for the years to come

when he, too, will know.

One small hand to hold in his

One small face to smile.

One small kiss and he says "Good Night"

One small child.