I blog because I love blogging

Hello Loves..  I hope you are all well.  I myself have been very well as you do when you are busy you haven’t got the time to be ill LOL!!

Anyhoooo I have been super busy, well busyish.  I am doing my quilt along quilt, which is taking up swooper amounts of my time and I’m also resting up my foot. (Yes I’m still in agony.)

Today I joined in a class at school, I was all excited over the weekend, and how much has changed..  I went into a biology class with Mr Cook who said I was very welcome to join him if I wanted.  Well of course I wanted, I was invited to be present for a dissection of the heart, how gruesome is that?.  Not as gruesome as you think, a bit like cutting meat up.  But before I go on lets go back, hmmmmm (thinks hard) about 20 years.. I messed about at school, I never did very well due to the fact that I did have special needs (ADD), which is really no excuse, even so I miss out on a lot.  Working at the school gives me these opportunities to learn things.  I absolutely loved the lesson and I loved being in the lesson too.  I have been mulling over working as an LSA.. Maybe something to think about in the future, when I’m so much brighter..  Anyhooooo I couldn't believe how well behaved the classes were in comparison to when I was at school.  Children these days get so much help and so many opportunities to really bloom, I hope they take that opportunity. 

Rightio back to the crafty stuff in life..

I made some really lovely Lemonade.  There is nothing better and it’s easy as pie.  Cut up your lemons, I had 3 here for about 1.5 litres of water, then bring it to the boil adding sugar to taste.  I use granulated light sugar which brought it out just as nice. Simmered for about 30 minutes left to cool and then stuffed in the fridge to get icy cold..  YUM YUM..  Easy as that!

Now remember I told you I am joining the Quilt Along which Shruti is holding.  Well this is the first of about a million squares that I have cut and pieced back together. Yes some of them are super wonky, and some just wonky *grins*

This is my finished block.. I’m so loving the colours xxxxx Love you Colours

This is the beginning of my zigzag edging.  I’m doing 2, 50 x 50 inch ones that's a hell of a lot of squares *sigh* Which I am still ironing and cutting to size..

Anyhoo I don’t know when I will be able to get back..  But I hope not to be as long as I was last time..  My life comes before my blog and I am not obliged to blog, I blog because I love blogging xx

Have fun till next time we meet my lovely readers xxx

bless her manky knickers

This is me playing with my zoom zoom button on my camera……

This is mum giving me the evil’s..  How encouraging is she…  Actually though bless her manky knickers, she is really unwell at the moment.  After a few days of moaning and groaning about her ear aching, I finally snapped at her this morning to go and see the doctor *insert a few swear words*.  She went and was diagnosed with infection in both ears and was given hundreds of antibiotic’s..  Anyhooo less about her more about me..

How was your Easter?  Ours was pretty quiet like everything else we do, well quiet for us anyway lol..  We was off for ever and I did get so much done over the holiday’s it was really great.  I rested up my manky old foot and did loads of chores.. Back to work this week on Tuesday.  It was absolutely fabulous seeing everyone and the kids..  I love them all to bit’s. They all are so funny..  I must be the only person who loves going to work.  DO you love your job, or is a job you hate that you have no choice but to do?

I wanna show you something..

Do you like it?

Are you jealous?

You want one don’t you?

The colours are much better in life.  Would you like a closey?

Do you like that frilly edgy piece?

I really like this..  It’s kinda a put together with a pattern I used from Sarah London..  I kinda fiddled about and came up with this.. And Lucy inspired me for the wool.  So every one is a winner.. 

Especially me!

So the whole country has got the day off for the Royal Wedding!!

I’m not really a weddingy person, but mum is and so the TV will be on all day..  I’m off shopping, then I’m gonna sort out my closet and probably so something really mundane, like start some slip covers or something.  Who know what I will get up to!! What are you plan’s for the weekend?

So another long weekend for us as it is bank holiday on Monday..  We wont be doing anything as it’s a big year for me..  Char turns 18 and Sonny 14 so lots of pennies around June time, which I am saving for.

Well I am off now to discuss important things with my parent like, footstools and slip covers lol..

Have a wonderful weekend whatever you do xx

Charlie who is bonkers

WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! I’m so happy it’s sickening *hands everyone a pink fluffy bucket with sparkling gems on it*

How are you all this week??.  I can’t remember the last time, I blogged, but since last time so much has happened, quick go and make a cuppa and I’ll tell you all about it..

This is the first week of the Easter Holidays, it has flown by but, I really have been proactive.. I mean super proactive.. Like sickly proactive you get where I am going here…… I found out what is wrong with my foot, I have the good old Plantar Factitious..  Pain is the operative word here, so while I’m off I am trying to rest is as much as possible.  I have been given a night splint and also exercises to help heal it..

Charlie who is bonkers chilling out!
Ma bambino!!

I actually used my sewing table for the very first time.. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!! I made the boys a skirt for their bed.  I was just totally fed up to the back teeth of looking at the toot under it, so if I can’t keep it tidy, hiding it seemed the best way.

We went in to Colchester this week to my most fave shop and of course everything is based around London at the moment because of the royal wedding (I’m not really a monarchy lover, on the other hand mummypoo is).  Charlie absolutely loves anything Union Jacky so it was perfect.

I know you are jealous of me sewing table, I can tell!

So here it is all finished..  How I did was easy peasy lemon squeezy. 

1. I stuck on the sticky velcro tape to the bed, dead easy…
2. I measured the length and doubled adding a 1/4 inch hem on all hemlines. 
3. To the front of the fabric I added velcro tape.  Sewed in place and then pulled it like a curtain tab until I got a lovely gather. 
4. Stuck the velcro tape together Bob’s your Uncle and Fanny’s your aunt, one bed skirt all neat and tidy.

For my grand finale..  *hears heavenly trumpets playing in the background* I finally after 8 months finished my mummypoo’s lap blanket.  Well it was supposed to be a bed blanket but I got so bored with it lol I told her “oh look a lovely lap blanket for when your sitting there with a nip in the air”  Yes the eyes did go rolling round her head, but she loves it anyhoo ha ha ha!!!

Today I am finishing off my granny square cardi.  No I’m not showing it you yet you can see it when it’s all done.  I also cleared out 2 shelves of books and magazines, they are all off to the charity..  Now I’m watching The Tudors and chillaxing…

Off for now hope to see you soon. Oh and a big thank you to my little following friends, I really appreciate it.  It’a really nice to know I’m not a boring old fart. MEH!!!

Have a great week xxxx

It goes all lovely until……

Howdy do dah.  I hope you are all well, I am sure you are..  I mean how lovely has the weather been.  Last week was the last week of school before the spring break and it was absolutely gorgy. So gorgy that the sun burnt my arm, so I un earthed my sun cream (factor 50 and total block lol) and dusted off a few summer things and off to work I went.  It’s nice how the kids become all lazy when the sun comes out.  The girls working on their fake tans and the boys being horribly annoying as they do..

I did win a tin of sweeties.  Gina my lovely little friend bought me some raffle tickets, (simple cos she knew I would forget like I do everything) and I won..  She don’t know yet.  But I am being way to good I have kept them and they are still sealed.. YES they ARE!!! Anyhoo I’m going to take them back into work and share them out rather than gobble them all myself, which is actually tempting..  But no!! I am still battling the bulge, which you can read all about over there.

How easy is this pattern that the lovely Alice has shared with us and why am I going wrong LOL!! Somewhere I am having a mental breakdown and not counting properly..

It goes all lovely until row 8 then suddenly falls apart. 
(Hmmm!! It looks a bit royal weddingy doesn’t it?)

Mum has gone off to a meeting and when she gets back we are going to do the pattern together. (She reads, I crochet, her crochet is much neater than mine, you can really see the difference, from the moon see the difference….)

Hopefully I will be able to share the finished piece once I have finished farting about with it. It’s getting on my nerves a little bit, but I will not be defeated by a granny hahahahaha!

Yabby Dabby Dooooo!

The Flower Bed

Cooeee All..  It was my last day at work today for 2 weeks…  I dunno how I feel about that yet lol!

Anyhooo hasn’t the weather been just glorious.  I have been burned already.  I had to put my sun cream on or I would have been a little burnt crisp.

So while I was on my travels and journey’s blog hopping, I found this most scrumptious site.. I love it totally.  Loads of inspiring stories and stuff..  Check it out I’m sure you will love it too..  It’s called The flowerbed, and as far as I can tell it is dedicated to crochet flowers, which is great for someone like me who likes to learn new things and be inspired by what I’ve learned.

Anyhooo Here in the UK we are on our Easter Holidays!!! Are you up to anything over the break, or are you just chillaxing and taking each day as it comes?

Have a wonderful weekend xxxx