Happy Birthday Biddle

and me too.

Biddle shares my birthday. He is 43 years old today. You can find out why we both have the same birthday here

Each year John takes us on a trip somewhere and because Liverpool is the European city of Culture this year we decided to have a return trip there. We went yesterday because there was a good selection of entertainment for the Bank Holiday

Biddle really likes Liverpool and this year we visited the Catholic Cathedral its has to be the best modern building ever built.





The picture does not give you an idea of the space inside. There are good photos here

We had a very nice lunch in a Chinese restaurant and then went to see some of the street entertainers.
The hair stylists were amazing and have given me plenty of ideas for doll hair designs.


Yesterday I thought I had a really bad case of hay fever but by the end of the day it was obvious that it was a summer cold. This is most unfair because I spent the whole of Christmas feeling yuck with a cold too.

Having had very little work over the past few weeks I had four days last week and I have been offered half a term's work from next week. So that will take the pressure off money wise for a bit and fund the summer holidays.

I haven't updated the photographs of Ye Olde Chocolate Shoppe but it is coming along nicely
Mother Nature now has a skirt and I shall update her photographs this week while I am on half term holiday.

My sister sent me a very nice bag but as you can see somebody else likes it too! Biddle is wearing his new birthday jumper.

Mid May

Can't believe May is half over now. I was poorly last week sick in the middle of Thursday night. I have no idea what caused it. But I spent Friday feeling yuck and the week end recovering. I missed going to a concert Saturday evening with John and although I am quite happy not going places I would have gone if I had felt OK.

There has been no work this week and I have been bravely waiting for the phone to ring and dash off to a school that is close enough to get to by bus. No pay this week as there was no work last week and it looks like the same again. Except the agency did ring at 1 20pm wanting me to go on two buses to a school for the rest of the afternoon. I have been busy in the house all morning having thought that there was no school today. I turned it down and they didn't seem happy but o wouldn't have got there until at least 2 pm. I can hear you thinking well it would be money in the bank. You had to be here to see what a rush it would be.

I have done a bit of Ye Olde Chocolate shoppe once I had recovered from feeling poorly. I am pleased how well its going.


I am doing other things as well but they are secrets and can't be shown at the moment.

Tia the little Tabby we acquired at Christmas has settled in well and has her funny little routines. which she changes every now and again. She used to spend most of the day upstairs sleeping which was good because I could go in and out to the garden with out her escaping. But then she decided that the kitchen chair was better. This week she is sleeping on a comfy chair in the living room. Yesterday she found the laundry basket and John decided she needed a ride in it.


Being poorly thwarted my plans to go to town to get the latest Katharine Kerr book but I finally bought it on Monday.
I finally started it last night because had been re reading the previous one. There is one more to go which should be out next year all being well. Every now and again I re read the whole series. It is the only series I could read and read and read.

Biddle is back in his cricket jumper and is looking forward to the end of the month when he is off to Liverpool to celebrate his birthday. His only regret being that he wont be queuing in the footie shop for his cup winner's mug:(

Update

We have had a week with sporadic internet service finally rang Virgin and they said it was a problem that needed an engineer , booked in for yesterday when he arrived said it was a local fault not us at all!!! GRRR!

I have had some work over the last week So the creativity has slowed down a bit but here is where I am with the Chocolate Shop




I had to redo Mother nature's head as it began to fray when I was stuffing


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This one is much better. I have done a rough idea of facial features but these will change by the time she is finished. There is an update on the rest of her here




I have been making leaves to dress her with I need about 40 of these altogether but I have to get some more wadding before I can make them all.

Do you ever lose something you use an awful lot? I cannot find either pair of my hermostats which is a disaster as I used them all the time to turn limbs leaves etc. No doubt there will turn up.