Thursday 28 August 2008

I am puzzled...

... well it doesn't take much. I cannot figure out how to get the comments to show on my blog page. I am sure they used too but don't anymore. Any advice would be good.

I have a new camera mine was looking a bit bashed and out of day. My new one a cannon has a zoom lens and little dials but I have managed to take a few photos to practise.


Some of the chaps offered to pose for me. They don't take much persuading.

Wednesday 27 August 2008

Holidays are over

John has gone back to work but I have the rest of this week until the schools go back on Monday.
I don't know when the first supply work will be available though.
We had a nice few days away in Gatehouse of Fleet near Dumfries

I took loads of photographs which can be seen here


We stayed two nights in a guest house wich was extremely friendly. The weather was quite wet but we had a nice time despite getting soaked on a walk and drowning my phone!!!

Later on in the week having come back home we caught a train to Dent then walked across to Ribblehead about ten miles in all. The views were wonderful. Have a look

We have had other various days out but have not put the photos up yet.

I have not had much time to sew or cross stitch but will put that right soon

Thank you to everyone who leaves comments they are appreciated

Saturday 9 August 2008

This is summer?



A week into August and its raining hard. When my daughter was small we had hot, hot days in August and her birthday party in the garden wiping melting chocolate from our fingers. But not any more it seems.
Talking of daughter's birthdays I can now show what I have spent much of the last few weeks stitching Close ups can be found here

if you look at the first ginger puss closely you will see that I had missed off some of the blanket stitching!! I only noticed after it was completely made up and I was tidying up the ends of thread. But it was easily rectified. I am really pleased with it. The pattern is by Alley Cat and Tails.
Elizabeth is in Holland until tomorrow so I think I will be OK posting this up today.

I haven't seen Mousie for several days but last time she visited she brought two mini mousies with her. There have been several cats in the garden recently.

Mother Nature is coming aong well and updated pictures can be seen here

scroll down to the end of the page. I still have plenty to do to her but she is progressing well.