Latest on the kitchen

Yes, you did read that right, It’s still being worked on and this is the latest addition:

And another photo of it:

Its crowded on the worksurface because Harry is busy on the other side of the kitchen fitting more tongue and groove panelling

Shabby chic January swap

I have been really lucky as the person to send me a swap was ellieweb.  She knew I wasn’t much of a Cath Kidston pink roses type person and carefully adapted the swap she sent me. She also knew I was fond of green and was doing my kitchen in green.
The unopened parcel and the [...]

My first award…..

I have been really lucky. Lajoni has just awarded me my first award…..thanks
This award business is very new to me but I think I am suppose to now pass it on.
First I’d like to award Claire at http://dollydollop.blogspot.com/
She also lives in sunny Suffolk, just like me and I love reading her blog
I want to give [...]

Festivals this summer

I have just written the cheque for tickets for the first festival booking this year. By writing the cheque before Feb 1st, I have saved £50.
The festival is the Stokes Bay Festival in Hampshire:
http://www.stokesbayfestival.co.uk/
We went last year and had a good time. This year, however, they have one of our favourite bands playing, Oysterband, so [...]

Givaway results

Have put names into the hat- bowl really and results are:
Miss Phish – set E
Lajori – set D
Mary Poppins – set C
Lazylol – set B
Yvonne – set A
Email me your addresses, ladies and put in the post next week…..

Latest kitchen development

Harry has finally built my fake dresser top for my kitchen. Since this photo was taken its been primed and the very top bit had the first coat of a cream satinwood paint. I can’t wait until it’s finished and I can start filling it.

Jigsaws

As part of  Harry’s Christmas present I bought him two jigsaws , both 1000 pieces.  We started this one a few days ago:

And this is how far we have got:

Actually I have now finished the cottage and the path/driveway and am about to start on the sky and tree behind the cottage……wish me luck. I [...]

Favourite children’s book

Sal on Sal’s Snippets has asked people about their favourite children’s book. This got me thinking about mine:
It is a difficult task as there are so many. I remember loving the Milly Molly Mandy stories which my mother read to me when I was very young.
I learnt to read with the Janet and John [...]

Sam’s visit last Sunday

Last Sunday, Sam came to visit for lunch, with his key worker, Jason. They were originally going to visit the Sunday before, but Sam was unwell.
Sian came to visit for the weekend so was able to be here for Sam’s visit.
Unfortunately Jason’s sat nav stopped working when they got to the outskirts of Ipswich as [...]

Free Giveaways

I have been sorting through my desk drawers and have found quite a lot of old advertising postcards. They are all reproductions and a few have a tiny drawing pin hole at the top.  They are all left-overs after I bought loads and framed some of them …..see a much earlier post. Anyway I no [...]