Crafty swaps!

I recently took part in a 'swap' organised by Claire involving anyone who could make something lovely in exchange for recieving something just as lovely in return.

I was partnered with Tracey who happened to like purple best. No other preferences were given so that left me with a few ideas to chose from!! I will be letting you all know what I finally decided on when she has safely recieved her package in the post :)

Tracey was very fast off the mark when it came to sending my gift to me!! All I requested was the colour turquoise (I'm having a bit of a love affair with it at the moment). I was so pleased when I recieved this gorgeous sock bunny & a pot holder made from 4 squares of pretty material. Tracey is so clever & her sock creatures are all amazing! Thanks so much Tracey :)

Wroxeter roman ruins

Typical British Bank Holiday Monday!! Cold & extremely windy........ but no rain so it could have been worse!

I had to go to the shop where I work to take my boss her birthday present & card from all her staff so we decided to have a treat & go to McDonalds for lunch.....tut tut I know. Just on a whim I suggested we go to Wroxeter as its very local. I've always wanted to go back there as its a fascinating place. The last time I was there was about 9 or 10 years ago in the summertime & I was on my own with my sketchbook. It was very sunny & very hot. There was no shelter - I cant remember there being a visitor centre then but I'm probably wrong. By the time I got back to Bridgnorth I had to sit with cold wet towels on my back to try & soothe the sunburn....... ouch!!

The conditions were completely different yesterday as you can see :(

Doesn't time fly!!

I haven't blogged for ages again.

I haven't even Facebooked much over the last few weeks!

And I certainly haven't scrapbooked anything at all this year!!

I seem to be very happy watching TV & crocheting........... some might find this a bit weird but others will understand totally where I'm coming from!!

But this morning I thought maybe I should catch up with my favourite bloggers & see whats been happening in their lives.........its my week off work & I can do what I want.......ish!! I looked at Claires blog here & she has got a give-away. When she has got 100 followers she will be sending it out to the winner. I don't usually have much luck with these things but you know what they say..... 'you gotta be in it to win it!'

So fingers crossed!!!

Fellow Bloggers Unite!!

I have just been reading some of my favourite blogs & just had to share this from Pip at http://meetmeatmikes.blogspot.com/

Its a very thought provoking article raising a few questions (in the nicest way) as to how people are accepted immediately in 'blogland' by fellow bloggers who are otherwise complete strangers! Once we get over the fear of being rejected that is! And we all love other bloggers to make themselves known in turn.

I love Pips blog. Shes so cheerful & creative. She taught me how to crochet even though she is the other side of the world. Enough said.

What a mess!!

Good grief!!! I know we probably really need new gas pipes but ..... too many purple barriers in one little road methinks!! The gas has been turned off since 7.30 this morning & it will be sometime this afternoon before we get it back on - thank goodness we aren't still in the chilly temperatures of a few weeks ago cos I would have made sure I was at work & not trying to enjoy a day off lol.

Maybe while they are digging they could look for

1. my motivation /mojo/get up & go

2. my marbles

3. the secret to eternal youth

Any more suggestions? I can ask them to look :)!!

I'm not on a diet but....

I really & truly need to lose a lot of weight so ....... I'm eating more healthily & cutting out a lot of unneccessary snacks.
I can't say I'm on a diet because that just makes me want to eat! It was the same when I was a smoker - the minute anyone (myself included) suggested I gave up smoking .... I lit up a fag in sheer terror!! I'm glad to say that I finally gave up the dreaded fags 2 & half years ago :)

So back to my eating habits & changing them drastically. Well it won't happen overnight but I am determined to lose enough so I can fit into the clothes in my wardrobe as I can't afford to buy new ones! I also need to feel better about myself - I don't like being lumpy & bumpy for goodness sake lol!!!

Wish me luck & I hope you will be seeing less of me soon hehe!! xx :)

Spring!!

Spring is springing!! The birds are singing!! The ducks are pairing off!! Oh la la ........!!

My favourite time of year is finally here now that the dreadful snow & very low temps have gone (fingers crossed!!). It seems to have been cold for soooo long this year but last week saw some blue-sky days that were also fairly warm if you stayed in the sunshine.

Mind you on the day I took this photo of catkins I found the grass in the churchyard was still frosty in the shade.

Brrrrr!!!

Happy Days xx