Weekends Away & Flower Shows.....

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.

I missed posting last week as we were in Whitby....
We had a lovely few days away and the weather was perfect....
Cheeky drinks in the 
Micro Brewery

Pirate Ships

Walking along the beach to Sandsend....'My Happy Place'......

Guess who was over dressed for the weather.....
Lunch in Sandsend at my favourite pub with my favourite person and tipple....

Walks back to Whitby

It always takes us longer to walk back.....must be the wine!!!
And the fact I'm paddling back and taking pictures....

So there has been 'no' weight loss....'no' knitting, 'no' stitching done but there was a little reading....

This is book No.13 read towards my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge.....so I am halfway there and it's only the end of April....

Yesterday we went to The Harrogate Spring Flower Show.....
It was very wet but we all had a lovely time and so much for me saying....
'I've only come to buy a couple of Auriculas'....

Ok...so I did buy a few other things but I will try and share these next week.....

So that's it for another weeks round up.....

I will check in again next Sunday....I promise....

Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

And So It Begins....

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.
I'm a bit late posting today as we have been to my parents for dinner.

Once again it has been a busy week and at last the 'Second' phase of our building work has started....
Mr pegged out the building plans last weekend and digging out has commenced.....

 

This is just one part....it also goes down the side of the bungalow where the inglenook fireplace will be...

These footings will now continue across in front of the kitchen and then another area of footings will be dug across the drive for the utility and wet room......

I am going to try and keep a record here of our progress......

Mr has also been very busy completing my new vegetable garden and garden paths....

He built raised planters for me to make it easier as I have suffered with Fibromyalgia for about seven years now and we think this will make my life a little easier....

The roll top bath was originally in one of our bathrooms but it is now home to the rhubarb....

Trellis, gates and paths built.....the bricks were saved when my parents took down the original coal house......The bungalow was originally my parents home but we bought it from them so they could have something smaller.....

New path along the bottom of the garden.....and the Mr's 'Sulking Room'.....I mean 'Office'......Pssst....there isn't a desk in there!!!!

He built this too.....!!!

It's a slow process this renovation thing but it's beginning to come together.....

I have not lost any weight this week or read any books but I have made a bit of headway on..... 

The Spirit Of Christmas - Lavender & Lace

This was my starting point as of last Sunday....

And this is today....

I have also picked up my sock knitting and made some good progress this week.....
This is my first attempt at knitting socks so I am quite pleased with myself.....although I'm slow, I'm getting there with a tonne of help from the ladies at my local yarn shop.....

Thank you girls.......
So that's it for another weeks round up.....

I will check in again next Sunday....honest....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Mother's Day Catch-Up......

Good morning everyone.

I hope you are all well.

It's been another busy week at work for me.....mind you it's always busy!!!!

I didn't post last Sunday as  I thought as it was Mother's Day I would have a day off....although we did cook dinner for my parents....so is that then classed as a day off.

My lovely girl bought me some fabulous gifts....as always....

She knows me so well...

And she made me a lovely Spring flower arrangement too...

Thank you Brogan....I am a very lucky Mumma....

I seem to be slowing up on the reading at the moment but I have read another book...

This is book No.12 read towards my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge.....
This is another library book that I picked up at our community library....

I have also managed to finish another stitching project....this is now my fourth finish in 2019....

Little House Needleworks - Little Sheep Virtue no.6 - Simplicity

WIPocalypse projects for 2019:-

1  The Spirit of Christmas - Lavender & Lace

2  The Autumn Queen - Mirabilia

3  The Stargazer - Mirabilia

4  Forever Friends - HAED

5  Seashell Treasures - Dimensions

6  Peace - Little Sheep Virtue no. 3 - Little House Needleworks -FINISHED

7  Courage - Little Sheep Virtue no. 4 - Little House Needleworks -FINISHED

8 Faith- Little Sheep Virtue no. 5 - Little House Needleworks - FINISHED

9  Simplicity - Little Sheep Virtue no. 6 - Little House Needleworks - FINISHED

10 Patience - Little Sheep Virtue no. 7 - Little House Needleworks 

11 Wisdom - Little Sheep Virtue no. 8 - Little House Needleworks 

12 Friendship - Little Sheep Virtue no. 9 - Little House Needleworks 

13  Kindness - Little Sheep Virtue no. 10 - Little House Needleworks 

14 Gratitude - Little Sheep Virtue no. 11 - Little House Needleworks 

15 Joyfulness - Little Sheep Virtue no. 12 - Little House Needleworks 

16 Oh Christmas Tree - Little House Needleworks

17 Hello Winter - Plum Street Samplers

18 Pomegranate Santa - Plum Street Samplers

19 Ho! Ho! Ho! - With Thy Needle & Thread
That's four down...Only another fifteen to go....

I love the Little Sheep Virtues but I'm going to start stitching something else from the list by way as a change.....

So this week I plan to start stitching on...

The Spirit Of Christmas - Lavender & Lace

This is my starting point as of today....

Lets see where it's at by this time next week.....

I also received some lovely things in the post....
Some more sock yarn....like I need anymore at the moment...

Love the sparkly bits in the green yarn....
Fabulous names The Shire & Pumpkin Spice.

And finally....
My beautiful Spring Craftpod box arrived....

Now isn't this lovely box of gorgeousness a crafter's dream.....

Ok so that's it for another weeks round up.....

I will check in again next Sunday....honest....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Another Quiet Week......

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.

It's been a very quiet week on all counts this week....and the cold seems to be improving although it has really taken it's time to make an exit this time around.
I have spent a few hours in the garden this weekend but you'd never know to look at it....
I have managed to finish another book...

This is book No.11 read towards my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge.....
This is one of the library books I picked up at our community library last week....I really must stop taking books out for a while, well at least until I have made a dent in my 'To Read' pile at home.....
I started another small stitching project......one off my WIP's list for this year....

Little House Needleworks - Little Sheep Virtue no.6 - Simplicity

I'm hoping to get this finished this week all being well but now the weather is 'hopefully' changing I would like to start spending a little more time out in the garden.....easier said than done when you work full-time though......

And finally.....when do you admit that you might have a yarn problem....

'More Happy Mail'

They are beautiful though.....I just need to get knitting.....

Ok so that's it for another weeks round up.....

I will check in again next Sunday....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Knitting Dishcloths....

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.
Goodness....what a blustery week that was!.....

So here is my weekly check in....
This week has seen me having yet another cold......but thankfully things are beginning to improve now....it has meant the weight loss plan has taken a back seat....but I haven't gained or lost any weight so that's not too bad......

And the crafting has been slow.....
I did manage to knit and finish another hat.....which I'm quite thrilled about.

This matches a scarf I picked up in the sale a few weeks ago....
While feeling unwell this week I kept my knitting very simple and resorted to knitting a dishcloth but I think as the colour matches my bathroom rather well I'm going to use it as a flannel....

I bought this lovely book last year from The Whitby Book Shop.....on one of our very many trips to my 'Happy Place'.....Whitby/Sandsend.
I have already started another cloth in a different colour as I seemed to enjoy the relaxing, repetitive pattern while not having to think too much.....
No books read this week as I really couldn't be bothered with reading to be honest.....which is not like me....! So the 10 books read in my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge stands still.....maybe I'll pick a book up next week.....
I did buy more sock yarn though.....
But don't tell anyone.....

Isn't this yarn gorgeous.....
Finally I decided to start another Little Sheep Virtue cross stitch but there isn't anything to share as of yet but it's all ready to go....


So that's it for this week......

I will check in next Sunday....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Busy Doing Nothing....

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.
Once  again there hasn't been a lot of progress on the crafting front this week....and 'NO' weight loss either. 
I really will just have to rectify that over the next week.....
To be fair I have had a week off work....not that that should be an excuse.
And a day out with my parents and niece in Horncastle....plus meal out and a day out with my daughter at Helmswell Cliff Antique Centre....plus lunch out haven't helped the weight loss me thinks. Never mind I will have to be a little more careful next week and get back on track....

Tuesday evening we went to see 'The Stranglers'.....at The Baths Hall in Scunthorpe....
I loved it as usual....nothing like hearing 'Golden Brown' live or live bands for that matter.

I did manage to read another book....

This was from the library in our village....it was ok but I don't think I'll be reading the rest of the books in this series any time soon to be truthful.

This is book No.10 read towards my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge.....

More 'Happy Mail'

(Poor Photo-Sorry...)
Isn't it lovely when your new mug and bullet journal co-ordinate with your lovely new sock yarns.
I did receive another book and yet more sock yarn too this week....
Perfect matches once again.....

This is not intentional....honest!!!
As I had a little spare time......don't tell anyone!!!....

I did manage to watch these two films.....

I have read both of these books and I loved the films too.....that doesn't always happen now does it.
I did do a little sewing and a bit of knitting but nothing I can really share here at the moment.
I have enjoyed my week off work but I don't actually feel that I have done that much.....yes I did have a hot stone massage, my eyebrows attended to and a pedicure and I have spent some lovely days out with my family but I haven't done anything in the house apart from throw the hoover round which is so not like me.....so on that note 'yes' I have had a great week off work......

So there's not a lot  else to share again......

I will check in next Sunday....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day. 

Spring Plantings....

Good afternoon everyone.

I hope you are all well.
Not alot has been happening on the crafting front again over the last week....and 'NO' weight loss either. Never mind I will just have to rectify that over the coming week.....
Typically I've now got a week off work and I've missed the lovely weather....looking out of the window now it's raining and we are forecast a storm....'Freya'....no less.
Looking on the bright side it will soften the ground so I can plant this little lot up...

Spring Planting

Green fingered I'm not but I'm giving it a go.....
Mr T has almost completed my kitchen garden for me.....raised the existing beds, new fencing and gates etc....photos of before and after to follow shortly.....so I can try my hand at growing some fruit and vegetables.....this is a long term plan for me as this is one thing I would really like to do when I retire.....only four more years.....'Not that I'm counting you understand'....
I did manage to read another book though....

A very easy read which I didn't enjoy much to be honest.
'Very repetitive and not a lot of plot'.....
But I won't put a book down once I have started it so this is book No.9 read towards my 26 in 2019 Goodreads Challenge.....

Happy Mail This Week

Beautiful Yarn From Sherry Iris

I am saving these beauties for me for when I can knit a pair of socks properly and with some idea of what I am really doing.
They have fabulous names too......
Thoroughly Modern
&
Dowager Countess
From the Downtown Abbey collection......

So there's not much else to share this time around......

I will check in again next Sunday....
Until then have a lovely week.
Keep safe....

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I really do appreciate your visits and lovely, encouraging comments.
Enjoy the rest of your day.