Through thick and thin you've been there for me
Allowing me to rant and rave
Sharing the good times and the bad
Giving me sound advice and helping me through some of the most stressful times
Especially when losing my job
Saturday, 8 July 2017
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Where Have I Been?
Hello all, yes it's me, I'm still here
So much has happened I don't know where to start
I've really missed the frankness of this blog and saying what I truly feel about situations and the people that annoy me
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Where Has The Time Gone
Can't believe it's been four months since I last posted!!
I had my replacement knee surgery done approx 8 weeks ago, so getting used to that at the moment.
Boris is doing really well at his Assistance Dog training and recently passed his Silver K9 Good Citizens award
Sunday, 28 February 2016
I've Not Been Blogging Because....
The last 6 months have been really tough, I've not blogged about it as I'm scared to open the flood gates
I've been in so much pain with my Arthritis but the worst of it is, my right hand is starting to seize up, I can hardly use it some days. It's hard to remain upbeat
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Monday, 14 September 2015
Where Do I Start?
Looking back I see that my last proper blog post was over 6 months ago now!
Where has that time gone?
So much has happened, but not all in a good way I'm sad to say, I've sat at my PC many times intending to blog, but never got further than a title or the first words of a sentence.
Sunday, 24 May 2015
Sunday, 5 April 2015
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Dogs Like Knitting Too
I know I've been so very tardy about posting lately, but I have been busy knitting for the dogs.
I know **grins** but I don't have small people to knit for anymore and as most of you know my dogs are my babies.
I mentioned a few weeks ago I was knitting Badger Boo a jumper, he's been feeling the cold indoors due to hair loss from his medication. I love this pattern so much, as it uses my two favourite stitches Cables and Moss Stitch.
Badger Boo was having a shy day when I took these photos and refused point blank to look at the camera, luckily it's the jumper I was photographing not him LOL.
Sunday, 8 February 2015
A Dirty Dog is a Happy Dog
Boris is amazing, but he has one habit that isn't so amazing.
He loves to get filthy.
Every walk ends the same way, no matter how careful I am to avoid known puddles and muddy areas, he can seek out the smallest puddle to roll in.
He always looks so pleased with Himself, it's impossible to get upset, all you can do is smile and ensure there are plenty of towels in the car.
Monday, 2 February 2015
Hello it's Been a While
Hi everyone, sorry I've not been blogging properly for several months apart from the odd Silent Sunday post.
Personally I've been having a bit of a tough time of things lately, I've not blogged about it as I'm scared to open the flood gates.
The past few weeks I've been in so much pain with my Arthritis, but the worst of it is, my right hand is starting to seize up, I can hardly use it some days. It's hard to remain upbeat and carry on as normal, sometimes it easier to just sit and ignore the fact that life is passing me by
I've done very little crafting and my craft room now resembles a dumping ground, every time I go in there it makes me feel depressed as there's a lot to do to get it back to how it was, so I get what I want and leave it for another day
Sunday, 25 January 2015
Sunday, 28 December 2014
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Monday, 3 November 2014
Celebrations Galore
It's been a busy week here with three celebrations and cards to make for each.
First it was my parents Golden Wedding Anniversary, this was probably the hardest card for me to come up with an idea for.
I knew I wanted to use some gold netting and add a ribbon to it.
Although I liked my first attempt, I started to worry that maybe it looked more like a general Birthday card than an Anniversary card, I was also very pleased with how the picture came out using the Light Box.
I'd recently had a private photography lesson with Tish Hornsbury and she taught me all about using the White balance and a few other functions on my camera I'd had no idea about.
Just can't believe the difference in the quality of the pictures.
I then dug out my box of Die Cutters found the alphabet and the Anniversary cutters to add more details to the card.
The card now looked much more finished, but time was short, I had to get the card delivered so took a really quick snap of it on my mobile phone and off I went to their house to deliver it, as you can see the finished card is a lot more glary and not so sharp, will definitely ensure I'm using the Light Box next time.
Then it was my sons Birthday, I really enjoyed making him this cute card, as we were having a rare beautiful day I took the picture of it out on the garden table.
Today is Himself's Birthday, he's a hard one to make cards or to buy gifts for. He's brilliant when it comes to chosing me gifts, he has such an imagination, the photography lesson was my Birthday present which got put off until recently due to my knee surgery.
I used the Light Box to photograph Himself's Card and very pleased with the results.
In Puppy News Boris is doing very well with his training and growing up fast, he's almost as big as Badger Boo now, maybe even a little bigger, it's hard to tell as he never stops moving long enough to measure him.
Here they are charging round on the common on one of those lovely sunny days last week, that seem to have disappeared this week.
A rare shot of Boris sitting still long enough to take his picture, we have just started to learn the stay command and getting the hang of it now.
Here he is acting like a pro in front of the camera as if he was born to it.
I love this shot of Boris.
I'm linking this post to Creative Monday and Handmade Monday.
Hope you all have a great week crafting.
xxx
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Found My Mojo
It seems like an age since I last felt up to doing any serious knitting.
The damp weather we've been having in the UK at the moment plays havoc with the Arthritis in my hands, so knitting is very painful.
I really enjoy knitting Tea Cosies, no longer are they just a functional item, they can be ornamental too. My particular favourites to knit are the style I always remember my beloved granny making and using back in the 60's and 70's, it looks a lot more complicated to make than it is, once you get the hang of it.
I loved it.
The damp weather we've been having in the UK at the moment plays havoc with the Arthritis in my hands, so knitting is very painful.
I really enjoy knitting Tea Cosies, no longer are they just a functional item, they can be ornamental too. My particular favourites to knit are the style I always remember my beloved granny making and using back in the 60's and 70's, it looks a lot more complicated to make than it is, once you get the hang of it.
I love making fun Tea Cosies too and Owls are another favourite of mine, mainly because I enjoy knitting cables and in the round.
When a friend recently asked me to knit them an Owl Tea Cosy I was happy to oblige but not sure if my hands were up to it.
I did a little each day and within a week it was done, I was very happy with the result although not entirely convinced I liked the colour, it didn't look quite right on my white tea pot when I photographed it.
I knew Lesley had a Navy Blue tea pot and asked her to send me a picture so I could see what it looked like.
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| Photo Credit: Lesley Beeton |
It's amazing how much better it looks on her pot than on mine
I'm now on the look out in charity shops for different coloured tea pots, I'd assumed white would be best for photographs, how wrong I was.
In puppy news Little Boris has finally got the hang of house training, it took him a while but we got there in the end. I'd seriously forgotten how demanding young puppies are, Badger Boo was 13 years old last Friday so it's been a very long time since I'd last had a puppy in the house.
Little Boris has completed his Puppy Pre-School classes at The Company of Animals in Chertsey, I opted to go to classes with him as I'm so out of touch with people on the Dog Show circuit, I couldn't find any local Ring craft classes to take him to for socialisation. He's a very bold and outgoing pup and a joy to live with, can't wait to start his next phase of training.
On the last day of the course I found out the other Cocker in the class was actually his litter sister Jessie, so a quick photo opportunity was had.
Little Boris is the big one on the right.
What a small world it is.
There's no allotment news, I've not been down for a few weeks due to the wet weather and it being almost the end of my growing season, I'm not a fan of winter vegetables so don't grow them. In a week or two the never ending digging will begin again.
Hope everyone is keeping well and I'll see you next week.
xxx
Little Boris has completed his Puppy Pre-School classes at The Company of Animals in Chertsey, I opted to go to classes with him as I'm so out of touch with people on the Dog Show circuit, I couldn't find any local Ring craft classes to take him to for socialisation. He's a very bold and outgoing pup and a joy to live with, can't wait to start his next phase of training.
On the last day of the course I found out the other Cocker in the class was actually his litter sister Jessie, so a quick photo opportunity was had.
Little Boris is the big one on the right.
What a small world it is.
There's no allotment news, I've not been down for a few weeks due to the wet weather and it being almost the end of my growing season, I'm not a fan of winter vegetables so don't grow them. In a week or two the never ending digging will begin again.
Hope everyone is keeping well and I'll see you next week.
xxx
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Mucky Pup
Boris had just had a bath and decided he didn't like being clean, so helpfully started digging the garden.
I just love his expression and the way he is offering his paw.
He's just too cute.
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