been a long two days!

I was only in work for two days this week but boy was it an effort.

It really took it out of me to be honest. I am so glad it is Friday.

When I was recuperating on Wednesday I had a little stroll up my very neglected garden.

The garden was neglected all year as the builder even now still needs to come back to finish off some jobs and we kept saying....when it's done we will do some work on it....he is meant to come tomorrow....we have waited all year......he is a great builder but once they leave site for another job, it is always difficult to get them back.

I took some photos of the garden but it made me feel a bit sad as once pretty borders are now over-run with weeds.

I know it wont take too much time and a bit of effort to make it look OK again.

Where is the path?

But the whole garden needs some money spent on it, paths need to be relaid, plants and bushes moved or pruned, a new compost bin (my last one rotted away!) and walls to be rebuilt.

But on Wednesday the sun was shining and the sky was blue.

 *****spider photo alert******

And the whole garden had a feel of one of my favourite children's books

taking it easy!

Thank you for all your lovely comments, it is so nice to know I am not the only faffer and you don't mind reading about mine!

I have been to hospital for a routine procedure today but I am now home, with a cat curled on my knee, feet up and Hubby at my beck and call.

He has prepared some chicken soup for tea

I'm still feeling a bit groggy,
so I will keep this short today.
I would just like you to watch this video made by the Snow Leopard Trust here.

my own little leopard

if that link doesn't work please try this one.
then go to this site-BBC World Challenge. and by all means vote for your personal choice but I am voting for the Snow Leopard Trust.
Thank you

sewing Saturday and a stroll on Sunday

We had a lovely weekend. There was a rumour going around it was going to be a warm sunny one but Saturday morning dawned and it was warm but dull and grey. Then the drizzle came, yes it was warm drizzle but drizzle all the same.
My plan was to have a lovely Autumnal walk this weekend but Saturday wasn't looking promising.
so to plan B

a spot of sewing.
I finally finished G's cushion and made a start on one for her younger sister

The family have just returned from an Australia adventure and E had wanted to bring a koala bear home.
So using some grey baby cord (thanks Diane!) for the koala, I decided to make the body of the cushion a bright pink, E's favourite colour.

It worked really well I think.

So two cushions done and my thoughts are turning to another project. A cloth book for our nephew who will be one next month.

 Remember I made this for him when he was born last year and looking back at that post I just realised he didn't have a tail! (the rabbit-not the baby!)
Sunday again was a bit cloudy but I was determined to go for that walk.

So boots on, and we walked down our lane and up the hill for a walk.

lots of the trees are still quite green.

we walked along the track that goes along the top of Kebroyd Woods.

the wood is down the hill on the right

and a beautiful line of trees on the hill on our left.

I am not good at identifying trees but found some good autumn colour.

if you look closely in the photo above you can see Hubby who was striding ahead while I "faffed about" his words!

I don't know what he means, doesn't everyone take photos of feathers found on autumn leaves?

I have to say we are not half way through the walk yet, are you still with us?

I have never seen these toadstools in the woods before

now they are proper toadstools!

Lets move on

We have reached the village of Millbank

And the sun is trying to get out

we turned off the road and walked along Lumb Clough brook.

back through the woods

there is evidence that the river had been used as a power source for Kebroyd Mill further downstream.

There has been some kind of mill on this site since the mid 1600's but sadly no more.
you can see our Christmas day walk 2009 through the wood to the mill, here.

was this post a bit too long?
just I wanted to show you what I was faffing about!