Friday

We made it to Friday!

I do believe I forgot to show you my April Calendar photos. Well lets put that right straight away (just before the end of April..bit late I know)

April Homes and Antiques

April Ideal Home



April Period Living



April Sarah Raven

What awful weather we are having in the UK? Real April showers.

Blossom

At school we have managed to plant a few more trees on the rare fine days we have had.



My spring bulbs

With birthday money I bought......

...Yes a nice new sewing machine. There is nothing wrong with my old one but this one will let me do freestyle embroidery which I have been wanting to play with since my workshop at Hope and Elvis with Janet Clare last month.
Which leads me nicely onto My March Monthly Make which I also forgot to post!

Well it had to be my Easter Bonnet. I love the little rabbit I made from a pattern from Countryside Softies by Amy Adams.

I will do my April Monthly Make next week....just before the end of April!
I am sorry if I have not been to visit you recently but the time monsters have been about.
Hello to my new followers, I do try and follow you back but Blogger won't let me, but I do put you on my sidebar so I can pop over when I have a few moments.

 Have a good Weekend!

stressful week!

Thursday

Ideal Home March

Oh it's been a stressful week and I will be so glad to get to the end of it. The school was visited by OFSTED Wednesday and Thursday and well it's never nice being assessed in your job no matter how much they say they understand that you are nervous you still mumble, go blank, rush, panic.....I am so glad it is over and can only hope we have a good outcome with some positive feedback.

Period Living March

But I want to forget all about that for now....thank you very much!

Homes and Antiques March


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Sarah Raven March

Here are the Calendars for March. I Love the Ideal Home one.
I also managed to send off one of my giveaway prizes this week.
I did some sewing on Sunday, two little fabric boxes, one for me and one for isisjem.

I enjoyed making them and I can see me making some more in the future.

I then packed the prize box with crafty goodies as promised. I stuck to a spring colours theme.
You can just see the ball of yarn at the bottom of the box, well Jan started straight away on it and now has a scarf!
Friday

Can you spot Lucy? she has taken up residence on the step waiting for mice. She is very patient but hasn't caught any recently....I hope it stays that way. I could do without crawling under the bed or taking a stick to the back of the wardrobe to try and catch any she has let escape.
When I arrived at work last Thursday there was a robin singing his little heart out in the trees in the carpark.

can you see him?

I am on a workshop tomorrow at Bankfield. Then on Sunday evening I am taking a class to the Bridgewater Hall to see Purcell's King Arthur. So a busy weekend is planned....good job the rugby is on so Hubby is occupied!

So I feel very drained and just a bit fed up tonight but looking forward to a lovely weekend and then.....it's only 3 weeks until we finish for Easter and I go away with my lovely mum for a few days!

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Is any one else having problems with Blogger? I can not change any blogs on my Blog Roll, deleate or add new  blogs and I can't follow anyone new either. I might have to think about a change to another blog provider as their so called help section is...no help!

( and the spell checker isn't working either so a few might slip through the net...sorry)

February

Sarah Raven

Here are the Calendar photos are February.


Ideal Home

Mollie Makes

Homes and Antiques

Period Living

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A Brand New Year

And so it begins.....

Ideal Home

This year I made a calendar using my photos with Snapfish and I have a lovely one from Jackie Morris.

Homes and Antiques

So I didn't need any of the lovely ones that came free with magazines or the lovely one I got free with an order from Sarah Raven.

Sarah Raven

But they are so pretty I thought I would scan them each month and share them with you.

Period Living

Resolutions?
I never keep them but I did have some plans for 2012.

I was so pleased I did the 365 Project last year, but I am also glad I have not carried on with it. Don't get me wrong, it made me take lots of photos and sometimes of things I would never of dreamed of taking photos of before but it was becoming a chore when you work full time and it suddenly dawns on you you have not taken one that day and the light has gone and well....you understand don't you. I did have lots of lovely followers and they use to leave encouraging comments and I shall miss that but still, it was an experience and I am glad I did it for one year.
So this year I will continue to do Kathy's Scavenger Hunt.
I also got these as part of my Christmas Pressie off Hubby

My plan was to start an Art Journal. But I fell at the first hurdle.
You see Hubby is an man and men don't understand that when out and about a nice little sit down and a sketch would be good, no men must walk....and walk and keep moving.
Now I know why I liked the idea of taking photos...because he won't stand still long enough for me to do a drawing.
So although I took it to Crosby, Formby and Skipton...it didn't leave my bag.
But he also got me this

So I forgive him!
My healthy eating regime is starting this week....and I WILL go swimming once a week.
but first we have this huge slab of chocolate to eat!

The Christmas decorations were taken down and today we boxed them up and they are now back in the loft until next December.

I hate this part of Christmas but when it's all away the rooms do look clean and tidy.

This is my pin board in my workroom. I have the Mollie Makes Calendar on there.
I have made a pledge to Make Something Every Month, pop over to the Felt Fairy and join in.

This post is a bit of a muddle I'm afraid. A bit of this and a bit of that.
How was your first week of 2012?
As crazy as mine?