Bits and Bobs

As the evening draws in I thought I would settle down and do a nice long post.



Fieldhouse Old Hall

 I want to share this weeks 365 Photos and also tell you about a day out we had last weekend and also a little bit of exciting news.

We went for a walk locally. I said, we had better put on out waterproof coats as we had had on and off heavy showers all morning, Hubby said we would be ok without.......

half way through, the rainclouds came!



But the shower didn't last too long and we didn't get too wet!

Now here are my 365 photos for these past two weeks.

Monday was a bit rushed and I only managed to take photos of some of the Reception children's creative work.



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We had a great sky on the way home this day

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then another the following morning.


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 It was very windy one day when I was driving home. I just had to stop and take a photo of the grass trapped in the fence and looking like a rag rug!



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and of course Lucy-Boo just had to get in on the act at some point.

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My thoughts have been with the Japanese people this weekend and I made a paper crave this morning. An ancient Japanese legend says if you make 1000 paper cranes the Crane will grant you a wish. Sadako Sasaki was a 2 year old Japanese girl when the atomic bomb was dropped near her home near Hiroshima in 1945. In 1955 she was in hospital with leukemia when she started to make paper cranes in the hope she would get her wish to get well. She managed 644 before she died and her family and friends completed her task.

There is a statue of Sadako in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, holding a golden folded crane.

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To end the post I have to tell you some exciting news.......

the Joiner came on Friday.........

My workroom has shelves........

and I have been paining them ALL WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to do a blog post and show you all some pretty photos and share some news but the awful events that are taking place in Japan make me feel that rambling on about rainy days, painting shelves and daffodils seem trivial.

My thoughts are with those people who have lost friends and family, homes and lively hoods, possessions and pets. I also feel sad to think about the damage to the environment and wildlife lost. This earth we live on is such a fragile place, we use and abuse it and sometimes I think it just can't take anymore.

Cravendale - Cats with Thumbs

awards and gifts

AGES ago the lovely Andrea from Apples and Pears gave me an award. She is also doing a birthday Giveaway so pop over before Wednesday and leave a comment, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREA!


Snowdrops in my Father-in-laws garden

Andrea gave me the stylish blogger award and I was suppose to tell you 7 things you may not know about me. Now I did something similar on this post here, and I think you might know most things about me so I am going to tell you my 7 favourite films instead, why they are my favourites and I will also try and do a linky thing to them! So here goes- No 7.Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
A beautiful love story based on the book by Louis de Bernieres (the book is a great read too) set in the most gorgeous setting of Kephalonia (saving up to go on our holidays there next year!!!)
No 6. Chocolat.
A film containing two of my favourite things-Chocolate and Johnny Depp!

No 5. Sense and sensibility.
The 1995 version, I love a good period drama and I love Alan Rickman in this film.
No 4. The Railway Children. (1970)
This is a film from my childhood and always makes me cry-in a good way! I dare you to watch the link and not well up!!!!

No 3. French Kiss.
A Meg Ryan film released in 1995, Meg at her best in my opinion. Very funny, gentle film set mainly in Paris. Not many people have heard of it but Kevin Kline is so funny in it, worth looking out for.
No 2. A Room with a View. (1985)
I watched this at The Cornerhouse in Manchester as a student. I have O Mio Babbino Caro as the Text message alert on my mobile. I played it over and over again when we went to Florence.

and it will come as no surprise to people that have read my blog for a while that I vote this next film as my No.1 all time favourite.

No.1 Yanks.

released in 1979. I remember watching it (and crying) and from that moment on I dreamed of living in the 1940's. The clip is the only one I could find and it has subtitles, it is hard to find decent stills even on the net, but I did find these two. It was also filmed around where we live now and I often bore you all with information about places we have come across that are associated with the film.

and at the end this song is played with the credits.

I won a great giveaway from the generous Louise and my gifts came in the post last week.

Lots of lovely things.

I need to bake some of those cupcakes in the book, there are loads to choose from and don't you just love the pink heart measuring spoons? Thank you Louise, I love everything, the jelly beans didn't last long though!

365 photos for this week.



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We spent all day in the garden doing some much needed clearing. I want to share a day out we had last weekend but think this post is already way too long so it is a THANKYOU from me to Andrea and Louise and if anyone wants to pick up the Stylish Blogger award from my side bar and tell us your 7 favourite films I would love to read about your choice.

Photo Scavenger hunt

What a lovely day it has been today.
I need to show you my February Scavenger hunt photos.There are loads of blogs doing the scavenger hunt, I will try and pop some links on the end of this post-if I don't run out of steam that is!

A round clock face ( I played around with this one as it was a bit boring!)



A big truck or lorry, I had to take this-it's MY name!

A bridge (I have already posted about this bridge here)

a musical instrument (the children get a lot of opportunity to learn a musical instrument at our school)

A post box (we found this lovely Victorian box on our walk last week)



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My Shoes (I actually wore a skirt and my favourite shoes when we went out for a Valentines meal)

A newspaper headline -this made me giggle, sheep are apparently not as dumb as they look!

A Park Bench (bit of a cheat this as it is a park bench but it is in our garden!)

something red



Something Heart shaped



Something with stripes

 Blogger is playing up and won't let me put any more photos on so I will have to leave it here but I want to share some other lovely things with you soon! pop over to look at these Scavenger hunt photos-
Postcards from the PP
Corners of my mind
What's in my attic
Free falling
eagle altitude
Jumble and Jelly
Porcelain Rose
Life on the East coast
Just Me
Helsie
Cattapilla Dreaming
The Hen House
Make it up
Periwinkle

There are loads more out there, if I have missed you off the list try looking on Postcards from the PP and the flickr group Kathy is hosting or leave me a comment and I will put you on the above list and the list for March can be found here Postcards from the PP

Bye for now.