It's been surreal and busy..

Well, there have been a few things happening since last I wrote. I have had a lovely little sewing room in our smallest bedroom which has been a lucky lucky pleasure. You couldn't swing the proverbial, and I am sure George the cat would protest if I tried...

So, we have had several discussions about converting part/most of the garage which is just off the kitchen. I have plenty stash squashed into my cupboards upstairs and then when the shop shut I held onto niceties.. so..

a joiner came on the Friday to inspect and returned 4 days later to begin..

And last tuesday he finished! So I was testing my plastering skills at the weekend - the taping the seams bit. Well I can do seams on the fabric nature and I can ice a cake so put the two together, and hey presto.

Then on top of this, which lets face it, anyone asked to clear their garage over a weekend is going to stop time!.. we collected our new pup last week.

It is like having a baby again, except I can walk and run and not fret about going to the loo! She is "Haggis" a Border Terrier and she is gorgeous. The children are smitten, I am smitten, even the big bad daddy is trying to hide the fact that he is smitten. In between worrying about smelling of dog.

I am hoping to show a pic of Haggis sitting in my newly organised sewing room, the easy bit was getting the joiner in!

Slowly does it.

The other day as I was cart-horsing my bags from car to class I came across someone moving house.. what was amazing was - that last September I met this "person" on the same path in practically the same position, direction,etc as this second time. And here he/she is.

How very odd thought I, unless of course this was "visitors", because that wouldn't be odd at all, for visitors can be a very pleasant experience.

Birthday Weekend!

well.. as usual it starts off with ..No party this time! No to the big gift.. and then we are involved in the three day event that is No.2 Ds birthday.

But - (and there is always a but) when she saw this cake she couldn't speak and the tears were rolling down her cheeks (and mine) she was so happy and gracious x treasure x oh and their Mars Planets.. slightly smaller than Maltesers