This Monday..................

In the full swing of the the half term here at the cottage........it's great.

And getting ready for another birthday. This time biggest bumblebee. She's 8 soon.......crazy. I mean, how can it only be 8 years I have spent with this lovely girl, loved her, cuddled her, watched her playing, chatted with her....yet.....I feel how can I be a mother of an 8 year old?..........

My funny fantastic girls and I spent this afternoon making treat for a few friends ( mummies and kiddies ) that are coming round tomorrow to help celebrate these 8 years so far.

Am feeling a little bit emotional right now........you see we've had ups and downs with our big bumblebee...health wise. I know I've said it before, and I'll say it again. But she's special...we are lucky, so lucky to have her. There are moments as parent we all feel that rise in our throats, prickles in our eyes when you just have such a rush of emotions for our little ones.....Birthdays...ALWAYS emotional, Christmas plays, always blubbering, parents evening.....trying so hard not to look like a grinning cheshire cat foooool.

WHAAAAT am I going to be like when my girls turn 16, 18, 21 ...get married?????? Wooo slow down there Mrs.Q..........that will never happen, you see my girls WONT grow up and will live with me forever....there.

I'm quite in love........................with Mr.Q obvs.....but with this song...WHY have I not heard of this lady before?

Sending happy thoughts your way, from a windswept, rainy, stormy Somerset to you all.xxxxx

Today............

Quick, quick, a quick quick post......

Four balls of Amy Butler aran, a clever Nanny...................

( corsage made at a friends craft evening for da ladies......I like it ......lots )

Lucky me, it feels sooooo good!

And the bumblebees? They are trotting around, eagerly waiting for the magic time 4.50pm, when they shall go to the ball....(otherwise known as the school fancy dress party)

That's a wrap...for now.......xx Happy Weekend xx

Doing.................x

Doing....................doing......doing...........I have been doing costumes. For the bumblebee's for a fancydress partaaaay after school on Friday.

Quite often I leave things to the last minute. A normal person would just mooch over to matalan, asda, where ever and grab an outfit.

No not me. I decide to make unicorn outfits......you know, like you do.

I'm about half way, am I freaking out yet? Nahhhh, I'll do that Friday afternoon....so far so good, the girls are pleased, and wore the manes and tails before tea last night, pawing the floor with their feet hooves, skipping about the cottage neighing etc...

How cute is my big bumblebee? She picked some flowers from the garden, and put them here for me....love her.

This post actually is becoming more and more about big bumblebee....she has been learning to knit. That girls crazy for it. A few rows in ( many, MANY stitches have been lost forever in the knitting heaven, had they not been lost, she could have made a scarf by now ....patience ).....

I think she's doing rather well for a nearly 8 year old.......Infact, she's showing me up I'd say.

xxxx

Nice things and welcoming new friends...x

We had a lucky weekend here.

Firstly the bumblebee's had a little friend over to play most of Saturday. And it was one of those play dates that makes you think, we should do this more often. Three was certainly NOT a crowd. There were giggles and music, board games and biscuits munched.........it so often goes the other way!....

Secondly, we don't have a huge success rate with freecycle. Have you used it yet? If not you basically log on, type in your area, and you get emailed by other people with things they want to get rid of...for FREE!!

So this weekend, Mr.Q picked up a dishwater ( super clean I might add ) and driveway gravel. We don't have any spare pennies at the moment to buy either of these things ourselves, so to have them for fweeeee........ woo hoo.

Thirdly, we picked up some new chicks from some friends...they are oh so cute...we love them and their soft feathers already.

My bestest has named the big brown one Cordelia, and little bumblebee has named a golden one Saskia....I was told what sorts they all were, but I get confused, so they are just the brown one, the golden ones, the black one, and the white ones.....7 in total.

Our old chicken girls were ever so put out...and have been placed in the run for naughty girls. Bullying and pulling out baby feathers is not tolerated.......what shall I do with them???

I am also still, in birthday mode.......big bumblebee is 8 in a few weeks ( I can't believe this, I have an 8 year old.....my heart aches watching them grow, please stay little forever...please ), and although we are away for her birthday, she's still having a few pals round for tea......

So I have quickly been running up a few going home presents from the leftover fabric used for the aprons I made here ..........

To be filled with sweeties.............................................

B.T.W I have unicorns on the brain.......all will be revealed, but I'm thinking about unicorns horns.....hoo hummmmm........

xxx

ooooooooooooops x

WHO went over budget in the yarn shop this morning?????????????????????????????

Happy Friday all xxx

Colourful corners of my home # 2....x

 October is our birthday bonanza month.....Q's was the 3rd birthday so far..and there's a few more to go........so I keep watering that money tree in the back garden.

.Mr.Q had a super birthday thank you, with fish and chips and carrot cake. We know how to roll.......

I love my home.  

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful” - William Morris.

So true.

Clutter, nick-nacks, colour, worn, stratched, second hand....some peoples idea of a nightmare. But my childhood and my perfect place.

Somethings I just find hard to get rid of. I do love a good clear out, and I think no matter what size our house would be, I could always fill it up...........

Honestly, Sethy dog is snoring SOOOOOOO loudly in the armchair, I'm struggling to gather words and thoughts today......SHUTTTTT UPPP!!! Bless, the doggy sleepy whimpering and leg jolting is going on.......must be a good afternoon nap eh?

xxx

Colourful corners of my home # 1

It's the Q's birthday tomorrow. No matter how big or small a birthday, it must be celebrated I think. He will have a cake ( undecided yet as to what sort......traditional, or a hummingbird bakery creation?)....bunting, balloons, and a birthday dinner. You know that naughty Q went a bought himself a new bike a few weeks ago as his present, so I have no wrapping to do, though the bumblebee's always make something, but shhh I can't tell you what 'cos he might well be reading today.

Birthday bashes aside........I thought this week I might show a few pictures from the home. I don't want to bombard you with images of florals, red, greens and pinks in one post, so I will write a few posts throughout the week.

My green fingered mother in -law picked some flowers from her garden for me......ummmm......why oh bloomin why can't I have flowers like this in my garden....in OCTOBER???!!! I'm thinking of grabbing her and making her live in the shed in the garden, if your lucky, I might hire her out....interested?

P.S........thank's for putting up with my rants, and all your comments, sorry if I have been a bit rubbish in visiting you.......I will get there there eventually.

xxx