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Nettyzenner.wordpress.comJanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-42513356269086774002009-12-31T15:20:00.006+00:002009-12-31T17:45:03.813+00:00New Year New Start.<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3366ff;"><strong>I decided to create a reminder of 2009. I woke up this morning thinking about the other blogs I've been reading over the year and felt a little sad that I might not have a record of the things that went on during this year. I'm not a great blogger and tend to let it slide. I just find I have so much going on in fits and starts through throughout the year that when it's quiet fine but then all of a sudden I have so much to do I don't know where to start and end up getting nowhere. I'm sure its the same for everyone but for me it seems to affect my ability to keep this blog <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">up to</span> date regularly. Nonetheless, I know I would love to have a record to look back on to remember the things I'd probably forget otherwise. So with no more <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">waffling</span>, this is a quick glimpse of 2009.</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZzRCnHYCCWss3k00RgshsJBpghJF3cHidZlMAaS544CeXYJb3fKP3cYN6uqDPs4GzVqkyeqbd_V31Nf23LuJL_ZC6t45-a47ZxvnQSV3bXSnThTUeAj3RZ4TjQYlh30hD8NvcHfOAohX/s1600-h/january+18th+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432050743948066" style="WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZzRCnHYCCWss3k00RgshsJBpghJF3cHidZlMAaS544CeXYJb3fKP3cYN6uqDPs4GzVqkyeqbd_V31Nf23LuJL_ZC6t45-a47ZxvnQSV3bXSnThTUeAj3RZ4TjQYlh30hD8NvcHfOAohX/s320/january+18th+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmvMoxtkJo_fZDqy3p65zG_89BbevaZ0BaXbQUnMQHlBwd6VuYhJ9LB4qA-2BBvF8XV365bDptbDy_ceLwanSGgQ9pPbtvLKNIVjjH0-H0-BClpUHucy2sFJ0uojA4ZCNX1pm3xoMpbqx/s1600-h/feb+photos+064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432060059188194" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmvMoxtkJo_fZDqy3p65zG_89BbevaZ0BaXbQUnMQHlBwd6VuYhJ9LB4qA-2BBvF8XV365bDptbDy_ceLwanSGgQ9pPbtvLKNIVjjH0-H0-BClpUHucy2sFJ0uojA4ZCNX1pm3xoMpbqx/s320/feb+photos+064.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07crSHUav_pYrCdoP-QqMArqUyDnS2H4VymCJ2wvq8AXKC0c4g7PrG-8DVC3mI15iMz1qFBAWaPnWucQndplllCi_IeKEbLHq611BoeQxNOM8JVtX9TwtPhDrzNZsoh5DO7I6u1FgrOUG/s1600-h/Smiles5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432072505159298" style="WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07crSHUav_pYrCdoP-QqMArqUyDnS2H4VymCJ2wvq8AXKC0c4g7PrG-8DVC3mI15iMz1qFBAWaPnWucQndplllCi_IeKEbLHq611BoeQxNOM8JVtX9TwtPhDrzNZsoh5DO7I6u1FgrOUG/s320/Smiles5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:130%;">January</span> </span>mornings seem to be light and bright a sign of an early Spring in Preston. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">February</span> brought an amazing Valentine Proposal where Neil went down on one Neil and asked me to reaffirm our marriage vows - Luckily I said yes as he had it all planned and ready to take place 2 weeks later. <span style="color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;">March</span> </span>and the service took place - bizarrely both Neil and I were far more nervous than the 1st time 10 years earlier. A great service with our closest family and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Friends</span> followed by a lovely week off work visiting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Harrogate</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Arnside</span> and Skipton.</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo03PFnfD7BF0g6m-HQJ29fF3TCDljN7h-RG8zZDMsZwSIaphhxlBue1AEbFMtDW3wrJcwa6tlXhjZ2hA083P3unyQ1r0s_MbUSZjvezvfbgD4rcIW9uu7SZrKRbanAglrnzockRs0483/s1600-h/spring+photos+157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421432072790048162" style="WIDTH: 201px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo03PFnfD7BF0g6m-HQJ29fF3TCDljN7h-RG8zZDMsZwSIaphhxlBue1AEbFMtDW3wrJcwa6tlXhjZ2hA083P3unyQ1r0s_MbUSZjvezvfbgD4rcIW9uu7SZrKRbanAglrnzockRs0483/s320/spring+photos+157.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisivzGXFJ-ibGZx_yhUVGsRtwg5w0vb-CVx1LehJsm3bLFnQSDuMEFQ9N6d5piAEvwadsrX7gTFtP20taIAFEXTQLN4qvtXapAHaQKK0EoeYBzMP8z52LKYsi1eFG3QNkcQD62xBMKLYds/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421435268830469330" style="WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisivzGXFJ-ibGZx_yhUVGsRtwg5w0vb-CVx1LehJsm3bLFnQSDuMEFQ9N6d5piAEvwadsrX7gTFtP20taIAFEXTQLN4qvtXapAHaQKK0EoeYBzMP8z52LKYsi1eFG3QNkcQD62xBMKLYds/s200/photos+from+2009+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_Ra1E96CS13syhA2hqQ1TBPB2C3eV1c33BzrSanSic9MfDf6xeWHWy0JcsrK95XRkthovsYEMJX4H7-aDBr_WRiKrwi3_-sq4Apv4bt_cbTA1nl0SmKVhxi065rd1kJzHRz0YgoJ-I_I/s1600-h/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+035.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421435266958677106" style="WIDTH: 228px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_Ra1E96CS13syhA2hqQ1TBPB2C3eV1c33BzrSanSic9MfDf6xeWHWy0JcsrK95XRkthovsYEMJX4H7-aDBr_WRiKrwi3_-sq4Apv4bt_cbTA1nl0SmKVhxi065rd1kJzHRz0YgoJ-I_I/s200/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+035.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">April</span> brought Easter and this gorgeous bunch of White Tulips, <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;">May</span> was spent building this Jigsaw with Jamie and planning the many camping trips we had decided to do this summer. A sunny <span style="font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">June</span> Sunday <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">afternoon</span> was spent on an unexpected lovely <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">boat trip</span> down the canal. It was amazing the different perspective you get sitting on a boat, the world seemed to slow down so much. We sailed passed one cottage by the water where the garden was surrounded in beautiful foxgloves, you have no idea how disappointed I was that that photo did not come out.</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3AggLfR3wTg1rAgvxw-YIyN8NEuoWZHYdJbZ_c5EGqsjWelh5ItTvd7a03bStXG8RYVZc7Kc2Db5N4ShkrIkjhX0VvLFYXsMyUAwxySaH-JJS66JVDh1681MjPrm6lS_qCCvH6Zb-nmh/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421436793871919938" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3AggLfR3wTg1rAgvxw-YIyN8NEuoWZHYdJbZ_c5EGqsjWelh5ItTvd7a03bStXG8RYVZc7Kc2Db5N4ShkrIkjhX0VvLFYXsMyUAwxySaH-JJS66JVDh1681MjPrm6lS_qCCvH6Zb-nmh/s200/photos+from+2009+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYzLuYnZtUKin5HX_cM7YE35cGpTI2Ph3hy4_oIwRnYDpm2FTuubeSl7bQ7C3_LgJPWiXgt0VK3h0KmfHMB7HFmgXu9maNRpRpHYIVDoR0uGukDVD9vziwx9ANb4m7vGbHX8sdeMXofnG/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421435280922053394" style="WIDTH: 231px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijYzLuYnZtUKin5HX_cM7YE35cGpTI2Ph3hy4_oIwRnYDpm2FTuubeSl7bQ7C3_LgJPWiXgt0VK3h0KmfHMB7HFmgXu9maNRpRpHYIVDoR0uGukDVD9vziwx9ANb4m7vGbHX8sdeMXofnG/s200/photos+from+2009+031.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZCVnTrTGr60CvjG91A47ehDNfO8KhllU9tW3-x-8W1dI0_drrId-e6aA94clU0JpAWdy_zqUpXop6qdvfZjz1VikI1AMhGm0prVRdfjZFnukomi6jtJidMMkjO1keEBSwwk4DN6OlGbg/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421435273844678178" style="WIDTH: 226px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZCVnTrTGr60CvjG91A47ehDNfO8KhllU9tW3-x-8W1dI0_drrId-e6aA94clU0JpAWdy_zqUpXop6qdvfZjz1VikI1AMhGm0prVRdfjZFnukomi6jtJidMMkjO1keEBSwwk4DN6OlGbg/s200/photos+from+2009+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">July and August</span> were spent mostly camping around the country, we went to The Lakes, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Derbyshire</span>, The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wirral</span>,Cornwall, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Northumberland</span> and Norfolk camping - quite a few miles. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">September </span>I went away on a girls weekend with the women from our local church - a great weekend near <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Appleby</span> in an amazing Barn conversion which had it's own sauna, great weather, a chocolate factory nearby, loads of good food and wine and a really lovely relaxing weekend. <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">October</span> was Neil's birthday - another lovely day. Only one more year for him to go before he reaches the big 40.</strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe-PB_7k61oQiNVg1QPiZgpFIKqnyaZ8QoutZGmCH4SFjVL0Qot5A8po5SZwcQeQg7MV217907FsXb9Zl3cdxxjs3N9hh_u7UiSF7Ef1NLClJ2qZY5hq9gRE0bPX1hlfn2a3Izk_SMgaF/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+067.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421436814181236546" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 195px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe-PB_7k61oQiNVg1QPiZgpFIKqnyaZ8QoutZGmCH4SFjVL0Qot5A8po5SZwcQeQg7MV217907FsXb9Zl3cdxxjs3N9hh_u7UiSF7Ef1NLClJ2qZY5hq9gRE0bPX1hlfn2a3Izk_SMgaF/s200/photos+from+2009+067.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJpFFiFnAr1egWjmYsuVXXrzsiwipJj3J140E3zjxA1r9_gL97H1fEvX1VBn4LgBKrr1SV72QKSf0CXDxaAJxqq_F84H61KxKdo6Q8MS0HFU7kNMzaiCdGd0_vAGcOBZXnp1uc5iE_oYP/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+091.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421436804861358306" style="WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJpFFiFnAr1egWjmYsuVXXrzsiwipJj3J140E3zjxA1r9_gL97H1fEvX1VBn4LgBKrr1SV72QKSf0CXDxaAJxqq_F84H61KxKdo6Q8MS0HFU7kNMzaiCdGd0_vAGcOBZXnp1uc5iE_oYP/s200/photos+from+2009+091.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpzKfBc8tBTMwypjB9PfqAWkTqBzXRBj-go9ooeafufHj-AvbM5qIYcUKe2PsI6zjH02saIlruwrtu2YYStfpdDrKhHpKuYaR3G2ZKMP07MkPQyuH_uNrWKP25ZteJlxnzrPgibxaDNQX/s1600-h/photos+from+2009+110.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421436799431883538" style="WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpzKfBc8tBTMwypjB9PfqAWkTqBzXRBj-go9ooeafufHj-AvbM5qIYcUKe2PsI6zjH02saIlruwrtu2YYStfpdDrKhHpKuYaR3G2ZKMP07MkPQyuH_uNrWKP25ZteJlxnzrPgibxaDNQX/s200/photos+from+2009+110.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993399;">November</span> and we finally bought a fire for our fireplace. We've wanted a fire for years, the house being over 130 years old gets so cold in the winter even with central heating on. And finally we have a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">gorgeous</span> fire to match the house. I can't begin to say how fab it is when it's on so cosy and warm, the photo doesn't do it justice at all but I'm sure I'll have loads more photos of it soon. Then <span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">December</span> brought thick snow. I've lived in this house for over 20 years and in all this time I have never ever seen snow here as thick as this winter. As Preston is near the coast we get tons of rain and even when the whole of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Lancashire</span> is white somehow in the past it's missed us out. That being said this year it seems the whole of Preston went snowman crazy. The last photo was the Hector the snowman built outside our front <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">door</span> 2 days before Christmas. No Neil is not in shorts, it's his pyjamas rolled up and was half past 11 at night. It was an opportunity that just could not be missed.</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#3333ff;"><strong>So that's that for 2009, I wonder what 2010 will bring. Hopefully a year full of fun and colour. I've got a college course to finish and who knows where that might lead. Neil will hit 40 and is getting very itchy feet to retrain for a new job. Jamie will be 10 in August and will start his last year in Primary school how can that be possible.. This year I'm incredibly thankful for the holidays we've managed to enjoy together throughout a quite busy and chaotic time at work. I'm so happy I have a lovely husband who is quite happy to show his emotions by being tearful throughout the whole of our vows service that had been six months in secretive planning. It's been a great 10 years of marriage so far so long may it continue. Without a doubt I've woken every morning so thankful that Jamie is my son. He is a joy and even though he is growing so fast little glimpses of childhood are still showing for example his sheer happiness at receiving a letter from Father Christmas this year. When Jamie burst into tears opening that letter on Christmas morning I don't know who was more emotional me, Neil or his Grandma. It will be forever a memory to cherish. So all in all a mighty fine year on the whole. </strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3333ff;">All good wishes for 2010 </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#3333ff;">xx</span></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-2041371718621533112009-09-14T14:05:00.002+01:002009-09-14T14:34:29.657+01:00Back to work.<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97-5A_ZMT8Izi1d71AoyYXBbxv4G9kXqK9-7UQvM4W2t0jxdRzworwzrK9D-A7Wu1om6-GRyF0nOLfk9tmnpE-cc1hy-3KpAZ4QF9NeelqK62s_eDJYkb71-EjY6VugIqLbCAXVpg2stR/s1600-h/summer+2009+268.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381310438693593298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97-5A_ZMT8Izi1d71AoyYXBbxv4G9kXqK9-7UQvM4W2t0jxdRzworwzrK9D-A7Wu1om6-GRyF0nOLfk9tmnpE-cc1hy-3KpAZ4QF9NeelqK62s_eDJYkb71-EjY6VugIqLbCAXVpg2stR/s400/summer+2009+268.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /> Jamie went back to school last monday all suited and booted with his new uniform, haircut, shoes and pencil case. Pencil case shopping used to be one of my favourite parts about going back to school - that annual trip to woolworths to get a new bright and shiny pencil case filled with even brighter and shinier new felt tips - got to say Jamie didn't seem to get the excitement so maybe it was just me being an odd child or perhaps it's the fact that the thrill of shopping at Asda can't outweigh the wonder of woolies - who knows.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381310446699786866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU69C981ycL1AtqvrjHhbQXtjOH0O8OCP4HV4b0Ug5JTtIDkXnQkr2JPgxJicyuU5Y91Ezz3oz4i2GalE4sEZ8SK6ZvlkhIqNg3pm9lbAF3LszT6qaI-BPg7u92uogzTt1Y70mhAR6kJvl/s400/summer+2009+286.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Anyway now that Jamie is back at school and we seem to have got back into the routine of earlier bedtimes (well almost), homework and spelling practice, it's that time of the year for me to go back to work. But before I do that tomorrow morning I thought I'd spend my last day finishing off a blanket I've made for Jamie (I'll photograph it when it's done - promise), and thought I'd post just a couple of photos as reminders of the lovely weather we had during some of the school holidays. </div><div> </div><div> Check out the beautiful blue skies and clear water all taken in Nortumberland which is very quickly becoming one of my favourite places.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381310457482653954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflmtbm8eBthV7A_uGRsjvSxqrql-VFfxTi3WfWtc-y45uYVaz9dkS0bWiuwN5QVoeIO8XM4IXlF18ImXbX4gjftaDepRewyIfo7w0kr_3qWHPZGTBIdEvlwvkXUfvwFTBMf52zW2JreE_/s400/summer+2009+425.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Being back at work in September means to me that I'm also getting my head round the fact that summer is coming to an end and the run up to Autumn, Winter and Christmas seems to be getting slowly underway - I say this as I've noticed that my mind is more and more turning to ideas of how to make the house look colourful and cosy through the autumn or what to make for Christmas presents. Summer seems to be fading away into the memory banks for another year.</div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381310434069395202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdEG0beea8FIUddZDGH-_GFGsBl1G_G0eBF7qbBwl_La-vTV6W6xyrBw2cunUCKxevSOF8rOt7WYXExxqKvKSPs_mEsxNDR44vvcDYQonCWcr_5MplyrzFS54LYwnmb-JPTbn4xPBX4E4/s400/summer+2009+247.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>Have you noticed how it's getting darker earlier already despite the fact its still sunny during the day. Last night it was pitch black here by half seven. I feel some cosy nights of crocheting might be in the offing. Check out the 'Do you mind if I Knit' blog - really really must work out how to put a link in a post - she has just finished the most amazing scarf that I am going to have a go at next - (hence me rushing to finish Jamies blanket) it's just perfect.</div><div> </div><div>have fun</div><div> </div><div>Janette</div><div>x</div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-83975968246118978252009-09-04T20:13:00.004+01:002009-09-04T20:53:19.625+01:00Now for something completely different.....<div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlWmIImaRBBAoZnKZqIHYsbVjlCKshubtUkJzhGvJVLj9wW1KLRVDh1_fTuIKPsRxK5eJKromP-ecqL3f6yHABRAqQP8hEQfLvvoTMP6yR_tOIcPXE4oXv6s_6dbaLgOYiL1Gx_bqpVH0/s1600-h/something+different+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377693501596114098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlWmIImaRBBAoZnKZqIHYsbVjlCKshubtUkJzhGvJVLj9wW1KLRVDh1_fTuIKPsRxK5eJKromP-ecqL3f6yHABRAqQP8hEQfLvvoTMP6yR_tOIcPXE4oXv6s_6dbaLgOYiL1Gx_bqpVH0/s400/something+different+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />For a long time now I've been a fan of the art journals produced by Debra Cooper which you can see on her blog - theres a link on my sidebar - <span style="color:#cc0000;">a little imagination</span>. I love the haphazard nature of the pages- the different sizes and patterns of them. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377699269874446082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH18sk7bp9ZBhGffJ2epfZtFu1AbcOIrPBUDwwMGAuZwLqJm_JG8A_okSTEjnb1Ec3W1_IylCmvfYWAdBn7fxDYjYvDIItwP29fXdC2DkwmJdycITRULfkMMa_yrq28c9VgLGLY5f9rk_y/s400/something+different+014.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><div>I realised a longtime ago that I am a notebook junkie, I can spend ages in shops looking enviously at the fresh unused notebooks just waiting to be filled with 'stuff and nonesense'. OK I know I'm odd but well there are worse things to be addicted to so I'm not going to lose sleep over a bit of a notebook love.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377693516161118466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiyVvdH9QMDGqvfka7vGZ1WshYgjIeopXdx7GQW3cD9wmctev4q_PNbLCYZnS1nfoZaj3ZbA0RXGSSSArcerCRVqYLb7Nk71ERToOChFlAtx47tsjqqv2CWzsNUYRC9Bq2ta2YL6vW_F4/s400/something+different+019.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Anyway, today I was sitting at the dining room table trying to think of something to do. Then using the journals as an inspiration I came up with my own version to use as a notebook - Maybe not as colourful and fab as Debra's but nonetheless I'm quite chuffed with mine. </div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377699277923194306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-xl1IAEQEM4lK9zwrMayGNY9S1Q1GLV3tMceUy93HshnZxAdpC2vcimEs3vTXP4wPPf7JSjOspmgTosHrgakoAn3GkCWN2PAegPUDrTJk6AmnpvmH7rILnv4LQ1ul5uszOvShEOYNyel/s400/something+different+016.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was really good fun I just mixed up scraps of paper, recycled envelopes from junk mail and left over materials and then stitched them together without planning what to put where really. I just played about to see what I could come up with and now I have an unusual original notebook to scribble down my thoughts and ideas etc etc.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377693505882675154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7FXoHzkBY12gVFbuN0Z2bvv2t9Y1d2yMbQSsG35oF_FcavtXyRF2kfq_BeLRVJ3tiiEUqjmFlM4KxasDudV2wOO43GGu_4DhfFPvErkcriDTK0Lqs1mUk4wzn87FP0bb57SR0NPuJk_q/s400/something+different+017.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I feel this could be highly addictive.....</div><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377699274740068258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijOTfwlDmCCvin1k-cqtgiesTeR1AWRuTa98JR5zxztDpJlWuzxE7rxJA2Qc15vCDo3Wjyz7OtTIcKx8nuR0YA0JgNc2WX5uMZRrJzOJafrAgLjSf8x8jCLj1jKFesRjDSTC7EVcON7_i1/s400/something+different+020.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Keep having fun</div><br /><div></div><div>Janette</div><div>x</div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-20446289433175515422009-08-30T15:35:00.003+01:002009-08-30T16:31:11.400+01:00Autumn Fruits<div><div><div>hi,</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Firstly, sorry for the photos the colours are a bit bizarre but thought I'd post them anyway. Hey ho, it looks like Autumn has definately arrived, it's blustery here - good drying weather my mum would call it - a bit pointless though as I've not done any washing today - there always seems to be something far more interesting to do than laundry, and today me and neil have been busy with these:</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375777244855624642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8lfNiblzs0d5HhreWTF1vBRckSpjoqMmm5GLAhH3GcXEHwhhWd9Nr_glI2EpOap12mmwgXaG_c1Ek05gGKPsx3BBfbchcvtFdGbtKMbMTo6WxwgwsrM8cG0BERL3IZjqlq77hm2OdBMg/s400/damson+gin+and+more+031.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p>Our lovely neighbour down the road has a friend who has a damson tree in her garden and shared her crop with us. So today we have carefully pricked through two pounds of damsons carefully with a fork and added to that....</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375777253275513650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrhCiiYR5RSFzvPjP_aFofu3OIO4AwYkMWdaiGau5IGIDTIG54Xw3AICY13p49aiO9bvrSlfda91nu4INrXXhlvIwatF49PC3Fwtk58gf-NmC2fdE9OSiENC84k5-wJZnDoNbjTQ6PlAv/s400/damson+gin+and+more+033.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>gin!! well to be precise 2 bottles of gin and a bit of sugar. Then place in a rumtopf and leave for a minimum of 3 months!! Looks like we'll be having damson gin at Christmas. We still have another 2lbs of fruit left some of which we're going to turn into Jam and some we're going to freeze and then use for crumbles when it's a bit colder and wetter and miserable out and we're in need of a cheerful pudding. Yummy!!</p><p> </p><p>Enjoy!!</p><p> </p><p>Janette</p><p>x</p><p> </p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-1686905681112011492009-08-27T22:13:00.005+01:002009-08-28T10:27:50.896+01:00Birthday celebrations<div>The weather on Jamie's birthday was awful so we ended up having a chilled out day with Jamies latest favourite film Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets - I know it's been out for ages but Jamies only started enjoying the stories and films over the last couple of months so its all a bit new to him.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374757672209560978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBorwBwfBumY1xTHqejigdc9NfaJLr12m3C7Za1rXWlyMHw3qwu48JN2vvcShrIgOqMoOxx_21sX87Gp0aSo1JKi45DocN076ds_n7zm6MlbgJwdysdmA2NvJQ8klomHyLH26yLyJfZDj/s400/thursdays+photos+021.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div><div><br /><div>Anyway we had a lovely day and celebrated his birthday just us together - me, Jamies dad and his grandma. We had all the required elements, presents:</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div><br /> </div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374757653190659714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYKt3HUoE4ZGWtZQN3D6yRDSCR50cRE5QGk6X-MwiDXinYNgpbS3fsfB0B_3ZIHqoL1XkiG_smGo_6xAdocrWtZwkGGDFZayiXy3nS01sZnE0CCFHNX2zma1DCG5rOXFM7g5JxmGk3Yjl/s400/thursdays+photos+002.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><div>cake:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374757659255517234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXn9cYVQCPuPlVl07uaDGJ85eTj6SGDIyVHxi0SAlveCiVHtLBmISBJZcnlqiqyj2InYAkqKVIuX54JFYJKPWT4UCmsws3O1jagO2fFrirzkYI44O-lhQIbohIv90_e-YEiZqvKkIEae69/s400/thursdays+photos+004.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div>Neil made the brill cake for Jamie - it's a chocolate cocacola cake courtesy of Nigella. It sounds disgusting but is really nice. I'll hunt out the receipe if I can in a couple of days...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>and cards:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374757645419599682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LexE5rYAYWoG0szq46ozO7dSfoXiesONslLEInsg8YUC8xK0UoVn3PmDnb9NRPIxCEa-H9_EdnhA4nUIRiXPJZbItSfJ6R99pzwgAnvj9v5gJSWoT6MehvogTs9xtB0JjlFP5ToKqIrW/s400/jamie_2009_ii.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Isn't the card from Jamies Auntie Carol fab - she makes fantastic cards and other things - jewellery, altered art etc. If you like you can have a look at more of them on her blog <a href="http://carolands007.blogspot.com/">http://carolands007.blogspot.com/</a>. She's very talented.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Today the weather was much better (well it didn't rain!!) so we went with some of Jamies friends to the beach at Lytham st Annes. It's been a lovely day, we picniced, built sandcastles and had a wander up the sand to the waters edge - 25 minutes each way - the tide is so far out it's barmy!!</div><div> </div><div>Anyway, collected a whole carriers bag full of samphire so that was a tad exciting - (We've bought samphire from Booths our local supermarket before and paid about £3 for a poxy little tray full - about 200gs such a shame I don't know a nice restaurant who would've bought the bag off me - I could've made a mint today). </div><br /><div><br /> </div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374942465632327842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 86px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeevLSOcoSpfJ1YcNmlzw4vtdvcfOT4u4RSfq9FvpHI_508UScxt3oxUlOaWvfF228MyLMOPJVLWQo_VXa4LaTtNrD-7boCFqE6y8FiES9rp-HezlZ4PIcUf5N8VQHXExhCg0bYeBasPj/s400/images.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><br />More fun than that though was that as the beach is big and quite quiet we were able to fly our kite most of the afternoon - what fab fun, can't wait to go again for more of the same.<br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374757664665667602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgxbNDv2YJdrl6SCuS4ZRe9YYMfuWimJXstaNTQ1Gz7trEWu7GxULYRlBrOEPPp_wnAG9f2XXGoiYP7yVDD6dnGoKgOGY2sqd1wG63D6Mr-AY7m7LIS_8tW6gTKEY2AJmYcHxtrHZdZDw/s400/thursdays+photos+013.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Tomorrow at my other sister in laws and nieces for a sleep over so that's going to be fun. After that it's the run down back to normal every day life I suppose, must get Jamies hair cut for school, buy new school uniform and spend the last couple of holiday days trying to get back into some sort of normal sleep routine. What a shame, I love the school holidays can't believe the six weeks has flown by so fast - soon be countdown to Christmas!!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div>take care</div><div><br /></div><br /><div>Jx</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-85678529805890182552009-08-25T22:57:00.003+01:002009-08-26T20:38:38.394+01:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHpV5xVJw5ZGsh5FeiYKPG8B6ZWGReg1hr_lIwQYD7rbqHcsEpIU8D_-3jOSh3fMYiQETE1tAsdc6qvl5OvwFYMaG4A291l6bKofuZg35_cCg-OeW14g5zLQJuSXJc6HO0_PmC0-OzHa8/s1600-h/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374025330024603106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHpV5xVJw5ZGsh5FeiYKPG8B6ZWGReg1hr_lIwQYD7rbqHcsEpIU8D_-3jOSh3fMYiQETE1tAsdc6qvl5OvwFYMaG4A291l6bKofuZg35_cCg-OeW14g5zLQJuSXJc6HO0_PmC0-OzHa8/s400/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My baby is nine tomorrow and he is soo excited. Isn't it great how kids look forward so much to their birthdays??? (once the countdown has got down to 'one more sleep' that is. When he's saying 'its my birthday in 237 sleeps it's not quite so exciting I have to say.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374025331741620722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOjWZsQ7lKbsCcjSup8kW6Qyrz96JQi7dHceyP8Aii2IEvVoyjLTRqtsUi37elqdZaQwTpkAx-9hwPfGVlLWTh9hbX_Ie8hPLnW0E_qfieTvGwg6f8mQ9UQqHQFavuh9PnIPMBxee4vhD/s400/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+035.jpg" border="0" /><br />I love the way Jamie is completely convinced he'll wake up tomorrow so different from today - afterall nine is so much more grown up than 8 isn't it!!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374025341710002050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05lk0rNzjrNmZ00CzwUE1X0zRYDWhs19I-Aj8WeZ1GJsM5ESqy9NevkgtZZQ0ltJTWdRFwFl0PSwfXoSyi3wG29luLzYqor_Y3ZRj0dfAsq4IglTur5I2hyAQjOZgIprjjbCLjhpmTQZF/s400/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+089.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Not got too much to say today as it's late and no doubt we'll be woken up early tomorrow, so I've posted just three photos of Jamie taken over the summer months. I really must keep up with photographing him as he changes so quickly and soon enough he'll be far to cool to have photos taken by his mum won't he. But in the meantime tomorrow will be Jamie's first day in the big adventurous life of a nine year old, I'm so glad he's still young enough to want to share it with us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374025345594609714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGC3dKwn86raM-GbSo28RovpXfFRgpmZw34UVBfw8e6GsjQf7FJ8xGM5sHS0U4k4zNS2Zoow8pSqtE91_kjjPhFD5pTpEPLeDRJS2AcFLE1dFy8kYbshDUYV_aB3R_MbuNPa-jUKMFQOKc/s400/photos+from+my+phone+aug+09+091.jpg" border="0" /><br />Take care<br /><br />Janette<br />x<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Just wanted to add that the picture above shows my attempt at being the ideal mum - home baked gingerbread biscuits which I decorated last night before bed - how good is that - just call me Nigella!!</em>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-60473245555511845222009-08-14T14:01:00.004+01:002009-08-14T14:53:27.663+01:00Oh it's raining again...Oh well it's been raining in Preston again today is the summer over I wonder?? Jamie and I decided to have a wonder up the canal this morning just for a bimble and so I took a couple of photos to show the different ideas people along here have for their gardens..<br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369811246229637490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyomZrC6Tj7LK_IwVTAxUWrB2hxwYhSOfnIrBsZP36jfwGN9Nj85z-LMBxp_oR1CXagdjNb2uQ0AwRtcrxX2fFZY4WVwOtfS3wqj4_XxC-s7EgDiRW2e4tMv2rBcAvj8CAqERcVAq4dkq/s400/jamies+allsorts+036.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p>Jamie ready to set off - I do hope he grows out of the hoody hip hop phase he seems to be enjoying soon...</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369814115444166290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacliFELlEHHbecgO16yCNI8gB2koWHB01gzYwttj7BUhPFrYDO3orhYnLuK2aQNfjtijU0XHS0PYGV-gBZR6XO0ZT8Rjj5X5b3NH65zv_G1VP6lDzTRrWgXU7tYbgMupxUISYQdfJmBWa/s400/jamies+allsorts+031.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><br /><p>Our garden is one of the smallest on the canal and as you can see from the picture on my last post we have built a decking area leading to the water. Because neither of our neighbours on either side of us have done anything with their land at the bottom it feels really private and secluded when your sat down there. I love it and am often found down there daydreaming in my own little world. We have plans to put tubs of flowers on the decking next summer and perhaps having some fairy lights along the fence which I think will look magical in the evenings.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369805959640150738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLt2_LOZ80ruyYqK-OPYDwqRPN_j5SYlyUilOJBGCez70kI_gcVaA-m6tsZ7jmrEKz1bEz6_cD3Xfee05Fyo7-DYbk2a032fYGsgAbq1UfKH9rl-cYpKhw4EbmgmaFk01yPR65JFUYSFhD/s400/jamies+allsorts+039.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p></p>These gardens are sloping quite steeply down to the water and many people are lucky enough to own boats (we're don't). Can you see the pirate flag flying on one of the gardens. Quite a few of the gardens along the canal have gone for a beach or pirate theme and this one....<br /><p></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369805985340657890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLBUoBScdtPYVfjtZodbeD4GV0dc_oAKhIvFNbZO2Qi-BEq95Af8qbRHJYWA9s4TSF4PQvWcpZXA5xFNuyCC5LMN1BQalPLog6mH5rrdzX-6O6wF1y2Rb6mby9HcA1dln8e__fTYbH-Sx/s400/jamies+allsorts+041.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p>has gone the whole hog and done their garden as a beach bar. Each to their own but not my taste really but then if we were all the same it would be a strange world wouldn't it. <br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369805967253102610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl-DOiO-hRWdjPTnwjCFONCDU7NfQzPs4j25nM99l8jkW-VTwvvoS7mgJD4BAVMU9SznR8Xc7obpG6-O5d3WxkdbIJuDsqbJInpxtvn4ULLNWMmLm1WCLzlPCaty3ZFkdz1yzp2ChQeLG/s400/jamies+allsorts+038.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p> </p><p>And then a bit further along another garden, this one has been left to it's own devices and looks a bit like a flower fairy forrest - it never seems to matter what time of year it is there always seems to be some bluebells happily growing amongst the trees - really pretty.</p><p> </p><p>So that's it for today a quick bimble up part of the canal. </p><p>Hopefully the weather will be a bit more cheerful tomorrow, in the meantime I'm on the search for a good local Chimney sweep as we are looking at getting a real fire or a multi fuel burner put into our lounge talk about excited - if all goes to plan I'll be counting down the days till we can sit by a cosy fire...</p><p>Ah well that's all for now.</p><p>take care</p><p>Jx</p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-9209239729904710182009-08-09T17:34:00.002+01:002009-08-09T18:11:17.064+01:00Oh my word its been such a long long time....<div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhumIwg-p5A4gbISKgCgMN8BERdvByTmyk28Ka4kBBc0OwUmTEF8e9U6xgi4ksFQmhP2WWR23UQb1Wr8vYMhLkZjL7F4n-ON9wPiSYZA4ce8yji2EVJO_VNJI-qvD2mVcxqnLad6yr55v/s1600-h/jamies+allsorts+032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368005786005980978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhumIwg-p5A4gbISKgCgMN8BERdvByTmyk28Ka4kBBc0OwUmTEF8e9U6xgi4ksFQmhP2WWR23UQb1Wr8vYMhLkZjL7F4n-ON9wPiSYZA4ce8yji2EVJO_VNJI-qvD2mVcxqnLad6yr55v/s400/jamies+allsorts+032.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />oh dear, apologies first - I'm so sorry for deserting blogworld for a few months, I don't really know why it was for so long. I felt I had nothing to say for a couple of weeks and then I seemed to lose my crafting and blog mojo which turned into months and before you know we're into summer and a late summer at that. Sorry for bailing out - I have been lurking in the background of many of you but just couldn't think of anything worth saying, so please forgive me. Anyway, after a lovely holiday in Northumbria I've now heaved myself out of the chair at the bottom of our little garden and want to say hello again.</div><div> </div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368005789422441602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJctdUF9ZJwx-mbDlsr5qcCtWCslieo5lMLPXskD-D5r6QO2O6O0TGK6VczvuuuayxRT9pQW1WEO7Tm0CAdJBfeqH-kIK8an12EVQhD9srQ7xFx2MePr6VTPd9KUlpEEgmWx8H3NprgM_E/s400/summer+2009+039.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>so <span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">HELLLLLLOOOOOO</span>....</div><div> </div><div>We've had a blur of a few months blurred because the weeks have just sort of merged into each other at a whizzy speed but at the same time not doing very much really. We have had a couple of camping trips - Eskdale in the Lakes in June - very very pretty and very very hot!! Callow top in Derbyshire with friends - very very pretty and very very giddy - basically down to me regressing back to childhood with my school friend. Abbey Farm near Parbold also in July - very pretty but very very stressed due to new camper being used for first time, along with towing for first ever time and getting lost on way - despite site only being 20 miles from home!! Then away in Cornwall for a family wedding - very very pretty but very very wet - complete mud bath by the time we packed up. But last week was easily the best we had a gorgeous gorgeous week in Northumberland camping near Bamburgh where the beach looked like this....</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368005803006597266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HWk580FUYONsKgoroQ7_VmWN2KIzQnd112BaiOlOHMogfeG-JxMwZXs84ivL4kkiEhXIEplKEEkoUosQbRsTL4KRgNEd7QisKSz97pe0918mn9RI1l0cTc7YxauW3D2XfOnjHBmfWGx9/s400/summer+2009+405.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><p> </p><p>We've never been up north so far before and boy what a surprise. I had heard it was a lovely part of the country but I never expected it to be so beautiful. The countryside, the villages and the beaches all gorgeous. These beaches were spotless, the sand powdery white and the sea so clear absolutely fab. On top of this some of the best castles I've ever been too, although my favourite by miles was this one ..</p><p> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368005797365936482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7jeR41tjoMmrnPhOX65ghLTUf_NC5ZqB_m4ahyphenhyphenR2_JdLOpfos1_r9ChS6AX0bKc1bDm8yYojA8MrGtlFPFZv-DxEd8_0bIeQbAqXVDIQoqftvFd7wzwuMIcItHc_eRdei_cDrZdqoNsa/s400/summer+2009+217.JPG" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p>Alnwick Castle - amazing castle and gardens, so much to see. We bought a combined 2 day ticket meaning we could take our time looking around. Obviously the fantastic weather helped but even so I'm sure it would be brilliant there even in the rain ...... </p><p>One day last week we went to Lindesfarne, they say that if you visit that island you never come away the same as when you arrived there. I loved the modern celtic style art there that has been inspired by the Lindesfarne illuminated gospels, and for the first time in ages couldn't wait to get back to pick up my pens and paper, wool and crochet hook - yippee I'm back. Boy can you tell I've been smitten by the whole Northumbrian experience.</p><p>By the way I've also been reading the Dawn French book dear Fatty while we were away - (first book I've read in months too - what's been wrong with me I wonder), anyway what a fab book makes you laugh out loud!!</p><p> </p><p>Anyway time to go and this time I promise to be back soon.</p><p> </p><p>Janette</p><p>xx</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-44345679529717445892009-04-06T19:31:00.003+01:002009-04-06T20:05:04.362+01:00Easter holidays...<div> <span style="font-size:130%;">Hello,</span> <div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Well it's the start of the school holidays and me and Jamie are having a fab time - so far. We love the holidays, it's a chance to chill out and just enjoy being out of the normal routine. Today has been spent scootering to the shops, wondering back along the canal, lots of fresh air finished off with a good dose of Preston rain meaning a mug of hot chocolate once we got home. Oh for the memories of yesterday when the sky looked like this....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321650305546120370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7TB3QxaUasHUy4Vc230ghpmW6sjdGWY-TKCZYees5kEQHjtO5VqzUfZfS1L-XKuuWtqDEBXrfuYsX7lfUuK3bQnPB9dffxglL4TbU9gWJlbcBF-QHxh39eSz4O4sCMXUZttoE2BFY0hQ/s400/mothers+day+and+april+photos+081.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">This is our forsythia in full bloom, I love the way it looks against the blue sky. Really lovely don't you think.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321650294038911250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TMBqeQaFZ0vmo14OVPV-Cot-w8Rz-yCWPNOiC5GliUO3vGFz3drAmSwsWcPao1jLfIXR1geBOW-VpHLpiUY5toB9AqndAxMxUq0dVUWicycGcNFpdD0qv1dkU59kqq88VKwQicQD1PyG/s400/mothers+day+and+april+photos+035.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Last weekend we went to Bakewell for the day - what a pretty little town full of streets just like this one. We loved it there although we did get ripped off in the sweetie shop when we asked for 2 lots of 100g of boiled sweets to be given 2, 1lb's worth. It was all very chaotic in the shop and even when I handed over the money and thinking that was very expensive (it's the most I've ever spent in a sweet shop lets just leave it at that shall we!!) I didn't say anything (don't know why) . It was only afterwards when it dawned on me what had happened that I couldn't help but wonder if the lady in the shop had knowingly weighed out more than she should to see whether we would say anything or not. I'm not normally suspicous but there was just something about her attitude that's made me wonder. Never mind though, there'll be enough boiled sweets in our house to last quite a while anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321650292659502082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdsbAd_nmWBuI_wZRAxV91RkF91Rm0NM5wQMPqQJE-ys4CBgfUiZVKxk7aPRg_naXkzDJt_6Pku8rGyAdEP4YPn8VI9I0FiXARFLSP7mv50Ypp0oisJvMBEmxnvCNROkiBMRyRvz1AXfG/s400/mothers+day+and+april+photos+033.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Saw this cushion in a shop window while we were there which I loved. When I saw the £200+ price tag I thought it was for the chest of drawers, it was only later when I realised it was for the cushion. I loved it but not that much. Anyway I took the photo as inspiration to make a similar one for our bedroom as it doesn't look that difficult does it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321650285682267378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktLKozq2YvQSr39YdcWTCFbXTP39TYmTiMOfCtFnDbQlGkNPQ5b8ZB4uDpKtz10Tfp5ir79dthiN8eI7cF4UUvRN2Fbcec78_y4awtjAulvl1fdBDLpZsme32bI53wStkvCn183a-iiHP/s400/mothers+day+and+april+photos+008.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Above is my latest Work in Progress photo. I've made these hexagons following Lucy's attic 24 instructions. I'm very pleased with them. I've decided to turn it into a cushion cover. The photo below doesn't do the colours of the cotton I've used justice though because of the bad light this morning. In reality the colours in the photo above are much nearer the truth. Very cheerful and just right for our green lounge. It's definately a marmite (love or hate) room and with the addition of things from my new obsession of crochet it's definately not going to get any less bright in the near future.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321650304566458514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 324px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoaujNBYbW_fMgM1QUWU1nvgICzejj1EoR2vihbvy5x_vQpFfm8weA1BUSDTAjQF5nqT4Ku1SdsnHudLKoV8dCFFCOcDdMm0-XYg_6DBxmhFeghjnwhNC7Q9qhGfrHJuyf6d0-6V_yTLZ/s400/mothers+day+and+april+photos+107.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Next up I think I'll tackle the ripple blanket - should keep me busy for a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope you are all having some fun too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">Janette</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;">xx</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-82753094548179017602009-03-26T11:28:00.006+00:002009-03-26T12:22:08.629+00:00Throwing a sickie???<div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoZquDGc4L06uktdlNfbVTUb82rJZlBoYbaTGMUySuo9vPy3ZxeV7uxVF3xzuFXwv9xUmXJBC04sPJjxJ5u92wysJqt89-7DDix_5w38yBHfAk6NkgkDZo7AycM0pzpDczFgTDKe3cOVH/s1600-h/The+industrial+North+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317463073738570418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoZquDGc4L06uktdlNfbVTUb82rJZlBoYbaTGMUySuo9vPy3ZxeV7uxVF3xzuFXwv9xUmXJBC04sPJjxJ5u92wysJqt89-7DDix_5w38yBHfAk6NkgkDZo7AycM0pzpDczFgTDKe3cOVH/s400/The+industrial+North+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">No, I've not really blagged a day off work I am actually sat on the sofa acing from the ends of the hair on my head to the tips of my toenails. Jamie as very graciously shared his germs from the last few days and with me and whereas he was up and happily bounding into school this morning I have struggled to crawl all the way from the bed to the sofa full of the cold that just does not seem to want to get lost for good. </span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, today I've decided to focus on things to be thankful for....</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm thankful that the view from the back of my house looks like this.....</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317461774269750386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4Tbf20tEE0U2WLZ1EUjd8Pwi1syEhhLOVk6pUNlbQY1QuAmKdJIQ-1n-UboWgALBmH7AAsK3VCY9C20uZh9nt2vUS_v6CCWwW2IL9Z64s2DpHeFWHHMTi5Ml9dU6h7PqNZVYUACOKJk9/s400/stuff+004.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Especially when the view from the front of my house is this......</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317461767321033490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgJ4Yfi1Fp1xLHb7-8M4YM4in91VZZwvMgDl8N4i_Es7HCg4LZQOfoE2mbjVqeMtQ-kzX2grbvSUINa1fTIBXWxrjjOKDWcxTiVj43Gv_bOpKnnBvw7ojc0cyBGRRNa_txhat8TGrBYDH/s400/feb+photos+032.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm thankful that in Preston there are views like this ......</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317461772001752578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5FtELkPk8UKTP2Ze99IgvnDeuqUz4_PYm5yQ7-PBUq_6P3DB1HXRMXJQ5fxLFPskM-qIzfOsUjc0FmEVHCASrge-9YiKtXt5k4VtY9ee8UklU7hyphenhyphenESRntNwfUYcATEEhvczCe6GN2h_V/s400/Preston+Avenham+Park.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm thankful I have a family who don't moan and groan continuously when the view inside our house looks like this....</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317464273393977554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisomylVBYZhTr4UG-pRpvwCYABloBd8lNyGyoZlKlyajdMNtgBeEs26Y-v5yp52ViUSvYB7Pyc7lT4kj9sxCHmzjlmjwzV7nbfpMfAR7V3QQsYbsfBhe653PaBY0BxLKR4-axr0Vnj7vDH/s400/spring+photos+077.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><span style="font-size:130%;">especially if I've spent farrr to much time (and money) with this....</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317464275435752322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6StZAfW-5RVjU4vqXB6EyMdHM_bTo6o6uOFTjKsdQ6-e5-0ZE3PeP0ULg-EhBWPpx7pHPhaSlEljJv5RbEjjnn3qKCT2zn9ckNFRRNWGP6ciDlF7mhVJ2pXhU6f82CehX37Nf_TAxtliz/s400/spring+photos+060.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm thankful we have booked a holiday to go here.....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317466542813538626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPjbaDAsxuAc5z9eWhLKpTGItsAwK4GCaQQddRoNTwEPq_QghqEsUpKzvq3VZbYMBcwXi7LUaDfhd9DmZxL6AbWnOeexAPBP32-UckWWYEOb28PqSb8S9YKpXkzNNQigVYd8K6LjMluI4/s400/waren-front.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">And I'm especally thankful that we are staying in one of these ....</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317466541894537282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoeiArdf2OqhitVwoWeQohI_NpBaN0_55JdvxBblWnvMDh5xoPeDzxxLQqWX1iyyen6xq1p0yWmFpmPLUf-5QE3wHfgKnGbtpokKth33-BwFaw8eNp1b-Emlf7aYMzpIEwefdh7CTBK4B/s400/wm-wigwam.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;">so that's that for today I'm off now for a hot lemon and to be honest I'm enjoying the peace before the boys come back from work and school.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Hope you all keep well, take care</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Janette</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">xx<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-80830892571820666512009-03-23T10:33:00.002+00:002009-03-23T11:08:51.210+00:00Springtime fun and flowers<div><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_DHv1LphgEDcH06sA-z1Qxr5yltS116upiBMOqgCQH3Ml-YTbOE7f10U9YSCTJGZK4BJ62chywLPhdsPNk4FiwcPW_UQF-bRo4ylfbFR3lYBteCiz2r7-TlTJuQl0ZczRiweiFGKr9ef/s1600-h/spring+photos+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316333837055781154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_DHv1LphgEDcH06sA-z1Qxr5yltS116upiBMOqgCQH3Ml-YTbOE7f10U9YSCTJGZK4BJ62chywLPhdsPNk4FiwcPW_UQF-bRo4ylfbFR3lYBteCiz2r7-TlTJuQl0ZczRiweiFGKr9ef/s400/spring+photos+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Hello,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Aren't the pink roses above gorgeous. They were a present from work to me and Neil for our vows service but I've just managed to upload the photo this morning.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Anyway</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663333;">I've been very spoiled this weekend. I woke up to this lovely breakfast from Jamie ( I suspect Neil may have helped a little) - Bacon sandwich, boiled egg and soldiers - yummy</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316334091214298530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-QEHsQrOJgufHSDlz7BMI1ftgShraxTCnTZGSffoUO7T-TdpmTGrtjmqI6grjcZKGZbgOHohWC7_i0pHjMPoPAWG4AXuSIGn7P2EUXaj9mPxB-FEAzYcpOjxcyElL0r-NbPB8PVu4L__/s400/spring+photos+155.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">In the background playing was the new Take That CD -yeeee at last I have that CD - I must admit to perhaps hinting rather heavily over the last few weeks that I was a tad partial to Take That ( ok ok so it's possibly not the most sophisticated of music choices but who cares I love them).</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316333856818801330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ8Cc4zf3mORMQtqNcQbkLc2qwRws8GkedrVcY0YYMxy8CAXCUH6IklL8ZitBDDljV6DVpLdCtVdNrEDxKQORqbq1SF8gAZd0iwJ4YVtBwslF0eGdskAvzhNE642zMO4K2JyWRodmWpjRS/s400/spring+photos+157.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="color:#663333;">I<span style="font-size:130%;"> was given this huge bouquet of white tulips - how beautiful are they.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316333848424589458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kKSCagLi7kxw4PrmccUqoiD1IfAAYessCYwT-os-Q0e4xkFw_krFXfz07IemhIIO3UBieJkFupPeYgksMUIv1tA1wxr1tCgiTwaPuWQE9xhIlmHt-IBz7oYq5k9YSml0HGQjaA53Wpt-/s400/spring+photos+052.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Jamie decorated this happy troup of gingerbread men and I spent most of the afternoon engrossed in this stripey blanket. Two thirds of the way through now and I'm still enjoying making it. Hopefully Jamie will love it when it's on his new bed. (he better had!!!)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316333850128989986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JgXi9OzFv7pRiTL5eJ8-APDvQ1NouyqzTKImsQyQjl9CUMa_GyZlKhi1E3UuO-IbFB1wu7CBBdrznAyj8eihQJCa3DXST6ZD123g9CH4rwYtw146KF-mOugJdNQBNEnAlCe-ay7A-sUs/s400/spring+photos+034.JPG" border="0" /> <div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">And finally a gorgeous pot of flowers which I treated myself to the other day (Asda £5 - Bargain!!) Don't they look beautiful and full of the joys of spring.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316333869542855730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2y0lF0VqEove4g78MwuPCsB_WMSeWMY48N4ymOZ6wSVsHpcH-X02hrjkuP9lco0Bn1Fl0kPnLAbt9h4X2vriqfZrra6S9gXUE7HvpYRj45cy5-w5cr0pX185ptimASvLICUykFwWb5Ae-/s400/spring+photos+167.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Hope you've all had a lovely weekend too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">take care</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">Janette</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;">xxx</span></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-71434661622555076472009-03-06T11:53:00.005+00:002009-03-06T14:55:09.966+00:00HAPPYNESS IS.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5ppRlnkEBHGTA-5FhW-dZlk3Pw2QHWP85FWmym-DNp7sVA4ImLL2qD8BnmVoslzs3bqEe9gBJbpkSGKJp2sxLA09_Sx_-y0ZTkc1kcibvP59A1W1vvI1BcRnoEauh_MjkbP5BHFMR5EV/s1600-h/wedding+cards+and+pressies+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310043045926459970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5ppRlnkEBHGTA-5FhW-dZlk3Pw2QHWP85FWmym-DNp7sVA4ImLL2qD8BnmVoslzs3bqEe9gBJbpkSGKJp2sxLA09_Sx_-y0ZTkc1kcibvP59A1W1vvI1BcRnoEauh_MjkbP5BHFMR5EV/s400/wedding+cards+and+pressies+005.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">hi,</span><br /><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Just updating a little bit following the wonderful weekend we had renewing out vows and then the few days away from Preston. I had hoped to be able to post some of the 'semi' official photos but our friend who took the photos for us is away this weekend so we've not met up yet so I'm sorry but you will have to put up with the snaps taken by Jamie and me for now. sorry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZlG3XDVfhWsaX5jYAk03HCJUYSHIgw5YTrE8z4z-_WS0Wt8AMCkooiHv8k_SpVtERWYB5u7GXBjGXbMReIMioaOCI1bjeILkrJz-3wU9UvGSG2Ul5NsM59jWnhGyTp8CjXfNL790uGdJ/s1600-h/wedding+cards+and+pressies+004.JPG"></a><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310043052032832658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSIZAeUksBoIGKn47-jLKzrYL4ukT7C8PVWWTdOenedCrzyl8kzxQ3PE3Pkj9oTA8rn4AUnXRuhgeBu_yLSkisV-z8_ydekNWiaSMVf7WONf-NVbyWjo8Do_SoRHTCKEmDq00TSk5uo4P/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+059.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">This photo was taken just before the service by Jamie, I do love it when an 8 year old takes photos of me - the angles are just perfect for showing off my double chin at its best - thanks Jamie xx</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310047157327985090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4k-wFXiOtyAu-UnnR4CCwDoQ1WPqEpWDqhEzs-bz-r9-_qBY590hTFhKZrvdmCYL0xbMYUNOSGohA60y91N6Z2kOa3CS1auICzFV-VEJ-UODj7j4YMHc339KptjNJ81H4QetA4wDUasH/s400/wedding+cards+and+pressies+001.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">This is a beautiful card made by my lovely Sister-in-law Carol. She's very talented don't you think. Also she made us the fantastic mirror below as a present which will be just perfect in our lounge. I feel really spoilt having such a unique and lovely gift. (Carols just started her own blog up (i'll put the link on the side bar) I hope she keeps it up as I get loads of fun from doing this one and it'll give people the chance to see the gorgeous things she can make).</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310043043121905522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgMa7EldqD38RC4pTc-v5RLQtpRbJj0EuIVOf_YbkneHa1Y1N0ViDIAFl0SEx6aXMPMoEPElK7Gt_p-NRcjUQ0zMNIoiGhGkSGxd65W86N48uuLiGlaValOKYh89owfLxRI20At58lAuBX/s400/wedding+cards+and+pressies+004.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Anyway, we had an amazing service, so many of our friends and closest family came and celebrated with us. It was very bizarre really as we were both so much more nervous than the first time we got married. Neil cried when he said his vows which started everyone off and I tried not to look him in the eye otherwise I'd start as well. I got the feeling that Jamie thinks we're all bit strange afterall it's a different world when you are eight isn't it. I'll definately post more about the day but really want to wait to see what other photos there are first.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310043058504459282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FB4LEpe0uh01yTq6spfj2FzRUkJz1yj86EkhqcqwGRaRU8BP8lEYga17HcZSoSGL78toqwCCJRifWgRRwB_N7w6hsKYK1hWLV4wRDJHJ7lvDVTOclRWFWti9uNoSIM0PCm2HcGdeYzj2/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+088.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">As Jamie was on a school holiday all week (we are going to collect him from school in the next hour and can't wait) it really did feel like a 'proper' honeymoon as we had a few days to ourselves. First stop was Arnside on a very very wet Tuesday. The last time we went we could see for miles, including snow capped mountains of the lakes. As you can see we did not have such a fantastically clear view this time but still beautiful nonetheless. There is a fantastic bakery in Arnside serving great food, so we treated ourselves to soup, homemade bread and then some very cute jam tarts with heart shaped pastry lids - which I stupidely forgot to photograph - Duh!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310047162844283842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HxERZDC3aR8jQgPg-ggg8AeYSD7ywsBl_bS3nVk2rbpFSZMMw66mXjCCSaEXewpuLZVEuhMsUJM8RvDY2m3AiQUIdQCAIcrf_Pjw4HfAmmmdBmWnJWrC1WvSxU9-qEe4de2ka3YkJ6_B/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+090.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Next stop was Harrogate, we stayed here overnight and had a great couple of days. This was a lovely coffee shop (we seem to have done a lot of coffeeing this week)</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310044093015053394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8YRvrJfxveTpmLYomibEK8t7wzWqk8LV76UkdcG-58lbb0VGHOcomjZuNPYR1_M2VhuBFnfyCh3SHROA8O87o5OQWYEUJ2Cs3plV7Madh51Hws0UrPVVMCuYY7_NpB2QVyoEkbZrWxJsg/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+092.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">We also went to Betty's tea shop for a bit of sophistication - or it would have been had I not poured my tea straight into the cup without using the tea strainer and then had to surrepticiously pour it back into it's nice shiny tea pot and then try again properly - oh how it showed that I'm not used to this tea leaf malarky!!!</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310044104871760754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzij4AHXnyqPHZyNADrBoTx8X_3P1IsELF3Y-DFH5e7liy0xDbdQnA2G6BfwmWZ7o35qjGgS72ZuYHsWKoqFEddSIqxjUY_x2tgzO57HQE65Umc3ym7G7it74VtscQbMw9afzry8e73jQ/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+093.JPG" border="0" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Walking around the streets of Harrogate is a joy, so many pretty buildings, houses and flower shops its just lovely. I loved this florist its such a shame I couldn't buy any to take home as they would have wilted in the car so I had to take a photo to enjoy instead.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310044112375232322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWhDHBxu274hrPYIybMLvZ5X3tr4vw8POB8wdc4MktqMcdKxTWEw9T63Db39h9vEOwyfXc9QGSG3s-nFYYRRu0iEvERvXpRIq-H7868oLykUlaoo_GLS0SOxYKD8bI911wLgOoXEbDno2/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+117.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Next stop yesterday was Skipton and to the wild oats cafe which has been recommended to us by friends. Its well worth the trip over from Preston as the food is fantastic. While we were there we saw this very interesting notice - just in case there are any budding crocheters out there. I have listed Attic 24 as one of my favourite blogs it's a lovely colourful place to visit in blogland and if you've never wanted to crochet before you will definately want to be out hook and yarn hunting after seeing her photos. Well guess who is taking the classes none other by our very own soule mama Lucy. I am definately going to be talking to my boss to arrange a day off if the classes carry on through the year. I'm so lucky to live close enough to make the journey.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310044106700895170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOv6YVm1K0QiuXhIradBPnbOYMhap72dArNMhXy3Xfb5v5YJRXIXfJEti0D7cl4H6hPvPW0Tknn9ctsrCPAbGqqEfrWxbU7_xndwWrFS5XmNJbfGSqJs-lLdphVf8T0WhAny0TqKfoL9F/s400/wedding+honeymoon+and+stuff+110.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Just had to finish for today with a photo of my lovely Neil wearing his all time favourite cardigan ever. If he could live in it he would. Anyway the very very pretty waitress in the Wild Oats cafe commented that it was a lovely cardigan so he was over the moon about it (was it the fact that she loved the cardi or was it the fact she was pretty - who knows lol) anyway bet I never have a problem getting him to take me back to the cafe again...</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Anyway enough for now as we are going to collect Jamie.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Have a great weekend</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Janette</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">xxx</span></p><p></p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-63664032452237987772009-02-20T14:56:00.005+00:002009-02-20T16:04:25.303+00:00Plans in action!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304906966544832306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC4chs_jHvzy5S6OuNUqZcu7ptUuuk7Xm2mIUJK1VhElaHSAW5_fQSWDKtqmGBQ62mJKEOeBXIAQBoRUEBIreoxSRp76dzDOvmHjRinAJwGYiVlmawCKIzPCQ8cjZMnM9D-1Im_aHU524/s400/thank+you.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">hello,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#990000;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Thank you all so much for the really lovely comments on my last post. I am feeling so lucky at the moment and very very excited. The last few days have all been a bit overwhelming really. Suddenly loads of our friends who I don't see very often have been in touch all of whom have known for months about the reaffirming of our vows and each day brings news of someone else who is coming for the day. It's so nice.</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304895997408602594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXsiDblQdhTVRAZGR8cuDIt1wmHEPz-Ph1-sKDEEEz1fWnjAyPp8BWCdDXsM0DAGpvfAde0CTdR5wH5XXxRC2o2KV47FgQ8uhrgI10nZZN-LjAukLpzF0YSnQCow5RC0nXtSz1Crx8Yaz/s400/feb+photos+059.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">The day is going to be low key despite the fact that lots of people will be there. The plan is to have our vows included in the usual sunday service at our church. Neil's chosen hymns that mean a lot to both of us and are the ones we enjoy the most. A couple of our friends are singing and playing during the service. After the service we are having a jacobs join buffet where basically everybody who comes contributes something to eat. Neil apparently has planned to cook 24 hour pork courtesy of Nigella which we have had a few times before - it's ridiculously easy to do and tastes wonderful. After the buffet we are going to the local pub which is on the bank of the river ribble and overlooks a lovely park for a few drinks and then thats that really. We've then got a week off work while Jamie goes on a school holiday so we've got a couple of days booked in Harrogate (courtesy of travellodge doing an offer of rooms being £9.00 a night) and hopefully I'll finally make that trip to skipton I yearned for a few weeks ago.</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304905801035035714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 364px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqk4kTjswXvjyJksFLj3tNowKchrPR5egHnQowxnTKr5jFAWGkE7adz8b4fR9i8TJV6loCq4Zk5tUnIPgATvMaHY2Jgs0Q3h6Bnfw8CyKxZE_tCR1IEMxsBccCWhSiCtNftCFzxa-ZC7m/s400/roast-pork-with-apples.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Basically because we have no money at the moment I've spent the last few days thinking how I could 'pretty' up the church hall. Neil has been so romantic in organising and planning this whole day and somehow I'd like to do something to reflect that and help make it look romantic on the day. So, I've been through my pretty paper stack - I have hoards of paper like most people on here have fabric and have been busy punching it into heart shaped confetti to scatter on the tables. I would have like to make some bunting but just don't think I'll have time to do it so then I remembered Lucy's (attic 24) hearts hanging from the ceiling on valentines and think I might be able to recreate that - what do you think??</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304905797648185890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDiVGADfauxGN2fWQ7OBi-5sUJ3CTW4uoT8DiYtoucfitBWD2ZWD486lSJwVP-lo5jZQBEek7hNj3KLC5DUF-ZyW_Fylkf2nCW7aDez_xc8Z3Fmvm6z-9mIzK1-HG8d9Bi9a3HybP9YTM/s400/feb+photos+065.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">As for something to wear - Our church is pretty modern and I regularly turn up in Jeans but as this is a special day I am absolutely over the moon as I have bought a dress!! I never wear dresses as I can never seem to find one to fit my very top heavy body shape. But I scoured the internet and saw a dress that caught my eye and was an absolute bargain(£13.50 and its brand new)!! It's black and white swishy and swirly and when it arrived this morning I was so pleased that it looked as I imagined it would. It's paired with a three quarter sleeve knot fronted top and this big corsage. I love the corsage but might change it for something in a brighter colour but haven't found one yet so we'll see. If I'm honest I would have loved a dress in shades of pinks, lilacs, summery colours but the reality is I am not your average off the peg dress shape so the fact I actually found a dress in the first place is definately a novelty. And as I said before we are pretty much broke having spent the last year rewiring, replastering etc etc our house (it was about to be condemmed for unsafe wiring so was a pretty scary time which wiped us out of the little savings we had).</span></div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304895999594789442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 391px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GMQxOoyTpAtF_3BB8txAmN5OLaS3fbh07FtukjJZQNuzP5CgVLclJ7FDijw9ndllxtpZvWn4h9MLaczMd_sqbjyB0yjVJkuA_oNSpPEMP0fIA751m_Tic4bQvieOE_CyLdv0DwfT3tkC/s400/feb+photos+069.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Please let me know if you come up with any ideas for making a room look pretty that costs next to nothing - all ideas welcome, and thanks again for the lovely comments I've really appreciated every single one of them.</span></div><br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304896001569023714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCBT6OAs-BoDIHb29Y1fiQrGck7jbNOQeKYwRrI0o_54VfMh3B0Qni-cA5x4y5Q5aG34o5xqQqbhCut22lSVYEqP4ROXBG3XI5zQ0cWT5k3SE-Gr0KVjEIDWex7k-H1NjgUq63xXjZjks/s400/feb+photos+064.JPG" border="0" /></div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Hope you are having a good week.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Take care</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#990000;">Janette</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#990000;">xxx<br /></span><br /><br /></span></div><div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-46471671082197899872009-02-15T11:40:00.006+00:002009-02-15T12:42:59.131+00:00I LOVE MY HUSBAND!!!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTftRagvuFiqX9BYkvbpGRXYyr5y51KPFDF1PB98OFzjuoDExWeeNrQm2N4gkfiAKwqrVHXyWrx4wm1TlQp11tX-IS8TLHWHXB6XNjIG9FMtxSLV5KGWmCA0-Q-CjUF8tnpV4O2PCKxQe/s1600-h/cornwall+august+2007+022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303001524957711922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTftRagvuFiqX9BYkvbpGRXYyr5y51KPFDF1PB98OFzjuoDExWeeNrQm2N4gkfiAKwqrVHXyWrx4wm1TlQp11tX-IS8TLHWHXB6XNjIG9FMtxSLV5KGWmCA0-Q-CjUF8tnpV4O2PCKxQe/s400/cornwall+august+2007+022.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">My lovely husband surprised me yesterday. Now don't get me wrong he can be romantic, he often does lovely things just to be sweet but, surprises that's not really been his strong point over the last 10 years. Basically because he can't keep a secret and is really really rubbish at telling fibs.</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302991558154229490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53UHId3sAdqLAhyr4l4ix8tFxVSa6kWDZWnKPRAUV5Ho_abFuVtlbcCnLnWyz8EBwCC7ipALpN12ZYD-GIXxmR21l_-xYrdY6IXOZf_cL5RPO7tubzexEWg3jzoCr4aPESiTec4etGlix/s400/cornwall+august+2007+153.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">We had a lovely romantic meal yesterday which I was going to photograph but totally forgot. We had for starters garlic and pinenut tartlets (so today I stink), for main course, roasted cod with boulangerie potatos (I think that's what they were called, basically potatoes sliced and baked in the oven with some stock and butter) and steamed peas and beans with a herby dressing. and for dessert Creme brulee. The last time Neil made creme brulee we ended up at the hospital as he had 2nd degree burns after trying to move the molten sugar into a heart shape with his finger!!!! so there was some nervousness going on while he made these this time. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303000984743150370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoh4BUmEjOwZMhGU1XxLA_3apGj9HvU0XJAmOVpk1nvFNv8jT2xn1ZNcmfnf0iLeUNsV3SJQK1QhVK85yeO9UaIkqaVafvkzPsSih27uKWuV7mQ73Di3fI-eAR8OvbxN27E70ZbyitXN6J/s400/jan+14th+2008+002.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Anyway dinner was lovely, Jamie was upstairs in bed and we enjoyed a lovely grown up meal at the table with candles, wine the works (again I forgot to take a photo). </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302991559781782802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiygJOkNLL-1luMzIOm0N6zvfG6ihvD0WlflKv4_c43f4rbJwn0nQLcyAwnLutGHuyA1vT7ERBHfsyFQZqupT7LuH4h2o3ZNtGIw2pxZ47nSY1tUxz-4DdAxHhTB6WHQH8oOO5nMEK-PEM2/s400/cornwall+august+2007+208.JPG" border="0" /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Neil then produced a piece of paper - his script listing 10 things he loved about me and 10 ways I've made him feel since we've been together and then he got on bended knee and asked me to marry him again!!!! Now that was definately a surprise!!</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303000975839584018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_lpwesizhcNOs7ZMxm1b5YRz1hyrKo5vT_6t_qdTVfA57Tbe2T36hCAwB_W9UfywebYE5xkGJj8J1wgwhj46AYrDjNvia8mMsXh1_55V7n7UaKSjddFybYsBdUMSHcE0X9fM-XTJToBA/s400/The+industrial+North+012.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Obviously I said yes to renewing our vows which he then said was a good job and a big relief for him because - even bigger surprise now - the church is booked for <strong>1st March,</strong> our friends and family are travelling here from all over England, the food is organised for after the service and even my hairdresser has me booked in.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303000986984724946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbnOXrzHHEQZIxSLwb-uykR296naLJ1qIbDfGkcvtBEHOcKhrSVwIIvkmBESOoQRXgjj0JEtsE5ud2xE8R5779AW_Mt-Bi8pR4OlWr92yrHlcImBO6xAhJySe3XHGcILU8AbWY8VP_-rC/s400/poland+feb+08+148.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Apparently Neil has been organising this for the last 6 months and I have had absoloutely no idea. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303000978420464914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWM2eHanZQAaNwzLJVr3YiSXzKwHApEXJBLuzvx47LyM_afgSKQOv2kjBv840iaYrUW5VqpeGpnpFd16yLNitpJQyt3iiqyKv4J3IINHSVZkgcuSituZlV3DsA8fp02vDEmUJoEJyiLNq/s400/012.JPG" border="0" /> <div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">I am really happy, surprised, stunned. I now need something new to wear - do you think it's possible to lose a couple of stone in a fortnight!!!!</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-67045699428274101872009-02-09T21:01:00.008+00:002009-02-10T00:17:55.445+00:00Special Delivery...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300906786709698658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzi0KurkZW-9PttAlji6tvCPUL5REhSv-V8fFDvCnezJM65-z8bwuvSgkXlgvX7jOqYhPTx3_EQrzYD8vxf37Mr4sCDhoP66tGR8R2qEFbyC65Vw-S3_nN5NLWaMMBx6nt_PZ1_OBWSyt/s400/fun+things+014.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">hello,</span> <div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">On Friday whilst I was at work the postman came and dropped one of those little red invitations through my door - you know the ones telling you to come to the sorting office to collect a parcel. I took part in Mrs Thrifty's </span><a href="http://athriftymrs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">http://athriftymrs.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Valentine swap and was really lucky to be paired up with Mel 'Shabby Chick' </span><a href="http://countryinthetown.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">http://countryinthetown.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">so I knew something was on it's way to my house and I was really excited that it had arrived but really disappointed that I couldn't collect it until today.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">After the school run I drove down slippery icy roads through rush hour traffic into the town centre sorting office, passport in tow to collect my recorded delivery package. I had no idea what would be in it. There is something so exciting about getting parcels in the post.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000099;"></span></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300906762528225778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdam5TsXDbi-ouBTeuYCW-BAV0r9yah7xb2GONQel_YqD5Z06-ankAN29y2LXWXJI_fEpu88jDjcobn-vHd0vCrYBIEmMeVAd3Z1Besq1XK8mEIErZlYjNsx9445DNm3aQNMUe2uoed1KY/s400/fun+things+008.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">The postman handed it over to me. A square box bigger and heavier than I expected. Would I be able to wait until Saturday to open it?? Yeah if the parcel fairy stole it away from me and put it into hiding. No, I knew that once at home the parcel would have to be opened. I have absolutely no will power about so many things parcel opening being just one of them</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Anyway, I opened it up - Mel you are very good at wrapping presents making them extra hard to open.... And inside were these beautifully wrapped gifts and a card.<br /><br /></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300906766851529074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiN7QbHivnjGOVpGCemcKDxOUf_DVeNcPZldC-Anzv7AX_S72xhtCPXLKLqyyOHWmqBk2351LVnU9STCZdNYSgUYWrrjRc8GyF5IxgFA4gt4olXaMjW9wVjza_BixAZInb8HNTAZZiuKgv/s400/fun+things+009.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#000099;">First things first - the card. If there are cards and presents I always have to open the card first just to keep the suspense going a little bit longer.</span><br /></span></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300906769638561906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyfg1R-NcQ_8zMOtghxEXzqspKvKuzgu9xKHrB49IuOkNLxKkgXUAudTYZz4mZ7R9NND3PYdaH1IRD2uwKvOsXJ6oeZUMeKOTlJDdjPjGrQHyLx0T5YCg3nGT-WJThYfyRsgZ26pUXgDA/s400/fun+things+010.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Next came the first present a door hanging with Daydream believer painted on it. Absolutely perfect for me, I love it. then I notced the matching valentines gift tag with my name on it. I'm always incredibly touched to receive anything with my name on it because when I was growing up we could never find anything with Janette spelt my way. So even though the spelling is now a little more common I still get a flutter when I get anything with my name on.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300906774912121202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7E8F9MKwHYcvSrkP__rSq7QBvtCeS_HwnEDZKXnR13h2jKISVs5NO8EUeH8_Pd5b6Q2GPE5kufv_B_1CZYfXgrgkJKi9IGGQYYI18eDo1EFn_B8Eri748YCjjjiRufL4wUBArWUAHSXEN/s400/fun+things+012.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Then I unwrapped a beautiful mug. I know I posted about my mug love a bit back and the fact that I can't drink coffee out of anything else, so keeping that in mind I now have a beautiful homely hot chocolate mug. I'll be christening that in a minute with a lovely hot chocolate with a nip of brandy bed time drink (well it is very very cold in Preston so the brandy is only for a little extra warmth honestly)...</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300907306552686930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3G0NOjS6m6nPOKywrGQUH1vbhZ8ijAYKSnQPluS2Ua1JEZ6Cd-JlPALIFY5WHUzhjR42l1cTs3hdzDNi1acHpbhZq9FXhHLVmFvImPkQtm2fjvxpoJj7zYL-Kq-FT2sAPOv6kJJbL6PjJ/s400/fun+things+018.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">After that was this lovely little jar full of gorgous bits and pieces such as beads, buttons, a hair clip, a flower a shell case, a bath salt, a fabric heart some ribbon and so on. It is so pretty.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300907312713034930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeE_vWfcdGREWVw1_qgXNMKMGUe7wPopFeXvNYlfOK4pD7rDmQ7Q4iXye_tQfdMF7jwR6_PgNhbp_eJX88fCiDnzuil8xOI41N2HNf-vkWTDMmp90VWeWs_P9IzICPlDLh1QGTsCH2pjR/s400/fun+things+019.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Next - yes there was more - a wonderful smelling Yankee candle. As tempted as I am to light it now, I am determined - yes absolutely determined not to light it until March when Neil and I will hopefully have finished decorating our bedroom and the candle will be the perfect finishing touch.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300907317265336354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixUMtJ0urV8Ofj0NCk-WIJjLVMVsJ3TdRc8E-3JBgq2zTumK6rmGKo0X3vWE9qtmdotNHn-JBzTbtU0RuaN95F34xmpFd9x8mid3mE8LkwbsfyHlelcwl8pWdO7PyToskK9-xamUkxl_1/s400/fun+things+020.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Last but not least I opened up this fantastic fabric heart again embroidered with my name on it and another item that will definately grace the new bedroom in March.</span></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300907320072187202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoiqPyUceo-QskGYjcTYlN3V2oyd7eMqq43ib3b8sZdwMOjxUZQG3RX578Z9VX9587ijKyNFcitKxvYRwcpWazvawrafBoWQPo4NqTlDBazSdeuJoj9rTaRsvR0GrIDKa4vkYS8vwRmFi/s400/fun+things+022.JPG" border="0" /></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Thank you Mel so much. I was completely overwhelmed by your gift. It was so much more than I ever expected and a totally beautiful and feminine present. In a house of boys I hadn't realised until today how much I love such pretty things</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">I'm off now to enyjoy my hot chocolate</span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Janette</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">xx</span></p><p></p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-67795433334771338712009-02-03T20:13:00.003+00:002009-02-03T21:18:28.310+00:00HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">21 x 2 = Me<br /></span><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">No work for me and Neil today as it's been my birthday. I am 42 years old. We had this wonderful plan of spending the day in Skipton it's one of my favourite places near here, we were looking forward to lunching in the fab veggie restaurant my friend is always recommending to us and having a general bimble about before collecting Jamie from school. But as is a true tradition of my birthday nothing ever goes to plan. - Trust me the saga's of my birthdays past could be a blog all of their own. Suffice it to say since I was 13 years old I have <strong>never</strong> had a birthday without something going not quite to plan. Anyway nothing major happened this year other than the washing machine and the TV chucking a wobbly and neither engineer being able to come out any other day this week than today - typical. So there you go no skipton trip for me.</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298668192734380482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHnFZfVMzlCWfLcAPKcG1WvhydrmFvhhSTGEfm-ofHloK-SKI5StcvGSNcdrID8INFlu9Z-g912erKxh7muq3ezGR4gtjgeH8-Tu9pEIysDAMQxDWoFGor9vuIKtPQxurTUkuHb4McCsJ/s400/my+birthday+023.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Never Mind, I got this lovely card from Jamie - it's designed by Katy Kirkham one of my favourite designers so I was very happy. A good start to the day me thinks.</span></div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298668185329755474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHwVuuck80m6F5TQx2pwRxYbY5YuBFsD-LiWW3uE6l1KKW9_6EkcdlhpUbLV7TmUlYUlMuIhJ3m1K7xtXWSelyAfpBHBxgWnq47G3fSr5CT7EhWQd3OcYi-fZ7X_UJITLDqv_WuC3fFHl/s400/my+birthday+014.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">My mum treated me to a tube of my favourite moisterizer - I love the sweet lavender smell and the fact that the cream feels really lovely and cooling when you put it on.</span> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298668183400364626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 394px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiPoI9xDxPpPcIjlg8-qVGRV0trREbUpE4hEhh4EMQxm8AEMEjkbn6p3LGItRsJ7YZ-Kq_a83w11iDiFZxzcOqRPCfXmd-mEx3czldFf1u1pwi8C-gBXYlevXcX11lZegE-KpXpRL8zNH/s400/my+birthday+010.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Mum also got me a lovely pot of yellowey orangey crystanthemums - very pretty. (the whiskey was a present for Neil from me the other day.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298668178244486802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 357px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5J4RBNDqadq20RnLL4pKJ37GVmWZU4g70JTPEcgQvfJGCZfXT-KZbdIxBqGy7Sc9FuzETv9YK-dW3QR78FJ_P4VTIM4rfI8x1-IluTh0glLikvq7k7imMRdeNQn7kS7VtDC54PuufpdV/s400/my+birthday+001.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Chinese crispy duck for tea followed by a very gooey yummy chocolate brownie cake baked by my lovely husband and beautifully and originally decorated by Jamie....</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298668180395242114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnZxao2-I81rVSWSxmgd4xkXxftGUHwznu1D6ft5L-lPpLm2IKIp5N9hRN0iAHrqs1qNbxU2KSeZ9azkZf3Sy2krJzR2ekkk1KlR2DY99apr5P4czaqF6xXxneb03ZMfQXI7l9OTwxyEQ/s400/my+birthday+005.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">All finished off with a candle blowing out session. Luckily we didn't have 42 candles so just used what we had and it's ever such hard work blowing out 17 candles so it's a good job I had an eager helper.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Hope you have a great day too</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">Janette</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#660000;">xxxxx</span></p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-43731337722839853272009-01-28T20:02:00.003+00:002009-01-28T20:48:06.647+00:00Foggy Fuzzy Funky<div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq6Ce2NB-VWgxPHwhouqYV-ugLex6mOvy7DGu68CySjFiQEaETg3p5GiyLkPsBS3tk84rkbwU6twt_h4nAXkMQspXOfEM7sCqAhbJn4u631VoFQUtzzteg34y9D1QnEDvCyxBnZy0LURO/s1600-h/foggy+morning+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296438739668812146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVq6Ce2NB-VWgxPHwhouqYV-ugLex6mOvy7DGu68CySjFiQEaETg3p5GiyLkPsBS3tk84rkbwU6twt_h4nAXkMQspXOfEM7sCqAhbJn4u631VoFQUtzzteg34y9D1QnEDvCyxBnZy0LURO/s400/foggy+morning+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Hello,</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">This was the view from my garden this morning - What a foggy day you could barely see across the canal and could see absolutely nothing of the church and buildings behind the trees on the other side. The fog stayed here all day so didn't venture out too far. I like the fog though (as long as I'm not driving in it). I love the way it blurs the edges like looking through misted glasses and colours the world in muted shades of grey, very very dreamy.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296448934819309970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29hyV90i5wjRiazQNRfuLsp11yfGTlDCnebEnNHlXN0I3uS8EUFtKtHNKqxIFXFjyXjLuDxEwMa60YfglpZKg5CV1Cu2AGMihLiMaPk2B2VBGRgJC4T44GdJbaqbH5OetCizr3h73oh2Q/s400/stuff+014.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Not so muted in our house though. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">This is a <em>not very good photo</em> of my first ever crocheted project - a big stripy blanket in my usual bright clashing colours. I love this blanket - it was the first time I had ever crocheted and started off as just a couple of stripes of spare wool while I taught myself by following videos on Utube about a year ago. Because I enjoyed it so much I just kept going using more and more balls of my mums wool. Anyway it grew to be this big and I really love it as it is soooo snuggly and warm and I'm just dead chuffed cos despite the odd mistake I made something useful and pretty. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">My mum was a fantastic Knitter when I was growing up but she can't knit anymore because of rheumatism it's so sad because I never appreciated all the knitted jumpers etc at the time as I would have far rather have been able to buy the latest tops from Chelsea Girl (does anyone remember them?? Now I would love to have just some of the wonderful tops she made me. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Anyway, as a sort of thank you I've decided that I am going to crochet a blanket for her out of granny squares some plain ones and some with flowers. It's her birthday at Easter this year so hopefully it will be finished by then - I find I am much more disciplined about finishing things I've started when I give myself a deadline (maybe that's the office worker in me who knows....)</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296438746923174210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQPVj97wY04PVy_U0YGKR_ZfG357uB-rTE4sSqnttOWFpQ3SQeHwjHt7hkMfOwyeLkTyVUipxb-FzrnEB050x7RkKtgma9iVYrDramU7Rx1bjCiHMWp2E6Gz3HqJU3xD2YzmTaqlbpmJR/s400/stuff+018.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">I thought I'd end today with this picture of Dilly my very very much loved teddy bear. As you can see he is extemely thread bare and has had a number of repairs made to him - mostly by me when I was little. Dilly was given to my brother when he was born and when he was 7 and I was born he decided he was too grown up for a bear and gave him to me. 42 years later and Dilly still sits on my bed each and every night. sad??? me???? never!!! - well maybe just a little bit!!! well ok extremely sad but hey ho I never said I was sensible did I??????.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Have fun it'll soon be the weekend.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Love</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Janette</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#336666;">xxx<br /></span></div><br /><div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-75159198858700739282009-01-25T21:24:00.005+00:002009-01-25T22:33:23.606+00:00Tah Dah!!!!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVVvCSYrBs19TZQQeecGj7nkEZKqx6Zy5YpdOzorz_r_zQvGDODNdVGzUWUusWERLabxyUZevRuU9a1yy4V1-ID96iPg7_2A8MnFP8gtpMOiLHhxa1rCyt0p-da5B4NyOVvuWxEso2qdD/s1600-h/stuff+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295346675519281778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVVvCSYrBs19TZQQeecGj7nkEZKqx6Zy5YpdOzorz_r_zQvGDODNdVGzUWUusWERLabxyUZevRuU9a1yy4V1-ID96iPg7_2A8MnFP8gtpMOiLHhxa1rCyt0p-da5B4NyOVvuWxEso2qdD/s400/stuff+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nQNlD1erAWihMB1zqin9fIT86VMwLWZ3OXJ61S-SrPX7SYBHm4JS1hHQZDS2LeKtrdMNWZN5-0FUDE3g-c_MXQxc9vW6DcUUq1THDgHBU1tuEh2lL3W0djaYGECVSJZo_g-vjvIls_QF/s1600-h/stuff+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295346669041137778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nQNlD1erAWihMB1zqin9fIT86VMwLWZ3OXJ61S-SrPX7SYBHm4JS1hHQZDS2LeKtrdMNWZN5-0FUDE3g-c_MXQxc9vW6DcUUq1THDgHBU1tuEh2lL3W0djaYGECVSJZo_g-vjvIls_QF/s400/stuff+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">A quick post just to show that lots and lots of felt circles each blanket stitched together finally equals:</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295346680856656114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3GfOlwy8j5QO10WKvLjeNqg66L9TRIQDzFr5bt8XvxDjk6fqFzSBmxgYb7DgIuNJdBl53Eztj1BLqEJxjF1HxxyPI30TsLVdo-Q5rETTCAxjJuAZq3i9wsY5EOZMMlE_GLDGeM3NXNqx/s400/stuff+030.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">One very bright Penny Rug ready for hanging. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">I've really enjoyed sewing this wall hanging all the bright colours making me smile with each set of happy cheerful colours different from the rest. Part of me is sad now it's finished, I just hope the people it's for like it.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">Tomorrow is Monday and I am having a card making day. I've been asked by some of the people I work with to make a 60th birthday card for one of our team and I've been given a list of other cards to make for other friends too. So I'm hoping to have a mammoth card making day tomorrow and then be able to move on to the things I've been planning for the last month or so. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295360038667049906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGdEUInecZ9UBrtu4H5dmrJipkL-YdGA9rS2D065s6ihKyrIZJUUJdANNG7JWrhOnWZvY9mplpf7EIfOkVeQM8qkrS0QCN5p4eqWAM9okpZbwexGsai0adqdyC_izAOj7pd5fDkbm605J/s400/my+cards+2006-07+145.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">It's our 10th wedding anniversary next weekend, and looking back we have had some great times and seen some great places together. We have a lot of bare walls in our house and for a long time now I've wanted to fill those walls with lots of bright happy pictures and collages to remind us of those things. I've got a few ideas and sketched out some ideas but that's as far as it's got but hopefully over this year a few things will materialize and end up on our walls. Watch this space.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">I hope you all have had a great weekend.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000066;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">take care</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">Janette</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;">xx</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-3380646127121971762009-01-19T10:14:00.004+00:002009-01-19T14:17:36.842+00:00MORNING BRIGHTNESS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qwOwC74R-rwBW73XnkEjvmXJNImEEts7Ev6bDY1Z0wTkEEnIzi3gbz0DLoHjnywoCB27k1JCjMrIoFJba_u6etVZtdl8GWltXTAaIUJRUL6WneQOnn_TFhO1MqTIBHEkwSsG6LRpfHow/s1600-h/january+18th+010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292947534515078338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qwOwC74R-rwBW73XnkEjvmXJNImEEts7Ev6bDY1Z0wTkEEnIzi3gbz0DLoHjnywoCB27k1JCjMrIoFJba_u6etVZtdl8GWltXTAaIUJRUL6WneQOnn_TFhO1MqTIBHEkwSsG6LRpfHow/s400/january+18th+010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Hello,</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">I hope you have all had a great weekend. We've had a very lazy weekend this time. Lots of lovely family time just enjoying being at home. We've had magazines - I finally got this months Country Living magazine and was able to read, daydream and soak up the lovely pictures and articles and am definately inspired to make some marmalade. I really must subscrible to this magazine I buy it every month anyway so at least I would get to enjoy it sooner in the month. We've played games - battleships and Panic Button (that's a great general knowledge quiz game which is really good for families as it has questions to suit all ages we've found) and we've watched DVD's - well we've watched Prince Caspian for the gazillionth time....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292947539814065554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m5Vf1l81wwCDu26jaZHd88vj5FlQlZNSVkcovdnvsxe5efHszIatS_TONesqYJZa81o-BTJ8pp7DNkyg3Irpt713xl72Lrh4vH5qoIkdiYu6JPradVgNCK_oH3g6SaeWY0W_Irp-Xnxp/s400/january+18th+013.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">I'm not really a morning person but this year I've been really trying to set my alarm earlier and have a less rushed morning. It's been working too and the other morning - before the school and work run I even managed to take the photo at the start of this post of the morning view from our garden. I love it as the light is so different to what I usually see. Even the swans came over to ourside of the canal for breakfast it was lovely.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292947521444754050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvjzLsBQkrC7o238Te5Hw3OFsxG4fhdMufmVDdHaEhfbdhruknfARXfcTgKotbDwSi3lASTW28dsTypzpAJ-BqBih1ARN3J52itYX5Fmp7L_r8It4xN3WX9XUpoH4QCB5vfUlo2qrUTZn/s400/january+18th+005.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Outside the shoots of the forsythia are happily growing and the crocus bulbs have still survived so all is well in the world (if a little damp but then this is Preston I supose - have I mentioned before that it rains - alot - in Preston??)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292947519293934130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiY9y1T6Brx7NqZ1ww52898gQ2jLMrsw5aSSgdM0xBdENIDW5ZLN3xPKxlrzvW5pnVzKye7J89wx5EjBaQErilx4HEDO1JydD4Lzg3yFZXQqIIFSzK42gh_snyEOyOTH1AXezSjhH_161t/s400/january+18th+020.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">Inside we are bright and happy too and I bought this lovely bunch of daffodils to replace the past it tulips for my favourite vase yesterday. They were all still in tight buds last night when I went to bed and this morning look - the flower fairy has been and the buds are all magically opening to share their beautiful yellow cheery faces.</span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">I'm going to carry on with the cheerful theme today as well and get on with the penny rug. I've done 37 of the circle pennies so just another 28 to go.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Hope you can all have a cheeful day too.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Janette</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">xx</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></p></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-23313729502017238252009-01-13T18:45:00.004+00:002009-01-13T19:21:39.603+00:00Work in Progress cont...<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYNj7IATO-_0h7T3xuxcGMNJPRLP0LxF1nKNewwaB0CZfCQExyQDGcn6LA3wHC0vvmpdXeOp6SdtLvnixS7Bi1vnUs4bLqgdSocSjIM7eiQ_Y20B_TKK-tonWCVXepq8k75HgHpB9ieJT/s1600-h/mine+033.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZg15IBEkEcqZyJmsThu8OjkpxUpyQywkrLZP8KmHU_x_E25vTCiSHWDRyydOqc5BwJ08ntLrvcTDgpXvvXtZ2ZGtf6pPaV-pJvYzS7Mcxue52ciaOly-MhIv6WfgYJeoJWGhvXQVOo7y/s1600-h/mine+037.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290852983809059394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZg15IBEkEcqZyJmsThu8OjkpxUpyQywkrLZP8KmHU_x_E25vTCiSHWDRyydOqc5BwJ08ntLrvcTDgpXvvXtZ2ZGtf6pPaV-pJvYzS7Mcxue52ciaOly-MhIv6WfgYJeoJWGhvXQVOo7y/s400/mine+037.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">Hello,</span></div><div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">Just a quick update on the penny rug to show that ok yes I am back at work for another week but I'm still getting on with more enjoyable things once I'm home.</span> <br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290852951439889202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK-3sd-zUaH1h6Yw28oiJG3FPAKpfqXk2fke4kjAgo6jOPsh8mHMRwzyaKhsY4-D5fYPpFJQ2WZ3Vqpny50gZiVXVyrfevnCT-PJZuIbwgGtQMqS_lxIWrWjlwNMvQ6td0w6iXCJb0xW5/s400/mine+027.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">So far, I've pinned the pennies together - I do hope you like my colour choices.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"></span></div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290852977044357794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlq8pC7KFrBynwDj80OxMjFjAvApmcbj6VRqGPlN2BYkIwKoR270fOCNGpPKtdWhI9P3Z48s36AN0wKjjTpCNExGfcGlCmuXW5qYe9qJ9uIp_iMgNvsb3RkwvK2fYqPzm8RdpEab_QuTN/s400/mine+036.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"><span style="color:#330099;">Then I blanket stitch around each circle, navy blue for the smallest and outer circle and pale blue for the middle one.<br /></span><br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290855687630523922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieu31ARbsOG-hLKoB9hqESpfQQT5OJ4xKDR1qzOIldCN1hx_xoaSKaikR20Xnf5Kyt8pDgW5nIKFu8Y_N9meDdJimv7AfiNWjQK8DQWNUCSjY-F1PNisjBhooh4f0Itb2__AATUNQRi5Ql/s400/mine+033.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">And here are some of the 'pennies' I've done so far. 12 down another 53 to go.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">It's quite relaxing doing this and whilst I'm sewing I can think about what to do next.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#330099;">At the moment I'm thinking about joining the local 'stitch and bitch' in Preston. It's on a Thursday evening at the local Starbucks. Until recently I was busy on a Thursday evening but as part of our 'do more of what we enjoy' plan for the New Year I'ts now a free for me evening and I think I might give it a go - Who could want more - an evening of crocheting combined with a starbucks coffee certainly worth a try I think. </span></div><div><br /> </div><div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-69781868271347222262009-01-10T14:50:00.006+00:002009-01-10T16:18:33.802+00:00Work In Progress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImxAcrC0AeTFCuIoAp2ENnlle8HZOQe5wYkT1dnHkmLyTOIBjCpFRL7edZJkEEXYlbsZ71Y1ALmtKKp3f7UCoenIefSCk4mFAefOZ6zlsnUANw6K8yIi2nzmbXug8dv6fBKPxCfn8QFKX/s1600-h/work+in+progress+011.JPG"></a><span style="color:#003333;"></span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Yea!!!!!!!!!! It's the weekend.</span></div><div><br /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289691541102469282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2FVjRq232mTXxlvlEP8Dc3Nm6xdVqg7KcWU4kSoq0HG0JBAFajkEanVLcnTsjcMurdhV_5hAq57efGjtga9RePHRq_MYjKy2DQrcVelU7Bi_aHyllA6dHJTD8qreW4z5R6fDMUaJkM4s/s400/Saturday+afternoon+in+Jan+09+001.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">It's Freezing cold and windy here in Preston here in Preston today. The canal was frozen again this morning and the Ducks were wondering across the ice ready for their breakfast when I went down to feed them. I wonder if ducks have cold feet walking on the ice all winter??? It's grey here today - Preston grey we call it in our house, no bright blue sky to go with the freezing weather. No today is grey, grey, grey. So to add some colour to brighten up the grey I've sorted out my felt for the Penny rug I'm making</span>.</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289691913409981058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_WYVKgel37MDzPXJvZb6RHvDCEQ3TSTGo2FTmKQAgGlfazOMQTFhTri4bCk7HtrGB98oqyxQ4g68bi9JktcIe-HBTh5u9NHlU8iezXxRmyDWQon2vLLdsAERb9oIRiUOVGWrRq1K4a3zE/s400/work+in+progress+010.JPG" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">After that I started to cut out the 'pennies' - big, medium and small circles - the templates made very scientifically - ie I drew round some glasses onto cardboard then used the cardboard to cut around the felt - very technical!!!<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289691559521017250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v7zPnaSQWPhhaPNNttr5utwjX5SrnxzBkxmBFb7IWhbCALaqA2doNRa5BA4OzH3SixvQkOeb_yo5SOg3zAkbF7EFrcNUAyGlcl7aUnEUuAUk79YMpU7Q9-oihAZH7Vi6-d7HfjevREEr/s400/today's+photos+013.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">These are the pennies ready to be joined together and sewn. I'm hoping to randomly pin them all together tonight so that I can start sewing them later. It's quite relaxing making these and I love the cheerfulness of the colours. There are 65 sets of 'pennies' to stich before I have to sew them onto the background material but I'll keep posting photos on here at various stages until I get to do a Lucy (Attic 24) style 'Ta Dah' moment of my own.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289691551818445314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJ8caX-YyagvkW_WHD7L9M78gptT_3ceGYUVk08fqUZdS3EZn7uCOH2nNootZk5CppE4SCHiA8DNCndWCbJo31jv_Z8ckhgUiuNby4xsa3dYdDxF9WVMcdZJpv8HNvgUbrAsXWPHhSz5r/s400/Saturday+afternoon+in+Jan+09+004.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">As it's cold weather and Neil is at work today I've been very housewifey for a change and made dinner - well it's still in the oven. Neil normally does the cooking in this house mainly because he's a better cook than me and loves to cook. But today I've got out my favourite bright orange casserole dish. I'm making beef casserole which I have to say is smelling really good - just the thing for a cold day, although, this dish is much bigger than it looks in the photo and there is loads so I think we might be eating this for a few days to come.<br /></span></div></div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289691554217573986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKeKeu2O78DOfrbIT93w4ES7HTUCn7xJ9w9lMcOqBVXFqzwN39VN3J5l5OmEaMatyfkrHVq131c_U74Kl-rMjUv6Kys0Tn2_eZcWNhyphenhyphen1pvBZqfF43Bgl9i0u7XlQplUCqXp5poigUtJwC/s400/today's+photos+011.JPG" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, hope you have a good weekend.</span></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Jxxx</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-87248766588943025302009-01-08T19:17:00.006+00:002009-01-08T20:28:57.833+00:00A green and pleasant land<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhucjx9iEOb2qJiQyKT2hHZ4CZpdd_SkBV5avRPUVSxEgds42flst6AF4_9L6eJv0W5e0Y7Wo2N-Zr06EoMHRrarJ6bRv4BVJn1DRNy0fOLTdkhwFdP6D4IHqshdyzNW4T6vxvSn9epWvq/s1600-h/december+2008+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289017513676849458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhucjx9iEOb2qJiQyKT2hHZ4CZpdd_SkBV5avRPUVSxEgds42flst6AF4_9L6eJv0W5e0Y7Wo2N-Zr06EoMHRrarJ6bRv4BVJn1DRNy0fOLTdkhwFdP6D4IHqshdyzNW4T6vxvSn9epWvq/s400/december+2008+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QFpxoj90xNYenMXGDfemu6zwaAAdBzwKPyRBmqGSu3S6UBck7-foYUp9TwwRIcFBqvGqVB9PCr4jYr7_q5M0sceeNMXhnNdcRlf6bUbX-qnh7hXtsiCpkc5GJ1FJgLfZoiN2cNX0ZDwb/s1600-h/poland+feb+08+058.JPG"></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>Today I'm thinking in <span style="font-size:78%;color:#006600;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">G<span style="font-size:85%;">R</span><span style="font-size:100%;">E</span><span style="font-size:130%;">E</span><span style="font-size:180%;">N</span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;">Thankfully I'm not feeling blue anymore(although I have been cold allll day at work). I've almost got back into the swing of being at work and actually managed to sit through an <strong>all</strong> morning meeting today without doodling too many granny squares and flowers. I wonder whether my end of year report might just resemble my old school reports by saying <em>'Janette has the intelligence necessary to do a good job but could do so much better if only she didn't spend so much of her time daydreaming' </em>It's just part of me I suppose. I'm actually very conscientious at work and I do try my job well but if I am really honest I have to admit that my day dreams are never far away. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;">Quite often I'll find I've been drafting some report or other only to realise that I'm not really sure how because my mind has been elsewhere. It's not something I'd admit to anyone I work with but on here I feel I can share this with you - I'm actually a little bit worried about the onset of schizophrenia. I'm sure this didn't happen nearly so much before I was 40. See I'm wandering off already and haven't even mentioned anything about being green!!! </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289017524568304786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwi83axNSf_kuSapXJLo9LYPw_eid8sZbkeuF7rW59G6dFatEQ81lvmDgHkgg1uh723nPmbqowLeZYSZIbnifFg6lsLgZDUg0p5lb2uwa5Ze_FXxizHzFXWDPIvCROfLtNwFjSLJngMA6O/s400/december+2008+005.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;">Anyway when I was sorting out my photos the other day into colours I noticed that so many of them were green, some by accident from when I dropped my camera a few months ago but mostly because we live in such a green country. I don't think I really noticed when the photos were in a random order but by sorting them into colours I had hundreds that were, well GREEN - see what I mean:</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#006600;"></span></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289007150446049938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXdLaJWXijq3A3hujHIYlC2_xfla6Abm5bOSdUwGEU3XADVo-zBXqhav7yzI_2vALneVXVEQpSFNarL7G7vBdQwsP6UVDMcM4y7nZFYc0OPH4Vyj6mq5eaTjpSJIQuy7dqAh-73CFs3FF/s400/december+2008+011.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">We spent a weekend in October at Rydal Hall in Cumbria and had a bimble round the grounds where we came to this road. Wouldn't you just love to wander down here and take a peak at the other side of the gate? </span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">I wonder what is down there? Is the grass even greener on the other side? Shall we see what was through the gate?</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#009900;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289007139662152722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedVAWSy8C1Km17QM-97jcBC9G0HQQU0qRXD1lPHUe1pGMwHZldHijSyNdFrh8KhR0MfkkIpaQSHzG1H705v3jRXQ-TrxsaZQdDk1RXMfOhmwJtjbHn9kOzdKlee5lvmsXbnfTG01Y5sCf/s400/december+2008+010.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Well, through the gate we went and on the other side was this amazing site. I have no idea what sort of trees these were but I thought they were wonderful. In the centre was the perfect shelter from the rain, just the place for a little break to take in the peace and tranquility around us. Then it was back to our lovely green house for some hot chocolates and out of our wet shoes.</span></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289007162712060914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOUSj1xICMWOtdA78H9NSDAVVecMTHGT7NkiRFYyMODh3XVP1g-VE4ts12Ckgh0MTn1fXhMDPz2jSLvFsCXAI_5ADLxNrjmF3DrGqIOlnQEc4C2m7GLoqassmnSnRn_SFoGVq28hEWoEss/s400/cornwall+august+2007+126.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">As a family we love camping - well Neil and Jamie love it the most and would camp every holiday if they could. Personally I'm a short term camper, I don't mind a long weekend and can even last a week but a bit more and I start to yearn for a normal bed (see another sign of being over 40 because I don't remember being bothered by a campbed before either ). </span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;">Anyway that was just a quick look at some green memories of last year but I couldn't go without showing you one of my favourite photos which is living proof that there is such a thing as little green men (ok I admit possibly not from Mars and also not that little)</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="color:#009900;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289007134267593170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYIkDo62kkPA1zNvPYYdz3OFUOuBi4LlRoAjkqekczb-saFEoovNFgFim5FPt4rZy1xj_62wniTeBX22LQZ1WXBJ1Sa3nSolLgKpDkTZILlenx87tksonSYAR1Fp7scdtbD9OcsmXtaT1/s400/my+cards+2006-07+077.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">Have fun</span></p><p><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;">xxxxxxxxx</span></p><br /><br /><p></p></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-30806989014208718802009-01-06T22:58:00.016+00:002009-01-07T00:06:30.145+00:00Today is a blue day ....<span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#000066;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#000066;">It's <span style="color:#3333ff;">a</span><span style="color:#33ccff;"> Blue </span><span style="color:#000099;">Blue </span><span style="color:#33ffff;">Blue </span><span style="color:#333399;">Blue </span><span style="color:#99ffff;">World........</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm feeling a bit blue today as I went back to work this morning after a lovely 3 week break. I did not want to go back - although I work with some lovely people I really wish I could stay at home - I have so many things I would rather be doing and none of them resemble compiling monthly performance reports. But needs must and one day who knows - but for the time being an office worker from Tuesday to Friday am I.<br /><br /><br /><br />I decided to do a blue post today to show that blue days do not have to be bad days. I sorted out some of my photos this evening and decided to put them into colour categories and see what I came up with. These are some photos taken over the last eighteen months and show just a few of my favourite blue days.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288320441838200402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51rDnbMK5CRFcxfyYLxG3cHqLf8bdHArBbh75kIJoFgmXHk-3G9dTmHS0SA1B5sY4gHL8FDUhppZtHisrXHAVHkMP-GAEnNGC_FovIGtHb0wI6cAjvQcE0UHMWTJf42f5o4EoHsl_PpFX/s400/my+cards+2006-07+160.JPG" border="0" /><br />This is the Plaza de Espana in Seville, we went here for my 40th birthday nearly two years ago. It was my first (and so far only) trip to Spain and I loved it. Also it was warm - not bad for February. We went to this plaza as Jamie was at the time obsessed with Star Wars and here was the setting for Queen Padme's palace. This will of course mean nothing to those of you who are not clued up with Star Wars but trust me, down to my son's coaching at the time I could have taken star wars as my specialist subject at Mastermind.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288320449859546226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNzBXYeq2LJxVEHhrX6HHcqDJyiPulRvjyVNqdoErWJMfoEVUvtYn6c8YgBGPv1AfwQpDQ6QxwN3PPRLFmY9aeAmxejbl-1p0CqU44Eh51PIM7iEcjGX200MxIv2Ku_1EHAmrH8L1CSt5/s400/poland+feb+08+085.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>This is the luxurious (not) Hotel Start in Krakow. We stayed here on our bargain bucket weekend last Feb. It's a converted lunatic asylum and still had padded walls and doors in some of the rooms - thank fully not ours. If you check out Annas blog on 'all things lovely' - on the side bar - I'm not techie enough to have worked out yet how to put a link in a post. Anyway if you look at Anna's blog she tells you all about the converted mal maison prison hotel in Oxford which looks like a lovely romantic place to stay - well that is probably everything that the Hotel Start is not!! But we did have an amazing weekend while we were away and although I may never visit the hotel again you cannot deny it fits the bill for something blue.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288320422300001410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkSkZg2D7W8HLZ2woiZY77GHmcR2gXcDF7kaQY8PdSzrx42T9PGTsQexDm8PKd9jQLulQOb-rlkceFZPi2DnHW0sbPdmU1Eo8hltZ9HNvvCo4a2Ri0dzr0faQKI_JPkzhbFwhBZ4FToU8/s400/cornwall+august+2007+021.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>This is Neil and Jamie looking out to sea at Lands end last summer. The weather was soooo hot and the sea and sky seemed to merge into one. We go down to Cornwall most summers as I am half cornish on my dad's side and most of his side of the family still live there. It's a great excuse to travel down there and we really love spending as much time as possible just bimbleing about enjoying exploring the county. Definately my favourite place in the UK - so far.... </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288320397179742066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1fMc0iPalifmUFXbnYVNdELZK1P8fI4xeMGMt6_PhEzY6Ra_7XETVIUnOZj6OX90kzuru0T6CQ3hiavjP6wwM0qNqreoUSt5Gf6Rnd_ZWdoWx9K2-GH87C8pIsxL7e4SpYCsuYiKLMVy/s400/211.JPG" border="0" /> </p><p>Finally my last blue picture for today. The Serpentine Lake in London. I grew up about an hour and a bit from London and spent many weekends in the City seeing the sights and wandering around the parks. I moved north when I was in my teens and since then have only been back to London a handfull of times. We took Jamie for the first time in November and he loved his day seeing the sights and visiting the Natural History Museum. My brother lives in Essex less than an hours drive from the centre of London and his partner is a true born and bred cockney and both love going into London to the museums, parks or a general stumble around so we have now promised Jamie that we will go there at least once a year so that he gets to see more.</p><p>Well I hope you've enjoyed this trip into my blue world. Pop around again sometime and perhaps we can share another journey into perhaps a different coloured corner of the world. Till then, take care.</p><p></p><p>xx</p>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7903281077568372691.post-21806549205292459222009-01-05T13:50:00.004+00:002009-01-05T14:27:23.500+00:00Happy things<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJp3HywD7KCVwgMCWy7Av5BMKHnp6fPqI_p47RKNS2J5Schdidb_Ihz1wHxDw40YSOJ-NXMFUWXcUoJeV2VGcl-TONalt0qL8u9VU0Tne_Q_NQayKcoIdHnqEefWmdNa96oQXbyXmBIr_/s1600-h/300.JPG"></a><br /><div><div><div>hello again,</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287814865624584322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-qsDwTG23cNXQov2_JruLZkkIlx8iJb7oijc4i0WURBND1tc6Sy8WMxIk8rEmBhucA-_lBK9DT_SYlEGzKzPuh0rp1oFR_TrWuI0t4QSEcS_wXH4xbfaip6876H4tx47LxNI3u0D__XC/s400/303.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div>I really have got tons to do and shouldn't really be sat at the computer at all but here I am. I'm back at work tomorrow but last night despite being sooooo tired I slept really fit fully and ended up awake half the night. I suppose it was all to do with making sure we were all up in time to get ready for Jamie and Neil. It is Jamies first day back at school and he has gone in armed with his trombone, PE Kit, book bag and numerous favourite bits from Christmas for show and tell - talk about loaded up to the max - he could hardly carry it all. Also today is his first day back wearing his glasses so I spiked his hair for him this morning so that he could look (in his words) supercool - anything to give him confidence as he was quite nervous. After doing the school run I decided to nip into town to the market as I need to buy some felt to make a wall hanging like the one I wrote about the other day. I've been asked to make one for a birthday pressent for a friend so I'm feeling a bit pressured as I want it to look the same but different and better than the original. Anyway after a bit of material shopping I nipped into one of the local charity shops and bagged a real bargain.....</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287814858316955970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLVTitfquRYW53QYay6Wip7Jie4Wwv1Q0KJGfJLuZSY3TMVJx5qfrkG5bQwFfJdSj8Tz2kfW7uZVSsQqHLrJbUUifS9YRM8vu9AZsncuYLwLAcF3VbxcTNjfw_MA5lsZGFhnrs84Tk5oVg/s400/299.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This lovely tall and cheerful vase really fits well in our dining room and I think looks so pretty full of the gorgous tulips my friend brought round at the weekend. The colours look really cheerful and are just perfect for keeping the room bright now that it's time for the Christmas tree to leave the building. The best bit of all was the price - a whole £1.75 !! I am feeling very pleased with my bargain.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287814848805581250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISrWM09o5-TbiVu-pycn3K14_4MR-CHKXpl9wwryLlIB9zDU9WVzb8hU7RIkrAqGcWv2bWe6xsoJ6EpKi3Vi2LdboySpk0jTwz3zyp8ikxr4blszmruoEPGUV8KQQInPW0LeIL9IfdChd/s400/302.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>In such a good mood I thought I'd tackle the supermarket for some food - I hate supermarket shopping and try to stick to local small shops but needs must today I'm afraid. Anyway the good things kept on coming because down the medicine isle - lemsip, tissues, calpol and ibuprofen duly purchased was this little gem - pink vaseline for lips. How could I have never seen this before?? Has perhaps my snobbery of avoiding big shops meant I've deprived myself of this?? Well no longer, I now have just slightly chapped lips but at least they are pink and rosy and incredibly girly - I feel about 12.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287814878960154290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVRok_rF8-z2PC9H10Hwg7gkVgjhkDtDoX0I1DMWVqIAUr4wJkJYdZfY-PTmnwsbCW7rjkoR-Wf2bEPM3NbSJLRR3q5djidCek0SlSHMdZIIu0fc6mDLNGhfxsIF3E4pxMz66bGr6jvW4/s400/064.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Just one more happy thing around today and that is my favourite ever mug. I love drinking coffee (I cannot stand tea - sorry to all the tea addicts out there) out of this mug and when I am at home I never use any other mug - I dread the day it breaks as it surely will although I will then have to learn mosaic because I just could never get rid of it. My mug has magic mum on it and bright sunflowers - I defy anyone not to smile when seeing such a mug but more importantly it was bought for me by my lovely brother and sister in law on the day Jamie was born and as such is just the best mug in the world. I may be ever so slightly obsessed with it but who cares at least I'm obsessed and happy I suppose.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well thats all for today I really must get on with things and it's almost time for the return leg of the school run - just enough time to have a lovely coffee before facing the cold. Hope you enjoy your day too. have fun xx</div></div></div></div></div>Janettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01388703823825267868noreply@blogger.com1