tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31422207721569225952024-03-27T12:22:01.876+00:00As if by magicA little bit about me, my family, my life and my hobbiesSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-15860484082323403222024-03-12T12:08:00.000+00:002024-03-12T12:08:24.689+00:00SpringOh how I wish the weather would cheer up, we seem to have constant rain though I have managed to get out in the garden over the weekend even though it was so damp, but it was an enjoyable couple of hours and hopefully the weather will improve soon. There's not a lot of stitching been going on though I have sorted through some patterns and have decided what I want to stitch next as well as finding something to stitch for my next exchange so that should keep me busy for a few weeks.<div><br /></div><div>I finished this stitching, Spring by carolxstitch, into a little pillow. I really enjoyed putting it all together. It's a really dull day here so the photos are terrible.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL1rgofCquBZBzifXCiHLlblDPee4LhbQpNdAcSsJin0jYrFHq0lZcrBp9Xi0B8XKPuNjoI7AWb87RPQV2adqwSgQzOZEmorSuaVPJCI_Um-Ebibk5yXFSP3j8CVFMPnAkDwvQiue6rQxnUFjqkwoBm393vIgCSmJLigwzdgEo27panCkEidDGD2Twdco/s4000/SAM_3710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdL1rgofCquBZBzifXCiHLlblDPee4LhbQpNdAcSsJin0jYrFHq0lZcrBp9Xi0B8XKPuNjoI7AWb87RPQV2adqwSgQzOZEmorSuaVPJCI_Um-Ebibk5yXFSP3j8CVFMPnAkDwvQiue6rQxnUFjqkwoBm393vIgCSmJLigwzdgEo27panCkEidDGD2Twdco/w640-h480/SAM_3710.JPG" width="640" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It was Mother's Day on Sunday here in the UK and I'd asked for Spring flowers and Jelly babies from my daughters. It's hard to think of anything these days, I have everything I need and I don't like them spending their money . I did also get vouchers for M&S, a book, a mug and some chocolates which have already been started. I love daffodils and as I've hardly any growing this year they've made a welcome presence in the house. I don't know why they haven't grown unless they've been eaten but we shall plant more this Autumn and hope that they will grow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75qHsCffYYNvAOcXaXfxyOvX_l4w3hGen57eP7D1iftigsnK_83EQX0X3uP4A_kfWGHr7mwi_ThJkph_rgysSHu3EIQQpVc2s2K9NodjO1iMlQc4uuDAbs4JcwuGqpA9d_JRkWjtYdQ_verPzbA1ZicjAiofj1Qwpd0FpTVSIUAaKjeSknpmx10gECyz2/s4000/SAM_3717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75qHsCffYYNvAOcXaXfxyOvX_l4w3hGen57eP7D1iftigsnK_83EQX0X3uP4A_kfWGHr7mwi_ThJkph_rgysSHu3EIQQpVc2s2K9NodjO1iMlQc4uuDAbs4JcwuGqpA9d_JRkWjtYdQ_verPzbA1ZicjAiofj1Qwpd0FpTVSIUAaKjeSknpmx10gECyz2/w640-h480/SAM_3717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I decided that I'd try and make this cushion cover, I'd seen someone making squares on Instagram and it looked so simple which it turned out to be. I only used some odd scraps of fabric to see what it would turn out like but I think I may have another go one day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2UMvxmSiKpCGeJGBvL1Mad0Z9jMdVQqBPLnpFcBPVV_XfLYPQnjNaHH5pwA5yN_86f9vDJEXHk04g2arHWiviJpFMrAoPviZOMczsZgTi9_N1HzXu4oquRcQ0MI1r_tzL5Up4kEI6B-5MCFIMcaaZnuVJzlKTtnr-PiA3qZo2CtmISp1GD49maPnNwVV/s4000/SAM_3721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn2UMvxmSiKpCGeJGBvL1Mad0Z9jMdVQqBPLnpFcBPVV_XfLYPQnjNaHH5pwA5yN_86f9vDJEXHk04g2arHWiviJpFMrAoPviZOMczsZgTi9_N1HzXu4oquRcQ0MI1r_tzL5Up4kEI6B-5MCFIMcaaZnuVJzlKTtnr-PiA3qZo2CtmISp1GD49maPnNwVV/w640-h480/SAM_3721.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I have some knitting on the go, my daughter bought me some wool for Christmas and so far all I've knitted is the rib and now I'm not sure if I want to knit the cardigan or the jumper that I originally thought of. Luckily the rib is the same for both of them so I could knit either once I've made up my mind. </div><div><br /></div><div>The socks I showed in my last post are finished and ready to be given away so that's another job ticked off the to do list.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've also done a lot of reading this year, I seem to be getting through quite a few. I only read in bed so perhaps the books I've been reading are not as long as usual.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hopefully I'll be back soon with more stitching updates and some photos of the garden if we ever get some sunshine.</div><div><br /></div><div>Love Sue xx</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-21928004945498202642024-02-16T13:47:00.000+00:002024-02-16T13:47:52.585+00:00A little knitting, a little stitching and a bit more.<div style="text-align: center;">I've been meaning to make a blog post for the past couple of weeks but to be honest there's not been a lot going on around here lately, we've both not been feeling to good, me with a bad back and Tony with a swollen eye and then he lost his hearing in his left ear. He's partially deaf in his right one so conversation has been a little comical at times. He was sent to the hospital within a week of seeing the doctor and he's got to go again to see the consultant in six to eight weeks or whenever he gets an appointment through. He's actually a lot better now but it will put his mind at rest if he can speak to someone again.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still plodding along with this pair of socks that I started before Christmas, just the heel to turn on the second sock and then the foot to do so it shouldn't take me long if I get my finger out. The wool is Christmas wrapping paper by Rosie's moments and it's been lovely to knit with.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAiBQuoCgelyph_agwalAN4BAoB9nlsDSwjg_Bn2XX1aiNF7ISkBTxNxqu7Dv4KiCvrVQs9IYkgVMjR1VQAC9fqcWUjhzKbtjaQI3USTmVrpTTT0QmH18lG2YC8ea8GmWSqGH1Cx4sAPBPhn5R5LPjJE0sC6rfC6hDhNapb-5GNxf1xDFqTZpXFCV21m2/s4000/SAM_3677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAiBQuoCgelyph_agwalAN4BAoB9nlsDSwjg_Bn2XX1aiNF7ISkBTxNxqu7Dv4KiCvrVQs9IYkgVMjR1VQAC9fqcWUjhzKbtjaQI3USTmVrpTTT0QmH18lG2YC8ea8GmWSqGH1Cx4sAPBPhn5R5LPjJE0sC6rfC6hDhNapb-5GNxf1xDFqTZpXFCV21m2/w400-h300/SAM_3677.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've also put a few more stitches into Sunflower Susan by Lesley Teare, I wanted to get this finished for last Autumn but it wasn't to be, maybe this year I can finish it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zA-jRx0cgdux7eeSk5wFMk3fEHQt6bu3O2lk5N1mkEEOnuNgdvgEB4AXg_wfmcjInBid_cHwmlMengOMjgPb8CWxyVZuWUkriQXzhBXQRwj27MxaSmA-3nsZfpCa_hC-L8r25h8yIMtsmdG1kFi7xvAt8IyD-ixbgSoZWVtEYboAE96S3ckgr85FJ_3d/s4000/SAM_3680.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zA-jRx0cgdux7eeSk5wFMk3fEHQt6bu3O2lk5N1mkEEOnuNgdvgEB4AXg_wfmcjInBid_cHwmlMengOMjgPb8CWxyVZuWUkriQXzhBXQRwj27MxaSmA-3nsZfpCa_hC-L8r25h8yIMtsmdG1kFi7xvAt8IyD-ixbgSoZWVtEYboAE96S3ckgr85FJ_3d/w300-h400/SAM_3680.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally finished my little quilt that I started last year, it only needed quilting and the binding to put on. I tried doing free motion quilting but my machine wasn't up to it, I think I need a bigger one! I've had my machine for years and it's been such a good one, it's served me well over the years and I don't think it would be worth paying out for something bigger as I can't see me making many more quilts even though I loved making it. It's not perfect by any means but I had a go so I'm happy with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv20XPf326s8ONdxVnThW28Hkusc_crcljSnPx1GWclZEc6b5p3HWVs7JenOje7uGqsTrtwSAc7pl_gRJ6kr8X1fLk5XWgCkPSIl8c8ofYSgAduv5NoFJFWOaLLjRRIVa1jChp_CEHdRSMmnUuJ6wAgz2wzQ3o4qO6VyEfDFf0LKzuwVhUwlm-DSaGnVFb/s4000/SAM_3689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv20XPf326s8ONdxVnThW28Hkusc_crcljSnPx1GWclZEc6b5p3HWVs7JenOje7uGqsTrtwSAc7pl_gRJ6kr8X1fLk5XWgCkPSIl8c8ofYSgAduv5NoFJFWOaLLjRRIVa1jChp_CEHdRSMmnUuJ6wAgz2wzQ3o4qO6VyEfDFf0LKzuwVhUwlm-DSaGnVFb/w400-h300/SAM_3689.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know why but I can't get going so far this year, maybe it's with us both feeling below par, usually Tony's got some project or another going on in his workshop but he's hardly been doing anything lately. I can't wait for Spring to arrive, I know we shouldn't be wishing our lives away but I think we'll both feel better once we can get out in the garden. The hellebores are about the only thing that are flowering and always make a nice show but there are hardly any daffodils or tulips coming through in the garden though I did find a couple of pots behind the greenhouse with some sign of life so that was a nice surprise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIVCtYP5UWURxH4izJZscxNUt1VF93g6QwdDTs__90UPGd-H7M3JVcwuEE-BATGVGlBNAAOaAqYh32hDkVBoy2A_ZAQmgIKhEBJmEc5K7bmN1kcDBNf0rodmATg-yLuFPsu9X6h6SS0vlJCLPAjNKCUFmbI9G6yg_DFyLHh3bov2VdxhTvP0-PI0coJsM/s4000/SAM_3695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIVCtYP5UWURxH4izJZscxNUt1VF93g6QwdDTs__90UPGd-H7M3JVcwuEE-BATGVGlBNAAOaAqYh32hDkVBoy2A_ZAQmgIKhEBJmEc5K7bmN1kcDBNf0rodmATg-yLuFPsu9X6h6SS0vlJCLPAjNKCUFmbI9G6yg_DFyLHh3bov2VdxhTvP0-PI0coJsM/w400-h300/SAM_3695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Granddaughter number one, Lily, had her 16th birthday last week, she's been taking her mock GCSEs which should have been at the beginning of the year but the school was closed down just before Christmas due to it being in need of some serious repairs so in the mean time the pupils have been to different schools until something was sorted. A temporary school is being built until a new one can be sorted but it shouldn't have been left to get so bad in the first place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Granddaughter number 2, Becky has been in some dance competitions two so far this year. The first one the group came second and then last week they came first. They were doing a dance to Cabaret and if I could find a photo I'd show you but whenever I download photos from my camera or phone although I can see them in my albums I can't get to put them on here. That's a job for another day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The three grandsons are doing well, two of them are football mad and the eldest just likes his computer although saying that he can do a lot on it that I'd never be able to do, maybe I should ask him to sort my photo problem out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I've waffled on enough now and I can't think of any more exciting news so I'll press publish and see if that works for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sue xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-16205585578768364502024-01-01T08:52:00.000+00:002024-01-01T08:52:08.376+00:00Happy New Year and happy birthday to me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy new year everyone, I hope it's a good one for you all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wLHgJSmDXGlm374MGn5XuQ_WIaQ8KTdnUYF95sxPyXVpzwxNQLZaJyuW2SRKH8Js4_db1B8ijxorEcwxyughoiFB_T4A45t2nnS60cd_2XvR4l4twypFCQJkpDs9IJqaCwdv0O0KgFlbuesY2mfzVS0y6MaeLSThbovnMwQyPH-8-0TTSIcJUzKJ8LSL/s1300/2024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1300" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wLHgJSmDXGlm374MGn5XuQ_WIaQ8KTdnUYF95sxPyXVpzwxNQLZaJyuW2SRKH8Js4_db1B8ijxorEcwxyughoiFB_T4A45t2nnS60cd_2XvR4l4twypFCQJkpDs9IJqaCwdv0O0KgFlbuesY2mfzVS0y6MaeLSThbovnMwQyPH-8-0TTSIcJUzKJ8LSL/w640-h384/2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another year older as it is my birthday today which will be spent doing anything that I want to do, but remembering those that I've lost this year and raising a glass to them all for all the love we shared and wonderful memories we made along the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So to all my friends and family here's hoping that 2024 will be a happy and kinder year,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love Sue xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-81532235266698136142023-12-10T08:50:00.000+00:002023-12-10T08:50:20.450+00:00A little finish and an exchange<div style="text-align: center;">For saying that I wanted to get things finished before Christmas things haven't gone to plan. I am so behind with Christmas shopping and posting cards that I'm beginning to worry if I'll ever catch up with myself. It hasn't helped that I've had this cough that's been going around and a sore chest and headache doesn't help matters. But I am so looking forward to Christmas, all three daughters, their partners and grandchildren arrived last weekend, nothing had been planned so it was lovely to see them all and only another two weeks before I see them all again. It was my youngest daughter Rachel's 40th birthday too so it was nice for her to have all the family there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Onto the stitching, I finally made the stocking into the ornament and it looks lovely on the tree as do all the other ornaments that I've collected over the years from friends that I've made through blogging.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLWKERXiiYpaShNOsnN6VLx_C_2pQZX9-JiVp5SB0gaGXafu7Wc-GJAfD9CuoTksRYWpsdaXwfoQdeIKEoOiqgBwoMIDZkfF__EQ_exdyg1go-8o5G1uPkxVC63W8BnjPobu4RvGDqn4ffbyRHgamO9_l778NeJ6t7jQdSsJQf9AbuZJgKbKkMWVne0CJ/s4000/SAM_3655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLWKERXiiYpaShNOsnN6VLx_C_2pQZX9-JiVp5SB0gaGXafu7Wc-GJAfD9CuoTksRYWpsdaXwfoQdeIKEoOiqgBwoMIDZkfF__EQ_exdyg1go-8o5G1uPkxVC63W8BnjPobu4RvGDqn4ffbyRHgamO9_l778NeJ6t7jQdSsJQf9AbuZJgKbKkMWVne0CJ/w400-h300/SAM_3655.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the ornaments I've stitched or received over the years. The tree isn't finished yet, it still needs its skirt when I find it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNdIIYk_UCqIJdAhq3QM9YmbqL2M7Z1B0LJE6hDxD4mikl9TF_6M61CcL6FkQJBYoHwJE0sGpkqxlqbrH8zje7r4vDgWfHd-_4cCxe6egqiG_rYu9RSR3lRyPEdWCtNBgd8zYfjvixItoOY5sd3fD5v_HagIoKY7k4Igt3sGmbCO4Gt4NGYPdxVQlh4Dg/s4000/SAM_3658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNdIIYk_UCqIJdAhq3QM9YmbqL2M7Z1B0LJE6hDxD4mikl9TF_6M61CcL6FkQJBYoHwJE0sGpkqxlqbrH8zje7r4vDgWfHd-_4cCxe6egqiG_rYu9RSR3lRyPEdWCtNBgd8zYfjvixItoOY5sd3fD5v_HagIoKY7k4Igt3sGmbCO4Gt4NGYPdxVQlh4Dg/w480-h640/SAM_3658.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my exchange stitch that I sent to Cathie and I'm so glad that she liked it as well as the bits that I sent too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTTVFKq02LWOf1z3ag-ZfNVxcgZIacQK105blyP7o6ZKwyUZcsp6Tt_WgtHEtKQQNLV2zULv9MMks1i_LrI7kgHSXHrLqZctj4SQjat5RzsI9B_U5EMJnyfDJoMr_V9Zh6wFVFsUYwkLiwXC7wsr_htaKVXM1uylZVxWYvAHgQli99OyYwtcSqERHWdVc/s4000/SAM_3626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTTVFKq02LWOf1z3ag-ZfNVxcgZIacQK105blyP7o6ZKwyUZcsp6Tt_WgtHEtKQQNLV2zULv9MMks1i_LrI7kgHSXHrLqZctj4SQjat5RzsI9B_U5EMJnyfDJoMr_V9Zh6wFVFsUYwkLiwXC7wsr_htaKVXM1uylZVxWYvAHgQli99OyYwtcSqERHWdVc/w640-h480/SAM_3626.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7u43UTDE_7gDr_dUJ1gis8Ru_TiLQOE3_6Uic0IYCh_jCHqF1JElvgtAQ2ox48xuiSWM8n8Ni9BBXsW_bBQF07Wai4kwkUwdEkKMpS5XkNJMCNxLPeOgy1xe0nTpYyqmbPdj_EHIDpbBnbGwHBaahgt215yqMSj4xcVlIQAh2P45Z8Y1qtSjNOHXE7OTP/s4000/SAM_3644.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7u43UTDE_7gDr_dUJ1gis8Ru_TiLQOE3_6Uic0IYCh_jCHqF1JElvgtAQ2ox48xuiSWM8n8Ni9BBXsW_bBQF07Wai4kwkUwdEkKMpS5XkNJMCNxLPeOgy1xe0nTpYyqmbPdj_EHIDpbBnbGwHBaahgt215yqMSj4xcVlIQAh2P45Z8Y1qtSjNOHXE7OTP/w640-h480/SAM_3644.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what I received from Marina, the fabric is a lovely blue colour which I couldn't get to photograph right as the light isn't good in our house at the best of times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux3YYhbVGK8VMYrdwZjaAN_8q252yB7Rpgm5XZ8GjXDirz-m2AExm4Qmt4rjQmzYxB72ztvqJJ0qpPUsllfmivzihqPX5LEIFjPmYhsSvUM29rOVIpI4-FmWgia55-lIBSVRgGMlkM6O_9JjpHveV-r5FtjUp4b9fmUPWppCwPMYLrG2cr1morWmEmZHx/s3264/WIN_20231115_12_35_50_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux3YYhbVGK8VMYrdwZjaAN_8q252yB7Rpgm5XZ8GjXDirz-m2AExm4Qmt4rjQmzYxB72ztvqJJ0qpPUsllfmivzihqPX5LEIFjPmYhsSvUM29rOVIpI4-FmWgia55-lIBSVRgGMlkM6O_9JjpHveV-r5FtjUp4b9fmUPWppCwPMYLrG2cr1morWmEmZHx/w360-h640/WIN_20231115_12_35_50_Pro.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and here are the lovely gifts that she sent, it was so lovely to open all the goodies.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y3pTuXbK4SSdAuKub-Qm06R9K6Y-MJ3wTq04frjqJdwjW7zrBtiy-wa2XlrLNZGEXPCIlcLvM6J4hdVIl8vp9ko96OQFa0bJiWmFALGyLr0yvptaOuVU_rURyoy2_Idgcg53UwWxPpfyMUCtW196WPiOxhCjBRswFdktH3VzH9_95Jngo9kl1x_K-ECG/s3264/WIN_20231115_12_34_29_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9y3pTuXbK4SSdAuKub-Qm06R9K6Y-MJ3wTq04frjqJdwjW7zrBtiy-wa2XlrLNZGEXPCIlcLvM6J4hdVIl8vp9ko96OQFa0bJiWmFALGyLr0yvptaOuVU_rURyoy2_Idgcg53UwWxPpfyMUCtW196WPiOxhCjBRswFdktH3VzH9_95Jngo9kl1x_K-ECG/w640-h360/WIN_20231115_12_34_29_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The grandchildren are getting excited about Christmas though they are all too old to believe in Santa Claus any more, the youngest one is 10 and the eldest 15 but of all five of them I think it is Lily the eldest who is more excited about it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm hoping this week to finish the Christmas shopping and sort out what I've put away in the freezer and cupboards so I don't overbuy which I usually do. Everything is ordered for a delivery for 23rd December so hopefully I won't have to go out after then as long as everything is delivered, fingers crossed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully I'll be back before the big day with another update.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sue xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-19445352698514202732023-11-06T10:05:00.007+00:002023-11-06T10:05:59.505+00:00I've been trying to get a few things finished off before the end of the year, there's quite a few UFOs in my basket that have been there for way too long so as DH says I'd better get on with it! The first picture is of the exchange stitching that I've done for my partner for our twice a year exchange. I really enjoyed stitching this.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiLldloV0r1GB-GGZ2TQa9kYEXKYmpKRF1SG2m8k9gs5gpDRNKbCiojpU8qVxYcs3VJVmRaMNo4vYC357jRukoNwK8Ew3INuYKaXmzj0ECJDb603gACWo4A_aPAbXOZwGPWYgmyW7PetkLFUWarOyUYfPnA_tE8FJ8-UN58coP88EAJ-P00ZQF2pwgeUQ/s4000/SAM_3620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiLldloV0r1GB-GGZ2TQa9kYEXKYmpKRF1SG2m8k9gs5gpDRNKbCiojpU8qVxYcs3VJVmRaMNo4vYC357jRukoNwK8Ew3INuYKaXmzj0ECJDb603gACWo4A_aPAbXOZwGPWYgmyW7PetkLFUWarOyUYfPnA_tE8FJ8-UN58coP88EAJ-P00ZQF2pwgeUQ/w400-h300/SAM_3620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiLldloV0r1GB-GGZ2TQa9kYEXKYmpKRF1SG2m8k9gs5gpDRNKbCiojpU8qVxYcs3VJVmRaMNo4vYC357jRukoNwK8Ew3INuYKaXmzj0ECJDb603gACWo4A_aPAbXOZwGPWYgmyW7PetkLFUWarOyUYfPnA_tE8FJ8-UN58coP88EAJ-P00ZQF2pwgeUQ/s4000/SAM_3620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Prairie Schooler</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiLldloV0r1GB-GGZ2TQa9kYEXKYmpKRF1SG2m8k9gs5gpDRNKbCiojpU8qVxYcs3VJVmRaMNo4vYC357jRukoNwK8Ew3INuYKaXmzj0ECJDb603gACWo4A_aPAbXOZwGPWYgmyW7PetkLFUWarOyUYfPnA_tE8FJ8-UN58coP88EAJ-P00ZQF2pwgeUQ/s4000/SAM_3620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Next is a stitch that has been on my list to finish for ages, it only needed the backstitching done and there was quite a bit of it and now it's waiting for DH to frame so it's given us both something to do. We are trying to fill in the days now that we can't get out in the garden at the moment as it is so wet, I'm just hoping that he doesn't decide to start decorating again, I think I've done enough painting for this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiLldloV0r1GB-GGZ2TQa9kYEXKYmpKRF1SG2m8k9gs5gpDRNKbCiojpU8qVxYcs3VJVmRaMNo4vYC357jRukoNwK8Ew3INuYKaXmzj0ECJDb603gACWo4A_aPAbXOZwGPWYgmyW7PetkLFUWarOyUYfPnA_tE8FJ8-UN58coP88EAJ-P00ZQF2pwgeUQ/s4000/SAM_3620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Wta4m756IpHsTe1kVFOkMm_8qa_KLFSX87ya_2yAF8JKAiYTUn1kruGwjtJHxp7VRNJfnmTtM_i8FV2fUIoWPAuxKhxlrN5qMA9X1erxErBQ5VzYhBR4vZIBVqgLshRFe7vXlUeFJD-XYh3uE7yfotMgLacK9VU45x42uE5O6xsu-pdIS-FW5j-J5Jxk/s4000/SAM_3619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Wta4m756IpHsTe1kVFOkMm_8qa_KLFSX87ya_2yAF8JKAiYTUn1kruGwjtJHxp7VRNJfnmTtM_i8FV2fUIoWPAuxKhxlrN5qMA9X1erxErBQ5VzYhBR4vZIBVqgLshRFe7vXlUeFJD-XYh3uE7yfotMgLacK9VU45x42uE5O6xsu-pdIS-FW5j-J5Jxk/w400-h300/SAM_3619.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Fancy teapots from a Readers Digest cross stitch book</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">The next finish is a freebie from Instagram, a lovely little Christmas stocking that will be ready to hang by the fireplace when Santa comes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wHnxW6slVar6lPtYmlI6CjMeamHOZMSkx2eG7pAOPyO3krtdvU4Cx6WZYPMlQn3YEgi7KHOHbpdIXRV00E2rsoOxORL7Kog8WUhPegfy80ugF35X9XgdW_s5DHve6qzVmxbsnq43ravkg-4NtFj56SK7POtQ2OIn0dRPZEDHxh1XGpkDB8tH-E7LypHF/s4000/SAM_3630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wHnxW6slVar6lPtYmlI6CjMeamHOZMSkx2eG7pAOPyO3krtdvU4Cx6WZYPMlQn3YEgi7KHOHbpdIXRV00E2rsoOxORL7Kog8WUhPegfy80ugF35X9XgdW_s5DHve6qzVmxbsnq43ravkg-4NtFj56SK7POtQ2OIn0dRPZEDHxh1XGpkDB8tH-E7LypHF/w400-h300/SAM_3630.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">J B W design freebie</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've only bought a couple of presents up to now as the grandchildren tend to change their mind so much so I usually wait until as close to Christmas as I can get before I buy them something.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some kind soul had decided to spend all my Nectar points that I'd saved on my Sainsbury's shop, thankfully they have been refunded so the Christmas shopping will be a little bit cheaper but how can someone in London use my details when I live in Derbyshire.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another funeral to attend this week, DHs brother in law this time, I hope this will be the last one that we have to go to this year, it's getting too sad saying goodbye to loved ones.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">No recent photos of the garden to show as it's been too wet, but the colours are gorgeous out there so even though it's been too cold it's been nice viewing them through the window in the warm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These were taken a few weeks ago before all the wet and windy weather blew a lot of the leaves off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHdQAW6vKBC3VFHzEtN6vtBBAu9B3P55NXV7ZOQ9qIsCSY7KSFwX9Jxi7G1QJ0_QQVG8ziV0lNKbeC6QW0nYDQ3_5hcQItYB4GXkMi0-y4NcbOhDFHtjAc01MTw6Do-u34lFOr-TckIstxfDldFMMAA6Aco1pQ7KpDGiNICO-gGkFCcmV_ZqrHcayKCTR/w400-h300/SAM_3165.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A shopping day today and then back to some stitching or knitting this afternoon, it's so nice to be retired.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sue xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-35750152941526961232023-10-08T12:02:00.000+00:002023-10-08T12:02:34.116+00:00A little more sadness<div style="text-align: center;">I can't seem to get my act together at the moment as far as crafting goes. We've still been decorating, painting everything that stands still as my Dad used to say.</div><div style="text-align: center;">After losing my brother in November last year and my sister in April, my last remaining sibling, my sister Pat passed away last weekend. Losing three members of my family in 10 months has really hit me hard and I'm going to miss them all, plus it makes you think about your own vulnerability which has really thrown me. There's nothing much can be done about that other than love the life you have and live it as well as you can.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The only stitching I've done is for the Christmas exchange, I don't think many of the ladies have a blog so I'll show what I've done so far.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao_bfOUaZ1mddpKKERLKi1a2mOb4a5zF1-rNzGUR5JA7E1keCJd7tC9rP9Jy7xhlnal4x0YoPLvPFgvElLIbu0emulbXJmWSHtLDz1c-WzzXCsO7pCtnmK24sVci-M1YiRqcVNJPOpYS74RMjIzO-JhIvjHh7cum61XVIOB23ADQHwxFvk6ld64EwfdG_/s4000/SAM_3614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao_bfOUaZ1mddpKKERLKi1a2mOb4a5zF1-rNzGUR5JA7E1keCJd7tC9rP9Jy7xhlnal4x0YoPLvPFgvElLIbu0emulbXJmWSHtLDz1c-WzzXCsO7pCtnmK24sVci-M1YiRqcVNJPOpYS74RMjIzO-JhIvjHh7cum61XVIOB23ADQHwxFvk6ld64EwfdG_/w640-h480/SAM_3614.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hoping to be finished by the beginning of next week so that I can send it off to my partner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTbzYISE8XVDtzt3rUpA0oQP9bk1XvwXWzASrFwNll6wVQJcd8pDRv8knq3ZCzsv7HOn0CeRMJkmemvSpwfDaPJBL1fyTXD4n-_if3ksEeeWMm6D4RhNsMJyCzTH2Rt7DOSq0MIXV7wVuOCh6Q5ip_58eMBIDlXlGmyzAG_1IN5EEGHsc-zkqbwPygYZ-/s4000/SAM_3606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTbzYISE8XVDtzt3rUpA0oQP9bk1XvwXWzASrFwNll6wVQJcd8pDRv8knq3ZCzsv7HOn0CeRMJkmemvSpwfDaPJBL1fyTXD4n-_if3ksEeeWMm6D4RhNsMJyCzTH2Rt7DOSq0MIXV7wVuOCh6Q5ip_58eMBIDlXlGmyzAG_1IN5EEGHsc-zkqbwPygYZ-/w640-h480/SAM_3606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The sunflowers has made a lovely show, the ones I grew finished ages ago but this is one that self seeded and it's grown huge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32n789tzpNJ0GRNK71F1anUUFzbcUR8mdRnVU1IF4faudq30GlC_q2pw9uWdhh7tQycrCLyAoYvRHvTfhwErskIwrIE5eiLrocK-lyeT5cFcCeMnKEaV5vruFSXgoqqpVJN9-CIc8ahiDk8yeDFXtCNAeW0FA68CRB25g5jFQOVCEH0aCnqdOgDIglEWa/s4000/SAM_3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32n789tzpNJ0GRNK71F1anUUFzbcUR8mdRnVU1IF4faudq30GlC_q2pw9uWdhh7tQycrCLyAoYvRHvTfhwErskIwrIE5eiLrocK-lyeT5cFcCeMnKEaV5vruFSXgoqqpVJN9-CIc8ahiDk8yeDFXtCNAeW0FA68CRB25g5jFQOVCEH0aCnqdOgDIglEWa/w640-h480/SAM_3610.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvS2aLAnmfbcSVcGJq5Ff-MeBA5sRmS4gOvu-eAmQjBlGGh7aBy8Y2amQH0e9Mk2d0YQSG1a0U81Nrdn6yt9W1PxLhMFm5IL8p_k3yHJPOHJIsN4_G9iaN9PryLLiowsZh-FoBEv8AEGQzhkZSph0gqSTZ1XTa8rNJM_RbW-ssIT-dn1i3SZQzL5Dx0ugI/s4000/SAM_3612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvS2aLAnmfbcSVcGJq5Ff-MeBA5sRmS4gOvu-eAmQjBlGGh7aBy8Y2amQH0e9Mk2d0YQSG1a0U81Nrdn6yt9W1PxLhMFm5IL8p_k3yHJPOHJIsN4_G9iaN9PryLLiowsZh-FoBEv8AEGQzhkZSph0gqSTZ1XTa8rNJM_RbW-ssIT-dn1i3SZQzL5Dx0ugI/w640-h480/SAM_3612.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of new pots for outside the window, a cheer up for the rainy days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrWhFSbJqPF_d9pjwb1kG3IrJcau9w6GEsvwlMgrQt3qUbt2UP3XUbrTt270Qco5vBDKQOTFb_pfG8nbT1-a3g4oQih1EbZcJWqlZ5PNRJjuv_biyycwfNC0QiZdM0zh0aL2q3872JKjwpyfxIAAy4wI-B1wX6oPurfa5cgsmL21eD4xt6C2T8Z5i0_OS/s4000/SAM_3598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrWhFSbJqPF_d9pjwb1kG3IrJcau9w6GEsvwlMgrQt3qUbt2UP3XUbrTt270Qco5vBDKQOTFb_pfG8nbT1-a3g4oQih1EbZcJWqlZ5PNRJjuv_biyycwfNC0QiZdM0zh0aL2q3872JKjwpyfxIAAy4wI-B1wX6oPurfa5cgsmL21eD4xt6C2T8Z5i0_OS/w640-h480/SAM_3598.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And finally a photo of the flowers that one of my daughters bought me to cheer me up, such pretty colours.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That's about it for now, I'm going to do some stitching and find something on the TV to listen to while I'm stitching.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still having problems leaving comments, some go through some don't but I have been reading them all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully my next post will be a bit brighter so I'll sign off for now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">love Sue xx</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-53407879143395825472023-09-11T12:36:00.000+00:002023-09-11T12:36:41.195+00:00September sunshine<div style="text-align: center;">Well the sun has certainly been shining for the past week which has been a little too hot for me but we've had a quick shower of rain this morning which has cooled things down and made it a bit more pleasant to get outside. The garden has again been taking up a lot of time mainly freezing the wonderful crop of vegetables that we've had this year. We've had so many that even the girls are getting fed up with them. I've made pickles and jam though one batch of jam refused to set even though I boiled it again and added extra pectin but thankfully we'd got so many blackberries that I made more and still had some for the freezer. At least we won't starve this winter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As well as the garden Tony decided to decorate the kitchen and then when he'd finished that he moved on to the bathroom which he is still finishing so it's been a busy couple of months but it will be worth the effort when it's finished. I don't think he can settle since he's retired he never seems to stop. Sometimes I miss the days when I'd be on my own and read a book or do a bit of stitching or knitting whenever the mood took me but it is nice to have him around more so I'll just have to find him jobs that will keep him in his shed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary in August and the girls bought us flowers, chocolates and garden vouchers which were very much appreciated and a lovely flower ornament with a sapphire coloured stone in the centre. I can't believe how quickly those 45 years have gone but we've had three wonderful daughters and five beautiful grandchildren to keep us busy along the way.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also had to go for an eye test again, I changed opticians this time as I thought my regular one wasn't as good as usual last time I went, just seeming to have a quick look and not listen to what I wanted to ask. The new optician was really lovely, he took time to listen and explained things clearly. My new glasses should be here for the weekend and after my daughters telling me that I never change the style of my glasses I've gone for something a bit different so I hope I still like them when they arrive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a lot of stitching has been happening here in Derbyshire but I have pulled a few projects out so I'm ready for when I feel the urge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I managed to finish the socks I started last month but that's about all on the craft front but now things have calmed down a bit outside I shall be able to concentrate more on my stitching, I hope so as I have another exchange coming up.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-NDoPfG4qjw6ofyw-CllCMPDRutpG-PQDP54b0GSDddx-ehU9niprAWJbHvxxqtAkrmlgA5uFoFn9yf35Ts9f0tWflBUy7RafDe8vq4dkpiQtL_j-6eW_H2exeabW3UZ7QH0aK1Ub8dGvj8HlAFEU9gCjH6fRzdt5H2AAnVNXHkL2N16RtRcS4CYEXzz/s4000/SAM_3580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Perhaps I've pressed a wrong button again, I very often do so I'll have to ask my daughter when she next comes or one of the grandchildren who can magically press a key and everything comes right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully I'll have more to show you next time but I'm terrible at remembering to take a photo of what I've been doing, Take care all, love Sue x</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-23615811807780806452023-08-02T13:18:00.000+00:002023-08-02T13:18:30.155+00:00August update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The days are flying by again and lots have been happening in the home but probably nothing that would interest anyone other than family. My middle daughter Kim had a birthday on Sunday, she was 42 so it makes me feel old. I can remember going into hospital when she decided to arrive early for my Caesarean in the early hours and everywhere was decorated with bunting and balloons as it was the day after Charles and Diana got married. Sharon my eldest was only two but we had to take her with us and she sat there eating ice cream that the nurses had kindly given her, such lovely memories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, here is what I've been doing since I last wrote anything. This is the quilt top all ready to be sandwiched together and quilted. It was a Moda Frivol kit called Windermere, not the easiest to do when you're a novice . There are plenty of mistakes but I'm pleased with how it's turning out. I've just got to pluck up the courage to get it all together now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic2G-R9hoGAHtGnwjQ9U6ArpL4Sb53W9pl1DOMcj9qUsBP3vIRUVlzjs1i8YVsRyUPXAV1WSWdIHGRug9f-1JT92TgdELFKUlDIoafrCq-a7ePs--huJrXTeXTFFZGzkqCMFW79mZdxkw8WmrB6FJ6bcPvYX-RmGvA2eG63Sd7gV-P2owOHzkBexKIT34/s3264/WIN_20230802_11_54_19_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic2G-R9hoGAHtGnwjQ9U6ArpL4Sb53W9pl1DOMcj9qUsBP3vIRUVlzjs1i8YVsRyUPXAV1WSWdIHGRug9f-1JT92TgdELFKUlDIoafrCq-a7ePs--huJrXTeXTFFZGzkqCMFW79mZdxkw8WmrB6FJ6bcPvYX-RmGvA2eG63Sd7gV-P2owOHzkBexKIT34/w640-h360/WIN_20230802_11_54_19_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been doing a little bit of finishing, Hedgehog Row is finally finished off.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYDNfRrmrye_5XnvrLhaP6D-xisfMClqBd7yfi47m-k8R7N4KFpaDBY6rPLBsz9pw4FlVWe0MpsFfEomKvEzWCNE49eUw-JTPnSAORwKqeZ58NJZiR-wxG6SOyNi_L8jh8MXGEf5so867xBOnfTOx8Llr-D7RW5wvkCquOOmNFiep5PDJu7cGamZRROG6/s3264/WIN_20230802_11_55_32_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYDNfRrmrye_5XnvrLhaP6D-xisfMClqBd7yfi47m-k8R7N4KFpaDBY6rPLBsz9pw4FlVWe0MpsFfEomKvEzWCNE49eUw-JTPnSAORwKqeZ58NJZiR-wxG6SOyNi_L8jh8MXGEf5so867xBOnfTOx8Llr-D7RW5wvkCquOOmNFiep5PDJu7cGamZRROG6/w640-h360/WIN_20230802_11_55_32_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I stitched a little Christmas ornament, a Prairie Schooler snowman and finished it off,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4nyvv09Fgkf-feTnWMvYCP-Rsg-fiYZkUIY8QWAKWX2EQth21408T6bXwpJ1B_jK-DjJv0MEM2DuB4fiVVJXtKSvkIsoobB_1zFoFYkSsec5ZjSB1kHn52UQwPcZWk-1dwUy9k3gQL8rHnaULlHO56pKnp-5SBCufN1HVrGWQ91Xjnyi1-lf69gU4bBr/s3264/WIN_20230802_12_00_35_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4nyvv09Fgkf-feTnWMvYCP-Rsg-fiYZkUIY8QWAKWX2EQth21408T6bXwpJ1B_jK-DjJv0MEM2DuB4fiVVJXtKSvkIsoobB_1zFoFYkSsec5ZjSB1kHn52UQwPcZWk-1dwUy9k3gQL8rHnaULlHO56pKnp-5SBCufN1HVrGWQ91Xjnyi1-lf69gU4bBr/w225-h400/WIN_20230802_12_00_35_Pro.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and another one that I found that I'd stitched last year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJdeALGD_eOGxErerWW7NCn_RnG5uirRV8NTTNIJFOLrD-o0q3SOTeW8n4T3Z0AblaEnoVlAke1SBBYdZUNWkUqxCVnqt4Wgq1WEN8-Og1TH6Z7VrsjRmky8xV8akRFKnkVwDSlqCV0ctJwOCeRdN6djxdL-u4x7qIBAg6A-tRxMX0Q9NlFmv_4fKtNMn/s3264/WIN_20230802_12_01_25_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJdeALGD_eOGxErerWW7NCn_RnG5uirRV8NTTNIJFOLrD-o0q3SOTeW8n4T3Z0AblaEnoVlAke1SBBYdZUNWkUqxCVnqt4Wgq1WEN8-Og1TH6Z7VrsjRmky8xV8akRFKnkVwDSlqCV0ctJwOCeRdN6djxdL-u4x7qIBAg6A-tRxMX0Q9NlFmv_4fKtNMn/w225-h400/WIN_20230802_12_01_25_Pro.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After looking through my wool last time I decided to go with this one, another Rosie's moments sock yarn that youngest daughter Rachel bought me. It's called Lavender Blue and is such a pretty colour, I wish I could take better photos but I'm really no good at doing anything other than point and click.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn61yn1ZP8EB5eCfjTtsac95rb4jb_1bafiBEZ2GDlBNr7vR0SvtfTBI_bxqDKrqR-ZnejsP-wta3PYDJxNsCBMHGGS7nXVBRrDAG3YbI4sdR-iILY7ZE-0EanuH70l5XmtImtYPpbZ-H2lDnhZhMmEU-BuWAdBMs8Zfght3TMtaUo6FtWc06GEnuOcbq/s3264/WIN_20230802_12_05_47_Pro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVn61yn1ZP8EB5eCfjTtsac95rb4jb_1bafiBEZ2GDlBNr7vR0SvtfTBI_bxqDKrqR-ZnejsP-wta3PYDJxNsCBMHGGS7nXVBRrDAG3YbI4sdR-iILY7ZE-0EanuH70l5XmtImtYPpbZ-H2lDnhZhMmEU-BuWAdBMs8Zfght3TMtaUo6FtWc06GEnuOcbq/w640-h360/WIN_20230802_12_05_47_Pro.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been getting so much veg from the garden that I've been having to freeze what we haven't given away. The tomatoes are lovely and sweet which makes up for the cucumbers that are growing so fast they are getting too big and don't taste as nice as the small ones. The beetroot, cabbages, carrots and swede are all looking good, that's one thing o thank all the rain for and we've had plenty of it lately.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmnGn4ioIimTTMYaOCf96ZCQynYHCuqb6ol_K7lFUVqv6rlHnlUK41gK6DYqssgjMIMM-vSs47MsXW5GZVGkW6fRWC1k2v9YPmS4mb3z-a_9xa6jYbMEF1-BdOioZRlo0T_yD_EDKqa-0rtxQw-GdeiPtKzY_4ERGL11WIVy6jOHxx3ik6joxAsQwaI1Q/s3264/WIN_20230724_12_05_15_Pro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmnGn4ioIimTTMYaOCf96ZCQynYHCuqb6ol_K7lFUVqv6rlHnlUK41gK6DYqssgjMIMM-vSs47MsXW5GZVGkW6fRWC1k2v9YPmS4mb3z-a_9xa6jYbMEF1-BdOioZRlo0T_yD_EDKqa-0rtxQw-GdeiPtKzY_4ERGL11WIVy6jOHxx3ik6joxAsQwaI1Q/w400-h225/WIN_20230724_12_05_15_Pro.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tony asked for cake so I made a madeira and a fruit one, that should keep him going for a while. I'm not supposed to eat cake as my cholesterol is high and even after losing a lot of weight it's still not come down and I'm sure one little slice won't make that much difference, someone has to taste it to make sure it's ok.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYazLVK9PE_1X317qLvkIfiCAcK37d5pusMFMpstkEabBOkvwtQqDv1a0oWvqXYVHL0bpS2LcglChvunselN4XoHOtMsYCQBtJn9TKbPxgCVOJXJXmU-TzT1rXl0LZLkKsqqCjifa08RYmgJbJR_ppWxOJQdXLvJ8D1VDEURSz5YjjzrUhv4eo-48L8zpX/s4000/SAM_3548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYazLVK9PE_1X317qLvkIfiCAcK37d5pusMFMpstkEabBOkvwtQqDv1a0oWvqXYVHL0bpS2LcglChvunselN4XoHOtMsYCQBtJn9TKbPxgCVOJXJXmU-TzT1rXl0LZLkKsqqCjifa08RYmgJbJR_ppWxOJQdXLvJ8D1VDEURSz5YjjzrUhv4eo-48L8zpX/w400-h300/SAM_3548.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I'd better get on and get something done while the rain has stopped, the lawn wants mowing and the deadheads need coming off and I need a drink. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sue xx</div><br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-22850993481681826622023-07-16T11:32:00.000+00:002023-07-16T11:32:12.289+00:00Halfway through July<div style="text-align: center;">This month is running away with me and I don't seem able to get half the things done that I wanted to partly because I've been feeling so tired and once again I keep getting migraines. I don't know why just one of those things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've managed to put a few more stitches in Sunshine Susan and I have stitched a small Christmas ornament that I forgot to take a photo of and I've started another too. I'd love to get some more ornaments done for the tree this Christmas but I'm always running out of time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ncAdqG1WR1BIbzQ-fWsPMXjhhjxcmSR7KmWdnFhoolquuwEtGeF_Gi5PwxhWIosW3Od6_VOVFNfxeiMf4hX2kKb1bQsrbsGiXa4BcmsvK8EIXIhrDkjGGWLZUTQ_O-9-aWNs263z82vhIY4YHb8A4UFRWeF4MlZZijOVMG_gYLyAx9vxnemxD7HWno_i/s4000/SAM_3540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ncAdqG1WR1BIbzQ-fWsPMXjhhjxcmSR7KmWdnFhoolquuwEtGeF_Gi5PwxhWIosW3Od6_VOVFNfxeiMf4hX2kKb1bQsrbsGiXa4BcmsvK8EIXIhrDkjGGWLZUTQ_O-9-aWNs263z82vhIY4YHb8A4UFRWeF4MlZZijOVMG_gYLyAx9vxnemxD7HWno_i/w400-h300/SAM_3540.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My eldest grand daughter Lily has been doing her mock GCSE exams for the past couple of weeks and in between studying she managed to sew this lovely beach hut cross stitch, it's her first attempt at sewing a biggish piece and I think she's made a lovely job of it. Nice to know that my love of cross stitch is being carried on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJHySJGAeQL7-1ItPe40ubxA5BtR0gkL2vXBUkC7pRZI1ISafNkYlZUomcTN3skDe2keTUVCSV-Kn9FTLDn1T52S1ghbP2JmLLREf60nSC3igVV4DqAtog3TJ8DtoGuU4hoHZvnlvrwbGQ8okqTQvQ0Shhbm41x4IuD_5_9fz9_2K8dmI43z9DR8Qw1e2/s2048/SAM_3534.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJHySJGAeQL7-1ItPe40ubxA5BtR0gkL2vXBUkC7pRZI1ISafNkYlZUomcTN3skDe2keTUVCSV-Kn9FTLDn1T52S1ghbP2JmLLREf60nSC3igVV4DqAtog3TJ8DtoGuU4hoHZvnlvrwbGQ8okqTQvQ0Shhbm41x4IuD_5_9fz9_2K8dmI43z9DR8Qw1e2/w400-h300/SAM_3534.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been sorting through my wool as I fancied doing a bit of knitting in the evenings and narrowed it down to these two skeins. Rachel my youngest daughter buys me a yarn box from Rosie's Moments every year, either for Christmas or my birthday and I usually end up making socks or a shawl/scarf type of thing so I've been trying to think of something else to do with them but not come up with anything yet but I'll keep looking. The problem with that is that you see so many things that you'd like to do and then I still can't decide.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPyHqz_sxTjrkcgg1LECZCv77beZwg9XpF0Yt1jRWTq2otEGDs7GfuTuk1hQXQKyfb0GgYCNHfZ5btg9O7G1PGgK-XDH5PyUaR2XvNn3jnT7cydLgNSDZrr9emde53gFtbKSVKsZEKYchE9f9KzXeIuFxqM-my0Q4z1fMEZyZ6UZiCYypIPr13VhA06C2/s4000/SAM_3545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPyHqz_sxTjrkcgg1LECZCv77beZwg9XpF0Yt1jRWTq2otEGDs7GfuTuk1hQXQKyfb0GgYCNHfZ5btg9O7G1PGgK-XDH5PyUaR2XvNn3jnT7cydLgNSDZrr9emde53gFtbKSVKsZEKYchE9f9KzXeIuFxqM-my0Q4z1fMEZyZ6UZiCYypIPr13VhA06C2/w400-h300/SAM_3545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One other thing I've been doing is sorting through my fabric and I found my my lap quilt that I started ages ago so decided to try and do some more to it. The only thing I can say about it is that my appreciation of anyone doing flying geese has gone up in leaps and bounds. The number of times I've stitched a square and then undone it is so frustrating but I'll carry on, it's only for me and it's all good experience.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've had heavy rain for the past couple of days with wind and hail thrown in for good measure but the garden is still doing well other than a few breakages. These are just a few photos I took last week when it was a bit calmer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uTRny08iFBFKqo3u9y2AUWTqBg6LQUYltym-avNaEWKGpJMzlFPJF4dYd_wwlt16aUQZuI7NIGhj89JjaflwG-hHOa3iDtITfVRI9NbMcY5Al7nd5ZZf0SXTiBgOIX6hduVsPeEpURVXMtDakhD0yOvh6mRnXCfvRaRu9ep9A6YkW4m7vxwmtcqRQWAC/s2048/SAM_3493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uTRny08iFBFKqo3u9y2AUWTqBg6LQUYltym-avNaEWKGpJMzlFPJF4dYd_wwlt16aUQZuI7NIGhj89JjaflwG-hHOa3iDtITfVRI9NbMcY5Al7nd5ZZf0SXTiBgOIX6hduVsPeEpURVXMtDakhD0yOvh6mRnXCfvRaRu9ep9A6YkW4m7vxwmtcqRQWAC/w400-h300/SAM_3493.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Yx91zgnhOpVgxgm_Xj4yqMisZEQWI8cPRqIkk9NEuEHCtnU_EueOsTH1meEr87v1qOJfzbbrDPrrrIHueOEDz9hbj83EVdodoVvhLH0tT6B0xNYZYXp4wKm4dsdQdp5PW9RDS8OL2_Q626Kr0qvn5sXSxBZEkkh9sUAfcuc8QvznA7wZ2QvF40DiFyoB/w400-h300/SAM_3506.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The greenhouse and the veg garden are doing well, an abundance of cucumbers and beans as well as raspberries and strawberries, the apples are getting bigger but the pears are a bit sparse this year</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVZ7vZ9NvmDToyP8etLRziXUBpRielr6iosWUbDqj8Xx-M-CgF5ff81VWspfZCuidaA4rDLHNZp2gI0NqsJn5jkCPjOnBCYjhTCxovNBC7KKx6Gv64O_n4bIhWS4Zq3hEAkopq_nQfL4WRGK9YyNn_dsUPLted7LvUNLhi31UR8oMZHHeMFxvn6Mh_SAX/s4096/Photo%20Collage%20Maker_2023_07_13_08_32_52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="4096" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVZ7vZ9NvmDToyP8etLRziXUBpRielr6iosWUbDqj8Xx-M-CgF5ff81VWspfZCuidaA4rDLHNZp2gI0NqsJn5jkCPjOnBCYjhTCxovNBC7KKx6Gv64O_n4bIhWS4Zq3hEAkopq_nQfL4WRGK9YyNn_dsUPLted7LvUNLhi31UR8oMZHHeMFxvn6Mh_SAX/w400-h400/Photo%20Collage%20Maker_2023_07_13_08_32_52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that's all to show for now, Tony has asked for cake so I'd better make a move and make one.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care all, love Sue xx</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-52425730269902442552023-06-30T13:00:00.000+00:002023-06-30T13:00:32.256+00:00A finish, an exchange and a bit of gardening<div><br /></div><div>It's opening day tomorrow for the exchange I took part in but as I wanted to put it on the blog I opened it a day early. The piece I stitched that ended up in the bin was replaced by this one that I'd just finished, I hope she likes it and the extras that I sent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqB1CSy2iqJEOYQbnd6ahAv4R7q0TsraAkf7zH0IM8ByerEMTj53F7X1r_hxoEOQDb6Ote5cuxewWoDJ8LLSxYIyEeegFGM1WIQ6FL_IUXuIhrToQX0BHpGZv6kAa6pj2087ZKTrF-bTsq5anvOiO607Y_OIyGhTyzpn8mr-qTfaSOootrrxGGUgf-yQK/s2048/SAM_3426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqB1CSy2iqJEOYQbnd6ahAv4R7q0TsraAkf7zH0IM8ByerEMTj53F7X1r_hxoEOQDb6Ote5cuxewWoDJ8LLSxYIyEeegFGM1WIQ6FL_IUXuIhrToQX0BHpGZv6kAa6pj2087ZKTrF-bTsq5anvOiO607Y_OIyGhTyzpn8mr-qTfaSOootrrxGGUgf-yQK/w400-h300/SAM_3426.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsjAxvkZvRa965TZnl4Ukg73j-psEAuJgYwE_SFrittrV6Nefwi_ynmgXdJv5-geTZ1EJCnVf2byAxN1z5AdQRjehrNScVUZMyBELov_cV6c3fuDEyJa2d5gsMUXtq4UPM0wkBhufG-tZ_X7cHPxg63IimQJjatJ64uW7dJw_zHIDYTGxWYKG2VKCHlIr/s2048/SAM_3430.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsjAxvkZvRa965TZnl4Ukg73j-psEAuJgYwE_SFrittrV6Nefwi_ynmgXdJv5-geTZ1EJCnVf2byAxN1z5AdQRjehrNScVUZMyBELov_cV6c3fuDEyJa2d5gsMUXtq4UPM0wkBhufG-tZ_X7cHPxg63IimQJjatJ64uW7dJw_zHIDYTGxWYKG2VKCHlIr/w400-h300/SAM_3430.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is the gift I got from Cathie, it's really pretty and will go on the wall as soon as I can find a nail to hang it on, such a lot of work has gone into it,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz9yOgWCgm5wd6Ij87U1GoptHV_scyjXjmMXccMGpi0Ts9-bJ3Fnc6-E8jiFCeEk-7zeAhe-tO1AF50O5Eea3hg1lH_K9CSsMsaIzjpBsZYdjS70ycQJPRDhe4KNniwUiUFI2wQyR7OE596QwxLINBPtsI07Dv3h6R6h6im3hBtyWrWQa5ItvKPA2Dq79/s2048/SAM_3479.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiz9yOgWCgm5wd6Ij87U1GoptHV_scyjXjmMXccMGpi0Ts9-bJ3Fnc6-E8jiFCeEk-7zeAhe-tO1AF50O5Eea3hg1lH_K9CSsMsaIzjpBsZYdjS70ycQJPRDhe4KNniwUiUFI2wQyR7OE596QwxLINBPtsI07Dv3h6R6h6im3hBtyWrWQa5ItvKPA2Dq79/w400-h300/SAM_3479.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and these are the goodies that she sent with it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryu7VN4BeuMdb1gyzJJKFH0MWVSwmH3iz45QfHpU7-PLz7Fbi0bZL7TztuDyX7YBUYpGbgIGo3DKDVLlCiKge8izImssIwtTUotOLO_ahxsQnQD_T2Zf8FP6wIr0u9ozQazJzMjGkHAMP4USdeDYUEs1wFb7_nFdT9FWVfZNyeNlwMzYKPrC5MiPJAMrQ/s2048/SAM_3490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryu7VN4BeuMdb1gyzJJKFH0MWVSwmH3iz45QfHpU7-PLz7Fbi0bZL7TztuDyX7YBUYpGbgIGo3DKDVLlCiKge8izImssIwtTUotOLO_ahxsQnQD_T2Zf8FP6wIr0u9ozQazJzMjGkHAMP4USdeDYUEs1wFb7_nFdT9FWVfZNyeNlwMzYKPrC5MiPJAMrQ/w400-h300/SAM_3490.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I finished Hedge Row by Plum Street samplers, it's not a very good photo, no sunshine today to brighten things up. I just need to finish it now, not sure whether I'll frame it or make it into a cushion as it is on the pattern.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnYd7mXvOckYSk1fOvzjKW_nzbrn81ygqnfcf8TKfmNVyYxmdE-l5ynX2nqlJxWKmCgX4CXGFp641652c1NJSdIxS042SYLs5rkDNuHXbR4Zu7SqwiWNTvRL98htV5vO9WWKYlYHPjhpTUENQ1l0ms36_W8devCRw5Rdwkc1l8sebX7qmrFiculMvWP0b/s2048/SAM_3476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnYd7mXvOckYSk1fOvzjKW_nzbrn81ygqnfcf8TKfmNVyYxmdE-l5ynX2nqlJxWKmCgX4CXGFp641652c1NJSdIxS042SYLs5rkDNuHXbR4Zu7SqwiWNTvRL98htV5vO9WWKYlYHPjhpTUENQ1l0ms36_W8devCRw5Rdwkc1l8sebX7qmrFiculMvWP0b/w400-h300/SAM_3476.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We've been out in the garden again this past week, everything seems to be growing well apart from the parsnips that are still sleeping.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just a few pictures of the garden, the plants we grew are at last beginning to flower.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ8qB5KauniPnnn2D-kj_fvxgU_Zb7pwvVwapbEG51J59VaDj4RLCf8VehMN1hCybkck2Co8gHyEPDh1nrbIL5gBC7lgHtNp3JuvvS6DzZiKO0IR69RCQLP1C3fp1GnbQmA5zCKV8KvDkG4Q7focXUJimqmRrLdX4u8wNRqu3X23QSF5N8oLgRG54TeqW/s2048/SAM_3466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ8qB5KauniPnnn2D-kj_fvxgU_Zb7pwvVwapbEG51J59VaDj4RLCf8VehMN1hCybkck2Co8gHyEPDh1nrbIL5gBC7lgHtNp3JuvvS6DzZiKO0IR69RCQLP1C3fp1GnbQmA5zCKV8KvDkG4Q7focXUJimqmRrLdX4u8wNRqu3X23QSF5N8oLgRG54TeqW/w400-h300/SAM_3466.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This is a new rose we planted this year, it's called Ice Cream and has lovely big flower heads and a really nice perfume</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsNdE5ugeiOLg6VTKZPrXX5k8NSGqafY9A5vOB4NIyziqsJ7Wi7Yu6w1_8p9GiOMsqlh9GSRjTqlGnRHdqjz490R4g3VDQmMKLeQFw_LoXkkoA7WSGOQj4hd1LaP9c-1czVw3OpVk5UKXTe1n59C7Z2B_kEIGBHTO1kNK4c78ZSDpfAlSqonYuTYuWz9-/s2048/SAM_3451.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQsNdE5ugeiOLg6VTKZPrXX5k8NSGqafY9A5vOB4NIyziqsJ7Wi7Yu6w1_8p9GiOMsqlh9GSRjTqlGnRHdqjz490R4g3VDQmMKLeQFw_LoXkkoA7WSGOQj4hd1LaP9c-1czVw3OpVk5UKXTe1n59C7Z2B_kEIGBHTO1kNK4c78ZSDpfAlSqonYuTYuWz9-/w400-h300/SAM_3451.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another rose that has bloomed beautifully this year, so many flowers but also so many thorns.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyhbhbJpz1onN6yTuEAbP4gYmgh5wwpf4YFd5vjGqYOOd9K91xOcTFXzj7POBR-TAwR02c7PWMDN8PgUKVVBRKvDd28rMDXthozKjpP-j2XELD3kqtjas6tJSePTxNvTuBpFFieIVBtpg4p9sTIC6vXx9VFLdZXZdZt6ps8Nk4Pu94j7QJDBfGVw10yGx/s2048/SAM_3417.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyhbhbJpz1onN6yTuEAbP4gYmgh5wwpf4YFd5vjGqYOOd9K91xOcTFXzj7POBR-TAwR02c7PWMDN8PgUKVVBRKvDd28rMDXthozKjpP-j2XELD3kqtjas6tJSePTxNvTuBpFFieIVBtpg4p9sTIC6vXx9VFLdZXZdZt6ps8Nk4Pu94j7QJDBfGVw10yGx/w400-h300/SAM_3417.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>We had our first lot of beans for dinner in the week, can't wait for some more to grow. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhDzjeNyHEVSJH0Zp3K8tq0dPiMMkGKprwOVCVTUXkSjTYFXQtyJ-OYFJLXKZqhFW7tstraBx2nl5oYsYHokFKzaBOwn2zYgy8IY9d1Ws356973LjbUTlMnjsp9rt4pm1AA8RkkDsQVdK6A--eb0v6st4EfIQoiDcqYRdF5FmWYLdqm6rOW7PBAhcykmP/s2048/SAM_3462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhDzjeNyHEVSJH0Zp3K8tq0dPiMMkGKprwOVCVTUXkSjTYFXQtyJ-OYFJLXKZqhFW7tstraBx2nl5oYsYHokFKzaBOwn2zYgy8IY9d1Ws356973LjbUTlMnjsp9rt4pm1AA8RkkDsQVdK6A--eb0v6st4EfIQoiDcqYRdF5FmWYLdqm6rOW7PBAhcykmP/w400-h300/SAM_3462.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We spent last weekend walking round Lullington, a village not to far away. We try and go most years when they have their annual open gardens, it makes a nice day out looking at all the different flowers. Tea and cake on the village green and plants for sale too not to mention the ice cream where I usually end up with raspberry sauce on my clothes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think that's about it for now, enjoy your weekend everyone,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">take care, Sue x</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-5798255785499441242023-06-17T11:35:00.001+00:002023-06-17T11:36:04.082+00:00a little bit of stitching<br />A cooler start to the day, even the birds seem quiet this morning after their antics over the past week or so. We have had so many baby birds this year, the garden has been like a flight path with all the comings and goings of the parents feeding their young.<div><br /></div><div>We thought we'd missed the baby wrens but there they were at the bottom of the garden trying out their wings, it was so lovely to watch them and so comical. Thankfully we've not had a problem with cats this year, I think it must be too hot for them. Our old cat Gizmo just lies and watches everything going on, I don't think he has the energy anymore to chase anything. He's very demanding at the moment, wants his food put under his nose and shouts when he doesn't get his treat at tea time. He is nearly 18 so he should be looked after.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's been too hot to stitch, I've only managed a little bit on Sunshine Susan but every little helps.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5vUKZiISBs14brIcUiK_eitMbcgDLIrBY59VXG-o4ojezRBIVkAkRHcFAugOTXu1vv5mBw23xV9VsE_SCUAmHoKFQxw6RcAqGCKLhcfVNkxFlH4cs6EnGGh8RLtTMMgkOJEPTPGfnwad63-iac9aTOTLQJBOixH3RnjbEpYnQzH0MsayAmxA5A2ntA/s2048/SAM_3405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5vUKZiISBs14brIcUiK_eitMbcgDLIrBY59VXG-o4ojezRBIVkAkRHcFAugOTXu1vv5mBw23xV9VsE_SCUAmHoKFQxw6RcAqGCKLhcfVNkxFlH4cs6EnGGh8RLtTMMgkOJEPTPGfnwad63-iac9aTOTLQJBOixH3RnjbEpYnQzH0MsayAmxA5A2ntA/w640-h480/SAM_3405.JPG" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finished my exchange piece but then Tony accidentally tripped over the rug while he was passing me a cup of tea and most of it ended up in my basket where I keep my stitching. Thankfully most of them were in bags but the exchange piece got soaked. I tried to wash it in cool water but the colours ran so badly that it ended up in the bin as there was no way I could save it. I did manage to send something else.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was lucky enough to win a chart from Maggie at <a href="http://crossblackcountry.blogspot.com/">Black Country Wench</a> a couple of weeks ago, such a lovely Autumn chart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7-EtPDzCremQG2zOd8SRZkSIJ-XALhHySyM5IEqQIQAT8UW27IJ9BnEbeXNbZz-JM3Q7vB9G14KaaMyoJxHdbZ8yuhmbmhbidO2nLDitQX9gOg_Y6_1bgrZXFNEhkMl1DlGy9yTqg24jyuvf7_EMevxLnXBm7rN4zArTbqFA1ZGY7lvrpNA_ECBJEg/s2048/SAM_3449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7-EtPDzCremQG2zOd8SRZkSIJ-XALhHySyM5IEqQIQAT8UW27IJ9BnEbeXNbZz-JM3Q7vB9G14KaaMyoJxHdbZ8yuhmbmhbidO2nLDitQX9gOg_Y6_1bgrZXFNEhkMl1DlGy9yTqg24jyuvf7_EMevxLnXBm7rN4zArTbqFA1ZGY7lvrpNA_ECBJEg/w640-h480/SAM_3449.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The garden is growing well, some of the bedding pants I grew are flowering and most of the veg is now appearing despite the two days of dreadful thunderstorms when I thought everything had been flattened but most of it bounced back the next day. The wind pulled the climbing hydrangea off the roof of the outhouse but it was due for a cut this year and it takes a lot to kill it. The roses lost most of their petals but other than that no more harm was done and the garden really needed the rain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xFgfIVcyzkRp4K4Xn4hzkQd6NESwYBkZQHTJ0dCZiFMAFHjpYlddUwBw8714wO1C83A7J7NKBVUWIZUQ_z279xCqv3vfrLt6MftC_wF1EdDllGi4JY8a7wZCo8QkGAgoYxUDzs98r8gIHsRTiKFHcfgfkaxAl0tfgsud2Jvko7cUJ2RCUSmiqO7BVw/s2048/SAM_3434.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xFgfIVcyzkRp4K4Xn4hzkQd6NESwYBkZQHTJ0dCZiFMAFHjpYlddUwBw8714wO1C83A7J7NKBVUWIZUQ_z279xCqv3vfrLt6MftC_wF1EdDllGi4JY8a7wZCo8QkGAgoYxUDzs98r8gIHsRTiKFHcfgfkaxAl0tfgsud2Jvko7cUJ2RCUSmiqO7BVw/w640-h480/SAM_3434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzFduJdqgTBG2YoGL5AHrgJnWp79BzOtakEUhr84KjysF026s-NLpO6X8PgXL6rIDGF_yEL8nRcDKa1eTrFS-dVN59wungfSGIIszDz75ov3oyk62BSTfRtNVnHWZAa9RZN7JwHfZbYsKz3yqhR9TcZwX5ePLE1JYkphGDV1SPZ0rmvNnDMZBk1jIPg/s2048/SAM_3435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzFduJdqgTBG2YoGL5AHrgJnWp79BzOtakEUhr84KjysF026s-NLpO6X8PgXL6rIDGF_yEL8nRcDKa1eTrFS-dVN59wungfSGIIszDz75ov3oyk62BSTfRtNVnHWZAa9RZN7JwHfZbYsKz3yqhR9TcZwX5ePLE1JYkphGDV1SPZ0rmvNnDMZBk1jIPg/w640-h480/SAM_3435.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE9C5z0s-Df5DVGlivSvGO3SQy8RNDn3DY2kT0WVqc7xuS-TOMP1ryjf8C8SHKaKmeW0-EUBZ5VMSbPRwiTi3b28L8zd38CG4eaMOdGRPN-zTTxlmeYhsFqDDLNb0RIFf48iKtJzy1QNwDAGHnBm7JcwvjhSvYPWo4kxX50zhqTMLzSYcN4D1unQbPA/s2048/SAM_3416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjE9C5z0s-Df5DVGlivSvGO3SQy8RNDn3DY2kT0WVqc7xuS-TOMP1ryjf8C8SHKaKmeW0-EUBZ5VMSbPRwiTi3b28L8zd38CG4eaMOdGRPN-zTTxlmeYhsFqDDLNb0RIFf48iKtJzy1QNwDAGHnBm7JcwvjhSvYPWo4kxX50zhqTMLzSYcN4D1unQbPA/w640-h480/SAM_3416.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div>Tony has been busy repairing the shed roof, he frightens the life out of me when he's climbing ladders and walking on the roof, can't tell him that he's getting too old to be doing things like that though, it doesn't work. He never had much time for the garden when he was working but he's always out there since he's retired and it's keeping him busy.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's all I can think of for now, take care all, Sue x</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-44378201515281101852023-06-03T15:01:00.002+00:002023-06-03T15:01:55.960+00:00A finish and a lot more in the gardenI finally have a finish to show, it seemed to take ages doing all the confetti stitches and it does look better in real life, I'm not very good at taking photos so this will have to do.<div><br /></div><div>Summer by Rosewood Manor<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qiEK3dHEY5P_mp6tgDGBFIfo_HsoUi2jQzySy-iZjlZYmXwf65bP3OpHBxeZYT8-uwRgJgfUNSIx_HwzLl-HihIwwv7Fwlk8IUnY0uo87shpCfW2CIQVZHbSmi4PmkfzNE7cG7PaEcJUtmzrFm56L84pH2ftseBNCiwf7q2rBDBv8sph3s35woudog/s2048/SAM_3409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qiEK3dHEY5P_mp6tgDGBFIfo_HsoUi2jQzySy-iZjlZYmXwf65bP3OpHBxeZYT8-uwRgJgfUNSIx_HwzLl-HihIwwv7Fwlk8IUnY0uo87shpCfW2CIQVZHbSmi4PmkfzNE7cG7PaEcJUtmzrFm56L84pH2ftseBNCiwf7q2rBDBv8sph3s35woudog/w640-h480/SAM_3409.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">A few more stitches have been put into Sunshine Susan by Lesley Teare, I want to get this finished as it's been hanging around for too long but the colours are lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qiEK3dHEY5P_mp6tgDGBFIfo_HsoUi2jQzySy-iZjlZYmXwf65bP3OpHBxeZYT8-uwRgJgfUNSIx_HwzLl-HihIwwv7Fwlk8IUnY0uo87shpCfW2CIQVZHbSmi4PmkfzNE7cG7PaEcJUtmzrFm56L84pH2ftseBNCiwf7q2rBDBv8sph3s35woudog/s2048/SAM_3409.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHghyw0yOL_KauwH8m-8Lv3kZrBNzk13ozNNzis15zsbI5aFLXH3r_-_UOokaYXKX-UpPL89tc_Ae7_IMedlMkDEb2FCCzZZJVdimnO51VavxalmtE-ygVl8FlTon2ZwPgafnQhHF_Eej4dTKsqzCSQIhXWj4zaoA50YHQNfj5rqJ8JW_tS3wOmOwS-Q/w640-h480/SAM_3402.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I've been stitching for an exchange and making a few bits and pieces to go with it but I'll show them another time, I don't think my partner reads or even knows that I have a blog but I don't want to spoil the surprise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">We've been out in the garden again while the better weather has been around, shame it seems to have gone into hiding this week. The seeds that I sowed in the garden are coming through, we just need to keep the pigeons away from them or like last year there will be none left for us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I love roses and this year we are having a lovely show,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ECs_UtNs29UXlNjHC4aDQeuYyzGTOcRsZc95k0kKd1LpgX4X-CfftyY0a1Xfbf4e62_DnmtuG42vbrcr1KdWMPmSM5xnSe7IbcAuUD9gqROtHgJsCYQYzQKBjAHuPVN-JyCV_EayQaIdjPQFZWL6EPe_T4yKJeiPG9bHgYhJ2_MijzDPuqk2_ldXJw/s2048/SAM_3441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ECs_UtNs29UXlNjHC4aDQeuYyzGTOcRsZc95k0kKd1LpgX4X-CfftyY0a1Xfbf4e62_DnmtuG42vbrcr1KdWMPmSM5xnSe7IbcAuUD9gqROtHgJsCYQYzQKBjAHuPVN-JyCV_EayQaIdjPQFZWL6EPe_T4yKJeiPG9bHgYhJ2_MijzDPuqk2_ldXJw/w640-h480/SAM_3441.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as you can see we lost the tree fern even though we wrapped it well in the cold weather.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWyPdotsm-8KzlubuCFIvJUGF3rSI5yy3cMgSyg3eiTOcBCn0yVHbj5hl24BFp_49dckTfxvdjQhVv89FkFjVTV-0PNDawhZBnPeYL3VShgN-pUtz6vSw8f8owD95FAGFFX3VXzR20eLJGloizC0y5PfTNSY96kqaxWsoHMFghoNL0Q7NEu3-oL30KQ/s2048/SAM_3443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWyPdotsm-8KzlubuCFIvJUGF3rSI5yy3cMgSyg3eiTOcBCn0yVHbj5hl24BFp_49dckTfxvdjQhVv89FkFjVTV-0PNDawhZBnPeYL3VShgN-pUtz6vSw8f8owD95FAGFFX3VXzR20eLJGloizC0y5PfTNSY96kqaxWsoHMFghoNL0Q7NEu3-oL30KQ/w640-h480/SAM_3443.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My knee still keeps playing me up but it's been manageable if I take things slowly especially coming down the stairs.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some sad news too has slowed me down as my sister passed away recently and coming after the death of my brother before Christmas it's made me feel sad and a little bit alone but Tony's been good, giving a hug when I need one and I've really needed a few just lately.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I've had lots of time playing in the greenhouse and most of the seeds have grown so I'm hoping that with this warmer weather they will make healthy plants. We've had some problems in the garden this year, the cherry tree has been attacked by cherry aphids, little black beetles that attack the leaves and growing fruit although the blackbirds usually beat us to the fruit anyway. One of the peonies that I've had for years has either got wilt or blight so we've dug it out just in case. We've had them so long, just a bit of tuber from my Mum and Dad's garden but thankfully the other three look ok for now.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The wisteria is blooming again and the fronds of the ferns look so lovely when they are just unfurling.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddMxqxPxlbo9JlVsNTqzxjLtdb3hLDEmjXTCrv9473456QEhLWM1ncsiuFK1XYPjnEK0BT3SXBWmJMbP_OvmEGYoYwv89Ry56Z96ZWTJG5SP9wnjwKsktnFmFiU7Rp8VLOb1Wwglc8sChlVp6V_CYPhCBrrY6KggeiiIj4-I6RU52sLZSxc6rBlNRaA/s2048/SAM_3379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddMxqxPxlbo9JlVsNTqzxjLtdb3hLDEmjXTCrv9473456QEhLWM1ncsiuFK1XYPjnEK0BT3SXBWmJMbP_OvmEGYoYwv89Ry56Z96ZWTJG5SP9wnjwKsktnFmFiU7Rp8VLOb1Wwglc8sChlVp6V_CYPhCBrrY6KggeiiIj4-I6RU52sLZSxc6rBlNRaA/w640-h480/SAM_3379.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And the beans and onions are starting to grow.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rXNJwQi8aM4hST6QckT7Z0hKDe6VIqClAH2soIiFwfnD-xSuHfsrkF78qWfMcmota1YvrbFyV69tH_xahAlsvBouhYO2nF5xg4zCDnqN8JEYzLpolQxwW-ddES2PtBrFNTTq_hs-VSNx1SYt6sIY80BPuU87RuSRvkHNR3eWsBH8GubFZ4npJpgt5Q/s2048/SAM_3326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9rXNJwQi8aM4hST6QckT7Z0hKDe6VIqClAH2soIiFwfnD-xSuHfsrkF78qWfMcmota1YvrbFyV69tH_xahAlsvBouhYO2nF5xg4zCDnqN8JEYzLpolQxwW-ddES2PtBrFNTTq_hs-VSNx1SYt6sIY80BPuU87RuSRvkHNR3eWsBH8GubFZ4npJpgt5Q/w640-h480/SAM_3326.JPG" width="640" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A new start, Summer by Rosewood Manor,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyThliMZTxZaM5cYi-lvtvL33ogHFNLufX9I6UhlGqv-EuBtH45gN-0baFYGmcqLGHKWnmkdURJEqjF1kmmU325NmFrNnatNbHcrIAq4q32N6cDyflo1JPyYaDaHhnpyQPhyfKQpFg00Vws22NWsihatAfgLM2NpHWtxFDQPe3NaoP2Z02BB3HByD-A/s2048/SAM_3323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdyThliMZTxZaM5cYi-lvtvL33ogHFNLufX9I6UhlGqv-EuBtH45gN-0baFYGmcqLGHKWnmkdURJEqjF1kmmU325NmFrNnatNbHcrIAq4q32N6cDyflo1JPyYaDaHhnpyQPhyfKQpFg00Vws22NWsihatAfgLM2NpHWtxFDQPe3NaoP2Z02BB3HByD-A/w640-h480/SAM_3323.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">and a little shawl that I knitted at the beginning of the year that I forgot to post.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, that's about it for now, thankfully the weather has improved and the garden and my stitching is keeping me sane. Until next time, take care all, Sue xx</span></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-23611238191813532712023-04-07T11:03:00.000+00:002023-04-07T11:03:13.611+00:00 A week of April gone already..... and I haven't posted since January. We've once again been decorating and making myself a craft room, not one of the bedrooms this time as every time I grab a bedroom for me one of the girls come home so I'm not taking any chances this time.<div><br /></div><div>Just as we'd about finished everything I decided to give everywhere a good clean and that's how I've ended up with a dodgy knee for the past four weeks. I was only kneeling down to polish a little table when I managed to roll my knee and twist my back at the same time.</div><div><br /></div><div>It has made me feel so miserable and so old and the physio who I've spoken to twice on the phone keeps hinting that at my age I should expect a few aches and pains, it didn't stop him giving me lots of exercises to do though. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've not done much, I've been trying to do a little stitching but I can't get into it at the moment.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hoping that I can get back into my stitching soon as I have another exchange coming up.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR5cu76--usc9344iLY-wL0dRY1bi-EIo_DoOqO9i9cHcXjX_HsZhWWzmnarYgsv-QTOaJiGMBMizUzcoj7XPVYZ49af5iG4STafKMd0O44l2DtSFpruDCJx8-rrRp8oJNYjrh6PGYtTLTQQwRimpEphJF0krWrIl3cAvzO6uM0tr6vFsceVSB-F98Q/s2048/SAM_3315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR5cu76--usc9344iLY-wL0dRY1bi-EIo_DoOqO9i9cHcXjX_HsZhWWzmnarYgsv-QTOaJiGMBMizUzcoj7XPVYZ49af5iG4STafKMd0O44l2DtSFpruDCJx8-rrRp8oJNYjrh6PGYtTLTQQwRimpEphJF0krWrIl3cAvzO6uM0tr6vFsceVSB-F98Q/w400-h300/SAM_3315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JY1aD1u79ljcXOfXqAKEB93gmP67C3Xc4zCy2F4M099-m3cGvxhthlCJijlhvY-eRsIXDdZvxX2Yvo7Yrhcdq6pk2ouLghr-qn_oVGp_0HoBVuLKvwNFxqp6NXqQSubHuE22HwcUq6AT-3iV1Cz-NhhJNoOWyJrKcE95BKqh2Ej2Nr39Ngjt1KiKoQ/s2048/SAM_3312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JY1aD1u79ljcXOfXqAKEB93gmP67C3Xc4zCy2F4M099-m3cGvxhthlCJijlhvY-eRsIXDdZvxX2Yvo7Yrhcdq6pk2ouLghr-qn_oVGp_0HoBVuLKvwNFxqp6NXqQSubHuE22HwcUq6AT-3iV1Cz-NhhJNoOWyJrKcE95BKqh2Ej2Nr39Ngjt1KiKoQ/w400-h300/SAM_3312.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>The garden needs a lot of love after we moved a lot round at the end of the year and we've been to the garden centre and bought a few seeds and compost to get me started. I put some tomato seeds and a few flower seeds in trays but there's a lot more to be done and if I could just get a bit of motivation going I'd be ok.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't think the weather is helping, it never seems to stop raining lately but I shouldn't complain, at least it's filling the water buts up in case we have another hot summer.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've been watching a pair of robins starting their nest in the climbing hydrangea, I think we may have to put some netting over it as last year the magpies kept stealing the blackbirds eggs that were nesting in there and I don't want it happening again. We have a pair of magpies and pigeons that steal all of the bird food so we may have to sort something out for the smaller birds this year.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NDbFJ7qShrPHq4vLXK3et3NBrZuFAATRV7UcFRDpLV9ZIlIz_2jULFDXyV6TP8fk5N6hkPrncXlHWHRxWjuRgA0w3e1qwd09U-MA96qwGx3EslhxhXYqcVYfn7TAH34__pkvWOwtXB0ulcBnOrvpNI5uGeIcKnLBMbMZnToHps3Kv_Z1dVWqtqtiJg/s2048/SAM_3290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NDbFJ7qShrPHq4vLXK3et3NBrZuFAATRV7UcFRDpLV9ZIlIz_2jULFDXyV6TP8fk5N6hkPrncXlHWHRxWjuRgA0w3e1qwd09U-MA96qwGx3EslhxhXYqcVYfn7TAH34__pkvWOwtXB0ulcBnOrvpNI5uGeIcKnLBMbMZnToHps3Kv_Z1dVWqtqtiJg/w400-h300/SAM_3290.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQqkGgy_daqADyUn6NtrUyRflCsTkwLO12JgJv6HJTqiBtd3GUNMXqmxC8r93g-rDeF33C15vvUPxCnokvxEeKn22qRqyG2s59EObZF5zMDYRGXV0RNzDqHtfu2ys9CyPfIK_08eO4nN4GEBSf5Jw3ODJY80U1jPMDKQrcnJZtieXf3KPbZOZsLbJpw/s2048/SAM_3301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQqkGgy_daqADyUn6NtrUyRflCsTkwLO12JgJv6HJTqiBtd3GUNMXqmxC8r93g-rDeF33C15vvUPxCnokvxEeKn22qRqyG2s59EObZF5zMDYRGXV0RNzDqHtfu2ys9CyPfIK_08eO4nN4GEBSf5Jw3ODJY80U1jPMDKQrcnJZtieXf3KPbZOZsLbJpw/w400-h300/SAM_3301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQqkGgy_daqADyUn6NtrUyRflCsTkwLO12JgJv6HJTqiBtd3GUNMXqmxC8r93g-rDeF33C15vvUPxCnokvxEeKn22qRqyG2s59EObZF5zMDYRGXV0RNzDqHtfu2ys9CyPfIK_08eO4nN4GEBSf5Jw3ODJY80U1jPMDKQrcnJZtieXf3KPbZOZsLbJpw/s2048/SAM_3301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Well it looks like the sun is out so I might head outside and see what I can do, take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">Sue xx</div></div></div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-77007381008228167192023-01-10T11:00:00.000+00:002023-01-10T11:00:00.148+00:00Back again<span style="font-size: medium;">Time has been flying by again, the last time I posted was in Summer when we were doing so much in the garden which took us through to the end of October when we had to stop due to it raining most days. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The greenhouse got moved from the middle of the garden, it's now at the bottom of the veg garden where it looks much better. We moved a couple of the raised beds and we also had to chop down one of the apple trees as it was falling over and a little pear tree that very rarely produced any fruit, sad to see them go but more space to play around in now.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">DD moved out in August into her new home with her boyfriend so after moving all of her furniture out of the bedrooms it was time to put ours back but not before we'd decorated a couple of the rooms upstairs. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Now we are into January and as usual DH has got the decorating bug again so we are wallpapering the stairs and landing. We didn't intend to; we were hoping to just strip off the old wallpaper and paint the walls but after we started it we remembered that it was old lime plaster underneath and not in a very good state of repair so more paper is going on for now.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Not a lot of stitching going on though I did join in the Gift of Friendship again. I sent to Marina and as opening day was in December I can show what I stitched for her.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgIjj3NCjLRALCEnlzrW2br77HoJkctNGdh3UAHRT6ZuCZY6Ex4NyKIs2rwgkuucvadJzFZ2rfwQd_wrHnT6IMFmj4CpO-D0LaKxWoek6GoPCtPJNQNu_7vSkxAPwnU5YJX7-hijCsiz9xxW-kWk-Bz5ZmEOg7OQRnVRUasQKrsq4d2WVCMTi1SnIzQ/s2048/SAM_3177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgIjj3NCjLRALCEnlzrW2br77HoJkctNGdh3UAHRT6ZuCZY6Ex4NyKIs2rwgkuucvadJzFZ2rfwQd_wrHnT6IMFmj4CpO-D0LaKxWoek6GoPCtPJNQNu_7vSkxAPwnU5YJX7-hijCsiz9xxW-kWk-Bz5ZmEOg7OQRnVRUasQKrsq4d2WVCMTi1SnIzQ/w400-h300/SAM_3177.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really enjoyed stitching this</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_TVVRq2XizYENXVIHdAqEV-LjeplZxYkMEnMDdYKoMJTdgehQ9SVJp7UjWufhGWt6BB-VUyLMoDQH9GyUmhOOwJtAWbkX_d3G3TfFCHx-oF5nVSNX6SYnwDDSyEramj_SE8BJixI18ssVWlo9Oee9hmrBolaBMSIXfIjBM1S19_iHI8yAVVyNiBqXg/s2048/SAM_3174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_TVVRq2XizYENXVIHdAqEV-LjeplZxYkMEnMDdYKoMJTdgehQ9SVJp7UjWufhGWt6BB-VUyLMoDQH9GyUmhOOwJtAWbkX_d3G3TfFCHx-oF5nVSNX6SYnwDDSyEramj_SE8BJixI18ssVWlo9Oee9hmrBolaBMSIXfIjBM1S19_iHI8yAVVyNiBqXg/w400-h300/SAM_3174.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I received a lovely gift from my partner Deb, she really spoilt me with all the gifts that she sent to me.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mwyaWLIX8MqcRLRTaKd7jSzN1oVvhr-j2oYEQTFB8HbTmLaI4WgmwK9zPOJAk5pu2qZD69-D1aFEzy5R7Vdzi0YF9p69xiMBBZmnYkPbndsDGR7qhhuNwelbPJsV21_aTZ1TSoLHAKMH11XdDsfH64TOe-9qBbb5SM_sU3z6gHk7Hx7ZWVoIhVdy0w/s1920/SAM_3204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mwyaWLIX8MqcRLRTaKd7jSzN1oVvhr-j2oYEQTFB8HbTmLaI4WgmwK9zPOJAk5pu2qZD69-D1aFEzy5R7Vdzi0YF9p69xiMBBZmnYkPbndsDGR7qhhuNwelbPJsV21_aTZ1TSoLHAKMH11XdDsfH64TOe-9qBbb5SM_sU3z6gHk7Hx7ZWVoIhVdy0w/w400-h225/SAM_3204.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The first three pictures are of the gifts that she stitched for me and the last one is the rest of the package, so many goodies I didn't know which to open first.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've no resolutions of what I'm going to do this year other than make the most of it. Having lost my brother to a heart attack at the end of last year it makes you think what your priorities are and mine at the moment is to make each day count.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully I'll be back soon with another catch up if I can find something to show, not a lot of motivation at the moment with these miserable wet days that we're having but there are bulbs pushing through the soil so Spring must be around the corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take care all,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sue x</span></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-68380157765511934852022-07-05T12:47:00.000+00:002022-07-05T12:47:38.169+00:00Exchange time<div><br /></div><div>July has come round again so quickly and that means that I can show what I stitched for my partner who just happened to be my daughter this year. I've had this chart for ages, in fact I have at least three of this one that I have been gifted over time so I thought I'd stitch the needlebook but made it up a little different to what it should be. I forgot to take a photo of the inside but there was just a pocket to put the scissors in and a few homemade pins tucked away inside. I also made the project bag which she said she'd like after seeing the ones that I'd made for myself. Unfortunately I'm still waiting for my exchange to arrive so I can't show what I have received but I'm sure it will turn up soon.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhBx_2Y12N4RddYOebXP8tnx67R8NmBXqS68mnKCgH8fE0K9pf4YeP4k09j9k2AoZ-Wyw-KT1cdxGa6hXVnH7VHnAQZon5GsFICTAWDjVZ1XE_plgXV4_dhbnL4eHGUBilgoJpjIBrVAhm0A3zjsuwFkSU5aqVHZLGZ8Ndq9NMU9jdR-5UKAsoiVJ3Q/s2048/SAM_2984.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhBx_2Y12N4RddYOebXP8tnx67R8NmBXqS68mnKCgH8fE0K9pf4YeP4k09j9k2AoZ-Wyw-KT1cdxGa6hXVnH7VHnAQZon5GsFICTAWDjVZ1XE_plgXV4_dhbnL4eHGUBilgoJpjIBrVAhm0A3zjsuwFkSU5aqVHZLGZ8Ndq9NMU9jdR-5UKAsoiVJ3Q/w640-h480/SAM_2984.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I started something new, after looking through some old cross stitching magazines I saw this chart of Sunshine Susan by Lesley Teare from 2004 and I needed something to cheer me up so the pretty colours will certainly help.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgwCJdJgvRJWEZ1F2HAHNVPV7STkhQqpdgCeXUaQ6ZI2M73iPNHzihVTmh9yko0EklfaAYSfSDQzITD97dB_GCMVi4fzQGH5WKTFh_xcYSiDd4DgPdnqx9gnOlzfb2VsQlb6Dr4K-Z-CsvYIVq93z6gRwGvNMcmgvDiBHffhaq0GlfWrzzWiVWabElg/s2048/SAM_3070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgwCJdJgvRJWEZ1F2HAHNVPV7STkhQqpdgCeXUaQ6ZI2M73iPNHzihVTmh9yko0EklfaAYSfSDQzITD97dB_GCMVi4fzQGH5WKTFh_xcYSiDd4DgPdnqx9gnOlzfb2VsQlb6Dr4K-Z-CsvYIVq93z6gRwGvNMcmgvDiBHffhaq0GlfWrzzWiVWabElg/w640-h480/SAM_3070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm still spending time in the garden though I've still not got much energy but it helps to be outside even if I just manage to do a bit of dead heading. We have a wasps nest at the bottom of the garden in the compost heap so I'm keeping out of the vegetable garden while they are flying about, there seems to be so many of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiBhEBJzFgRzp43_1-LtZo_8xfKDG-iQKBo5MRvMXjAswYHUF6sSFgDx7DClQvGDSSX1KZiDxZUKBIeQdjyniQy0pjXHGdceWjTFvyXK4hko9OEPdKja_8vkMn7sG88Mmv3Q0iwBhAO11gWlaO1GhtxVKpMgZKvcdou-zpBLU8zd_5WKt1VXXX_yvXA/s2048/SAM_3048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiBhEBJzFgRzp43_1-LtZo_8xfKDG-iQKBo5MRvMXjAswYHUF6sSFgDx7DClQvGDSSX1KZiDxZUKBIeQdjyniQy0pjXHGdceWjTFvyXK4hko9OEPdKja_8vkMn7sG88Mmv3Q0iwBhAO11gWlaO1GhtxVKpMgZKvcdou-zpBLU8zd_5WKt1VXXX_yvXA/w640-h480/SAM_3048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUAxz-TnE-SQzeS2nH8q4EUM8Vei3dFK_Iv35EF3Z3OUOWRUSCjDJ4k9H2sWisKQekQeD3rUS9OUGCljW1ZssC4pIKIj-aD1uxIX9Kz66gWU6yyEZCiFWSShlIEbBP3DJ8Um_l_YH-RrX0qdhGobpXHLCAfci-GcjC4XQxNWXKkdExviBa9beZSVX2Q/s2048/SAM_3050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTUAxz-TnE-SQzeS2nH8q4EUM8Vei3dFK_Iv35EF3Z3OUOWRUSCjDJ4k9H2sWisKQekQeD3rUS9OUGCljW1ZssC4pIKIj-aD1uxIX9Kz66gWU6yyEZCiFWSShlIEbBP3DJ8Um_l_YH-RrX0qdhGobpXHLCAfci-GcjC4XQxNWXKkdExviBa9beZSVX2Q/w640-h480/SAM_3050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The two photos above are of two new additions to the garden, I love dahlias and these were on sale from the garden centre a short walk down the road from us. It has recently been extended so lots more plants to tempt me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjf7iOHrLTiCaLQ_4jChTSJ2tSpuJWMTO-cprt2XSrAzDwk4cKiIulAFzUZZ1chN-HkDY4RQFAdB6CBTQ03tbiakBg8kJt-_ekBEuJxCoqaG0lIB8Eg9lksMPIUpvmL3NUPNhThYgz97-R86rTDuEl_77QPjEBWnSiM_raUunvyYmprRYkhem9kS9UcQ/s2048/SAM_3058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjf7iOHrLTiCaLQ_4jChTSJ2tSpuJWMTO-cprt2XSrAzDwk4cKiIulAFzUZZ1chN-HkDY4RQFAdB6CBTQ03tbiakBg8kJt-_ekBEuJxCoqaG0lIB8Eg9lksMPIUpvmL3NUPNhThYgz97-R86rTDuEl_77QPjEBWnSiM_raUunvyYmprRYkhem9kS9UcQ/w640-h480/SAM_3058.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGqxWzssJ4VKixGJz3d9ZeZ3vBe-xICxliqKMKl6PZq-3u-thq7KUmndhUAaZz63jfsF6YqJOf3Ts5ZkXAUHum4ufO85N1QKiKY5PmKEkSXWTmUgl_PXwc4oCMWCp_fpHA8faBr-DN3UJgq4zwL9UZrmj3d8jqiOvodoO3KtLIj9RMqfSGImYiG6SXQ/s2048/SAM_3059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpGqxWzssJ4VKixGJz3d9ZeZ3vBe-xICxliqKMKl6PZq-3u-thq7KUmndhUAaZz63jfsF6YqJOf3Ts5ZkXAUHum4ufO85N1QKiKY5PmKEkSXWTmUgl_PXwc4oCMWCp_fpHA8faBr-DN3UJgq4zwL9UZrmj3d8jqiOvodoO3KtLIj9RMqfSGImYiG6SXQ/w640-h480/SAM_3059.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9TUW3DsYvp9zN30IGfYcmq8eTd5xcBr5iMib1CQOPXRlqdpQy28dRVRc5zme8AEaDsYjcjEHN8bELqWB6PKBUFoV2nz8-JdM8blGDneeqZPZDbJyqDgVcb7s8HAF-mEdwkz8l5pF_Ha2sZBcOjxzB8exTFRSswiDLQRkx-p9-kUUbUVzXP1FWUwMHQ/s2048/SAM_3063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9TUW3DsYvp9zN30IGfYcmq8eTd5xcBr5iMib1CQOPXRlqdpQy28dRVRc5zme8AEaDsYjcjEHN8bELqWB6PKBUFoV2nz8-JdM8blGDneeqZPZDbJyqDgVcb7s8HAF-mEdwkz8l5pF_Ha2sZBcOjxzB8exTFRSswiDLQRkx-p9-kUUbUVzXP1FWUwMHQ/w640-h480/SAM_3063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />The rudbeckia and delphiniums are growing well and if you look close in the middle of the tree branches you can just make out the first flower to open in the tulip tree.<div><br /></div><div>DH is working away cutting down the hedge at the side of the garden, it has grown too tall so we are cutting it to a more manageable height before we get too old to do it, it's a shame really as it makes the garden more private but while he's been cutting it down he's found such a lot of deadwood so it needed doing.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's about all to tell for now so I'll go and make a cuppa and decide what to do next.</div><div><br /></div><div>Take care, love</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img height="46" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/61/A8838553886113272DE51F6454BFDE79.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" width="58" /></a> x<br /></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-38560845615062590142022-06-23T08:10:00.002+00:002022-06-23T08:10:40.469+00:00Catching up with myself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hasn't it been a hot one this week, even Gizmo has been finding it hard to get somewhere in the shade. He's getting on a bit now and finding it all a bit too hot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoMfigXvuhYlr4x5YtyMCgfz5_UfwNeD8PbRsjTTAN1Upceut6gJHjwIr9WPDRx4zwOOCUQqIy7UuIgg7OnA6ZwCveY7WcrI2grYHPLFBx7RmyrqwDbqxp2yFKIMN9sPTpsEH-LtkUDIIf1Q4Imn_Q90KAfHd_IYHXCbOMAM67M0PwPIupCusrz0iiQ/s2048/SAM_2991.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoMfigXvuhYlr4x5YtyMCgfz5_UfwNeD8PbRsjTTAN1Upceut6gJHjwIr9WPDRx4zwOOCUQqIy7UuIgg7OnA6ZwCveY7WcrI2grYHPLFBx7RmyrqwDbqxp2yFKIMN9sPTpsEH-LtkUDIIf1Q4Imn_Q90KAfHd_IYHXCbOMAM67M0PwPIupCusrz0iiQ/w400-h300/SAM_2991.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's not been a lot going on as both Tony and I have had covid which has knocked us for six. After all this time of staying safe, not going out too much and wearing our masks we caught it from DD who is living with us at the moment. She was so upset that she'd passed it on but at least we're getting over it now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've not done much stitching other than for an exchange that had to be done but I've been playing about with gifts that I've been given by my daughters. Rachel bought me this diamond painting and although I've not done much I've really enjoyed what I have done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQIkqJbrJJmgLqUM1fieHH3uO3qpR2aex3oShWfKnOYPoOlnNpegR_ouuTGySf88DFrJZ998nQIKlzxtNXPuiza4bgbqra-Nc5vrSWx4KVX_dDAmgTcLXVzWlcLAzbSxYiBTNwumXkiznGmofuvO8YZENH8mH5jQuMbthGcJAWZ32Slonjx1aItcq8g/s2048/SAM_3041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQIkqJbrJJmgLqUM1fieHH3uO3qpR2aex3oShWfKnOYPoOlnNpegR_ouuTGySf88DFrJZ998nQIKlzxtNXPuiza4bgbqra-Nc5vrSWx4KVX_dDAmgTcLXVzWlcLAzbSxYiBTNwumXkiznGmofuvO8YZENH8mH5jQuMbthGcJAWZ32Slonjx1aItcq8g/w400-h300/SAM_3041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This lap quilt was a gift from Sharon ages ago and I thought I'd have a go at that too, I shall do some more on it when it's not so busy in the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEARzXZvVLgQYriZYVMmzZvwbG-SgQ6mC6oxHjd89bqRx7Rm76nUGVuYwJguFCpO8BPatsY11lzvxxjxHeZqEz16rgYcvA9jQfTPnhccfBUI42uxr-fKd4ObC6tIxruFAsNYc3oAup1IUngEv_5EpA7H7fQxxWTEXJ1ixJ8FOv133v-E4Y5qMeXLGFUQ/s2048/SAM_3043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEARzXZvVLgQYriZYVMmzZvwbG-SgQ6mC6oxHjd89bqRx7Rm76nUGVuYwJguFCpO8BPatsY11lzvxxjxHeZqEz16rgYcvA9jQfTPnhccfBUI42uxr-fKd4ObC6tIxruFAsNYc3oAup1IUngEv_5EpA7H7fQxxWTEXJ1ixJ8FOv133v-E4Y5qMeXLGFUQ/w400-h300/SAM_3043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Another new one for me, a long stitch, and although I'm enjoying that too it's really making my fingers sore with the stiff fabric but I shall persevere.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcp-LRZXEfEDomnUW0DNF8AJZp7O5Lvx1G6JlRKI3LiClKCPKAXcM2Pg8zjaEm7vwR2T023jsg9HUvFCoOxVu-xN9CZH_9YRDp99IN8hdtdRJnKR-yyPMLiwXh9f6-OuZbJlXbx8KueqpeKEHW2J3llnIz1YwYAgbxBAPAwrAa6V67Ka83VWDUDztEQ/s2048/SAM_2994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PI8GMhSikuPjVRntAlHkCIhgw9-an_Cy9dvRqABgQPVY5oJPekEq3rWrEtK4Z6lIzurr4p6So1Dea_Dh9585nOleAskNf1xzmeoJmmdVgnUPeURMd181ngCKVmCtVPvtIAvO1zqvGRPTfAog92_4jdhu-wRX0tSa_pZWcYmHGHvh9r5qN_8v5ndvjQ/w400-h300/SAM_3039.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcp-LRZXEfEDomnUW0DNF8AJZp7O5Lvx1G6JlRKI3LiClKCPKAXcM2Pg8zjaEm7vwR2T023jsg9HUvFCoOxVu-xN9CZH_9YRDp99IN8hdtdRJnKR-yyPMLiwXh9f6-OuZbJlXbx8KueqpeKEHW2J3llnIz1YwYAgbxBAPAwrAa6V67Ka83VWDUDztEQ/s2048/SAM_2994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">We've spent a lot of time in the garden, mostly sitting looking at it while we've not been feeling up to doing much else but I'm so pleased that we have somewhere nice to sit and relax. Just a few pictures of the garden below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcp-LRZXEfEDomnUW0DNF8AJZp7O5Lvx1G6JlRKI3LiClKCPKAXcM2Pg8zjaEm7vwR2T023jsg9HUvFCoOxVu-xN9CZH_9YRDp99IN8hdtdRJnKR-yyPMLiwXh9f6-OuZbJlXbx8KueqpeKEHW2J3llnIz1YwYAgbxBAPAwrAa6V67Ka83VWDUDztEQ/s2048/SAM_2994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcp-LRZXEfEDomnUW0DNF8AJZp7O5Lvx1G6JlRKI3LiClKCPKAXcM2Pg8zjaEm7vwR2T023jsg9HUvFCoOxVu-xN9CZH_9YRDp99IN8hdtdRJnKR-yyPMLiwXh9f6-OuZbJlXbx8KueqpeKEHW2J3llnIz1YwYAgbxBAPAwrAa6V67Ka83VWDUDztEQ/s2048/SAM_2994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcp-LRZXEfEDomnUW0DNF8AJZp7O5Lvx1G6JlRKI3LiClKCPKAXcM2Pg8zjaEm7vwR2T023jsg9HUvFCoOxVu-xN9CZH_9YRDp99IN8hdtdRJnKR-yyPMLiwXh9f6-OuZbJlXbx8KueqpeKEHW2J3llnIz1YwYAgbxBAPAwrAa6V67Ka83VWDUDztEQ/w400-h300/SAM_2994.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qf4QHgY-XnMUYex25Rq4Z2Dc8KZt_3EVn5ZBxLdLU62mFKGov4eeld-vfifl6cZf2LpkiSXq-4YqcSJX6YrZ0Bb7I7Xm4lwNCK7faLw_0dO8dpANnAjRUeJvv9lW3727q-4zBySNqTl3d6px1JZpUf07ZQKL9We0DYg10s5PyoAgOxjYNGUhuPE9sw/w400-h300/SAM_3037.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another little plant that popped into my basket at the farm shop yesterday, a little calla lily, such a pretty colour.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjces3-rvg0P1qCZv46YHS6Xm0FalT3O_HOqh4jUlhFtZkhlKlz4QpTGzV41c9yJQlsrGunKmbPLOhrHdtHGpjn1OB6F657GCiHWXcptxkjkgQ5xuPkLO3fAP-XPL_2F7TvY1i1-8r2tKCL7c3Y0nChhQWrvpSPnM3g9--tA37oNdkTBf5SlbzoSxA1Fw/s2048/SAM_3044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjces3-rvg0P1qCZv46YHS6Xm0FalT3O_HOqh4jUlhFtZkhlKlz4QpTGzV41c9yJQlsrGunKmbPLOhrHdtHGpjn1OB6F657GCiHWXcptxkjkgQ5xuPkLO3fAP-XPL_2F7TvY1i1-8r2tKCL7c3Y0nChhQWrvpSPnM3g9--tA37oNdkTBf5SlbzoSxA1Fw/w400-h300/SAM_3044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I've been not feeling like doing much I sorted through boxes of magazines that I've kept for years, loads of cross stitch and knitting magazines and lots of sewing patterns and knitting machine patterns too. My knitting machine has been up in the attic for many years, I'll have to get it down once DD has found somewhere to live and I'll have somewhere to put it. I was going to get rid of some of the magazines but when it came to doing it I just decided to put them all back as who knows when I might need a pattern or two.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's about it for now, I shall go and pick the blackcurrants and strawberries before it gets too hot and then another sit out in the garden planning what to do next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take care, Sue xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-34369662841024447432022-04-27T10:51:00.000+00:002022-04-27T10:51:56.912+00:00Stitching or gardening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br />Well gardening season is here so that won out over stitching as the weather has been so lovely. We've had a few days out visiting garden centres, so many beautiful plants but such a price these days but I did buy another lupin and a dianthus for the border.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I did manage to stitch another little chart by Samplers and Stitches, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGOJOQhWxHdtO5ExZPtD2CS6hmasRg43dXap__uuiNjhCtQOeFRWvP8FHf12iDEGSGBp6D_GvaF13pMg7Za63qVyoOO2R8D-BmYK9KLuhsvoyh51QBxz5lMiknrETn0aRBCM8AO3S8RDCu2BD3Y6erKzJYjaEV8t5YtmtYhJeOUyfuGAcgLUP_Uraiw/s2048/SAM_2950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqVXx3FO3ZGtKRt3jq05ncteCdBqSOQTqIFxuYAwY6XRWkljhGDobhBbYD_IVSttFmJDJmiH8dUcZWuSs8-pbSu1LKMtFHM0SNETEguO1NIQ2EN5sl82Rdd06vdNbG2ndK6KV2QfLj_j1eFfbHPYjIzzsBO4WaUOa0zdkh4bQK7W5_LM5gQdCug7LhQ/s2048/SAM_2970.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqVXx3FO3ZGtKRt3jq05ncteCdBqSOQTqIFxuYAwY6XRWkljhGDobhBbYD_IVSttFmJDJmiH8dUcZWuSs8-pbSu1LKMtFHM0SNETEguO1NIQ2EN5sl82Rdd06vdNbG2ndK6KV2QfLj_j1eFfbHPYjIzzsBO4WaUOa0zdkh4bQK7W5_LM5gQdCug7LhQ/w400-h300/SAM_2970.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a little bit more on Hedge Row by Plum Street Samplers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCilRjG2aeC0hvCg4FIzPo-zE_dEPsNp1CS-yA-IAwDdIRuhekFhjuUYJVNZWH7wgI7ZKIttlAQHEcb4Qklw70NN-HywWB7K1CFqG8gVPZ6WM2AhiCtp9bRd3r_sSl_FC4CcIDLDWEYekDzvA27LHhcGIOSwuQzqWR-yHe2pyQYlEKxDkatsPGk8IbA/s2048/SAM_2971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRCilRjG2aeC0hvCg4FIzPo-zE_dEPsNp1CS-yA-IAwDdIRuhekFhjuUYJVNZWH7wgI7ZKIttlAQHEcb4Qklw70NN-HywWB7K1CFqG8gVPZ6WM2AhiCtp9bRd3r_sSl_FC4CcIDLDWEYekDzvA27LHhcGIOSwuQzqWR-yHe2pyQYlEKxDkatsPGk8IbA/w400-h300/SAM_2971.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another Prairie Schooler ornament ready to be finished off.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKY5uPH7iFlvgQd8Q2HCW0cLzB2-zLTpZcuBP2p7i_ROxB1ahvd6HcPjbJbQGyhjKfAXT8dHrMhrr8W9-gQW0MJCuSTRzR-lyuOCFK6h20x8T17z8zNHPAGKhRc08llgrNAw-Pis4EDnLAYTogZxUlGXxhkxNT4gj4stsgjrGreRN-5yr3dBDAUCIzQ/s2048/SAM_2973.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOKY5uPH7iFlvgQd8Q2HCW0cLzB2-zLTpZcuBP2p7i_ROxB1ahvd6HcPjbJbQGyhjKfAXT8dHrMhrr8W9-gQW0MJCuSTRzR-lyuOCFK6h20x8T17z8zNHPAGKhRc08llgrNAw-Pis4EDnLAYTogZxUlGXxhkxNT4gj4stsgjrGreRN-5yr3dBDAUCIzQ/w400-h300/SAM_2973.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tony has been working so hard on enlarging the pond, the irises were taking over so he made a smaller pond and waterfall to give the fish more space. He also made the little wooden boxes for the marginal plants. It's keeping him happy, there's always something to do in the garden.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfscyS1byxUFZ__Uv_p6vhkgEsVU0CiaqjIFgbJgomfOxySwKo7nlUTYI3pm3gnv-LSo4u8ehs1SijCKwQQDXr3maFcMPqwBHjaogtdEs2wW4ZryzF0jGY_3ZOAIj5ueZfcZYqPvBMM5DGiO3YU-l_GslmhwGac_irEVH_2oMAShEMMjrJWcVxtCymtg/s2048/SAM_2959.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfscyS1byxUFZ__Uv_p6vhkgEsVU0CiaqjIFgbJgomfOxySwKo7nlUTYI3pm3gnv-LSo4u8ehs1SijCKwQQDXr3maFcMPqwBHjaogtdEs2wW4ZryzF0jGY_3ZOAIj5ueZfcZYqPvBMM5DGiO3YU-l_GslmhwGac_irEVH_2oMAShEMMjrJWcVxtCymtg/w400-h300/SAM_2959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been potting on in the greenhouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzwW2iO73ZuJiGACnbkW1CuBiRCU7iU525NPvWaT7eNC3qJgXsEz9ZJlPLdZ52iPT3GoHJ13hvhZh5jgcKKRE6GmE7ji9B6uWi-McU7KsBOnddMen7IXIPQ0FriDneveHEQ3Edg0OcXbD--LJY74xmATY04ca7eQNo6yPI5cKXvnTR0JZCCA7I82WPg/w400-h300/SAM_2947.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even more seedlings to sort.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9MjRyGirBGXk2cS_LQRRRDG7cR97GaDwC-qAaECyIyYvc30R1xVjr87RzWcE1ZxykC4U89rmuEUqCp8sCmUMYtlSZsY7-HGagCSO8Ych9pK7IuqZOwi68FP2BmB_rgDHKXt5VdgZ51MSTZXMsugs9yoO7N_0DqZnS_E1_V5yMsHIw2wD2kYHUpuFTA/s2048/SAM_2948.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9MjRyGirBGXk2cS_LQRRRDG7cR97GaDwC-qAaECyIyYvc30R1xVjr87RzWcE1ZxykC4U89rmuEUqCp8sCmUMYtlSZsY7-HGagCSO8Ych9pK7IuqZOwi68FP2BmB_rgDHKXt5VdgZ51MSTZXMsugs9yoO7N_0DqZnS_E1_V5yMsHIw2wD2kYHUpuFTA/w400-h300/SAM_2948.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The canary rose has made another fine show for Spring,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj7sXQoDSd3bN6m5e_R0Lne4dBAuaDWfA95gM6Ix-cwcPEBiuu7VrZBJXmhJ3l21QBed-IW3jHNkC3GB1Z3QqCQNp8sCJQf5oXIao9zASNHHrTYBNokhi_ardsiXDebFaGDWHSv2JIsRIRmwGHzDQwGYctxM_I-tE5wMG4oAbsKoyuxsfiL7a5LOC6A/s2048/SAM_2966.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgj7sXQoDSd3bN6m5e_R0Lne4dBAuaDWfA95gM6Ix-cwcPEBiuu7VrZBJXmhJ3l21QBed-IW3jHNkC3GB1Z3QqCQNp8sCJQf5oXIao9zASNHHrTYBNokhi_ardsiXDebFaGDWHSv2JIsRIRmwGHzDQwGYctxM_I-tE5wMG4oAbsKoyuxsfiL7a5LOC6A/w400-h300/SAM_2966.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and for the first time since we planted the wisteria many moons ago it has decided to flower.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnQUAXawj70oI-VhIZIQe58MudXIJsY36rXGiKRDlnMYjreUccZZcz1H7T3P3x75T3_M-GqPCPPUdrKtx9ZjlDoXkNFpWc6NsLSzvASJVFF2Xz_WsoDIQK9l1KqOw36NYQf4AouLb4gtHur9etn2DEjGk9gMCdHnvHp3KwtofvZlSdWvq3pDy2rPI7w/s2048/SAM_2939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnQUAXawj70oI-VhIZIQe58MudXIJsY36rXGiKRDlnMYjreUccZZcz1H7T3P3x75T3_M-GqPCPPUdrKtx9ZjlDoXkNFpWc6NsLSzvASJVFF2Xz_WsoDIQK9l1KqOw36NYQf4AouLb4gtHur9etn2DEjGk9gMCdHnvHp3KwtofvZlSdWvq3pDy2rPI7w/w400-h300/SAM_2939.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One more picture of the pond.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVSYKpG6pYPLJpVj1M11Nsn1NKAixMgFSVNQ_i2DiYsLK9gIkn4E-4of5fqGI4yWoacpPAK3U18X4lJycFjzMHRW9Culbfg46YTsdmlwYarab4bFqR7grlVS8qMu_I8ByknvImcop6090P0NtkCxwAEFfFpsElaTWfb0PEdZJ31jFBqAQyDM9vEVNWw/s2048/SAM_2961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVSYKpG6pYPLJpVj1M11Nsn1NKAixMgFSVNQ_i2DiYsLK9gIkn4E-4of5fqGI4yWoacpPAK3U18X4lJycFjzMHRW9Culbfg46YTsdmlwYarab4bFqR7grlVS8qMu_I8ByknvImcop6090P0NtkCxwAEFfFpsElaTWfb0PEdZJ31jFBqAQyDM9vEVNWw/w400-h300/SAM_2961.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's what I've been doing over the past few weeks, keeping busy and trying to relax. I love this time of year when I seem to come out of hibernation. The birds are nesting in the hedge, I'm so glad that we still have somewhere for them raise their young and so lovely to hear the birdsong especially when you're not having a good day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still baking and reading and planning things to do. DD has said that she hopes to be moving out soon, she came back home to live when Covid started two years ago. It's been lovely having her here but as she works from home it's sometimes hard to do things that make a noise.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's all for now, take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love Sue xx</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /><br />Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-39397270827444259902022-04-01T14:15:00.000+00:002022-04-01T14:15:38.262+00:00A finish and a new start<div style="text-align: center;">We had snow again this morning and heavy frost over night so I'm hoping that all the plants and seedlings will survive. We've got lots of blossom coming on the fruit trees so it will be a shame if they are killed off by the cold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hopefully I'll manage to get a post to work as for the past few weeks my old computer has been giving up the ghost and finally died last week. I'd had it for eight years so it has certainly done it's job. After looking at new ones and trying to find one that was not too expensive, my middle daughter offered me her old one as she didn't use it any more so fingers crossed I can make this work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EeswxPkvHdogSrm-nzQVrIP4y_kTIoJkLeCGLfeg13F3Qd5N_ApJynsmhp8bMIPfzIrsYhcAh1G8almHAzQMvxoEj6ErpPKKnfaQl_HBHYAD_nGZ9Nxz0wVmJ1nuiKSPwj9-8OJ9eWZf1yVTQbtn44rPvcUyFmxtTxoEzLlUwWPlIYJPVvzqLV-E9A/s2048/SAM_2913.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EeswxPkvHdogSrm-nzQVrIP4y_kTIoJkLeCGLfeg13F3Qd5N_ApJynsmhp8bMIPfzIrsYhcAh1G8almHAzQMvxoEj6ErpPKKnfaQl_HBHYAD_nGZ9Nxz0wVmJ1nuiKSPwj9-8OJ9eWZf1yVTQbtn44rPvcUyFmxtTxoEzLlUwWPlIYJPVvzqLV-E9A/w400-h300/SAM_2913.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, a finish. A little bit of Spring by Samplers and Stitches, a lovely little stitch to do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHd0YwuUdpnj11Hk_KP-AAfWPbF2WVnCSzdOL8fJ3JEm5F3P9w5QNg0KG2GpMK11bfr_rIQsbUyNXYe8pcIMyGmCtuQ3Rbz0jyH4A6gXKgde2w6CUH7Er80tV9cj7fD8BoMPgHFp0xBVtdhVlz1msBDiIRrog0obV3E83Rhg4cHB79XngTvZuXjKltQ/s2048/SAM_2899.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHd0YwuUdpnj11Hk_KP-AAfWPbF2WVnCSzdOL8fJ3JEm5F3P9w5QNg0KG2GpMK11bfr_rIQsbUyNXYe8pcIMyGmCtuQ3Rbz0jyH4A6gXKgde2w6CUH7Er80tV9cj7fD8BoMPgHFp0xBVtdhVlz1msBDiIRrog0obV3E83Rhg4cHB79XngTvZuXjKltQ/w400-h300/SAM_2899.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lizzie Kate's Flowers has been made up into a little pillow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqJCfouYzDh2mk-0OAn3rbsxwtdpyVesuuGCC5D-Yls_aLD1Fg6xhvBWkANjIMCmt_hSe7r5sPdCEBTainUaky2f9mCCEP8ODf1kiDssziKqiGZEL_rhpd1GbmmriCoL4iElOeTMZhCqV3zT_IWIZ-AARUVQ14h1to38C498z_2xfM4hRp0SdZLGjYQ/w400-h300/SAM_2909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and two of the Christmas ornaments are almost finished, just got to decide whether to mount them on the sticks and bobbins or whether to just have them on ribbon hangers.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAiK5egfJ9DCo_QZPnKFWzFcVWArAJN84ndiz4iOK0ZJYdm3Ukd4CrYke90JU1M7niFKPxqhVLTZSE7x14-bEIyb2Tx6yKXjjGPKmO6srVoZIsdXn-Eg0NFRJj0vs8UcZFJTpk1yUQe6o9Xtw53_ZapvxdIjc40CfU3lj3Q-XaL5yntynpCkbeu0L_g/s2048/SAM_2916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoAiK5egfJ9DCo_QZPnKFWzFcVWArAJN84ndiz4iOK0ZJYdm3Ukd4CrYke90JU1M7niFKPxqhVLTZSE7x14-bEIyb2Tx6yKXjjGPKmO6srVoZIsdXn-Eg0NFRJj0vs8UcZFJTpk1yUQe6o9Xtw53_ZapvxdIjc40CfU3lj3Q-XaL5yntynpCkbeu0L_g/w400-h300/SAM_2916.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new start on Plum Street Sampler's Hedge Row, love the little hedgehogs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few pictures of the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDOdZey7k3MypbBRxomWhKz5lQUQl7MHeZmtNLKJmtEiunXr7tBro1ObHKW9qpK8baEgNpTXzfLpR_O8Ljtiy_rnoDAcJIqzpHxRsmDnSlmxgksCf0BvcKgkybJOS5rfogFNNo-wSdKN3sdrij7wIbwKWyqYdYsoB7apWxpfMDaxmWghJ5SwiZrloVg/s2048/SAM_2930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDOdZey7k3MypbBRxomWhKz5lQUQl7MHeZmtNLKJmtEiunXr7tBro1ObHKW9qpK8baEgNpTXzfLpR_O8Ljtiy_rnoDAcJIqzpHxRsmDnSlmxgksCf0BvcKgkybJOS5rfogFNNo-wSdKN3sdrij7wIbwKWyqYdYsoB7apWxpfMDaxmWghJ5SwiZrloVg/w400-h300/SAM_2930.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the daffodils are lasting, I always love this time of year when thy bring so much colour to the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrWJFcjl6KCC6Podrco9-fPQ98ZMOQaAUAJigPaZU7AbS8EEsiFKVWQEuJpn3ldEQWmR6Qw7_cbVJF-OoYbx7Joq6piElQgd4c_orHMpvdCZ18yz9LYf--ljumJhlveY1Yp4JzbL3CxfJuutk5jIhHvx9hoKQoamyyJo3S-jsmoxEiwF-0ZFuP6kZtA/s2048/SAM_2931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrWJFcjl6KCC6Podrco9-fPQ98ZMOQaAUAJigPaZU7AbS8EEsiFKVWQEuJpn3ldEQWmR6Qw7_cbVJF-OoYbx7Joq6piElQgd4c_orHMpvdCZ18yz9LYf--ljumJhlveY1Yp4JzbL3CxfJuutk5jIhHvx9hoKQoamyyJo3S-jsmoxEiwF-0ZFuP6kZtA/w400-h300/SAM_2931.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Viburnum and red robin are making a lovely show</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLEq5cU2B36u-rhSlBrKV7gyTd98NxVNfBDKo5h5A0h5UHsz_WaZWHSXIx6ndnJNYAAq6lyEa1-X4SvzrUtXiAzSgalYVXJrV7V8r9InSVjZncJQXkg__f_OFURg4SXePcRe1o86RkPVpCcRSxqt3GEnkBW-SgG1gHckoO1YiduyApSdhDbrFh8Mnhg/s2048/SAM_2932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLEq5cU2B36u-rhSlBrKV7gyTd98NxVNfBDKo5h5A0h5UHsz_WaZWHSXIx6ndnJNYAAq6lyEa1-X4SvzrUtXiAzSgalYVXJrV7V8r9InSVjZncJQXkg__f_OFURg4SXePcRe1o86RkPVpCcRSxqt3GEnkBW-SgG1gHckoO1YiduyApSdhDbrFh8Mnhg/w400-h300/SAM_2932.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the Amelanchier never fails to shine through on a cold Spring day.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3BSSSxF4UvZlmUR__Xm0yqU0HEXXssH3SVaaabEXeeuSdtBpk1aFc52cVn4YB9q1R6WlJEP534MH-cxQ4N5j9yj9K5WKNzU41IZjD5Kt6gbLVTpg7u_KOzQlFbMql3zCJHpX8Sbzkn_Nh3i8aVHbzXsV78yvBMuMvFrNIDGreP-GP6hW17dt_vritQ/s2048/SAM_2917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3BSSSxF4UvZlmUR__Xm0yqU0HEXXssH3SVaaabEXeeuSdtBpk1aFc52cVn4YB9q1R6WlJEP534MH-cxQ4N5j9yj9K5WKNzU41IZjD5Kt6gbLVTpg7u_KOzQlFbMql3zCJHpX8Sbzkn_Nh3i8aVHbzXsV78yvBMuMvFrNIDGreP-GP6hW17dt_vritQ/w400-h300/SAM_2917.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the flowers from Mother's day last Sunday from DD Rachel, the chocolates from Kim have almost gone but they were yummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's about it for now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love Sue xx</div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-78774936765315709982022-02-28T15:48:00.001+00:002022-02-28T15:48:23.025+00:00Another oldie framed<div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivRI1WvureAQsyj7WkbWmclJmzCUJS_jHzv-Z7ios6pSg_P3_LDVSXXcH47Aq5ySdv76gbZOA-peBNBqy4nCXf1yscL6GQT4lvmuIPDHKudtoM39A2__OofJoV5TZYLEw5KHlVxeEuv86gjOn8Rg8hPlik62Y_CG_lKwGfdrKkYlACWpaaNmgDe1FdFg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivRI1WvureAQsyj7WkbWmclJmzCUJS_jHzv-Z7ios6pSg_P3_LDVSXXcH47Aq5ySdv76gbZOA-peBNBqy4nCXf1yscL6GQT4lvmuIPDHKudtoM39A2__OofJoV5TZYLEw5KHlVxeEuv86gjOn8Rg8hPlik62Y_CG_lKwGfdrKkYlACWpaaNmgDe1FdFg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">I've just been checking back on my blog and hadn't realised that I started this SAL of Beatrix Potter in 2011. I finally finished it in 2015 and since then it has been in a drawer with all the other stitching that needs framing or finishing off. OH framed it for me a couple of weeks ago and it's now hanging on the wall where it belongs. I have quite a few pieces that I got fed up with stitching on or my tastes changed but looking back through them now I want to at least finish another one or two this year.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVblB8c4SBbb8hvDTxAX_wfMmSrhpnmHTLPaViswxlN1WoYwSdVpZ2WogvZf8hXtYf7yRWcepvOMdPUg7D6nLMjB59LFHQK5CPnuS5ZVDYhr8JnHOCinS4-uqDYKoyTKlte9gHfKJtj89LHe6CyR3bKvTcQ6hFp9GmbwYHEZF2OgWS39zyGQ_xRTbXcg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVblB8c4SBbb8hvDTxAX_wfMmSrhpnmHTLPaViswxlN1WoYwSdVpZ2WogvZf8hXtYf7yRWcepvOMdPUg7D6nLMjB59LFHQK5CPnuS5ZVDYhr8JnHOCinS4-uqDYKoyTKlte9gHfKJtj89LHe6CyR3bKvTcQ6hFp9GmbwYHEZF2OgWS39zyGQ_xRTbXcg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">February's ornament is finished, I'm not sure if I'll finish them off as trees as they are in the booklet or whether to just have them with a loop for hanging on the tree. No rush at the moment to decide.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhs1kWjUKad28iIGGh74pAiMChMWCjY-YRm3So7ZbXbct6Hh-KMpvQdR3JPgcCy4s-kB6L-W65SywKg2eVVKLM7px2Oef7gRHZfS4zqg-DZMwXdT8bV4Y0mmGfwfmq-GQ04FIE7Lbhcco3IVcc30zgc6md7nuZWKHPj-m-kivxRwa_FxCB6_-FWaklljQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Another small stitch to make up, I can't remember who it is by and the chart has been put somewhere safe and I can't find it either. Too much going on in this old brain of mine lately and not all of it good.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjsiUGeZW2DZJ-KJQIk_IjZwRdJhFrALkLgCz1BUC-P9BmSUdpKUeuXIZ1CDs0EWlqA0RXDLTeR14ky8ES3HMV8qjviq94idfEJ7x4vTKBKZMYSsGCrxlSI2gjPJ0xt2vzX_hzRP4fJAGD-5YYIGqyts9wfJjwY9TUpvoqPVyTXaiV5Y56rm6sbUMAyg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjsiUGeZW2DZJ-KJQIk_IjZwRdJhFrALkLgCz1BUC-P9BmSUdpKUeuXIZ1CDs0EWlqA0RXDLTeR14ky8ES3HMV8qjviq94idfEJ7x4vTKBKZMYSsGCrxlSI2gjPJ0xt2vzX_hzRP4fJAGD-5YYIGqyts9wfJjwY9TUpvoqPVyTXaiV5Y56rm6sbUMAyg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br />Another couple of project bags have been made and have made a welcome change to get my sewing machine out as it doesn't get used as much as it should. Lots of fabric in the cupboards waiting to be used, both patchwork and dressmaking so I ought to make more of an effort before gardening season is upon us.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqe1YrRVu30DnEyIynmOgx8vgrtImkJU_N2cGIlVRJGit6D5i9_PoasNe2jFSLbZsT0cjbcZ77iGSPboTEn8-2Hg-P5thLctyJqlvLHKDfTgK9AKYqAJB_GzP6KwLBWCjNvotQsfugANNnniPf8gj5nop4XlzC8O9KrYizWAbzOul9BC-EVKEgH_A4sQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqe1YrRVu30DnEyIynmOgx8vgrtImkJU_N2cGIlVRJGit6D5i9_PoasNe2jFSLbZsT0cjbcZ77iGSPboTEn8-2Hg-P5thLctyJqlvLHKDfTgK9AKYqAJB_GzP6KwLBWCjNvotQsfugANNnniPf8gj5nop4XlzC8O9KrYizWAbzOul9BC-EVKEgH_A4sQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had a craving for something sweet over the weekend so a little baking was done, needless to say that there's not a lot left of either the cake or the tarts now. I love making cakes, it was the last job that I had in my working life when I made cakes for a tea room which I really enjoyed doing.<br /></div><br /><div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGF9RcNYfo8ZXytSrUOBVA3UNumNtyrx200ysLndwB6ppGZx0zf-Z7F2X893nSmT4fFRemuHfdOjQFreHUTSpl6lqbnG3uJrnEBfcpeZSNWGBX7HEDE4ddOXCxTHT6lL6UvFAQI-FhLUZOP5DxXO-KVlQZrBjj1VSiChwYre9J8AaRT7xuKmFLtnQayg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGF9RcNYfo8ZXytSrUOBVA3UNumNtyrx200ysLndwB6ppGZx0zf-Z7F2X893nSmT4fFRemuHfdOjQFreHUTSpl6lqbnG3uJrnEBfcpeZSNWGBX7HEDE4ddOXCxTHT6lL6UvFAQI-FhLUZOP5DxXO-KVlQZrBjj1VSiChwYre9J8AaRT7xuKmFLtnQayg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">No flowers in the garden at the moment though we have been out getting everything in the garden ready for Spring but a nice bunch of daffodils makes things look cheery. OH is out in the garden now putting in new compost bins that he's made but as it's raining I don't think he'll be out there much longer.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">That's about it for now, take care,</p><p style="text-align: center;">love Sue xx<br /></p><div class="separator"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator"> </div></div>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-21810610999075297112022-02-10T09:49:00.010+00:002022-02-10T09:56:13.885+00:00February catch up<p style="text-align: center;">Last year I was determined I was going to make more ornaments for the Christmas tree but as usual it didn't happen so I thought I'd try again. I've managed to stitch one and start on another so fingers crossed I don't lose motivation again. Thankfully the days are getting longer and the sun keeps peeping through so as long as I keep thinking that Spring is on it's way I'll be ok.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1QQxFWvCpWQyqVWatz_LAcDA-7fXGeM1t4z0DqCofVqyJLLBp8uVveqqcpHy_puN7Y44QF5_xuCJIYzBsVnQSxIt8_ESyQRsOkf7ihyD8GoFFLFsORzHMx16GF_D7XgfUmv9rAVa39TqJd73flSkV6DuJmO8MWuiQX1Vhp1sgYlB7FjbLBsGL8GZ8yA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1QQxFWvCpWQyqVWatz_LAcDA-7fXGeM1t4z0DqCofVqyJLLBp8uVveqqcpHy_puN7Y44QF5_xuCJIYzBsVnQSxIt8_ESyQRsOkf7ihyD8GoFFLFsORzHMx16GF_D7XgfUmv9rAVa39TqJd73flSkV6DuJmO8MWuiQX1Vhp1sgYlB7FjbLBsGL8GZ8yA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> So this is the first, Prairie Schooler book 183<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzMoOpRYRtjHcg-GPXt8IYaFv2mFZzmhLeW0ZkF4fEO4WwZ_JRlbhi_NP5-xKvZCjPj8mbmvSik5nJW0-ELqbt0zpGKK4W9Rj-bXvAWIhDOYee_EsdkQ0D9p7nHJSmVcjMFYSWeSdlzGLvNADyrjLWxOL1qQXZT0EzkjoksYWticGbqOxJKZdpH7vWQQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzMoOpRYRtjHcg-GPXt8IYaFv2mFZzmhLeW0ZkF4fEO4WwZ_JRlbhi_NP5-xKvZCjPj8mbmvSik5nJW0-ELqbt0zpGKK4W9Rj-bXvAWIhDOYee_EsdkQ0D9p7nHJSmVcjMFYSWeSdlzGLvNADyrjLWxOL1qQXZT0EzkjoksYWticGbqOxJKZdpH7vWQQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;">DH had another one to frame for me. I finished this last year but never got around to putting up a picture. Fragile Dreams by Design Works.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgism6fmkg5smOPlOuYVJvVJHmfwDp2PQVCN6D0Uy1WUZVec0fMQvn8lLFLVTgHsDlZohd56r_KK6DXOqekmIy1j5Xh_oYM9InY3PgXQQNPKBteLCQhiiBCpWKjn4t_y_cklP4sIMLo2jW149b9PpR0v4PNbq-d4Uf4ymx7g7Vt6bp1_K7A_fpuqr6iyg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgism6fmkg5smOPlOuYVJvVJHmfwDp2PQVCN6D0Uy1WUZVec0fMQvn8lLFLVTgHsDlZohd56r_KK6DXOqekmIy1j5Xh_oYM9InY3PgXQQNPKBteLCQhiiBCpWKjn4t_y_cklP4sIMLo2jW149b9PpR0v4PNbq-d4Uf4ymx7g7Vt6bp1_K7A_fpuqr6iyg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've put a few more stitches into Spring Planting by Dimensions, it's about time I finished some of the many UFOs that I have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqjfO_iOO8X-dnXA9iJCn-qkW8WPmIS-CYxLgTAlop54Y-LTiW1knHHrRVu_Tvy2eKriBpRUPGvV7CrH3Mqkrjq0WTdbdhbRx5rW3qK0FD4ae6eABdrIqupGlNkHmUqcmnHQNBM7sINrdzi61105bV1vhFnC-JvL1XMWSruLJgxkjgEBWSDZVSefyA0w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqjfO_iOO8X-dnXA9iJCn-qkW8WPmIS-CYxLgTAlop54Y-LTiW1knHHrRVu_Tvy2eKriBpRUPGvV7CrH3Mqkrjq0WTdbdhbRx5rW3qK0FD4ae6eABdrIqupGlNkHmUqcmnHQNBM7sINrdzi61105bV1vhFnC-JvL1XMWSruLJgxkjgEBWSDZVSefyA0w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I thought I'd have a go at making a project bag, I'd made similar before but never used vinyl but I didn't find it too tricky. Quite pleased with my first attempt.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLJPr90BE7iEO_T_dm-7ryCAh8c-f9ylNziHKlMnGhDfC0R1wm5M9x5XjKP-FiMaUA1bqR1jzKzk9WaZ_pFTWz7RNDfd8ziRk-HyXDRjpzPBFzbOo_FgdyIkMZTHGViUzrdB9a1M1_6rxbHL4INm9f_N0vKBkg3vtztaJThDG7GeP1o2cJ8R69-JQc5Q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLJPr90BE7iEO_T_dm-7ryCAh8c-f9ylNziHKlMnGhDfC0R1wm5M9x5XjKP-FiMaUA1bqR1jzKzk9WaZ_pFTWz7RNDfd8ziRk-HyXDRjpzPBFzbOo_FgdyIkMZTHGViUzrdB9a1M1_6rxbHL4INm9f_N0vKBkg3vtztaJThDG7GeP1o2cJ8R69-JQc5Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"> Not a lot happening in the garden other than this lovely helibore with its pretty flowers. The daffodils and tulips are showing through but nothing worthy of a photo yet.<br /></p><p>Well that's about it for now, take care , Sue xx</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-17289277653335699722022-01-20T10:00:00.000+00:002022-01-20T10:00:41.678+00:00A long overdue post<p style="text-align: center;">It's been a while since I last blogged, the second half of last year wasn't a very good one; losing friends and family is never a good thing to go through but it does put life in perspective. As well as that we also lost our lovely cat Troy, after all the tablets and medicines that he was taking it was dementia that finally made us make the decision to let him go. He was 16, a really friendly cat who brought a lot of happiness to our family. We still have his son, Gizmo who is now about the same age as there was only six months between them so we're not completely cat free, we still have lots of fuss and purrs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmYoiL-6ZE3dLLJRubU3vw_paOFGvVjWWkYq0d2NZWzg9nkxfj8HzXOqPnzHn7L60trwTVcLuNcvBEix7dwBGqhKzTfk8FBWIqMBPiRcjAw6oPjUTD6tBN8zGWJPm8SWxlSsLSEVThwGyIHBvF-xEJ6qe_qq18Q1JPbah1l3Im4f41KGYfU2j6eyPXpg=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmYoiL-6ZE3dLLJRubU3vw_paOFGvVjWWkYq0d2NZWzg9nkxfj8HzXOqPnzHn7L60trwTVcLuNcvBEix7dwBGqhKzTfk8FBWIqMBPiRcjAw6oPjUTD6tBN8zGWJPm8SWxlSsLSEVThwGyIHBvF-xEJ6qe_qq18Q1JPbah1l3Im4f41KGYfU2j6eyPXpg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">A little bit of stitching to show. I did manage to do the Christmas exchange that I do every year though I sent something that I'd stitched earlier in the year as I couldn't motivate myself to do any stitching.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOQ3rnKt7TDw77FMUfRsSbCVV9UTzjKs3fcbDkoena8aIqTdGBqPnjcHzr3GMhENSrdAcaaht7FORoX7AevTslRihU2vJxSLmAvJ2wqrYK_2bo1c5OEYzFb_iBY0QvUddOUkifjTRzWP-xtpbCl7-Ab3XzUjat9PbrX2uA2rieuHXOTmzoHA_scD4Ag=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTOQ3rnKt7TDw77FMUfRsSbCVV9UTzjKs3fcbDkoena8aIqTdGBqPnjcHzr3GMhENSrdAcaaht7FORoX7AevTslRihU2vJxSLmAvJ2wqrYK_2bo1c5OEYzFb_iBY0QvUddOUkifjTRzWP-xtpbCl7-Ab3XzUjat9PbrX2uA2rieuHXOTmzoHA_scD4Ag=w400-h300" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I sent to Cathie <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji060bWzqSw0dAaYtYVY8nvFx88djedGRyfjd-Hl1rYYu_udb7ISm0vURYWASDRehZXzhY_rEQjsJhYmX819vUYqaB9sqxrpaYOOlnFUql6Pe8BVWVKxofrENI4rOLCBxe5bL1caqiaz8FIT9VPHYN9yyTwm6NMdohvtlSf0TSgHnW3QMbKFufx3ab_g=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji060bWzqSw0dAaYtYVY8nvFx88djedGRyfjd-Hl1rYYu_udb7ISm0vURYWASDRehZXzhY_rEQjsJhYmX819vUYqaB9sqxrpaYOOlnFUql6Pe8BVWVKxofrENI4rOLCBxe5bL1caqiaz8FIT9VPHYN9yyTwm6NMdohvtlSf0TSgHnW3QMbKFufx3ab_g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />and this is what I received from Jenn, such a lovely exchange.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">DH asked for woodworking tools for Christmas and he's been busy using them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stitched this piece just before Christmas and he made the box to go with it. The photos aren't very good as the light wasn't right and I don't think my old camera is doing so well these days but for now it will have to do. He's also been framing some of my old stitching that needed doing as I hadn't framed them right in the first place.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbfKwDqBh1UingpzFvrMjBoa2H9AdpCh6VV7iJtH6-t_s4zNif-625OXKnCzdwhLGVgP1o2G3Vyy1WGa43aT84qi8GCiPjhyTCkvra4X3UXPl7n12vRUxFNKFyXuTAGBBVxUHbRX9GO-P6FOfDGhFwGTcdzk8PL7ZV1IM4nUGH1s9dv7qa33_Nmu1AQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYbfKwDqBh1UingpzFvrMjBoa2H9AdpCh6VV7iJtH6-t_s4zNif-625OXKnCzdwhLGVgP1o2G3Vyy1WGa43aT84qi8GCiPjhyTCkvra4X3UXPl7n12vRUxFNKFyXuTAGBBVxUHbRX9GO-P6FOfDGhFwGTcdzk8PL7ZV1IM4nUGH1s9dv7qa33_Nmu1AQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Berry Days at Thistle Down Farm by Brenda Gervais, I still have the needlebook to stitch but that can be done later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I was going to put some more photos up but blogger doesn't want to let me so I'll leave it here for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">love Sue xx<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-22882611621162058482022-01-01T09:14:00.000+00:002022-01-01T09:14:09.328+00:00Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaod6UZm7Ap2hI0oRRl0tHfYxqxShw-jeX_3jOUiw5BurEthE3T6eKnxW-JaOkMs-nsjoPGBhyc_Q--MlHa6gVnrICkpgl4B3HbPvc9m3JaL8o1tIjfxL4VQGB2LMOsF1iHvxTA0NYsrOfwYyN9fnnSmzCTuV8Lb96HDvXKkcVt3Kexs7pkvO7skRhHA=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaod6UZm7Ap2hI0oRRl0tHfYxqxShw-jeX_3jOUiw5BurEthE3T6eKnxW-JaOkMs-nsjoPGBhyc_Q--MlHa6gVnrICkpgl4B3HbPvc9m3JaL8o1tIjfxL4VQGB2LMOsF1iHvxTA0NYsrOfwYyN9fnnSmzCTuV8Lb96HDvXKkcVt3Kexs7pkvO7skRhHA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Happy New Year to all my friends and family, lets hope that it's a good one for all of us.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Love Sue xx<br /></p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-81439648823093964742021-07-16T08:24:00.001+00:002021-07-16T08:24:37.369+00:00A Summer exchange<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Another couple of months have passed by with no blogging but the garden is still keeping me busy as is my DH who is thoroughly enjoying his retirement. He's never had much time to get out in the garden other than weekends but he is out there from morning 'til night either digging or building rose arches or playing around with the fish pond but it's good to see him keeping occupied.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I've still not done a lot of stitching as I keep having migraines, the optician says it could be stress related or my blood pressure might need checking or it could be bright lights or being on the computer a tad too long. I'm trying to not stress over things, a bit impossible when you're one of the world's biggest worriers, and I've been keepng off the computer which has been easy as I've spent so much time outdoors I've not missed it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I did stitch my gift for the Gift of Friendship exchange which I do every year. This year I sent to Deb.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabl_pgBwhkIOheJbOV-7L_giIJOPbgbw1i9e3qytSbenofPXsxQjn-dpkNmIq67NstSRkhWcDrV45YphB2pS9SuFBs1S6yDhi96IqNeKxOdaSzCtL2Vplqphcc6_61sQ5R01LK59eEe0I/s2048/SAM_2641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabl_pgBwhkIOheJbOV-7L_giIJOPbgbw1i9e3qytSbenofPXsxQjn-dpkNmIq67NstSRkhWcDrV45YphB2pS9SuFBs1S6yDhi96IqNeKxOdaSzCtL2Vplqphcc6_61sQ5R01LK59eEe0I/w400-h300/SAM_2641.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOc3rLhnESEoX8MxJk8mudUtIt21NJtk2zRSGH84orON6il_IrC9NG8PaeOKjNAnhUXrp72EmJvDJIs5dFs9bekS5dbl56Wq6diaQK-QNCXZhqwBLCQHUyPkR_YCyCcdPwOjomDsUx6am/s2048/SAM_2596+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOc3rLhnESEoX8MxJk8mudUtIt21NJtk2zRSGH84orON6il_IrC9NG8PaeOKjNAnhUXrp72EmJvDJIs5dFs9bekS5dbl56Wq6diaQK-QNCXZhqwBLCQHUyPkR_YCyCcdPwOjomDsUx6am/w400-h300/SAM_2596+%25281%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">And this is what I received from Gail, isn't it lovely. The picture on it is from when we used to do a thread exchange many years ago so it's a lovely reminder of all the friends I made along the way.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnarlg1KdVF7tTLH1kCClkjR2uaj9LynWdjF0hwzCGys_tIJnszB4_zmrhV04UvtNK0cDVvAR_b93CfyAxEoyAY_6NlNcKj0v6SLcgS8lrfO8xgfa4Jb9stu3_ejHlV7bgXV4mH-Re14eS/s2048/SAM_2792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnarlg1KdVF7tTLH1kCClkjR2uaj9LynWdjF0hwzCGys_tIJnszB4_zmrhV04UvtNK0cDVvAR_b93CfyAxEoyAY_6NlNcKj0v6SLcgS8lrfO8xgfa4Jb9stu3_ejHlV7bgXV4mH-Re14eS/w400-h300/SAM_2792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">I feel truly blessed with all the goodies that she sent it was like Christmas opening all of the little parcels that were in the box.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-XDL9MY8XfXroypDNmYTlDmJQyg88QF51XzmtHyOm2O6lztnRYzdRKSt9WeKcEraH8cG3zN0_GZ57bsiF4nsNS3eVZ4_PdpSrFtrXSEMvotOascJgxbhpqfdQu9dJTJXhw2sbfwbfw7w/s2048/SAM_2787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-XDL9MY8XfXroypDNmYTlDmJQyg88QF51XzmtHyOm2O6lztnRYzdRKSt9WeKcEraH8cG3zN0_GZ57bsiF4nsNS3eVZ4_PdpSrFtrXSEMvotOascJgxbhpqfdQu9dJTJXhw2sbfwbfw7w/w400-h300/SAM_2787.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Troy hasn't been well again so another trip to the vets so along with his heart and kidney problems he now has an overactive thyroid, it's costing us a fortune at the vet's but while there's hope we'll keep trying.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQADrDac5FK6okZqCpp_Ybih226YZP1HITTUMh67EQwbWjnXn8178TBXDyAgtatVyboDi0ReejsUXFZ61AbdKJg5i5VqM7olWQRg0V5KEcmUoVV6jZA_n4hWMXIx6B0CgASsDxIM55AyW/s2048/SAM_2677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQADrDac5FK6okZqCpp_Ybih226YZP1HITTUMh67EQwbWjnXn8178TBXDyAgtatVyboDi0ReejsUXFZ61AbdKJg5i5VqM7olWQRg0V5KEcmUoVV6jZA_n4hWMXIx6B0CgASsDxIM55AyW/w400-h300/SAM_2677.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">A few pictures of the pond and the garden. Tony had six new fish bought for his birthday at the beginning of June and so far four of them have died. The aquatics shop they came from said it was probably stress that killed them but we asked advice from someone else and they seem to think the fish might have a parasite that is killing them so at the moment the water is a lovely shade of blue with the chemicals that have gone in. It makes the fish look very pretty.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GUtT113LsTnubDjPdnnBghsWpjahZulDwrcBSk14Ccjh7yOiu6jBmDvYn6izHNI9h2H8AyutPuIWvtUpazGhWvUfKUfsh9uocqaai3bo2kXC0Z8rUL3oP8ztrY1xBx9BMDcuaTIyNnkK/s2048/SAM_2674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GUtT113LsTnubDjPdnnBghsWpjahZulDwrcBSk14Ccjh7yOiu6jBmDvYn6izHNI9h2H8AyutPuIWvtUpazGhWvUfKUfsh9uocqaai3bo2kXC0Z8rUL3oP8ztrY1xBx9BMDcuaTIyNnkK/w400-h300/SAM_2674.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">The photo of the veg garden was taken a few weeks ago, it now looks like a jungle with everything growing.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaUE9r-gPBzqr53NycT7vwVm8AYQyF45LfGhV86qVnRNRxFCcY8cYJSOJcKSXEpSJFpfaKBh3JiEfN2rxcG_STYOk3QFpf1_cvfeDk_GEGDOb4d1cOzitUiHqxb9-r1u1Ai2MIt_W3bk3/s2048/SAM_2775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicaUE9r-gPBzqr53NycT7vwVm8AYQyF45LfGhV86qVnRNRxFCcY8cYJSOJcKSXEpSJFpfaKBh3JiEfN2rxcG_STYOk3QFpf1_cvfeDk_GEGDOb4d1cOzitUiHqxb9-r1u1Ai2MIt_W3bk3/w400-h300/SAM_2775.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Well that's about it for now, I have stitching on the go and knitting too, the skirt I was about to sew is still waiting to be done but there's no hurry all I seem to wear these days are gardening clothes.</p><p>Take care all, Sue x<br /></p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142220772156922595.post-42256677596302933062021-05-28T07:28:00.000+00:002021-05-28T07:28:34.526+00:00Good intentions<p>It's been a few weeks since I blogged mainly due to the fact that there's not been a lot of stitching going on but there has been a lot of gardening. That is to say that we've gardened when the weather has been kind to us which for the past few weeks hasn't been all that often.</p><p>It is looking good, nice and tidy but the plants that we've grown are at least a month behind from last year but hopefully they'll catch up.</p><p>Stitching has been going on in the evenings but lately all I've wanted to do is sit and nod, it must be all the extra exercise that I've been getting in the garden.</p><p>A few finishes, some that have been lying in the cupboard for a while.</p><div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TdgK-MmkxA5EXqWyjZGzp3-jVqaAYzJrTBi-sXEHaYBiw7XzGrHjWlx0ync9e5x7LT1wP5S0QKQxMo5MUGKbp2dEmO62eyM0fQ74rMn5tMWRQlOnpP9HvydUI3phA4QOHkic1UWaEjID/s2048/SAM_2583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TdgK-MmkxA5EXqWyjZGzp3-jVqaAYzJrTBi-sXEHaYBiw7XzGrHjWlx0ync9e5x7LT1wP5S0QKQxMo5MUGKbp2dEmO62eyM0fQ74rMn5tMWRQlOnpP9HvydUI3phA4QOHkic1UWaEjID/w373-h280/SAM_2583.JPG" width="373" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEUfldnzoelMh0Ik9CM_C4LRlBOLaWgNrUUmkNyP0F4q1YVaPnDbVJR6hQl4cn-ST9RJ90PG6n3wRdY0_bFZ1tqr9rQoDQI5TSgAUzXdGUics1FX0GcG0oMrYOkHeTIXcaHfJhz2LqIFy/s2048/SAM_2592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEUfldnzoelMh0Ik9CM_C4LRlBOLaWgNrUUmkNyP0F4q1YVaPnDbVJR6hQl4cn-ST9RJ90PG6n3wRdY0_bFZ1tqr9rQoDQI5TSgAUzXdGUics1FX0GcG0oMrYOkHeTIXcaHfJhz2LqIFy/w378-h283/SAM_2592.JPG" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p>and just a little more stitching,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUT20nTCVPUs2Y-gTinxVxn9YaS4Bv1qczOPg4yL6OFrhwhxVYyLMEIwsRPcgY4gliYZOpom8o-qjBMzQ0fbIe-HsXbGcwFU_cZmMo-vPkFB4XxHi2Cr-085FnkSr8jrHEYgbDbYgRyVk/s1600/IMG_0920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It's taken ages to get these photos up so I'll quit while I'm ahead and try again later.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sue xx<br /></p><br /><p><br /></p>Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01409280961451143340noreply@blogger.com2