January news

Tuesday 28 January 2014

Today is a cold but bright day.  Surprisingly no snow here in England yet.  I expect its building itself up for a big strike.  Sun is shining brightly and I had a lay in this morning with breakfast in bed!  How nice.  The paper to read and a warm bed to snuggle into.  Things cannot get much better.

Some cards I have made over the past few weeks:

snowflake card! sideways!!!!

christmas is coming and it's only January!

upside down! What's going on here and I have no idea how to move it!

christmas trees - origami style  sideways on!

fridge magnets

Saturday 4th January 2014

Happy New Year to one and all!

• Lots to look forward to this year.  First new baby grandchild around the 1st March.  A happy and healthy new year for everyone.
• Tai chi lessons this year. Must get fit!  Start again next week, can't wait!  Will try to get some walks in too.

February 2013 - How time flies!!!

Some cards from last year

Well it's been a while since I last added something. 

We've had Christmas, New Year, snow and now let's hope spring is just around the corner.  We managed to get an allotment at the beginning of the year, so hope to get down and dirty and grow some good food, getting ourselves fit with some digging.  Sounds more fun than going to the gym and some nice veg at the end of it.

Potatoes, onions, carrots, peas, beans,  plus raspberries, blackcurrants, gooseberries just for a start!  Let alone lettuces, cabbages, kale and so on!

Lots to do and lots to dig

but since taking the picture, have dug lots (weather permitting!) and the fruit bushes are in!

12 October 2012

Some recent cards!

A couple of cards made earlier this year.  Will upload some more soon!

Special day today - our son's birthday!  Although that card (above) was for a grandson's birthday.

Winter approaches!

Colder days and nights as winter creeps in.  We've been spoilt by the mild autumn days, but now it's time for warm stews and sauces.  Today it's a tomato and veggie one for pasta.

Hospital tomorrow for Herceptin treatment.  Am going "au naturel" again with my new very, very short white head of hair.  Wonder if I am going down with a cold though as I have a rather sore throat.  So lots of honey and lemon drinks and probiotics, etc.

Detail from a card recently made.

Christmas shopping is now under way, I have made tentative starts and more often, stops, but hope all will be achieved before the 25th December!

Day in today!

Had a quieter day today after going for a walk at the Countryside Park yesterday, when we saw cherries, wild plums and damsons growing.  Looks as though it's going to be a good year for fruit. 

Sun was so warm, nice to sit on a bench and watch the river, birds singing and I even saw one rabbit.   So had to stay in today, caught up on ironing and must try to remember that fruit looks to be ripening so much earlier this year, blackberries were on the bushes already in the park, very small and green, apples on trees also and even a couple of pears.

The end of May nearly.

Another month over nearly and 3 lots of chemo down.  Wish I hadn't felt so sick this time around, but I'm taking things easy and willing my hair to grow back!!

Since the rain the garden looks much better and although it's a windy day the plants look good. 

Am going to make a strong tasting chicken curry for dinner tonight - trying to get the taste buds working again!