Shimelle's Starting Point Challenge

This is Shimelle's starting point ....

and this is what I came up with..

and now I'm off to the dentist's - wish me luck !

Hooky stuff

I still love to sit and do a bit of hooking, it's taking my mind off the fact that I have an appointment at a special dental clinic tomorrow to have the tiny bit of tooth that's left out -I might be a  bit quiet tomorrow evening!

I've been sitting doing some at lunchtime sometimes at work too -it does grow quickly when you get going.

 

It's dark so early now,time to settle down - dog at my feel, hook in hand, cup of tea, lovely!

I really want to have a go at  Lucy's Blooming Flower Cushion  as well, note to self - really must not start any more yet! but it does look fun.....

Alice who ?

Imagine my delight when I got home last night to find a very excited other half beside himself...
My son picked a parcel up for him on Saturday from the sorting office and he hadn't had chance to open it until yesterday.....
There it was spread out - all over the kitchen (where else?)

There was much excitement because he had two posters - one of which had himslef's name printed on it (he's actually highlighted his name in pink highlighter - but I don't think you can quite see it ) the reason for this was if you subscribed to this one off 'special' you got a poster with your name on it amongst x amount of others....apparently it is being framed and put in the lounge ( I don't think so ) Might have to break that one to him gently!
Not only did you get the new album, you got a special magazine,a mask ( to go with the other one from the concert that sits on his memo board), the new album, make up, a special edition magazine, AND -

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear- a rubber stamp.....
My lesson learned today ? At 50 something - his obsession will never wane.....

It's obviously riveting reading.........lol

Lots of layouts and day 10

Wow - where did the weekend go?

We were straight out from work Friday evening.We thought we were going to watch a band play in a pub - but it turned out to be a few different bands in a marquee in the garden of the pub..a charity ball in aid of cancer - with canapes and an auction and we had a really nice time !
Then on Saturday it was off to meet the lovely ladies at the monthly Eclectic Keepsakes crop.
The class in the afternoon was designed by the very talented Ann Freeman - loved these layouts. They were using the very gorgeous My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 2 papers..
Here's the first one ...

The second one was perfect to use the latest photo I took of all the men together ....

I had chance in the morning to catch up on my LSNED pages ...

 

 

So - that leads me on to day 10 - I learned that I really like playing with my new Photobooth app that I downloaded to my iphone - willing subjects - Deb - himself and then thanks to Deb for taking some of me for my page.

and today I've been to a local crop and made another couple of pages, I'll share them later..and now I'm off to collapse in a heap and watch the X Factor..

LSNED day 8 and 9

Sometimes you can get spooked two days running....
day 8 .....
I got a little bit spooked taking the dog for a walk a little way away from home and decided NOT to go down the long long path and across the field that I hadn't been to before, sad really that I don't feel comfortable walking the fields and lanes like I used to when I was a child.......but do you ever get that feeling that you are just not comfortable?
the lane was going a long way and was right beside an open field on one side but I didn't like the way it had hugh bushes and stuff each side of it which made it kind of enclosed.....

Then, day 9 - was definitely spookesville last night ....I just had to get a photo ...the moon behind the clouds being blown past it looking from our garden....

LSNED day 7

After taking dads to hospital  - and sitting waiting with your crocheting...

- it really is nice to treat yourself on impulse once in a while ......not everyone's cup of tea but I love him!

LSNED day 6 - delightful dahlias!

I learned today that ....

Grandad's dahlias can get really tall - he is standing up in the background - and he's not that tiny!

and here's my page for day 5 AND you won't believe what happened today either ....

Yep  - this is another one - this time for £5 ......must know when to stop and not get carried away  though ! Although it makes me want to buy a Euromillions ticket!

Here's the second one ...