If You Go Down To The Woods Today...

You may get a big surprise...

There is something *magical* about Bluebell woods... something *enchanting*, so come take a walk with me.

You might just see a Bluebell fairy! Or even a unicorn fairy...but first we will need to sprinkle some *fairy dust*...

... deep, deep in the forest of *Fairyland* was a beautiful Bluebell glade...

On Golden Pond!



Are you keeping up?

There's lots more to see.

Ahh...the Bluebell fairy?...

What can I see? ...the unicorn fairy...

Me and my little 'protector' Cameron.




What's this? A little elf scurrying through the Bluebells?!

We're nearing the end of our walk and it's been lovely to have your company.

Back To The Future...

I hope you enjoyed your walk with me amongst the Bluebells.

May Day! May Day!

May Day never comes around without me having a moment of association! It takes me back to my primary school days when we danced around a maypole!

A wonderful way to celebrate May Day you may think. However, for me, it conjures up memories of my lack of co-ordination and being upset that I messed up when it came to weaving the 'spider's web'!! Ugh!
I think the teacher may have gotten mad with me as I seem to remember that every Sunday evening for some time - (maybe possibly rehearsing the maypole dance on Monday mornings), I used to get a tummy ache so I didn't have to go to school. My mum soon sussed me out and eventually had to go to the school to sort things out! I have an uncomfortable feeling around that event. However, it also held happy memories as I did enjoy watching others - more than dancing. Now... country dancing - another activity we did at school ....that's another story...for another time.
Happy May Day to you.

Toots for now.

The bread of life!

I don't like to waste bread just because it's out of date and doesn't have any penicillin growth on it! I prefer to eat wholemeal bread. Making a bread pudding seems to transform a stale loaf into a different one by adding fruit and spices, so I decided to make one the other day.

It tasted good. I also added a little butter, 1 egg and some soft brown sugar. Now it's healthy, right? I guess it depends on how much I eat in one sitting!! LOL.

Life sure has been busy these past few weeks...well, in fact, I thought it might have slowed down after Christmas/New Year but no chance.

Just before Easter, we went to our youngest daughter's for a week. It was our youngest granddaughter's 3rd birthday, our youngest grandson turned 8 and he got baptised the same day, so even though we were away from the hussle and bussle of home life, it was still busy. Keeley had me helping her pack up 35 party bags for the guests of their joint birthday party! What a fun time. These are some photos I took whilst I was there...

This is Eden - aged 9 - going on 19! A gift of a pair of Hannah Montana socks was gratefully received.

She likes to pose for her 'Papparazi' nanny...

Our Ethan - now 8 years old...oh myyy...he is a charmer.

...and very smart in his new 'birthday suit'!

Then there's Little Miss Ashley...such a cutie. I LOVE this photo of her serious face. She too likes to pose for the camera.

In her princess/fairy outfit.
...exercising her vocals and sharing her talents with one and all...

...and lastly, in her Easter bonnet.
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to read my blog.

Toots for now,

There's no time like the present!

I altered and customized a clock for each of my 3 daughters. This one is for the youngest - Keeley.

Before:

After:

Keeley had bought me the DCWV Glitter Stack for my birthday last year and when I saw the sheets of cardstock, they were perfect for what I had in mind.

To begin, I carefully removed the clock mechanism and then placed the clock face down onto the back of the sheet of card and drew around it. I cut out the circle and used UHU glue to adhered it to the clock face.

I then changed the photos to black and white, edited them - cropped and resized where necessary. With the aid of 2 circle punches, I cut the larger circles from a glitter gift bag - perfect for matting the photo and then a smaller punch for the photo. Once I had adhered the photos to the glitter circle and placed them around the clock, I replaced the mechanism. Lastly, I typed their name and placed it on the clock face.

Happy scrapping.

Unidentified object in the sky!

The sun shone today....not at first and not for very long but I saw it - there in the sky! I know it's winter - still , and I know we should expect cold but I am allergic to cold.

So far, thankfully, I have managed to avoid any coughs and colds, or any other viruses and diseases!

My poor old mum (who will be 95 in May), had a fall almost 2 weeks ago and ended up in hospital. She had a UTI - Urinary Tract Infection which I imagine was the cause of her confusion and strange behaviour. It thus also caused her to black out. After a course of antibiotics and other treatments for minor ailments, she was well enough to go home on Sunday last week. She was home for just one hour and had to be re-admitted due to contracting the Norovirus in hospital. So, bored and fed up with herself, the ward and been closed for 72 hours and she has been subjected to no

visitors! If all is well, she may be home by this weekend. Please say a little prayer for her - Doris is her name.

It's been too cold to do any work on the allotment. I have been a couple of times, if only to shift barrow fulls of manure but that's another blog and story.

Tomorrow is my day with my friends - our KWA day. We have a fun time getting together every couple of months and enjoying havin' a larf!

Please visit my blog again and come see some photos of our day.

Thanks so much for taking time to visit my blog.

Toots for now,

Where's January?

I can't believe I haven't posted not even one entry during the month of January! Life has passed me by soo quickly. So much happened over Christmas and the New Year....like...all of my family were together for a not-so-often occasion. We enjoyed a visit to the carvery - all 14 of us, then it was desserts back at my home and present opening time - on 29th December - our Christmas Day.

Here's my sweet Little Miss Ashley - my youngest grandchild, enjoying her ice cream at the carvery.

Then all 6 grandchildren open a present together at home....
...and here....I open one of the best presents - a year's supply of Cadbury's drinking chocolate - and supply of biscuits - all in a beautiful hamper.
I made 4 desserts - each of my 3 daughters requests - one each of their favourites....Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding - made with brioche bread.Mmm.
Strawberry cheesecake with Mascapone cheese.
Strawberry mousse....
...and Sticky Toffee Pudding - not shown.

A good time was had by all and for now...I bid thee farewell. I promise not to leave it so long until the next post.

Toots for now and keep warm.