Seed sowing and corm planting

Eeeek - it's well over a week since I made my resolution and because there was no nursery this week I haven't found any time to write with my little helper around. There are no pictures of the garden either because the weather has been awful!

I ordered some seeds ready to sow and they only came yesterday, so we (my little helper and I) have been busy in the greenhouse trying to keep dry this morning. We also put some of Grandma's 'special seeds' into big pots ready for Aunty's wedding in the summer - I'm scared I'll get these wrong though - 50 Acidanthera is a big responsibility!

My seeds that finally arrived are:
Sweet Pea 'King Size Navy Blue', 'White Supreme' and 'Apple Blossom'.
Cornflower 'Polka Dot Mixed', Stock 'Giant Perfection Mixed' and 'Appleblossom'

The Stock are in and one packet of the King Size Navy Blue. The other sweet peas will have to wait until I either have some more pots the right size, or until I get some canes up for them. The Cornflowers will go out as soon as I have weeded the patch where they will grow (hopefully at the weekend when my helpers are either sleeping or playing with daddy).

Resolutions!

As it has been well over a year since my last entry on here I need to decide whether to continue with the 'blog' or not! I always love reading other blogs and never manage to write my own.


So I'm giving myself a month and I'm going to endeavour to blog at least once a week (well that's the theory). If I have succeeded then I will carry on, if not - well I'm sure the number of entries will speak for itself.


There are quite a few projects I want/need to get started on and it would be lovely to document these. I want to grow flowers for my sister's wedding, keep up with the running that I have started again, sew more pretty clothes for my daughter, make things for my son (I didn't even know he was on the way when I last blogged!), enjoy the rest of my maternity leave and above all make it count!!!!!


So here goes...

Sunday Ramblings

We've had a busy few weeks here - almost a whole half term has been and gone at school since I last blogged (I need to remind my husband about his blog too, he's only written once!).

The weather has gradually improved this month; I even managed to spend a pleasant lunch time at school refereeing a netball match in the sunshine, although today it was back to cold and windy. My running has slowly improved too - I've managed to run 10 miles twice since Christmas (although I'm almost walking by the end) and today I managed 8 and could have carried on I think. Added to yesterday's 14 miles on the bike I think I'm in for sore legs (and bum) tomorrow!

I've got a pretty busy evening ahead - planning for school, a layer of papier mache for the pinata and then I need to get on with making my little girl's birthday presents!

Happy New Year!!

Well as it is the new year and I haven't blogged in yonks I think I really ought to!

My husband has decided to blog about his running, so I think I need to try and keep up with him on here at least!!

We've had a pretty busy few months since I was last here - mostly revolving around Christmas it seems!

Oh, and the snow - how could I forget?! Here are a few pictures of the garden and my little helper (who didn't like it much because it was "brrrrrr").

On the craft front I made a huge stash of brooches, jewellery rolls and keyrings to sell at the school craft fayre, but I ended up giving most of them away as Christmas presents! I also made a huge amount of the gifts for family this year - truffles, fudge and chutney etc.

Real food at last!!

So, after 4 weeks of having no sink or cooker; having to use a microwave and wash up in the sink in the downstairs loo; we finally have a KITCHEN!!

How very very exciting!!!!

Here are some before and after pictures again (I quite like looking at them myself to see how it's changed)...

Do you like it? Just needs another coat of paint and a few tiles behind the sink and cooker and then it's done!

Two Shoes, New Shoes, Bright Shiny Pink Shoes!

My little helper finally has a pair of shoes that fit her dinky feet! She's been walking since Easter and only now have we managed to find a pair of shoes that fit - just. She was measured as a 1.5 and the lovely ladies in our little shoe shop went through all the size 2s (that's the smallest you can get) and eventually came up with these:

They're by a Spanish company, so slightly quirky, but I love them!! I couldn't have chosen a better pair myself! (Although, I have to say, I was so desperate for her to have something that fitted that I really wouldn't have minded what colour they were!!)

Here are a few more pictures of her enjoying them (and the sunshine)

New House

Well I now feel pleased enough with the lounge and dining room/snug to be able to show you a few before and after shots!!

To give you a bit of background...

...my husband and I have been renting for the last few years and moved to a bigger (still rented) house in our town last year - meaning to stay for a few years, or at least until my little helper is school age. However, my lovely in laws offered us the money to put a deposit on a house that would be big enough to get us a good mortgage.

So in March we started looking casually (not really wanting to move until the summer holidays) and by 28th May we had completed and moved in!!!!!

So a few weeks later, here are some before and after shots!

The Lounge...

The Dining Room...

Excuse the mess on the table in the dining room (we've just been putting up lights for the new kitchen!)


The Snug...

Oh, and my little helper's room...

I'll post later in the week about the new kitchen!! I'm SOOOOOOOOO excited about it - not just because we've been without a sink or cooker for 3 weeks, but because it's all mine and it's brand shiny new!!