exciting mail

We got exciting mail for the whole family this week, a really big parcel from family in Northern Ireland, with presents for all our summer birthdays.

I have to show you what I got, the really funky felt ring above, and oven gloves from Emma Bridgewater,


lots of scrummy and bright fabric,


a new cath kidston-esque oilcloth bag, and my favourite, a new Japanese book, Cafe Kids.



Lucky me! now, to decide what to make.

birthday weekend

another birthday weekend, and now I am mother to a six year old. imagine.

42

When I wrote the last post I didnt realise that in only a few days, the head-count would be 42!! Again, I havent been on ebay, but a kind friend who I mentioned my playmobil man pursuits to, offered me a great big box (and a big bag) overflowing with all sorts of forts, garages and so on. the kids have had great fun and have played with nothing else in the house for days. I love hand-me-down toys, Thanks Kirsten!!!


I haven't been blogging much the last week, life sometimes takes over, nothing bad or drastic, we have just been busy with the everyday stuff.

A strange thing has been happening in my house this week. Men have been appearing from nowhere. Last week I searched for 'vintage playmobil people' on ebay. I was watching them, but didnt bid on any and didnt buy any.

Throughout this week these little men have been turning up around the house, I didn't know we had them, and they weren't all in one place, they just seem to keep popping up.

So far we have 4....

brighten my day

It is still raining here (no light, as you can see) so I thought I would change my tree to cheer me up. I love wrapping things in fabric, and the tree is now so bright and colourful, my favourite incarnation of my little ikea tree so far!

10 things

A couple of days ago I discovered the :10 things flickr group via happythings flickr pages. I don't know of you have heard of it (seems to have been going a while) but basically you post 10 photos a month to the group pool, photos of things you are grateful for, things that have made you happy, things that inspire you. There is also a 10 things blog that was the inspiration for the group. I thought I would join in for a few months at least, as a mini challenge to myself. June was tricky, as I joined the group with only about 26 hours of the month left, but I think I posted 9 photos, and now seems a good time to begin properly, on the 1st of July. why dont you join too?

Other stuff, I have completed 2 more blocks on my Grandmothers Patchwork Quilt, the geese, and finally finishing the embroidery on the cockerel. The bottom picture is all I have finished so far, so you can see how it is coming along.





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