Another blistering hot day....as I'm sure you are all aware.....and guess who has promised Andy a cooked dinner tonight. I must be stark, staring mad but he has been very good about the endless weeks of salad...bless him.
Since we finished watching our Vikings box set DD and I have not really felt like starting anything else so we have been watching the odd cookery programme or the crime channel but now we have discovered the Home channel on Freeview and we are loving it. Re-runs of Escape To The Country and a show I have never seen before called Fantasy Homes Down Under...fantastic. I guess that will be our viewing mode for the summer then.
We are also both avidly reading books by a new to us author called Angela Marsons. Oh my word she is good. Crime novels set in the Black Country which are un-put-downable and I was thrilled to see mention of our little market town and a nearby village in the last one I read and mention of our big town in the one I am reading now.
DD is on the last one we have and I have two more to read.
She needs to get writing some more....lol.
The house seems to be staying remarkably tidy at the moment and major jobs are being put off in this heat so my days are being filled with sewing, a little tv and some reading.
It's rather nice and relaxing actually so the sun can stay a bit longer for me 😀
Hope you are all getting the chance to put your feet up and enjoy the sun.
Sheila-x-
Thursday, 5 July 2018
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
Simmering!!!
The heat in the sewing room is simmering nicely at 22C with the curtains closed so it is quite pleasant this morning and I feel a bit more like doing things.
I had a good night's sleep after a lovely cool bath so all in all I think today is going to be pretty darn good 😁
Plumber number five is booked so we just have to wait now until July 23rd to see if he actually arrives. I am putting it right out of my mind until then.
By doing some very heavy starching I have managed to make a few things with jersey for the dolls.........
I designed the pattern for the green t shirt and was thrilled when it worked out so well.
The skirt is a short circle skirt made from one of my old tops.
The dress is made from a pair of Ruby's pj's that no longer fit her. I used the t shirt pattern and just elongated it.
The white top is my own pattern from the original t shirt pattern. I just made it into an all in one pattern to add seamless sleeves.
Grey t shirt is a McCall's pattern slightly altered for a better fit.
From one fat quarter of stretch denim I made the leggings and the skirt with enough left over for a pair of shorts.
A ballet style tutu skirt made from some angel hair fabric I have had lying about for years. Cut into strips and knotted around a length of ribbon. This will eventually be a fairy outfit with wings and a headdress.
I have also been making underwear as not all of the dolls come with knickers. They have been made from socks believe it or not...new ones I hasten to add. Very little sewing but they look really good.
I seem to have developed a real addiction for making these tiny clothes. Every time I finish something I tell myself to get cracking on something else but still I keep making them.
Ruby is delighted and I love doing it for her.
My little miss will be here for tea today and has requested the same tea as we had last week.....chicken fajita wraps.....from now on known as chicken fidgets....lol. I don't mind as it has become a firm family favourite and I could quite happily eat it every day.
....and on that note I had better go and put the chicken in to marinate for a while.
Have a lovely day..........oh and Happy 4th of July to my USA readers.
Sheila-x-
I had a good night's sleep after a lovely cool bath so all in all I think today is going to be pretty darn good 😁
Plumber number five is booked so we just have to wait now until July 23rd to see if he actually arrives. I am putting it right out of my mind until then.
By doing some very heavy starching I have managed to make a few things with jersey for the dolls.........
I designed the pattern for the green t shirt and was thrilled when it worked out so well.
The skirt is a short circle skirt made from one of my old tops.
The dress is made from a pair of Ruby's pj's that no longer fit her. I used the t shirt pattern and just elongated it.
The white top is my own pattern from the original t shirt pattern. I just made it into an all in one pattern to add seamless sleeves.
Grey t shirt is a McCall's pattern slightly altered for a better fit.
From one fat quarter of stretch denim I made the leggings and the skirt with enough left over for a pair of shorts.
A ballet style tutu skirt made from some angel hair fabric I have had lying about for years. Cut into strips and knotted around a length of ribbon. This will eventually be a fairy outfit with wings and a headdress.
I have also been making underwear as not all of the dolls come with knickers. They have been made from socks believe it or not...new ones I hasten to add. Very little sewing but they look really good.
I seem to have developed a real addiction for making these tiny clothes. Every time I finish something I tell myself to get cracking on something else but still I keep making them.
Ruby is delighted and I love doing it for her.
My little miss will be here for tea today and has requested the same tea as we had last week.....chicken fajita wraps.....from now on known as chicken fidgets....lol. I don't mind as it has become a firm family favourite and I could quite happily eat it every day.
....and on that note I had better go and put the chicken in to marinate for a while.
Have a lovely day..........oh and Happy 4th of July to my USA readers.
Sheila-x-
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
.......And On It Goes!!!
Plumber number four......declined the job as he is too busy. I am now awaiting a call from plumber number five.
Can this get any more ridiculous?
Our T***o is driving me nuts at the minute. They seem to be moving everything round and the store is constantly full of stock trolleys making navigation an absolute pain.
Last night I had to split my shopping list between them and A**a because there were so many things missing from the shelves.
Had a bit of a frustrating day with my sewing yesterday. My Singer Tradition doesn't seem to like jersey fabric at all. I am having to starch it to within an inch of it's life and to top it all my little iron blew a gasket and died on me.
I may go back to shoe making today when my few jobs are done.
More sunshine today although the breeze is much cooler so it's more bearable.
Have a happy day.
Sheila-x-
Can this get any more ridiculous?
Our T***o is driving me nuts at the minute. They seem to be moving everything round and the store is constantly full of stock trolleys making navigation an absolute pain.
Last night I had to split my shopping list between them and A**a because there were so many things missing from the shelves.
Had a bit of a frustrating day with my sewing yesterday. My Singer Tradition doesn't seem to like jersey fabric at all. I am having to starch it to within an inch of it's life and to top it all my little iron blew a gasket and died on me.
I may go back to shoe making today when my few jobs are done.
More sunshine today although the breeze is much cooler so it's more bearable.
Have a happy day.
Sheila-x-
Monday, 2 July 2018
Flagging A Bit!!!
Ooooh this heat is getting to me now and I am ready for a couple of rainy days to cool things down a bit.
There is a breeze today but it's not very cooling at all.
There are some biggish jobs that want doing but they are going to have to wait until I don't feel like I am going to pass out so I am mostly just pottering, keeping everywhere tidy and killing flies. We seem to have so many this year I don't know why.
Apart from having a roast dinner at the pub yesterday we have barely eaten anything but salad for weeks now. I am loving it though. I may have forgotten how to cook by the time we need hot meals again...lol.
The Fajita style chicken I make is appearing rather regularly on the menu as we all love it. It's very quick to make and just so tasty.
Everything is looking dusty and dull out in the garden. We don't have a hosepipe ban here just yet but one is imminent so I am trying to do my bit by using waste water as we only have flowers and no veg to worry about. The lawns are brown and look horrible. I am hoping the back one will die altogether and then Andy will have to do something about it at last.
Most of my pottering is done for today so I am just about to start cutting out a few more dolls clothes to get rid of some fabric scraps and then I'll have a good pile ready to sew tomorrow.....or tonight if DD doesn't want to watch anything on tv. She is just so tired coming in from a day spent out under the blazing sun and I am greeting her at the door most nights with a long cool drink full of ice cubes to cool her down a bit.
Talking of cool drinks I think I need one myself.
Hope you're all enjoying the sun.....if you like it that is.
Sheila-x-
There is a breeze today but it's not very cooling at all.
There are some biggish jobs that want doing but they are going to have to wait until I don't feel like I am going to pass out so I am mostly just pottering, keeping everywhere tidy and killing flies. We seem to have so many this year I don't know why.
Apart from having a roast dinner at the pub yesterday we have barely eaten anything but salad for weeks now. I am loving it though. I may have forgotten how to cook by the time we need hot meals again...lol.
The Fajita style chicken I make is appearing rather regularly on the menu as we all love it. It's very quick to make and just so tasty.
Everything is looking dusty and dull out in the garden. We don't have a hosepipe ban here just yet but one is imminent so I am trying to do my bit by using waste water as we only have flowers and no veg to worry about. The lawns are brown and look horrible. I am hoping the back one will die altogether and then Andy will have to do something about it at last.
Most of my pottering is done for today so I am just about to start cutting out a few more dolls clothes to get rid of some fabric scraps and then I'll have a good pile ready to sew tomorrow.....or tonight if DD doesn't want to watch anything on tv. She is just so tired coming in from a day spent out under the blazing sun and I am greeting her at the door most nights with a long cool drink full of ice cubes to cool her down a bit.
Talking of cool drinks I think I need one myself.
Hope you're all enjoying the sun.....if you like it that is.
Sheila-x-
Sunday, 1 July 2018
Bliss!!!
The time spent with the girls on Friday/Saturday was absolute bliss.
They were both so well behaved and happy and I don't think we stopped laughing for a minute.
Can't wait to do it all again.
Today Andy is treating us to lunch at the pub to save having the oven on for anything and then DD and I are going for a ride to Hobbycraft at Derby as I need to pick up some leather and denim needles. I hope the traffic isn't too bad as I would just like to go and get back as quickly as possible. I don't fancy sitting in a traffic jam today.
First some time in front of the fan with a cold drink and the Sunday papers.
Hope you are having a lovely day.
Sheila-x-
They were both so well behaved and happy and I don't think we stopped laughing for a minute.
Can't wait to do it all again.
Today Andy is treating us to lunch at the pub to save having the oven on for anything and then DD and I are going for a ride to Hobbycraft at Derby as I need to pick up some leather and denim needles. I hope the traffic isn't too bad as I would just like to go and get back as quickly as possible. I don't fancy sitting in a traffic jam today.
First some time in front of the fan with a cold drink and the Sunday papers.
Hope you are having a lovely day.
Sheila-x-
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