I Must Have Been Quite Mad.......!!!

.......to have done a cooked meal last night....crikey it was hot in that kitchen.
Salad all the way today as it is already 26C in the sewing room.

The girls were an absolute dream while they were here. I was worried Marlowe wouldn't eat her tea but I needn't have been.......she loved her chicken pie and ate so many carrots I thought she'd turn orange....lol.
They are so different my girls....Ruby avoids veg like the plague but Marlowe hoovers it up....cooked or raw....she doesn't mind as long as there is some at least with her meal.
Her request for tea on sleepover day at the end of the month....fish fingers and salad.....bless her.

I have a couple of jobs that could be done today but they are upstairs and involve a little noise. Andy is in bed so they will have to wait.......and once I have had a quick tidy in the living room the day is mine. I think it will be a stitching day with maybe a bit of a nanna nap this afternoon as I was up way too early this morning after a hot and bothered night.
First though I need some breakfast, a coffee and a read of my newspapers.

Have a fabulous day.
Sheila-x-

It's Looking Like Another Good Day!!!

It's warm and dry but very little in the way of sun today although the light outside is that weird bright that makes you squint.
I'm happy though. The last load of laundry for this week is whirring around in the machine and while I am waiting for that to finish I have a big bowl of dye on the side with aida fabric soaking to turn it from white and cream into a gorgeous grey that will be perfect for some wintery stitching.
I'd like to have a good collection of dyes so that I can make my fabrics whatever colour I like and don't have to trawl the internet looking for just the right colour as I can never find just what I want.

Tomorrow will be named Whirlwind Wednesday as Marlowe is coming for tea along with Ruby. Oh my....that little girl is an actual whirlwind.....she is never still unless she is asleep. 
It will be fun.....once I have Marlowe-proofed the house....lol.

Right....I will go and see if that fabric has taken up enough colour and give a rinse and an iron and it will be all ready for use when I have finished my current project.

Have a lovely day.
Sheila-x-

Rain Did Not Stop Play!!!

Well I think the weekend was about the nicest I have had for ages.....even though we had some rain.
On Saturday DD and I decided to venture over the border into Cheshire and visited Dagfields Antique and Craft Centre. We hadn't been there for years as my main reason for going used to be the card and paper supplier when I was cardmaking and DD's reason was for the huge book shop.
It has changed a lot. The book shop is still there although not the card and paper supplier.
We found an absolutely awesome vintage shop with an amazing range of vintage sewing notions.....jars and jars full of sewing threads and buttons. There were vintage linens, kitchenware, garden tools and so much more. DD almost had to drag me out as I could have stayed in there all day.
It was a little disconcerting though to see things I bought and used as a newly wed and as a young mother now classed as vintage.....lol.......and costing probably ten times what they cost when they were first bought.
Andy will be on annual leave in a couple of weeks and he says he will take me back then for a good look around as he finds those kind of shops interesting too.

On the way back we called at Bridgemere Garden Centre for a cup of tea and a visit to Hobbycraft where the bargain of the day was found in the form of Anchor embroidery threads being sold off at 50p per skein. I duly relieved them of sixty six skeins 😁the poor lad at the till nearly had a heart attack when he saw them all and decide to count them and put them through the till that way rather than scan them individually...lol.

Sunday was just home based although we did go out for lunch which was really lovely and this morning I have been for my blood test, been weighed.......no gain or loss so I am happy with that and blood pressure was checked and is fine.
So....all in all a good few days. Let's hope it continues for the week.

Today I am finishing off the laundry I started yesterday and tea will be very simple.....pork skewers with a salad and some parmesan and garlic roast potatoes....yum, yum.

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.
Sheila-x-

Keeping Cool!!!

It's a tad warm here today....27C in the sewing room before the sleep was even rubbed from my eyes this morning but it has now settled to 26.5C.
I am up to date on jobs so today is day for me and I will be stitching with the curtains closed and a cool drink to hand. The curtains have to be closed to stop the sun flash on the cars down the road which bounces into my eyes and nearly blinds me.

Ruby was thrilled with her fairy skirt and it fit perfectly so I am one happy Ganma. I'll get to see it action when we go to watch the play. That will be quite a sad day as it will be her last performance at this beautiful school.....she leaves the day after the play.
She enjoyed her induction days at her new school and was full of news and excitement when she came for tea.

If it's not too hot at the weekend I may venture out for an airing if DD fancies it. I'm not sure where we'll go yet but it will be something to look forward to and it will be a nice easy weekend as I won't be cooking Sunday lunch....Andy has booked us a table at the pub 😁

Have you got anything nice planned for the weekend?
Hope you have a fabulous one whatever you are doing.
Sheila-x-

A No Sew Woodland Fairy Skirt!!!

The skirt is done and I think it turned out pretty good.........

........and no sewing involved at all.

I just need to try it on the fairy herself and maybe adjust the waist a little.

The little things hanging from the hook are the wristlets that were asked for.

I hasten to add that she will be wearing leggings under the skirt....lol.

.....and while I am showing that pic I will also show the set of Halloween cross stitch pictures I did............

I'm still trying to decide how to turn them into a finished piece. I love them but I am definitely off pumpkins for life after stitching that lot.

So looking forward to seeing Ruby today and hearing about her first induction day at the new school she will be going to in September. I'm not sure if she has had a hot dinner or pack up so I am hedging my bets and doing hot lamb koftas with a side salad and a crusty roll. I think she'll like that.
I will not be partaking of any salad today as I seem to have developed a bit of a reaction to it and have spent all night in the bathroom. This has happened a few times lately.....always when I have had salad....even just a small side salad. Goodness knows what I shall do if I can't eat it any more 😟

Just a bit of tidying to do and the hoover to run over then I shall have an hour on my new cross stitch before the munchkin arrives.

Hope you are having a lovely day in the sunshine.
Sheila-x-