The Spiders Have Left The Building.......!!!

.......along with all the ghoulies and ghosties and other Halloweeny type things.
Ruby won't be here again now until Friday when it's all over and done with so I thought they might as well go back in their box.

Thank you for all your kind wishes for Ruby. We saw her yesterday and she seems fine. I think DDIL was keeping her off school today as she had swimming which didn't seem the best activity with her poorly throat.

So today has been a bit of a clean up day along with laundry and sorting out the Christmas gifts into bags ready for wrapping which we hope to get done this week.
We only have a few more bits to get now and so DD and I are off to Hobbycraft tonight to see if we can get those.

Tomorrow one of the Advent calendars that I didn't want to sew may come out of the bag and get done as DDIL says her Sister would love the Scandi design of it so I might bite the bullet and get it done to send down to her.

Well DD will be home shortly so I had best go and get changed ready to go out.

Hope you have all been warm today.
We started the day with a frost and it hasn't been very warm all day.
The heating has just gone on.
Sheila-x-

Me Poor Ruby!!!

Our weekend sleepover was cut short as Ruby has gone down with a really nasty cough which is making her throat sore and she got so distressed with it last night that she wanted to go home to Mummy.
Such a shame as we had had a lovely day out, taken Ruby to her dance class then watched their little performance of Thriller and picked up fish and chips to take home for tea as it was quite late.
I've just phoned to see how she is and she has slept and eaten breakfast.
DD and I will go down later to drop off her things and take a meal down for them all so that Mummy can just concentrate on giving cuddles.

I am just cooking Sunday lunch while Andy and DD are out and about doing their own thing....they had best be back by the time I serve up...lol.

The rest of the day will be taken up with visiting and getting a start on the laundry.....how exciting.

Hope you are all having a good weekend.
Sheila-x-

Nightmare!!!

Just a very quick post today as we are sooooo late getting back from Ikea (appalling traffic and roadworks) and a Doodle family visit is imminent to drop off Ruby for the weekend.

So I'll just show you our Halloween decs..........

This will drive me mad before the weekend is over......lol.

DD's cute little pumpkin with vampire fangs and plastic headed pins for eyes.

Just wondering how this is all going to stand up to a visit from Miss Marlowe.
This will be fun.

Anyhoo....I had best go and get ready to welcome them all.
Not sure if I will get back on to blog over the weekend but if not I will catch up with you all on either Sunday evening or Monday morning.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend.
Sheila-x-

Nearly Done!!!

The six shoe bags I managed to get sewn together yesterday before domestic duties called are nearly finished.
I just have to sew the top channels down on the last four and thread them up with ribbon.
.......and that will be the last of my sewing bliss for the week as there are a busy few days coming up but I will take a pic tomorrow to show them to you.
I'm late switching the machine on this morning as I have been waiting for a parcel delivery for Andy and noise has to be kept to a minimum so that I can hear when someone knocks on the door. 
My hearing is not what it used to be.

I have a couple of hours or so to do my sewing today as we are having a very simple 'breakfast for tea' ........bacon and eggs with either tomatoes or beans......so I can't really prep or cook anything until DD arrives at the door.
Once tea is over we are going to do a bit of Halloween decorating ready for Ruby arriving as tomorrow is going to be too busy to get it done with Andy and I taking a trip to Ikea.
All those conkers around the house to try and keep the spiders away and guess what is going to be draped up my fireplace.......a huge cobweb with rather scary looking spider lights....lol.

The headache I woke up with hasn't shifted so I think I will have to resort to painkillers and see if they will get rid of it.

Hope you are all enjoying your day.
Sheila-x-

Have Fabric Cut....Will Sew!!!

Feeling very virtuous today having cut out the beginnings of eleven shoe bags yesterday which got rid of a bit of fabric stash that wasn't suitable for quilting.
Today I will sew them all together using a white top thread and whatever I have on bobbins for the bottom....it isn't going to show so it won't matter much.
Once sewn the drawstrings will be made using ribbon from my stash left from my cardmaking days.
I am liking this stash busting very much 😀

A fairly easy day on the cooking front as I put a lamb stew on to cook yesterday. It has rested in the fridge overnight so should taste very nice. I'll serve it with some new potatoes and steamed cabbage which means we will only use half of it and the other half can go in the freezer for next week.

I'm sure Ruby won't be missing her old Ganma today. She is having a day out with Daddy at Thorpe Park.
If the weather there is anything like here (bright and sunny) she will hopefully have a lovely day.

Okey dokey.....one load of laundry to fold and another ready to go in the dryer and then I can get on with me sewing.

Hope you all have a wonderful day.
Sheila-x-