Damn the white stuff.....

Stopped us taking youngest back up north to uni. Instead we've just dropped her at the station with just enough stuff to get her through the week until hopefully we can drive up with the rest next weekend.
It's snowed solidly now for 12 hours and it's more than a bit slippy on the lanes to the station, goodness knows how icy it might be tomorrow. Work dilemma again.
Gave some poor guy a lift from the station to town because the taxis wouldn't turn out. It's a three mile walk with a case! How mean! . He wanted to give us the cab fare but we said to pass the favour on sometime. Good deed done for the day. Glass of wine for me!
Ps not sure about the white round the blocks

First week back...........

at work......I struggled really to focus on the world of accounting again when all I really want to do is play with fabric and thread, read blogs and the paper, the odd book, go for walks.....you get the picture. Nearly three weeks off work did me no favours in that respect but it was lovely.

 Apart from two maternity leaves I have been working for nearly 37 years.....not full time I grant you but hey isn't that enough? 

We have recently discovered a new word in this house.....kvetch.....means whine in Yiddish.....so enough with the kvetch!

Saw the Hobbit on Wednesday with youngest (yes she is still here- uni time seems to get shorter as the fees get higher, but don't get me started)...brilliant film, long but wasn't bored for a second. 

Drs on Friday .....I rarely go because whatever's wrong with me....this time its a very painful shoulder..I get the same diagnosis....advancing age and weight. I could have saved the petrol but Herb insisted.

So that's it.......promised myself a finish before I start something new so pulled out the liberty log cabin..........and as the forecast tomorrow here is HEAVY SNOW....that will mean no work for me! when can I retire please?

Happy Sunday all x

Where did that year go?

Hope you all had a wonderful relaxing Christmas. We had our very own prescribed day........bucks fizz and bacon sarnies with the present opening. Roast beef dinner and all the trimmings..salted caramel torte for pud...dress optional. 

Rowdy competitive game round the table (with eldests boyfriend with us this year, Herb didn't feel so outnumbered  and didn't it show when it was girls versus boys.)

Family film......men in black 3, completely daft ..........and that was it. 

Done and dusted for another year. 

Picture above is us today......residue of gifts still under the tree and Herb will trip over something and then it will be taken away....happens every year!

I had a bumper crop of gifts this year....everything I like.

Now that eldest is in employment she bought very extravagant gifts and the liberty bag held a wonderful selection of that gorgeous fabric. She said she spent ages picking it (so agreed said boyfriend). 

I chose the quilting books and wasn't disappointed. the Brigitte Giblin book has been on my list for ages and its gorgeous and very inspiring.

Failing to find cards in the shops here, very last minute I made these for Herb and the girls. Badly embroidered on the back but well received.

so here we are....new years eve.....once again just the two of us....girls have just taken the train to London to celebrate in covent garden. 

we are having cold meats and pickles with some saved special wine and the latest mad men box set (from Santa)  happy new year all! 

Preparations begun......

First time the tree done without the girls......bit sad about that , but I'm sure there will be a bit of rearranging when they come home!

A quilt finish

a finish!

I started this quilt in January and finally finished it yesterday! I fell in and out of love and then back in when finishing it. I added another round at the end and its officially the biggest quilt to date . Tough going on the old machine so I definitely think a new one is in order at some point.

 Its from a pattern in the Jane Brocket quilting book and mainly used 

Amy Butler fabrics.....its very very blue, but that blue that reminds you of the med and holidays. 

Not quite sure what will happen to it though...... happy corner somewhere maybe.

before the last row added

Crochet cushion giveaway

I have these two cushions to give away if anyone can give them a good home. I'm afraid it's uk only due to postage costs. They have the pad included
Just post a comment on the blog and I will get back to you x (both taken-thank you)

Olympic torch

Off to see the torch which is passing by the end of the street ..... Absolutely chucking it down!!!