This summer we decided not to go away as we usually do as last year was a bit of a disappointment. The oldest son only came for a few days and the youngest son complained of being bored! So I decided to use the time to get some much needed work done on our house before the winter sets in. The garage roof has been neglected for years and I think another winter will bring it down. So my clever husband has set about replacing the roof and extending our utility room to double its size. This will sort out the problem of where to put all of the shoes and coats that get strewn about the kitchen. The work is in progress...


Due to missing out on a holiday I felt I needed a little treat to cheer me up! So I bought these delightful goodies.

The bag was a little empty I felt!

So I added these, a purse (as everything tends to go in my back pocket) a make-up bag and a gadget bag for my mobile phone (as I keep ringing people by accident when the phone is in my other back pocket).

These have been admired very much by my work friends and also envied by one or two!

Today its my youngest sons 16th birthday. As he is mad on motorcross and has a yellow bike I made him some cakes to match. The other muddy looking picture is meant to be a motorcross track, riding up to a jump!

A new idea!

I am having a go at making some greeting cards from scraps of material. This was my first attempt need to get the camera out and take some pics of my latest creations!

Jasmine is coming again tomorrow to stay so I'm going to be kept busy!

New Sofa.

The new sofa has arrived, Im very pleased with it. Very comfy and very long, nice!

Another baby blanket.

My nephews baby boy has been diagnosed with a complex heart condition and has had his first operation. While he was in hospital, one of the blankets I made for him got lost in the laundry. So, I set to and made this little rug. It was quite tedious sewing all of the ends in but it was worth it, I hope his Mammy likes it!

I have eventually got rid of my old leather chesterfield suite. It has lasted well as I had it for 20years and was reluctant to let it go. However, I felt that the room needed something bright and fresh. So I have ordered a nice big four seater lime green sofa. Today I went back to the place I bought my other rugs from and saw this lovely rug.

I didn't take me long to make my mind up, just waiting for the sofa now. Impatiently!!

Cheerful crochet.

I have started this blanket from a crochet book I got for my birthday. I'm using different colours than the book shows but think it will be quite cheerful when finished. There will be millions of ends to sew in so I thinks its going to take some time to complete.