Back to Normal

Well - the builders finished on Friday.  :)  A great job, but what a lot of tidying up required!

Matt went to Iceland on Friday with school (they broke up on Thursday for Easter), and he's back home now.  The washing machine is on.

And I was a bit lazy and paid a cleaner to finish off.  I promise I did work hard over the weekend, but it was nice to have someone come and do the last bits.  So my house, is newly decorated (in part), mainly tidy (until Matt came home) and clean!

I can now get back to crafting.  Finishing off my Easter cards tonight as they need to be posted tomorrow, and then I shall be rippling.   I can't wait.

Night.
xx

Decorating

We have had builders in this week, repairing the ceiling after the water leak.

First the rest of the ceiling had to come down - which creates quite a lot of dust to say the least.

And then there is quite a lot of work involved putting it all back together, and making sure the electrics are right after water running through the light fitting!

I think, what I am trying to say, is that I haven't done much rippling this week - and what I have done, I've neglected to take any photos of.  (I did have a day out on Saturday though - up to London to a yarn show.  A very indulgent, happy day.)

I took some photos so you could understand.

The builders hope to finish by the end of the week, so normal crafting service will be resumed shortly, and I will try and catch up with the Ripple Along  I can see lots of great progress has been made by others this week, so I shall need to get busy at the weekend!

 The photo above is my dining room!

 The ceiling in my dining room

 Repairs waiting to be completed

 This is the conservatory, where an awful lot of my kitchen and dining room can currently be found!

Thanks for stopping by, and I am hoping to be able to share more progress next week.  xx

Yet More Snow!

Goodness - if I thought there was snow yesterday - you should have seen it this morning!

Well you can - this is the walk to school.  My son's school has some boarders, so remains open no matter what.  Luckily (I am not entirely sure he would agree!) we were able to walk to school.  I think he was rather hoping for a duvet day!

 Not sure what you'd call the above but the snow had formed little snowballs at the start of the footpath.

 Matt

 Me!

 Snow drifts!

 It was quite deep.

 More snow drifts.

 It really was quite deep

 Almost home

 In my back garden

 It did snow hard, and the wind blew hard too

And then the sun came out, and Smudge found the perfect spot to enjoy it in!

The sun stayed out for a couple of hours, and the wind dropped making it a beautiful afternoon, and enough warmth for the roads to clear.

Matt's sport has been cancelled tomorrow - so another day in the office for me.

Oh well - must go and make some supper, and then hopefully some time to craft.  :)

xx

Spring?!

This time last week we were enjoying a lovely few days.  Warm sunshine, and the garden was coming to life.  Today however, it is a different story!

The builders came to start work in the dining room.  They have taken the rest of the ceiling down (I know it was November that we had the leak - you wouldn't believe how long it has taken to get it sorted, but the end is in sight now).

 Rather beautiful isn't it!  Victorian beams revealed, and a few wires and pipes which are less attractive.

I'm looking forward to the finished product and a neat and tidy dining room in a week or so's time.  I can't believe how far the contents of one room have spread!

I didn't think I would be posting any more snow pictures for a while - but .....

Today in the garden

 It has snowed

And snowed

 And blown a gale

 The daffodils aren't happy

 The hellebores are weighed down

 The robin is waiting for more food

 The pansies and violas are still trying to be cheerful

 I'm hoping the rose shoots don't mind this cold blast

Since I took these photos at about 4pm, there has been another inch or so of snow, with more forecast for tonight.

Maybe I can have an easy day tomorrow and squeeze in some extra crafting?!  

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Or maybe, I'll be hoovering up another layer of dust?!  That's not quite so much fun.

xx

Mothers Day

I've had a lovely day. My son bought me a dozen creme eggs and a CD. He knows me well!!
Then it was off to watch him play rugby in the Sussex U15 team. Goodness it was freezing but not so muddy as the last match. Thank Goodness. I don't think my washing machine would have coped with a repeat of that.
A nice family meal and some time to crochet.
A few flowers for my Easter project - although I'm not sure I'm happy with the direction it's taking. I might need to reassess.
But my ripple is coming along nicely.
I'm now sitting in bed, just finishing off another stripe.
I wonder how the others are doing at the Ripple Along here.

Mother's Day Cards

Evening

Not much to say today - the weather has been dull, damp and dismal.  I've hid in the office, and to be honest, not achieved very much, but I guess we all have days like that.

I have however, made the attached and would like to enter it in this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge.

Thanks for looking.

Sara x

Crocus

I just thought I would share the photos I took yesterday of the crocus in my garden.  They made me smile :)

We are enjoying the warmer days here.

I'm ignoring the forecast for cooler weather and rain by the weekend.  For now, Spring is here and it's lovely.

Sara x