Found...

30 Apr 2012






Its so nice to have some sunshine today after all this relentless rain we've been having - though it doesn't look to last! These are some of my recent charity shop and car boot sale finds. I'm loving this Rolodex rotary card file and only a couple of the little cards have been written on.




I loved the colour of this typewriter and it looks like its never been used. It still has the little plastic cover and the instruction book.




Red Tam Tam stool.




I really don't know much about this hot water bottle, I just thought it was really pretty and unusual. I've been trying to search for something similar but cant seem to find anything!

I think my camera might have finally had it! Not only is the alignment out (which means what I see is not how the photo comes out!) I also have a little bug caught in there somewhere which I can see when I look through the viewfinder, and now today it has started making the most horrendous noise when I turn it on or off. Its all making photo taking quite hard work, but I'm thinking all this will probably cost as much to get fixed as a new one! I might have to start looking about! 

I hope the sun is shining where you are today. 

Hello Sunshine!

26 Apr 2012











It was soo nice for the sun to make an appearance this morning, and after lots of rainy home days this week it felt good to get out and walk along the seafront. There were still plenty of puddles for splashing in! The little mosaics were from a human sundial we found walking back through the park.

I do hope this sunshine sticks around for a little while!

This weekend...

22 Apr 2012
















...We took a walk through Marine Park - some pretty gardens near to us. 
...I shopped at Eternal Maker for pretty pom poms, ribbon and fabric.
...Archie has been loving his new duvet!
...Elizabeth chose her denim jacket today so she would look 'fashiony' Fashiony I tell you!
...Archie is loving his nee naa's at the moment!
...The kids have been doing lots of this - parking the cars all together!
...There has been lots of rain, lots! and lots of welly wearing!

Vintage cot duvet!

18 Apr 2012





I made a cot bed duvet cover for Archie last night. He is still in sleeping bags at the moment and I figured it was about time he had a proper quilt! He doesn't shuffle around so much now so hopefully I wont be woken in the night by a cold boy with no covers! I couldn't find one I liked so I thought I would have a go at making him one.

I used a vintage duvet cover - I love this pattern and it will go nicely in his new room. It was pretty simple to do as I just made it smaller and used the the poppers that were already there. I will try it out tonight and see if he likes it!

12 on Twelve

12 Apr 2012















I thought I would play along with the daily dozen from over on Dear Lizzy - taking 12 photos of your day on the 12th of the month. So this was ours...

...We made the most of the sunshine in the garden

...Elizabeth went to work with Em at his office for a bit this morning - hi vis vest not actually needed!

...I couldn't find matching socks - I figured at least they were both stripey!

...We finally exchanged on buying our own house - So excited! Hoping to move in a couple of weeks.

...Goodbye squirrel - I took down Archie's wall stickers!

...Hello Pyrex - and we have been sorting through some boxes of packed away stuff! I'm hoping there will be a little more room to display things in our new place!