tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63427179245734356952024-03-13T10:37:46.287-07:00AlchamillamollyAlchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-73547413114665725462016-12-30T07:24:00.000-08:002016-12-30T07:24:59.240-08:002016 is on its way out............................Hi to anyone who reads this!!!<br />
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A lovely family Christmas was had in our household, despite hubby and I being in a perpetual state of nose blowing and coughing since 21st December, which worsened on waking on Christmas morn........... <br />
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This is Benjamin who is now 5 months old and bundle of love<br />
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This is Eddie who is now 15 weeks and another bundle of love!!<br />
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Then Jackson who is now 3 years 4 months and a bundle of delightful energy !!!</div>
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Memories are being made every day in this very fortunate family, may 2017 be a good year for all.</div>
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-39284782608991458492016-10-30T08:25:00.006-07:002016-10-31T14:53:54.372-07:005th Grandson has arrivedBetter late posting this than never!! My 5th Grandson was born on 12th September in our lovely local maternity hospital in a birthing pool and I was there.........................<br />
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He, Edward Charles (at about 5 hours old) - is beautiful and perfect we are very blessed with three wonderful healthy grandsons and fabulous children. What more could anyone wish for......................<br />
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Here are updated photos of all three grandsons.<br />
Benjamin George at 14 weeks, Eddie at 6 weeks and Jackson at 3 years old.<br />
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-47114603353138939722016-09-08T01:40:00.001-07:002016-10-30T08:26:52.722-07:00Our new grandson has arrivedOn 19th July ( two weeks early) this year we welcomed our new (4th ) grandson Benjamin George into our lives. He is beautiful and the spit of his Dad as a baby. All are doing well and our lovely daughter in law, Emily did so well after a long spell. Our other grandson is coming soon, he is due on 11th September and my daughter will be very pleased when he arrives as she is suffering in the unexpected late summer heat.<br />
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<br />Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-83066055741075690952016-04-08T14:41:00.002-07:002016-04-08T14:53:13.228-07:00Happy futuresWe are to be grandparents again this year. Our eldest son Adam and his wife Emily are having their first baby in July and my daughter Kate and her partner Kris are expecting their first baby in September.<br />
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What a year ahead, with my 60th birthday, husband's 70th and our Silver wedding!<br />
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I have just got a part time job back at the County Council. I find I am needing the stimulation of work and looking forward to getting back into the swing of local government in a few days.<br />
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My newest hobby of crocheting will have to take a back seat now after months of hooking some lovely blankets. I am now learning to knit but I have to say it isn't as nice as crocheting.............<br />
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Some of my blankets can be seen below, I am very pleased as I only learned to crochet in July 1<br />
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-3846780407065553082016-02-03T04:38:00.001-08:002016-02-03T04:38:04.650-08:00A long time awayHere is a picture of my beautiful grandson taken last month. I am now 'nanma' and Alan is 'tash' - obviously because he has one!! He is a delight and learning something new every day. At the moment he is loving Toy Story and Fireman Sam.<br />
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Where does time go? My wonderful grandson is now 1 year old and on Monday he took his first steps. He is pure joy with a lovely personality and a pleasure to be with. Its lovely watching him play and work out how things happen with his toys and then when he comes again to see us he goes straight to the toy and remembers what it does.<br />
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The picture was taken in July and I love it so much. The party pictures are so typical of his smile and laughter.<br />
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-83944606345472572232014-05-18T12:59:00.000-07:002014-05-18T13:00:59.465-07:00A 2014 UpdateWhere did the first few months of 2014 go??<br />
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I am now 'retired' since 31/3/2014 but not had much chance to enjoy it yet. I got a nasty virus on Good Friday which started off as an exceptionally heavy cold then just went on and on, and gave me a chest infection. The virus lasted so long it was only last Friday that I could say I was officially better. It left me so weak I could only walk a few hundred yards and then I had to go home, so Alan has been looking after everything.<br />
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Then out of the blue on May 1st Alan's Mum died of 'natural causes' at the ago of 90. It was such a shock to us all and we just had to get on with clearing her sheltered accommodation flat, so I literally sat at the table in my weak state and directed stuff to different bags.<br />
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Pat was a lovely lady, always happy to see you and with a wicked sense of humour, she will be sorely missed by all of the family. <br />
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I cannot believe how much stuff she had in her tiny little bedsit !! We had the funeral on the 16th and it was a beautiful service on a beautiful day, the sun shines on the righteous.......................<br />
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I have added a proud picture of my grandson who is now 8.5 months and a bundle of joy.<br />
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-60819247808289485782013-09-20T15:14:00.002-07:002013-11-07T05:14:44.927-08:00News from North YorkshireHello everyone - well Summer is over by the look of it and Autumn is establishing itself now. <br />
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We have had a lot of things going on here in Northallerton. My daughter has met a lovely young man called Kris at the beginning of the year and they are moving into a rented bungalow in town at the beginning of October. So we are on our own from then on.<br />
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My eldest son has just come back from Mexico and is engaged to his partner, so we have a wedding next year.<br />
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My youngest son David and his partner are the very proud and wonderful parents of Jackson. He was born on the 29th August at 8.40pm and weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He was 14 days late and his little fingers and hands showed he was, but within a couple of hours he was fine. He is now 3 weeks and 1 day old and he is so beautiful. <br />
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Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-8356362353879499922013-01-30T13:48:00.000-08:002013-01-30T13:48:39.304-08:00Happy New Year!Well I made it - less than a year since my last post. So here we are again and Happy New Year for 2013.<br />
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I have been out there reading all my favourite posts over the year and find ever more lovely people to read about.<br />
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We have finally finished installing the kitchen and here are some photos of it. There are still tiles needed above the cooker and maybe on the wall only, I don't want them all the way around the units. I simply cannot choose some, I so do not want to get it wrong and then not like them! So I live without them! There is an extractor to be fitted inside the cupboard above the cooker and some lights under the wall units to go in. We put a tiled laminate on the floor and are really pleased with it. We couldn't have cushionfloor because of the supporting pillar which would have meant a join. I havent added the skirting around or behind the bootom of the units. Cannot decide whether to or not.<br />
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Now for the best news - We are to become grandparents in August - how fantastic is that?!!!<br />
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My youngest son David moved out with his partner and into a little house in the next village - almost where we used to live. They settled in and loved their new life together - they are a little shocked at their own news! but had a 12 week scan today and are overwhelmed by their baby picture. They are moving back into a lovely house fairly near to us and her Mum. They can walk into town and work etc. They are renting and I can't see them ever affording to buy in our town it is very expensive. The 2 bedroom place they were in was £495 and this one is £500.<br />
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My eldest son Adam moved into a new house just before Christmas after a long summer of buying and losing etc, but this one was worth waiting for. They are so thrilled with it and it is already their own lovely home and it seems like they have been there for ages.<br />
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My daughter is still with us, not that I mind, I miss the others dreadfully and it will be awful when she eventually flies the nest. It is so expensive for a single person to rent and as she gets older (27 next week) her friends pair off and move in together. She was looking around but you really need someone to share with.<br />
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I am now in the last year of my contract at work, it ends in December 2013 but should be extended in the next couple of months to 31st March 2014. I have never worked so hard as I did last year and this year is no different. Some nights if it has been particularly fraught I have my tea and have a sleep for an hour or so - I usually cannot stay awake. If I am watching something one night I tend to watch and stitch or watch and do my tapestry cushions on my frame, so I can at least achieve something other than my job during the week.<br />
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The latest stroke of genius they have had at the top is to take all the pay bands up to 8 and remvoe the odd numbers, so if you have been a band 7 for several years you now have the honour of being a band 6 with a pay cut! We argued that job evaluation had decided the posts were linked to the salary but they are scrappong the job descriptions that matched the bands! <br />
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I would leave tomorrow if I could financially but I also do nto want to let my colleagues down nor the projects I work with - so here I am fast approaching 57 in July. I still have 21 days holiday to take before the end of March this year and not really anytime to take it!<br />
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Anyway enough of public sector life - in September last year we bought a lovely 2 berth caravan on a spur of the moment. It was for sale along our road and is immaculate. They were leaving everything in as well as an awning so we snapped it up. We have found a lovely little farm site just outside Whitby and my brother will take it there for us in March and it will be pitched there until the end of October. We are determined that I will get some holidays in, in 2013 and have decided the best way to do that is to have long weekends and little mid-week breaks, as the work is just too much to go back to if I have a full week off. We are really looking forward to using it as we love that area. I hope for many warm days sitting in the sun outside my 'second home'. I don't like going away from home really, I prefer to spend my time off in my garden or home but this is a compromise and I will consider it to be my home in Whitby.<br />
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I can see that life is going to change greatly this year with the baby coming. Leonnie is a hairdresser, though she prefers to be in the barbers linked to her work. She thinks she will go back two or three days a week after maternity leave, so it will hopefully mean that her Mum and I will look after the baby to help.<br />
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This means if I get the opportunity to get redundancy in March 2014, I will have some lovely times to look forward to. Alan was a bit shocked about the baby at first but he gettng used to the idea. I AM JUST SO EXCITED babies just come and bring happiness with them and I cannot think of a better way to spend part of my week looking after it.<br />
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It will be a struggle financially to not look for another job after this one and I dont get my state pension until I am 66! but we arent big spenders and you can't buy time can you......................<br />
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I will be back!! hopefully sooner than last time<br />
<br />Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-496964620611278322012-02-10T11:42:00.000-08:002012-02-10T12:08:57.794-08:00Happy New YearYes I know it's the 10th February but it still a new year!<div><br /></div><div>I ended up in A&E one evening and the result of that was the need to have an operation 'in the new year'. So here I am on the settee with stitches in my navel!! delightful....................... I have a sick note for two weeks when I was only expecting to be off for a week so don't know what will happen at work. I have been working like mad trying to get the work done again by the deadline and was expecting to be back soon. even worked Saturday and Sunday to get some more done. Mind you the way I feel now I am not surprised they said 2 weeks. This is very sore (umbilical hernia) and it took me three days to get over the 'general' anyway enough of that.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have added some more bloggers to my side bar today, more lovely people for you to read about.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have the laptop on a long cushion on my knee so it doesn't touch my tummy so have had a lovely afternoon clicking on people's lives all over the world. It has also motivated me to make some vintagey cushions for the next time we have a stall in the Spring.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kate turned 26 on Monday and Adam will be 28 next week - how to feel old eh? They are lovely all of them, Kate is concerned that she has moved into another box on forms because she is not 18-25 anymore !! She is convinced she is going to be a spinster after another of her relationships bombed! What can you say to her, most of her friends have partners or are married. I have told her better to meet someone right than the wrong person too early but that doesn't help her when she is a single amongst the doubles..........</div><div><br /></div><div>Right off for some Ibuprofen and an early night.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-88654645314724766202011-12-24T13:08:00.001-08:002011-12-24T13:34:21.206-08:00Merry Christmas to one and allWell here we are on the 24th December 2011, I have finally got my feet up ............... what a long day, this has to be the record year for me being behind with everything. Wrapped all the presents this afternoon with Celine Dion belting out to sing to, chopped everything in sight and finall got the cards up on ribbons on 7pm!<div><br /></div><div>We have Alan's Mum, Pat here for Xmas, she is lovely and settles in straight away. Looking forward to tomorrow, Mum is having her lunch with my brother Peter and family and we will see her shortly. The turkey crown is roasting and smelling lovely, should be ready about 9.45 then I shall be up the stairs. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had a night in our local hospital a couple of weeks ago and it turns out I have an umbilical hernia so will be getting an appointment in the New Year. </div><div><br /></div><div>I 'got' my job and now do the work of three people, we are flat out at work so glad for the break now, they are shutting the whole building this year and we put leave in for the days between. Its a good job I love what I do because the last month has been so hard, I have worked long hours every day just to get the work done. It should ease off a little after Xmas, it is always going be very busy but not like it had to be the last couple of months but three of us have pulled together and got through it, unfortunately all this stress has meant us consuming food ! and all of the 16 pounds I had lost have crept back on again with an extra one for luck!!</div><div><br /></div><div>We have moved out of the main building and now work from the former caretakers lodge which is quite nice but unfortunately has a proper kitchen which means there is a toaster and a microwave which means there are food making facilities thus the extra consumption!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Alan is settling in to being retired unfortunately he thinks that role of house husband is a TV critic!! We have words most days about the lack of progress with the house that still need doing as well as the lack of housework being done. I don't think I am asking too much for him to do some of the chores when I am working all day and the last 3 weeks until 6.15 every week night.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway sorry to moan, Alan now has bronchitis quite badly so we are getting our feet up over the break and I am determined to get some reading done and some sewing hopefully.</div><div><br /></div><div>All the best to everyone (anyone??) who reads this, I intend to do some serious blog reading in the next few days, hope Santa brings what you would like and you all have a lovely time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-57922508461373579342011-08-19T14:39:00.001-07:002011-08-28T02:38:53.181-07:00Time moves on........................<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWggzAaFDxeWZhhIK4CWCJxTLUmmW9q48agYBKIp7Jr92egSCy-WpJMiw6-pk-8DQRekh9ZYePPLB3Sk8867mvX95KY1aC4QgBD-YfuYwll8RIiPf9NdQtMw5CO5wUEEVVYveuz_ka2NBL/s1600/DSCF1007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642702268485607634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWggzAaFDxeWZhhIK4CWCJxTLUmmW9q48agYBKIp7Jr92egSCy-WpJMiw6-pk-8DQRekh9ZYePPLB3Sk8867mvX95KY1aC4QgBD-YfuYwll8RIiPf9NdQtMw5CO5wUEEVVYveuz_ka2NBL/s320/DSCF1007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonN65W4CpNT47dYDmNfQEMlE4QGTPjrCuwR2MWbfPNxSS4Aa5WVmdxJn93K-VKQCPtS8wFL5C7BNawJxv89js4s4tSsKkgPodB8H9RBk13MecIbTYr8W31fHzUASEF-3_M-1yKo_vD8tF/s1600/DSCF1006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 290px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642702075967822962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonN65W4CpNT47dYDmNfQEMlE4QGTPjrCuwR2MWbfPNxSS4Aa5WVmdxJn93K-VKQCPtS8wFL5C7BNawJxv89js4s4tSsKkgPodB8H9RBk13MecIbTYr8W31fHzUASEF-3_M-1yKo_vD8tF/s320/DSCF1006.JPG" /></a>Hope you like my jumble sale doggy, he is so lovely but do I rehome him??<br /><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oa8Fm4Y5bPsPKpd6GEx-5CtLDjJa_uKDnZF3zhpUwbMlzXKWXMnbsN2gZAOtkLhjwc7C_wbN4q5LTFGxs-jfA0jv83mb08GH1FkHQjHSD_HYlwSacCygHREwL3N_lQcoq8l7CbJuk-vw/s1600/P1000053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642694593460160002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oa8Fm4Y5bPsPKpd6GEx-5CtLDjJa_uKDnZF3zhpUwbMlzXKWXMnbsN2gZAOtkLhjwc7C_wbN4q5LTFGxs-jfA0jv83mb08GH1FkHQjHSD_HYlwSacCygHREwL3N_lQcoq8l7CbJuk-vw/s320/P1000053.JPG" /></a>This is my gorgeous niece on her wedding at the end of July - the weather was perfect<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Cdx0UGkugiORPVmAO0Minrd2o9xq-U_ctVQhqNA31vMekJJiAdTxOir0zr8wKDCLOkf36sYdiJ0rEq_aAL3J7p7nVHeZp0qqJpRs-vQG-zSqXKBPoYT-xiMe_cOPw94FQ-FNnbAIp8KS/s1600/DSCF1003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642693497941655282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Cdx0UGkugiORPVmAO0Minrd2o9xq-U_ctVQhqNA31vMekJJiAdTxOir0zr8wKDCLOkf36sYdiJ0rEq_aAL3J7p7nVHeZp0qqJpRs-vQG-zSqXKBPoYT-xiMe_cOPw94FQ-FNnbAIp8KS/s320/DSCF1003.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGL1LTc-bXc1uPtd-anMkchjrrNDbYVGsfHEmyIoN1TjGqR63CcB15Y8gwveMBoJ6G0YD1k32M2xGVYtjiG5EAyHN44DsavMKJ6qFDIYV3lpGPeNDZafmB510WS9OAx2tUfg4XsjT52Wb/s1600/DSCF1001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 262px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642693265006581874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGL1LTc-bXc1uPtd-anMkchjrrNDbYVGsfHEmyIoN1TjGqR63CcB15Y8gwveMBoJ6G0YD1k32M2xGVYtjiG5EAyHN44DsavMKJ6qFDIYV3lpGPeNDZafmB510WS9OAx2tUfg4XsjT52Wb/s320/DSCF1001.JPG" /></a>This is my auction house buy - he is wonderful too.<br /><div>Well here I am in August last post was May so not the most frequent blogger on the block!<br /></div><div>The pictures above are of my two dogs purchased earlier this year, the big one was from the local auction and the little one from the jumble sale I help out at once a year. They were taken out and washed with shampoo and then showered and allowed to dry naturally in the sunshine we had in about May this year, they came up so well and I live them to bits!</div><div> </div><div><br />I am still working and it doesn't look like I will be able to leave as planned. My job was officially deleted from the County Council a couple of weeks ago. My line manager and I had to go for the higher job that was available or we would not have been eligible for redundancy. Anyway Norma got it which is right because she is a higher grade than me and I am pleased for her, she has also sold her house and got rid of her mortgage, which is a triumph these days. The job has still not been graded through job evaluation so it may not even turn out to be a higher job.... the joys of local government. </div><div> </div><div>Anyway the next news is that one of the women whose job was saved ( the same job/salary as I do but on a fixed term contract) requested voluntary redundancy because of the imminent stress that the job would cause her due to the restructure - lo and behold she was granted it. Now this job is one that was carried out by two full time people with two people helping out a claims times, it is now a post for one person only. I have to go for the job as I am doing it now and again would forfeit any redundancy if I did not. They then decided to let her go early (today) and left me doing the job on my own. They would not advertsie her job until she had gone and I am not 'ring fenced' for it as it was not part of the unit's restructure! So it will be advertised next week when they get around to it - in the meantime they are not bothered because I am sat here doing it. I hope you are keeping up ......................<br /><br />I have to go for jobs as they will not let you get redundnancy if you don't - my date for leaving is 27th October. I have decided that rather than take a job I don't want or don't know anything about that I am better to go for the 'devil you know', so I will apply for it when it goes on the bulletin. I equally cannot assume that I will get the job because our boss has not been successful when she applied for her own job nor the one underneath. We do not know why, but we do know that her face obviously doesn't fit - she is fantastic at her job and has so much knowledge that if she goes we will struggle to carry out the funding programmes without her.<br /><br />So, if this job (if I get it!) is the one for me then I have a contract until December 2013 and hopefully by then I may get redundancy as Alan will be 67. It has been a long summer we have all been working so very hard with no time for holidays from work, I had this week booked off but had to cancel it due to workload. I may get a week in mid September after all the claims are done.<br /><br />It has been strange weather up here in the North and the garden has been scorched and then battered, water logged and burnt, good old Blighty eh, never lets you down when it comes to unpredictability.<br /><br /><br />Alan is enjoying his retirement ie he is not doing anything! We were notified of an old pension from a job he was made redundant from and it was a lovely surprise, it isn't a fortune but we were able to take a lump sum, so he did and he is now the owner of a Mini Cooper S!!! Is this a mid to late life crisis I ask?? It is lovely and more comfortable than I expected, he started with a mini van in the 60's and now he is back in one, though this is a much improved version. Needless to say as I am still working we will hang on to my Fiesta - which has a sensible boot and will allow us to do our Fairs.<br /><br />What a ramble that was - we have had our Niece's wedding which was wonderful. The day was perfect in every way and we could do it all again.</div><div> </div><div>The picture of my niece Louise with my brother and his wife, looking beautiful and a radiant bride- has to stay there as I can never position these bloomin' photos on the blog. She has been making stuff for her day for months now, including 70 metres of double sided bunting, little pot tealights with doily patterns imprinted on them, all her invitations, and favours. She also made and hand printed all of the orders of service which were lovely and a perfect keepsake. The service was in her local church and was perfect, then back to her new husband's farm where there was a beautiful marquee and a small band playing, the sun was shining and everything was lovely and vert English. There was a converted piggery (beautiful) with doily bunting and fairy lights leading to the marquee, she had tables laid out with vintage crockery and cakes and little eats as well as a table with old jars and inside were old fashioned sweets and an old typewriter for you to type your good wishes on home made cards for her to keep from the day, this girl must have been making this delightful stuff for months and months. There was even a corner with little tables and colouring books and puzzles for the little ones.</div><div> </div><div>Everyting had been so carefully planned and </div><div> </div><div>The food was superb, the venue was stunning and we had the most perfect day...........even down to the vintage cups and saucers for the tea and wedding cake at the end to the vintage tablecloths adorning every table - vintage bliss.................................</div><div> </div><div>I am off today, Friday - we are sitting here with the heating on low getting snuggly and now I am going to pick up my good murder and snuggle in.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-90947709854972958412011-05-08T03:43:00.000-07:002011-05-22T14:18:24.658-07:00A post at last - where has 2011 gone?<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TOutgYMpVKSQtE3fEQgO5tKzr_3Hb4CRsqjV95AhUQPQ3YBV2Jv1u1EV7YMACiYVNmakcQevBiIB-fJD81Q_y-99ttpGPsrF7duDTMmknGOp-b995GDX0btWWyaY_84EZ_2fiovAcNAp/s1600/osteo%2526penstemon.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604758634707248994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TOutgYMpVKSQtE3fEQgO5tKzr_3Hb4CRsqjV95AhUQPQ3YBV2Jv1u1EV7YMACiYVNmakcQevBiIB-fJD81Q_y-99ttpGPsrF7duDTMmknGOp-b995GDX0btWWyaY_84EZ_2fiovAcNAp/s320/osteo%2526penstemon.JPG" /></a>This is the osteospernum that has come out early with all of the sunshine over the past few days<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy19hiiyRtS4N-S1xqF0MsSH5q8SyKhIh_igWVLIaPwzhWflhPjHEpw-MMgSYUN3Eya4wX0tP8I94bLpIQ_7bI6I_hycqYLYS0lmQPLCMudlIo3a0HPAsSkk_DeWMGyE8IdBuUadVAQDT/s1600/bunting2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604758061341196786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy19hiiyRtS4N-S1xqF0MsSH5q8SyKhIh_igWVLIaPwzhWflhPjHEpw-MMgSYUN3Eya4wX0tP8I94bLpIQ_7bI6I_hycqYLYS0lmQPLCMudlIo3a0HPAsSkk_DeWMGyE8IdBuUadVAQDT/s320/bunting2.JPG" /></a>This is some of my bunting from last year, I am making some Cath Kidston types this year as they sold well at my Spring Fair at Masham.<br /><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tvvr8c7dAy4qbuHQmVCTmb7ueyN1grBuq2D-q4ShD-Xz5m8O4GSbVTxYbNuzLXNQ1iw4-vz2jknP8e2gJdiT9NS5SqrTH-UUJRjcRBVCSPapZZ4HeWZOH5UPMAHNteJ9bx-IFA6dTEq1/s1600/sewing+box.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604757119216717858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tvvr8c7dAy4qbuHQmVCTmb7ueyN1grBuq2D-q4ShD-Xz5m8O4GSbVTxYbNuzLXNQ1iw4-vz2jknP8e2gJdiT9NS5SqrTH-UUJRjcRBVCSPapZZ4HeWZOH5UPMAHNteJ9bx-IFA6dTEq1/s320/sewing+box.JPG" /></a>This is my lovely 50's (?) sewing suitcase it is about 10inches x 6inches and perfect for the job<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8AI_hhfBx4DnN1npc-8og1Nd5NOa8uIBXyVhkHnt7qxtfCcLLOJqmeJCNf-9bfQRnvmmd0CvrB-SrQSwN9wFG_T1qnaA5sgH27c0GBYAtmKfpXOuJVkhi6XHVEB31gseLq-EB_cJldDX/s1600/start-sewing-business.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 233px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604756795963986642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8AI_hhfBx4DnN1npc-8og1Nd5NOa8uIBXyVhkHnt7qxtfCcLLOJqmeJCNf-9bfQRnvmmd0CvrB-SrQSwN9wFG_T1qnaA5sgH27c0GBYAtmKfpXOuJVkhi6XHVEB31gseLq-EB_cJldDX/s320/start-sewing-business.jpg" /></a>This is me this week, making bunting on an evening for a stall at Masham Town Hall on Saturday!</div><div> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Hello to everyone out there in blogland - I have never stopped reading and commenting since my l last post but not written anything myself.</div><div> </div><div>Life has moved on, though the fat is not moving very quickly, I have lost 13 pounds to date, so slowly but surely the body change is taking place.</div><div> </div><div>On Thursday I found out that I was redundant from my job in Economic Development in our County Council. This is a big restructure and cost saving operation. My job has been removed and also my line manager's, though there is higher job added that she could go for ( no different to what my LM and myself do already) but this is also available to those above us to apply for and as the system starts from the top it will go to someone higher and they get pay protection for 2 years so they will be happy to take it. </div><div> </div><div>We have 30 days consultation and then 90 days notice. We are now on redeployment but so are others ( and coming on redeployment daily) and there are very few jobs to go around.</div><div> </div><div>As I am 55 in July the CC has to pay my pension to me now as it stands on the day I leave which they do not like to do so they will try and find me another job which I will have take because if I refuse it I do not qualify for redundancy etc. </div><div> </div><div>I am feeling miserable and though I expected it, it is a horrible feeling that all the work and dedication you have given for over 12 years means nothing. The work is still there but will have to be done by those remaining. I am not alone at the end of the restructure there will about 5 people altogether who will not have a position but at least they will have had the chance to go for a position in our department which I will not. I think most of all I feem embarrassed that they do not want me - though they keep saying its the post not the person. The thing is that post keeps me busy all day for 37 hours per week, so where is all that work going to go?</div><div> </div><div>I am lucky because Alan and I did the 'downsizing' 3 years ago ready for his retirement and paid off the mortgage. My LM has put her house on the market a couple of weeks ago knowing that this would probably happen and she will try to clear hers or at least have a very small one. So I hope she is successful</div><div> </div><div>Part of me is glad to have the opportunity to leave and take my pension, miniscule as it is rather than having it frozen for 11 years (till I am 66) at the same amount. Alan is retiring at the end of June and this could be an opportunity to have a different life but when you have been used to two salaries - not huge but good, we will go to Alan's small pension and mine (mine will cover council tax, gas and electric and nothing more) Will we manage? </div><div> </div><div>I thought we could do more of our vintage and retro fairs ie every weekend as we will have all week to do the things we used to do at the weekends like shopping an housework. I know that you can't buy time and I would like to spend more with Alan as he is 10 years older than me and he is looking forward to doing things with me. We don't take foreign holidays, drink or smoke now so we can't give them up!! </div><div> </div><div>I love my job and myself and my colleagues have all been together for a lot of years. Our work is very interesting and rewarding and we meet and deal with many people outside of the county council so working in a different department doing monotonous work will be difficult.</div><div> </div><div>Alan and I have always fancy doing the housesitting that you see advertised, it would be nice to do something different like that. There are options out there aren't there.</div><div> </div><div>Actually writing all this down had made me think - Hey - this is an opportunity to go and do things with Alan that we could never think of before.</div><div> </div><div>Gosh I hope that people who are redundant and not as lucky as we are ( having no mortgage) will not think me selfish. </div><div> </div><div>I am feeling angry with the authority and those who make the decisions as they have not taken our ideas into account but we never expected them to! I am worried about Norma my LM as she is younger than me and will not benefit from the pension yet, so she needs to find a job as her husband is not able to work because of illness and he will go onto a state pension soon.</div><div> </div><div>I see that Carol at Carol's Kitchen has posted again after her mother died before Xmas, with more sad news, so if you want to pop over and send her your best wishes it would be nice.</div><div> </div><div>I am sure that there are many of you in a worse situation than me in these changing times but when you read of 'cuts' in your local council you can be assured they will not be management that will be losing their jobs they will be the workers at the bottom. Most managers can go off for a month and noone notices but when the lower staff go off for a week people are running rould saying 'how does he/she do this'? - guess that is life and I have to see this as their loss!</div><div> </div><div>My Mum is doing very well and we are all slowly coming to terms with Dad not being there. We have sorted out the loft, shed and garage and done the garden so Mam can sit back a bit now with her memories and not have to worry about where to start.</div><div> </div><div>My brother and son both work at Teesside Power Station which is owned by a French company - they are reducing the number of employees from 98 to 32 as it is cheaper to bring the power under the channel than produce it in the UK. They will find out if they have a chance to apply for a position next week or if they are redundant. Adam has a lovely girlfriend called Emily and they are very good together, they seem very happy with each other and we are slowly getting to know Emily. Vicky is getting on with her life and has had promotion at work which I am pleased about for her, she has also had an Australian holiday so I wonder if she will go over there and work. I only wish her the very best, she was very dear to us.</div><div> </div><div>So lots of changes ahead for not just Alan and I. I have had some lovely finds in the past few months especially in the 'dog on wheels' department.</div><div> </div><div>In the meantime sorry for the rambling blog with only a couple of pictures!!! I hope some of you will leave advice or ideas of what you have done after a change in your life?</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-59219639577870901292011-02-07T12:03:00.000-08:002011-02-07T12:27:32.906-08:00Moving on a bit further........Hi to all you bloggers out there, who's ramblings give me so much pleasure these days.<br /><br />We have been clearing out Dad's loft for a couple of weekends and even my Mam was amazed at how much stuff Dad had hoarded, including a radio from a Lancaster Bomber!! He was a radio ham and had worked in a radio television repair workshop before and after National Service and then joining ICI Wilton in the 1950's. He never lost his love of old radios and all the relative components and like we have vintage and retro fairs, he visited radio shows. There were boxes and boxes of old radio valves and 24 radios in both the loft and garage. A couple of his radio friends have been through his 'radio shack' aka the little front bedroom and taken away some of his quite expensive receivers and things to sell fro Mam.<br /><br />The loft was full of memories of our lives and Mam said that a lot of the stuff was put up there 43 years ago when they moved in.<br /><br />There were boxes of radio magazines, first day covers, newspapers in boxes of important dates in life. The best things were the boxes of old books we found that belonged to Dad and Mam when they were little and then teenagers and she was so pleased to see them, having forgotten about them. We will be sorting them out later and mine can go on the new shelf unit Alan has made me for the little front bedroom where our vintage stuff is accumulating.<br /><br />There was a flying suit from WW2 as well as two leather jerkins that the despatch riders wore. We are contacting some re-enactors to see if they want them.<br /><br />Then there was my Nana's stuff which Mam thought had all been sorted but no Dad had secreted it away, so there was all that to sort out.<br /><br />We did two trips to the charity shop and two trips to the tip in estate cars so you can imagine the amount of stuff. My brother is putting some things on ebay and we have all taken stuff to our homes, as we obviously have Dad's genes...........<br /><br />Mam is doing very well and we see her as much as we all can as we come to terms with our greatly changed lives. We did a laugh a lot whilst we were sorting mostly because of the stuff Dad had kept. He and Mam are of the war and post war era where you always mended everything and never threw anything away in case you needed it! So some things had to be prised from Mam as you could see her thinking ' Hmm could this be useful? '. We had to assure her that if it had been in her loft for over 20 years then it probably wasn't useful.<br /><br />I am going to wash up now as out dishwasher (inherited in the house) gave up the ghost at the weekend, we await a new one from Argos on Thursday.<br /><br />I have been doing Weight Watchers now and have lost (slowly I might add ) 5 pounds to date. I cannot say I ma hungry but I would love a big bar of Dairy milk!!<br /><br />I am making curtains for the front door from some lovely LA Sitwell fabric in blue and taupe, lovely. The job has been held up though because of my car accident last week!!<br /><br />Speak to you later...............................Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-44938789671445580722010-12-13T14:46:00.000-08:002010-12-13T15:19:42.471-08:00Getting on with lifeWell its several weeks now since Dad died and I can't say life is any easier without him but I have stopped walking round in a daze so much and started to move forward. <br /><br />Mam is doing so well, she is taking charge of her life and her future, she breaks down a lot but she picks herself up and carries on, I am so proud of her. <br /><br />This Christmas will be difficult but we will still have each other and we will be remembering Dad with us all together as a family and probably laughing as we remember how he hated Xmas and its trivia. Dad will be watching us I know and I hope he is free from pain wherever he is.<br /><br />The threat of redundancy hangs over so many of us in Local Authorities and we are waiting at the moment for news of the latest restructure. Then if our department comes through it unscathed or reduced we then have to go through another possible restructure as we move elsewhere as a unit. It is never ending and this will be our 5th restructure in the same number of years. Alan is counting the days to his retirement and has been told that his post will not be replaced but his job will be spread around five others to take on!! I told him they would miss him when had gone. He is ready to go and he is not one of these people who wants to carry on after 65. He is planning his retirement with enthusiasm and finsihing in July is going to be revitalising for him. Lets just hope that my income isnt lost as well, though as Dad would sat - you cut your cloth!!<br /><br />We have been doing a few Vintage and Retro Fairs through seeing Julie (<a href="http://www.theclothshed.blogspot.com/">www.theclothshed.blogspot.com</a>) at them and being encouraged to give it a go. We have been selling the extra stuff we do not need! and also selling some of my lavender bags and hearts made from old linens as well as cushions. I like making things and its my way of enjoying creativity. Its especially heartening when people want to buy what you have made. You meet some lovely people they are particularly friendly up in Durham and Northumberland.<br /><br />I have just been ordering BBC comedy audio books from Amazon and ebay for Alan now he is in bed.Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-9167405875933946172010-10-31T09:43:00.000-07:002010-10-31T09:54:01.616-07:00Our dearest Dad has gone from our livesOn Monday my Dad decided he did not want any more treatment and wanted to come home, he was deteriorating and we agreed with his wishes as did the very kind, doctors. He came home and my Mam, myself, our family, some very kind carers and district nurses all made his last few days as comfortable as possible. He passed away with us sat with him talking about old times on Saturday evening at 7.15pm. Our hearts are broken and will always have a gap even when they have healed a little. He was the kindest, caring, generous Dad my brother Peter and I could ever have had as well as a loving husband for my Mam.<br /><br />A friend of Mam's said that she thought it was a privelege we had had to nurse him through his last days with us all around him and do you know she is right.<br /><br />Goodbye Dad we will always love you<br /><br />PS we could not have done this without the help of the excellent NHS employees around us, they were magnificent and so were the carers, I felt very fortunate to have a system that just kicked in straight away to provide him with the care he needed.Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-8212648128843584142010-10-17T14:53:00.001-07:002010-10-17T15:12:44.443-07:00Update on life!Hi since the last blog my Dad caught the 'C Difficile' infection and had to return to James Cook and be barrier nursed (and us). He has gone back such a long way and now he has had to start getitng better again, it took them a week to decide he had the infection and in the meantime he was a very weak man of 84 getting up sometimes every 10 mins to go to the loo, with a catheter in and hardly able get up. We were happy when they finally moved him back to James Cook. He was a lot better today, we asked them to give him an anti depressant to help raise his spirits and hopefully that will kick in soon as he has some bad days. We have a stair lift in place at Dads and a bath thing(!) and Mam will hopefully get some help with Dad when he gets home. <br /><br />IN the meantime between hospital visits! we have had a stand at the New College Durham Vintage and Retro Fair which we did well at again. We have decided to try our luck at Hexham and I am currently making pictures and cushions out of old fabric. We have also been to the auction and bought a few bits to piant like mirrors for Hexham as apparently visitors there like painted furniture. <br /><br />I also bought at the auction a huge load of boxes of buttons! Where do I start there are thousands of them in boxes, huge, tiny, coloured, cream, grey, horn, you name it we have them. I am thinking of putting them on ebay in lots of say 10, any ideas??<br /><br />In the two boxes of linen and china were some wonderful pieces including several pairs of beautiful ladies evening gloves and a pair of the finest kid leather gloves I have ever seen.<br /><br />Better go to bed now long day aheas tomorrow at work and the 20th October draws nearer as I am a public sector worker and Wednesday is the day we know a little more about our future. There have been plans made all over the Council for redundancies behind closed doors and I guess they will surface in the next few weeks.Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-29089389958876528932010-09-30T14:04:00.000-07:002010-09-30T14:30:53.020-07:00We are still around after some grim weeks..............Hi I haven't posted for a long time - first we were busy then my Dad was very very ill in hospital and almost lost him to pancreatitis. We were warned we were probably going to lose him very shortly but remarkably he pulled round and is still with us. Ironically the pancreatitis is nothing to do with his cancer but it has left him exhausted and he seems to have aged very much over a short time. He was in high dependency for a long time and then another ward, now he has been transferred to a local GP run hospital onlty a few mins from my Mam's house but she doesnt drive so is reliant on lifts. Dad had his 84th birthday in hospital but he is so depressed and down. He keeps telling Mam he is so sad, it's awful she just wants him home and thats where he wants to be, he isnt going to get much better till he gets there.<br /><br />We now await the care package they will put in place and Mam is having a stairlift fitted as soon as possible.<br /><br />We had a fortnight off and planned to venture down South again to find some of these wonderful places we see on the blogs. However we ended up spending the fortnight going back and forth to the hospital. Then we went back to work and carried on with the trips, trying to support Mam however we could.<br /><br />On a more cheery note we spent the August Bank Holiday Mnoday having a lovely day on New College Durham Vintage and REtro Fair. Thanks to Julie at <a href="http://www.theclothshed.blogspot.com/">http://www.theclothshed.blogspot.com/</a> for encouraging us to try a stall and being so friendly.<br /><br />We had a very fruitful day and were very good and didn't buy anything. We are venturing forth again on 10th October for another Fair. We sold lots of things from around the house and loft etc and can do a few more stalls before we need to start looking for stuff! how bad is that!<br /><br />I also took some of my lavender sachets, pictures and cushions etc. I have made some more of them for next time out of some lovely vintage fabrics. It was so nice when people complimented me on what I had made, it feels good doesn't it.<br /><br />We did manage one day out when we very kindly offered some free folding shelves from a lovely lady called Tracy at <a href="http://www.thepicketfence.co.uk/">http://www.thepicketfence.co.uk/</a> . We went up to Blackhill nr Consett to meet her and her lovely family who were so friendly but then County Durham people are known for that.<br /><br />We went on to Corbridge and the famous shop called RE - wow I loved it but was very restrained.<br /><br />Will try and post some pics of some of my makes and some of my recent finds after I have to replace the stuff that has gone and will go to the Fair !Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-62742479973167703652010-05-19T13:16:00.000-07:002010-05-19T13:28:07.640-07:00We are off 'down South'We are leaving early tomorrow morning to visit Alan's son and family in Tunbridge Wells. They moved from East Dulwich last year and love it so they are putting their house in London on the market and looking for somewhere permanent in TW. Neither of us have been there before so I am looking forward to it.<br /><br />I meant to ask on blogs if anyone can recommend places to see but forgot and now its too late.<br /><br />Paul and Sue Mee are taking us to to Lewes on Friday whilst the children are at school for a grown up day! and I know some people have put on blogs about it but I'll be blowed if I can find them. Still I am assured by others that it is very nice and full of my kinds of shops. <br /><br />I see the temperature is going to be good this weekend so it should be nice though I dont like the heat with my own hot flushes being so rampant at the moment.<br />We are staying in a B&B in TW as they only have 2 bedrooms where they are renting, the B&B is just a few mins awayfrom the Pantiles whihc looks fabulous.<br /><br />Anyway I will have lots of blogs to read when we return - I will try and remember to take pictures.Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-40899884341807512502010-05-13T14:15:00.000-07:002010-05-13T14:32:10.407-07:00Time moves on..........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSN6BQsD9DChlPeNfQErsk_toQU0tELDYsQ9IRn2R1ZUlsUa-Gv8s9iR5NSaVeC3Hr4B1fws5ORYUe2Dt5yw_fL0wxTj2Oqa7kF60DF8mUiHIkvqJ9ajwF2E-Szt-SYg0UxZ3Hva6XLlMz/s1600/Masham+2"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470869460403783522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSN6BQsD9DChlPeNfQErsk_toQU0tELDYsQ9IRn2R1ZUlsUa-Gv8s9iR5NSaVeC3Hr4B1fws5ORYUe2Dt5yw_fL0wxTj2Oqa7kF60DF8mUiHIkvqJ9ajwF2E-Szt-SYg0UxZ3Hva6XLlMz/s320/Masham+2" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>This is me on the left and my friend Norma on the stall I had at Masham!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlev2hVSALrko1mVr0JRMHsKUjU040tGIc65zuDjkpzRbRBm9_RCDEnHVl0W9ySu9XmWIr6N2X32iNPbWku1O426xgteBZzVy_eo58UxaM7a9TqjRU9-nQ7ruyGa6JS91AJNGOZDH3rtQ/s1600/Masham+1"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470869305014813810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxlev2hVSALrko1mVr0JRMHsKUjU040tGIc65zuDjkpzRbRBm9_RCDEnHVl0W9ySu9XmWIr6N2X32iNPbWku1O426xgteBZzVy_eo58UxaM7a9TqjRU9-nQ7ruyGa6JS91AJNGOZDH3rtQ/s320/Masham+1" /></a><br /><br /><div>Last week my son moved back into his house and his lovely wife Vicky moved into a rented house. We are going to see her tomorrow night - it will be awkward but we want to see how she is after several traumatice weeks. Adam is settled as well and feels calm and content. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>ON a more cheery note I had a stall at a spring fair in Masham which is about 25 mins from home. There was only one other lady with handmade goods, the rest were fairtrade, bags, jewellery etc. I did very well and sold quite a few things. The best thing one was that Vintage Heart came from Richmond to visit me and it was fantastic to meet her - she is lovely and she bought some bunting and a pot off me. It was an experience - there was tea and coffee and cakes etc and in the morning all the locals came in for their regular Saturday chat and five ladies moved their chairs around the table next to my stall and then proceeded to make a cuppa each last for almost an hour - during that time noone could get near to see my stuff!! They then all got up and came over and started to 'look ' at my stall. </div><div> </div><div>I had a canvas over which I had stretched some lovely 'scottie dog' fabric - one lady said she liked it to her friend and then said I want a pinboard - I said it isn't a pin board - her reply was "so it's not useful then?" I said " Well not particularly" I explained it was fabric over canvas and her reply was " So what is it then?" I said "it's a picture" to which her friend replied " Come on , you can make one of those yourself"!!! As we say in Yorkshire - There's nowt as queer as folk!</div><br /><div>I am pleased to say that later on a lady from Solihull (on a coach trip) loved my 'useless picture' and bought it for her daughter she restored my confidence and faith in humanity.</div><div> </div><div>I have packed it all away now but it is ready to transport and I will look out for another 'do' and in the meantime I will make more bunting and some of the pictures I made with vintage fabric and frames and wadding.</div><div> </div><div> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-57662439979490239822010-04-08T15:01:00.000-07:002010-04-08T15:21:54.171-07:00Changes afootMy son and his recently married wife Vicky have seperated - he came home and told us that he did not love her anymore and did not want to be with her. We are devastated for Vicky as Adam was her life and everything she had ever wanted but it is not to be. I just wish he had called it a day before he promised his life to her by getting married. She is lovely and she is totally broken by his decision I just do not know what to say to her. I am not taking sides but cannot help but feel desperately sorry for her. We keep in touch by email and text and have talked a lot about how she feels, she is a broken person and has been very brave.<br /><br />Adam is living here with us until Vicky finds somewhere to rent ( we think she is fixed up now with a house) and then he will move back. He was already in the process of buying his little house when they got together so it is in his name and he doesnt want to sell yet because of the fixed rate penalty and alomost negative equity at the moment. As he is still married they are both signing a document saying how they split things up and that when he sells the house he will split the profit with her as they have both paid equal money into since moving in together - though he put down the deposit etc. They were only married in August but had been together 3 years. It is so sad, he told my parents tonight - we have been putting off telling them cos of Dad but they were really ok about it.<br /><br />I am in the meantime sewing lots of things amd making things to sell on a stall at the end of the month in Masham - there is thread everywhere and my head is full of ideas with not enough time to make all the things I want to. There are 12 different types of cushions cut out, gift tags printed, fabric pictures made and bunting to sew up as well as hearts and lavender sachets made of vintage linens.Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-73829056790581773952010-03-16T16:06:00.000-07:002010-03-16T16:23:14.604-07:00Little Red Stove<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHwiObenNj9-y2llLSxH4kcu1xQTtDobOWd9PSjFuF80agETTb0Xr6hZFwOj2GB4vu3HP6tLp9mnU8d-e0mk2P35dl3ErNBi2AYnJpyu0PDl7GuB5KDvyQPgIkP20kmATrIu1jmqKBuU6/s1600-h/shelf2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449373812052242322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHwiObenNj9-y2llLSxH4kcu1xQTtDobOWd9PSjFuF80agETTb0Xr6hZFwOj2GB4vu3HP6tLp9mnU8d-e0mk2P35dl3ErNBi2AYnJpyu0PDl7GuB5KDvyQPgIkP20kmATrIu1jmqKBuU6/s320/shelf2.JPG" /></a> This is the shlef we used the dresser base brackets for because of the weight of all the stuff we actually used the l shaped metal brackets on the top of the shelf and the thick wooden ones for show but only you know..................<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8R_OIeEd8fEwDMN7YCyHk6mk23cTjEnS_dXohidxNXe9y10wrW66asrzou_7MJIufz3STo_DxtAGCdZK__2WThPFBkve2uZkL_umW_z6TfPHxNXVRoapU9IStg7wR94whJvnIviayV5e/s1600-h/shelf+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449373666637678434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8R_OIeEd8fEwDMN7YCyHk6mk23cTjEnS_dXohidxNXe9y10wrW66asrzou_7MJIufz3STo_DxtAGCdZK__2WThPFBkve2uZkL_umW_z6TfPHxNXVRoapU9IStg7wR94whJvnIviayV5e/s320/shelf+1.JPG" /></a> We have recently removed a non-working living flame gas fire and had the chimney sealed etc as Bob the Bodger who has caused us so much work since we bought his house had in fact had the fire people round a couple of years before and they warned him not to use the fire as the chimney wasnt sealed etc - but he 'forgot' to tell us obviously - he just elft a note on the day we moved in saying the fire wouldnt stay lit. Anyway the last of our downsizing profit later we have a beautiful red Franco Belge multi fuel stove which is nearly as lovely as the dresser top!!</div><div> </div><div>The heat it puts out is amazing and as we spend a lot of our time on our own as the adults kids living with us are always out it means we only need to heat that room and save some energy money.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EhSbuRDeEO9dzHK7TlaVrGhKlBLzhgC5i0fNpyUQDCIL__ER-vI4jI99N4yrVh5EasoGX6KjTP-Hj-RwhlPi-udzzhdyjqgG9tzyTbgQnq-G3gS2fhFBaSQ57ntnvja0U0n32LbqpsCE/s1600-h/stove1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449372765824008978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EhSbuRDeEO9dzHK7TlaVrGhKlBLzhgC5i0fNpyUQDCIL__ER-vI4jI99N4yrVh5EasoGX6KjTP-Hj-RwhlPi-udzzhdyjqgG9tzyTbgQnq-G3gS2fhFBaSQ57ntnvja0U0n32LbqpsCE/s320/stove1.JPG" /></a> This is the surround we took out and they cleaned out the cavity and bricked it up.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQAveGHs4Uj_29SkYWwFX4Yf_iuq-utY7Rr752Rxwjr4eOSviFasRsZMUkirBoL5hKtM8YMZH7J6CHraqfqjTAzWhSD47i7RWUgW_Mm86XiaCOm-5KgTv2Rk5G6thSrMqwWIqjKcGCbln/s1600-h/cast+tiles.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449372566736332274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQAveGHs4Uj_29SkYWwFX4Yf_iuq-utY7Rr752Rxwjr4eOSviFasRsZMUkirBoL5hKtM8YMZH7J6CHraqfqjTAzWhSD47i7RWUgW_Mm86XiaCOm-5KgTv2Rk5G6thSrMqwWIqjKcGCbln/s320/cast+tiles.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w_ft8z9Nxf8i23xBNxh2SCwbcSdaohJurvignafRoetftxqFufT8FP3eYLbIzX_Fofq2-t1PoOvxLJY33w5OyNXkVXMtQHAcd8Ce8YXtKCOI7vb9pzLp7CTRsohfXhMXl5OUmER-Fkx2/s1600-h/cast+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449372419921656690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_w_ft8z9Nxf8i23xBNxh2SCwbcSdaohJurvignafRoetftxqFufT8FP3eYLbIzX_Fofq2-t1PoOvxLJY33w5OyNXkVXMtQHAcd8Ce8YXtKCOI7vb9pzLp7CTRsohfXhMXl5OUmER-Fkx2/s320/cast+1.JPG" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-79840678489607816292010-03-16T15:32:00.000-07:002010-03-16T16:06:25.548-07:00Where did February and nearly March go..........<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi_qhlPpHi7mAGOS2pe_o1qPuC7ArosDPISxQtn2u3lS9Kqc0aFAxI7wNpIEeKCxRKDUL5YjbHNLxL1B4swb2tyl2gAJxIs-aL98RhVJLu6x1IzuogzKBvM1fyz0_Y7GqQNNH3azXUFf8/s1600-h/ribbon.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449364914192005874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi_qhlPpHi7mAGOS2pe_o1qPuC7ArosDPISxQtn2u3lS9Kqc0aFAxI7wNpIEeKCxRKDUL5YjbHNLxL1B4swb2tyl2gAJxIs-aL98RhVJLu6x1IzuogzKBvM1fyz0_Y7GqQNNH3azXUFf8/s320/ribbon.JPG" /></a> I am just going to get on with writing and hide the lack of presence on the blogging front as usual I am avidly reading them all but then too tired to post one of my own!<br /><br />These are some beautiful ribbons I have bought from a French website after finding some lovely French ladies' blogs. The picture does not do them justice and the service from the Stephanie was fantastic, each ribbon was wrapped individually in red tissue paper it was such a pleasure opening them all.<br /><br /><br />I have aso been buying some fabrics lately - the top pink one is an old Laura Ashley it was a single gathered valance and has given me yards of material in a very usable strip for £1.25!<br />The middle left is finally a purchase from Cath Kidston in Harrogate on Sunday as well as the piece on the bottom right. The shop is a dream isn't it -especially the lovely old quilts used as changing room curtains. <br /><br />Bottom left and top right were vintage fabrics bought on Sunday from the Vintage and Reto Fair in Harrogate - quite small as the lady had had several cancellations 'cos it was Mother's Day. <br /><br />All the rest have been bought of that emporium known as ebay - another reason why posting time on the blog is never enough as I love to search. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-G8GTYn5u6_0eOIPaEShH9mAWm3VLt4tsKukWxNoVpLlufm-0Pb3Ehat5BODYKc1Ua1tVWP84nnEkPve9zloUxwGhdnBNxhHqlDJtI5XGeUmE1P-ibKPBUvLa9EApF6xPS2O2PVA-H87/s1600-h/new+fabrics.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449364751604323266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-G8GTYn5u6_0eOIPaEShH9mAWm3VLt4tsKukWxNoVpLlufm-0Pb3Ehat5BODYKc1Ua1tVWP84nnEkPve9zloUxwGhdnBNxhHqlDJtI5XGeUmE1P-ibKPBUvLa9EApF6xPS2O2PVA-H87/s320/new+fabrics.JPG" /></a> Below is the wonderful dresser top my Husband has made me for the bargain dresser base we bought a few months ago. This was originally a base cupboard with a an extra deep solid oak worktop and the other side was panelled with big brackets under the worktop to make a breakfast bar. We took the brackets off and cut the worktop back (we used this piece for a bedroom hearth and a shelf) We got the shade of paint of the people who made the base and off we went - I was foreman and Alan the joiner! I am so pleased with the result and very proud of my clever husband. This is a picture of it before I packed it with vintage china with a close up of my favourite three pieces (off ebay of course) It is not glossy its the sun!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcdGHP68UGSVsqwFtCiaLoot8jPA1Q3S-Zy9knO3DztYjv4ATlLaMwXOJ0gBmkKvH2n8sf8KWzHzVHERdRtElxYxfAbp8qR7r0wB5Ue8gwYWA4nlBRnz_MyGeHqEzne_P268j_-RrH4V8/s1600-h/new+dr+top+empty.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449364561067872818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcdGHP68UGSVsqwFtCiaLoot8jPA1Q3S-Zy9knO3DztYjv4ATlLaMwXOJ0gBmkKvH2n8sf8KWzHzVHERdRtElxYxfAbp8qR7r0wB5Ue8gwYWA4nlBRnz_MyGeHqEzne_P268j_-RrH4V8/s320/new+dr+top+empty.JPG" /></a><br />Spot the Lillipeg girls from Lucy Bloom and my Nana's sugar shaker and the bowl I found to match it.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449364388671481618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHN3ID1gZvqG5DimyH3J2vt6hp7sp1L4l2tXli9YSXOTeBvj1ptT8_rRKibzdzb2hw63YCVKIsWE66Z3t58Nbmnp-ER3p4TNgggMcTwL3kvk8HITDmbgMuj5XppLTh6ggl43TFfx_nWe9/s320/lillipegs.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449364173582120194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnzxHLfdTDtTcywie4AvS2b-T6y_yyekAEj5WHylnBvDk6FTu1d8tgU-AWoq0zvRGDsRPIkySBpmx8YvWDF-U90D_ZkMStuvF1BR4A0XmEwH4rPTZBmnSjRG-FTRSmJ_C4GmRBYfO0WkK/s320/close+blueyell.JPG" /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m-Eu6anO5gbR9u8JqEE0wf0e-zPDo1CGWD9wmJpAr9wtyNjeUEXbARw5Z0QQR_CiUAR9oIsFwLNYLiFvAD-yycsRj4WP-Ni3j_S90I4OllgFSRhduIRF4TgOqJuDG952WFI4-LfXB8Ze/s1600-h/dr+top+full.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449363772398830290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7m-Eu6anO5gbR9u8JqEE0wf0e-zPDo1CGWD9wmJpAr9wtyNjeUEXbARw5Z0QQR_CiUAR9oIsFwLNYLiFvAD-yycsRj4WP-Ni3j_S90I4OllgFSRhduIRF4TgOqJuDG952WFI4-LfXB8Ze/s320/dr+top+full.JPG" /></a> I came down on Sunday morning and the sun was streaming in through the velux window above the dresser and I was in my element finally achieving the look I have wanted for so long we would never have been able to afford the top from the people who made the bottom. </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6342717924573435695.post-10753881104255891732010-01-23T13:02:00.000-08:002010-01-23T13:11:19.984-08:00Thanks to Sal's Snippets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5mipVhXgROYF45JvBYHhMs1U6XEcxBRWTYhO-3-3GlEG2NnEo6EuIoaTpimvvNryjrYI8zpT-B5oM6E_i8XY9dPgvvbqe77zVYXA3l1zc5Ft4jLIWB7wtakZMl48Q1n6wPXJjsw-aAf-/s1600-h/padded+hearts.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dYQZ0WDkZTkaLPnRFbWQ79kMZdTWfmh_6OXJxIQfzhzI_2UjcpyIG-T-D9y3LoUruDpchdTLFSH74eldrN3Wdm5z5vL8d2bXbhdUJJq9fgdQ8WL7bZI82TMA9Vd95Ebe6emUKOp0slzv/s1600-h/sals+closeup.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430044553372644434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_dYQZ0WDkZTkaLPnRFbWQ79kMZdTWfmh_6OXJxIQfzhzI_2UjcpyIG-T-D9y3LoUruDpchdTLFSH74eldrN3Wdm5z5vL8d2bXbhdUJJq9fgdQ8WL7bZI82TMA9Vd95Ebe6emUKOp0slzv/s320/sals+closeup.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtTOVRmdSHBPHbW-KaYvNPWNdllJnkbMxe4F2pWjbpQTGrXMaqK6Q4uceEiNcJdItV_iFutM0wlH1-vr83rJHcjvcpfSRiwgSVRALKvQHIfpWKu5jA4-prArmyPU8N6h3NuTny6VaPc2N/s1600-h/sals.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430044365246535282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtTOVRmdSHBPHbW-KaYvNPWNdllJnkbMxe4F2pWjbpQTGrXMaqK6Q4uceEiNcJdItV_iFutM0wlH1-vr83rJHcjvcpfSRiwgSVRALKvQHIfpWKu5jA4-prArmyPU8N6h3NuTny6VaPc2N/s320/sals.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>Just a quick note to say thank you to Sal for her lovely giveaway. These were photographed when I came in from work last week but first chance to post.</div><br /><br /><div>Have been to a lovely felting day today - really enjoyed it. Will take a photo later of my effort which I am so pleased with..........</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Have picked up a few bargains before Xmas and read some lovely blogs lately - there are so many clever people out there - also bought my first purchase off Etsy successfully.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Alchamillamollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01530018036194322467noreply@blogger.com3