nearly almost just about there...

as you know sunday came & went no shed....waiting patiently (or not) til thursday I tinkered about hoping for a bright day....No chance rain , grey, rain but this was not going to put me off although there were mutterings from himself but after the weekends performance moaning & wriggling out of the task at hand was not going to wash....he even tried to bribe me with cake...

So we started, it looked like there weren't going to be shed disasters or epic rows

the panels wouldn't fit together as said in black & white on the instructions...i did my usual hammer & bash it til it fits method

we stopped for tea & cake to sustain us...

it rained so the roof felt had to wait for the next day...

So today the roof has been felted with the help of a considerably lighter young man clambering to the unreachable places, windows glazed, facings fitted and we are ready to start on the inside.

I have waited rather a long time for this shed so its fab now its here & I have been raiding various rooms in the house for the interior fittings...so I shall post later next week with an update

getting there...shed heaven

After an age of waiting, the new shed has arrived...the end pieces were to big to come through the garden gate so with a hand from a few lovely chaps it made its way over the rather high wall...

there were the supervisors...

who checked out every nook & cranny....sniffing each piece to make sure all was well

It was going to be erected on Sunday but due to a rather mean person it is still waiting patiently but hopefully Thursday is shed day....whoop

photo # 6

So as requested by the lovely Melissa over here this is the 6th photo I ever posted on my blog...a sweet little lap blanket that although at the time it didn't know it was to become Miss V's cot blanket when she was very small...

It was my first dally with double crocheting a blanket, i had had encounters with granny squares but not crocheting straight lines which turned out to be quite meditative in the end. i even managed to complete a little in the car which due to himself swinging round the bendy lanes round & about these parts usually has me sticking my head out the window like a foolish spaniel...

If you would like to play along please do & get posting those No 6's....

 

i want one.....

now being gadget master extraordinary himself has an iphone whilst I have a lowly htc android...(which I think is fab btw) anyway I happened to mention the hipstamatic application that everyone had been chattering about and of course he went and bought it straight away but then said I couldn't use his phone...

Pah!

Until recently I had been quite content to use the wonderful pic nik to add those little touches to my snaps but my eyes have been opened to the world of holga, lomo, diana & other such camera & photography delights....Obviously although big hints had been dropped my challenge has meant that I couldn't rush out & purchase one...

BUT

I now have a natty little application on my phone & I am happy

how things change.....

Not long ago i was very small, now all of a sudden I have my own ideas about stuff, what I like & what a certainly definitely don't...i like to wear my wellies but on the wrong feet, drape fabric round my shoulders because I am indeed a princess....life is peachy right now & the world is good!
 

well now its busy busy busy

I have been up to allsorts......

Most excitingly getting ready for the new summerhouse/room/studio.....new shed hoorah. I did briefly post about it earlier this year....my don't things whip past quickly...

 

This weekend I have spent preping the space spending hours levelling, re laying the slate paths, clearing out all the precious junk I had stored for a rainy day & dealing with shelob the spiders...

 

Stanley joined me for a cup of tea & was a general nuisance...himself did an excellent job of removing the old ramshackle shed (much to his immense displeasure)...hands that do computers and are soft as your face aren't for grubbiness in the garden so I am informed!

more soon.....rx 

touched by kindness

Can you imagine my delight as I opened the package and found this little lovely.....

I did  little skip & excitedly showed the man on his return from zooming his bike through the muddy forest & then sat it on my dresser so i could glance it every time i walked past...

Now you may be thinking that this behaviour is a little OTT but let me fill you in...I am not very good with people, I don't do friends very well, nor acquaintances come to that. My small talk skills are non-existent & i don't care very much for the daily chit chat, comparing childcare notes or being interested in mundane rubbish of country village life.

I have been told that I am bossy, out spoken,idealistic & a little intimidating (due to my over achievement of baking, stitching & general stuff), I am also a massive control freak....

I spend most of my days without adult company & prefer it that way...the end result of these maladies is that i rarely get cards for my birthday from anyone but my family (who have to put up with me), no one cares when I'm ill, i don't factor in many peoples thoughts but I am happy with this arrangement,most of the time!

(enter stage right) the internet & the wonderful world of blogs....now this wonderful creation has given me the chance to nosey into other peoples lives & read about their up day's & down day's. Wish them good luck, happy birthday, christmas joy, gasp at their wonderful creations, admire their achievements, coo at the children, dogs, knitting & chickens & other such ho hum stuff.

I even have found a few real gems that I wish were my neighbours & one day it would be lovely to meet them....at last I feel I have made a connection.

So back to the original point, you can now share the delight of receiving this wonderful gift from the peachy perfect Jane (get yourselves over to her site right now...bossy streak you see)