Frank

It's been very windy and the rain hasn't really halted for 24 hours

In Kincardne we've escaped relatively unscathed

Not so where our oldest daughter lives

The town centre

The bottom of the road where she lives

 

 

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Christmas

And breath....... It's all over for another year

Christmas Eve filled with laughter, happiness and love

Christmas Day was breakfast with DD2 son-in-law and the kids

Meal with dad, DD1 and son-in-law

Boxing Day relaxing, sewing, reading, watching Blacklist and eating

Now its tidying my sewing room it's a wreck

 

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Time Consuming..... But

I will enjoy every minute of this project

It may take a while

There are 9 embroideries in the Simply Blessed range

They are then joined together using patchwork

I intend to do that but in a more suitable pattern to my personality using Lynette Anderson fabric

I am on embroidery number 3 using Cottage Garden thread which is hand dyed and variegated

Chris the lovely lady from Braidcrafts in New South Wales Australia helped source enough thread from the same dye lot so the embroideries would have same thread throughout. Her kindness shows no bounds.

Relax and sew girl! Relax and sew!

 

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Oh Christmas Tree

 

 

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Remodel

Aimee has outgrown her desk and stool

Murray could be doing with one

He loves Minecraft so grandad thought a remodel was in order

It was the pretty purple colour that is visible on the lower part of the stool in the first picture

A bit of Shrek green paint. RESULT

He is delighted with it

 

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Pressie and re-invention

Hard to believe it's that time of year again

Christmas make for my dearest friend

A embroidery pattern by Pearl Louise Krush and the fabric is

Under the Mistletoe by Anni Downs of Hatched & Patched

Perfect colours to match the blue range cooker

A few years ago I made is garland

The Twelve Days of Christmas by Mandy Shaw

I only ever used it once as it was made for a different house

Two of my favourite things are A Christmas Carol and The Twelve Days of Christmas

A bit of a re-think and using fabric I received two Christmases ago from DD1

The re-invention is complete

Love it

 

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Emma

Emma Bridgwater to be exact

I love the new Christmas Rose design

I couldn't resist a mug or two especially when they could be personalised

I am hoping that Dad Santa might provided Chrimbo pennies to purchase the teapot

 

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Pomegranate & Pumpkins

The kids have carved their pumpkins

Murray ...... A Minecraft Creeper

Aimee ..... Jack Skellington

Colin did ours

I love pomegranates. I only buy them late October early November why?

When I was young it was the only time of the year you could get them.

When I do eat one I am immediately transported back to my grannies living room

sitting in front of the coal fire sharing love happiness and the ruby red fruit with her.

Simply wonderful memories

A bit of Autumn decoration to celebrate my favourite season

 

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Painting Day

Our bedroom furniture is about to get a facelift

2 chest of drawers with a total of 8 drawers

1 linen cabinet with 1 drawer

Bedside cabinets

Knot solution has been applied

Here we go........

 

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Week Apart

Last weekend in Gourock visiting eldest daughter

Look at the sky......

This was Friday

Slightly different

Also Autumn decorations

The Peter Rabbit themed initial is Hucca Mucca sweeping

Enough said ....

 

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Fintry Farm

Headed out and about today

Came across Courtyard Cafe, Knockraich Farm, Fintry

Beautifully decorated in a style I love

Good food, friendly staff and a relaxed atmosphere

Oh and they sell bits and pieces of home accessories

Will be visiting there again

 

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Time flys bye

Next year will be for the majority of pupils in this photo a milestone birthday

This is St Johns Primary P5

Miss Wellingtons class. She was a visiting teacher from Canada

She was strict and punishment was a rap on the knuckles with a ruler

I am standing to the left hand side of teacher

Scary thing is I can remember nearly everyone but cannie remember

what I had for my tea last night...doh

 

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Workplace

This is where our eldest daughter works

A beautiful setting

Reminds me of Lilliput Lane

This photo was taken a month or so ago at 5.30am

 

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Add-on

Couple of weekends ago we headed out and about

I had read about Biggar Stitches in ..... Biggar

Kim who has the shop is so enthusiastic about patchwork & quilting it was a delight to meet her.

I loved the layout of the shop shelves full of fabric.

A bed in the corner for displaying quilts and cushions. Also a man cave corner complete with chair.

Anyway I managed to find lots of goodies including a Dresden Plate

template, which resulted in a cushion to match in with my Quilted Garden quilt.

 

 

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St Andrews

Mum and Dad took the kids for their first visit to St Andrews.

Seems to have been a success and it was sunny.

Oh and a fish supper in Anstruther on the way home

 

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Quilters Garden

I loved the Quilters Garden fabric by Lynette Anderson

Perfect for a quilt for me

The 12 embroideries were taken from Patchwork Loves Embroidery by Gail Pan

Decided to keep the design simple

Also thought a little hand quilting rather than machine

All ready for the chilly nights.

Mind you with the summer we're having could put it to use now

 

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Dumyat

Friday's highlights

SUNSHINE

A picnic with grandad at the top of Dumyat

 

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