All Cosy Now

It has be a long year is some ways then in another it has flown by. We moved here last November and had a Christmas Tree in the lounge that still had the plaster on the walls that were the result of damp proofing.

No carpet, fireplace (was hoping for an open fire) or furniture that suited the cottage. It was also so cold we wore thermals and wrapped ourselves in quilts. Hubbie thought I was mad but there was no way I was not having a tree.

A year later and we have a lounge with carpet (cosy). The fireplace was purchased from online auction site stripped of four layers of paint. Hubbie opened up the old chimney.

The glass cabinet came from same place it was pine but now has a new set of legs and handles and is painted in Farrow & Ball Elephants Breath.

Have repainted various items and purchased few from Country Affair in Kinross which up-cycles furniture including my favourite cabinet (below) which has pride of place in our hall.

I have to admit to catching the up-cycling bug it really is enjoyable and suits the cottage so well.

 

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The Power of Love

A couple of weeks ago we did the annual winter boot hunt with Aimee. Lack of anything suitable in our usual haunts we ended up doing a trip to John Lewis in Glasgow. Five boxes were brought out woo hoo but excitement turned to 'well at least one fitted' (slim footed girl).

After a visit to Starbucks we returned to John Lewis to take part in the Snowman Hunt. It involved looking for a snowman picture in 6 different departments.

On the ground floor who should we bump into but the 'main man' of Christmas.

Then we found a Snowman exactly the same as the advert with The Power of Love playing in the background. Afraid the photos aren't the best quality but they capture a bucket full of memories.

 

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Tester

This is testing blogging from my ipad

 

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A Happy Chappy

At long last I have completed the quilt using Feather in Stitch by Sarah Watts

I am living with one Happy Chappy

Why?

Beacause it is big enough for hubbie to snuggle under

I have over the past few months noticed such a difference in DGD she is gaining confidence is so happy, content and enjoying life to the full.

She came for tea after school on Friday her mum called to see how her day had went and watching her recall the days happenings made me realise time flys by and we have to embrace every moment.

Have said it before but our granchildren are such a huge blessing to hubbie and me

She also uses my iPad way beyond my capabilities

Flora

A small lap quilt aimed at covering knees when it gets chilly.

Mind you the way the weather is here at the moment we might need it any day now.

Last week we were basking in glorious warm sunshine

Today is dry mixture of sunshine and clouds

Last week it was 26c this week 16c

Any hoo the quilt is made up from Flora Charm Pack by Lauren & Jessi Jung for Moda

White backing and ditsy teal binding

Plaidly Nice

Have been trying something new this week

Decided to get my act together and recover the fireside chair in the lounge.

Thanks to a bargin buy from well known auction site I had extra Laura Ashley material (BRODIE) left from making the lounge curtains.

These are a couple of  pics of the chair through the stripping stage

Can you believe this is the amount of staples I removed !!!!

And hey presto the finished result

I am well pleased it has to be said

Think it looks pretty good

Paint brushes are now at the ready the long awaited shower room has been plastered and is drying out nicely should be ready for painting tomorrow woo hoo

FAV FABRICS

At long last got around to doing a cover for my sewing machine.

Used Love Birds by My Minds Eye for Riley Blake

This is one of my favourite fabric ranges

Another of my favourite fabric ranges arrived in the post this week

Feather in Stitch by Sarah Watts for Blend Fabrics

These hopefully will become a quilt for the livingroom

So cute soooooo love them

Plans Pains & Prettiness

Long time no blog but boy have we been busy.

After a long journey we have a home.

We are busy dragging our hundred year old cottage kicking and screaming back to some form of habitable state.

So far we have done the following, new roof, velux windows, rewired, heating system, bathroom

bedrooms made habitable so we had somewhere to lay our heads.

When we first saw the cottage I had vision of the kitchen being relocated in the living dining room. We planned re planned and replanned then hey presto after a lot of aches and pains we have a pretty kitchen that I am delighted with.

The before

The after

We still have to find tiles but haven't seen anything we really like yet.

I think Colin deserves a medal he has done all the work himself with a bit of help with the roof me being more of a hindrance.

Next build a shower room

The Quiet Man

My dad is 80 years young today.

I would describe him as a quiet man.

Mind you he never needed to say much when my mum was alive!!!!

Like myself he doesn't like fuss and didn't really want any today.

We did persuade him to go out for a meal with his close family, mainly me hubbie our girls and and our grandaughter.

Grandson stayed at home with daddy he is a toddler of routine and needs his bath and bed at the same time regardless of any social gathering.

Aimee picked the balloon and the biggest birthday badge I have ever seen.

Me Dad and Ashley

Shelley and her grandad.

Photos not the best as they were taken on Shelleys phone

Wheelbarrows and OSO

Ashley and Graham were invited to a friends babys naming ceremony on Saturday. As the timing clashed a bit when the wee boy would be having his nap we kept an eye on him. We had a lovely afternoon playing and watching Special Agent OSO. The boy just loves him. Grandad looks like he might be enjoying him too.

He seems to be getting more like his mummy everyday.

The girlie decided a sleepover with Gran and Grandad would be the best thing to follow the naming ceremoney.

A large part of the morning was spent in a wheelbarrow and grandad pushing it.

She had a great time