A Years End

For the first time in our married life (35yrs) we have taken our christmas decorations down before New Year. It did feel strange but also a calming thought that we can totally relax into the New Year lurking around the corner

Because of health issues 2014 wasn't the best of years and although not totally resolved I am looking forward to the year ahead.

One of my favourite things is candle light I think it is the memories of sitting with my gran toasting bread at the open fire by candle light as she told me stories of her younger life it just seemed magical. So this afternoon has been spent reading, relaxing by candle light enjoying life.

One of my last makes of the year were new lampshades for the kitchen. Pictures are rubbish but I love them.

Wishing you a Peaceful and Happy New Year when it arrives

 

 

 

 

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Chrimbo Happiness

 

Christmas Eve Celebrations

Our Girlies

All the girlies

Happy Family

The Boys

The Main Man Visits

 

Christmas Night Exhausted!!!

Shelleys well deserved hot chocolate in her own special

Olaf mug on Boxing Night after working Christmas Day

& Boxing Day good on you girlie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Are we there yet?

Well we've made it woo hoo 1 sleep to go

The whole family will be here for a meal and hopefully a village visit from the main man

Few photos from the past week

The girlie just returned from school party no dress for her

Black shorts , glitter tights & pumps oh and a Christmas t-shirt

 

Birthday quilt for our "pooh bear"

Some of the Christmas makes

Festive table

Wishing everyone a Peaceful & Happy Christmas

 

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Sad Day

We were in Glasgow today like most people enjoying

the preparations of the festive season

 

 

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Pooh

On her due date thirty-three years ago at 1.43am Colin and I said hello

to Ashley Dawn (aka Pooh Bear). She has her own unique style and has developed

from a shy timid child into a beautiful loyal, loving and protective wife, daughter, sister, friend

and most importantly mum to our beautiful grandchildren.

I can't think of anyone other than her father I'd

like fighting in my corner.

Happy Birthday Pooh

Love you

 

 

 

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Wild Weather & Nice Things

Oldest girlie got me a pressie

I love the bauble but the bag is pretty awesome too

Weather has been a bit wild

This is how it looked a few weeks ago

 

 

 

 

 

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Joyful Trees

Finished making the house ready for the festive season

Due to energy levels it took 2 days

Poor hubbie was roped in to.

He got the boxes from the cupboard and put the trees up

I got the fun part of decorating

The living room

The kitchen

The make for my friend this year is an embroidery aptly named

"The Tree of Joy"

 

 

 

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Views

Hubbie was going to the eldest girlies to connect the living room radiator

I tagged along. Us girls went into Gourock and had a coffee in a lovely cafe

Look at the view

Could have sat there all day

In Scotland we are now paying 5p for plastic carrier bags

I have a collection of shopping bags the girlie had been

on a trip to Belfast and brought me this

I love it

 

 

 

 

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Times they are a changing

Oh what a change today

Woolie hats, gloves and scarfs required

Car windscreen needed defrosted

Beautiful clear night sky accompanied by huge moon

First one of these

All toastie and cozy

 

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Girls

A family I know are facing a future without one of their most treasured gifts

They are in my thoughts

 

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Not the drink

This years Halloween offering

Blood Mary or at least the girlies take on her

Still thinks she manages to look a bit cute

 

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Photos

Spent some of the evening yesterday looking at photos

The ones that made me smile for various reasons are

Mum the year before she married my dad

Mum and Dads wedding

Mum and me on my christening day

Me in my pretty cool outfit my gran bought me

This photo sat on top of my Grans piano for as long as I can remember

This one too.

The dress was yellow and the cat was called Beauty all her cats were were called that.

This is me this morning

 

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