When Santa got stuck up the chimney

I have a small collection of 'Santas' that was started off many years ago when Colin brought me one back from Denmark also the one in the middle of the top shelf is from my most precious friend Maggie ( ouch as hard as I try she will always be Margaret to me ) The tree on the middle shelf is a cookie cutter from Holland how sad am I loving the fact I can display them all on my favourite kitchen shelf

STOMP RULES

The Mamie Rose girl stay the night on Friday we were taking her for winter boots. Now it can be very hard for a devoted gran trying hard to expain to a 5yr old that there might not be purple winter boots. Anyway her grandad and I were wakened at 4.30am asking if it was time to go boot shopping by 6.15 we gave up and got up had breakfast chopped up apple and banana for the girl (her fav) and lots of strong coffee for us. Off we went to STOMP our local kids shoe shop now emagin our excitment when not one but six boxes containing boots were brought out. The wee girl suffers from the 'wee' feet curse of our family I am 3-4 depending on the shoes and 2 DDs are the same. Aimee was was sooooooo excited her eyes got wider and wider as each box was opened only to find that each pair she tried on slipped off as her foot is so slim. The final pair being the purple ones AND THEY FITTED woo hoo. One very happy girl and one delighted gran. Only negative part.... the cost how can the justify the price of childrens shoes and boots they are made of Gortex so she should have dry little piggies all winter

THE RESULT OF WAKING AT 4.30 AM A SNEAKY SNOOZE AT 12.30

THIS GIRL LOVES PINK & PURPLE

A little bit of New England

Along with sitting in centre court at Wimbledon visiting New England is high on my to do list before I die. Anyhoo I love the New England look and have white furniture in the bedroom made these pillows to go with the 'new look' I created. Material is from John Lewis and the lovely heart buttons from wee local shop that sells wool, threads etc
The smaller pillow in place. Have had the quilt for a few years but never used it.

Other cushion keeping company with my 'teddy' which was my 1st Chistmas
present from my mum and dad I was 3 months old. If you press its tummy it plays Bramms lullaby

Love a bargin

I have been on the look out since we moved into this house (nearly 3 years) for a shelving unit that would sit nicely above the kitchen table. To be honest I always found them to be a bit too much on the cost side when they weren't quite what I was looking for. Hubbie thought there was not such a thing available.... oh yea of little faith....

Anyhoo at the weekend we headed off to Perth which is around 40 minutes north from where we live. ( We would love to retire to Perthshire). There is a wee shop called Country Affair that sells lots of cute and lovely things some new and some second hand. The shelfing unit was a whole £10 it was cream in colour. Had an enjoyable time rubbing down and painting it with a sampler tin of Jeff Banks paint. So the whole thing cost £11.99..... RESULT......

I love it and I have still to search the nic nak box up in the loft to 'dress' it further

Love a bargin

One more step !!!

One more step along the world she goesAimee started school today where have the last 5 years went.

Mummy and Daddy did really well..... no tears in the classroom

Our girl did good too went into the classroom found the table with her name on it sat down said

'I am going to draw a picture see you later'

Thats our girl!

I hope you see that according to Aimee one can't have enough pink things in ones hair!!!
Her Daddy thought she was a dead ringer for Upsy Daisy

When I asked her what the best bit was about school she thought it was when one of the boys was told to stop picking his nose !!!!!!!!

Baby! Baby!

Welcome to Murray Ross our new baby grandson born Thursday 13th August

at 14.20 weighing 6lbs 15ozs

Here is the boy himself

Having a chat with Grandad

Being admired by Auntie Shelley

The proud parents

Think my girl looks not too bad having given birth 18 hours ago!!!

Oh you pretty thing

My Aimee bead from A String of Beads me finks its very pretty.

My friend Margaret was telling me the other day that a shop in town has started to sell beads also another one is about to start stocking Yankee Candles. Used to have to travel or use the internet to purchase these goodies......

I am going to have to keep away from the local shops..........

A mother is someone who can take the place of others

But whose place no one else can take

This is my beloved mum who left this world a year ago today

Nothing much else to say except I miss her

Peg Bag

We have had heavy rain over the past few days a few sunny periods in between but I left my pegbag out in one of the showers so had to give it a quick wash and iron. Since it was empty I thought perfect time to take a photo. Got the pattern from the book Sewing In No Time by Emma Hardy.

Disappearing time

Minnie Mouse waving a favourite photo of the day It was Aimees 5th birthday on Friday and I can't believe she is five. It seems like yesterday that this little person who gives us such joy arrived in our lives. Time since then has just hitched-up its skirts and started running as fast as lightening . Time is such a precious thing and I could be doing with a few more hours in the day.

At the top of the 'big girls' chute that her grandad and I gave her

Blowing out the candles on her Caterpillar Cake