Here's introducing the new additions to Twiglet Towers, Poppet, Emo and Sping (apologies for fuzzy photo), we decided that we'd have one each as I've never owned a goldfish, so I wonder if you can guess by the names, which fish belongs to which Twiggy??
Today I received the lovely clutch bag that I won from Christine at Sew Christine, the photo really doesn't do it justice, it is gorgeous, such rich fabric, Thanks very much Christine, it's terrific. I hope Christine doesn't mind me telling you that she is currently having another giveaway of her divine purses, so go take a look.
I've been tagged by Indigo Blue, thanks hun. Here are the rules that I've stolen, erm... I mean paraphrased :) from Indigo blues Blog.Rules:
1). Name and URL of person who tagged you.
2). Post the rules.
3). Write 7 things about yourself.
4). Name 7 fave blogs.
5). Send email to 7 blogs to say that they have been tagged.
1. Indigo Blue (details on my links on the right)
2. Yeah, done that
3. Here goes, hope they aren't supposed to be interesting............
1. I'm left handed.
2. I love redheads (blokes that is) David Tennant, Damian Lewis, bring them on - just as well I married one - a redhead that is not David Tennant or Damian Lewis !! of course Mr Twiggy is much more handsome and makes a mean chilli, not sure about his abilities as a Time Lord though.
3. I really DON'T like curry - shouted that in case my mother in law is reading :)
4. I spent a long and drawn out 8 years doing an Open University degree in The Arts - ohhh get her.
5. I love George Formby films and have a programme of his autographed to Mr Twiggys grandad - cool - well I think so.
6. My mum is related to Mal King Kong Kirk (the wrestler, I bet none of you know him) so don't mess with the Twigs - lol. They are very distant relatives but we've had a few laughs down the years teasing her about it.
7. I once met Jools Holland, he was playing at a stateley home I used to work at. Got all giddy and excited and when he arrived said erm.... hmmm. hiya !! he stared at his feet and said , erm , hello. Mind blowing stuff.
Bet you'll all sleep better tonight now you know all those interesting facts, now don't go selling this stuff to the papers, ok?
I totally understand if you don't want to do this and you've done it all before, I haven't been tagged before and was obviously just dying to impart all these scintillating titbits about myself to you, if you don't want to get involved, absolutely no problem.
However, have a look at these lovely blogs which are some of my favourites. I'm also being very lazy and classing these lovely people as my taggies too !!!!
Daylily Lane
Sykes Silly Site
Falling Down the Rabbit Hole
Higglety Pigglety
Former Blonde
Maxs Craft Creations
Angelsey Allsorts
All links are on the right, so have a gander and as ever could have listed loads more.
The only crafting I've done recently are a few cards but I'll blog those later in the week as they are for challenges, so don't want the recipients to see them on here before they receive them.
Ok, that's me for now, I'm going to lay on floor, moan about my back while Mr Twiggy ignores me and prepare myself for the excitement that is Damages, am I the only person in the UK watching this???
An exciting Pay It Forward package from the lovely Jan at Daylily Lane. What's inside?
Cupcake heaven that's what. My bundle consisted of some cute cupcake sticky notes, a cupcake magnet, handmade cupcake tags and gorgeous handmade cupcake cards - Wow !! Thanks Jan, they are terrific and you are a very lovely and talented lady.
A lovely selection of card making goodies that I received for winning second prize in the Easter card competition on Papercraftersunited. These will be very handy for the card swaps and challenges I'm taking part in, in the next few weeks. How lucky is that. But, wait there is more.
Now I was going to give him an Errol Flynn stylee thin moustache and pointy beard, however, my felt tip pen was too thick, so I'm afraid he's hairless, but still quite a dish, I feel.
And finally a couple more thanks yous to the lovely ladies on the Crafts Beautiful forum. Firstly to Tassie for this lovely teeny weeny Easter card, so cute............................
Secondly, here are the gorgeous ATCs that I received in the Oriental ATC swap, from left to right big thanks to,Barb Williams,Boots the Monkey and Silvercustard - great work girls!!!
Happy Easter everyone !!!
On a bit of a sad note our lovely guinea pig Miss Peaches died last Thursday she was quite old but we were very upset, her sister Miss Queenie died a couple of months ago, so we had a little funeral for her and they are now buried under a lovely white lilac tree in our garden. We'll miss those girls, they were so funny.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, stay cosy and eat chocolate :)
Ok, firstly, I'd like to thank each and everyone of you that took the time to leave a comment on my blog, on my PIF thread and all the others, it's good to know someone is out there reading my waffle.
Well after all this excitement I decided to make the most of a lovely Spring afternoon so we got planting assisted by my lovely Mum, Grandma Twiggy! I've been pretty lax this year, my greenhouse still hasn't been cleaned out since last year and there is vegetation of some kind growing on its concrete floor, wonder if I'll be able to harvest anything edible from it? My plant pots haven't been cleaned and I'm missing one panel (vast improvement on last year when every single plastic panel blew out over Winter - it's very windy up here). Oh the shame........
This year we've gone for tomatoes (Twiglets favourite) cucumbers, courgettes, peppers, mixed salad, chives, beetroot, peas and a few poppies and Canterbury Bells. Phew.
Here's just some of our handywork, Twiglet really got involved planting the seeds and using one of his little tipper trucks to cover them with soil. It's great that he's old enough to take an interest this year, last Spring I spent most of my time requesting that he didn't eat the soil :)
By the way Happy St Patricks Day to all you gorgeous Irish lovelies out there. Boy I love Ireland, we usually go to South West Cork or Connemara for our jolly hols and we LOVE it, beautiful scenery, beautiful people. We both agree as soon as we drive off the ferry we seem to just RELAX - pure Irish magic. So hope you enjoyed the day whether or not you're celebrating today or you did your celebrating on Saturday. 
I made this little ducky for my little ducky, hope he likes it. I've ordered some green and yellow felt from Ebay so think I might make a little bag for Easter goodies. 
Today we went a visiting to see friends, drop off Easter eggs etc and look what me and Twiglet made.
Phew, I think that's it. Thanks for all your sweet comments on my blog you lovely people. Don't forget to keep on adding your comments on my Pay it Forward post as they say on telly, you've got to be in it , to win it.
Copyright S.Jones 2008
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Copyright S.Jones 2008
Copyright S.Jones 2008 
Copyright S.Jones 2008
My all time favourite TV/Video/DVD viewing has got to be Brideshead Revisited for so many reasons, the characters, the setting of Castle Howard, the gorgeous cast, the story, the costumes, I could go on. The moment I always remember is when Charles Ryder is talking about the summer he spent with Sebastian and recalls them as Halcyon Days, that phrase has stuck with me for years. On various occasions, I have thought this is one of my Halcyon Days, it didn't even have to be somewhere grand or something out of the ordinary. I remember looking through the window into my tiny back garden before we moved house and seeing a row of tiny baby vests blowing in the sunshine. I remember laughing like a drain whilst whirling round on a carousel with my dad, totally embarrasing my mum by making her wave to us when we passed by at the ripe old age of 30 - me, not her!! This is even more poignant as my dad sadly died a couple of years later.
