Is it me ?

Please tell me am I the only one that finds drawing faces on butternut squash, really, really funny??

I am. Right, I'll get my coat. (I had to find some way of making putting the shopping away this morning more interesting). I think I might go and write my name on the bananas now.

Twiggy x

Fun in the September Sun

Ahhh I LOVE September, the seasons changing, crisp bright mornings, farmers bringing in their crops. We have a theory that every year the week after all the children go back to school the weather is stunning. Mr Twigs parents are both retired teachers and can confirm this, much to their disgust:) We often used to go on holiday during this time before Twiglet started school and had some cracking weather.
So considering the little chap is now at school, we did our best. I visited the Sculpture Park with my pal on Thursday and we needn't have worried about having nothing to talk about without the children to distract us. We twittered on for 3 hours and managed to fit in a really long walk and coffee, cake and sunshine. Tiptop.

This weekend, we had a terrific time in the old dinghy at Filey, the weather was GORGEOUS, (if only my photos did it justice). I even sloped off alone and had a swim in the sea, boy did I ache the next day - what an old codger!Sunday was spent round at Nana and Grandad Twigs for a barbecue, so we really did squeeze all we could from the glorious September sunshine. Hope you had a super time too.
I haven't done much crafting this week as I'm doing a bit of furniture and stash shifting at the moment, so all will be revealed at a later date. I also have another little project lined up next week, but as they say on News at Ten and we'll have more on that story later.............

Twiggy x

Busy,busy

Well the news from Twiggy Towers is Twiglet still loves school and has a girlfriend!!! already!!! fast cat. He's come home with 3 I'm a star awards and a certificate already, what a good boy.

I'm still missing my little buddy but inbetween the domestic tedium I'm managing to do a bit of this and a bit of that. I've also got a few projects in the pipeline but more about that at a later date. So this weekend we popped over to lovely Holmfirth for a bit of shopping and climbing in the playground. On Sunday we visited Kirkstall Abbey, we have driven by soooo many times and never been, if you can get there do, it's fab. Beautiful abbey and park, a little train and ice cream!!

So what else have we been up to?

Scoffing the last of our veggies from the garden.A bit of making and doing.

Starting to do a bit for my various shops. A few Christmassy Country Living tags.

I also made a few birdy tags and popped them in my MISI shop.

Bit of stitching.

I'm quite proud of this Stanley t.shirt I made for Twiglet (adapted from the Make book by Cath Kidston). A sideways shot- don't ask !!!

Some lovely stuff I bought from Lynsey over at Swirlyarts, smashing as always. Lovely Thomas tags for Twiglet (sorry about sideways picture again!) and fairytale envelopes, too lovely to use really :)Finally, I had a jaunt over to my fave big old church hall rummage charity shop and look what I got for a fiver (as well as some books for Twiglet not pictured). These fantastic Ladybird books. And 3 pretty china cups for a project I have in mind. I'll leave you with a piccy of a gorgeous card I received from my good friend Helen to help keep my spirits up when wee Twiglet started school. What a lovely lady.Talking off lovely ladies the hanky has come in useful this last week Vicky (Anglesey Allsorts) but I think I'm over the worst of it now :)

My buddy and I are going out tomorrow morning for a little jaunt without any children or husbands for the first time EVER!!! ooo excitement, what will we find to talk about without having to break off to stop naughty boys misbehaving! I'm sure they'll be cake involved somewhere.

Have a lovely week.

Twiggy x

So how did Twiglets first day go ?????

Well Twiglet had a very nice first day. When we went to collect him, he was hugging his best mate from next door and they held hands all way home :) He told me he did LOADS of playing, played with his new friends, I can't remember their names Mummy!! his teacher is pretty and the lego is ace! So there you go. Thankfully Mr Twigs works from home on Wednesdays so it wasn't too quiet but today there is tumbleweed blowing through the house - hey ho!! The problem I have now is the list of things I've said I must get done in the house for the last 4 years, well, I'll have to blardy do them now - argh!!
Twiggy x

Farewell my lovely

Well do you know what, we dropped Twiglet off this morning, I gulped a bit when I saw him in his a bit too big uniform, but he was totally fine and so was I, so there you go!!! It was funny all the Year 1 children were playing, the Reception children, looked a bit gobsmacked. When Twiglets little mate from next door saw him, he shouted his name and got very giddy, so we left there feeling good. as to the rest of the day, a bit of housework, a bit of shopping and some crafting for Twiggy!!

Thanks for your good wishes

Twiggy x

Wish him luck as we wave him goodbye!!!

Here's a photo of Twiglet in his smart new school uniform. Well how he appeared to me :)

He starts school full time tomorrow - arghhhhhh. However, before you all start sobbing onto your keyboard with sympathy. I have well and truly been put in my place by my 4 year old. We were planning on having one last Twiglet and Mummy Day today. However, he is now next door playing with his mate and they are currently debating the best way to sing the ABC out in the garden. He ran off shouting you'll be ok Mummy watch CBeebies - the cheek of him!

I'm actually watching Dawn Bibby on Create and Craft and having a nice cup of Earl Grey. Start as you mean to go on I say !!! He's sooooooooo cheeky.

Twiggy x

PS Do you like my Hello Kitty PJs in the above photo!!!