Olympic Torch Excitement

We joined the throngs yesterday up near lovely Greenhead Park in Huddersfield to see the Olympic torch - Twiglet was v.excited - hence non sports fan Twiggy getting out of bed on a Sunday morning :)

We went to the park afterwards to do a few activities but after half an hour the heavens opened so we hopped it.

I had to pop into Sainsbury's on the way home for a few bits and Twiglet got a Moshi Monsters comic as a treat as the rain stopped him going on any rides in the park.

On the way home I said, will you remember today for the rest of your life Twiglet?

(Twiglet looks totally impressed by it all - not !!)

He replied yes Mummy, the very,very first time I've bought a Moshi
Monsters comic.

You've got to laugh.

Twiggy x

Blimey sunshine and teeny giveaway results.

Hello peeps !!

I haven't been around much as we saw that great shiny thing in the sky a few times and have been up at the lottie.
Mr Twigs is going mad and making raised beds agogo.  

Here are a few pics.

Thanks so much for the lovely responses to my last grumpy post.

Good news is washer fixed by clever Mr Twigs for £25 !!

Twiglet is all better, the doctor said he'd got a virus and had an allergic reaction to it - what on earth?

As promised teeny, tiny giveaway.

My lovely assistant's overexposed hand dips into the lurid Ikea bowl and picks out the name of.......

Would you leave me a comment on here with your address (I won't publish it) and I'll send your snoopy fabric out !!

Have a great week.

Twiggy x

FGS

Pah, the half term started off so well but has gone down hill somewhat.  Poor old Twiglet after visiting the dentist, started feeling grotty and developed spots -he has caught the virus that has been going round school for weeks!!

the weather is appalling and the lottie has flooded yet again,so Mr Twigs spent yesterday digging more trenches.

We were going to go to the Honley Show but it's been cancelled due to bad weather  - the poor folk involved must be gutted

So we are watching a Shark's Tale, while Twiglet makes a pirate ship out of old boxes and a sheet :)

Will have to pop over to Nana's later with some washing as the washer has packed in too - what do they say?  It never rains but it pours :)

Thank goodness we didn't go on holiday this week as we normally do, think I'll send the rest of the day with a good book and my boys !!

Twiggy x

Jubilee weekend and a teeny, tiny giveaway......

(My first poppy of the year)

Hi folks did you enjoy your Jubilee weekend?  

Didn't the Queen look smashing?  poor love out in the blimmin rain on Sunday !!

The crowds did warm the cockles though didn't they - what a great lady.

(lurid Jubilee buns)

We had a lovely, family time.  

We went to Railfest at the NRM in York on Saturday with Twiglet's little cuz and my lovely SIL on Saturday.

  

(train re-enactment)

(My favourite bit at Railfest - a fly past by the Lancaster and Spitfire that flew over Buckingham Palace on Tuesday).

Spent the day at my Mum's on Sunday with my big Sisters and their husbands and some of the children, then over to Nana and Grandad's on Monday - phew !!  

Half term is flying by.  

However, you chose to spend it, hope you had fun.

We had to take poor old Twiglet to the dentist today as he's had toothache all weekend, seems it was a combination of big boy teeth coming through and a filling in one of his baby teeth - horrors :(

Anyhoo, here's the teeny, tiny giveaway part.  

 I was rummaging through the cupboard in our spare room last week and came upon this. 

A roll of Snoopy space fabric - I bought it with a view to edging a blanket for Twiglet and promptly lost it about erm 3 years ago!!  

It's from the fantastic Scrapstore in Leeds and cost me a quid !!!

Any ideas, what I could use it for?  all answers gratefully received and we''ll pick a name out and send you a bit of it - it really is very cute.

Righto, off to watch Lewis now and do a bit of stitching - my reward for getting through about an eighth of our ironing mountain.

Take care.

Twiggy x