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

This week we have mostly been..........

Outside !!

Phew hasn't it been hot - as you know I am a Winter gal so have been a bit of a misbo in the hot weather. 

 However, I was home from work on Friday afternoon by 4.10pm, in Twiglet's paddling pool with a glass of Pimms in my hand - respect !!!

We break up for half term tomorrow, and have been very busy bees over the last 2 weeks.  

Twiglet also had a school trip yesterday and I was down at school this evening for their jubilee disco !!

We have done a lot of work on the lottie, see above, and spent a lot of time in the paddling pool !!!

It was Twiglet's birthday a couple of weeks ago and he managed to celebrate for a week - culminating in a trip to the Lego Experience in Manchester.

I promise to be back soon with some makes, we are off to the Railfest at York Train Museum on Saturday and parties at Nana's and Grandma's Sunday and Monday - but I might get time to make something !!!

Righto, off to watch The Apprentice semi final now, anyone watching, who do you think will win?  

I really wanted Gabriella to win but the lovely lady got the boot last week - shows how much I know.

Have a great half term.

love

Twiggy x

Wow Twiglet is 7 !!!!

Where did the time go?  

Happy 7th birthday beautiful boy!!!

Tons and tons of love

from

Mummy & Daddy xx

It's nearly that time again !!

Preparations are being made, parcels hidden,tickets bought. forget the Diamond Jubilee it's Twiglet's 7th birthday on Saturday !!!

7, where is the time going???

Anyhoo, we have been such busy bees recently, and Twiglet is having a week long birthday as usual, we went out for dinner last Sunday with Nana and Grandad, out again tonight with Grandma and off to the Lego Experience and Manchester Airport on Saturday !!

As we managed to have a bit of sun on Saturday we finally got up to thee lottie - it was very soggy so Mr Twigs had to dig a trench, then it was filled with topsoil and we then planted some sweetcorn, pumpkins and sunflowers.

We still have these lovelies to plant out, however, they will have to wait until lovely boys birthday celebrations are over.

 I'll leave you with a pic of my men working hard.

Twiggy x

A few makes and a recommendation.

(We have plants growing all over the house at the moment).

Due to the inclement weather I have done a fair amount of stitching and a lot of reading over the last few weeks.

The house and greenhouse are full to bursting with plants for our lottie but when the rain stops for a couple of hours we are busy and vice versa!!

My main sewing project is a cross stitch which I am doing with a view to entering it into our local Country Show in August - but more on that when it's finally finished.

To break up the boredom of that - it involves sewing a lot of grass - I have done a few other little bits and bobs of cross stitch - my very favourite  craft.

Firstly, here is a little card for my Big, Big Sister's birthday - the kit came with one of my Cross Stitcher magazines.

Secondly, here is one of the little Easter bags I made and filled with choccy goodies.  

I also did a duck and an Easter chick but my annoying netbook deleted the pics - grrr!!

I love this bag, but do think the rabbit has a touch of the Donnie Darko about it !!

Now onto the reading, we visit the library a few miles away every week for DVDs and books, I have read SO many recently.

I love libraries and love the opportunity to try something new.  

I picked up a great book called The Sugar Camp Quilt by Jennifer Chiaverini a few weeks ago and loved it. 

 I chose it because the cover was so pretty but wouldn't normally have chosen this type of book (I'm a crime fiction kind of gal when I'm buying).

Anyhoo, I enjoyed it so much I ordered a couple more and they arrived today for the princely sum of 80p each - 80p to order a book sure beats the RRP on Amazon.

I heartily recommend them, great books and very pretty to look at, give them a try.

 Read any good books recently?

That's all for now.

Twiggy x

Big Camp = Big Fun !!!

Well we had a terrific time and came home sunburnt !!

Pirates ahoy !!

Twiglet gets climbing......

even higher - yikes!!! (I was proud)

 A bit of kayaking.

 Time for the helter skelter

 I'm glad we didn't camp though our Beaver leader had to go  out and buy hot water bottles and extra blankets as it was so cold at night - brrrrr!!!

If you want to see more pics and info take a look here http://www.facebook.com/CountyBIGCamp

Twiggy x

Wish me luck

That got your attention didn't it?

I've been watching North and South for the millionth time this week while I do my ironing mountain

 - phwoar !!!

Huge apologies for going AWOL, I've been very busy with real life stuff.  

I was going to post the other night and lost all my blardy photos while trying to transfer them to my pesky netbook!!

Anyhoo, just back from Twiglet's mate's 7th birthday party and what do I need the luck for?

We're going to the Beavers/Cubs/Scouts Big Camp tomorrow - a full day of huge excitement with 4 to 5 thousand young 'uns !!

Wish this old lady luck - must get an early night tonight and I promise to be back soon with news and interesting photos !!

Twiggy x