Hello Sunshine

Hello Lovely People, Yippee the sun came out! A very busy week cutting out pennants for bunting, a lot of bunting!! Mrs T, a lovely inspirational lady in her 80's taught me how to make marmalade and it's scrumptious! Lot's of interest in Bella and The Moos 1st fair in September, so we have alot to do. Better get stitching, although in weather like this it is so tempting to go out walking. we are so lucky to be surrounded by beautiful countryside and lot's of lovely beaches, rude not to go out and explore. Gather some friends, a pic-nic and off we go!
Saw this and thought I'd share it with you; Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Isn't that lovely and what better excuse just to sit and be. May butterflies alight on you.
Love Amanda x

Hello everyone! I have finally been able to get back to my sewing machine tonight and have made a great bag for keeping in your handbag - very roomy, ideal for a good rummage at a jumble sale or in a charity shop!! Let me know what you think!
Just had a lovely voicemail from Ben, who is having to fold all his clothes into an A4 size and polish his boots this evening! He sounds fine, though, so I can breathe a sigh of relief that he's half-way through the first of the five weeks of basic training!
I have quite a bit more of the lovely rose fabric and will be making several bags of different sizes over the next day or two - they will be great for when Amanda and I go on foraging sprees!!
That's all for now. Love each other.
Tina xx

What a strange day!

Hello friends - What a strange day. I've been up to Sandhurst to wave Bon Voyage to my son Ben. Sandhurst is a very impressive estate, but I did think a bit of bunting fluttering in the breeze and some lovely hand-made cushions would have made it a bit less imposing.
Hopefully now normal service will be resumed. I've got several bags cut out and ready to be sewn together and then I have to price up all the goodies in my garage which are going off to the carboot sale in Burnham-on-Sea on Saturday. Then there's some furniture to distress, cards to finish, loads of display bunting to sew and about a million and one other things to do before next weekend.
Oh well - keeps me out of mischief.
See you soon and look after each other. Tina xx

how cold?!

Hello, so how much colder is it going to get!! Back into woolly vests and socks! Got a gorgeous, colourful crochet blanket at the jumble sale, reckon I'll be using that later if it gets any colder.
Tina and I checked out the village hall for the craft fair, deciding how many tables, how much bunting etc, and of course where to put the tea tables. We then drove out to the pretty village of Cossington to go to the jumble sale. It was very busy. We both got some pretty china and embroidered cloths, will get creative with those over the weekend (once I warm up a bit!).
Think I'll start on the bunting-we need alot!!
A thought for you- Ralph Waldo Emerson once said " A man is what he thinks about all day long" ... so does that mean I'm a cup of tea and a slice of cake???

Be safe and be nice to each other
Amanda xx

Hello! Tina here - managed to finally get home safely from Bristol after two hours on the M5! Spent the evening washing 115 socks for my eldest Ben after having foolishly offerd to do some last-minute washing before he goes into Sandhurst! What was I thinking of - I could have been making pretties for Bella and the Moo!
Never mind, I got up early this morning and got stuck into the card-making so we have lots of stylish cards ready for our craft fair.
Off to the jumble sale later and we're hoping to get our mitts onto some vintage fabric and lovely things!
See you soon! Tina xx

Scarlet O'Cara comes home and Tina is stuck on the M5 without her knitting

So that's it then, summer over! It's so cold today. Luckily my lovely car Scarlet O'Cara is out of the garage after having her engine rebuilt. Thank You to Mark and Barry at Dean Motors,they know how much I need my car. And of course L made them cake!
Poor Tina is stuck on the motorway, as there has been a pile up. Let's hope all involved are ok.Thank goodness for mobiles, it's giving Tina something to do. Must remember to take a good book and your knitting on all journeys!! Let's hope she gets home in time for tommorow- we're checking out the venue for the Bella and The Moo Fair and then onto a jumble sale. ooooh lovely, hopefully lots of lovely vintage fabric and other goodies. It will help to occupy Tina's mind as she is all upside down at the moment as Her eldest Son, Ben, is off to Sandhurst on Sunday. We wish Him all the very best and think He is very brave. Tina is obviously anxious and very proud. Big Love to You both.
Only did 2 squares to my blanket last night, Outnumbered was just to funny!!
Cheerio for now and let's all do the sundance!
Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief. Hoorah for Friends!

Amanda xx

Hello again from soggy Somerset! I have been very good this evening and finished off the Peter Rabbit bunting - it looks very sweet and I hope to get a photo of it on here if the weather dries up enough to take a picture at the weekend!
I shan't be around much over the weekend as I have a lot of running around to do with my eldest son Ben going off to Sandhurst - my loft and garage will soon be overflowing with his things (as well as a lot of Bella and the Moo's bits and pieces)!
I hope to catch up with you on Monday evening and in the meantime, fingers crossed for some sunshine at the weekend and that we pick up a bargain or two at the local jumble sale on Saturday!!
Take care, Tina xx