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just a quick post before i disappear on my hols - Turkey here we come! Cannot wait for a bit of heat and sunshine, so far our summer here has decided to disguise itself as autumn .. only planning on taking my Bent Creek "I do" piece on hols as i find that i dont' usually end up doing too much stitching when i am away, but will try and get this finished as i will need to get it to the framers when i get back as need it done for end of July - the weeks have kind of crept up on me - thankfully it is an easy stitch and i am about halfway done already.

still no stitching pictures, will update all my WIPS on my return - been working on the solar system for ds Joe, "I do" and snuck a new start in as well - couldn't resist joining the HAED SK SAL , chose Rapunzel and have managed a couple of hundred stitches on her so far.

also been getting supplies ready for a summer exchanged over on Needlecraft Haven, finally got the right threads though after dunderheid here couldn't even read her own writing and ordered the wrong numbers - duh!

one hour left at work which of course is always the longest hour of the week.

thanks for stopping by and commenting - cheers for now.

went for a walk up a wee hill

Looking south down Loch Lomond towards Glasgow

Heading up - this looking north up Loch Lomond

Up the top - unfortunately a bit misty

Well yesterday I officially bagged my first Munro - climbing up Ben Lomond. I have never done any kind of hillwalking before so this was a bit of an eye opener lol! and omg my legs are killing me today... still i have that lovely feeling of smug satisfaction at having done it but am in no rush to do it again. (maybe hillwalking is like childbirth - you forget the pain after the first time..)We were lucky in that the weather was clear right up until we got to the summit and then the rain and cloud came in but still some pretty spectacular views could be seen. Took about 6 hours up and down (including lots of breaks, which were so needed, did think that my lungs were going to explode at some points).

today i was hoping to have a bit of a relaxing day but forgot i had promised dd Neve i would take her shopping to Braehead - getting stuff ready for our hols in two weeks - yay!

have also decided to buy a kindle (credit card here we come) - been using it on my phone for the last wee while and really like it but fancy having the full size one which will be easier for bigger books.

right off to have a shower, if i can get up the stairs.

painting all done

Not managed to get any stitching done this week, time is just disappearing from me. But we did have the painter in this week and the living room is now a lovely shade of sky blue, so pleased with it, now just need to get some curtains and the pictures etc back up and it'll be all done. Got the kitchen finished off as well - am so pleased with how all the renovations have turned out.

picking up my new car tonight (well new to me car) - so excited. ended up with another Renault scenic as i've been pretty happy with the one we've had. but of course that has meant i've had to sort out all the rubbish that was in my old one and make it somewhat presentable to trade it in - not an easy job!

off for the weekend tomorrow and the weather forecast is absolutely dire - will definitely take my stitching down with me as i reckon we will be stuck indoors for a bit.

right better get ready for work now. thanks all for stopping by.

may

so what have i been up to for the past wee while :

stitching:

- stitched and finished Bent Creek "May Blooms" which is now hanging up at my work

- Solar System now has uranus, pluto, venus and saturn, think i am heading over to jupiter next

- HAED qs twilight shimmer has been having a wee bit of work on her, about half way through page 3

- Ink Circles bramble and rose has made it on to page 4

i've been very disciplined and sticking to my rotation days so with the bent creek finish i now have a thurs and friday free - so tonight i am going to make a start on bent creek "i do" sampler for my niece's wedding. This isn't till end of July but this gives me plenty of time to get it done and then framed.

work

same old same old. ended up with loads of time off in April between annual leave, easter public holidays and of course the good ole royal wedding (could really do with one of those every year) so it feels like april just disappeared from us. have actually had to work a full five days this week, i'm exhausted lol!

home

the plastering is now finished in the living room and got the painter coming on 1 june to paint walls and varnish doors, now just have to pick a colour - thinking of going for a pale blue grey but this could change, this and picking tiles for the kitchen have been the hardest decisions to make..
now officially ran out of money so the rest of the house will be on hold for the forseeable. Especially as my car needs a pile of work done on it and it looks like it's going to be going to the big car heaven instead and a new (well new to me) car bought instead - oh the joys!

plan for the weekend

lee working next three nights so telly and stitching is the order of the day. Am loving the new series of Doctor Who, the kids have been pretty freaked out by it - oh the hours of entertainment i can have scaring the pants off them by sneaking up with masks on, great fun ha ha!

right off to catch up on the soaps and have dinner - have a good weekend all

corrie corrie

Well that's a finish for me - dd Neve's coronation st bookmark - a nice wee stitch though being a total numpty i had slightly misjudged the placement of it on the fabric and had to kind of squash it up a bit at the end but hey ho - that's the way these things go!

Starting a new small start this weekend with Bent Creek Snapper May - eventually one year i will actually have all twelve finished.

been working away on Ink Circles Bramble & Rose - will get page 3 finished this month - i only get this out every few weeks, and i forget everytime how much i like it, using Carries Creations threads is a delight.

the kids are off on holiday for the next two weeks so am taking a few days off work to be at home with them - oh i am so looking forward to just getting stuff sorted in the house and garden and just relaxing, nothing too exciting in the plan.

Planning to meet up with a couple of friends this week so we can have our inaugural stitching night - one has been stitching for a few months and one is new to it, so we will see how we get on - planning to start Miracles Happen as that is definitely how i feel at the mo -15lbs down, 35 to go!

right off to see how the tiler is getting in the kitchen - looking good so far..

hope you all have a good weekend.

a mini finish

Well it has taken a while but finally got part II of Chatelaine White Nights in St Petersburg finished.. i am not normally a fan of speciality stitches but have loved doing all of these
plus lots of metallics used - loving ma bling!

Headed up to the creative stitches show at Glasgow last weekend as a couple of friends were looking to get started stitching so i joined them as an advisory role, we're going to get together soon to have our own little stitching night - converting the world one stitcher at a time... picked up these two charts as well, both Heritage Crafts. The shows now though are so disappointing when it comes to cross stitch now, only a couple of exhibitors and I was so surprised to actually get these as just charts. It's all just kits and aida - c'mon folks this is not 1985..

well dd is now demanding computer time so i will be off to cook dinner, before settling down for a bit of well earned stitching time and two hours of The Killing - I am so so loving this programme, cannot wait to find out who it was but on the other hand don't want it to finish..

ABC's of me

Came across this a few weeks back and thought it quite informative. I like my information simple.

A - Age: 40
B - Bed size: Double
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning bathroom
D - Dog's name: no dog
E - Essential start of the day item: diet coke
F - Favorite color: i'm quite partial to pink
G - Gold or Silver: silver
H - Height: 5'3"
I - Instruments you play: None
J - Job: medical secretary for psychiatry
K - Kids: neve 11, joe 7
L - Living arrangements: mid terraced house with dh and aforementioned children, and Poppy the cat
M - Music you love: today - David Guetta, Adele, QOTSA, Chase&Status
N - Nicknames: none
O - Overnight hospital stay at hospital: Yes
P - Pet Peeve: eejit drivers
Q - Quote from a movie: no favourites
R - Right handed or left: Left
S - Siblings: 1 older brother and 1 older sister
T - Time you wake up: 7am
U - Underwear: definitely
V - Vegetable you dislike: haven't found one yet
W - Workout Style: the lying on the sofa, raising an arm periodically to use the remote, style
X - X-rays you've had: teeth, toe, ankle
Y - Yummy food you make: culinarly challenged, that's what supermarkets are for
Z - The best place to visit: anywhere with a pool, sunlounger, bar and kid's club will do

feel free to join in.