hi,just trying to post picture of my Easter table but couldn't so here's a dream trip of mine for my recent birthday............

TA DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here it is,it took me about 10 days working a bit at a time,my wonderful (to me) infinity blanket!!!!!!This time last year I was throwing my crochet hook across the room because I couldn't do it!

TA DAH ON THE WAY........

Hello there,I have been busy looking through my list of blogs that I follow,one of my favourites for creativity is ATTIC 24,her crochet is marvellous.I made a new year resolution in 2015 to learn to crochet,after trying my very best the one that I am good at is an infinity blanket,it's coming along marvellously and will be soon ready for (in ATTIC 24 language) my TA DAH! moment,so watch this space!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hello! I am in a less petulant frame of mind this morning(1.26am!) Not feeling so tired now I have retired so I am still awake and have been browsing my old blogs and finding some of yours that I had "lost".Here are my Christmas decorations and I am quite pleased with my snowflake Christmas cake.....

I made the fairy on the pink tree and also put pink pom poms and tiny knitted decorations too.

PAMCHINAHOLIC: WInner

PAMCHINAHOLIC: WInner: Hi there a happy weekend to one and all.Last week I made a cake for the "bake off" at our WI meeting.It was a traditional Victoria...

WInner

Hi there a happy weekend to one and all.Last week I made a cake for the "bake off" at our WI meeting.It was a traditional Victoria sponge filled with my own homemade blackberry jam,berries picked from my garden.I decorated it with marzipan bees and a hive to represent our campaigns,and a keep Britain tidy marzipan litter bin and a little bit of knitting done on cocktail sticks!The band around it I crotched and embroidered 100 years onto mini bunting,to celebrate our centinary year.Lastly it was on a board covered with the music Jerusalem that I downloaded from my computor AND ta dah!I won 1st prize!! I was so amazed as I thought my efforts were quite naive!!My prize was tea for two at the Vintage tearoom in our town,Chesterfield.It happens to be my favourite tearoom so a double delight!!I shall take my elder daughter Laura Jo with me as we attend the WI together!

FREEDOM!!!!!!

I'm FREE!!!!!!!!!

After a long discussion with Hubby we decided it was the right time for me to give up my job.My health isn't brilliant,nothing serious just lots of aches and pains and a back problem which wasn't helped by the job I did,too much lifting and on my feet all day.The only thing I'll miss is the money as it was all mine to spend as I wished and I will have to cut back drastically,but one cannot put a price on better health and time spent with loved ones!  On my last day I couldn't bear the thought of the goodbyes and all that because quite frankly I didn't much care for some of the people I worked with.So at lunchtime I went out the backdoor as though I was going for lunch and went home! I felt so calm and free as I walked home and laughed with glee when I thought of all the suprised faces when I didn't go back! Hubby rang in to tell them I wouldn't be back though as he said it wouldn't be possible to just not say anything! So I can now rest and relax and do what I like!! I also had to give up my space in the antiques centre as my job funded that.I did it for well over a year and am not too sad about it as I need a break from all that is past and look to the future what ever it may hold. Tomorrow,weather permitting we are doing a car boot sale to get rid of some of my clutter and I am downsizing my "stuff" and trying to streamline my collections.I realise I am SO lucky to be in this position and thank GOD every day for all that I have. The picture is a recent visit to my favourite vintage tea room which I will be able to visit more often now I am FREE!!! Wishing you all a sunny happy weekend.