Amaryllis, chapter 2 - Week 8 yawn-yawn! Stick with it...........

Where has this year gone?  

We are now at 1st March

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant Hapus - Happy St David's Day

The sun is shining over my house this morning, I hope others have some sun too, but according to the weather  for my area when I Googled its going to rain by lunchtime.

I was given a copy of this book by Mum I, in error gave my copy away in my book clear-out last year when they all went on freecycle.  I think, perhaps I wasn't sure if I wanted it anymore or not, then I regretted doing that and wished I hadn't!  Do other people do that too...........? Throw/give things away and wish they hadn't?

I also had another gift sent to me by Ann lovely little heart.  I shall hang it in my kitchen where I can see it.  

Being St David's day today, I have decided that any daffodils I sell during the month of March I will make a £3 donation to Marie Curie Cancer Care.

(Click to enlarge)

Looking back to February - did anyone have thunder, we did we  live.  I wonder what "In February, if thou hearest thunder, thou shalt see a summer wonder"  do you think we will get a hot summer?

Back to the title of the post.  I suspect you are all getting fed-up with this, go on admit it.  This new stalk has had to be tied up, it started bending in the middle, and I think the smaller one will have to be tied too, I didn't have to tie the first stalk.  I have come to the conclusion though that, and has anyone else noticed?  There are no leaves.  No leaves to take over, no leaves to take the energy from the stalks and flowers.

My friend Jane's birthday

It was my really lovely best friend Jane's birthday today.  So as part of her presents I made her a gooey cake!  The cake is this one.  It has strawberry jam in the middle, and I leveled the top and spread with clotted and strawberries.

We sat in her garden drinking tea and

enjoying the cake.

Before we left I printed and cut all the names

and Jane picked one out for me.

The lucky winner is named..........................

Here!

Roll-up, Roll-up

Click here for the giveaway

Spot the Mistake!

How many mistakes can you find?  We have found six (seven actually - same one twice)!

Do people not proof read anymore?

I have blocked out certain information so not to cause embarrassment. 

Click on pictures and take a closer look

List the words in your comment

Answers tomorrow and I will send a little prize to the first one out of the hat!

SWAPPIES and GIVEAWAY

The swap pairs are................

http://sandies-patch.blogspot.com/ & http://everydayisannewbeginning.blogspot.com/




http://blog.suepops.co.uk/ & http://sewonandsewon-noelle.blogspot.com/


http://vintagefromthevillage.blogspot.com/ & http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.com/



http://atalefromtoadstoolhouse.blogspot.com/ & http://moonstruckcreations.blogspot.com/



http://www.feltbyrae.com/ & http://ourlifeinthewhitehouse.blogspot.com/



http://agardenjustoutsidevenice.blogspot.com/  & http://kcscourt.blogspot.com/

HAVE FUN!
Please may I leave each of you to get intouch with your partners?
If there is any problems please email me

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The WINNER of the Giveaway is..............




Please email me your address
 http://moonstruckcreations.blogspot.com/

 

Just a Reminder

The Great British Seaside Swap

If you would like to join in add your names below. 
There are not many rules:~

1) You have to be a follower of my blog
2) Five items
3) The theme is the SEASIDE *

GIVEAWAY

I have two copies of this book.  My friend Jane gave me a copy for my birthday back in April. 
So if you would like a copy please leave you name below. Draw will take place on 1st August.*







* please let me know which you would like to be entered in otherwise I will put your name into both 'hats'!

Our Weekend

On Saturday we went to Exeter, I wanted to go to here. 

We had lunch in the Cathedral cafe, very nice it was too. 

More images cathedral here

When we returned home there was a parcel waiting for me from Sue

I hung the pretty bunting up at my kitchen window, got the idea from Hen

Picked the only Sweet pea that flowered

Made some cakes, the recipe can be found here

The Butter Icing is 3ozs Butter - 5ozs Icing Sugar and a few drops of Lemon Juice to taste ( I used a fresh Lemon because that is all I had!) Beat all together and spread onto cakes, add sprinkles if you wish.

We have a Triffid growing in the kitchen!

A friend gave me a lettuce the other day complete with root, last time she gave me a lettuce I tore the root off and just put it in the fridge needless to say the lettuce went limp no better description really manky!  So I decided to put this lettuce in a vase of water, as you can see it is trying to take over the kitchen!  By-the-way the lettuce actually look like that, I think it is a 'Ruby Lettuce'.

My Day Lily in the rain

CHANGED THE DATES!

After re-reading the previous post some one pointed out to me that some people may well be on their "Seaside Holiday" too, so the dates have now been changed

The selection will take place on Monday 1st August and the swap will be by Monday 5th September. So if you thought about joining in and would like to change your mind please feel free. Same rules as before, as I'm starting again please leave your comments on this post for both swap and book - Thank you

There are not many rules:~
1) You have to be a follower of my blog
2) Five items
3) The theme is the SEASIDE

Swap for this book will take place on Monday 1st August, as I will have to contact you by email you will be able to tell me the best time to send it if you are on holiday.

A SWAP! A GIVEAWAY! and My bargain flowers!

Has Summer arrived..........not sure they say its gonna rain again........... We love the Great British weather, and I think we love the Great British Seaside too! That is my idea for a swap, well not really I had a lovely swap gift from Tracy. She sent me some lovely goodies appertaining to the Seaside, so I have to admit that is what gave me the idea for this swap!

There are not many rules:~

1) You have to be a follower of my blog

2) Five items

3) The theme is the SEASIDE

If you would like to join in leave a comment below, start the comment with Swap#. I will make the drawer on the closing date which will be Friday 15th July and all parcels to be received by 1st August.

Now for the Givaway!

My friend Jane gave me this book for my birthday. Whilst visiting my dad, I was rooting around the charity shops in Tavistock and came across another copy in brand new condition.


If anybody would like a copy of this book please leave a comment below, start the comment with Giveaway#. One rule you have to be a follower of my blog. If you would like to join in in both please leave two comments.

Cheapie Flowers...........

Our monthly trip to Tescos, and I bought these two bunches

This bunch of pretty Tulips

And these Gladioli - yep! 30p

They were £1.79

Then £1.50

This were they on Tuesday afternoon

The Tulips - the camera didn't do them justice they are a delicate shade of mauve

Today!

Thought I would show you our vintage kitchen table. We inherited it. Well I say we it was actually Alex's mothers. His parents bought the table just after they moved into their first home in about 1960. The flaps fold down to the size of about 12" (30 centimetres)! The table has seen everything from doing the wallpapering the loads of Christmas Dinners to being a dumping ground! We suffer from "Flat Surface Syndrome"

Happy Birthday - ONE Today!

Hello everyone...........Do you remember this, this and this?

Well she is a Year Old Today!

Where did that year go?

With her Great Granddad before getting changed

In her new party frock

Being Marilyn Munroe with the skirt of her party frock waving in the breeze!

With her daddy

Saturday afternoon we went to a very noisy play centre

where children play on climbing frames and in ball pools.

Bit noisy for Granny and Granddad - we must be getting old!!!!

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Now what you have all been waiting for - the giveaway

The WINNERS are:~

yes I say winners because I decided it is to celebrate my

500th post and Caitlins first birthday

and well I thought I would have one for luck too............!

So here we go........TahDah............

500th Post - Sal

Caitlins first birthday - Jackie

and one for Luck - Eleanor

Wet Wednesday! 500th POST! and a Giveaway!

Well I didn't think I would ever get to 500 posts!

It had its moments when I nearly gave up!

Today is a typical wet Wednesday! So what do you do?

You meet good friends and go for a cream tea!

We live five minutes from Selworthy and Periwinkle Tea Rooms.

As this is my 500th post I thought I would have a giveaway.

I'll keep it open until Caitlin's first birthday on 10th August,

so you have nearly three weeks to think of your favourite

sandwiches and cake you would like to have with your afternoon tea.

Thank you Kazzy

I would like to thank Kazzy today!

for another brown paper package with pretty label
which my husband Alex collected from the Post Office

lunchtime because Mr Postie could not leave it on the doorstep.

I had to wait till this evening to actually get it and open it.

Inside more goodies wrapped in pretty pink tissue
I feel really lucky just lately


There was also two of Kazzy's beautiful pictures

Aren't they lovely

Thank you Kazzy