Happy Birthday ~ Merry Christmas ~ Bon Voyage..............

Happy Birthday to our son Robert 29years old yesterday



Robert (centre) with his two brothers
year we had three boys in three diffrent schools!



The reason for the said title.  We all got together yesterday, well it is only four weeks to the big day, Robert and Anneka are off on a six month sabatical on 20th December to Asia and Australia.  So we thought we would start Christmas early!

Caitlin and Laim were allowed early Christmas present too!

Whilst everyone was together we took another family photograph

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Just thought I would add a footnote.......
This morning was just like Boxing Day -
all quiet and all over!!!





Thank you

Just a post to say a big thank you for all of the lovely comments I was left after Wednesdays post.  I also had a lovely enail too. 

I still cannot find the infiltrater on my follow list (the blogs I follow - but I will!)  and the two blogs I really don't want following me have been blocked, but they can still see me, that is the bit I do not like.........

So once again a very big thank you.  I am going to draw a line underneath it all and just "Keep Calm & Carry On!"

I am Not Very Happy...........

In fact I am quite ANGRY!

I posted my first post on 31st December 2007 I was so proud of my first post!  I wasn't sure if I would keep on blogging but I have and feel so pleased with myself!  NOW I am quite Cross!  I have never had any nasty comments, and I certainly wouldn't leave any on any ones blog, but I have discovered I have two followers that I really do not want to associate myself with, and someone has also infiltrated my followers list.  I have carefully looked through the list and clicked the stop following button on who I thought it was, but this particular blog has turned up twice since (this blog doesn't seem to have any followers and I don't want to leave a comment  or send a email asking them to go away as I don't want to get into a conversation with them).  All this has happened since blogger went wrong in the summer, when I completely lost my blog for about a fortnight.   

I have been thinking of changing the name of my blog which means I am going to have to start from scratch, I don't really want to do that, or just change the name of my blog and hope these two do not notice.  Some people say it can be unlucky to change the name of something, but I think I am may to have to.  I am still happy to leave blog open to everyone, and I will not be moderating the comments (I can't at the moment it affects my husbands email address for some reason!).

I will give it till the end of the year and see what happens...................

Two things!

One ~ Can anyone help me find out how to find the "Google Analytics Identifier"  Field Number for Folksy.  Aparantly this tell you (me) how many people have viewed an item in my shop.  Also is anybody else finding them remarkably slow?

and

Two ~ Have you noticed,  that Blogger now displays blog photographs in a new way, well if you go here Jan will tell you how you can return it back to the old way!

Button Style Brooch

Stumpwork embroidered Pansy Brooch

Well they say its good for you!

PORAGE OATS

Give this to me as a child and I would turn my nose up at it!  We now have porage more or less every morning during the winter.  Our sons weren't impressed by it, but the younger one liked it occasionally especially if he was desperately hungry!  He even would make it himself when a teenager.  I cook it in the microwave, I burn the bottom of the pan when making it in the saucepan!  Start it the night before, but if not try and soak the porage for a least half and hour in a large bowl/jug in milk.  (I make it with all milk). 

For two people ~

Put one measuring cup of  Porage Oats in a microwavable bowl/jug (about 3ozs).  Cover with two cups milk (3 quarters of a pint)  Either leave overnight in the fridge, or prepare about thirty minutes before cooking.  Microwave for 5 minutes medium high power (I would experiment with your microwave timings because I found each microwave is different).  This amount of time works for us.  Add sugar one rounded tablespoon sugar.  Add sugar to taste.  I know you should have salt - never quite fancied that!!  Do not add sugar before microwaving or the person who cooks it cleans the microwave! 

I like mine with a little grated Nutmeg.

Vintage Needlework Magazine

I already have a copy of this little magazine, which would have been quite expensive at the time.

I love the clear illustraions

My other copy cost £2, this copy was a real bargain and in far better condition too.

This copy cost all of 10p both from charity shops!