Quilt exhibition

Went to a small quilt show in the church at Weedon yesterday afternoon. All the quilts/cushions/bags etc were made by just 12 ladies but there was plenty there. Nice afternoon out on my own - Mark was fiddling with the central heating or the boiler or drain pipes or something..... Spent a small fortune (as Mark wasn't with me) and bought some fabric, a book, some magazines, a stencil. Lady from Oakleaf Quilting had a stall there and her fabric is really soft - lovely. Must go find the shop - especially as she has some nice workshops coming up and is cheaper than Bramble.

Shopping via the train

Caught the train this morning to Northampton. Only £5.20 return which I thought was good - considering the price of petrol and paying to park... Pat had told me about a shop with the window packed full of African fabric - had to go and have a look! Found the shop (although the display was no longer in the window but I did find it). Fabric was very nice but too expensive. £15 for 2 metres when the same sort of stuff is about £10 for 5 metres (6 yards) on Milton Keynes market. Found lots of bargains though. Visited all the charity shops (of course) and bought a book and a CD. Bargain of the day was sewing cotton (blue polyester but makes no odds to me) at 5p a reel. I bought £1.00's worth and then as I didn't buy any fabric and had to go past the same shop (British Red Cross) on the way back to the train, called in again and took the basket to the counter and said I wanted the rest of the cotton that was left. The nice lady behind the counter informed me they had 100s of reels and did Iwant any more? Long story short, I had £5.00 worth - real bargain but it is all the same blue! Must get making some kind of blue wall hanging....

Care in the Community

Was walking to work. A big white van drove past me belching out huge plumes of foul smelling blue smoke. Sign written along the side of the van it said "caring for the people of Coventry and Warwickshire".........

Wednesday already

Half way through the week. Yesterday was a mad house. Mark had the day off work as we had our new boiler fitted. He has been working for ages on installing new pipework and new radiators all around the house and yesterday was the day he discovered whether he had installed a heating system or a sprinkler system. Fortunately it all worked beautifully (I had every faith in him) and now we have a fully functioning brand new and shiny central heating system. He is very grumpy this evening but he should be very proud of himself. I think he is grumpy because he is tired - that or he is just a plain old miserable git now he is pushing 40......
I still love him though - grumpy or not!

Park again

Managed NOT to get locked in this evening - always a bonus. Watched a bat doing its thing for quite a while and saw a hedgehog on the way out. Scarlett always rushes over to sniff hedgehogs - you would think prickles up the nose once would be enough but no, every time she sees one she rushes over for a sniff.

Got a nice parcel in the post. I pendant I ordered from http://www.homestudio.etsy.com/ I liked it as soon as I saw it. I might give it to Nan for Christmas (she won't ever read this!) as we tend to like the same things......

Saw the most stupid thing this morning on my way to work. Rugby school kids were crossing Barby Road en masse as they usually do, an ambulance was coming up the road with blue lights flashing and sirens wailing and three Rugby school pupils stepped out in front of it. I thought I was going to witness an en masse "squashing" but the ambulance slowed down for them..... I am sure they get more stupid every year.

Drama in the park

Out walking the pooch in the park this eve with Mark, it was starting to get dark and we heard the bell rung which usually means we have time for about another lap. Continued on our way round, got to our gate and it was locked. Went to the next gate - locked, the next gate - locked. Saw a hedgehog scuttling about and then headed (a bit swiftly) to the main gate thinking that would be the last one locked so we should get out there, only to find it locked. Good job Mark was with me or I would still be walking round in the dark. Even if I could have climbed the fence on my own to get out, I wouldn't have been able to lift Scarlett out.....

Rocheberie Quilters

Rocheberie day today - no speaker. We had a bag day. Not sure how successful it was. We had quite a good attendance but not everybody was making a bag. The next committee meeting will be the decider on whether today was good or not. I was in the kitchen most of the day. I didn't mind in the morning but the afternoon seemed long as there wasn't a speaker and the rush for tea and coffee had subsided and there was no cake left! Brought Mark home two bits of cake as Muriel hadn't made her usual lemon drizzle. I have told Muriel I will make a formal complaint at the next committee meeting so it is noted in the minutes! Mark had to be content with a bit of chocolate and a piece of banana and walnut with chocolate topping - he was devistated at the lack of lemon drizzle but slightly consoled by the fact he got two bits of cake...... I helped him eat the chocolate bit and it was very nice - I think June made it but I can't remember. I am quite pleased with myself as I didn't spend much money (miracle). I made £4 on the sales table and spent £10.50 so by the time I was reimbursed my money for buying the coffee and milk, I about broke even! There were so many donated magazines I needed help with getting the box in and out of the car. A good day so far - still have casualty to watch on the telly yet this evening - fun packed Saturday night!!

Adding a photo...

First photo - of my baby girl! Upside down on the kitchen floor but still sweet!

Stuff

Went to Lutterworth Piecemakers last night. Talk was on Charles Rennie McIntosh. Interesting but canoe not completely bobbing..... Nice cup of tea though and friends Pat and Gaynor BOTH won a prize in the raffle - I didn't win anything though.... Chairwoman announced she was resigning which is a shame but I hope the group carries on - I am sure it will. Pleased to hear today that Ferret has won a prize in America for one of her many fantastic quilts. I am desperate for her to be a speaker AND do a workshop for my local quilt group Rocheberie - will have to keep plugging away at the committee until it happens......

First stuff

First stuff. Do I really want a blog? What will I say on it? If I look at it as an online diary, do I want other people reading it?