September .

Feeling cooler , this last week .

 Autumn is on it's way I like Autumn with the beautiful colours  , but I don't like the cold damp weather any more ,

I do find I enjoy cosy nights and stitching more . So I am going to make a few plans for  Autumn , I will sort out my winter stitching next month , rotating my larger winter stitching work and stitching a few gifts and cards . I will try and hold back on starting to many new projects , but not promising this will happen.

We have had a beautiful Summer but it passed far to quick . and the nights are starting to draw in and get darker early . It's great we have something to look forward to with all the doom and gloom across the world . We went to the British legion  a few weeks ago for VJ day , it was lovely we had a cream tea , and we had a  couple singing all the old songs from the 40s we even all got up to dance . 

  It is getting cold at night. We are having a few changes in the garden , and Hubby and GS have done a great job . One of our lawns will be going next year , down to two, less work great idea. 

So a little more progress on one of my Christmas stitching WIPs .

                    This is what it will look like.

                  Lots of stitching so will take a long time 

                           CHRISMAS INTERIOR .BY lucas .

             I did buy it a few years ago , allot of stitching so may take a few years to stitch. I had already started it and now a few more stitches have been put in. 

     And a sweet stitch the chart was from  my stitching mag a few weeks ago.  

It is so sad to say goodbye to my lovely flowers but the end of the month will be bulb time .

    Have a good week and enjoy any sunny days. 

Summer week.

Back to lazy summer days , 

 I love sitting outside with my coffee a couple of times a day.

I love watching the wild life , this year so many beautiful butterflies , I have not seen so many for years , I know we have been letting some fields go wild to encourage them , but I think it's the beautiful sunny days we are  now having , Insects seem to know , why I have no idea I also spotted lady birds and lots of Bees of all sizes even  tiny black ones  , but not many big ones. Yesterday  a big dragon fly flew by me. 

Hubby also found two very large  black caterpillars , that turn in to  beautiful  large  Elephant Hawk moths they are pink and olive green and found on Fuchsia plants.

 Working on my WIP still .

 

            Now this is the caterpillar he is  large  and look he has a face.

            I told hubby, there is no way I am going outside in the dark.

  

  Look I am sure he is looking at me  

So now back down to earth at last I am done with

 the puzzle . Put the last part in last night . 

It as taken weeks , so hard . 

No more until the Autumn. 

Then I may do another one .

So  I will end the post with a few flowers .

My writing is jumping about from large to small. 

I think my PC has gone mad.

The above rose is a new one , when my Hubby was 

 doing the best show gardens in our town last year, he said to one man I love that rose , well the dear man took a cutting and gave it to him  and this year  and it bloomed.

Have a lovely week all , sorry about the writing jumping around .

This PC has a mind of his own.

AUGUST.

OH yes it's now AUGUST . 

How did this happen , maybe because of our beautiful Summer this year , So many hot days outside have been the normal , so not so much stitching.

Patio is now finished my hubby and strong GS made a lovely job .

My hubby now has some ideas to make it a lovely place to sit , we are high up so the views are beautiful . Now we need to change the fence .

So hopping next summer we can sit up there. 

I am looking forward to more stitching this autumn , I have sorted my Christmas stitching  out and  what charts I would like to stitch and rotate my larger stitching . There is always temptation out there for new charts but I am trying to hold back  . 

Just been told we have a storm on the way for today , that's not good with 70mph winds , that will finish the garden . 

I have now been told it will hit the upper parts of England and it will be 90 mph . I do hope everyone will be ok.

I have been trying to finish that puzzle I started months ago , looked so easy , but no its the hardest one I have ever done. It's still on the table I hope it won't be there for Christmas ! 

So what have  I stitched this week , well I fell in love with this sweet design free with my CS magazine it just took my fancy.

 

 

I started puzzle weeks ago, and look really slow progress 

           But I never give up even if it joins us for Christmas  dinner .

So I will leave you for now with a few more photos of the ever blooming garden . This is where most of my time goes in Summer.

Have fun all see you soon.

 

 

Enjoying the Summer.

Hello friends , another week passes by . 

This year is the fastest I have ever know , I keep playing catch up.

Maybe I am outside to often ! but I seem to be so slow with my stitching.

The brightness of the sunshine has been to strong for my eyes to stitch outside.

I am still cleaning out my craft rooms , so the knitting and sewing group are very happy.

I wanted to do allot of finishing this summer but no I can't stay inside when the sun is shining .

I have sorted some of my large stitching out and restarted on  of them .

 Also my hubby is home more this year and we go out more and sit talking over coffee at home , planning what needs doing on the house this year, always something.

I must say I have enjoyed this Summer so far,

It gets you away from all the bad news on TV .

We did watch the ladies football the other night Wow they are as good as the men's football. 

We have one more group to play Spain  on Sunday .

They also look good , so we will be watching .

That's about all from here this week .

So back to the stitching . 

Brought out this WIP, it is a pretty one .

So it should grow by next week I hope .

                         SUMMER NESTING BOX.

By Vervaco.

Have a great week all .

               

JULY.

 July !

 Is it really med July or is someone playing games ? 

I have a feeling the world is spinning faster. so the days are passing

 by far to fast . 

Or I am getting slower !  I try and plan my day out but it never 

works .

The phone is always ringing and we do get allot of visitors .

But it is good to talk and see friends and family .

So that's why I am playing catch up each week , but I would never change it,

So this week I have been working on a few cards and lots more . 

I have been watching the tennis to, and the football .

Chelsea won the word cup , they are our team , so really happy.

Tennis was so good to.

I have had a good sort out in my craft room and have given bags of things to my local knitting group to help them make money for our Life saving boats , we live near the sea  and they work so hard saving lives . The girls at the group Knit Natter , knit and stich so much

I also like to add things for them to .

So what have I been stitching , lots of cards and sorting out the stitching for next month . I want to start adding some Christmas stitching . The way the months are flying it will soon be here.

This month I have been stamping and painting .

                     Stamping and painting cards .

I will be back with my stitching soon  , and may now and again .

More card stamping and painting its such fun.

Now a few photos of the garden , it's been so hot to even stitch much.

Be back with more stitching next time ,

Sorry

 Hello friends ,

First of all sorry I could not get back to you all , after  my last post on my blog , It would not let me write back , now it is sorted. 

So thank you all who left me a comment .

I have started to clear up my outside craft room that hubby was filling up with his things ! and Christmas things . So I am having a good sort out at last . I think it will take most of the Summer Ha . If it is raining I will be sorting the inside one . 

Why do they get so messy ?.

 I try really hard to keep them tidy , but if I start a new stitch I start looking for everything and this  is when the mess starts again . Its like a mad rush to get started . 

I need to get my growing pile of finishing done to. But when the sun is out I am outside ! but  then I have made allot of  stitched cards for Christmas, so I am trying .

First up is the beautiful hand made cards sent to me . Thank you to all my friends I love them all.

               Martina                 and                 Pauline 

                                                                  Erna .

Thank you friends For all the lovely cards.

  Look our tomatoes are coming  ripe fast now and we eat about three of them every day so yummy.

                                                     WIP.

Why am I stitching a phone on top of these little birds !

Well here is why.   This is the chart, I think this is the a real challenge so many colours and allot of back stitch to do .

                                So now you know ha,

               Named after Princess Dianna .

                   Just beautiful.

                     Building work going on above , decking gone .

              And now Hubby can play with this space , lets see what it looks like later in the year.

Sweet peas are out and smell wonderful .

Have a wonderful week .

JUNE

 Oh here we are already well into the month of June !  and very HOT The year is really passing  by so fast . hopping it slows down a little , I say this most years but this year I seem to be playing catch up yet again. 

So far a very busy month . It was also my birthday, lots of beautiful cards from friends , thank you all so kind of you  . 

This will be part 1 of  2 so I can show you all the lovely cards .

There are Cross stitch ones and lovely hand made ones .

First up I finished the book mark , and started some more new stitching , my WIP will have to wait until I can get back to it.

Found this chart in a very old book , and stitched it on perforated paper , which I love stitching on , It's made a lovely book mark for a friend . I backed it with felt .

I have loads of old cross stitch books , which  need to go so I have , been going through them and found some  charts I will keep .

Then the rest have to go , down at one of our  clubs , they just take up to much room .

Next up a Jigsaw called Sunset cottage , just had to have this one .

So some thing goes now before I buy any thing else , that won't last long Ha .

It's a photo of a thatched cottage , we still have a few of these where we live , so pretty .

Now some beautiful hand stitched cards from my sweet friends .

   Stitched by   Andrea              and         Manuela.

 

 By   Gabi                       and                               Carol

                                                          and Jutta .

There will be more soon.

Thank you to all who send me cards your friendship means the world to me .

I love to see all your stitching , photos , and your friendship over the last few years ,

I WILL BE BACK very soon to show you more 

Cut roses from the garden.

Always something new in the garden,