Blue skys and wonkeyness

 I woke up this morning feeling very down so when i saw the weather outside i knew that a big walk with molly and Doodles was in order to banish any glum feeling . The beautiful blue sky and the rolling hill really helped and was such a refreshing change from wind and rain.

 The leaves are just about starting to change golden yellow.

 Of course this little pixie always manages to cheer me up ,she shouting 'Cheeeeeeeeeese' at the top of her voice in this photo . She loves going for walks she spends ages collecting things along the way, the other day it was stones today yucky brown leaves.

 Doodles loved her long run about across the fields .

 When we got home from our walk i felt energised and as it was so sunny so i finally decided to sand and paint the old brown chair that's been sat in my bedroom for about a year now . It has a twin who was lovingly painted up and loooks sooo pretty so it was this ones turn . Will show of a photo of the finished chair when Ive managed to cover all the dark wood up with B&Q Antique white paint.

           
 Ive seen this magazine featured in LOADS of blogs so had to have a look for myself and wow i was not disappointed its soooo pretty and inspiring i love it ! and even better every issue comes with a little craft kit with all the materials included to make a mini make .This months was a cute phone cozy but i already have a snugly phone cozy so after much deliberation and stroking of fabrics i decided to use the materials to make a little birdy picture .

                                                   my slightly tatty but well loved phone cozy

 This is what i made with the free kit from Mollie Makes ,i added a couple of bits and did some really wonkey embroidery but i kinda like the wonkeyness and it now has pride of place on the wall in the lounge .

Alpaca love

 Ever since i met these gorgeous Alpacas over the summer Ive been in love with them they are just so lovely and don't get me started on how unbelievably soft their coats are ! They are definitely at the top of my wantie wish list , i keep day dreaming that somehow i'll get to extend my allotment and get a couple of Alpacas :) one day maybe.

but for now i'll have to make do with knitting them. I found a pattern on this charity website http://www.alpacamaraca.com/  so far ive knitted one for myself out of Alpaca wool but you can knit them to be sold to raise money for the charity so gonna knitt a couple more i think .

Starting school and snuggling up

 Last week Daisy started school , she was so excited to be going that it helped me not to come over all teary eyed . She happily skipped off into her class room and was still happy when i picked her up at home time she was covered in mud so had definitely has lots of fun :) Ben is in the class next door so they still get to see each other and play together which they both love .
Its been very strange it just being me and Molly at home but molly enjoys all the mummy attention and when Molly has a nap i get to craft away for a couple of hours .

We are also have Doodles over for the week as my parents have gone on holiday.
When we moved into our new home Doodles stayed at my parents house as we figured i had enough on my hands looking after 3 children on my own plus Doodles loves my dad to bits so it seemed like the right decision. I do miss her alot though she is brilliant company and the pixies love her.

 We've not been out much this past week, its just rained and rained and now its blowing a gale i cant wait for the nice autumnal weather to start. Although snuggling up on the sofa and watching a film is always fun.

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wet bank holiday

 It was a soggy gray bank holiday weekend here we ventured out on Sunday to a Medieval day at Salmsbury Hall .

 Ben got to hold a real sword which made his day as hes massivly into knights and castles .

 and he got to try on a reall nights helmet . It rained so heavily in the end we had to go home .

 Daisy dressed as a princess fairy .

 My wet weekend crafty make going to pin it on my winter coat which has unfortunately made it from the wardrobe to downstairs as its been so cold and miserable .

Allotment

 My dad had last week off work so started teaching Ben how to ride his bike without stabilisers ,Ben's been doing really well and I'm sure it wont be long before he finds his balance and is whizzing about .Especially with Molly to help .

 About 2 months ago i got a phone call offering me a allotment :) after lots of squeals of joy we accepted and I'm now the very proud owner of a allotment... yay! Its on land given to the people of the village by a mill owner so not owned by a council so we can pretty much do whatever we want with it we don't have to keep it neat and tidy and grow rows of turnips we can keep any animal we want on it even cows and pigs ! and we can have bonfires camp on it etc etc i so happy their isn't lots of strict rules its all very laid back . Ive got plans to get some raised beds and grow some yummy veg and plant lots of flowers but mainly leave it just as somewhere for me and the pixies to come and play and relax and enjoy the peace and quiet.

 This is my grown up girls Wendy house :) and me trying to dig a hole .

 This is the view from my allotment :) its so quiet with just the sound of the sheep chickens and ducks i love it ,i just wish summer would last another couple of months so i can enjoy it more .

 My dad found this at a charity shop for the pixies to play with on the allotment .

 Molly May relaxing with a book . She absolutely loves reading books shes not fussy what she reads i even found her reading one of my dads old maths exercise books , i think i should of called her Matilda.
This is the first ever plant to be planted on my allotment its a little raspberry plant a very proud moment however when we cam back the next day some naughty rabbits had eaten most of the leaves ! so we quickly put a little chicken wire fence round it to try and save the rest .