gardening...........

the neighbours, excuse the strange colour, I still haven't figured out the settings on the camera, anyway these are the neighbours, Dorset sheep , such sweet faces and trousers, and sheep bottoms!!

so our bargain £45 green house is taking shape. our neighbour, the other side, not the sheep, told us about this , the top was OK and we've got about 70% of the glass but the one end, had completely gone and was all twisted and broke, and the whole lot was buried under nettles and all sorts, it took a whole day to get it out and loaded in pieces on to the van,but the husband can rebuild it . bless him, he worked all through the Easter break, in the wind and the rain, I'm very proud of him.

the bottom section will be wood, and the one end, then the top will be glass, as yet to be put in, but it's coming together if a little slowly.but we'll get there.

I've been weeding, this is a close up of the wonderful lady lavender, I made a new bed last year and it's full of lavender, oh what an indulgence, a whole bed of lavender, and the odd poppy.
spring is on the way, the lilac is budding, I WILL work out how to focus!!!! it's the story of my life!!! never quite focusing on the thing right in front of you!!!
the Eucalyptus is sprouting too, the colours are wonderful and I love the scent. she's growing into a beauty!!!

MORE CAKE............

SO NOW i'M REALLY HUNGRY

Go check out these fabulous cakes, amazing!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65668398@N00/sets/72157604269367406/

AHHH CAKE!!!

RED HAIR

Up until a couple of yrs ago , I'd had my hair long and red, various shades of red! then I had it all cut off , short spiky and pink, now I want my long hair back and am reaching for the henna again.
the pictures is from Carmen at ENO
http://www.skyarts.co.uk/SKYARTS/Opera/Article.aspx?artid=4849

LETS HAVE SOME NICE PICCIES, JUST BECAUSE!!!

JUST BECAUSE IT'S SPRING!!! Finally

just because i like him............

This is Hermann the mighty bunny!!!!!!! look at those paws!!!

and this one is just sooooo cute!!!

YES! My name is Jane and I have a thing about bunnies!!! just want to hug 'em and kiss 'em.

Books

Can't you tell it's been payday. I'm so bad,

Havn't started them yet , but they both look great. ' Things to make ............etc http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0571230601

is of interest, as I've not seen many novels with a theme of needlework, A passion of mine!!! so should be intesting.

and 'The Garden spells' http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden-Spells-Sarah-Addison-Allen/dp/0340935723/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206819279&sr=1-1 sounds wonderful.

AGE!!!!

Why is it nobody tells you that life doesn't stop changing at 21. It seems that they forget to tell you that once you get to that magical age of 'grown up' ( when -ever that maybe, I've certainly not reached it yet!!!) but we'll say 21 for argument's sake , that you don't stay the same, but continue to change .

I have a theory , well it's not mine, probably a Buddhist thing or something, but anyway, I think that your personality goes in 7 year cycles, and by the time you have reached the end of a 7 yr thing you have evolved into someone different.

I'm 42 this year and am certainly feeling very different, even different from 2007. Granted we had major life changes happen

1. moved from Sussex to Dorset

2. changed jobs

3. I got really ill and has surgery to remove my thyroid, but now feel better than i have in the last 2yrs.

But it's not just the big things. I 've never really been a fan of 'yellow', nothing really against it, but i definitely wouldn't paint it on my walls.

Well, I would now!!! I really want a yellow bedroom! it just seem to make me smile. so I'm not going to resist. it's just such a cheery colour.

the amazing top photo comes from this blog http://awesomephotos.wordpress.com/category/flower/ take a look at some truly magical photos.

life cycles..............

We have an agreement in our house , I do the cleaning and the scotsman does the cooking and food shopping. I can't abide the supermarkets and always end up with two weeks worth of picnic food and nothing for dinner. But today was different. for a start I wanted to go to the wonderful Lush http://www.lush.co.uk/

I've been using there products for years, 20+ yrs to be precise and they have a shop in Poole. now I really don't like Poole for shopping, but I will make the sacrifice for Lush!!! so off I went after a short, but wonderful time, sniffing and purchasing goodies, the scotsman picked me up , but then we had to go to the dreaded TESCO!!!! BUT HERE'S A BIG CONCELATION , STRAWBERRY BEER!!!!!!!

about 4 yrs ago we went to the dartmouth regatta, my parents live there, so we had been a few times, anyway they always have a large craft tent, and a very good one at that, with local beers, wines, food etc. and that is where i first tasted the delight that is Strawberry beer, now I have been searching for the stuff ever since, found lots of other belguim beers, but the strawberry was elusive.

But now I have a perfect night lined up, Strawberry Beer, Tesco's own Cappacino coffee chocolate and 'Rosmary & Tymne ' on the telly. Sad I know, but I'm easily pleased!!!

BEUTIFUL LADY..........

I have a bit of a thing about chickens...... I don't collect things with chickens on, I just have a longing for some chickens, I just think they are soooo pretty and there must be something quite magical having your own fresh laid eggs. I was hunting around for some pictures of the lovely feathered ladies when i popped into this ladies blog http://snapdragongarden.typepad.com/snapdragons_garden/ and look who i found , isn't she lovely 'This is Treela - who wants to be a house chicken.'

good!!!

spring is peeking around the corner

my blankie

my first atempt at a crochet blankie, very cosy

and the start of a new granny square blankie only about another 120 squares to go!!!

I just love all the pretty colours
one tired out pooch , it's a hard life for Levi!!!

new obession

My first crochet book, and it is marvelous, i would recommend it

It all started with this

and a collection of this

and this is the progress so far

I can see a long and happy friendship, although i have always had a bit of a thing for knitted/crocheted blankets

more feet

these lovelies where bought at the end of last summer, so the're still waiting to be broken in

and some old favourites

these are classics, pink suede creepers love em'

can't walk in these, but look at them!!!!

just what every woman needs, pink cat boots

ah a basket of flip-flops, roll on summer

shoes

I love colour and shoes, so no surpeise that i fell for the crocs.

the first love was clogs!!, I'm still looking for an orange suede and a lime green suede pair!!!

just a small selection of my lovelies

the perfect pair, wedge, bright colour and comfy, you can dance all night in these babies

hard to walk in , but beautiful just the same

I'm still Hibernating.........

I'm not coming out from under the duvet yet, and my heating is broken, just when there is a gale blowing outside!!!!! POOP.