a Royal Visit

Was scheduled this week in the little market town of Hitchin where I live. The Queen was popping by as part of her Diamond Jubilee Tour to present an award to the volunteers at the British School. Wilshere-Dacre, the school I am a governor, was privileged, to not only have a select few children dressed in victorian clothes and form park of the British School presentation, but was also in pole position the barriers.
There was LOADS of this

  and some rousing singing of Jerusalem with a fab choir and band

and you can just spot her in lilac

and she walked closer

chatting as she goes

and my fave photo of the pupils and too

Have to say she looked so young and elegant, hard to believe her age really. It was a fabulous day full cheers and red white and blue flags so patriotic felt good to be in town :) Plus THE SUN SHONE!!!


As it did the day before when we took some children as part of Kids Out 2012 to Whipsnade Zoo 

Finally a LO - which came together very quickly

So Young

very old pictures of Doug

Pink Paislee - Indigo Blue

have a great weekend xx

Surprise Surprise!!

me again!! Not blogged twice in as many days for ages, don't suppose for one second it will last hey ho. The reason I am blogging is that I so enjoyed my scrapping yesterday I have rushed around to get the errands and 'stuff' done so I could do more today. I have even braved the cold - not raining ...yet and fed the pigs and the chickens. It tales a while as we have 3 new chickens and they are all settling in OK ish except at feeding times,  I have to stand down there and ref for a while. One of the new ones is so friendly I have to watch her as she follows me everywhere including out of the run! We 3 new white chickens, a Silver Nick called Nick a Coral called Coral and a White Star called Star, do you get the feeling we are over the naming chickens stage lol

This is Coral - the others are, well much the same with less of a fan type tail!!

This is my LO - inspired by Sketchabilites Sketch #72 

Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks

Pink Paislee - Prairie Hill

and finally my invites, considering I stopped making Wedding Stationery I actually enjoyed making these