Quiet Monday

Monday again - and I have an empty house. After the comings and goings of the boys over the weekend it is very quiet- peaceful :) Mind you I do hate the way the weekend flies by stupidly quickly. 
This morning I haven't done anything very much but play in my craft room mainly because my legs are really aching after doing two 5km runs over the weekend. I do like running when its cold so I thought I could manage 2 which I did but now I know why I usually run every other day!! We will see what tomorrow brings.


I have finished off 2 LO's today both of which I have had on the go for a few days but haven't had a chance to just complete. I did the sketch over on Twisted Sketches #136 where the twist was fabric - so I cut a fabric circle and got my sewing machine out and stitched the lace onto it plus I used some ribbon so nearly 3 fabrics :)

nothing beats tea and a chat

Cosmo Cricket Pixie - Licious

This is a rather dark photo of my mum I took while I was demoing my iPhone to her and Doug's parents, we had all met up for a cuppa in Neals Yard Covent Garden - in between January Sale shopping. I love the little Maya Road tea-pot and mug - perfect for this photo


and then I found this blog Lets Capture these Sketches #116 and loved the sketch so had a play

Little and Large

you may have to click on this to read the journalling. It says

At Christmas we always get a couple of boxes ready for the boys presents.

 I can’t tell you how pleased I was the day I prepared these

Echo Park - Times and Seasons

Stupid really but I was giggling all day I couldn't wait for Chrstmas morning when I showed David hs box compared to Dans and yes I did have a 'proper' one ready.

another weekend flies by.......

Why do they do that - its such a shame? I did manage to spend all of Saturday cropping with the lovely ladies at Scrapbags, and I managed to do several LO's as well as talk LOADS. I think I have this down to a fine art now chatting and scrapping :)


I did this for the sketch over on Twisted Sketches #134 - I rotated the sketch!

Preparing for Las Vegas

 and the smaller text says..............

The twist was NEW - I used some new texture paste 

Sunday was spent in London again - I know *rolls eyes* this time to return some items of our Denby dinner service to John  Lewis as they were all marked as if the glaze had come off. All very odd and disappointing. Have to say JL were totally fabulous and changed all the pieces and we left very happy. We then walked through Green Park round Buck House, through St James park and on to Horse Guards. It was really cold but the sun was shining - lovely for walking. We then wandered through Piccadilly stopping at Fortnum and Mason - I really love that shop and on into Bond Street and back to the car. We had a couple of stops for coffee and cake as we were heading home for egg and bacon - the chickens have been on a go slow and now we are suddenly inundated so we needed to use them up. 


Today Doug has been working from home so we took the opportunity to run early this morning - its was so cold but lovely as usually I get too hot very quickly. I have to say its much nicer running with someone and I am so chuffed with myself as I managed 6.2km - Doug has a Nike+ so I was determined to do more than my previous 5km. I am still smiling, you would think I had run a marathon!!


Maybe just maybe I will get to this sometime - another of my weekend LO's :)

10km 

Authentique

my weekend

and I am back again - bit of a surprise to me to be blogging again lol. As I said things have slowed right down for me so its nice to sit here and waffle a bit. Had a lovely weekend with Doug - did some more shopping Christmas and food. Spent a morning at the golf shop with Dan spending his birthday money - result one very happy chap. Had lunch at Cafe Rouge, watched the Hitchin christmas light switch on and did a couple of 5km runs. Doug pottered around in the garden - he is looking to fence in an area for a couple of pigs!!!! and I scrapped. 
I did the ribbon challenge for Twisted Sketch #129 

 Is all a bit Pants

why do my boys wear such lovely clothes and then wear them like this?

Authentique

I then did an A4 LO (actually not quite its American letter size) I have been looking at these for ages and thought I would have a go so I played along at Stuck Sketches

Phoning Home

Basic Grey 
and the journalling

Why do Weekends fly by?

another weekend has whizzed by - they seem to go so quickly and yet the week days are so slow :( We also managed to go to the cinema - 2nd time in a many weeks first The Kings Speech BRILLIANT and the The Next Three Days a Russell Crowe film good but not as good as the KS. I spent Saturday looking at Next Home - trying to decide whether to re do the lounge or not? and Sunday was spent cropping at the shop FAB except Monday came round all to soon

This are a couple of my LO’s for Sketchy Thursdays I LOVED this sketch

What is so Funny

and for Twisted Sketches 86

So Cute Butter Wouldn’t Melt

my little fresh faced boys! not quite like that now

Sue xx

..back into the groove

So Christmas and New Year are way behind us now and I am well and truly back into ‘normal’ mode. House is empty all day chores that were missed are now being caught up on and the rain has set in - see normal!!! I am NOT moaning I like normal it makes Christmas and New Year so much more FUN
I have been scrapping a bit - taking me longer than usual to complete anything...need more practice methinks - plus once I have scrapped I am having a bit of a love hate relationship with my blog - Its driving me mad, it seems to intermittently allow comments - what good is that! On the other hand I LOVE the mac blog - it’s easy to use and it’s different. So please bare with me I am trying to solve it with the mac techie guys think therein lies the problem - they are techie and I am a complete bozo!! Hey ho will keep at it. Thanks to those who have emailed me and told me about the problem too xx

Back to scrapping my FIRST LO of 2011 I used the sketch over on Twisted Sketches the twist being TIME

 When the camera comes out - it is time to mess about

Kaisercraft

Off out to lunch today - so no more scrapping but plenty of chatting

Sue xx