Whoo!

It's Christmas here today with a present coming my way from Pam over at A Good Life in Tydd who hosted a giveaway a while ago. Thank you, Pam for the book, which I shall enjoy reading.

Pam lives in a small village in a 300 year old cottage, with a large garden that gives her food, flowers and inspiration for her sewing which is superb. If you like quilting do pop over there to say hello.

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In the flesh - 2

Lovely guy - very normal and down to earth.

Lovely talk - background information on how he came to write his books and general chit-chat about his life.

Lovely lunch - with my friend before the talk.

And I'm going to have a lovely time reading all the novels he's written.

In the flesh - 1

This latest book was loaned to me by my friend with an invite to meet with the author at a local lecture hall where he is going to give a talk on his novels, so it was a speed read in order to finish it on time.

The book is a one of a series of detective novels but not the first in the series. Many scenes are set in and around the Fylde coast where we live, hence the interest. Nick brought all his characters to life with the minimum of detail but the maximum of crime, violence, sex and intrigue. It was an easy read but I feel I should have started at book 1 in the series so I could identify more with the main characters. It was also an easy read because my friend could only find this book in large print in the library! I shall definitely read more.

It's a take-over!

These lords and ladies plants are spreading each year and getting bigger and bigger.

They are in competition with the lily of the valley in this small, confined border and it looks as though they are eager to move.



Look at them lining up ready to jump out of the bed.



Jane and Chris have lily of the valley taking over on their plot and also a beautiful plant called Trillium.

Hope you don't mind me pinching this pic.

Here's my Trillium for comparison.



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Now why is it untidy?

I'm having a good clear out.

I've just been sewing, (crafting, crocheting, baking, gardening).

I'm too busy to put away.

It just shows that I'm making use of all these cupboards.

The cats have just been playing.

I've just been playing.

I've not hoovered up yet.

I've got too much stuff and not enough places for it to go.

Someone's not put things away.

I've not got enough time to clear up. Too busy playing.

Haven't the faintest idea.

I like it 'homely'.

E r r r m m ... !

Any other ideas?

Just finished ...

... my small lapghan sized Tunisian stitch quilt. The idea for this quilt came from here.

The edge is one round UK double, one round treble and one round reverse double.

I recycled some Yip, yip fleece for the back of the blanket.

Puss cat likes fleece!

So does the other one.

xx

Bank Holiday News

Here is the latest broadcast.

I'm planting up seeds that have been in the drawer for some time. These are Little Marvel peas which will hopefully climb up my chicken wire cylinders.

These cut and come again lettuce are growing nicely now. They were a 'living lettuce' purchase from Lidl-iddle. I just separated the little plants and planted them out in a container. The larger leaves died off and newer leaves are growing. 

The dressing gowns were a bit worse for wear so I cut them up for rags.

DD and DH played fly catching today ...

Yeah!

xx