tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64961074687049437322024-02-21T15:53:53.223+00:00Emma's Happy HandiworksEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-90645180339692558452013-02-17T21:23:00.000+00:002013-12-27T12:05:53.275+00:00
I thought I'd share with you some photo's I took this week and today.
Just mundane glimpses of my lifes, simple things that make me happy.
AAbove is my Mascari (Grape Hyacinth) and pale yellow Primrose. These are placed on my tumble drier, which is 'temporarily' in my kitchen, and I like to use the top as a window sill/ display area.
Since adopting our sweet hens, the wild bird lifeEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-34657702780999288982013-01-20T18:19:00.002+00:002013-01-20T19:04:30.402+00:00twenty thirteen
Hello!
After reading my dear friend Bonnie' s first blog post of the year, I have been inspired to also continue with this blog after deliberately neglecting it since late summer.
I'm not blogging for the comments and interest from others (although it must be said I can' t help but be thrilled when I do get both) I have decided that my blog is for me to record all my Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-91473020456291653702012-09-08T13:19:00.003+01:002012-09-08T13:19:43.557+01:00settled in and loving life and homeHello friends,
I am back to the blogosphere!
We have had a really lovely summer, settling into our new home and discovering the delights of our surroundings and neighbourhood. Let me share with you some views...
(My bedroom window, the view I wake up to every morning...
this morning there was a blue tit and a robin that came to rest briefly on the lilac tree in my view,
which Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-7998084769412399022012-07-20T13:16:00.003+01:002012-07-20T13:16:55.441+01:00Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to pop in and update you all.
I'll be very quiet in these next few weeks/month as we are moving house!
We are downsizing to a tiny little cottage/bungalow, that I have already fallen in love with despite its smallness and faults (yucky coloured bathroom suite, no central heating, mole ridden garden!)
I cannot wait to start our new life in it.
Life will still be Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-48505036525300577042012-06-18T20:55:00.000+01:002012-06-18T20:55:19.542+01:00Etsy Shop Now Officially...Open!Hi All,
I'd love to say what a busy girl I've been making tons of stock for my Etsy shop, however I have been rather distracted with other projects and just life in general.
The past few months have been a bit hectic as its seems the school wants to hold a special day for just about every occaision that comes along!
Anyway, I digress, today I Officially opened my shop!
I hastily actually opened Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-89651432581319679992012-05-09T14:58:00.002+01:002012-05-09T14:58:23.702+01:00Return from the dark side...*long post warning*
Hi there.
Once again I have been away from my little Blog for far too long and i fear no-one is going to read any more.
I have been rather inspired and en-heartened by my dear friend, Bonnie's recent post, re: Things I'm afraid to tell you. You know the first lady who blogged it is calling it a 'movement' now, as everyone is blogging it!
Isn't it refreshing..but please i hope Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-59026765730191462272012-02-06T13:02:00.002+00:002012-02-06T13:06:07.005+00:00Hello friends,
This is the scene we were greeted with as we stepped outside this morning to begin the trudge to school!
my little son is up to his wellie boots in the snow!
my back garden
down the lane
I love to look at the snow and see how beautiful and pure it looks but I certainly am not one of these who likes to go and play in it! Far too cold and wet!!
However, we went to my Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-55465478936069278562012-01-22T15:55:00.001+00:002012-01-23T13:29:35.375+00:00Things I've been quietly makingHello there,
welcome to my first post of 2012.
My how time flies so quickly!
I have been absent due to illness and keeping busy.
This past week both my sons and I have been ill. Myself and my little one with a strange 'virus' i guess, that made us very weak and achy, glands swollen and headaches. And my eldest son has had Chicken Pox.
Which I've never had...so Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-14476506203464505842011-12-09T16:59:00.000+00:002011-12-09T16:59:18.667+00:00feeling wooly headed!
Hello! How are you feeling today? This is how I'm feeling....
This is a current advert on tv here in the UK. (I'm not endorsing Sudafed here, just sharing the ad!) I feel just like that cleverly knitted lady! I marvelled at the ad actually, very clever!
So yes, I'm feeling ILL again, a big nasty cold, I'm swamped in tissues, sitting here with my cup-a-soupEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-64743380838922481752011-11-21T21:45:00.002+00:002011-11-21T21:51:19.004+00:00Hello Friends!
Hope you are all well and cheerful.
I am feeling rather cheerful myself, which is a little unexpected, since we have such Miserable, Dull weather at the moment.
I have been really busy for the past few months, and also have not been too well, but...I feel pretty good now!
I have been bursting with inspiration and ideas of things to make.
I really love it when I feel like this.
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-29431679876633889412011-10-29T19:05:00.002+01:002011-10-29T19:15:52.831+01:00meet my giddy girls!
Hello there, Meet my little diddy 'giddy pigs' as my little one calls them! They're sisters, 10 weeks old now, and called Melody (grey one) and Amelia (white&ginger)My eldest son named them, I was most impressed,with such sweet names, then I realised they were named after characters in Doctor Who!We've had them for several weeks now and they are still very timid. I only just got Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-77488839446805403072011-08-02T22:06:00.002+01:002011-08-19T10:45:00.868+01:00Shibby Shabby Shuffle MuffleHeehee! In a playful mood today!
I saw my bestie buddy's new blog post today and thought like her I'd follow suit with a silly post title!!
I had a little blogland wander yesterday (and today while I should have been cleaning..) and came across a few Lovely little blogs, and one of them, Country Rose has a GORGEOUS giveaway! I can but only hope that perhaps I'll win such Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-9162502101828481582011-07-27T17:36:00.001+01:002011-08-10T13:04:11.236+01:00Hello Friends!Hello there,
I hope you are well.
I'm not! Again! Oh I have been feeling most sorry for my self this past 24 hours.
But I am gradually feeling just a bit better. I'm not sure what's up, I lost my voice again and had a sore throat yesterday. And horrible headaches too. Today the voice returned after lunch! It was so weird I had a whispery croak all morning, had a shower at lunch-time (Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-53977822151342384552011-07-06T20:13:00.004+01:002011-08-10T12:56:57.712+01:00The One that got awayWhy Hello my friends! I'm back again! Two posts in one week!! Wow! (for me!)
Now on to a sad note
So after feeling cheered up from my feeling ill and poorly and getting a good bargain, I came home to find, that my naughty littlest boy had pulled off the wire fencing from our gate, and hence our bunny rabbit, Georgie Wiggles escaped. I eventually found him, or rather his body, Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-8719568986952235472011-07-04T21:58:00.000+01:002011-07-04T21:58:25.680+01:00Happy Caravanner's!
Hi all!I hope you had a good weekend. We are having somewhat of a heatwave here in England, so Hubby & I went on a spur-of-the-moment weekend break away in our caravan, with our boys and Hubby's parents. I Say spur-of-the-moment, we booked it last Monday and went there on Friday! We went to a place called 'Battle' in East Sussex. Its near where the famous 1066 battle took place Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-62917948770680664862011-06-20T11:00:00.004+01:002011-06-20T11:22:49.468+01:00Cute Little MonstersGood Morning!
I hope you had a good weekend. Ours was rather uneventful due to my boys being unwell, and Hubby's back hurting and I was feeling rather groggy too.
So I managed to get a few crafting things done.
Last week I treated myself to a lovely magazine called 'Mollie Makes', I haven't bought a magazine for ages, and so was shocked at how expensive it was!! But I noticed all Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-20489444488918441022011-06-09T15:24:00.001+01:002011-08-10T12:52:44.611+01:00Morning!!Hello there,
I've just returned from the daily power walk to and from taking my son to school.
which is just a 5 minute walk away from our house.
Its such a pleasure to be able to walk to school rather than drive for 10 minutes to the previous school
What I am also enjoying is on the walk, every time we pass someone we are greeted with a cheering "Morning!" greeting, which is new to Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-41880349913152191522011-05-30T21:59:00.002+01:002011-05-30T22:06:06.511+01:00Return to Blogland!Hi There! Long time, No See!!
I admit I have been a TERRIBLE blogger these past months.
Lets just say I've had a lot going on.
Today, we have a rather murky dull day, which is typical British Bank Holiday weather!! The sky has clouded over and the rain is imminent, but I'm not complaining, as I know how much my young little plants in the garden need it.
I felt compelled to come online and say Hi Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-62658704312545485492011-03-21T20:49:00.000+00:002011-03-21T20:49:29.080+00:00The Granny Stripe Blanket and Other Things...Hi there!
I know I've been absent for a little while.
I've had a rather taxing and stressful past month or so, and have totally not felt like blogging at all. Sorry about that.
However I have still tried to have a peek of all the blogs I follow, and leave comments when I've had something to say!!
One little blog that I have discovered recently is by such a sweet lady, Tina.
I really enjoy Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-52539895020070275692011-02-20T17:45:00.002+00:002011-02-20T17:56:50.369+00:00New Cards! Hurrah!Hi There,
I finally have some cards to share with you. Can you believe they are my first this year?!!
Anyway, I went to a craft show on Friday. I've never been to one before, so when I got there and saw this massive indoor market of stalls catering for every craft I am into and more, I felt like I was in a dream! (soon woke up when I saw the prices! haha!)
Although I say that but, I am Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-17900844988406824052011-01-25T14:53:00.001+00:002011-03-21T19:20:44.190+00:00Granny Blanket - The Beginning! Hi Ya!How are you doing? I'm OK. January is never a good month, for anyone I think! I am so glad its almost over and that we are soon going to be seeing little signs of Spring! Ooohhh I can't wait!I have been happily absorbed in some lovely bright colours of late. I find it really helps with those winter blues. I was so glad to receive my 'Lucy' wool bundle. It called the Lucy bundle as theEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-26009643673154785982011-01-11T19:24:00.001+00:002011-01-11T19:25:05.064+00:00HelloHello.I'm finally got a chance to sit down and type. I've had a really hectic few weeks. But its all calmed down now, back to the normal routine of life, fresh new year.The big thing in my life recently has been the concert my Hubby & I....I was going to say 'organised' but it was rather thrown together in the end! Myself and 4 other friends sang for our congregation of friends and family. WeEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-34626733715717211322010-12-06T17:49:00.002+00:002010-12-06T17:57:21.328+00:00A Little Bit Of Sunshine...Hi There,
I hope you had a good weekend. Mine went in a bit of a blur!! Don't they always!
However, despite the freezing cold temperatures we endured, the ice and frost, and the
pale greyish sky, I had my own little bit of sunshine delivered to me on Saturday, in the form of a parcel from my best friend, Bonnie.
I must admit I had been really down in the dumps the last few days, and she Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-38905777523532212112010-12-03T09:16:00.000+00:002010-12-03T09:16:45.524+00:00More Snow!Hi there!
I don't think I've ever blogged so much within a week, but its snowing!
We went for a nice walk yesterday. I had so many layers on that I was actually boiling! On the was home, the boys were complaining of cold feet, so we carried them. Hubby picked up the little one as he gave up first, then my 6 year old started complaining, so I gave him a piggy-back home, so I was roasting Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496107468704943732.post-3890387973335257092010-12-01T18:36:00.002+00:002011-08-10T12:45:37.154+01:00Snow DaysHI there all,
Well, it is fffffffffrrrrreeeeeeeeeezzing here. We have such a nasty artic wind and a thick blanket of snow outside. We've opted to be 'snowed in'!! We haven't been out for a day and a half now! Except Hubby who still went out to work, bless him. But I took the boys to school yesterday, braving the ice and snow, crawling along in my car, heater full on, wrapped in so Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305635267461742500noreply@blogger.com2