Meeting A Big 60's Star & Out Comes The Sequins!

If I had to live my life again, I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner - Tallulah Bankhead

November

Welcome to November.....

Some fun to be had👇

1: We visited Droitwich.

Took part in a free Art and Crafts session.

Pom pom making for hubby.

Crochet for me...👇

2: Reached my 5th Anniversary of being Studley's Road Crossing Patrol 🍭

3: Warm Space in the Village Hall.

I made a Bonfire Cake.

4: I bought a new weather forcasting device.

5: 11 years ago I made a Shaun the Sheep themed cake to enter into Cake Internation Cake Competition at the N.E.C.

6: It was my mum's Heavenly 80th Birthday 🎈🎈

7: Since I had come back from the Half Term Holiday. I have had some bad car drivers. Including one who had a go at me for crossing an adult over instead of a child!

The low lying sun in the afternoon is not helping either! I have had a few near misses.

8: I got to see one my heros from the 60s in concert....

*Mike d'Abo from Manfred Mann*

9: My husband's family plot has now got a shiny new gravestone.

Money well spent!

10: The weather forecaster was right!

11: Warm Space in the Village Hall.

Chocolate cake and Cranberry shortbread.

12: Nice rainbow after the rain.

13: For the Annual Christmas Light Turn On.

On goes the sequins and Christmas jumper!

We had a Christmas Craft Stall, hubby was enjoying himself!

The Christmas lights looked really good!

14: We did another Christmas Craft stall at Tardebigge Village Hall.

Goodbye to November......👍

Roll on to December 🎄🎅

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are You Giving Me A Wink With That Eye?

"Did you see her facelift? You may be looking at a brand new face, but you'll still be hearing the same old mouth!" Florida Evans, Maude.

 

October

Welcome to my October.Lots of things happened....👇

1: Hubby has eye operation. I read an interesting book while I waited.

2: I had a donation of uniform for my uniform bank, for later on in the month.

3: Warm Space time in the Village Hall.

 I made an Irish Treacle Loaf.

4: I bought a collection of Minions 

5: We visited Alcester.

The Alcester Uniform Shop donated two boxes of new Studley High School PE uniform to the Studley Uniform Bank.

6: We decorated the Village Hall, ready for Remembrance Sunday.

7: During the half term holiday, I did a Studley Uniform Bank.

8: Marking 7 years since my operation to re-attach my achilles tendon!

9:The Halloween poster that went on my front door👇

Goodbye October...thanks for visiting...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nearly Going BOOM!!!

Never buy anything with a handle on it: 

It means work. - H.Allen Smith

September

Welcome to my September.

Here is what happened↓

1: Betty the Gerbil.

Chewing on a tube.

2:Back to Lollipop job.

A lovely Pillar Box Topper appeared with me and the kids from the four schools!

3: Celebrated our 13th Wedding Anniversary.

While making the cakes to enter for the Flower Show, the contractor cracked the gas pipe outside while putting in the new fence. Then there was a leak found on the gas meter. Couldn't use my oven until I came back in the afternoon. New meter fitted and gas pipe mended.Cakes went in the oven.

4: Flower Show entries:

I went to see how I did in the afternoon \o/

Plus won the Best in Show award for my Allotment cake↓

The cakes all got sold off at the end, and they raised £25 for Charity.

5: We visited Stratford upon Avon

6: We did our final car boot of the season.

We made £10!

7: New clock in the hallway.

8: 62nd Minion

9: Both sons start at University.

(Now to paint out the spare room!)

10: I made two Coffee and Walnuts cakes.

 For two Macmillian Coffee events:

11: Typicial British weather.

Sunshine in the morning.

Then the rain came down in the afternoon.

12: Spare room finished!

Next month is going to be interesting.

As Hubby is having his long awaited eye operation.