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.

 

 

 
 

 

Summer Holidays With Added Sequins!

The older  you get, the most important it is not to act your age - Ashleigh Brilliant

Welcome to my August !

Beginning of the month, I went to a Table top sale and brought some homemade cake along....↓

We went off to my husband's Work Family Day↓

Chill time in my garden↓

Weekend in Blackpool↓

Sequins time!

Off to see Funny Girls!

Visited the North Pier↓

We watched Despicable Me 4 at the little cinema in St Annes↓

 I organised the Studley Uniform Swap Shop towards the end of August to help parents with school uniform. We ran it for 3 days in the Village Hall.We had lots of donations of school uniform.

There is 4 schools in Studley.It was nice to help out by giving out free uniform.

We helped raise £64.88 for Studley Age UK.

We tried to do a car boot on the Bank Holiday Monday...↓

Only made £12!

In the afternoon, we then watch a great film:

I got my 60th minion↓

Roll onto National Cinema Day....↓

Found a Lollipop Pillar Box Topper in Mappleborough Green village↓

Back to school next month.....\o/

 

 

 

 

 

In's & Plenty Of Outs!

Let down the curtain; the farce is over 

- Francois Rabelais

Welcome to my July's Adventures....👽

1: Voted in the General Election :)

2: Had new neighbours move in. Made them a cake.....as a welcome \o/

3: I went to a Funeral of a dear friend, who I saw regularly while doing my Lollipop job.

(There was a good song being played at the end of the service)↓

4: We visited Droitwich, to pick up my new glasses. 👓

5:I broke up for the 6 weeks holidays \o/

6:We visited Warwick and Leamington Spa.

Picked up my 58th Minion!

7: It took 3 days to declutter the Dining Room. We dropped a car full at our local Recycle centre.

4 bags went down to the charity shop.

8: New housemate.

(The minions are worried)

 9: My dad's 83rd Birthday 🎈🎈🎈🎈

10: I have been making thing to sell at a Christmas Craft Fair in November.

(Even in 28c heat, it's nice to be in the Christmas mood!)🎅

Roll on to August for more fun 🎈🎈🎈