A grand day out!

Had a lovely day out with my old friend Sylvia today. We went to the Barn in Scorton for lunch , then took a trip to Barton Grange. On the way home we de-toured to Marsh Mill and called in a lovely shop there named Grace & Favour. I'd never seen it before and it was packed full of goodies. A feast for my eyes!

I'm going to be knitting a few of these because they're so cute and because I can!

I also just bought this knitting pattern to make a baby cocoon. Sylvia saw it on a Facebook page and thought I might like to have a go at one. Definitely! They're very cute.

I've just seen this too and think it's an amazing idea! A little matchbox suitcase to put sweets or a tiny gift in. I love them! Another project to get my teeth into ;)

The link to instructions on how to make them is here

And that's all folks! Off to the Lakes tomorrow for the week-end. Just a bit worried about the weather but whatever happens we'll enjoy it :) 

Yuku blog

I just decided to log in to my Yuku blog after I don't know how long and it made me sad to think about how many groups I've been in over the years and how they're not flourishing anymore. I was in so many tagging groups on the MSN boards and when they all closed a lot of people tried hard to make their groups on Yuku and other sites but they were never as popular again. I used to love to go into my groups to say hello and have a chat or make and receive tags. Also doing tutorials for making the tags. It was so much fun and makes me very nostalgic thinking about how great they all were. Just thought I'd have my say on here about it. I also always loved Myspace until I found Facebook ;) Myspace was the place that made me want to learn how to make tags because People used to post the most beautiful glittery tags on my page. That's what got me into searching for how to make them and how I found my groups. Happy days :)

Daniah and the girls will be on their way tomorrow :)

My beautiful niece Daniah and my great nieces Lina and Layan are flying in on Saturday from North Carolina. Can't wait to see them all. They're staying for a couple of months and we have some fun times to look forward to. It's been almost 2 years since we last saw them so they'll be looking so much more grown up now. Excited much! :)

The week-end

We had a wonderful time in the Lakes at the week-end courtesy of our lovely son Mario. Our Christmas present from him was a two night stay at the Keswick County House Hotel with breakfast and dinner on both days. Thank you so much baby it was just what the Doctor ordered!
On the drive up we de-toured up the Kirkstone Pass and stopped for refreshments at the Kirkstone Inn. It is the highest Inn in Cumbria and very quaint.

 The Kirkstone Inn 

When we arrived at the hotel we checked in, then had a little walk in the garden.

The Keswick Country House Hotel

A bit of Wordsworth (The Daffodils were in the garden of the hotel)

 After a little rest we decided to have a drive into Keswick town centre and have a wander around.

 It's such a lovely place and has very happy memories of a couple of holidays spent there with my best friend Linda and her hubby years ago.

The Moot Hall in Keswick

Shemara.....The guest house we stayed in years ago

 After our walk we drove down to the lake. It was just so peaceful and I took some nice photo's of the lake. Here's one of my favourite's ;)

Derwent water at sunset

I also love this one of a cheeky goose sticking his tongue out!

The photo's are here

FTW's video

My niece Waseela's best friend Kyle is in a boyband called FTW (which stands for For the Week-end) and their Love Shot video premiered on youtube this evening. I love it and I'm sure they're going to go far.....maybe even to the top! Good Luck lads you deserve it. Here is the video and I can't wait to see Kyle and Jake again. May have a long wait though ;) ♥

The lads did a twitcam just after the premier of their video and here it is ;)

Mario's birthday

Yesterday was my boy's 8th birthday although really he was 32. We had a nice meal at Nunzio's to mark the occasion. It's so scary to think it was 32 years ago that I brought him into this world. Where does the time go? I must say it's a very different world now than it was back then and not necessarily a better one!

Our story in the Gazette 29th February 1980!

Mario's birthday pics

Sad news about two Davids :(

When I arrived home after our meal I came online and read the very sad news that Davy Jones of the Monkees had passed away from a heart attack. I was so in love with him as a teenager as were most of the teenage girls back then I would think (and secretly maybe even a few teenage boys). That's one good thing about the world today..........people don't need to hide their sexuality the way they did back then although sadly some prejudice still exists. Anyway R.I.P. Davy. Gone far too soon :(

In yet more sad news on my boys special day I heard that PC David Rathband who was shot by evil Raoul Moat was found dead at his home after apparently commiting suicide. He tried so hard to carry on but I guess he'd just had enough of trying to cope with losing his sight, having to rely on others and the strain it put on his marriage and family life and also the flashbacks of that awful day. R.I.P David :(

Here is a link to the story 

It's St David's Day today so Happy St David's Day to all with Welsh heritage. My mum is a thoroughbred so that makes me half Welsh ;) How strange that two Davids passed away the day before St David's Day. Really makes you wonder doesn't it? :/

Here's a link if you want to know about St David 

Today the sun is shining and I'm going to go out for a nice little walk so enjoy your day everyone :) x

Last day of 2011

Well here we are at the end of yet another year. I can't believe it's been 11 years since the Millenium. How time flies. I hope and pray this next year will be a better one for everyone but especially for my sister. I pray that she gets the right treatment to ease her suffering with the terrible disease that she has. I pray that my mum and dad will continue in good health and stay with me for many more years to come. I pray that my children stay happy and healthy and that maybe one of them will give me a Grandchild this next year ;) I pray that my hubby is not such a crabby bad tempered old man and that he learns to chill out a bit! I love all my family and friends so much and wish every one of you a Very Happy 2012.
God bless xxxx