tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59150825194077495432024-03-14T07:45:59.968+00:00Are we nearly there yet?Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-60617272104248015032011-09-02T18:00:00.001+01:002011-09-02T18:00:04.716+01:00A knighting (shining armour) we shall go...!<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now I know that working with kids,</div><div align="center">and having 2 scrummy boys of my own</div><div align="center">I'm a very lucky girl.</div><div align="center">(some of you may think otherwise, hee hee!)</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I also know that I can enjoy whatever exciting adventures my</div><div align="center">boys are into just as much as they do,</div><div align="center">even though I believe I'm supposed to be the grown up.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">We've gone through many 'crazes' in what feels like a very short</div><div align="center">time I've been a Mummy.</div><div align="center">Trains being one...</div><div align="center">Dinosaurs being another...</div><div align="center">then there was the refusing to go out of the house without a painted on</div><div align="center"> black nose and whiskers...</div><div align="center">oh, and the removing all your clothes no matter where you are craze too!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">But an ongoing craze for my pair has been</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">KNIGHTS and CASTLES!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Oh DO I love this craze.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">A visit round a regular haunt of ours, Beaumaris castle, last month was</div><div align="center">'WELL COOL'</div><div align="center">apparently, when we discovered there was a medieval weekend on at the time.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Watch out Jacob, there's a Knight sneaking up behind you!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">So when we piled in the car and chugged up the motorway a short while</div><div align="center">to CAMELOT the other day, a great day out was indeed in store for us.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've got in on the action too and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thoroughly enjoyed painting a giant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dragon for a school display last term</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(sorry for the dull photo!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which my boys are very jealous about and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">want it on display in our house for them to 'Slay!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(she's too cute for slaying I tell them)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So this brings me round to telling you of my new chap!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes folks, I do have a new man in my life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phwoarrrrrr!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have been totally addicted to watching 'Ulrich'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as often as possible lately, he's soooo scrummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for reading.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. X</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(RIP Heath Ledger,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a most handsome and very talented actor if ever I saw one)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-9422588380849569742011-09-02T00:54:00.000+01:002011-09-02T00:54:10.616+01:00Didn't we have a luverrrly time, the day we went to Bangor....!<div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Well, if I'm honest it was further than Bangor, it was actually Anglesey,</div><div align="center">but we did have a lovely time the day we drove through Bangor in North Wales</div><div align="center">for us to get to our final destination.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm not sure if you're actually allowed to drive over the Menai bridge with</div><div align="center">a caravan hitched on the back but we did! Then back home</div><div align="center">over the Britannia Bridge with her...just because I can, hee hee!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now if I'm <em>really</em> honest with you it wasn't lovely driving</div><div align="center">through Bangor that day, or any of the journey as it was awful weather</div><div align="center">and the spray off the roads was dreadful, the high winds were so scary</div><div align="center">as Mabel rocked around behind us, and I even had to pull over and stop at</div><div align="center">one point as I couldn't see past the end of the bonnet it was all so bad.</div><div align="center">But we found our campsite and<span style="background-color: white;"> was shown to our pitch...right on top of a huge hill!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Would you like to see our view...?</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful, unspoilt beach of Lligwy Bay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every morning of our 10 day stay we woke up to this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fabulous view!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys enjoyed playing next to our little caravan</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and watching them with this backdrop was breathtaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We walked down (and up!) to this beach everyday,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we played and played, whatever the weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....and we had a right mixed bag of it, some days so very hot,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and others so very dramatic and wet, but we made a promise to ourselves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that we would get to the beach every single day, and we did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finn is showing off how easy kite flying on that one,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whilst Jacob was burying my feet! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They were such good boys,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">amazing what sea air and acres of space does for them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-45776629174175619312011-08-03T00:23:00.001+01:002011-08-03T00:23:28.716+01:00Introducing Mabel...<div align="center">Well here she is, my new 'old' girl.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm totally smitten with her,</div><div align="center">and after spending a night in her recently</div><div align="center">my boys and I know we've made the right decision.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Thank you for all writing such lovely comments</div><div align="center">about my caravans in my last post,</div><div align="center">and although I always try to send you back a</div><div align="center">personal little email I couldn't for some of you</div><div align="center">as your addresses aren't linked to your comments/blog</div><div align="center">(or something or other) so please let me give a huge thank you</div><div align="center">for all your encouragment.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyhow, lets get to the eye candy!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here she is at</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Strawberry Wood!</div><div align="center">(cute name for a campsite eh?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Her cute little door, with it's proper little door handle,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of course she had to have a special little key ring</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from Aunty Cath's shop!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take a pew, on the sofa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AKA Finn's bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Never one for muted colours me.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">She's a very special girl is old Mabel.</div><div align="center">SPRITE caravans were the ordinary folks holiday home on wheels,</div><div align="center">compared with other expensive coach built caravans</div><div align="center">at the time. Many were made and they're</div><div align="center">fairly plain and simple as caravans go.</div><div align="center">But I have it on good authority</div><div align="center">that old Mabey Baby is very rare indeed.</div><div align="center">She was built in 1963 and there are few, if any,</div><div align="center">Sprite Alpines (her official title) from that year left.</div><div align="center">She's appeared in a caravan monthly magazine</div><div align="center">already I believe.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Just think, that Mabel could be in this line up</div><div align="center">of shiny new models back in the early 60's!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well I think she's as good looking today,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as she was back on the Sprite Alpine production line.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you agree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for letting me share her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our next stop by the way, is Anglesey next week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If it rains or shines we'll be happy and cosy in our little house on wheels.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-43003963644992970192011-07-03T01:59:00.001+01:002011-07-03T03:08:26.622+01:00RAHHHHhhhhhh!!! Did I make you jump?<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Well I have no idea how long it's been</div><div align="center">since I saw you last, but I thought I'd</div><div align="center">best fill you in on all what's been happening</div><div align="center">over at my place.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Last time, if I'm not mistaken,</div><div align="center">I left you in suspenders about how</div><div align="center">our first trip with Sindy had gone,</div><div align="center">well....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">it was fantastic!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">There was nothing to worry about regarding</div><div align="center">the towing, and it's so easy we've been out</div><div align="center">3 times in her since we last spoke.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm so sorry I'm such a naughty blogger,</div><div align="center">but you know how it is.</div><div align="center">Anyhow, here are lots of</div><div align="center">pics to keep you up to speed.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Remember the vintage picnic basket?</div><div align="center">Well here it is in LEEK on our</div><div align="center">first trip. Only 10 minutes up the road.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and him!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because of these being welcome at this site...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy also had a fab time!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, after a successful first trip out,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no sooner had we got home and we were off out again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time to Bakewell.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I soon came to realise that she stood out from the crowd</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(what crowd?!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But when you're in a field with several other caravans</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">all looking the same sort of white box types,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well she started to gain a bit of fan base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keeping her tidy became a worry for me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">knowing folk would peep in at her and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">several have asked to look inside!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry there aren't any photos of beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bakewell, but it's one of my favourite places</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I'm sure I'll visit again so I promise to post more then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, look at this pic,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my boys even enjoyed a bit of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">colouring in!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unheard of for my rough and tumble lads.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Comfy cosy in his little hammock bunk bed!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next, we went to an even closer site</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the cute name of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Strawberry Woods'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was our closest visit to home yet,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at only a few mins drive up the road!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(yet to brave motorways, have you noticed?)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a bit of this...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All on site, and all free.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were allowed one of these,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which seemed to hipnotise Finn and Jacob.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and now this!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now please don't grumble but that last photo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is one of Sindy in her NEW HOME!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, Sindy is no longer with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very tricky choice to make for me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as she's been a star teaching us all about retro caravanning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But all along I have wanted a proper OLD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">caravan. Something vintage. A girl I can take</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to vintage rallies and show off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Sindy found herself on the market and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">within days I had so many people wanting to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">view her it all became a bit worrying.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'm pleased to say that she's found herself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a lovely owner who will love her just as I have</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and she can begin again teaching her how to do it all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that just leaves me to introduce the new girl on the block!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet MABEL!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new OLD girl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 1963 Sprite Alpine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sindy too was a Sprite Alpine but at a mere 30 years young,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she had a few more miles to go before she was</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">truly vintage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think that's enough for today,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I can't wait to tell you more about Mabel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and her makeover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for reading and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hopefully forgiving my lack of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">visits to Blogsville.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Claire. x</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-55329036025282995862011-04-14T22:50:00.000+01:002011-04-14T22:50:15.808+01:00The Patchwork Cowboy!<div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow shall see our first trip away in our</div><div align="center">Little Sindy Caravan!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Not too far away and nowhere exotic,</div><div align="center">just enough to get away from the norm</div><div align="center">and somewhere I can build my confidence up</div><div align="center">with towing her.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I just thought you may like to see my latest</div><div align="center">make for her.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Some patchwork curtains</div><div align="center">for the little stable door.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I quite enjoyed making the patchwork,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">something I've never done before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's not perfect but I'm loving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the Holly Hobbie effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, this evening</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just fancied a little bit of window shopping</div><div align="center">over at 'Cath's Gaff' what with her 15% off day.</div><div align="center">But I've had to come out of there!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">With my endless supply of imaginary money my</div><div align="center">bag was over flowing.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I know a lovely place where a couple of these</div><div align="center">would be perfect!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...3 of them actually,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a few more of these...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I'm talking about in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my little caravan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Whilst using the above</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we'd definitely need one of these to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sit on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGmpyluZpBlaY-doWAzot3liLcyw_0apchXxt56hqnt8g_ir06YRur4cuQN77qx1eJLGv2pfUj_2H8FYohZXIQJlpqXq-bQ5aRI_-PPUBcFOexS7pu5jKf-O_OVDM_ru9v4REL_uhZNQ/s1600/CK5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGmpyluZpBlaY-doWAzot3liLcyw_0apchXxt56hqnt8g_ir06YRur4cuQN77qx1eJLGv2pfUj_2H8FYohZXIQJlpqXq-bQ5aRI_-PPUBcFOexS7pu5jKf-O_OVDM_ru9v4REL_uhZNQ/s1600/CK5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But then you can't have a camping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">holiday without a good pack of playing cards</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">can you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But seriously,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to be able to buy lots of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cath Kidston, but I feel a little queasy now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a sort of 'Cowboy Overload!'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus I'm poor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially as it's £145!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good job I bought an almost identical one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my favourite charity shop last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit of scrap oil cloth for lining it and I'm sure</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mine is far better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, for the £4 I spent on it I'd say so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's all loaded up with scrummy things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and tucked up in Sindy for our weekend away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wish me luck everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll need it!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-31248654776703006242011-04-06T16:15:00.000+01:002011-04-06T16:15:23.223+01:00A friend who came to stay....<div align="center">We came home one evening to find a new friend on the doorstep!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">'Herman Friendship Cake'</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">1 cup of greetings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1/2 cups of smiles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1 large hug</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2/3 cup of love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1 tsp of sympathy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2 cups of hospitality</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><strong>Preparation of Cake</strong></u></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;">Cream greetings and smiles thoroughly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Add hug separately. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Slowly stir in love. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Sift sympathy and hospitality and fold in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">carefully. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Bake in warm heart. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Serve often.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">He was actually left for Finn by one of his friends,</span></div><div align="center">so I let him take charge of him for the 10 days you</div><div align="center">need to keep him for.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">(not sure if those hands were washed first,</div><div align="center">but I'm sure living in this house you soon</div><div align="center">become hardened to a little grubbiness)</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then you stir him,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then leave him, again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After 10 days of him growing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and bubbling, stiring and feeding,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you divide him up,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pass on to friends 3 of the 4 parts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you have divided him in to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've not been lucky enough to sit long enough to eat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">any of him yet, but from what I gather from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the gruesome twosome,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Herman tastes quite delish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finn didn't even know I had added</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">grated apple and cinnamon to the mixture,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and he didn't mind picking out some of the sultanas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sneaked in there. RESULT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I hope you won't mind if</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I excuse myself and settle down</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a lovely mug of hot tea and a huge hunk of Herman.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. How good it would be if I could post Herman to you...?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have never been lucky enough to be passed a piece of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Herman to care for don't worry, you can start your own off</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by following the instructions <a href="http://www.recipes4cakes.com/herman/">here</a>.</div><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-14391129504630626662011-04-05T19:48:00.000+01:002011-04-05T19:48:51.918+01:00We 'Heart' Guy!<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Warning: no pretty sewing/baking/flowery tales</div><div style="text-align: center;">to tell you in this post but something I have to share as</div><div style="text-align: center;">although it's a bit 'laddish' I've enjoyed it too)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now there's feelings of sadness rising in this house</div><div style="text-align: center;">for our fantastic programme is nearing the end of</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's series tomorrow (Weds) evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: blue; font-size: x-large;">'The Boat That Guy Built'</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">I've decided that it's sort of like a</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>'Kirstie's Homemade Home'</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">but for boys!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(...and their Mums)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">For those of you who haven't seen any of this</div><div style="text-align: center;">programme it's about this chap called Guy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Guy's a bit of a hero in the eyes of my lads</div><div style="text-align: center;">as not only does he get to have a go at lots of</div><div style="text-align: center;">engineering type bits and bobs each week,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but he rides in fast motorbike races and fixes huge big waggons</div><div style="text-align: center;">as his day job. PLUS, he has the best sideburns since Elvis</div><div style="text-align: center;">and an infectious giggle! His best mate Mave is his sidekick,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and they drink tea by the gallon.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aside from all of that the series has been</div><div style="text-align: center;">following them and their narrowboat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>'Reckless'</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">around British canals whilst they've been</div><div style="text-align: center;">renovating, her bit by bit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last weeks episode saw them in my hometown of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Macclesfield on my very own canal which some of you know,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from previous posts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">runs only a stones throw from my little house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tomorrow evening (Wednesday-7.30) shall see the last in the series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll be sad for it to end and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not have our weekly installment of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">engineering boys toys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we can't wait to see Reckless in all her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">finished glory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We'll certainly be keeping an eye open for her on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the canal whilst out on our walks with Basil,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially as the evenings are getting lighter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thinking of which...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure it's almost time for</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire.x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-88326135608705328972011-03-16T19:10:00.000+00:002011-03-16T19:10:08.936+00:00By Request...! Sindy Super Sprite!<div align="center">WELL I NEVER!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm thrilled with everyones kind and</div><div align="center">encouraging words on my last post</div><div align="center">regarding my 'Sindy Caravan'.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">More photos were requested of the inside,</div><div align="center">so I've been out after work today</div><div align="center">and tried to set some pics up for you.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">My first ROYAL WEDDING purchase has</div><div align="center">sneaked into her on this one!</div><div align="center">(flag: much cheapness from the Co-op!)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The boys requested we stick it on the roof</div><div align="center">for when we tow her...</div><div align="center">I think i'll have enough to worry about</div><div align="center">never mind a Union Jack flapping away behind me.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Temptation was high but I managed to resist</div><div align="center">buying the comemorative mug too,</div><div align="center">but I may have to go back and buy it!</div><div align="center">Honestly! Hee hee!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Sindy super Sprite!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I hope we'll all fit round that table!</div><div align="center">Who's bringing the cakes?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You may notice there's</div><div align="center">some unfinished curtain action</div><div align="center">going on in there, but</div><div align="center">I'm bursting with pride over her</div><div align="center">and wanted to show you where I'm</div><div align="center">upto with her.</div><div align="center">They're almost completed anyhow,</div><div align="center">and just the same as the others on the smaller window.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">There is a distinct lack of floral going on in her</div><div align="center">you may also notice.</div><div align="center">Under very strict orders from</div><div align="center">'The Gruesome Twosome'</div><div align="center">I was informed of the</div><div align="center">'NO FLOWERS'</div><div align="center">rule :o(</div><div align="center">Good job I managed my Ebay bargain</div><div align="center">on some Cath Kidston Cowboy eh?</div><div align="center">Plus it's helped to give me a bit of a</div><div align="center">starting point with a theme...</div><div align="center">notice the pony skin blanket?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'll show the the other end of her</div><div align="center">another time.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You'll be all</div><div align="center">RETRO CARAVANED OUT</div><div align="center">by now, surely? </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Love C. x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-18375143641234578382011-03-13T16:58:00.000+00:002011-03-13T16:58:09.634+00:00A Sneaky Peek!<div align="center">Now she's far from finished,</div><div align="center">but I thought you'd all like a sneaky peek</div><div align="center">in through Sindy Caravan's window.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She's my excuse for recent absence from Blogsville of late.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My little sewing machine is working overtime in the evenings,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I even enlisted the help of the gruesome twosome</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when making all those bunting triangles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've planned lots of adventures in our heads,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">usually involving the capture of poor little sea creatures</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in rockpools or on crabbing lines,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">being on boats and climbing trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I told them how you can make dams across</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">streams and rivers and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how jam butties are the best picnic food ever!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh I just can't WAIT!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Especially as my car now has a little extra</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thing fitted on the to the rear...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG22W7o-oGo3DZwSNWiB9fPb1J5SMwCC6JO0zDNBkxkkV5PblKgMZBkDzDxYsKyzYjmV0f4E9BVYHoqU2MlmMvATMcv3C0a4lkTYpvb8et21QRWWUvMVIh0QIOJrPC8MwoEUHxsFkEBnU/s1600/tow+bar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG22W7o-oGo3DZwSNWiB9fPb1J5SMwCC6JO0zDNBkxkkV5PblKgMZBkDzDxYsKyzYjmV0f4E9BVYHoqU2MlmMvATMcv3C0a4lkTYpvb8et21QRWWUvMVIh0QIOJrPC8MwoEUHxsFkEBnU/s1600/tow+bar.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(this was the only photo I could find that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">didn't resemble a phallic symbol! ;o)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To say I'm a little bit terrified of towing her</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would be an understatment of words!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm sure I'll master it soon enough.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Next time you listen to the traffic lady on radio2</div><div align="center">lets hope that she doesn't have to report that</div><div align="center">the M6 is shut due to a mad woman</div><div align="center">and an overly bunted caravan eh?!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Love C. x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-17252711956108948842011-03-02T17:32:00.001+00:002011-03-02T17:32:00.158+00:00Solitaireggs!<div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A charity shop bargain at 50p!</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">We couldn't wait to get this home for some</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">old fashioned fun.</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Trust my cheeky chops Finn</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">to come up with a novel and</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">in my view, much better way of playing it.</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course you have to eat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">each Mini Egg that you jump over...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fancy one?</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Love C. x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-76367750119013521792011-03-01T23:25:00.000+00:002011-03-01T23:25:30.332+00:00Red and Green Should Never be Seen...says who??!!<div align="center">Not me!</div><div align="center">Hee hee..</div><div align="center">I love that colour combination,</div><div align="center">so don't come telling me all about what and why</div><div align="center">you shouldn't put them together,</div><div align="center">I've done it now.</div><div align="center">Too late.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Let me show you what I've been making</div><div align="center">for my</div><div align="center">'Sindy Caravan'</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">No prizes for guessing what all these triangles shall become...</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Speedy wizz round with Chine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(not <a href="http://nearlythereclaire.blogspot.com/2011/02/share-little-free-vintage-love.html">Mrs Jones</a> you may notice)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now this thing doesn't see the light of day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">very often at this house...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There we go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I do have to do it all again as it's for hanging</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">along the windows in Sindy, so she looks all cutie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the outside in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also gave my cupboard a splash of colour too recently ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then roughed it up a little.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Dad thought I hadn't finished it and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">said I needed to give it another coat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Humph!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love C. x</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-9187692842881362132011-02-26T20:15:00.000+00:002011-02-26T20:15:22.796+00:00My little town gets it's own VINTAGE FAIR!!<div align="center">Who'd have believed it eh?!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My beloved Macclesfield done good.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">A Make Do and Mend Vintage Fair</div><div align="center">has landed in my hometown,</div><div align="center">and what a lovely day out it was too.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I had such a great time that I'm contemplating,</div><div align="center">or maybe that should be dreaming,</div><div align="center">of having a stall of my own one day!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyroad...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">...as I wandered round I took lots of photos for you.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Take a peep.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">There were lots of clothes that I would have</div><div align="center">LOVED!!!</div><div align="center">But alas... the boobies said Noooooooo!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Hee hee.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Hope you enjoyed our day out together.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Love Claire. x</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-29091970103257191272011-02-21T20:52:00.000+00:002011-02-21T20:52:54.235+00:00Share a little FREE vintage love!<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Now some of you may already know</div><div align="center">I'm a massive fan of FREECYCLE</div><div align="center">One man's rubbish is another man's treasure etc.</div><div align="center">So after finding new homes for all of my junk,</div><div align="center">imagine my delight when I saw</div><div align="center">'OFFERED:Very old sewing machine'</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Feeling slightly giddy I went to collect my treasure!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">...and here she is!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just had to share her with you.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A friend has just opened a clothes shop</div><div style="text-align: center;">so I have offered 'Mrs Jones' to be</div><div style="text-align: center;">a bit of an ornament in her window,</div><div style="text-align: center;">to compliment the vintage style of clothing</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is selling. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought she's far too lovely to be hidden away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One day I shall make something on her,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but for now, I think being a bit of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Eye Candy' for the likes of us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">suits her down to the ground.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you're enjoying her too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm not too sure, but the lady who gave her to me</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">seemed to think she was from the 1920's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you know different I'd love to know.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully, she came with the instruction booklet!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plus all the little attatchments to all these</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fancy little jobs.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and when not in use,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she goes off to sleep in her own wooden box.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for letting me share her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-15616449390716408402011-02-13T00:41:00.000+00:002011-02-13T00:41:50.151+00:00Did you miss me? <div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Eh guess what?!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">It'll be Christmas at this rate!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Hee hee!!!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The year is whizzing by</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">so fast, I've hardly said a word to you all</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">in ages, but I'm sure you'll forgive me.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Lots of folk start booking or at least thinking</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">of holidays at this time of year,</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">and I'm no exception.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">So, after lots of longing,</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">and Ahhhing, I decided to take the plunge!</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">'What with?'</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">I hear you cry.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Well if I said I'd bought one of these...</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...would you believe me??!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well I have!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a little bit bigger, but not much.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Please excuse the photographs of her,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this was the day she arrived and</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was about -70 degrees and she'd</div><div style="text-align: center;">literally just been dumped on the drive.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;">After lots of longing and wanting of</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">a vintage caravan, I had a long hard think about</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">my situation. Could I realistically restore and maintain</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">the little gems I've seen on <a href="http://www.mycoolcaravan.com/">here</a>.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">The answer, unfortunately, was no, I couldn't.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Plus the prices for fully restored beautys are creeping</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">upwards these days. </div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">So that brought me to a very cold day and the boys</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">and I are viewing 'Sindy'.</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Well we had a fantastic time, we made</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">the tables into beds and back again,</div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">After her safety check and delivery</div><div align="center">(I don't even have a tow bar fitted!)</div><div align="center">I gathered all the seat cushions up</div><div align="center">and brought them inside the house.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did you spot that gorgeous CK cowboy fabric?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Sindy will look every bit a 'Cool Caravan'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by the time I've finished with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you'll enjoy the journey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from this to, eventually,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that fun packed Summer that I mentioned</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in my last post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay with us for the ride why don't you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You'll be most welcome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">P.S. I hope you recognised me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a bit of redecoration has been going on here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-24679994282750869002011-01-09T23:53:00.000+00:002011-01-09T23:53:37.960+00:00Swallows and Amazons<div align="center">Happy New Year folks</div><div align="center">etc etc...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm not really one for New Year</div><div align="center">and settled myself down for an evening of</div><div align="center">tea and Christmas leftovers.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My cyber friends soon put pay to THAT!</div><div align="center">We had such a giggle, so I'd just like to</div><div align="center">thank you.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Well, 2010 started one way for me</div><div align="center">and finished on a completely different level.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm not going to go into details but I was</div><div align="center">very happy at either end of the year and all the</div><div align="center">inbetweenie bits too.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyhow, that's enough of that.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Who else is looking forward to Spring?</div><div align="center">Is that a daft question?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Well it's all about new beginnings</div><div align="center">and after a cold and dark Winter</div><div align="center">it's welcome relief for anyone.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Do you know what I'm looking forward to?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS!!!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Ha ha, I'm back at work tomorrow</div><div align="center">for the first time since</div><div align="center">15th December!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Oh I love my job, hee hee.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">But really, I just can't wait,</div><div align="center">if it's not frosty or snowy or Christmas</div><div align="center">then I'm through with Winter</div><div align="center">hurry up Summer</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Lots of Summer wholesome adventures for my boys hopefully,</div><div align="center">all in the style of this...</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever read it?</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Remember <a href="http://nearlythereclaire.blogspot.com/2010/07/caravan-of-love.html">this</a> post?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I happen to have nearly-almost bought one!!! eek!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't tell you anymore on the subject just yet</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it's not really all that vintagey,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but hopefully he shall become the home of </div><div style="text-align: center;">many many exciting adventures</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my gruesome twosome this Summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch this space,</div><div style="text-align: center;">as soon as I dare, I'll let you see</div><div style="text-align: center;">him/her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-58072656234397168442010-12-21T14:50:00.000+00:002010-12-21T14:50:32.018+00:00'Mummy, is this Narnia?'<div align="center">With a poorly Finn snuggly in the warm,</div><div align="center">Jacob became a lumberjack for the day</div><div align="center">and we brought home our Christmas tree.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I thought the best way was to let the photos tell the story...</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The Christmas Tree Farm.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How about this one Mummy?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many to choose from!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Jacob really did think it was Narnia.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Running and running and running!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So much running around to be done by boy and by dog.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is this an ordinary sized dog amongst baby Christmas trees,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or are we being invaded by the giant dogs of another planet?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still running, maybe just as well, to keep warm there Jacob.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basil can't decide which tree tastes the best.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all look so scrummy with their good dollop of 'frosting' on.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Glistening and twinkling,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">looking like this, it's a shame to bring them indoors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and hang decorations on them at all!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mother Nature knows best of course.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right then Mum...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so you've definitely decided on this one?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All done!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phew...it's hard work this lumberjacking lark!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a tight squeeze...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we managed it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hooray!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There he is,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in all his splender!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Meet 'BRUCE, the SPRUCE!'</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Albeit missing a few decorated gingerbread hearts,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but they're in the oven as I type,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">making my house smell delish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all enjoyed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas Tree shopping</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with us, we reckon we came home with a beauty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope to post before the big day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but if I don't manage it I'd like to wish everyone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Huge BIG MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(although I may just have to post a piccie of 'The Cake' etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before I scoff it all...nom nom nom!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. xxx</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-86190438358406564192010-12-18T00:31:00.000+00:002010-12-18T00:31:49.557+00:00The best way to spread Christmas cheer...<div style="text-align: center;">Is singing loud for all to hear!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">ELF</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We shall never tire of this film in our house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're becoming all Christmassy but</div><div style="text-align: center;">STILL HAVE NO TREE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's still growing in a snowy field at the moment</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we're off to collect it tommorow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not sure who is the biggest kid,</div><div style="text-align: center;">me or the boys, hee hee!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow,</div><div style="text-align: center;">before I get on to what I want to show you</div><div style="text-align: center;">things must be told to all my bloggy friends out there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First the good news...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for everyone who wished Basil well for his</div><div style="text-align: center;">ahem, 'little op'</div><div style="text-align: center;">this went ahead problem free. Phew!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now the sad news,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm very sorry to tell you</div><div style="text-align: center;">that Daisy, my little red hen,</div><div style="text-align: center;">had been poorly for so long and has</div><div style="text-align: center;">flown up to the big chicken coop in the sky.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made the choice that for a hen to be taken to the</div><div style="text-align: center;">vets for treatment was too stressful for my little old lady.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She had a good few last weeks with her little chums</div><div style="text-align: center;">to snuggly up with and always greeted me with little clucks</div><div style="text-align: center;">and enjoyed her Marmite on toast every morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But she slipped away one night last week. </div><div style="text-align: center;">...sniff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyroad!!! What am I doing being all glum</div><div style="text-align: center;">when it's Christmas time eh?!</div><div style="text-align: center;">How very dare me ;o)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, here I am sharing some snaps of</div><div style="text-align: center;">my trip into town today for the</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Manchester Christmas Markets</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">and a bit of shopping thrown in too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you enjoy them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A singing moose!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A very expensive bike.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">£3745!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The reason being is still a bit of a mystery,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but it's 'maker' may have something to do with it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bit of CK love going on.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and some more love. Yummy.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A quick wizz around here.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then off to gaze in awe at the beautiful fairground.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Magical!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, there we have it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">A quick catch up,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a lovely day out shared.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've been enjoying playing around with my photos on</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">PIKNIK</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hoping you won't mind, but I'm loving the effects this end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now if I don't see you before</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I hope I do)</div><div style="text-align: center;">let me wish you all a</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Love Claire. X</span></strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-30390764515660699032010-12-01T21:33:00.000+00:002010-12-01T21:33:23.494+00:00It is now, OFFICIALLY CHRISTMAS!!!!!<div align="center">I'm not sure about you, but</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I've even managed to 'turn' some</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><strong>BAH HUMBUG TYPES</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">(you know who you are! Hee hee)</div><div align="center"> this year, by convincing some of my pals</div><div align="center">that it really is the 'season to be jolly!'</div><div align="center">PLUS, it's all what you make of it</div><div align="center">and who cares if there's no coffers in the pot?</div><div align="center">What if you have only a diddy turkey and</div><div align="center">some poundshop Christmas crackers?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyhow,</div><div align="center">This post is actually supposed to be about</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">ADVENT</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">...and how I refuse to buy my boys</span></div><div align="center">chocolate advent calenders!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">We have an Advent Candle,</div><div align="center">I hope you like it,</div><div align="center">and also a traditional Nativity scene calender.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I love the way we have to guess each morning</div><div align="center">what picture is behind the door.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">A drum? A Robin? A bauble? A Doll?</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Anyhow, this morning we had a little donkey.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Completely off the subject now,</div><div align="center">have you all enjoyed the snow?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">As you can imagine, in our house,</div><div align="center">it snows and the excitement levels go off the scale!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">One new boy into the mix this year has had his</div><div align="center">very first taste (literally!) of this magical white stuff!</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center">He skips along with not a worry in the world,</div><div align="center">with his favourite 2 boys,</div><div align="center">and looks after us in the cuddles department!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">BUT!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Tomorrow he's going to spend the day with</div><div align="center">Gareth, his favourite vet...</div><div align="center">Tomorrow is operation day for Basil!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I've taken the plunge and decided now's the time for him to</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">'Go for the Chop!'</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">He obviously knows nothing of this</div><div align="center">but I'm terrified!</div><div align="center">He's my new little baby and is the best company ever.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope and pray he'll be safe and come home to me</div><div align="center">in one piece, albeit, missing a couple of bits!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'll keep you all updated, thanks for reading.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Love From</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-87295505836673890292010-11-22T21:17:00.000+00:002010-11-22T21:17:55.228+00:00Introductions and my little Man of the Match!<div align="center">There's a new girl on the block,</div><div align="center">and I happen to know she's adorable!</div><div align="center">How do I know this? </div><div align="center">Because she is my lovely class teacher.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The poor girl has to put up with me all day at work,</div><div align="center">and listen to me bleeting on about Blogsville.</div><div align="center">So with gentle persuasion, found herself</div><div align="center">engulfed by this friendly cyber land.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Let me introduce</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://moschopsinthemiddleofnowhere.blogspot.com/">Megan</a></span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="color: black;">Please pop over and say Hi.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You won't be disappointed.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Anyhow my lovelies</div><div align="center">have a look at this little chap...</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He's my little </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MAN OF THE MATCH!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can't be in my family and not enjoy the game of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">RUGBY</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob is proving to be a bit of a star at the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In my town we're lucky to have such a great</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">set up for kids playing rugby.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're well looked after.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're off on tour next Spring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How does it go?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What goes on tour, stays on tour!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(wink wink!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I have high hopes for my future international star.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I'll be upset if his lovely little face ends up like this</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">after his rugby career.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Love Claire. x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-33186938161672837472010-11-18T23:14:00.000+00:002010-11-18T23:14:39.102+00:00Fancy a stroll?<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I'm not sure about you but when things get a bit</div><div align="center">too much, I like to get away from everyone,</div><div align="center">be alone and clear my head.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I call it</div><div align="center">P & Q</div><div align="center">(peace and quiet)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Since having Basil this has been</div><div align="center">much easier in the form of a walk.</div><div align="center">Off we go, just me and my little faithful friend</div><div align="center">and before I know it,</div><div align="center">I'm feeling more like myself.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I took my camera out with me the</div><div align="center">other day, with you in mind,</div><div align="center">thinking some of you may need a bit of</div><div align="center">P & Q</div><div align="center">so here we are, off out, on my doorstep and</div><div align="center">into the beautiful countryside that surrounds my little house.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">It's getting a bit late before we even begin,</div><div align="center">look, the man in the moon is out already!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's where we're heading,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">into the woods.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Past the little brook that tinkles away,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whatever the season.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baz has found a stick,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lucky for us it's only a small one today!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm feeling more peaceful now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">how are you getting on?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm loving the colours this evening,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">reflecting on my calm, and quiet canal.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who's that coming along quietly?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I sometimes wish for a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shabby chic narrow boat rather than</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dreaming of a vintage caravan?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not sure my driving skills would live up to it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tight squeeze.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But she manages it perfectly.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Along on her way, slowly and calmly.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last of the evening sun highlighting the way.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come on Mr Duck,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's almost dark.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodbye Mr Sunshine,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hope to see you tomorrow,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a fresh new day.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come on Basil,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's time we got back.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center">...and we hurry along home to our toastie warm house.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Love Claire. x</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-987399926230381652010-11-13T19:15:00.000+00:002010-11-13T19:15:18.789+00:00Jack's Union!<div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">What a week to have this beauty</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">wing it's way into my arms!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Armastice day brought with it</div><div align="center">feelings of sadness but a huge amount a pride too.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">My Grandad Jim was one of the loveiest fellows</div><div align="center">you'd ever be lucky enough to have met.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Four years of his life was spent being a</div><div align="center"><strong>Prisoner of war</strong></div><div align="center">during</div><div align="center"><strong>World War II.</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">When he died,</div><div align="center">obviously a family losing someone</div><div align="center">as special as him found it all a bit hard to cope with.</div><div align="center">But we were all very proud for Jimmy to</div><div align="center">go to church on his final day out</div><div align="center">with the</div><div align="center">Union Jack</div><div align="center">draped over him.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">He would be so to pleased to know his little home,</div><div align="center">in which my own little family now live,</div><div align="center">has a huge and beautiful one all of it's own</div><div align="center">to proudly display!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So how did I manage this fabulous find?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You won't believe it,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but I just walked into my favourite charity shop,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and there it lay!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rolled up and thrown on to a pile of blankets!!!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grabbing it I held it close,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and I tucked myself into a corner and slowly </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">unravelled it, soaking up the feeling you get when</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you come across such a haul.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there it lay before me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I drink in the wonderful sight...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...my very own,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ever so slightly but beautifully shabby,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">UNION JACK.</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The price????</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Deal Done!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Love Claire. x</span></div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-13987459699420146852010-11-10T20:43:00.000+00:002010-11-10T20:43:07.109+00:00Easy Christmas Cake!<div style="text-align: center;"> This is where I post my</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Grandma Lily's</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><strong>tried and tested</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Christmas cake recipe!</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Where I tell you that it's been</div><div style="text-align: center;">handed through 5 generations.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">OR....</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">I come clean and tell you</div><div style="text-align: center;">my secret.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><strong>TESCO's</strong></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">ready made christmas cake,</div><div style="text-align: center;">fed with Brandy every</div><div style="text-align: center;">couple of weeks,</div><div style="text-align: center;">from now until Christmas</div><div style="text-align: center;">when I shall ice it.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just take the lid off,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">unwrap the layer covering the top and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">dribble a couple of big spoonfuls of brandy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over it's skewered surface.</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFLSz6e6KB3PAshPVoSNeDGEWnzBvalsqtuPcSzk6CNKVRG0kq1doHBsAwA_PrZa_pifLN5wH_Dzf__xrWTnj8_Zh4kHa5BfCj35X3q0HWu5gmg-u5PS-L8FlGMhSBGijZU7-H-coyL4/s1600/Christmas+cake+048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFLSz6e6KB3PAshPVoSNeDGEWnzBvalsqtuPcSzk6CNKVRG0kq1doHBsAwA_PrZa_pifLN5wH_Dzf__xrWTnj8_Zh4kHa5BfCj35X3q0HWu5gmg-u5PS-L8FlGMhSBGijZU7-H-coyL4/s320/Christmas+cake+048.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then wrap it up again,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and secure the lid on the tin!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Done!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cake cost about £3.50.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have no left over ingredients to go off in the cupboards,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">no mess to clean up,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">or worry if it's under or over cooked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My usual messy snow storm of royal icing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">will be in order...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my Grandma Lily always did this design</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then my Mum,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">now little me too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys can help, just like</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used to when I was there age.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, I have no feelings of guilt,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it'll still feel homemade</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and lovingly tended to,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and hopefully,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">taste divine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go on...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...you do the same!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You don't have to be as honest as me though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-16653179290920917552010-11-08T23:18:00.000+00:002010-11-08T23:18:09.245+00:00Crafty, but Homemade!<div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Before I go any further,</div><div align="center">I just need to tell each and everyone of you</div><div align="center">how much your lovely comments</div><div align="center">have been encouraging my along lately.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Lots of us are mentioning how the dark nights</div><div align="center">are drawing in and how cold it's getting.</div><div align="center">But sat here, in my cosy little home,</div><div align="center">with 2 cheeky little boys happy and safe,</div><div align="center">all my furry and feathered friends healthy,</div><div align="center">I quite like it, and with you for company,</div><div align="center">I'm certainly not complaining!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So please, all of you,</div><div align="center">take a big huge</div><div align="center">'Nearly There Claire'</div><div align="center">HUG.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">To say thank you properly,</div><div align="center">a giveaway should be in order.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So watch this space soon.</div><div align="center"><em>(wink-wink)</em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Seeing as it's getting all chilly around these parts,</div><div align="center">and I have done so many posts lately</div><div align="center">about life with my boys,</div><div align="center">I thought it about time I offered you</div><div align="center">something crafty!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">There's something about wool</div><div align="center">that is so comforting and homely.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Knitting is not really all that tricky,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you just need patience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Something I'm not really.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, I found myself in the wool shop,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">stoking and squeezing the soft colourful balls of loveliness</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the lady encouraged me to give it a go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For only a few pence I could buy a simple pattern</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a pair of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very easy,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">would you like for me to share it with you?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose some chunky wool and 6.5 mm needles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cast on 38 stitches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and then you knit 2, purl 2!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Matching up your knit and purl stitches as you continue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with the rows,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">creating a rib effect as it grows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are not well practiced at this like me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you soon get to see how the pattern is formed as you go along,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and although I got a bit muddled a couple of times</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's not too tricky to undo a few stitches and get back on track.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunatly,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't have the finished pair to show you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as I wrapped them up and gave them to my </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oldest friend for her birthday last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But half way through,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(with a blog post in mind)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I encouraged Jacob to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">model them for me!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">His skinny little wrist looks lost in them ha ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once your knitting measures 7 inches</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you cast off, fold length ways</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make a tube.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Start to sew down from the top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 inch to join up the seam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You then leave another inch,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for your thumb to stick through,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then continue to join up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">down to the end of the seam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did that make sense?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well if it didn't I'm sorry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but believe me,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">IT'S EASY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I can do it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">anyone can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the way,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My pal loves them</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and a little bit of me wishes I had</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">kept them,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but seeing as I keep saying how</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">easy they were to knit,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I should crack on and knit more eh?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love Claire. x</div><div align="center"></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-87335106443486834762010-11-07T20:16:00.000+00:002010-11-07T20:16:41.490+00:00Remember, remember the 5th of November....?<div align="center">Now then,</div><div align="center">did you all know that </div><div align="center">Guy Fawkes, in 1604,</div><div align="center">tried killing off James I</div><div align="center">by blowing up the</div><div align="center">Houses of Parliment</div><div align="center">with gunpowder,</div><div align="center">so a Catholic could return to the throne?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">So his being caught</div><div align="center">and then punished in such a gruesome manner,</div><div align="center">I'm not sure, what with me being a Catholic, I should celebrate it....</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">....but seeing as it is by order of</div><div align="center">King James I</div><div align="center">that we SHOULD celebrate it,</div><div align="center">I do! ;o)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">...and this is how my lovely little family managed it this year.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">On the 5th November itself</div><div align="center">we lit our chimnea for the bonfire.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mummy drank Gluvine (Gluhwein)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(only to warm me up of course)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and we ate hot dogs and baked potatoes,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and melted marshmallows on our diddy bonfire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had our own little firework display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Which Basil, the adorable and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">completely bombproof labrador,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sat and watched with us!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry about lack of photos, I was too busy enjoying myself.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love the smell of sparklers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(maybe I'm a bit odd there? Ha ha)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now last night, the 6th November,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we went to the local Cricket Club to watch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">an organised huge big bonfire and firework display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nothing like feeling the warmth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from the fire on your freezing cold cheeks.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had been earlier in the day to watch the chaps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">build the bonfire, which, for my boys,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">provided more entertainment value than</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the main event in the evening!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(forgot the camera. Doh!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I too, managed a rather giddy moment</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whilst being at the bonfire building bit,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THAT my friends,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I shall share with you later in the week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On to the fireworks...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How tricky is taking photos of fireworks eh??!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to watch,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oooooing and Ahhhhhing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with everyone else,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so you have to just take my word for it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and believe they were great,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and very very LOUD!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, that's that.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">done for another year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Eek!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can hardly contain myself!!!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You all know what's coming next don't you???</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">IT'S CHRISTMAS!</span></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Love Claire. x</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARP9zSnmwmkU6mvNs5iuwgAtvVvOdnVSm4SaUsFVCFp2EWkeVCVBSACvQiggNPgtfTXdu_eub3WJRBhab5G8Yap5c-iuHGEXBdgf8lFrBcggDE5xUITNs9RaXVcinwUosnA2Yqlt2e7Y/s1600/imagesCAWVCRJG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARP9zSnmwmkU6mvNs5iuwgAtvVvOdnVSm4SaUsFVCFp2EWkeVCVBSACvQiggNPgtfTXdu_eub3WJRBhab5G8Yap5c-iuHGEXBdgf8lFrBcggDE5xUITNs9RaXVcinwUosnA2Yqlt2e7Y/s1600/imagesCAWVCRJG.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"></span></strong></div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915082519407749543.post-67832820533729950322010-11-05T01:28:00.000+00:002010-11-05T01:28:24.820+00:00The gruesome birthday!<div align="center">I bet you're all feeling Halloween was soooo last week!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Well yes, it was, but seeing as I promised to </div><div align="center">show you some of the very few photos</div><div align="center">of a very FAB birthday party,</div><div align="center">I had best get on with it eh?</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The cake!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was going to be a</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">RED VELVET CAKE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but ended up being a Sainsburys chocolate one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But we did spruce it up a bit,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">as you can see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basil just HAD to get in on the act!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He came trick or treating with us all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and wriggled through to the front everytime we</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">knocked on someones door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">funny how he learnt VERY QUICKLY</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that kids drop things,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">especially sweets and hot dogs etc!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not many photos of children as they didn't stand still long enough!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow I got roped into playing the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">silly party games!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(yes, the kitchen is in a state, but so would anyones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the midst of a wild and mad fun party like ours)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all loved the lanterns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and made wishes.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of which I found out later were</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for scramble dirt bikes???!!!?????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had enjoyed decorating the house with lots of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spooky decorations...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...some written in BLOOD you know!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterwards, a very worn out pair of boys and puppy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of which just couldn't stay awake a moment longer.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is it Christmas now????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NO?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You mean we have to do</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BONFIRE NIGHT</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">before we can officially</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">start thinking about Christmas?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center">Well then,</div><div align="center">that brings me neatly round to</div><div align="center">wishing you all a</div><div align="center">fun packed evening tomorrow.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Keep safe everyone.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">love Claire. x</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Nearly there Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03808981548128157872noreply@blogger.com17