AWOL, SWAPS and EXCUSES!

Sorry for this interruption

to your normal viewing service.

Normality

(is there even such a thing??)

will be

resumed shortly.

I'd love to say that I have been snowed under

with lots of lovely sewing projects,

finishing off my crocheted granny square blanket,

cup-cake baking

and flower show visiting!

But alas 'tis none of the above!

Try these:

Job interviews

(successful ones I quickly add!)

Ritalin trials

(even MORE successful I shout from the roof tops!)

Dating and dining and flirting

with successful applicants to a situation vacant.

(forgetting of names, muddling up of texts,

possible causings of offence with my sense of humour,

but all lots and lots of fun and enjoying being me!)

and finally

CAMPING!!!

(well...preparing for.  Sunshine Please come back!)

So there you go.

I hope I my absence is forgiven.

Phew!

(requests about which of the above topics

you would like to hear first shall

be made in the comments box please. Hee hee!)

I cannot go without thanking

Tilly Rose

for my wonderful

'Good enough to eat goodies!'

Thank you Karen.

  

Lots and lots of other goodies too.

Thank you.

I have also just GOT to tell you about a lovely lady

from whos blog I won a gorgeous giveaway!

A Mermaids Purse

One of these beautiful 'original' illustrations

flew over to my house this week, after I won a

lovely and very generous giveaway.

The fantastically talented and gorgeous Kazzy

had drawn all 10 of these pictures,

and then gave them away!

Luckily one came fluttering on to my doorstep,

for which I am very grateful.  Thank you.

Right...

After hopefully being forgiven for my absence

and excuses accepted...

just for now...

Until our return from a (hopefully)

sunshiney week of camping!

Love Claire. xxx

Careful Mr Postman!

A couple of months ago I was eager to

learn more about these 'swaps.'

My now lovely pal Emma from

Em's shabby shack

contacted me and suggested

we organise a SWAP together.

Well I hadn't even done a swap before,

but thought 'Why not?'

So we chatted a few times

about what we thought would be a good

theme, and we came up with...

We gave each other jobs to do,

and Emma had the tricky task of

partnering everyone up together.

Poor girl!

Just joking!

Anyhow, I had been partnered with

Tilly-Rose

The excitement, along with the worry

about what to collect for her began!

Whilst being out and about I

have kept my eyes peeled looking

for suitable things for my swap

and have well and truly enjoyed myself.

I have wanted to keep all of it...

...but managed to wrap them all up,

put them into a parcel,

said goodbye,

and closed the lid.

All there is to do now is save up

to pay for the postage!

It is far too big to fit into one of these...

I hope you like what I'm sending you Karen.

After enjoying it so much myself,

I am pretty sure you will.

Love Claire. x

P.S.  I had contemplated sending you a couple of chicks!!!

Well apparently they ARE

 good enough to eat hee hee,

but had to give up on that idea.

Although,

 there are a couple of humourous

bits in there for you.

Expect nothing less from me eh?!

Wonderful nature!

Three weeks ago I did a post

about getting some fertile hatching eggs for my broody hen.

Well, EGGSactly (ha ha sorry!) 21 days later...

They've hatched!!!

Well, that should say...

They're hatching!!!

This morning

I went out to check on everyone,

seeing as the boys are at their Dad's

this weekend and couldn't do it themselves.

I stroked 'Pie' the cheeky bunny.

who runs around loose in the garden and runs up to you

nibbling your shoes or toes!

Enjoyed the sunshine on my face, drank my coffee,

fed the hens some stale bread,

they also tried to nibble at my toes!

Think it must be the red varnish,

well....it is flip flop weather, almost, ish.

And then...

I went to check on Wendy.

Realising that todays the day the eggs should hatch!

21 days after the dark night

 that I slipped the fertile hatching eggs under her,

removing the pebbles she was sitting on.

Oh I wonder what might be?

Whats that I hear?

Teeny tiny cheep cheep sounds!!!

So I brave the wrath of Wendy

'OUCH'

She's a grumpy girl

I don't think you are really supposed

to pick her up off the nest but i did!

I couldn't wait!

There before me I see 8 eggs and 1 cute chick!

ALL CHEEPING!!!

Yes, even the unhatched eggs, all cheeping away together.

So here he is...

 

Or hopefully, SHE?!

Just how cute is that?!

Then right before my eyes,

another chick pops out of it's egg!

So I left her to it, before she got upset

 and before they got cold.

The boys have just arrived back home,

and I told them I had a secret to tell them...

About someone having a baby...

Finley's jaw dropped open, He said,

'YOU?'  'US!!?'

NOOOOooo, I quickly put him straight on that one!

Jacob shouted,

'WENDY!!!'

and ran off to the back door.

I quicky explained that they needed to be calm,

and very quiet,

so we can go and have a peep.

 

Isn't nature wonderful?!

Have you all made friends with your SWAP partners?

I am thrilled to be partnered with

'Tilly Rose'

I have got my thinking cap on now.

Just hope I can actually post the things I am planning

on sending Tilly!  I may have to KEEP them all.

Love Claire.

xxx