Hats galore, these are hats for Age Concern, they are put onto Innocent Smoothie bottles in the supermarket or any where  the smoothies are sold and for every bottle sold 25pence goes to age concern, Kathleen and I have been knitting them, they are so easy to do just 28 stitches and then you decorate them, apparently it has been going on for a few years and they have collected lots of money to help elderly people through the winter, I do have a pattern so if anyone would like to knit  them I will post the pattern.

Here is a selection of photo's of our Bungalow  it looks quite pretty from the front and we have just had the conservatory built, it is nearly finished the plasterer is coming tomorrow, the bedroom is awful the fitted wardrobes are far too big for the room, we have started to take them down can you see the 1960.s orange paint which is under the wallpaper, the lounge the room with the garden chair and lots of boxes has been stripped, painted, had all the electrics done as they were dangerous, we also removed about 12 black beams from the ceiling they were awful, we have shelving to fit and a new fireplace surround to fit also, then we can have a carpet fitted and I can get new furniture Yippee!
The garden is a nice size but it is quite a mess we have had a huge beech tree removed which had a fungus infection, we have to relay a patio and replace sheds, there is probably a lot more and I will show you pictures as things happen, the kitchen is drab and awful it still has a few beams which will come down and we will strip it completely, as you can see we still have masses to do but it is all doable, will post more soon.

I am still here, still painting walls and skirting boards, we are working very hard to get sorted it's coming together slowly and I can see our new home will be lovely when completed, the walls for the conservatory are up and they are coming to do the glass next week then we will lay the tiles, we did manage a couple of days away and on the way home called into  garden centre, I saw the rose you see above it is called  Nostalgia and smells absolutely beautiful.
The weather here is gorgeous at the moment very warm, I am hand quilting a large quilt at the moment that is keeping me sane I also want to start making bunting for my sons wedding I have a year but they want a lot so I must get going, We are going to see my in-laws tomorrow and my daughter and her two boys are joining us, great grandma is excited.
Time for bed I will try to post more often have a lovely summer.

What a glorious day! Cottonreel and I went shopping today we had a lovely time, I bought two pretty skirts and two pairs of shoes all from M&S we both bought perfume and Cottonreel  bought some knickers, we had coffee and toast and a bit later on we treated ourselves to ice cream. On the way home we called in at the garden centre and bought plants and seeds, I have managed to plant my front garden but I am waiting until after the conservatory is built before I tackle the back, I did spend a couple of hours yesterday ripping out a very rampant Ivy it had really run riot and was starting to choke other plants, tonight I am going to sew.

Hello People I am still here, we are still incredibly busy with decorating and electricians and conservatory builders, tree felling people and many many more things but in between  I have been able to make and complete a cot bed quilt for Freddie, It was lovely to just sit sometimes and do a little sewing.
Cottoneel and I had a good day at the Malvern Quilt show, it was a glorious day of weather for a change we saw some lovely quilts and got lots of ideas, the fabric was so gorgeous and we did buy some I also bought a new cutting mat because it was a really good price and mine is getting very tatty, we finished up with a lovely ice cream Yum!

A cup of tea is what was needed yesterday, we removed the beams from the ceiling, they were black and there were nine of them they made the room dark and we hated them, but now the room is so much lighter, we also removed a dividing glass partition and door that was between the kitchen and lounge it was very 1970's, Tony is replacing it with a stud wall and then I got home from shopping and the fireplace had gone, we are now stripping all the layers of wallpaper off the lounge walls it's a lovely feeling stripping the room back so that we can make it all new and clean and bright.

Tomorrow Cottonreel and I are going to Malvern Quilt Show, we love it there and always have a lovely day, I have been clearing my sewing room of boxes, the table is in place with the machine on top and I am unloading all my files and books the dresser is looking cute with jars of buttons on the shelves, I am looking forward to spending the day with Cottonreel  it always amazes me that she is still so enthusiastic after all these years.

Hi Everybody, we are doing o.k the electricians have been today to sort out the wiring, one more job done, we are beginning to feel  more at home although we are still surrounded by boxes and there is a lot to do, people have been very kind and have been giving me encouragement with lovely messages on this blog, a quick thank you to silversewer for the lovely heart she left at Kathleens for me I will hang it as soon as we are sorted. The weather has been really beautiful over the May bank holiday and we have been out in the new garden doing some bits, it has been raining on and off today but it is still quite warm, we brought quite a lot of pots filled with flowers and shrubs and the pots are looking lovely giving us some colour.
I am on the last little bit of Freddie's quilt I actually sat and sewed a little over the last two days it seems to calm me, I have a lovely new sewing room which is also full of crates and boxes and I have yet to tackle that but I will get to it soon.
We have some trees around us and the birds must be nesting in them as there is a lot of chattering and busy toing and froing feeding babies the morning chorus is loud and beautiful.