Portsmouth Harbour

Visited Gunwharf yesterday (Tuesday) supposedly to do some shopping, came away with nothing in our bags but the weathr was beautiful and the sea air blew away the cobwebs. Thought I would take some pictures for you to hopefully enjoy our trip as well.

The Spinnaker Tower a 170metere visiotr attraction overlooking Portsmouth Harbour, you can go up to the top.



A view of the harbour from the shopping centre



The yellow ship is the Isle of Wight Ferry just about to depart



The sea is calm today and looks beautiful



And then onto Port Solent a small shopping Marina about 3 miles away, unfortunately the small gift shops that used to abound are now all closed, very sad just restaurants galore. Times have changed everywhere.



Must not forget the craft store, my basket was laden and had to stagger back across the wastes of the car park with my buys, lol.



Have a good week everyone and happy crafting.

A Chocolate Win

I won a blog give-away of Galaxy chocolate and cake bars, Yumm!!! at Lazy Daisy Glass blog, check out Kathryn's blog and website her dichoric glass jewellery and accessories are beautiful.

Needless to say the chocolate bar did not last long, hence just the wrapper but I am eeking out the cakes, maybe this afternoon as the weather is awful and these will be just the thing.

Thank you Kathryn for the win.

Show and Tell Monday

Another week and even nearer to putting up the Christmas Decorations on the 1st December, a big kid I know but nothing better than Christmas music on the stereo, a glass of wine some mince pies and decorating the house.

Still must not get carried away, a reasonably productive week and just to prove I have been working meet the mice twins, pink of course and a blue one for luck.



Left over fabric from a another project Mickey Mouse and garden bugs just lent themselves to a couple of tidy bags.



Finally knitted up some scarves, the brown mixture one was a wired yarn, looked like puffs of wool on a strand but different.



Started this project a few years ago 'The Colour Purple Quilt' for my sewing room sofa, now I am almost at the end of making for fairs and parties for this year, thought this should really be finished, a gift to my sewing room for all the pleasure it has given me.




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Show and Tell Monday by 'Barney'

Hello Pink Aunties, as my Mum has been super busy this week and a bit Ruffff! I thought I would have a go at this blogging malarky!. She also tweets (thought this was what the birds did, waking me up in the morning) and something odd called Facebook, does that mean faces have books?

Well Mum took some pic's of me on Thursday, I was on my best behaviour admittedly for a change but thought as I have been getting extra grub should try to oblige. The extra grub was got when I visited Uncle Mark (my Doctor, a very nice man) I sucked in my breath when I got on the scales and it looked as if I had lost weight, gave Mark a 'I am starved look', he is a sucker for my look and said I needed an extra meal, very tasty too and about time Dad always feeds those pesky fish, swimming in the tank, what do they do, nothing! Had thought they could be lunch but so minute would not even touch the sides, not even a snack.



This is me gazing lovingly at my Mum, also if I sit here get in the way of the remote control working, he! he!



Just checking to see if Dad has snucked a biccie without me looking.



No all clear and back to gazing at Mum, I do love her really, also checking she is not getting that pronged thing out to put through my coat, I am partial to keeping my fur and do not know what the fuss is about with it going on the carpet, think it adds texture.

Mum went and left me this week to go shopping, a bit miffed but lots of cuddles when she returned, so thought I had better show you what she bought, cannot see the use really, not edible no smell certainly not as useful as me!



Mum is off to some party on the 10th, with a load of Ladies buying, I think I should be allowed to go, they are having nibbles, I like nibbles and wine, quite partial to a tipple, but NO I have to stay home with the pesky fish, guarding the house, hmmmpf!! Even Dad is being allowed to go and I am far more useful than Dad.

Oops! my paw slipped and I posted on Saturday, I'm in trouble. Licks and Hugs Barney

Show and Tell Monday

A busy week and reasonably productive, the weather has not been good but this is the perfect weather to sew, tucked up inside my home warm and cosy, music in the background, just perfect.

Flower Pot Snowman



Scented Silk Flower Cones



Embroidered Flannels



Stitching mice this week both for Christmas and not and trying to sort through MIL's attic, dread to think what we may find, also going to have a go and beading baubles for the tree.

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A mini history lesson for my American Friends:

British Summer Time

I have mentioned about us turning our clocks back and I know may seem a bit odd but we have been changing our clocks forwards and backwards in the UK since 1916. It's all to do with saving the hours of daylight, and was started by a man called William Willett, a London builder, who lived in Petts Wood in Kent .

William Willett first proposed the idea of British Summer Time in 1907 in a pamphlet entitled 'The Waste of Daylight'. Willett had noticed that the summer mornings light was wasted while people slept, and that the time would be better utilised in the afternoon by putting the clocks forward. After campaigning for years the British Government finally adopted the system a year after Willett's death.

At 1 am (01:00) GMT on the last Sunday in March we move our clocks forward by one hour for the start of British Summer Time.

Summer time is from the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October.

At 2 am (01:00) GMT on the last Sunday in October, clocks move back by one hour for the end of British Summer Time.

I hope this makes sense and is just one of of the odd things us Brits do over this side of the pond.

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Show and Tell Monday

Cold and chilly here this week but when the sun does come out it is beautiful. Heating on, casserole days, with a steaming cup of hot chocolate in front of a fire, just the sort of weather to catch up on some reading. Halt!! hold that thought these are my dreams because I have been stitching like mad, made two Christmas wall hangings this week then had to stop as got an order for 36 gym bags. The latter is guaranteed money so needs must.

Onto the wall hangings Santa and friend



followed by Frosty the snowman.



Had to buy a new phone this week and it is pink! just love it and being the big kid I am have got the 24 ctu ringtone on it, of course my sister had to have the same!



Gym bags finished and corded no this week, snowmen in flower post, scented cones, leaf and flower bracelets and anything else I have the time to make.

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Show and Tell Monday

A hectic week but with the dull weather on Saturday had a wonderful day creating:

Matinee jackets depicting a snowman, 'Let it Snow' and snowflakes on the back.



**Update the boy (blue) jacket has been sold already and have an order for a lemon one, will have to make some more of these.

Then on to 'Fairy Dream' tidy bags, with a pocket on the front.



Could not waste any fabric, just enough left to make a 'Fairy Dreams' rose scented sachet with a fairy charm.



On a roll now so off to do some more sewing this week, now what will that be?

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