Batten down the hatches

Hello,

We got totally soaked on a walk up Black mountain today, we called it quits half way up after the rain and wind started pelting down of course by the time we reached the car park the clouds had parted and the sun was beginning to shine. Drenched, we drove back home and settled in for a quiet afternoon of pumpkin carving and leaf brooch making.

Inspiration for a felt leaf brooch, last weekends car boot find, another one for the collection!

Hope you're having a warm weekend xx

Beach and Boot Sale

Hello!
Today was the perfect day for a drive to Dundrum for a mooch around the boot sale then to Tyrella for a walk along the beach. Sunny enough to feel warm, windy enough to blow the cobwebs away. The beach was pretty deserted apart from a few wind surfers making the most of the gorgeous day. On Friday I had all my hair cut off, so it's back to being super short, I'd forgotten that wind and short hair do not make for a good look, I must invest in some super strength hairspray for the coming windy months....Anyhow, the boot sale at Dundrum was packed, giddy from the smell of Dinky donuts and exhilarated by the sea air we set off to find treasure! The big lad bought three records for 2 pounds and I bought some dollies, a babycham glass and an Enid Blyton book for my friend to add to her collection, all delighted....

Have you found anything good at a boot sale recently?

 I'm off to make a pot of soup and to finish a picture that has been needed to be finished for a looooonnng time!
Hope you're all having a lovely weekend xx

The day the country came to town

Bout ye?
Country comes to town is an annual event in my home town that until yesterday I had never actually been to! The streets of Portadown are closed off to make way for vintage cars, tractors, stalls, food, live animals, crafts and country music. I took a wee jaunt down with my sisters, the craic was ninety and to make things even better we came home with a lock of stuff from the charity shops (of which there are many!)

Wee Tom

 Big thumbs up Portadown, Country comes to town 2013 was tremendous! Thon was a powerful day out! You can take the gerl out of Portadown but you can't take the Portadown out of the gerl

Hope you're all having a great weekend xx

Day Tripping Seaforde Gardens

Hello!
We rounded off our 2 week holiday with a little day trip to Seafordes Garden

Met in the carpark by this guy, follow me

come on, there are beautiful gardens and a maze

the big lad lurking in the bushes

No trip down that direction is complete without a nip to Nik Naks, so we headed round only to discover it's closed down!!! NOOOOO! But as luck would have it the guys were there clearing up and said we could go in for a look. There was still plenty of stuff, that avocado green bathroom suite never did sell! We had a good hoke, reminisced about the good old days of Nik Naks and all the cool stuff we've found there....We left with a new chair for the living room and two records. Phil has claimed it as his own....seat come scratching post.

My friend Kat  has given me a camera! So I'm going on a little photography field trip today, and when I get a doofer (not sure of the technical name) for transfering the photos on to the computer I'll share my attempts  Thank You SO much Kat xx 

Hope you're all having a good weekend x