Chez Budsmam

Sunday, 30 August 2026

August look back

I went out! We had coffee!

All new lampshades installed

Beautiful night skies

Im back 🤣

So is Ted Lasso 🎉

Donnies exam celebrations 🤣

From Ruth and Sheena 💕

They send the best cards 💕

More new lampshades

I went upstairs 🎉

Look who I found 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♀️

Mark got new head for power washer what a difference its made

I went to Kaleidoscope! Saw Shirley! It was fab

Its been a good month, some crashes but good lipidema appointment anti histamines kicking in i am able to do more. A good month

So! Whats been happening in August? Im chuffed I've been keeping up with my Pages read tracker, i was worried that I might read roughly the same every day so it might look boring but there's enough difference i think.

August is of course FOQ month and yes im sad to have missed it again but i do have wonderful chums who make sure i dont feel left out

The phenology wheel is filling up, this is such a nice quick thing to do every month, im loving how it turns out

I had to include my favourite mug 🤣

Oh now .... this is a little bit exciting 🎉 I've slowly been working away at finishing my tiny 9 patch quilt, the top was done before long covid so I've added borders sent it to Cath for long arming and now managed to put binding on 🎉 we just need my energy levels, Mark's availability and the weather to cooperate and ill get a picture over the balcony 🎉

Im on a mission to finish off a load of embroideries i have, they either go in hoops or get made into mini quilts, this is the binding fir a Christmas cross stitch I did last year

This is my "Fresh out of" corner 🤣🤣 i found these nifty little round hoop stands on etsy great for displaying cross stitch hoops

A new start for autumn 🍂 this kit has been waiting a while and now feels absolutely the right time to start it, its a joy to work with the feltvis beautiful as are the threads

Im mostly finished the hexagons fir my hollygon wreath just need to decide what beads etc to add and then sew together

Here's the first leaf from the kit

Last but not least I've been to a fabric shop again! A chum was coming down from Aberdeenshire on a bus trip so Mark took me across, it was so lovely i got hugs from Shirley and Carol chatted to all the ladies it was glorious, of course fabric had to be bought 🤣🤣 im loving this Kaffe recolouring of William Morris collection

And that's a wrap! Thanks as ever to Archie the wonder dog for hosting the furtle

Intentions for this month

°cut and sew on borders for 2nd siblings quilt (Carried over from June and July) ✅️

°sew on binding for Alice Caroline SOS quilt ✅️ (Carried over from July)✅️

°August siblings blocks ✅️

°Finish Halloween x stitch (Carried over to September)

Intentions for next month

°Finish hollygon Wreath

°Finish Christmas cross stitch

°Quilt label for SOS quilt

°September siblings block

°Finish Halloween x stitch

(Carried over from August)

Monday, 10 August 2026

August seasons

Sooo I swithered and swithered about what i should take a picture of for my seasons in 2026. I then decided to take an overview of each side of the house, we will be moving in a few years and I want to capture the house as it is.

OK August is a lot better than July, weather slightly better, less heat less rain. You can see the red berries on the rowans. They are gorgeous just now. Roses have not been as good this year but still blooming, hanging baskets have been brilliant

January right