New Blogger header!

 New blog header!

I had my old blog header for quite a while, I have been going through all my socials updating my picture to a post retirement one, so the only change above is the picture of me and Scoobs, this one was taken on out first post retirement holiday up to Skye, I love this picture quite a lot, well I love all the pictures of me and Scoobs, the previous picture was this one from my graduation:

Having this man by my side for the last 22 years has been the most wonderful thing, its not all been plain sailing but we have navigated it together 😊

Great Tapestry of Scotland

 I have had two visits to this recentlybut just realised I havent written them up! I will write up the first visit First trip was to see chums new house in the Borders, very lovely! We all took show and tells, this is me and Sheena under Ruths crocheted blanket!

We were very comfy!

The tapestry itself is amazing, it would warrant several visits I think.

July seasons

   So we are now at July ! Hello July! you are most welcome but could you warm up a little bit more please? 

So how's my tree doing?

Here it was in January

February 

March

April

May

June

July

Wow, OK sky is less blue but the verges are less burned, probably thanks to recent rain. Lots more overgrown too.

Quilt for Evelyn

 I dont do commissions, repeat I dont do commissions .... well apart from this one! I have known Evelyn for years, she is a lovely lecturer at a University where I used to work. This woman does so much for others, seriously its unbelievable and she has the best sense of humour too!

I knew she had her first grandchild last august and I did think about making a quilt for her but it was while I was retiring and that came with its own challenges so it never got done.

She asked me earlier this year if I would make a quilt for her grandson so of course I said yes. She wanted various shade of blue so I went with the above simple greek cross pattern.

She also asked if there could be a lion on it (grandson is called Leo) I couldnt find suitable fabric with lions on it so there was only one thing for it ...

yup a non floral big cat!

Not too much of a challenge and I love him!

So the quilt top and back were duly sent to Cath to do her wonderful stuff, long story short he went awol in the post 😟he turned up again after 6 days lost!!!!! Cath did her stuff and Quilt for Evelyn is now duly done and ticked off the fettle list!!!!!

Woolly Bob goes home, aided by Mini Mini Bud the Puppy (guest blog post)

Hullo! its me, Mini Mini Bud the puppy, Budsmam allowed me to do a guest post on hur blog to explain me n Woolly Bob stowing away on hur holiday.

Back in 2017, Budsmam n Scoobs went to Orcknees for the first time. Whun they wur there they saw sum Woolly Pigs

When she got home and posted abowt it on hur instagram ower luffly Aunty Cath challenged ower luffly Aunty Betti to make a Woolly pig

And there you have it ... the legend of Wolly Bob was born 😊

So when we heard that Budsmam and Scoobs was not only going to visit luffly Sue and Boo and David but they were going to ORCKNEES! well there was only wun thing for it, we had to stow away (lets not go into why we wurnt VIP passengers ...)

Now I am a seasoned stow away having been to Nantes with Budsmam but Woolly Bob was new to this so I inducted him into the art of stowing aways. He wus fine.

First we went to Skye, it was sooper luffly, we had a luffly cottage, when Budsmam was owt and about me n Woolly Bob came out to see the view.

We sat on the sewing table

And we even got to sit outside in the sun!

But soon it came time to leave Skye so we made sure we stowed away again properly

We luffed it on the ferry, there were other bairns there too!

Well we did luff it but poor Woolly Bob was seasick so we had to come out of stowing away, it would have been a bit yuk if we didnt. Budsmam wasnt too angry (she might have suspected ....)

So we looked after Woolly Bob and made sure he was ok.

There was much excitment when we arrived! Woolly Bob was returning home to his birthplace!!!!!

We also had a huge bettisbairns reunion!

Woolly Bob also got to say hello to luffly Boo

Oh my giddy Aunt what an adventure! Woolly Bob was a bit better on the way home which was nise

I did have to disuade him frum coffee and a mars bar though on the ferry .... that might have been a step too far!

 Its ok Woolly Bob I have a feeling that we will be back to Orcsknees very soon