Well what do you think?… I’ve had a little freshen up around here. You’re not in the wrong space, I’ve just redecorated my spot with a fresher theme.
Category: general
clutching at straws
This was definitely one of the highlights of my weekend, Friday evening spent with good friends, a wee bit of ale and some awesome live folky music, all in a quirky little venue named Scary Canary. This trio of very talented, (and extremely humble) guys are Clutching at Straws, well worth a click on the link to take a listen for yourselves.
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Christmas Tree Hunting…
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Equilibrium
Well, not much hooking has been going on here at the Robin’s nest, mainly because a huge amount of this has been going on…
A whole lot of health policy and child development theory and research is yet to come, looming in the shadows. I mourn my part time days gone by, even though this is what I longed for not so long ago.
But, just look at this…
This is what our lovely postman delivered today and I was reminded in that transaction at the front door, of that lovely word ‘BRAVE’… I have been doing so much ‘advancing’ lately that I have neglected the ‘resting’. So this evening I am resting and hooking a project that I am going to call ‘Nicola Florence’…an art piece, which I will chat to you about next time…
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bones and ribbons
A crafty little tutorial today…Christmas dog wreaths, for the pooch in your life!
Easy peasy to make, here is what you will need…
Easy Christmas dog wreath.
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Pretty Pumpkins
Oh, my delight in these pretty pumpkins. Whilst we do not celebrate 31st October, halloween in the Robins nest, we do celebrate light in this beautiful, busy and sometimes dark world. As you know I love autumn, and pumpkins certainly contain light and autumnal(ness) in abundance.
I also love spending time with friends and that is exactly what is happening here tonight. We are having some very dear friends over to mark the very significant occasion of our homes transition from ‘no space to have anyone around’ to ‘being able to say come on over for supper’ a transition which has taken many years.
So with a three bean chilli and a hearty beef chilli planned for later, accompanied by a bottle or two of red, these pretty pumpkins will help to create the perfect atmosphere for chatter and laughter late into the night.
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Happy Birthday Jess
This last few weeks has seen Jess turn one…
It has also seen my eldest two robins start year seven at High school…
I also passed my return to practice course in nursing… (happy dance) and have commenced training as a Health Visitor (happy dance…feeling overwhelmed…happy dance)
not sure I have time to celebrate with another yarn bomb! There has also been a lot of disruption in the Robin’s nest
Which is still ongoing, but will be worth the extra grey hairs it is giving me.
So far this year I have truly lived by BRAVE… and now Autumn is nearly here… my most favourite time of year and to embrace this season and welcome it with open arms… I’ve spent a little time pinning my Autumn happies… I just hope I can weave in some time to create.
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Random note
When collecting the boys from my parents this evening, my Dad found this post it note had blown onto the drive…
it made us chuckle
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self soothing!
With a huge sigh… I have finished my assignment and therefore my course…full of self doubt but clinging to my battered motto…BRAVE… feeling weary I felt it time to self soothe, so this is what I did…
I got my hook back out…
I created a little herb bench on the patio… I still have some lemon mint to pot up.
Planted strawberries…
planted summer tubs with hot pinks and sunny yellow trailers
I stopped…and was still and just noticed (with my camera)
and my world was a better place.
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Introducing Percy.
Last weekend, we went to collect the newest addition to our family… on our way we stopped of with friends and ambled over the sheep fields in the most glorious of sunshine…
All in all a perfect April afternoon…and here is Percy…
Have a fabulous week.
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