tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82598573814542187142024-02-20T20:02:24.329-08:00BUSY little CHICKEN!Busy Little Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01218569582422784297noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259857381454218714.post-37036856043774776552016-12-12T02:40:00.000-08:002016-12-12T02:40:44.122-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cracker Swap 2016....</h2>
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Back in November, I joined in the Cracker Swap (again!!) with Tracy over at <a href="www.http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/cracker-swap-2016.html#comment-form" target="_blank">www.http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/cracker-swap-2016.</a> and for the first time EVER I was ready and on time for sending out my parcel....the only thing is, I didn't take any photos of the contents.....but I know that Claire has received her parcel, and I have received mine, and it was lovely.....</div>
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Pretty Christmasy fabric covered the contents...</div>
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Green tissue paper hiding these....</div>
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Inside the tube was an array of lovely things, including this cute egg cosy, , flavoured tea bags, (the fudge one looks yum!)<br />
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Tape measure, nail files, cream, scented candle, ribbon, tape....<br />
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A stash of fabric samples and press studs and buttons...<br />
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And a cotton reel necklace!!<br />
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Thank you Claire for being a great swap partner! And to Tracy for organizing it!! :) </div>
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Just Walking The Dog...</h2>
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3pm....just time to walk the dog before collecting son from college bus stop....</div>
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What a beautiful day it has been. The sun has been shining all day, and even though the frost has not melted in the shaded parts, there has been a slight warmth in the sunshine, and no wind!! Even by the sea!!</div>
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Anyhoo, I had my phone with me as I walked my usual way, which is up past the church, over the camping field (which is empty this time of year!!) up the lane from the beach (aptly named Beach Road!!) and back home past the church...but the thing that I was very aware of was the sun setting....</div>
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The colour of the church on the way out was a lovely golden yellow, and if it wasn't so cold, it could have been summer in the photo...</div>
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On the way, the frost still hung around...</div>
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But there was colour in some flowers still, almost denying that the winter was here....</div>
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But walking back, the sun had lowered, to make everything it touched have a shade of red...</div>
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I haven't adjusted the colours on these photos, they are just from my phone, on normal settings, so the colour difference between them is how I saw it in real time...</div>
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The aptly named street!!<br />
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The walking of the dog is coming to an end, she is so tired (at 15 she is entitled to be !!), but I have to go and collect my son from college bus....still had my phone with me, so just couldn't resist taking the last pics of the sunset, at 16.34.. 16.37 and 16.40!!! Sat in a lay by on route,,,,</div>
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These aren't great pictures, but you get my dritf......I love the sun sets, sun rise and watching the moon....and I live in a great place to do it, with flat lands all around!!</div>
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Wrapped And Ready To Go.....</h2>
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Last month I joined in with the Cracker Swap via Tracy over at <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/cracker-swap-2016.html" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/cracker-swap-2016.html</a> and was partnered up with Claire.</div>
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After getting things together, wrapped up and ready to post....I forgot to take any pictures of the contents!!! All I have is this, ready to post parcel...</div>
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Hopefully Claire will be able to show the contents when she receives it!! (sorry about the ironing board!!)</div>
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I have done this swap a few times now, so I should have known better!! Anyway, I hope that Claire enjoys the contents...... Will be back and show you what I receive......can't wait! :) </div>
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Now that the geese have arrived here in their droves, the weather is starting to turn slightly colder....the evenings are drawing in quicker (it's now dark here at 7pm!) and it is taking longer for the sun to emerge in the mornings... All of this means I'm up when it is dark (which I hate!) and tired as soon as it is dark in the early evening! I can't complain though, as we have had a cracking summer that only seemed to finish last weekend!! Think I have been spoilt that it has gone on late into October, but I just didn't want it to end :( ......</div>
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The geese that come to the fields of Norfolk are Brent geese, and here are a few pictures I have taken in the past, and couple of facts about them that I have found on t'internet... (copy and paste time!)</div>
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This is one of the fields near my house where they tend to land and chatter very loudly!!</div>
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I will try and get some up to date pictures of them, and closer ones as well if I can, but if you're interested, here are a few facts I found out about them (https://www.norfolkwildlifetrust.org.uk/wildlife-in-norfolk/species-explorer/birds/brent-goose)</div>
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Brent Goose <em style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392); border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 25.2px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Branta bernicla</em></h1>
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The dark-bellied subspecies of the brent goose is one of the characteristic birds of Norfolkâs coastal saltmarshes in winter. Tens of thousands of these confiding, conversational birds visit the county every year, fleeing the harsh winter in their arctic Russian breeding grounds.</div>
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The brent goose is amber-listed in the UK on account of its localised wintering population and the fact that a significant non-breeding population occurs here. Norfolk is one of the best places in the country for seeing large numbers of the dark-bellied subspecies of the brent goose.</div>
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After a busy weekend away, I came home to open my Strawberry Swap parcel from Jayne @picksie33, that arrived on Friday, but I didn't have time to open it!<br />
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Beautifully wrapped items....<br />
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A lovely zipped pouch for make up/sewing stuff etc...the reverse of this had little flowers printed on it, and the parcel label inside had "Made by Rachel" with a rabbit printed on it....<br />
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Yummy strawberry sweets...<br />
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An excellent crocheted strawberry....a spotted scarf....<br />
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Strawberry infusions and sweets...<br />
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And a strawberry conserve pot complete with spoon!! Fabulous!! :)<br />
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Ribbon, buttons, scented candle and holder and a pen....<br />
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And a cute pair of Strawberry earrings! :)<br />
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All wrapped in this lovely red sparkly tissue paper complete with strawberry stickers!<br />
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Just a quick pic of this beautiful baby Ural owl! She belongs to Sandra at Happisburgh Owls, which you can check out here :- <a href="http://www.happisburghowls.com/" target="_blank">http://www.happisburghowls.com/</a></div>
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All the items were individually wrapped in this really pretty tissue paper, with a lovely label with my name on it!</div>
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Very delicate book mark, with some pretty ribbon paper clips, in one of my favorite colours!<br />
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A stamp, very useful for card making!<br />
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Hexagon shaped rubber, very handy for my stationary stash!<br />
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Yummy French chocolate, and some fabric squares and a lovely nail file!<br />
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But the beautiful Zentangle picture is wonderful! So intricate, I don't think I would have the patience to do this! My photograph of it doesn't really do it any justice...A new frame for this will be coming soon!!</div>
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Thank you Alison for being a very generous swap partner! I shall now go and eat the chocolate!! :)<br />
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It took me a while, as I did lose interest for a bit as life got in the way.....but... TaaDahhh! I actually managed to finish my quirky skirt!!</div>
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Here is the finished skirt, with the hem and the interfacing stitched in to place...something I have not done in a long time!</div>
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And this is my next challenge....I have brought a skirt from a charity shop, just because I loved the colour, (purple is soo my thing!!) and then found this lace to match although it was a different shade when I got it home (it looked perfect in the shop!!) so I aim to Upcycle it with the above lace.....watch this space!!</div>
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Couldn't resist these two swaps, Share Your Country swap over at <a href="http://creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/share-your-country-swap-partners." target="_blank">http://creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/share-your-country-swap-partners.</a> and I have been partnered up with <a href="http://fatdormouse.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://fatdormouse.blogspot.co.uk/</a> and also this stationary swap over at <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/super-stationary-swap.html#comment-form" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/super-stationary-swap.html#comment-form</a> but not sure who I am partnered with yet....</div>
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At the moment, I am sorting out my collection of crockery that I have accumulated, and I must get rid of some as it is taking over and I don't have a lot of room left for storage....here are some things I am going to have to part with,,</div>
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A short while ago, I joined in with the above said swap over <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/</a> and was linked up with Fiona over at <a href="http://christalscreations.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://christalscreations.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div>
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Things had been a bit busy over here at the weekend as we went away Friday afternoon, and although I received Fiona's parcel on 11th Feb, and emailed her to say I had received it, I didn't get a chance to open it up until yesterday evening!! </div>
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After carefully cutting open the envelope, I tipped out the contents, and what a lot there were!!</div>
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I opened the card, which had heart shaped confetti inside, and then one by one I opened the lovely red tissue paper around each of the presents, and this was the contents....</div>
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Two lovely scented candles (which I will light tonight, as I love candles!) two fabric coasters wrapped in pretty grey ribbon with a flower print...<br />
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A packet of pink tassel ribbon and some matchstick flower seeds.....<br />
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A lovely leather covered note book, good for gardening notes!! (you can see the confetti in some of these pics!)<br />
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Some blue beads and a key ring (I always do try to look on the bright side, so very apt!!)<br />
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A pretty heart necklace....I will have to ask what the heart is made of, it is lovely!<br />
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Some lovely chocolates (which have been seen and will be shared!!)<br />
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And a great piece of "cake" print fabric wrapped in a heart patterned ribbon!!</div>
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I am really grateful to Fiona for being a fab swap partner, I just hope my swap pressie was OK.....</div>
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Here is a pic of the wrapped things I sent...</div>
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Also there was a bookmark in a card on the front of the parcel, but I forgot to photograph this!</div>
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Hope those of you who were in this swap had fun sending and receiving ! Over at Tracy's blog, you can add your Send a Little Love swap to the link list here...<a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/send-little-love-swap.html" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/send-little-love-swap.html</a></div>
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After cutting out the pieces for the skirt (last blog post) things have come to a halt.....I have been busy elsewhere, sorting things out, clearing out cupboards and procrastinating by hunting round charity shops for more stuff.....and filling up the cupboards!!! Terrible I know, but I can't resist buying vintage crockery....</div>
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A simple bone china Staffordshire cup and saucer<br />
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No special expensive make, just bone china with 22 carat gold markings....so cute!</div>
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Last post, I said I would be sewing more......well, this is the beginning.....I have this funky fabric that I am trying to turn into a simple skirt, from a pattern that came free with a magazine.....ooh, and using a pin cushion that was part of what was in a swap a while ago with Tracy from <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk</a> !!</div>
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This little robin is a frequent visitor to my garden...<br />
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Oh, and this is the sun at about 7.30 am defrosting my front garden!! The sad pots are just waiting for the spring to arrive,,,,,<br />
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Well, we are 'slightly' into 2016, but I am always a bit behind! Anyhoo, I have added my name to "Send us your country swap" over at with Kimberley <a href="http://www.creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/share-your-country-swap-2016-edition.html" target="_blank">http://www.creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.nz</a> and also another swap "Send a little Love" over at Tracy's blog, <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/</a></div>
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And while on holiday last year, we found this amazing shop called The Boatshed and their layout of produce was amazing!! I couldn't resist taking a few pics.....<br />
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This year I joined in with the Christmas Cracker swap again (although I was too late for 2014's one!!) via Tracey at <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/advent-day-14-cracker-swap.html#comment-form" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk</a> and as per usual, I am quite late at posting the lovely gifts I received in my cracker from my swap partner Maria at <a href="http://dottysdaughter.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://dottysdaughter.blogspot.co.uk/</a> </div>
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I must admit that I have had really bad trouble trying to get my pictures to up load, so I had to wait for my sons to come home to sort it out for me! For some unknown reason my internet security seems to have taken over and wont let me do a lot of things, so now it has been sorted, and better late than never.........here are the photos I have taken as I opened up my lovely gift.....<br />
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A lovely extra gift outside of the cracker...<br />
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A cute wooden gingerbread man....<br />
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The cracker was wrapped in lovey christmasy fabric....<br />
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And around the tube was a recipe for Mince Pies (yummy!)<br />
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And a double surprise was the candy canes and miniature crackers stuck to the outside and they actually had a snapper and jokes inside!!<br />
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Some tiny decorated pegs..<br />
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And inside there were so many things!!! Flavored teabags,pen, pencil, owl rubber, large decorated pegs...... I am surprised that you could fit this all in Maria!!<br />
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A lovely silver heart bracelet with crystals ...<br />
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A blue and white lighthouse, nail file, buttons, chocolate, tape, glass marbles......I could go on but I will let you enjoy the pictures....<br />
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Snowman confetti...<br />
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And this lovely handmade hanging decoration......beautiful....<br />
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Thank you Maria for being a fab swap partner, I really appreciate the lovely gifts, and thank you for being patient as I was a bit slow to post this on my blog!! (stupid computer and all that!!)<br />
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Busy Little Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01218569582422784297noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259857381454218714.post-60093548460178326052015-11-07T09:52:00.001-08:002015-11-07T09:52:51.053-08:00What Happened To October?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Oh yeah, life got in the way!!! I have been so busy with doing things for other people (my choice) that my stuff and nonsense has been put to the side lines yet again!! I must admit I am very easily distracted (goldfish brain syndrome!!) but now I have added my self to the Christmas Cracker Swap with Tracy at <a href="http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://madaboutbagsuk.blogspot.co.uk/</a> I have done this a few times before but missed out on last years one, so this year I added my name and am now partnered up with Maria over at <a href="http://dottysdaughter.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://dottysdaughter.blogspot.co.uk/</a> . I have just popped over and sent an email to her, and so it begins!! <br />
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I am rooting through my fabric stash to find things to make, and then trying to organize some time to myself to shut the door on my so called "craft" room, hide the phone and get on with things!! I have just brought an overlocker, and as I have never used one before, I do need some private time to practice! Anyone have any advice, it would be much appreciated!<br />
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As this is a beautiful time of year, I have had the chance to take a walk or two in the woods and to the beach, but unfortunately my poor old doggie is getting a bit old now and can't walk too far, and I have not had my camera with me for a while now, so I here are some pics from last year at the same sort of time .......<br />
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This is Dame, collie cross with sheltie....we got her from dogs home in 2002.... (these are all last November pictures!)<br />
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Bacton Woods<br />
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View from my front garden...<br />
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View from my bathroom window...<br />
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A bit of a rough day at the beach (compared to today, anyway!!)<br />
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Local lighthouse...<br />
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Back after a lovely break abroad, and now ready to get back to sewing, photography and general crafting!! I have come back from my travels with some lovely fabrics and bits and pieces collected on route (I can't resist buying fabric even when on my hols!!) I have a few bits of drift wood, some shells and a small amount of sea glass from a long way away, and am now thinking of what to do with them!! </div>
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The holes in these shells have been made naturally, I just wish I could have brought more home!<br />
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I really like this 'Apple' fabric, just wish I had an Apple product to make a cover for!<br />
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I've only brought a few meters of each one, and I could have brought more if I had enough baggage allowance!!! Next time (if I ever save up enough for a next time!!) I will take an empty suitcase with me and indulge!!</div>
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I just haven't been able to keep up with this blogging lark, sometimes because I forget, sometimes because I have nothing of any interest to say, but most of all I'm just too dam busy!! But I was just reading through a few blogs and Joy's blog (from Daisy Row <a href="http://joyknitt.blogspot.co.uk/" style="font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">http://joyknitt.blogspot.co.uk/</a> ) caught my eye, because of the beautiful purple (being my favorite colour!!) clematis in her garden. I had completely forgotten that I have the same plant in my front garden!! So, I thought I'd share it with the world wide web,...</div>
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This other plant flowers every couple of years, but I don't know what it is....it has very spiky leaves though, I can tell you that!! (after mowing too close, it spiked my bum!) If any one could tell me the name of it, and how to move it without killing it, that'd be good! It also seems to 'grow' more plants off of it (see to the left and right), but I don't want it to overtake the border!<br />
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And lastly, I seem to be able to do a mean Norfolk Lavender plant!! This has come up trumps for the last few years, and I have been able to harvest quite a bit from it! If any one wants some dried lavender later in the year, let me know!!</div>
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This is my next sewing project....using up recycled and left over material that I have had lying around for a while!! All she is waiting for is a face and some clothes....oh, and a name!!! Not sure what will happen to her after that though.....but she is starting to look quite cute I think!!! </div>
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This year is already going far too quickly for me, and yet I still seem to be stuck and finding it hard to move forward......I have given up my allotment for this year, as I didn't have time to tend to it properly last year, and my poor attempt to grow broccoli and potatoes etc, resulted in the rabbits/rats/ deer all having a good feed at my expense!! </div>
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So......today is my new beginning....even though it is nearly March!! I have started to plan out my back garden to grow some veg and salad at home, as I will be able to look after it a lot better. The chickens will be sectioned off (not sure that they will appreciate that, as they have had the run of the garden for nearly a year now!!), and seeds will be sown in the green house in the next few weeks.</div>
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I have also found my sewing mojo again....I had forgotten how much I love to sew, not that I'm much good, but here are a few things I have been practicing....</div>
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This is what got me started...a small bag for my friends daughter to keep beads in.....it was good to practice lining and making my own labels again! I then went on to make 2 cushions with some left over fabric from my bedroom blinds, several reversible note book covers with hand made labels, a couple of lined coin purses and a make up bag lined with lime green fabric!!<br />
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Not a bad start, just wondering who I can give them to now!!! I have also got a pattern to make some clothes, which I haven't done since I was at school, but it came free with a magazine, so I'll give it a go and let you see the results soon!! :)<br />
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Is it me or does he look a bit like Foghorn Leghorn (if anyone knows what I'm rambling on about, its a cartoon!!)<br />
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I've also been reading lots of blogs trying to catch up on what's going on around the world, and came across <a href="http://creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://creativechaosnz.blogspot.co.uk</a> where Kimberley is arranging a "Send Us Christmas" swap! I've added my name, so just gotta wait to see who I am partnered up with!! I have been partnered in a swap with Kimberley before, and she sent me the most lovely gifts which you can see <a href="http://busylittlechicken.blogspot.co.uk/2014_01_01_archive.html" target="_blank">here</a> and it's so nice to receive goodies through the post instead of bills!! Why not pop over to her blog and join in? :) </div>
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Just over 3 weeks ago, I was given 5 fertile eggs for my VERY broody hen to sit on.... </div>
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21 days later, and the first chick appeared....<br />
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The next day, a second one appeared..... <br />
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Keeping a very watchful eye on me taking photos!!<br />
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It was too much for the youngsters, and they soon ran for the cover of 'mum' away from my camera.... <br />
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Both hiding under her now, and you can just see the little foot poking out from 'mum'...<br />
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Just a few last snap as I walked away, and made sure that they were getting to grips with feeding and drinking....<br />
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Sadly, she never went back to sit on the other 3 eggs, which went cold, although they may not have been fertilised anyway :( </div>
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They are good fun to watch, and I'm not sure what type of hens or cockerels they are yet!!! Time will tell!!</div>
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Busy Little Chickenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01218569582422784297noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8259857381454218714.post-13925406849487083142014-04-28T02:53:00.000-07:002014-04-28T02:53:12.313-07:0028 Days Later......<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last post I wrote about planting on my seeds.....well they have come a long way in a short space of time!! I wasn't expecting everything to 'come up' and I'm now inundated with tomato, cucumber, courgette and pepper plants!!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few Tomato Plants and Coriander</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cucumber Plant (one of 12!!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radish doing well, don't know where the marble came from!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selection to put outside my house.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MORE Tomato Plants, but these are cherry yellow ones..</td></tr>
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I have also started my allotment again, putting in 6 rows of spuds.... it looks a bit bland at the moment, but soon it should be a bit more "green" soon.....even if it is weeds!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6 rows of spuds later....and a sore back!!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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Think I'll just have to try and palm off excess plants to friends/family if they'll have them!!! Off now to try and sort out broody chuck that I have at the mo......will let you know how I get on soon.... :)<br />
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After feeling a bit pants all weekend ( stupid head cold!) and the weather today being FAB, I eventually managed to move the cucumbers and tomato plants up to bigger pots....hope they approve and don't die on me!!! <br />
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Need to get them moved really as this is my freezer lid!! Also, I have another 16 tomato plants and 6 cucumbers to move onwards and upwards!! Not sure what I'm going to do with them all......</div>
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