I know this is called a wonderful weekend but I am sneaking Thursday into this too, cheeky I know.
So Thursday evening I had been invited to a pampered chef party (http://www.pamperedchef.com/), I was a little worried as if you have the 'wrong consultant' or even a bad group of people it can be a bad experience. It was my first ever party and I had a great giggle! The host chose two dishes one being an apple, almond and camembert dish served with raw vegetables and bread sticks to dip in which was amazing, so quick and easy too! The second being a summer fruit trifle with a twist called lime berry mousse trifle ( http://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe_search/recipe.jsp?id=72101) again, this was so good, a little more time consuming but can prep everything before!
Have you ever been to one of these before? What did you think?
After a great evening I headed home and felt rubbish, this I blame the host for! Her house is always spotless, no dust, no mess just a stunning home! So I decided that our house had to be sorted asap!
Friday evening Dan had a gig which I would usually support them and go along but I stayed home and concentrated on the house, this has continued across the weekend.
Saturday morning Dan and I went into town for a iced latte and iced chocolate milkshake then headed off for a family visit during the day then returned for a lovely evening in, just the two of us.
This morning I woke up after Dan returned from walking our beautiful Doberman, and he had kindly gone out and bought the paper for me, I have a slight obsession with the 'YOU' magazine. We then went into town to do some bargin shopping in Wilkinsons for the house and then noticed there was a carboot sale!!
On the way home we ventured to get some further bargins and picked up some great things which we are very happy with (I will post these during the week) once we were home I then sampled our new paint in the spare bedroom, which by the way is the perfect shade of grey!
Dan has been really lovely recently but this weekend has been perfect! Lots of little thoughtful gestures and coming along to the carboot etc, I have always been lucky but realising it more this weekend!
Have you been up to lots of lovely things this weekend?
x
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Gardening greens...
I mentioned in a previous blog that we were trying to get our garden ready for the summer and it is nearly there!
Last year when we moved house our garden was awful! We are very lucky to live towards the countryside despite the house being a year old, it was previously farm land so you can imagine what the 'mud' was like.
We now have (thanks to the hard work of my parents) a lovely patio, raised flower beds these are both finished with railway sleepers. A sweet little shed is in the back in the corner which I am going to paint probably in 'eiderdown' and would love to grow some wisteria up the side, and our pink blossom tree is in the other corner to the right, we need to get some little stones to put down next to the shed and under the tree. Also we have a patch of grass that needs to be seede so fingers crossed I can do that this weekend.
Last year when we moved house our garden was awful! We are very lucky to live towards the countryside despite the house being a year old, it was previously farm land so you can imagine what the 'mud' was like.
We now have (thanks to the hard work of my parents) a lovely patio, raised flower beds these are both finished with railway sleepers. A sweet little shed is in the back in the corner which I am going to paint probably in 'eiderdown' and would love to grow some wisteria up the side, and our pink blossom tree is in the other corner to the right, we need to get some little stones to put down next to the shed and under the tree. Also we have a patch of grass that needs to be seede so fingers crossed I can do that this weekend.
I am giving it a gow with growing carrotts, some cute little round ones and a bunch of regular ones too, I am growing them in wooden tubs like the ones below and so far I haven't killed them! I want to grow some more but need to buy some more tubs, I like the idea that you know where they have been growing and that they don't have any nasties on them either.
Have you tried growing any fruit and veg? How have you been getting on, please share your hints and tips.
x
Monday, 2 May 2011
my second hand stories
So as some of you may know I have a strange love of second hand things, from fashion, jewellery to furniture and lots more beauties.
When we moved into our home last year I wanted a combination of old and new everything!
My first item was given to us was our small dinning table and three chairs, I sanded, and painted them with an amazing paint from Earth Born that doesn't contain fumes so it can be used in the home too. I picked up this stunning fabric from Laura Ashley that I had my eye on for ages but it was very expensive! I was very lucky and found this in the 'scraps' box for something around £10.00 for a few metres so saved around £60.00!
My second find was our 'glass and alcohol' cupboard (that makes me sound like I am an alcoholic) I bought this not knowing what we needed it for or most importantly where it was going to go but I stuck with it as I love it so much.
We were given a sideboard for a temporary measure but I love it and its now in our bedroom to store many different things, I will probably paint in an off white colour and get a large mirror mounted on the wall for getting ready and doing hair and make up, like a dressing table.
The chair has been given to us from my nan, it was the first chair she upholstered she is now 85! It is lovely to have and will always have and hope to pass down to our children when I am much older.
The next thing was this fabulous lloyd loom washing basket I think we bought it for £10.00, I have just looked on their website and they retail at £205.00!
Then this week I popped into a second hand shop only 20 minutes from our home in a small town called Crewkerne and found this beautiful radio, I have taken a gamble on this as there is currently no plug, so will need one attached and hope that it works. I love the look of it and the colours that have been used.
I don't think my other half has too impressed but have had lots of lovely comments from friends already and looks perfect on top of our 'alcohol cupboard'.
I love buying second hand as you get so much more for your money, nothing seems to be made with the same quality and detail as it used to unless your paying hundreds for furniture. I also love the thought that there are lots of memories passed into another family who will share lots more happy times.......
When we moved into our home last year I wanted a combination of old and new everything!
My first item was given to us was our small dinning table and three chairs, I sanded, and painted them with an amazing paint from Earth Born that doesn't contain fumes so it can be used in the home too. I picked up this stunning fabric from Laura Ashley that I had my eye on for ages but it was very expensive! I was very lucky and found this in the 'scraps' box for something around £10.00 for a few metres so saved around £60.00!
My second find was our 'glass and alcohol' cupboard (that makes me sound like I am an alcoholic) I bought this not knowing what we needed it for or most importantly where it was going to go but I stuck with it as I love it so much.
We were given a sideboard for a temporary measure but I love it and its now in our bedroom to store many different things, I will probably paint in an off white colour and get a large mirror mounted on the wall for getting ready and doing hair and make up, like a dressing table.
The chair has been given to us from my nan, it was the first chair she upholstered she is now 85! It is lovely to have and will always have and hope to pass down to our children when I am much older.
The next thing was this fabulous lloyd loom washing basket I think we bought it for £10.00, I have just looked on their website and they retail at £205.00!
Then this week I popped into a second hand shop only 20 minutes from our home in a small town called Crewkerne and found this beautiful radio, I have taken a gamble on this as there is currently no plug, so will need one attached and hope that it works. I love the look of it and the colours that have been used.
I don't think my other half has too impressed but have had lots of lovely comments from friends already and looks perfect on top of our 'alcohol cupboard'.
I love buying second hand as you get so much more for your money, nothing seems to be made with the same quality and detail as it used to unless your paying hundreds for furniture. I also love the thought that there are lots of memories passed into another family who will share lots more happy times.......
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