Interactive blogging...

Ok ok, so I have been missing for a while. There will be catch- ups! staring in a day or two... watch this space but in the mean time lets play a little game...

I copied this from a friends blog so as to join in the fun. So if you are up for it, make youself known, and leave your mark... right... here!

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory (or many, I don't mind!) that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Birthdays, birthdays and goings....

all good excuses to go out and eat lots, and so we did...



this will be the last meal out for all 9 of us together for 2 years, and so, I geuss, a historic moment for our family as Matthew leaves for the England, Leeds Mission on the 29th of this month.



Georgia mustered a smile to mark the occaision...

Sometimes there are no words...

There just aren't. This saturday just gone Dave's side of our family suffered a tragic loss. I really am short on words at the moment so this or this will have to suffice for now. Since hearing the news my thoughts seem to constantly have been with her parents. I apologise to those who have been checking this blog for the lack of posts but sometimes there is just nothing you can say. So if you read this please spare a thought, maybe even a prayer for this enchanting little girls parents, and indeed all parents who suffer such tragic events. on monday I heard a report on the radio of a 3 year old girl who had drowned on holiday and was instantly moved to tears. I think often we become de-sensitized and forget what we are actually hearing and what it means to someone else whose whole world has just changed forever. sometimes it takes something a little closer to home to remind us...

The great Walnut Whip mystery...

Seriously! Who ate all the walnut whips??? I decided I fancied one the other day. A little treat to make up for eating carrot sticks all the way to Southampton rather than the usual pringles and peanut m&ms. I looked everywhere! Non to be found. I even checked a petrol station we stopped at on the way home... nothing!

according to google (how sad am I ?????)....

Launched in 1910, Walnut Whip is Nestle Rowntree's oldest current brand. It was previously made by Duncan's of Edinburgh. Over 1 million walnuts are used every week in the manufacture of Walnut Whips at Halifax, West Yorkshire. Most of them are imported from China and India. The original Walnut Whip used to have a walnut placed inside the shell as well as on top. Almost one Walnut Whip is eaten every 2 seconds in the UK. Walnut Whip generated £8million of sales in 2003.

but I could find no mention of anyone else suffering a shortage. So own up! Who is it? Who is the hairy little scoffer who is eating 'almost one walnut whip every 2 seconds' and clearly leaving non for me???

well imagine my joy at the local petrol station this morning...

look what I found...



if this is making absolutely no sense to some people then let me explain. A walnut whip is...



with a walnut on top!

I was considering buying the lot! food storage don't you know ;o) but I bought just 2. one for me and one for Dave. I mention that fact so that I can't get away with it should I be tempted to scoff the second one too. It will get back to him somehow. (I'll be in enough trouble for scoffing one ;o)

and finally, here is a clip of my fave song from the kylie concert the other night. I found it on youtube. Please excuse the quality, such are the bootleg recordings on youtube but I can assure you that had there been a legit copy of this song anywhere I would have gone for that, and will, just as soon as there is ;o)



well thats it for now...

what it says on the tin....

thats just what the miracle grow does....





impressive eh? and its time for us to say goodbye to these babies, They are headed home today!

so after wafting my miracle grow magic around the place we went out! (yes it happens occaisionally! ;o)
We tried a new place in the Printworks for dinner, mainly because the queues were too long at Hard Rock and Chiquitos. Old Orleans was quite nice. I liked the way they brought a bowl of warm popcorn with the menu...



that lasted all of 2 seconds ;o)

I think Dave thinks if he pulls a daft face I won't use the pic...



got that wrong eh?!

and why couldn't we wait over an hour for a table at the Hard Rock Cafe? because we were headed here...



yep! Dave's last birthday present was Kylie tickets. It was fab! I have heard loads of people say that this tour wasn't as good as the last 2, but I didn't go to those and I loved it (and I think he did too ;o)



One of my fave songs of the night was one I hadn't heard before and couldn't find anywhere! found some videos of it on youtube though so I will post one here later...

Green fingered Rach....

was busy last saturday! After our 'helping hands' effort which took place on an allotment I pruned my mum's basil tree (quite severely ;o), weeded our front patch, planted this basket...



... which belongs to mum (but once I was done I did consider hiding it - hee hee)

and repotted the seedlings....


thats right! They made it that far without dieing;o) Can't be so bad then ;o)
once I was done I mixed up a batch of that miracle grow plant food stuff and blasted everything...

will post another pic of the seedlings later tonight. (make sure you are sitting down ;o)

... (and no! Thats not because I killed them and bought full sized plants and now have to pass them off as the originals!)...

Seriously!.....

jumpin' on the OPAM train!

Just a quick update today as I am short on time (aren't I always?!)
so I saw a cool idea at this fabby blog
OPAM. One Project A Month. I'm so bad for having too much on the go and not finishing anything, but surely I can manage one thing a month. right?? We'll see ;o)
So, Here is my OPAM for this month (before pics of the guest bedroom)

this is how we started out probable a couple of months ago. so we are done with the painting...



Then we got this lovely bed for our guests (it pulls out to a double) and put it together...



and bought some of Mum's old furniture that would match it over from Gran's house...




So I want to finish this room. I need to...
clean the furniture
get some bedding
get a light fitting
make the curtains
a couple of other nice touches maybe
and get some frames and put some fabby pics on the wall.

so, er not much :os I was ahead but now chances are looking slim. Wish me luck!