Catch up......

.......again.  There have been a few outings in the last two weeks and the time flies by.  One of "the Girls" had a very special birthday and we took a trip to Lewes in Sussex for the first part of the celebration and then for the second part we went to the very special Sew Not Strawberry Jam for a fun day making aprons.  As usual we had a wonderful welcome from Sam whe had taken the trouble to put up Happy Birthday bunting

 and made the most delicious array of meringues, homemade biscuits and a creamy, dreamy, Swiss Roll topped with chocolate dipped strawberries. My bad, too busy eating them to take photos.
This is a very special place and we were delighted to learn that next year Sam ill be arranging workshops. If you search this blog with SNSJ tag you will see some of the great days we have had.
I made a little journal as a gift in anticipation of the good time I knew I would have. Mainly country themed of course.

 One of my favourite pages.

Tidy? Moi?.......

.... no matter how many times I tidy my desk(not often) it always ends up looking like this, I work in a space that is approximately A4.

 

 

However last weekend the rest of the house was tidy because my lovely sister-in-law came to stay. She came down from the north of England leaving sunshine behind and didn't see it again until she was on her way home.  So much for the sunny south. However it didn't rain and we were able to get out and about.  One of our trips was to the Antique and Vintage market in Faversham. Lots of temptations..

Brenda bought   me the smallest thimble I have ever seen, under half an inch in diameter.  We tried to imagine the tiny mite who had used it to stitch. We found a lovely charity shop ( just like the ones before Mary Portas) and I collected this lovely bundle. 

Particularly pleased with the stamp album which still has stamps. The book with Chinese writing and the Classical Review in the picture came from another place.

Had a real senior moment when Brenda came down, when to meet the train at Euston at 11.29am and had to wait until 2.15pm. I had mixed up the times of her leaving and arrival trains.  Made good use of it though and had a lovely wander through a bit of London I hadn't visited before. Found this beautiful terrace

it had this park in front of the terrace, an energetic lunchtime game of tennis going on.

Not far away from here I found an amazing second hand book shop, that's where the other treasures were found. I was just wandering so hope I can find it again. Wandered into this

with this at the end of it.

I love London.

On Monday night we had a real treat.  42nd Street at the the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane.  Lovely to see a show with such a large cast.  My goodness those dancers work hard, exhausted just watching.  Brilliant.

One of the reasons my desk is particularly I have been working on two books, one of them a special secret.
Pleased with this one though.

Lovely wrapping paper from John Lewis.
Some pages, don't know how to make those "flip though"videos so just a lot of photoas.

Last one is Turkish Map fold I have just mastered. Yes it's a junk journal, the funny thing about it is, I keep making journals but the nearest I get to journaling is this blog and we know how regular that is.
Addicted I have already started next  "journal".

Nothing to see here.....

......bit of an up and down week, started off OK with a "laundry" visit to the see Their Finest .
Enjoyable would be the verdict.  The Wednesday to the local theatre to see "Made in Dagenham" performed by DAODS my old musical society(I was given a life membership when I retired).  Very proud of these young people.
Then the cold arrived...................I don't have colds very often (thank goodness) but when I do....suffice to say I am at the "sitting on my chest" stage, still feeling like a dish rag.  As my mother used to say "A seven days if you treat it and a week if you don't", so only three more days to go.
I did take the opportunity to catch up on Line of Duty  in time for the last episode.  Friends had been urging me to watch it and I can see why.  Good Telly. 
 I have made a couple more Mystical Lanterns and I have started on a secret project but no pictures so as I said "Nothing to see here" Pass the Benilyn!