Latest Harry Potter Mini Haul

Disclaimer:  I haven't been paid to promote any shops, nor gifted any products, just wanted to share my latest little Potter related stationery smiles x

Hi Honeys, 

How are you today?  Our furbaby Jade & I are sharing the sofa and a large sherpa throw today to battle the chill.  We reached -7C yesterday!  Today was (just a little bit) warmer thankfully, so I thought, while Jade is having a nap, I'd share my latest Potter smiles...

Does anyone else adore stationery as much as I do?  Go on, don't be bashful, dear ones.  It can't just be me who immediately finds the stationery section of every store she's in and collects note books like they're never going to be printed again 😍 💖

Now, I mention my being a complete (and unashamed) stationery addict because most of this latest mini haul is made up of lovely, fabulous, stationery items.  Apart from the first item that is, which is a very practical "pop into your bag till its needed" type item but it's also adorably cute 😊

I'll share all in a few minutes but since there are quite a few photos in this post (as always) why not go grab a cuppa, and maybe a cookie, and join me back here in a few minutes (just press the "read more" link below to read the full post...)

Crafting Forever Roses...

Disclaimer:  I haven't been paid to promote any products or shops, just wanted to share my latest crafting smiles x

Hi Honeys,
How are you today?  It's been so cold this past week or so and we now have at least another two trees full of leaves scattered across the back garden.  Hubby & our furbaby Jade are going to spend Sunday afternoon clearing them (again) which Jade will absolutely love.  She adores being out in the garden with her Dad and loves running into huge piles of leaves even more 💖

The cold has been making my hands (and other bits) ache by irritating my arthritis so I've been fighting back by crafting 😊  The phrase "use it or lose it" applies perfectly honeys, unless Spoonies keep those joints moving, the arthritis wins and we'll seize up, like an old engine, until our mobility is lost to us.  A chronic illness can't be allowed to win dear ones. Not even a little bit.

You know how much I love our roses honeys?  Our front garden is very small, but it's home to our beautiful rose shrubs, planted in memory of my dear Gramma and beloved Mother in Law who both adored roses even more than I do 🌹 

Losing our precious roses is the main reason that every year I have a countdown to spring (125 days to go!) because I can't wait to see our garden start to wake again after it's (too) long winter nap.  I do have artificial roses dotted around our home, gifts over the years from Hubby (thank you sweetheart x) but I never thought I could make beautiful roses myself!   

I'm so excited honeys!  I craft, whether it's knitting, sewing (machine these days, my days of needlework are behind me I'm afraid) or making little things with clay, I love to create things and it also serves as a sort of physiotherapy too I suppose, in that it helps to keep the movement I have in my hands. It helps battle the stiffness of arthritis. Enough waffle about painful things and on to fun things instead 😊

Why not go grab a cuppa, I will too, and meet me back here in a few minutes and I'll share how I made those pretty little clay roses. There are lots of photos in this post, so a lovely cuppa, and maybe a cookie or two, would be perfect ☕🍪 See you back here in a few minutes honeys...

(click the read more link to see the full post)

Our First Attempt at Halloween Decor & Holiday Smiles...

Disclaimer: I haven't been paid to promote any shops or products, just sharing some smiles and our first actual attempt at Halloween decor x

Hi Honeys,
I'm sorry I've been missing all week, it hasn't been the best few weeks health wise (as all fellow spoonies will understand, the cold and damp are playing havoc with my arthritis) if you're being tormented by the elements too dear ones, please be kind to yourself and rest when you can. Sending you gentle hugs 💖

I'm also trying to recover from Blogtober 😊  I did it honeys, 31 posts in 31 days, it was exhausting but it was also just the most fun 😊 I've done blog challenges before, there was the fabulous Blogtember in 2014 (my first year of blogging) in 2015 and in 2016 and of course the wonderful Picture Perfect Project.

The Picture Perfect Project was designed to help Bloggers work on their photography skills and so I spent the whole of 2016 recording the changes in our beloved Garden.💖  With the exception of the Picture Perfect Project, the other challenges, the Blogtembers, all had daily prompts to follow, which suggested a topic for each day.

I originally thought that the lack of any writing prompts for Blogtober might make it more difficult but after the first few days I didn't give it much thought and just wrote and wrote 😊 If you joined me for any of those Blogtober posts dear ones, thank you so much for keeping me company and I hope you had as much fun as I did all month.💖

Speaking of fun, this year's Halloween was the best in ages!  It was so, so much fun and so many of our neighbours joined in, some even decorating their front gardens and windows.  For our part, instead of just making up lots of treat bags for visiting trick or treaters, as we do every year, we decided to decorate our little entryway too...

Why not grab a cuppa honeys and meet me back here in a few minutes, there are lots of photos in this post, it's really chilly today and a lovely cuppa sounds fab, and maybe a cookie or two as well 🍪😊