Sunshine Sunshine

I have to post very quickly as I have just spent the day jet hosing the stables and I am absolutely pooped!! I finally got round to doing something with my little doggy stamp and I have posted below, also remember the show I took Snowie to well we were 4th YEEEE... and no one had a camera, can you believe it!!!!! so I have posted a pic of him when he won the championship last year, he is such a good boy, also Aria the baby got a 4th also xxx

  The PS is Lili of the Valley that has been in my stash for "Yonks", I hand stitched the border with linen thread and finished off with shell heart buttons.

How handsome...17HH and built like a tank. I have often thought I would  like Snowie to be a police horse, just don't know if I could ever part with him, he has the most gentle nature for such a large horse xx

And finally because I am now sooper sooper pooped!!! I have 20! yes 20! cards to make for a charity my friend runs "Mossburn community Farm."  I have used this image from Whimsy before and thought this amongst various others would be perfect, so off to Baw Baws now, take care and happy crafting  Annette xx 

What a week!!!!

Yes I have had quite a week and a half...................I mentioned last time the problems with my Broad band, well the very nice BT engineer came out on Monday and guess what!!!! it's still not working properly, some times I can go online for 10 mins other times it's 10 secs. The wonder of technology INDEED!!!!!
I have also been getting my big horse ready for his first show in 4 months, he had lymphinjitis and was a very sore big guy, hopefully he is all better now........my butt hurts like mad though, maybe something to do with all the excess brought back in my trunk from holiday!!!!! I will let you know how he goes on Saturday and maybe have a picture or two.
Sadness fell upon our lovely farm today, our beautiful lamb, Beyonce, passed away, she has had joint ill since she was born, this is a disease which affects there joints, although, she has been doing extremely well, I think it has all been a bit much for her. I am sure she enjoyed her short time with us. Billy, our handsome boy will miss her terribly, he is looking all over for her and bleating constantly, poor thing, and little Bonny, who we rescued at the same time and who also has joint ill is wondering around there little bed looking very sad, she is blind in one eye and is quite a little caracter, she turns her head around to her good side when she hears her name being called so that she can see you. It's always difficult when you loose a pet, Eilidh is heartbroken as we lost another lamb only a couple of months ago.
Anyway I have tried all week to make ONE card and can't seem to get my MO JO going. I picked this stamp up in New York and desperately wanted to do something with it, I will just have to try again next week when things have settled down.

I love this little cutey!!!

I took this picture of "B" on Monday enjoying a snooze in the sunshine,

Night Night Beautiful Girl xxx

B.T. PHONE HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am just about to blow a gasket!!!!!!!!!! my internet connection is playing up AGAIN............................. I have just spoken to a very pleasant gentleman who assured me I had not to worry as he was doing everything he possibly could to rectify this problem and he was so sad that my internet connection was not giving me satisfaction the way it should!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! well what can I say!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My kids and I have spent all morning trying to apply for jobs as they both have left school and want to have some sort of job ASAP  and everyone asks for online applications, Now that's great if you can only get ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eilidh is so disheartened as she did particularly well in her exams and is keen to get into the work force, Adam is just the same and has his own set of responsibilities, i.e. a car to run (typical boy!!) What ever happened to good old fashioned face to face interviews!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! any way nice man at BT I do appreciate your compassionate if a little patronising concern, all I want is my internet working xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Now I appologise for my rant and if my spelling is attrocious, connection has just gone again and I can't use the spell check AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Think I will try to add a picture to cheer me up, oops!! that's not working either, think it's time for a cuppa and a chill pill, I may also try to make a card, CALM, DEEP BREATHES, CALM.

AH!! that's better, now I will try again, It's amazing what a bit of stress can create. EUREKA!!! I seem to be getting somewhere now..........................

I dusted off this Nikki stamp and coloured her with Prisma pencils, she reminds me of Eilidh today, she is cathing up with friends and her "Blackberry" is shmokin!!!

Kerry picked up this stamp for me a few months ago and the Martha Stewart punch is from Michaels, I had to buy something when I was in New York, what a bargain, $8!!

Magnum makes me smile, he is such a scaredy cat, the ps is "My Minds Eye" and was free with a magazine!!There was a time I made period costumes for Theatres, now I am stitching cards! HMM!!

One last picture I promise, I am on a roll now,who knows what tomorrow will bring!! Eilidh can't resist a clown about, the toilet was busy so she decided to meditate while she was waiting......... Have a good night and hopefully I will be back to normal tomorrow.       Annette

  

Happy Holidays !!!!!

Well that's another annual holiday over and what a holiday it was. New York was having a heat wave when we arrived and it continued until we left, high 90s, can you believe it!!! wondering the streets of New York in that heat, MAD I know. The kids shopped till they dropped and I just dropped.............! Any way my reward was a 9 day cruise round the Caribbean, WAW WEE!!!!! I was pampered, sunbathed, ate, drank and had a ball. This holiday was to make up for the one we had a couple of years ago for a big birthday!!! that was a disaster from start to finish and this one certainly more than made up for it. So back to normality, washing, ironing, cooking, housework and all the other delightful jobs being a "Domestic Engineer" involves!!! Thankfully though the horses, dogs and sheep did not cause any problems when I was away, little darlings......
Now someone said today it is 139 days till Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like I better get crafting. I will be paying a visit to http://ladybugcraftsink.blogspot.com/ for my new magnum Christmas stamps then to www.funkyfarmscrapbookbarn.co.uk for my PS and any other goodies I am sure to find.

I loved this picture of the Empire State Building and the colours of the flags

Sail Away, Sail Away, Sail Away!!!

St Thomas, so beautiful.

Thanks for the Birthday Cake kids !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for lunch guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi to you all

Annette