Autumn wind . . .

A little ATC that I did awhile back....

She flew off to a colder land where she will need her scarf....

Am busy getting things ready for Christmas, so much so I nearly forgot my lovely Mum's Birthday today... 

Happy Birthday Maman...xx

Courage. . .

Courage doesn't always roar, sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says... "I'll try again tomorrow"...

This was a small journal that I made for my friend B over at Sweetlimes...and you can see the fantastic hand carved stamp she made me.  I'd like to share this with Sunday Sketches...

Friday at last. . .

Hi everyone, thank you so much for all your birthday wishes sent to my 98year old Grandmother...she says Thank you....

I'm so glad it's the weekend.... I had a major shock this week when I asked my 5year olds (at school) if they would like a story... they all replied "NO" bar one.... They said "NO" because having a story read to you by some Twerp of a Classroom Assistant (that's me) that reads a story in silly voices and then asks questions about the story to see if you've understood... is just to much like hard work.... I could have cried... 

This is the first time that I have had children refuse a story....it's so sad.... My revenge was to the read the story anyway and ask questions to see if their little brains and ears were working... and next week there will be more stories and more painting and more sticking and more cutting out.... Oh the life of a child with me is no fun at all....

Am sharing this with Sunday Sketches...will be round to visit you all later, am now off to build a wall at my farmhouse....

Happy Birthday . . .

It's my Granny's Birthday today... She's reached the ripe old age of 98...wow...

Am sharing this with Sunday Sketches...hope you are all having a good weekend....

Goodbye . . .

I sketched this the other day while I was keeping watch over Mr Hollywood's dad.... His dad died today after a long battle with cancer....The cancer started in his eye, he ignored the blurred vision that he had... by the time he dealt with it...the cancer had spread... he didn't really get time to enjoy his retirement...

One of my best friends had breast cancer two years ago she is now healthy and cancer free. The doctors got the cancer in time that she didn't even lose her breast....a routine Monogram found it...she hadn't noticed the lump..even though she self checked regularly. 

With every sad story there is  a happy story too...

So check your breasts regularly go for your smear tests, get your eyes tested yearly, don't put things off...nine times out of ten things are fine.... my breast lumps turned out to be cysts...

My heart goes out to anyone who is putting off going for tests...waiting for results...and anyone battling cancer.  If this post helps one person it was worth sharing... x

Autumn Leaves. . .

It's Monday evening, it's cold outside and dark....yuck...winter is on it's way.... I'm a Spring and Summer person... I like warmth....having said that, I do like to curl up in front of an open fire.....

I used this quote last year and my picture was very different.... not sure I like my girlie's face...will live with it for a day or two and may repaint her...

Autumn leaves are lovely,

They rustle when I run,

Sometimes I make a heap,

And jump in them for fun!

Has anyone else tried to redesign their blog using Bloggers new dynamic interface?.... I've been messing about with it for the last couple of days....can not find where the add on bits are.... very frustrating... have a great page but can't add my links to Sunday Sketches etc.... am I being thick?... 

The Owl and the Pussycat . . .

The Owl and the Pussy Cat has been popping into my head all week...hence while I was sitting in the Eye Doctors' waiting room (just a check-up) I sketched this... I don't think Pussy Cat is to happy about Mr Owl sitting on her head or is it Mrs Owl and Mr Pussy Cat.  Wouldn't it be wonderful to sail away in a boat...never mind the colour....and be back in time for tea....and all the problems left behind be sorted..... High seas and Pirates are ok in teeny tiny doses...coz I get sea sick...so set me to sail on a mill pond.....