Normally a hard day to get inspiration for a photograph, but with it being Mother's Day this made it easy. Though I have to say I was in shock when Daughter No 2 who is notorious for cards/postcards/pressies etc being a week of two late, you always get them but not usually on time. On Saturday her card turned up and I got a lovely mug from the grandchildren that D No1 had made, it is black until you add hot water and then the pictures come out. One big pic of the grandchildren and lots of small ones.
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| a card and a mug |
Monday
This year the plans for the garden involve moving sheds and things to where we want them to be, relocating the chickens to the bottom of the garden and moving the table and benches up to the top. Stage one of this is painting the fence to move the chickens into the corner.
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| painting the fence |
Tuesday
Not a lot going on today, but I did make a carrot cake and a lemon drizzle cake. The carrot cake was lovely, the lemon drizzle was lacking something but was ok with custard.
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| been baking cake again |
Wednesday.
We popped across to Stirling today to visit a friend. Decided to do some of the newish geocaches while we were in the area. One of the ones we went to find we had no luck with, but we wandered off to find a couple of others and came across this waterfall. Looked very pretty in the sun.
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| a waterfall in Menstrie |
Thursday
Bob had a hospital appointment this afternoon and to save daughter having to take the gruesome twosome with her I volunteered to babysit as SIL is back at work this week. We had lots of fun playing games and reading books, Fifi came in from school and we had even more fun.
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| big sister loves them |
Friday
Next door bought a puppy just before Christmas, and she is a cute bundle of fluff. She comes out into the garden and comes to the fence to have a wee woof, and then runs away again.
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| woofing at me |
Saturday
Daughter No2 and future son in law came down last night. Daughter and I have spent the day buying everything I need to go with my dress for my Mother of the Bride outfit. Future SIL is away today to sort out the kilt hires, pick up the rings and visit his mum and dad.
Here they are writing out some of the invitations.
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| the happy couple sorting invites |
That mug is fab! and your cakes look so yummy! We have a new puppy too - she is much smaller than your neighbours though x
ReplyDeletethe mug is fab isnt it, next doors puppy did start off small but has grown in the few months.
DeleteNext door's dog looks lovely. Hope she gets on with the chickens.
ReplyDeletedoes not seem to bother with the cickens even when it gets into our garden.
DeleteThe mug is great, love that the picture appears when you have a hot drink in it.m
ReplyDeleteit is a lovely present, that bit different as a present
DeleteYour neighbours dog looks lovely :-) and I love your mothers day mug. I hope Bob got on ok at the hospital. The wedding plans must be so much fun x #project365
ReplyDeletethe wedding plans are a lot of fun, and my outfit is completed as well.
DeleteWhat a lovely pressie the mug is.
ReplyDeleteThe cakes sound delicious, even if one had to be served with custard. But I'm of a mind that most cakes taste better with custard!!
the mug is lovely, sort of thing I appreciate, just hope I dont break it.
Deleteawww lovely mothers day gifts Elaine, love the fact that the photos only appear when a hot drink is inside it
ReplyDeleteFifi looks very grown up in that picture - her hair is beautiful . Next doors dog does look cute and friendlyxx
Fifi is far to grown up these days, and her hair is much better now it has been cut
DeleteThat mug looks great! I love the waterfall photo too. Homemade cake is always the best :)
ReplyDeletethe cup is nice isn't it. Homemade cake is yum
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