Jubilee Weekend

And it's all over!!!

We've waited for months.... brought the Union Jacks..... planned the parties & it's gone :(

On Sunday we went to our friends pub & watched the flotilla

Much to OH's dislike........ he was hoping to get away from it!!

Monday I headed off to Exmouth to see this

I love this vintage mobile cinema & wanted to see it in real life for a long time..... thankfully my brother took me!

He waited for me while I went inside to see an archive film of Exmouth 

If you get a chance to see it I would recommend it :)

It started to get really busy so we treated ourselves to fish & chips in the car

Our view :)

I must admit I gave up on the Jubilee concert about 9pm but I enjoyed the highlights!

I dashed about yesterday doing the housework & watching the service on TV

Didn't Queenie look odd with out Philip by her side?

I felt really sorry for her :(

Today is another special day as OH turns 

How did that happen????

He was 26 when we met!!

I feel another afternoon in the pub!!!

Ted's not up for a party

One last photo....... my slice of pizza that made me chuckle!!

Phew that's was a long post..... sorry!!! 

May 2012

May was a busy month.

The blitz remembrance day on the 5th May & VE day on the 8th.

Busy, busy making lots of red, white & blue goodies all month for Crikey.

The torch visiting Exeter...... featuring in Let's Knit magazine....... & seeing the very funny Acorn Antiques at the end of the month.

Phew..... 2012 is matching on!

I had a lovely day at Crikey yesterday. It was nice to see friends old & new.

No rest for me as today I'm starting making for a new shop opening in Exeter on July 7th... 

Good Golly Miss Molly

Thankfully I'm now off until June 9th :)

I hope you all have a lovely Jubilee weekend...... don't let the rain dampen your spirits!

Things to look forward to....

On Wednesday I'm heading to Sidmouth for the opening night..... my friend is starring so we're going for support.

If you're in the area you can find out more here

On Saturday it's...

Now I'm not sure you could say I'm looking for to it...... once again I'm in a panic but this time I've been making since March so I'm not sure why!!!

Jubilee bags to finish, cherry brooches to knit, Jubilee hair slides to make....... wish me luck!!!

In The Press

How excited was I on Saturday when my copy of Let's Knit arrived...... I quickly turned to the index to find myself & look what I found!

Can you see me???

I never thought I would be on the front page!!

Ok so now on to page 23

Look at me on the same page as Cath Kidston..... well actually I'm above her.... haha!! Thanks to OH for pointing that out :)

My Jubilee goodies are limited so snap 'em up quick!!

On Sunday the Olympic torch came to Exeter..... in fact the end of my road!

I some how thought it would be me & a few others...... how wrong was I!

The atmosphere was amazing & so were the police.

It's a bit dark 'cos I nearly missed it.....a word of warning.... it happens really quickly!!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's post as it travels the country 

Hey ho..... back to my knitting!

Busy Week

Hello...... well that was a busy week!

Job application completed at the beginning of the week which took about 4 hours!!

A trip to Bristol on Thursday for a training course..... isn't it sad that we have to be trained on how to deal with angry customers. We were told about body language so we could work out if we were going to be attacked!!!! What is the world coming too..... *shakes head*

And to top it all off I've been busy making red, white & blue things!!!

I've just popped the bunting & bunting brooches in my shop if you want to take a peep!!

I'm getting ready for Crikey Queenie It's Vintage on Saturday 2nd June

Now back to work, another 6 days until my next day off, not liking that!!!

Victory In Europe

Yes it's that day again.

What a wonderful time they must have had

The joy to know the dark days were over

You can see more pictures here 

To remember the 70th anniversary of the Exeter Biltz I was invited to a special event at the Cathedral

I was helping out with Make Do and Mending.... of course!

We had a lovely day & I really enjoyed teaching children to knit.

I hope to have more photo's soon 

The fantastic Blitz and Peaces

Part of the bomb that hit the Cathedral

Have a good week

April 2012

Well what a lovely month April was..... we even had some sunshine at the beginning of the month!!

A trip to Bridport, lucky finds at the boot sale, The Sound of Music & giveaways!!!

May has started well too...

My fascinator made at Make, Do and Mend last night.

Helen's fascinator!!!

Then today we both headed in to town to see the lady herself!!

She was even on the big screen....

It was worth the 2 hours of standing in the cold to get in the front row..... even though we were pushed about a bit at the end!!!

We even had some German tourist taking photo's of us...... wonder why??

If you're in Exeter this weekend then do come along to this

I'll be there Make, Doing & Mending!!!

Have a good weekend