New Season,New Project

I know it's not officially Autumn yet, but I always feel like the return to school heralds a new season.

The days are getting shorter and today we woke to a misty ,Autumnal feeling, morning....


The spiders had been busy in the garden ,making LOADS of cobwebs.Loving this one ,with water droplets clinging to its beautiful design........



We have had an excellent, fun ,summer. The six weeks really did seem to fly.I must admit though ,to enjoying a few hours today,with no one to please but myself.

I popped out for a little light shopping .On the way home I made a detour and travelled down the pretty country lanes. It felt really good to catch up with this favourite spot . To see how it looked this September..... Love,love love this traditional farmyard,with its old buildings.....



and this barn............



Berries in the hedgerows........




and happy looking chickens......



Back home ,with no distractions,I got my camera out again.By my computer there is a growing pile of colourful circles........



Would you like a better look,hope so . Let's go outside ....



That's better.... I'm having such fun making these. Combining any three colours I fancy to make a pretty circle. I'm following this tutorial.

When I saw this blanket I wanted one myself. Isn't it stunning!!!!

It's great to be able to use any colours I fancy after Having to use boy colours in my granny stripe.......



Yes I am having a ball with my colourful circles........



I'm also making sure I catch in the ends as I go.....



It's not the neatest way ,I know but such a time saver .I've made 45 so far , that's a quarter of the total I need. I'm no where near fed up with these yet,so hopefully it wont take ages to get there.

There are still a couple of days left to join my cushion cover give away just leave a comment Here.

I'll get the boys to pick a name out of the hat on Friday. Good Luck Everybody.

Jacquie x

Seaside Fun

Living in the middle of England, about 2 hours drive from the sea,day trips to the coast are infrequent.

So ,when we decided to go on a camping trip the seaside was a must,despite our recent holiday to the Isle of Wight.

Last year we discovered Cromer,and liked it a lot . So on a sunny day during this trip ,we headed back there.

We parked the car.Then,loaded down with beach type paraphernalia,we headed for the sand.
Through the sweet, sheltered gardens at the top of the cliff.........



Past stunning beach huts,gotta love all these colours.......




And their cute signs....





We managed to glimpse the inside of a couple,there were stripy deckchairs ,buckets and spades,little gas stoves with whistling kettles,bunting and more driftwood.
So lovely!!I would love to own or rent one of these if we lived closer to the sea ,but I know they can be very expensive and hard to come by.

Then onwards to the sand......



Ooooh how my boys (and that includes Mr BM )love the beach.

Sitting in the waves and making sand castles were the order of this day........




We had a picnic and I managed a little crochet,do you like my travel crochet kit?........



Then,leaving the boys playing with their dad, I headed off to explore a little ,promising to return with ice creams.

Cromer has a lovely Pier........



You can walk right to the end,where people fish , without having to go through an amusement arcade..............



It also has a thriving theatre.......





Turning away from the sea now ,I headed for the shops......



admired the pretty streets..........



and remembered fabulous fish and chips from here.......



Ah, this is where I remembered .....in the back of this shop...... wasn't there some yarn?..... Yes!



So I returned to the beach carrying 99's all round and a very restrained yarn purchase.....



A £1.40 ball of Style craft Special , as recommended by the lovely Lucy at Attic 24.

The colour is Shrimp, I thought it was orange in the artificial light of the shop, by it's rather more salmon (or Shrimp!)in natural light. Never mind it will be fine to add to my latest project.

Hope you enjoyed the seaside pictures. More about my latest project next time. Can't wait to show you what I've been up to!
Jacquie x

Bunny Mummy,Bunny Mummy,where have you been......?

We've been off to Norfolk to try out our tent!!!

Mr BM and I had booked the week off work,and the weather forecast was good, so we decided to take the plunge and head off on our first family camping trip.Just a short break,after the madness of the bank holiday weekend had died down.

Being new to this ,the packing took me ages.Trying to remember everything we would need.Finally ,we squeezed it all into the car and set off,heading East.
North Norfolk is getting quite familiar to us now as we have visited it both last year,and the year before.Usually in our regular holiday accommodation,a static caravan.

This was an adventure ,trying out camping,so heading somewhere we knew made it a little less daunting.

We chose a site which was recommended by friends,and very nice it was too.Lovely clean loos and showers,which was a priority for me!
Loads for the boys to do too.I'm sure we will return for a longer stay one day.
The camping areas are dotted amongst heath land.....



The heather was looking gorgeous......



And there was a great view across fields towards the sea.........






Here is our tent in the early morning sun .....



We had the luxury of electric hook up ,so I took along some home comforts to make life easier....



This table is actually our camp table from my childhood,it's a little shabby nowadays, but I still love the bright red colour.

Here's a cosy bedroom........



Warm sunny days were followed by very chilly nights. Our little fan heater kept us warm whilst we played cards. Thick P.J.s and socks were in order for bed.

I know the lovely weather made a huge difference,but I was surprised how much I liked the whole experience.

The boys had a great time too, popping to the site shop for supplies, fetching drinking water ,and even washing up at the outdoor sinks.

I've got some pretty sea side pictures to share with you ,if you can indulge me ,it will be the last time this year.

They will have to wait till tomorrow though as I'm pooped now!

Thank you all for the amazing comments on my last post. Glad to see I'm not alone in being a little self conscious about my hobby.

Remember there's still time to join my giveaway , just leave me a comment on my previous post.

Pop back tomorrow for a sea and sunshine fix.
Jacquie x

My First Giveaway

Hello Lovelies,
I'm sooooo glad the sun returned today. A few dull,wet days had really got me down.

This is a little worrying as we head into Autumn (how did that happen !).My moods never used to be so linked to the weather.

On Wednesday the rain held off long enough for a meet up with friends I made in anti natal class. Our children played happily together and it was great to catch up with all their news.

I thought it would nice to do a little crochet as we sat on our picnic blankets ,so I packed my hook and yarn along with our picnic.

When it came to getting started I suddenly felt self conscious. I mentioned I had brought my crochet along. One friend made a comment about granny's house and the sound of knitting needles. My crochet stayed firmly in my bag.

It's so different with you lot.I love being creative ,it makes me happy,even on a rainy day.
Being able to share my creations ,with you like minded lovelies makes me extra happy.
Your kind comments really do mean a lot.

So whilst I was on holiday I made a little something to send to one of you,wish I could send you all something really ,but that might take some time!



Here is my finished cushion cover. The colours remind me of heather. Purple,blue,lilac and green.......


There is a cute flower in the centre,pattern from here........



And lilac spotty buttons to close.........



I'm hoping you like her .She was made as a thank you to my special bloggy friends,who understand my crocheting ways.
I also picked up this cute little seaside tin ,whilst on holiday, for you.....



If you would like a chance to give her a home ,please leave me a comment on this post.


In a couple of weeks I'll get one of the boys to pick a name out of the hat.




So don't be shy, now is a great time to start commenting if you haven't before.
Please make sure I can contact you ,in case you win .
Good Luck ,and have a great Bank Holiday if you are in the U.K.

Jacquie x

Holiday Images

We travelled by car...........



Then by ferry.........



Stayed in a lovely Static caravan.............



Which looked like this when we arrived.........



So .....I gave it a makeover......That's better........



We spent sunny days on the various lovely beaches.This is Ventnor ,which is so photogenic.......



The boys did loads of body boarding ............



Made sand sculptures with their cousins.......



On windy days they caught crabs.....big ones.........



and tiny ones.........



On a damp day we travelled on the steam railway...................



Third class was still pretty plush ,with lovely wood and old advertisments.....




During quiet moments I snuggled under GSB did a bit of this.........



We saw loads of vintage vehicles........






All too quickly our week on the beautiful Isle of Wight was over.

The boys brought home these.........



I brought home this........



I have since finished this pretty cushion cover which is part of my giveaway. I havn't got around to taking photos yet ,so pop back later this week for the Ta- dah and more details

Jacquie x