RRs away :)

My two Round Robins are ready to send :) I am in the Needlecraft Haven 2012 Round Robin and 2012 Mini Round Robin.

For the 2012 Round Robin I have chose the 'Angels blessings' design from Cross Stitch Gold. I have changed the bottom border slightly and have stitched partof the border all round for everyone to use as markers.

2012 Round Robin with Julie, Tina, Dusty, Lynn and Jaclyn

My 2012 Mini Round Robin is a cyberstitches freebie 'Life is uncertain ... eat dessert first!'

2012 Mini Round Robin with Dusty and Jaclyn

We had a lovely meal at MIL's today and tonight have enjoyed Busy Bee Candles Lavender Pillow melting in my burner and a Nespresso Roma in my new coffee glass.

Now I can start stitching on some baby gifts :) Thank you for popping by .

Rome

We've had a fabulous time - many memories to treasure and a few photos too :) here are my favourite

We have had an amazing few days away :)

On the home front - my Dad has been in hospital again, since Christmas Evening but is better so hopefully will be home tomorrow.

Ruby had a bump in the garden on Christmas Night (whilst we were at hosp with Dad) and had to see the emergency vet Boxing Day - she has hurt her back leg/hip. She rested at the kennels but is still not walking on it and seems in pain getting up and down so it's the vets again tomorrow :(

Wishing everyone a very happy 2012 x x x

Happy New Year

I'm a little early but we go away tomorrow so Happy New Year to everyone x x x

Our Christmas has been quite eventful - Christmas Day my Dad didn't look well, he was struggling with his breathing.We ended up taking him to Accident and Emergency and they have kept him in. He is breathing much much better but is on oxygen. He willbe in until we get back from our trip to Rome - he insists we still go.

When we got back from form the hospital Ruby had tumbled in the garden and hurt her back leg. We had to carry her to bed and saw the emergency vet on Boxing Day. She has pulled her leg and it's probably bruised too. The vet gave her some painkillers and we have to give her more each breakfast. She is staying mainly on her bed but can hop about. This afternoon I took her for a short walk. On the way back she just sat in our road and Urszula and her dog Eddie came out to help encourage her to get up and hop home. She has been out again and seems more confident each tme. The kennels say they are ok to have her still and will give her the painkillers.

So we are still going to Rome tomorrow, although I am a little nervous about everything.

Here are my lovely pressies from my stitchy friends - thanks everyone :)

From Angie

From Karan

From Julie

From Christine

From Brenda

I sat and made all the cards for the Needlecraft Haven Birthday Exchange today- here they are - but who is getting which one LOL

Cards for NH

These are the gifts I stitched for Julie and her grand-daughter Isabelle.

This is the star I stitched for Karan

Here's hoping 2012 is a good one for everyone.

*** HAPPY NEW YEAR ***

Merry Christmas

It was Nick's 50th last Wednesday and I surprised him with tickets for a holiday in Rome - we go next Weds until new Year's Day which means New Year's Eve in Rome. I have kept the secret since June - it's been very difficult at times LOL and now we're both very excited.

We had a great free meal at Cafe Rouge - thanks to my winning their competition. 8 of us had a fabulous time at Leamington Spa - we'd definitely go back again.

Stitching wise I have planned and started my 2012 RR with Needlecraft Haven - it's a chart from Cross Stitch Gold and I'll put up a picture of it when I can but this is my work so far.

RR started 22/12/2011

Needlecraft Haven will be 1 on 31st December, I can't believe it's been a year, it is such a lively place thanks to all the members chat, pictures and our fun and games.

and a fabulous New Year

Christmas is a coming

The festive season is approaching fast and we have ana dditionalexciting time because DH is 50 on Wednesday. Today we're having a Family Buffet at The Abbey where DS works. I have been extremely lucky an dhave awona meal for 10 at Cafe Rouge - they have managed to get us booked in for Dh's actual birthday in Leamington Spa - fab fab times :)

Needlecraft Haven is a hive of activity, both Christmasy and with new RR's and exchanges being planned for 2012. I'm so grateful to me stitchy friends for making it such a wonderful place to visit - Julie, Karan, Christine, Ursh, Tina, Hazel, Angi, Barb, Barbara, Lindsay, Jaclyn, Dusty, Chris, Elaine, Kate, Sheila, Nicola, Sally, Kell and over 100 more members who pop by - thank you.

These are the ornaments I made for my friends at school

Our trees are up - this is the Friendship Tree that has ornaments, stitched and non-stitched given by friends from all over the world.

I hope everyone is ready for the festive season - enjoy your time with friends and family x x x

Photos from France

I have managed to get my pictures up by using my laptop at school - sshhhh

Cite de |||Europe main centre

Close up

The train actually goes around
the shopping centre

Present display

It did look very festive - I loved the present effect

Not quite a month

I am very bad at blogging just lately - sorry

Dad is safely at home, enjoying a quiet but happy life.

School is busy but fun. I'm stitching lots of gifts for Christmas, just hope they get done in time :)

Nick and I had a weekend in Calais to do a bit of wine shopping. We bought over 100 bottles back and had two lovely meals out. We had a little adventure too with a puncture and a trip in the rescue truck - a downside of having 7 seats s no spare tyre :(

I took some photos of the Christmas decorations at Cite de Europebut can't work out how to lad them from my iPad lol

Thanks for reading my quick update, I'll be blogging again soon x x