Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Ive just discovered Bloglovin so thought I'd join in there too. From what I can gather its a kind of directory of blogs and it makes it easier to follow other folks blogs...I think!!?? We shall see! This is all such a new game for me

.....oh and could anyone tell me how you add the thumbnail pics of "other posts you might like" at the end of each post? I wanted to link to a few older relevant posts.

Thanks Lakota....Ive sorted out me widget!!!

cheers lovelies xxxx

Looking back...

I keep finding myself reminiscing over the beginnings of our little family. Mostly because my baby starts school on Wednesday...and I'm in pieces about it. I've become super emotional since having kids and I'm finding it hard to come to terms with little Miss M going to school. I've seriously considered homeschooling but I know M and I think she will love school, and fortunately we managed to get her into a really lovely local school. 
But really, I know everyone says it goes fast and although it doesnt always feel like it, it really does!.
5 years ago this month I looked like this....

 then a week or two later this little person appeared...

check out the super skinny legs, she weighed only 6lb 4oz

and then a few short years later, this little lady emerged....

pic taken by my mans sister, Tracy Turner.

So many things have happened ovef the past 5 years, some almost unbearably dark times and this little ray of sunshine, beautuful M, kept me going through it all. And of course, not forgetting the arrival of lovely Mr J only 2 years later...

I really felt the whisper of Autumn this eveving, growing stronger, a few leaves falling, a chill in the air and a clear sky showing off the waxing first quarter moon. I felt my body remembering the cool of winter and the crazy pace of summer slowing. I love autumn and winter as it allows the landscape to become a blank canvas yet again, holding endless possibilities for the following year.

My mind works in a similar way, shedding old outdated modes and ways , learning and re-learning new ways and skills in prepeation for the new year. Which reminds me, I must check out the local college for eveving courses!

How are you feeling about the changing seasons? Do you have plans or schemes or dreams?  

bye lovelies, wishing you warmth and happiness x

"Cherish your visions and you dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements." Napoleon Hill

Joy Pockets

Its been a few weeks since I took part in Bohemian Twilight's Joy Pockets, its not that there has been no joy...just a little lacking in time! Family and friends staying, late night bonfires and bbq's..when the british summer was being kind to us!.
Anyway, here goes.... some little peeks at the things that have bought me joy this past week...

The wedding album cover...better late than never

Butterflies at the natural history museum

Visiting the Natural History Museum in Tring, Hertfordshire...just amazing!

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Watching little Miss M make everyone smile and laugh, especially her "80 something" year old big nana

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Friut leathers...a brilliant new recipe to help use the ridiculous amount of apples and blackberries here.

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Sitting around a bonfire watching shooting stars on the New Moon with my beautiful neighbours. 

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 Feeling in tune with the elements, enjoying the bounty of late Summer and welcoming Autumn.

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 Watching piglets and mama pig root around and then just collapse into a heap and sleep, they really know how to chill out! (this was on a visit to the Maize Maze and Fun Farm...but I want pigs and goats now!!)

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Giving up eating Wheat (again...) and starting to feel a whole lot better already

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Finshing making a friends wedding album cover (finally...nearly a year late..oops...)

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 Seeing the little J after his hair cut, we asked for it to be kept long, just trimmed a bit...they gave him a proper short boys hair cut, but when I saw him I couldnt stop laughing..it was really the first time ive seen him as a boy rather than my little baby/toddler!

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Comments left by lovely blogging folk! You all bring me joy xxx

Well, cheerio, we are off for a little bike ride now to find more blackberries!! yum

da daaaa "the versatile blogger"

Thankyou to Ann from the lovely  Moonbeams & Fireflies blog for nominating me for the versatile blogger award. This is my first badge award, what can I say... its nice to be noticed! I'm quite new to the blogging malarky (only 4 little months old) and I'm really enjoying meeting crafty and fun folk from all around the globe.

Following the award protocol...after accepting the Versatile Blogger Award, the blogger must:

1.  Thank the person who gave the award and link back to them in your post
2.  Share seven things about yourself
3.  Pass this award along to 10 recently discovered blogs

Here are seven things about myself:

1. I find myself humming and whistling alot (because I can never remember the words to songs!), especially if I'm really into making something or I'm nervous. Apparantly its quite annoying!

2. My favourite aromas are Jasmine oil, Rose oil and the smell of Sweet Pea flowers.

3. Digging up potatoes makes me stupidly happy (and excited!)

4.I love to dance and move about in a crazy and free fashion...especially Bellydancing and African dancing!

5. I love cheesy 80's music, especially Aha, and I saw them in concert a few year ago in Brighton, which made me insanely happy. (oh dear)

6. I LOVE living in the country and one day want to to run a smallholding and be as self sufficient as I can be..aaahh dream away

7. I'm pretty out of touch with the world (the irony being my partner teaches media studies) I don't watch tv, read papers or listen to much radio (the odd bit of Radio 4 keeps me posted on stuff).

Finally, here are 10 other blogs I've recently discovered that I nominate for the award, please take a peek at their fab blogs...:
1. Paraphernalia 
2. Mrs Cheese
3. Her Library Adventures
4. Life's Rich Pattern
5. Love Stitching Red
6. The Freedom Three
7. Faith Hope and Charity Shopping
8. Apple of the Forest
9. Love Stitching Red
10. Things to make and doodle

There are so many brilliant , strange and inspiring blogs (its really hard chosing just 10)..when I can work out you put in a link to all the blogs I follow I'll do it! 

Well, its crazy late again, so off to bed now, night me lovelies xxxxx