ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 17TH OF 2026

 Morning all I hope I find you well, time to clock the positive moments and silver linings for it is time for 

Last Friday was a sad day as I had a funeral to attend, but having done one the week before I was feeling a little fragile so I made the decision to attend online, I struggle to see the emotions of individuals at such things and as I'm still grieving for my Mum it has been a tough couple of weeks, so why does it make a show on a positive post, I'm grateful that technology gave me the ability to attend in my own way. 

In the evening we had tickets to see a John Godber play called 'Teechers' which was a fabulous watch, it is a touring theatre company and I can highly recommend. 

I also photographed my first ever completed granny square in crochet, I can't tell you how proud I am that I managed to achieve this, I don't for one minute think it is without flaws but I never genuinely thought I'd manage to make one.  Hubby then asked what I was going to do with it, and with a stack of wool still to use I have set about making the centres of lots of new squares, I'm not sure if this is the best way to do it, but my hope is that I can get the pattern fixed in my mind so that I can do it again without having to watch the instructional video on constant rewind. 

Saturday was our 28th wedding anniversary and we decided to head to Brodsworth, their Easter trail was still dotted around the garden

We took a selfie next to my favourite tree

There was a bit of blue sky when we first arrived

The gardens always look fantastic

And this was a new vista as they've improved the pathways around

This was hubby's gift to me that he had made himself, it is our Celtic knot from our wedding

The sun came out near the end of our visit

I loved the riot of colour that these caused

and seeing the ferns unfurling

I'm not sure what these are, they remind me of lily of the valley but I'm not sure that is what they are

The tree was still in blossom, after Storm Dave the blossom took something of a battering so it was nice to see one still in full bloom

The church is always stunning it reminds me of a typical English church 

On Sunday we had visitors, it looks like he took this himself but it was definitely me pressing the button

I managed to read this over the weekend, I have all 4 of them and have decided to read them in the season

I also concluded reading this, which was another good read

The centres of the granny squares continues to grow, but on my calculation last night I'm going to need 56 of them to make a throw like blanket.  

On Tuesday (I know a school night what was I thinking), we went to see 'The Sign of a Four' a radio show detailing the Sherlock Holmes story, it had Colin Baker (of Doctor Who fame) in it who is 82, we both really enjoyed it

Thursday and I was out in the garden when I spotted this 'orange tip' butterfly enjoying the aubretia and it still makes me wonder why are most butterfly names so very boring, I think they need renaming 

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 I was painting up the steps that we use in the garden on Thursday, it was lovely to be outside enjoying the sunshine and fresh air if I'm honest. Hubby was on the front of the house, weeding the drive and washing the cars, so we both had a productive time and then we had a couple of hours reading (and crocheting) on the deck. 

And that my lovely people is my lot for this week, I hope you've had a grand week too. 

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 16TH OF 2026

 Hello lovely people tis Friday time to clock the silver linings and positive moments from the last 7 days

Well we had a blue skies and windy day the other day and I was immensely grateful to get the washing, washed and dried in a single day, it has been a while since that last happened. 

Then on Sunday we ventured to YSP, mainly because we really wanted to visit the new exhibition in the chapel by the artist Nicola Turner called 'Time Scythe' she did some work for the latest Wuthering Height film, so I was intrigued to see her work in person and loved that this extended the book experience, I read a while ago about enhancing experiences and I've been mindful to try and do that where possible.  

I also watched the Wuthering Heights from 2009 with Tom Hardy over the weekend, more akin to the original book and finished the retelling of Wuthering Heights which was extremely good.  

The exhibition was amazing and has been made in situ

I loved how it spilled over the balcony

and spilled outside

We had a lovely walk around the park and saw some beautiful cherry blossom

and bluebells, but these definitely seem to be appearing earlier each year.

We also grabbed a selfie

My order for a crochet kit for a cardigan arrived, time will tell whether this was a sensible (or crazy) purchase, but up to now I'm feeling quite positive about it. 

Tuesday evening we went to Cast in Doncaster to see Macbeth.  It was a strange version it has to be said if I'm honest and the first half felt quite disjointed, but the second half was better and overall it was an interesting watch. 

Thursday I had physio in the morning, grateful for the progress I've made with the issue with my heel I'm hoping to make some more progress before I see him next. 

We then had a lovely afternoon, I spent it fighting with a granny square, I've never made a granny square before and so the video tutorial has been an absolute blessing, hubby in the meantime was silversmithing and it proved a lovely gentle afternoon. 

Then in the evening we went for pre-theatre dining at the local college restaurant, we both selected the same starter which was grilled prawns on a polenta cake

my view for the evening

then we both chose the beef olives for main it was served with Romanesco and parsnip crisps

and then we chose differently for dessert, hubby went with banana fritter with rum and raisin served with a ginger ice cream 

and I went for the chocolate dessert, which was a chocolate cake with a thick mousse like topping and shavings of white chocolate it was absolutely stunning to eat 

and then we went off to the theatre to watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which was a fun watch

And that is my lot for this week, I hope yours has been good. 

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 15TH OF 2026

 Good morning finally it is a Friday I'm managing to post on, time to find the silver linings and positive moments from the last 7 days. 

So last Friday I had decided in my infinite wisdom that I could make a dress in a day, now when I say that I don't mean just running a dress up, I mean sticking the printed pattern together, cutting the pattern, reading the instructions, cutting the materials and then making the dress and I will be honest none of that would have been possible if my lovely hubby had not helped with the sticking and cutting of the pattern and the cutting of the material then giving me a 3 hour run at making the dress and completing it before tea time.  Why the urgency, well the tea party was on the Saturday for my daughter-in-laws birthday on the Sunday, thankfully I'd chosen the right size (and definitely the right style) for the dress and here she is showing off the finished item and yes it is a Toy Story dress and yes it was made from a duvet cover

We had people over on Saturday for a birthday tea and this was before they descended, unfortunately my brother and his fiancée couldn't make it but we had a lovely afternoon nonetheless

the table matched the Easter flowers I'd received

I also wore a new dress that I'd made, I'm not sure I pulled the style off if I'm honest, but I had fun making it, the pattern is the Marauder's Map from Harry Potter and this too is made from a duvet cover, my dress is floor length.  

Hubby decided it needed a bow at the back

This little man was amazing on the day an absolute joy to be around and yes he is wearing a Toy Story outfit. 

We also managed a walk on the day look at those blue skies

The rest of the weekend was quiet, we enjoyed reading, I enjoyed scrapbooking, we spent time outside, we spent time in front of the woodburner and I managed to complete a couple of books, the first is the book 'Eat Pray Love' I'd seen the film but was intrigued to read the original book, it was a joy to read

and then 'The Grapes of Wrath' this is a book my Mum read and declared that neither myself nor my sister would be able to read.  On reflection we have no idea why, we think she might have been trying to stir the competitiveness in us so we could discuss in detail, but unfortunately it didn't happen whilst she was still with us.  I did however complete the book and what a read it has to be said, such a harrowing tale of humanity but also one where being determined to survive the day is essential, I enjoyed it immensely. 

And that my lovely people is my lot for this week, I hope you've had a good week too. 

Hugs