ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 34TH OF 2023

 Good morning all

Tis Friday time for

Well it has been a mighty busy week, last Friday unusually for us we were in work, preparing for our Summer Open Day on the Saturday and whilst we didn't rock up until around 10am, we left gone 4.30pm so it really was a full on work day, but we were as prepared as we could be. 

Saturday dawned and unusually for us this summer there were blue skies, which meant it was going to be a good day.  The open day kicked off at 10am and we had a steady flow of people throughout the day and managed to raise much needed funds.  I also got some additional information in the form of feedback which will help with future funding bids, so a win win. 

Sunday and as you can imagine we were all absolutely shattered so we had something of a kick back day. 

We enjoyed watching Heart of Stone on Netflix, a good old fashioned action movie. 

Monday arrived and we'd had the foresight to book 2 extra days off thus technically moving our weekend from Friday Saturday Sunday to Sunday Monday Tuesday. 

Never ones to shirk things that need doing we headed over to my Mum's house as her front garden needed some TLC.  We'd cleared it of rubbish a few weeks ago, but the weeds were now rampant so we got some pebbles picked up and set too.  Hubby trimmed the hedge with help of my Mum's hubby and then we tidied the trimmings up before weeding the garden.  Then we put down several layers of newspaper and then cardboard watering them as we went so they didn't fly away (the neighbours must have thought us completely crackers).  Then we put down weed suppressant fabric before finishing with what turned out to be 22 bags of Oxford grey stone. 

We didn't get any 'before' photos but the after photos look sooooooooooo much better 

My Mum's hubby picked up some fence paint in a rosemary colour which is a pale greeny grey which should look fabulous and since we've completed this job he has also pressure washed the paving 

Tuesday and we were gearing up for the working week again, however hubby collected some wood he needs for the next project at my Mum's house which is another job done. 

We also went to Ikea to return 4 table legs before having a browse, I bought a new step stool to aid me with my new indoor drying racks which hubby has installed, I also bought 2 white frames to 'disguise' the racks as well as the usual assorted items I always end up buying in Ikea.  

The rest of the week has tripped along at a merry old pace as normal, lots and lots of work and I find myself landing here on the 34th Friday of 2023, time really does fly.

I hope you've had a grand week.  

Hugs

I LOVE HOW DESIGNS EVOLVE - DON'T YOU?

Well my statistics show that I've only done two postings in July, now I grant you that they were massive postings but two! - weekend to catch up me thinks! Feeling quite reflective at the moment, not sure why - get like that sometimes - then I look for a bit of inspiration in the world around me. I've a couple of inspiring blogs that I follow that always lift my spirits and I love to look out for life's little prods - you know the ones - they arrive in front of you and you knew they'd be there to teach you little lessons in life. We seem to run full tilt all the time from one day to the next, from one week to the next - never quite grasping the need to slow down and chill out. A school friend asked on facebook the other day how to feel less 'middle-aged' and most of the answers were alcohol related which made me giggle but then got me thinking - how do we feel less stressed out, how do you take life slower, how do we stop ourselves growing up! So I stopped just for the day, to notice the little things, the blue skies above (between the grey rain clouds) I watched the enjoyment in my 8 year old to explore an interactive museum, I watched giant lady bugs on a huge screen and was amazed and that little tiny lives that go on round us, I witnessed a new structure in the local city and was impressed, I wandered a foreign market and listened to the chatter, I saw a lady with an umbrella sing to all those around - why because she can! I met my hubby for lunch and had a coffee. I came home and scrapped, yesterday was a good day!

Now for the scrapping - not sure if it's just me but I love to take designs and alter them to fit a new requirement, the book below is based on Voodoo Vixen's organiser (Annette) http://scraphappenshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/instructions-for-organiser.html which was a fantastic project. However, the first time I made it I knew I wouldn't get the full use of the notebook so changed mine to a mini book! This time I'm dealing with loads of landscape photos and to do them justice I really needed to spin the book around. It took some thought to get my head around it - but hey it worked. So front cover

Inside cover showing the blank minibook, I love the pink, black and white colour combination!

Right hand side of the book consists of pockets, with two pull out tags and two tags in the front pocket.

The minibook in all its detail - forgive the BIA offcuts and pedometer in the picture LOL - it was very late at night that i finished it!

The whole book

Off for a bit of blopping now before I start my day!