ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 10TH OF 2026

Good morning lovely people tis Friday time to clock the silver linings and positive moments from the last 7 days as it is time for 

First up we went to Ikea last Friday for breakfast and to catch up with our daughter-in-law, grandson and my sister.  Here is a fab shot of our grandson enjoying looking at the cars with his Grandad.

I've been off this week and had a 'could do' list, so I decided a spring refresh on the sofa with a change of cushions to help it feel more springlike. 

I also got my sewing machine out for a repair and to make some new waterproof cushions for some new seat pads for outside.

The sky one evening was stunning and I had to take a photograph. 

I had a potter around the garden on one of the dry days and spruced up the pots. 

I'd bought some new violas and planted those out at the same time. 

I also bought a new bedding set for the bedroom as the one we have in winter is quite dark, it has made a nice change for it to be brighter in our room as a result. 

The moon was stunning one of the evenings and I captured this on my phone. 

I ordered a new kit to learn how to crochet after the success of the knitting kit, I haven't started it yet but will let you know how I get on. 

We had a very spooky moon on the full moon night

I refreshed my outdoor artificial wreath, well actually hubby did as I was fighting with the wires, but it looks a bit brighter and happier for the update. 

I finished the Lego Cornish Pixie that hubby had bought me for Valentine's day, he said it should remind me of him, which confused a little until he mentioned mischievous then it all made sense.

I've also been doing some scrapbooking recently.  

I'm still working on 2023 photos, but they have proved fun, these were from the Cotswold Sculpture Park

then Grayson Perry's tapestries at Wentworth Woodhouse

Heading out to see Shakespeare when we were on holiday

more from the sculpture park

and YSP 

back to sculpture park

decorating at our son and daughter-in-law's home when they first moved in

and a layout from when they went with my niece and her fiancé to a tufting workshop. 

when we redid the stairs

and my sister trying to look angelic after purchasing 15 books at a second hand booksale. 

We've also deep cleaned the craft room this week and I've photographed the front of every paper stack I own, 247 in total - gulp that doesn't include the single sheets of paper which took another day to put back into some order, hubby helping me with both tasks because he is a star. 

I also finished this excellent poetry book which I bought when we were last at Wentworth Woodhouse, written in a Yorkshire accent and using some amazing rhyming language it was a literary feast. 

We went to see Wuthering Heights at the cinema on Monday, I've recently finished reading the book having never having read it before.  I loved the book so much depth to the language.  The film is very different, but I had been warned about this.  Nevertheless, I still loved it and the emblem on the book above is the Needle's Eye a local folly belonging to the original Wentworth Woodhouse estate.  It appears in the film in two major scenes, one when the key character is a child and again in adulthood.  It is also the place that said 25 year old proposed to his now wife a few years ago.  

Then on Wednesday we went to see Othello at the cinema which had been filmed in London, it was excellent, I don't think I've ever disliked Iago in other versions quite so much, played by Toby Jones it really was an amazing watch. 

Then on Thursday despite the early morning fog, the sun eventually burnt off the same and we were able to spend several hours sat out on the back enjoying the sunshine, reading and for me knitting.  

I hope you've had a splendid week too. 

Hugs

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 8TH OF 2025

 Morning lovely people tis Friday time for

So last Friday we arrived home from Center Parcs, I'm grateful that me and hubby worked as a team to get everything away and the washing sorted within a few hours of being home. 

Then he finally opened his birthday gifts (well 2/3rds of them anyway) and then we opened Valentine's gifts.  I noted in the last few years that we rarely make a big thing of anniversaries or Valentine's days, so I've asked we make a bit more of an effort.  

So this year we had gifts and cards, I bought an acrylic block photo for hubby of a picture we had taken last year, we look so chilled and relaxed and I love the photo, I also made him a picture and hubby bought me something I genuinely wasn't expecting my very own Lego.  But not any old Lego, no a Robert Indiana piece, that I love, it is still on show at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. 

We had great fun building it together, such a lovely memory if I'm honest. 

The finished piece 

On Saturday we had invited family over for a get together, not that we knew what we were cooking, thankfully me and hubby managed to come up with a plan.  Hot dogs and burgers and we made double chocolate scones, normal fruit scones and some cheese scones.  Hubby also made his cinnamon cake and everyone descended mid afternoon and we had a lovely catch up putting the world to rights.  The noise level at one point was off the charts but it was grand to catch up. 

This was the table before everyone came, we set the hot buffet tray up on the side with the hot dogs and burgers so that kept everything warm. 

There were 10 of us in total for the afternoon and it was lovely, I definitely had the feeling that my Mum was about. 

I'm immensely grateful to said 24 year old, I asked him to source a gift for his Dad as he was more knowledgeable and he managed it, it was touch and go at one point, he came along on Saturday having sourced the item which was acoustic electric guitar, hubby has always wanted to learn to play and I thought, why not there should be enough tutorials, apps etc for him to learn and hopefully enjoy, I think he was a little surprised, but it honestly would not have come about without said 24 year old, so I'm grateful for him taking the time to sort this - he is an absolute star. 

We were shattered on Sunday and had a lazy day if I'm honest, but we had also booked to see 'The Ripper Files' at the local theatre.  It isn't a play we've seen before and at first it seemed to just be a play giving the chronological story of Jack the Ripper through the eyes of Lestrange one of the key police officers on the case.  However, there was a plot twist near the end which we all enjoyed despite it being somewhat far-fetched. 

Monday was my first day back in work and I was working from home, the inbox was extremely full if truth be told and despite working until the late hour I genuinely didn't get to the bottom of the inbox.  Thankfully I arranged with my colleague to work from home again on the Tuesday in the hope that I could make headway and actually get to some of the key pieces of work that I needed to do. 

Wednesday was another hectic day at work and hubby was out delivering on the vans.  

In the evening I went to see the new Bridget Jones film with my sister, daughter in law and niece.  It was a lovely girly evening, despite the fact I hadn't seen all the films. 

Thursday and we headed to my step-Dads to sort my Mum's craft room, to be honest we lost heart a little bit with it previously, but I'm determined to move things forward this year, so me and my sister scheduled things in our diary to get things done, this is the first activity of that schedule. 

I hope you've all had a great week too, finding those positive moments and silver linings really makes a different to your mood and mindset. 

Hugs

ROCKING YOUR WORLD FRIDAY - 33RD OF 2024

 Good Afternoon, I'm a tad late but time to clock the positives and the silver linings of the last 7 days

Well last Friday me and hubby headed to Sheffield to enjoy the Bricktropolis trail, this is a trail set up to keep the kids happy during the school holidays finding Lego sculptures across the city, however, I don't see why this should be limited to children so me and hubby headed up on the tram and had a fun day mooching around the city and finding all the sculptures, this years theme was Safari from the Meercats in the Millennium gallery

to the crocodile in the uni buildings

 

We had great fun

and got to see all the sculptures including some that were a good size

We also came across a few pieces of artwork that were stunning

and the Covid memorial piece was also very poignant

We also enjoyed the artwork in the Millennium gallery around metal work, these drawings were stunning

they were even brave enough to have a couple of sculptures outside

and the kids were enjoying playing on this one, so we had to dive in to get the photo in between visitors. 

and a selfie with the lion, you can see how sunny the day was

Sunday and our usual visit to YSP another blue skies day

the geese were having a morning bath when we got there

and I enjoyed a bit of the old forest bathing. 

Monday came around quickly and work has been mighty busy this week but I got plenty done and feel almost ready for the audit to commence on Monday. 

Thursday and my sister decided that we needed to go shopping for holiday clothes, we have a break booked which is a way off but I hate buying clothes (and she knows this) so she dragged me along to the sales and found lots of things for me to try on and before I knew it I had an ample amount of new clothes to go away with, I'm eternally grateful for her because I'll be honest I don't think I would have had the patience to search as she did.

And that my lovely people is my week, I hope yours has been good.