Perfect poppies

However fleeting their flowering season I love these giant poppies in our garden. The pale pink tempered by the black velvety heart

Lampshade to decorate

So bought 2 horrid lampshades for £2 and stripped them. Sprayed blue and am about to decorate them. Lets see what happens! X

First sunny spring day

Whoopie. It has been a LONG time coming this year.
So excited I dashed straight to garden centre and potted up these just now.

Now I am sitting in garden listening to all the birds merrily singing away trying to find their true loves X

New stock

A couple of the new products for spring which I LOVE.

Lovely Happy Birthday napkins with lovely floral design just £3.50

Gorgeous bunting £6.90 for 4 m already up in my living room.

Gorgeous new napkins. Please ignore rubbish framing!

Snow

Little May making rubbish snow angel, Luna and Skye snufflin' and Spike getting a soggy undercarriage!

Happy days

A quick post to just say all done with chemo and feeling better by the day And show my dafty dog Luna who currently is loving her hair up. No joke she gets mopey when it's down and being winter I don't want to trim her too much! Will be posting new stock soon. X

Best birthday pressie....ever

I now have to accept I am middle aged. For my 46 birthday O got me a sewing machine and I'm beyond thrilled. It is the Singer 160 automated retro machine and it is SHINY and PRETTY! Only thing is no power cable, but that should arrive later today. Half way through last round of chemo so was an amazing mood elevator. Cannot wait to have a play when bloomin' plug arrives!

Christmas stock

Managing to struggle on with chemo. Only 2 rounds left yippee! Thought I would post some piccies of new stock coming in for this Christmas at www.polkaparty.co.uk.
Not much going on apart from work as too tired to do much. Kate x

Craft room

My 25 year old son has just moved out of home to live with his lovely girlfriend. Youngest son is moving to his room and for he first time in 25 years I have a room for me!! (with guest bed). It is very much workin progress but I have been painting and gathering my weird treasures from all over the house. Here is a sneak peek...

Snoozy dogs

We have 4 lovely dogs. The big brave working spaniel Skye spends all the time he's not out gallivanting under our bed! Then good girl Luna sleeps where dogs should be. Spike takes over the sofa and Little May sleeps close to me wherever I am. Love them all for their naughty little characteristics. X
I am posting so late as I am obsessed with the Homeland reruns and can't wait til morning so watching at midnight!

Son saves fortune shocker!!!

I rang to get Luna clipped and the lady was booked until November and cost £70. We bought clippers but she leapt around like a rat on a rope when O and I tried Today jake my 16 year old took charge and she was good as gold. Clippers £30, jake free hurrah.

US tennis

Little May is baffled by our late night on a 'school day'. She is trying to remain enthusiastic about Andy Murray but is fading and keeps giving me a look that says "Really, just one more game?" I keep telling her I'll be fine alone but she wearily protests we should watch together.

A night away...

Lucky enough to be at coast for the night as O has day off tomorrow to look after squiddles. So here alone with some cross stitch and this gorgeous sky. I have not used any effects it really was this colour.

Sunrise

Blooming cockerel was out the other morning and making a racket at 5 in the morning so I was chasing him around the garden and took this picture which made it worthwhile.

Luna loving the view

Having a great time and even the dog likes the views on our morning walk. Rain, rain stay away please!

Salcombe

Well this is the view from my bedroom window for next ten days or so (have to leave early for Tilly's a level results). We are so lucky to come here to a flat Os grandfather had and family still owns so we get 2 weeks gratis We always come for the town regatta and it is brilliant whatever the weather. Kate

Off on hols

On the way to our annual trip to Salcombe I am spending a couple of days in Weymouth. Weather gorgeous and enjoying olympic atmosphere. The boat Collective Spirit is made of donated wooden items and is BEAUTIFUL! So glad I saw it. Kate x

Perfect breakfast?

Lucky to be at coast again this weekend and o cooked this and brought it to me whilst I was reading. What a lovely surprise, proper al fresco! Kate x

Perfect breakfast?

Lucky to be at coast again this weekend and o cooked this and brought it to me whilst I was reading. What a lovely surprise, proper al fresco! Kate x

Polka presents?

For once I am going to write about polka party! Thinking of starting polka presents in time for Crimbo with reasonably priced little gifts for party bags, stocking pressies etc. Remember pick up sticks? And pretty pretty pens are a couple of ideas Kate x