my month in numbers

I’ve long followed Julie's my month in numbers posts and thought it would be fun to join in this year.

January

5 books read

I love Nigel Slater’s way of cooking and enjoyed reading his year in the kitchen.

An easy read.

I always enjoy a Nikki French.

Will be reading more by this author

a gripping tale

2 scrapbook classes started

a new class about journalling http://www.journalofcuriousthings.co.uk/2012/12/telling-tales-new-scrapbooking-class.html

and revisiting Pretty Paper Party by Shimelle

3 hats knitted

210 miles driven to help look after mum

1lb of weight lost – very poor I know!

2 box sets watched

The last series of House        

and the first series of Borgen

I could add the number of days stuck in the house because of snow or the number of times I threw up in the toilet, but I’m sure you don’t want to know that!

To read more about my month in numbers do go over to Julie’s blog here

Olympic Torch

On a miserable grey day it’s nice to remember events from last summer. I scrap lifted Glitter Girl’s latest layout for my page.

winter hats

I’m really enjoying knitting these hats and using up some odd balls of wool.

I found this pattern at my mum’s. I love that it has Freda’s name on it, an old friend of my mum’s who has been dead for many years, it brings back memories just seeing that.

and this is the pattern I’ve been using if anyone fancies having a go.

a quiet month

with a lot of this white stuff on the ground I’ve not felt like doing much this month

yesterday I finally finished my Christmas Journal and sorted out the mess associated with it

I knitted myself this hat as I finished the last series of House

and today I made my first layout of the year following a sketch by Shimelle

winter blues

Having woken up to snow yesterday I’m finding all my energy is taken up with keeping warm. It does mean I’ve been reading a lot, always a good thing but I really need to get myself going.

I have 10 more pages of my Christmas Journal to complete which I’m planning to do this week and I’m also revisiting an old Shimelle class, Pretty Paper Party which will hopefully inspire me to move away from the fire for a while!

better late than never!

I’ve been absent for a few days looking after my mum who has been very ill. My sister and I are taking it it turns to go home and have a break as it can be very tiring!!

The one thing I did want to do however while I am back home was my Storytelling Sunday post as it’s something I really enjoy doing. This year Sian has suggested picking something precious to you and telling the story behind it.

I’ve been told I’m like a mother hen, never happier than when I can gather my children under my wings, so you can appreciate how hard I found it when my eldest decided to go to university, the first one to leave the fold. My husband bought me this little bear, he’s called Dave, to keep as a reminder of our son

and so with tears in my eyes and instructions on how to survive without mummy to look after him, I watched him drive away, but as he said

“ Mum, it’s about time I left home and I will be able to manage, after all I am 25yrs!!!”

Do go and read more stories over on Sian’s blog here

my month in photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

a year of my month in photos using a free template from Rebecca Cooper

Happy New Year

Christmas is over for another year, it’s been a busy but happy one here.

One nasty person bought us all a game where the person with the slowest reaction received an electric shock, needless to say I only played it once!

One little girl was well and truly spoilt.

the food was enjoyed by all, I hope!

We were able to get out for walk

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and we survived our poor little house being taken over for a few days.

A few tears have been shed as the family return to their homes and we get used to the quiet again.

I hope you all had a lovely time.