Funny face day

Rosie has a thing about pulling funny faces, except it's not really faces but face. She shouts "funny face" and promptly pulls her mouth wide with her fingers. This she finds wildly amusing, and so do I and anyone else around at the time. Today she asked me to take pictures of her doing a funny face, who am I to say no.

I know it's not the sharpest shot in the world, but I think that that is partly down to me laughing at her and to her inability to keep still as she was trying to pull the widest mouth she could manage. When she's old enough to understand I will be telling her the wind will change and she'll stick like that! LOL.

365 #300

At last, a 365 photo! Beads again though - sorry. I'm a tad obsessed with them at the moment. Some of this little lot are destined to be turned into a bracelet. I'm itching to get on with it, but all the household duties and a retreat this weekend come first. Or do they...?

For a sense of scale, each of these teardrop shaped beads are about the size as the tip of your little finger.

365 2009

I've lost track of the days now, and the dates I took photo's, but here are a couple to share. Chris sent me flowers last week when I have having a particularly horrid day, so I took some close ups a few days later in an attempt to get the camera out again.

TFL!

365 returns...

Sort of.... I've still been taking some photo's but not necessarily for each day. Life is rather more hectic than normal and the photographs had taken a very undeserved back seat, but here are a couple of Autumnal shots from my garden to share with you.

And here is a new tool in my house. Something to help me keep track and at least feel more organised. Our family planner. I just love it. A column each and two spares, one for "other" things which I use to note birthdays etc, and one I use as a meal planner for the week. The planner started in September and runs until next December. Did I mention I love it !

Not much to share for such a long absence I know, but I will be back! Promise.

365: 255 The Tour of Britain 2009!

Today the Tour Of Britain 2009 started with stage 1 coming literally past the end of our road. They went by so fast it was amazing. 100 riders started and finished today, travelling 107 miles from Scunthorpe to York. It was something else to see, even if it was over in a few moments.

09/09/2009 at 09:00 = 365 #252

A very special day indeed. Jamie starts school. He wasn't too keen on me taking photo's this morning. I think he was suffering from a touch of nerves. Two minutes later after some play dough magic and he was happy for us to leave him at school.

He was full of beans when we picked him up and every other explanation for anything starts with "at my school". He wouldn't time take his uniform off until it was time to get ready for bed. I can only hope this enthusiasm continues. He did let me take some photo's when he got home and this is one of them.

365 #241

This morning I had some time to myself and popped into York to sort a few things out. Whilst there I paid a visit to Duttons for Buttons. I've never been able to go in on my own and have a proper look through all the boxes, but today I did and spent about twenty-five minutes having a mooch. It appears I have expensive tastes even when it comes to buttons. I think I'll be back there another day.

365 #239

I just loved the colour and shape so got down on my knees for this one.

365 #238

Just outside our patio door was a beautiful Honeysuckle.

365 #237

And it looks like they had a nibble here as well!

365 #236

The red squirrels may have stayed well away from me, but each evening we did have rabbits munching outside the door.

365 #233

I'm back and I'm now going to start playing catch up with some 365 photo's.

I love little feet and when Mummy was running round like a loon last Friday, Daddy was chatting with Rosie. As I walked by I saw this and then made a mad dash for my camera to get of a shot of her sitting on her feet. I realised afterwards it was over exposed but somehow that seems to add to the shot (and detract from the grotty yet to be vacuumed carpet).

365 #232

Along side my currently flagging 365 project, I'm doing my best to remember to take shots of the kids on or around their birthday date, so 18th for Jamie and 20th for Rosie. I've just had a little photo shoot with them. Only managed 108 shots, and as we all know it can take a lot more than that to get a good one, especially when they are only 2 and 4 years old, but I love this one of Jamie so it's my photo of the day.

365 #231

Yesterday I went and sat in the garden with my camera in the hopes of catching some shots of butterflies. It was extremely frustrating, and I'm not sure I used the best lens for it, it does remind me of how much I want a macro lens. I didn't manage many shots, but was pleasantly surprised when I found this one amongst them.

365 #227

This afternoon, with a little help from the kids, we made lemon and raspberry muffins. Not sure if the left over mixture in the bowl, or the final muffin went down best with the kids. Suffice to say they loved both.

365 #226

Although my scrapagogo kit landed yesterday I have only had chance to have a good look at it today. Much to my surprise this frame from Melissa Frances is my favourite piece this month. I was dying to get my hands on the keys, but fell for this little beauty when I saw it. I wonder if it will ever get used or if it will stay forever something to stroke...

365 #225

I've gone and done it now - spent a small fortune on more stuff "to try!" I do have plans for this lot though, problem is I just couldn't wait to get hold of them. I doubt I'll get chance to have a proper play with them before we go on holiday. I'm supposed to be being strict with myself and getting unfinished projects out of the way first. That's the theory anyway.

365 #224

On Wednesday the kids and I went off to the McArthur Glen outlet. I went looking for a new teapot, I came back with brads. Now how exactly does that happen. Well, I didn't see a teapot I wanted and I went into the Papermill. Embroidered brads from MME. Oh - just too nice. I picked up a couple of other things as well as you got 10 sheets of 12x12 cardstock free if you spent £10 on MME products. As we crafters are fond of saying - it would have been rude not to!

365 #221

After spending the day looking after a sick Rosie and all that came with that, it was lovely when they were tucked up in bed and I dug out an unfinished project. In September 2008 Chris & I went to New York for a few days and as you can imagine came back with one or two photo's. Luckily (or not) I didn't have my canon at the time. Anyway, I've had the this book ready to go and photo's printed off for months, so last night I sat down and just got on with it. It's not quite finished but it's a lot closer than it was.

The blank book is a 7 Gypsies one and I've distressed the pages and stamped on them. 99.9% of the journaling is handwritten. Pockets in the book hold extra maps, tourist guides and tickets from the trip.

365 #220

Finally we have collection bins for garden waste! Hurrah. With the weather having taken a turn for the better we actually out in the garden on Saturday for mowing and dead-heading and a small amount of tidying up ready for the collection on Monday.