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Belated catch up

 I've been very remiss at posting blogs recently - i think its a n inertia brought on by covid restrictions and the fact that while I have been doing quite a lot of projects recently none of them have got quite finished or ar are interesting to any one but me!!!! 

I have been framing up a lot of prints which I intended to try and sell before christmas but as usual miss the opportunity!!! still they are there either for me or for next time! I've been selling scarves and have had moderate success in that department but at the end of the day I'm not a salespersons so fortunately I don't have to depend on sales for food on the table!!!

My biggest concern this week has been an invasion of whitefly in the conservatory - completely uninvited and consequently repelled hopefully with some organic spray which I hope will work.....  my lovely citrus trees are starting to get sticky and so are the bananas!!!!


So the projects.... new curtains for the bedroom - I took a punt on some material ordered on line from the designer fabric outlet and it was perfect!!!! not every ones cup of tea but cheerful and bright in our already cheerful and bright sleeping chamber.   

The room is coming together a bit more and strangely the addition of bright orange has really softened the shocking neon pink - I decoupaged and painted an old pine chest of drawers we had - as furniture its a bit crock to be honest but it has sentimental value I remember it being yellow in my first ever 'own' bedroom when I was 10 - then I stripped it and put in the 'nursery ' for my children where my eldest tried to saw it up with a hefty fairly realistic toy saw leaving considerable notches!!! and then I gave it to my granddaughter with strict instructions she was NOT to draw on it - so when I got it back I had to paint over the drawings!!! 


I also acquired a (free) little comfy chair and footstool for the window in our living room and these need recovering - I've done the footstool and will do the chair post festivities - its jammed in the room as the christmas tree has taken up residence in the window.

In amongst all this I have been making christmas gifts and occasional chores about the house and garden so I've been a busy little hedgehog - talking of which we left food out for a long time and it wasn't taken so I'm hoping Adamfrost has hibernated - not on our hog hotel - I dont think there is anything in there but I don't want to risk disturbing anything if I am wrong so wont check until late spring..... 


Quick upcycle of boring dishwasher to match the wallpaper - still waiting for new floor - delayed due to pesky covid!!

Christmas is almost upon us and we are lucky that all being well and no surprises at school my family will join Dr Fred and myself to be festive collectively.  


blurry christmas tree with recovered footstool.....

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