Lockdown Continues

Just popping in to catch up with you all.  Open Reach have spent the best part of the day here once more, you are so right.  No internet once again...It is intermittent at best!  I am hopeful it will be alright for tomorrow as we have a virtual VE tea party planned with the family.  Time will tell.

It has been another beautiful day weather wise, the sun has been shining and it has been nice to sit awhile in the garden.  Watching the birds and the the bees, literally.

A little crafting has been going on, my linen trousers have finally been altered after languishing in the to do basket for some time.  More masks have been made to replace the depleted stack previously made.

I have also been doing a little work on a quilt that I am making for a friends daughter who is expecting a baby in the Autumn.  I have tried to incorporate the colours of the Island and then I will enhance it with a little embroidery and applique.

All stitched by hand and filled with love for a much wanted baby.  What are you working on?

No real surprise announced to day as we continue to be in lockdown.  We are awaiting the Tesco delivery which is due today.  I am hoping I will get everything I ordered as we are running low on most things but I am thankful that we got a delivery so we shall see.

Take care and stay safe.

See you soon.

Slow But Steady Progress

The saga continues...Contracts were supposed to be exchanged yesterday and despite several attempts to speak to our solicitor this has not been confirmed.  The completion date has now been set for 10th March, much later than we had hoped but at least we now have a date to be able to work to.  Plans are afoot to find our new forever home.  I have in mind a whitewashed stone croft house with a large outbuilding that can be converted into my craft room, there are several that fit the bill.

Hopefully if all goes well we will have a wait for the paperwork to be done on our new home so we intend to fly out to Florida for a well earned rest.  On our return do a round robin of the family and then head North with the dog to start our new life.  We have told Mickey all about the changes to his life and that he his going on holiday for a little while but he doesn't appear to have any concerns.

 

He has found a new friend and is not concerned about the boxes that surround him and that all his favourite cushions are no longer around.  He is looking a little scruffy at the moment and is more than ready for his wash and brush up, along with a good cut.

 

We have a few jobs to do before we head off as Storm Doris hit with a vengeance here on the coast and caused a lot of damage.  Branches from a tree hit our daughters car and smashed the windscreen, thankfully they were all safe.  Here the wind took the shed door right off its hinges and blew one of the shed windows out.  There is a lot of debris that needs to be cleared but no serious damage thankfully.

 

There is not a lot of crafting getting done as my workroom has been packed up.  I have made a start on a wreath but cannot finish it until we have moved and unpacked.  It has been fun to do so far.

 

 

I have in mind some nice buttons and perhaps some beads for the centres of the flowers, it will be nice to experiment with a few ideas once we are settled.

 

 

It has now been put into the last box and sealed, I am now working from the bag that I packed for my travels.  Although I have already finished the baby quilt that was in there.  This could be the perfect excuse for a trip to town for some craft essentials....

 

 

There is a slow but steady progress on all fronts.  We now have light at the end of the tunnel and exciting plans for the next phase of our lives.  It has been a long time coming but our dream is now starting to become a reality.  Bitter sweet in that we are not as close to family but with lots of plans in place for visits both ways, we can make this work.

 

I am thankful for all your wonderful comments and emails wishing us well on our new venture and I am looking forward to sharing the beautiful Isle of Lewis with you.

 

See you soon.

 

 

 

 

 

Another Step Closer To The Dream

There is a SOLD sign in the front garden, it does say subject to contract in very small print underneath but none the less it is there.  I do keep going to the window to make sure it is still there and smiling.  It has been a dream for so long and now we are living the reality.  I am so excited I keep pinching myself.  My husband is also walking around with a big grin on his face too, we look at each other and laugh each knowing what the other is thinking.  We have enjoyed browsing the estate agents websites and we are also perusing Home Reports.  We have quite the list of possibilities, time will tell.  We have got into the routine of checking for new properties every day.   We also have a list ready of holiday lets so that we can book something as soon as we know dates.  Quotes are been sought for removals and storage, quite the difference in price by packing boxes yourself.  There is a minor hiccup with this option, we are unable to get cardboard boxes from any of the local shops.  Who knew boxes could be such a dilemma and the price of them to buy are extortionate. 

Although exciting times life goes on as normal, I have made a start on a throw/lap blanket all ready for our new home.  It has been on my list of things to do for so long but finally a start has been made.

 

I would like to make a few and have them rolled up in a basket, it is certainly a long term project and not one that will be portable enough to travel with, but I will work on them until such times we move and it/they need to be packed.

 

I have prepared a sewing project for when we are in transit between homes, a baby quilt for my eldest daughters best friend.  It is cut and pinned all ready to be tacked into place.

 

 

An outline plan drawn out all ready to begin.

 

 

Even the cotton chosen and needles packed into a project bag ready.

 

 

Now that I have projects ready for the interim period between homes I can now make a start on sorting out the craft room, a mammoth task.  Years of projects, collections and treasures to be thinned out or packed.  How on earth do you make decisions like that?  We are going to have the same dilemmas with the shed and the workshop.  We are working on a dolls house for Honey at the moment it is slow going  but hopefully it will be finished before we move and in good time for her birthday.  How do you decide what to do with possessions when moving?

 

See you soon.