Blessed By Friendship

 Your love and support has overwhelmed me.  Not an occurrence that happens often but I am at a loss for words...and I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Reading through the numerous comments has uplifted and sustained me both emotionally and spiritually.  I also thank you for the private emails, ecards, notes and little gifts.

I have been surrounded by loved ones for the past few weeks, spending quality time with each daughter and their little family.  Creating memories that will hopefully be cherished.  Memories of us as a family together and the beauty of this stunning Island.  

Each sunset/sunrise a stunning array of colour emitted through the sky.

A stop for a cuppa and another spectacular view.  The sea tempting us with its beauty, with its gentle swell as it hits the harbour wall.

Sheep lambing and geese looking for a place to land.  Nature at its finest, spectacular and breath taking.  I feel so blessed to be living the dream.  I am at peace and happy to end my days here.  I have decided to take each day as it comes and look for the beauty.  A start as been made on the garden, albeit slowly.  Wild flower seeds have been thrown in the fenced area by the outbuilding.  I am hopeful that it will give a pop of colour and bring butterflies to that patch, we shall see.  The pots at the front of the cottage are looking a little forlorn but we have plants ready to be added.   A job for another day.

On the crafting front I have been keeping myself busy experimenting with watercolour, decoupage and sewing a mixed media picture.  I must admit I am really enjoying the process.

There is a ladies Flourish conference here locally on Saturday at the Comunn Eachdraidh Nis, a day of praise and worship.  I have made bookmarks for each attendee.  Again I enjoyed the process filling each piece with love.

Finally, I have added a few cards.  There is always an event that I need a card for and I though it prudent to have a couple ready.

I will close for now as I need to pack a bag once again.  I am travelling to the mainland tomorrow on the early ferry, heading for the hospital for another biopsy Thursday, this time the lung.  I am thankful for your love and support and feel blessed by so many hands of friendship.  The blogging world is a joy to behold.

See you soon.

Harris Tweed Toppers



I still haven't done the Christmas scrapbook, unfortunately the printer has run out of ink and I forgot to pick some up on my trip to town.  The cost of the ink when printing so many photographs is quite high, I am going to see what the costs are at the photo shop and compare prices.

My love for Harris Tweed is great, I love everything about it.  So I have had a couple of glorious afternoons working with it.  The beautiful colours take me back to some wonderful days spent on the Island of Lewis/Harris and the landscapes with all its natural beauty.  My stash of such luxurious fabric is getting low so a trip in the near future needs to be planned.

I have made a whole stack of toppers in preparation for cards, notelets and gift tags that I use throughout the year.  All ready and stored in a box for when they are required, I am determined to stay organized this year.

I have already made the gift tags needed for 3 birthday parcels at the end of the month, which I am quite pleased with.  I have even used some buttons out of my extensive collection, which grew again over Christmas with some lovely gifts.

I have also made myself a couple of bookmarks as I am keen to read a little more this year.  I did make a note in my Christmas book that these would make wonderful  gifts for family and friends, a quick and easy make perhaps with a book or magazine subscription.

Its nice to be back in my craft room after what seems an age.  I am looking forward to some more crafting adventures and keep eyeing up all the fabric that I have.  What to do with it, what to make, where to start.

I am going to spend the afternoon browsing some of my old vintage patterns and books, hopefully I will soon have a plan.  I am thinking Spring/Easter...Anyone else started to think about Spring yet?

We have just booked a lovely break to Holland with my eldest daughter and her family, something wonderful to look forward to.  As I am typing this I am thinking patchwork picnic throw, I think I had better check out the fabric stash.

 

See you soon.