Adventures in Geoland: Birthday Geocaching

We also did some birthday geocaching so take a look at Adventures in Geoland: Birthday Geocaching: "Sean wanted to go for a little walk when the rain stopped on his birthday so we included geocaching and found a couple of local caches. We ..."

Happy Birthday Sean

Sean is nine today. His favourite present was from his brothers. An Arsenal football shirt with his name and age on the back...

He was delighted and enjoyed posing for his birthday photos.


































He particularly wanted us to do a surprise party so we all had to hide and jump out shouting 'surprise' so we did! (I'm not really sure about there being much of a surprise in that!)


We did a party style tea for him...


...with a cream tea (Cornish style with jam before clotted cream on the scones)

... biscuits and mini cakes
















... and a cake with trick candles that wouldn't blow out

 ... it was really funny and had Sean in stitches with laughter.


Until next time
Gillian

Adventures in Geoland: Geocaching in Wadebridge

Adventures in Geoland: Geocaching in Wadebridge: "Todays Royal Wedding Bank Holiday has given us the chance to take another day out geocaching. We went to Wadebridge with a list of 15 nearby..."

Knitting update 2

Here's some photos of my knitted work in progress.

This is the top half of the body and the head with the arms either side.











This is the lower part of the legs and one foot.


I've still to finish knitting the second foot and both hands. This look really fiddly, with five fingers on each there is going to be lots of casting on, casting off, increases and decreases in a really small piece of work.


I'm currently putting off sewing up the seams, but will have to tackle them soon... I have sewn and unsewn the head seam twice already because I didn't like the way it looked- my invisible seam was very visible! Today I bought a hands free magnifying glass to see if that helps- it should make it easier to see what I am doing at least. 


I want to spend the evening tonight trying to do either hands or seams, I haven't decided which yet...


Until next time
Gillian

Knitting update

The knitting is going quite well- hence no time for blogging yesterday- I really wanted to make some progress and somehow when I looked up it was about when I usually go upstairs to read before bed...

I've now done the legs, body and head, plus both arms. That only leaves the feet and hands to do. I've left them until last as they use a much finer needle and look very fiddly. Oh, and I have to sew it all up. Invisible seams look tricky and I keep scouring 'you tube' for tutorials... So some difficult bits to conquer yet... but so far this week I have learnt to cast on, knit, purl, increase, decrease, pick up dropped stitches, untwist stitches and cast off- all curtosy of other peoples help tutorials. I particularly like an app I've downloaded called KnittingHelp.com. So thank you if you ever do tutorials, there may well be someone like me benefiting from them!

I can now see the end in sight.... then it will be onto the fun bit of making the clothes- I found some gorgeous wool in shades of green yesterday so of course got them straight away so that has decided my theme colour. Now I just have to get on with it...

Until next time
Gillian

Our Wedding Anniversary

It's our anniversary today. We were married 19 years ago on a breezy day in Surrey. Three years later our second son Kieran was born on the same date so our anniversaries tend now to be low key though obviously precious.

Our children gave us some gorgeous gifts...

beautiful flowers
































and a very yummy looking chocolate champagne bottle

John and I make cards for each other so we can make them personal.
Here is his to me...

It may be unorthodox but it is just right. He cleverly made a decopage using a photo of me on a plank bridge and an image from a google search for dangerous bridges. (the message inside made it all make sense, but that is just for me!).

Until next time
Gillian

Adventures in Geoland: Easter geocaching and walks

Adventures in Geoland: Easter geocaching and walks: "On Saturday we walked around the Lanhydrock estate which gave Sean a chance to go to one of his favourite playgrounds. It's a very natural l..."