MY GIRL

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day, when its cold outside I've got the month of May. I guess you'd say "what would make me feel this way?" My girl, talking 'bout my girl........

Beautiful then and beautiful now!!

Happy Birthday Carly, we all love you so much!

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS, MY FRIEND

Last weekend we celebrated the Diamond Jubilee of our Queen, Elizabeth II.  Sixty years of dedicated service to her country is an amazing feat, a lifetime devoted to her role in life. Whether you are a staunch royalist or not, this Lady must be admired for her un-changing determination and grace throughout her reign. Never again will we see a Monarch like her, never putting a foot wrong and maintaining that very British 'aloofness' that sets us apart from the rest of the world (coupled with a very dry sense of humour!).
Throughout the country we celebrated with street parties, miles of bunting, a breathtaking flotilla on the Thames, a fab concert in front of Buckingham Palace and an amazing fly past by all our great planes including the Red Arrows! This plus a four day weekend!

Here at the cottage, I decided to decorate my windows with memorabilia from the 50's, 60's and some 70's. It was such fun getting all the things together, some bought and some borrowed from friends and family. It was really great to hear the conversations of locals  looking in the windows, "I had one of those" or "My Mum had one of those"! I really wanted them to be a talking point and they certainly were. It is so difficult to take photos of these windows, so I hope you manage to spot something you may remember from the 'good old days'.

 Kitchenalia, I love the Cow & Gate Baby Milk tin,"'the food of Royal Babies", they certainly wouldn't be able to state that now in an advert, I don't think the National Childbirth Trust would approve! The tea trolley is from the 1950's, the large jar of sherbert lemons is present day but was a very popular sweetie choice in the sixties. The hand mixer is from the 60's and still works really well! 

Toys and books! Paddington Bear, Sindy doll(unfortunately she has fallen over), a toy mangle(wringer) from the 50's, a Brownie doll, school milk bottles, Champion the Wonder Horse book, Ladybird books, Enid Blyton books, PG Tips card collectors book, Pin the Tail on the Donkey game and a doggy on wheels!

Retro Techno or Techno Retro!  The Murphy record player is from the sixties, as is the Olympia typewriter (the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog, its all coming back to me now!). Two cameras, one from the 50's, one from the 60's and of course, the Union Jack telephone, such fun!

 
                                               The front door wreath, I ended up making three!

                                                    Fancy Bloomers......

                                                 Tiny Tears in her pram....

                                                Triang scooter from the early 1960's

                              Our very own Jubilee Princess, ready for her Street party!
                                     The headress was made by her clever Mama.

 It was great fun decorating for the Jubilee and the great thing is that the decorations can stay up for the Olympics!!  I hope you have enjoyed  a little of the celebrations with me.

TTFN  ANNEMARIE  xxxx

  

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SPRINGY THINGIES....

EASTER WINDOWS AT THE COTTAGE.....

                                                        BUNNIES PICNIC

                                                     DOWN ON THE FARM

                                                     BUNNIES GALORE !!!

                                                     WELCOME TO OUR EASTER HOME !!

We had a lovely Easter Sunday with our family, good company and good food!! Soraya was a little sweetheart as usual , she really enjoyed the egg hunt and bashing the pinata(she has such a tidy mind, she didnt want all the contents to fall on the floor so took them out one by one!)!!

                                      So many eggs, so little time!!      

                    Pinata time, knew that saddle stand would come in handy!!

             Beautiful Easter eggs, made for me by my Daughter and Granddaughter, I love them so much I might have to leave them on display all year! 

I hope you all had a peaceful Eastertime and we can all look forward now to those long Summer days!! xxx

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SAVE ALL YOUR KISSES FOR ME - EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE ONLY THREE !!

Last week our little cherub chops turned three!! She has brought such joy and happiness to everyone who knows her! Such a little chatterbox , so cheeky but extremely kind hearted, our dogs love her which says a lot! To celebrate this wonderful occasion my Daughter and SIL held a 'Woodland Fairy Teaparty' for her and all her lovely little friends at a local Village Hall. My Daughter is very creative and we work well as a  team so managed to pull together a very memorable day between us (and muscle help from Soraya's Uncle Jon !)!!

    The Party table!  We painted and planted the little pots as place names!

Fairy wings for the girls, buzzy bee wings for the boys!

                                                                YUMMY!!

                                                   Double Yum!

                    SWEETIE TABLE (MAINLY FOR THE GROWN-UPS!!)

       The 'grown-ups' table and Sorayas giant cupcake Birthday cake!   

                             THE BIRTHDAY GIRL, OUR BEAUTIFUL SORAYA !!
She is the sweetest little angel(fairy) in the world and we love her so much...she has a very important year ahead....she is going to be a big Sister toward the end of September....exciting !!!
                        
TTFN ANNEMARIE xxx

p.s. Please visit my daughter's lovely blog Mummy's Shoes to read her beautiful tribute to our lovely little three year old xx

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I'LL TAKE YOU HOME AGAIN, KATHLEEN...

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!!

                                      FORTY SHADES OF GREEN......

THE TWO SWEETEST PEOPLE EVER, IN THE PARK WHERE THEY FIRST MET, THE PEOPLES PARK IN LIMERICK. WE TOOK YOU HOME KATHLEEN AND PAT ' TO WHERE YOUR HEART CAN FEEL NO PAIN'. LOVING MEMORIES AND THOUGHTS  FOR TOMORROW, MUM, ON MOTHERS DAY.

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ALL MY LOVIN', I WILL SEND TO YOU....

HOPING THAT YOU ALL HAVE HAD A LOVELY VALENTINES DAY.  MINE HAS BEEN FAB. MEETING MY LOVELY HUSBAND, MY DARLING DAUGHTER AND SIL AND OF COURSE MY SWEETEST VALENTINE FOR LUNCH.

                             OUR LITTLE SWEETHEART OPENING HER VALENTINES GIFTS

 
PINK CHAMPAGNE AND RED ROSES, WHO COULD ASK FOR MORE.....

                                             A COSY TABLE SET FOR TWO

 

                                         SWEETS FOR MY SWEET, SUGAR FOR MY HONEY!

                      

                                 ALL MY LOVING, DARLING I'LL BE TRUE........

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM ME TO YOU..................        
                             

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THE WORLD LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER IN WHITE!

YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST HEAVY SNOWFALL OF THE WINTER HERE IN LINCOLNSHIRE. EVERYTHING LOOKS SO MUCH BRIGHTER AND FRESHER UNDER THE PRISTINE BLANKET OF THE 'WHITE STUFF'!! ALL THOSE IMPERFECTIONS (WHERE THE DOGGIES FREQUENT THE LAWN FOR EXAMPLE!) JUST DISAPPEAR!
OUR NORMALLY QUIET SUNDAY HIGH STREET CAME TO LIFE WITH FAMILIES WITH SLEDGES AND KIDS THROWING SNOWBALLS! IT SEEMS WE ALL BECOME KIDS AGAIN WHEN IT SNOWS!

                               THE COTTAGE FROM THE BACK GARDEN

                                      GIANT ICED BUNS IN THE BACKGROUND!!

                                    VIEW OF THE CHURCH FROM THE BACK GARDEN

    THIS LITTLE SNOW ANGEL WOKE HER PARENTS UP AT 5AM TELLING THEM THEY ALL HAD TO BUILD A SNOWMAN STRAIGHT AWAY!!

                                                   FUN WITH MAMA!!

SNOW IS SUCH GREAT FUN WHEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT IT OR PLAY IN IT!

TTFN  ANNEMARIE XXX
P.S. I HAVE RECEIVED A BLOGGING AWARD, WHEN I HAVE WORKED OUT WHAT TO DO WITH IT (I AM A BIT THICK) I WILL SHARE IT WITH YOU ALL!! XXX 

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