Big changes have happened in my personal life - like a separation and a new house ( Read more... )

My dearest little girl has caught the sewing bug.  She has been bored of late (doesn't help with me pre-occupied with JAFA sewing ( Read more... )

Have just finished restoring all my hoop/crinoline era images - now onto bustle.

If a very good friend of yours (who has been to your house many times) rings and asks for your address, you get just a little suspicious even when she said it was for her new address book ....  mmmm ... SO anyhow I decided to believe her and didn't think anything about it after that and received in the mail yesterday a lovely hand written letter on ( Read more... )

Power is back on, yeah - haven't been in my sewing room yet to see if everything is ok.

Here is the videos from my phone (so sorry about the quality as it was taken behind glass,
That is Kerry you can hear, freaking out.

Next one is from my daughters room

and last one is Kerry's footage from her phone

My little girl is growing up.  She had her semi-formal this week.  *sigh*

I am very thankful that it been and gone and she is unscathed.

Kate invited a few girls over for Pre-formal and having fun getting ready together.

Not long after I got home I was summoned into the sanctuary and was presented with one of her friends in her dress.  I just stood ( Read more... )

1.  I don't know how many of you know what I do for 'paid' work, but I work for a state government department and I collect data.  Yes I am a BIG data nerd!!!!  LOVE good data quality ( Read more... )

I hate getting old!!!  I hate being 40!!!

I love my laptop

Home today with a head cold ....  wishing I could do some sewing .... actually watched telly all day ..... except for an hour in which I did manage to clean some of my sewing room .... so not a total waste ( Read more... )