Clover Yard

Have I gone too far this time?

 

The Crochet Blanket.  Kind of up there with Marmite - you either love it or hate it.  Many a time have I hummed and ho'd over them in charity shops and at car boot sales and decided that they're just too high on the granny-o-meter.  Until this week when I gave in to a little crocheted knee rug.  Aside from the rather garish colours you've just got to admire the workmanship. 

Mr Clover Yard seems to be tolerating it quite well.  I might just grow to love it.

Whiskers on kittens

Boo is my name, being cute is my game. Aren't I growing fast?

Flowers from the garden

A lovely little cupboard bought this week.  New, but looks old.

The foxglove is for Heidi at foxglovesfabricandfolly.blogspot.com/ who tagged me during May.  I won't pass it on as I'm oh so late with it and you've all moved on by now, but I did promise a reponse.  Here goes...

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

Hmm...that was sooo long ago.  I was probably fretting about my weight but no doubt was a good stone lighter then!  I was working as a "desktop publishing assistant" a rather 90's job title, in an IT company in Aberdeen, living with my now husband Derek in a poky tenement flat that had a blue kitchen that I'd repainted 3 times in so many months!  I was having a great time, partying with friends, eating out every weekend, spending far too much money and thinking how far off 10 years was.  How wrong I was!

2. 5 things on my to do list today?

It's Sunday, isn't it the day of rest? ;o)   Tomorrow, I will...

• Paint the outside table and chairs - Seagrass by Cuprinol (lovely green/blue shade).
• Borrow a kitten pen as fiesty little Boo is already precariously hanging from the edge of the basket in an attempt to escape.
• Go shopping and buy myself some quality "key pieces" for my wardrobe instead of the usual tat I come back with that still has tags on in 4 months time.
• Plan little boys birthday party.  Is going to be a family barbeque in the garden with a gazebo, lots of bunting and ice cream and jelly.
• Keep up the water drinking - I feel fab! 

3. Snacks I enjoy...

I enjoy chocolate.  I wished I enjoyed fruit more.  Does strawberries dipped in chocolate count?

4. Things I'd do if I were a millionaire...

I dream about this quite a lot.  I would cook now and then for pleasure, but most days would have delicious and highly nutritious food delivered each day - lots of tasty veggie dishes and organic chicken and fish.  If I were super rich, I would open and fund a chain of complementary medicine/therapy centres across the country.  Treatment would be free for all.  I'd buy a cottage by the sea and paint all the walls and floors white and buy some truly amazing fabrics to decorate it with.  If it were money they needed, I'd make all my family's dreams come true.

5.  Places I've lived...

Aberdeen, Glasgow, Strathblane, Edinburgh, London (only lasted 8 months!).  The best, by far, is where I am now.

Thanks Heidi! It's been a trip down memory lane for me.  Have a great week x.