Cup Cakes

 Tea Party!

Allsorts

(This should have been posted last week! Silly phone.)


This week has been a week of allsorts.
Weather wise we have had everything; cold, wet, windy, sleet, snow and sunshine. Just wish it would snow to get it over with and start on spring already.
At home, I've cleared a bit, moved a lot, rearranged a lot, yet it never looks tidy. I made mini chocolate fudge cakes for the first time, and they were delicious, even Lyle said so.
I'm waiting on a friend coming to take my tumble dryer. I have used this around 10 times in 6 years. I had to un-wire it, pull cable through worktop, pull and haul and pull a lot more as the back "legs" were stuck between where my black flooring ended and some scrap flooring as we didn't have enough to make a great finish. But no one sees under the appliances do doesn't matter. I rewired the plug and I am proud of myself. First time and all is good :)
I have been busy finishing the baby wavy blanket. It just now needs a border and to tie in all the lose ends.
It is currently 75cm long and will end up costing around £30 for the wool.
My manager asked me to make her girl something for her birthday in just over a weeks time. I'm thinking some cakes for her dollies tea parties. I have a load of wool here to be used up, so I am not charging, but hopefully they might generate a little interest.

Harry Potter Party links to blog ideas

http://serendipitycreative.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/sneak-peek-harry-potter-hogwarts.html

http://blog.uniquelygrace.com/2012/04/harry-potter-invitations-delivered-owl.html

http://onelittlem.com/romance-managed/

http://feellovdeveryday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/what-i-made-wednesday-harry-potter_20.html

http://onecreativemommy.com/harry-potter-party-invitations/

http://funtimesallaround.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/ultimate-harry-potter-party.html

http://fakecrab.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/fast-easy-diy-pull-string-pinata.html




Some great ideas for HP parties.

E.T.A. spell book ideas

http://dirtandsunshine.com/harry-potter-party.html  - some different books/labels. can print double sided ok.
http://www.piecesbypolly.com/2013/10/harry-potter-printable-spell-books-sew.html - no sew book cover using the above spell book

http://zitzmanfam.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/harry-potter-spell-and-creature-books.html  - cant get it to print on both sides so taht it comes out good, but if i glue the pages together it looks good.

http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2012/01/harry-potter-spell-book-printable.html - using a photo book to insert the spells, looks good, will be expensive for 20+ kids

http://harrypotterspells.net/ list of all spells.

http://www.lemonsqueezyhome.com/2011/10/happy-halloween.html great tutorial to make house ties and robes


http://www.sewastraightline.com/2011/01/welcome-to-labmwahahahahaha.html  ideas for potions. (and future party!)

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/blog/cool-science-products/the-ultimate-harry-potter-party-2/

http://hereswhatididtoday.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/harry-potter-party-part-two.html reading tea leaves at a party

http://feellovdeveryday.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/what-i-made-wednesday-harry-potter_13.html t-shirt robes ideas


This was one of the first potter party blogs i had seen. http://myharrypotterparty.blogspot.se/2009/03/platform-9-34-brick-wall.html great ideas including the wall for platform 9 3/4.


Food
http://www.designdazzle.com/2011/07/summer-camp-rock-candy-tutorial/ 

http://jillschams.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/07312011-harry-potters-golden-birthday.html

Driech Sunday

It's soo miserable out. The rain is relentless, their is snow on yonder hills. It is leaving us with an icy wind. You just want to stay indoors, wrapped up, preferably with a blanket, bed socks and a real hot chocolate, instead we are here; Kelburn Country Estate, outside on rope swings and walking beside swollen, gorged, fast flowing streams. We went into the little cafe, where even the simplest of foods are extortionate and quiet frankly not worth the going rate, never mind the increase rate.  We played it safe with a bacon roll between us (the pasta gran made was far too spicy) the between use was a compromise as Lyle only wanted a tuna sandwich and they had no tuna, also our bacon was the last available.
We attempted to hide from the horrible weather by hiding out in the playbarn. I think it is still thawing from the last ice age!

So with our fingers, nose and toes numb, home we head, for a well deserved heat!

My little wish list

Let's see how much of this I can't 'have' by the end of the year.

A leaner body - not skinny, but healthy
A healthier mind and body - more being active, more of the good food, and less of the bad stuff
A healthy bank balance
An emergency fund of around £500
A holiday abroad
A holiday to the caravan park that Lyle loves
An ice cream maker - to make delicious ice cream that doesn't make us ill
A bread maker
A range style cooker
A chest freezer
A small fridge with an even smaller freezer on top
Chicken Coop and chickens
A washing machine
More crochet getting done
Start sewing again
Grow food
Write more - just ramblings but it does clear the head
Sell Lyle's bed and get him a trundle so we can have Rio over to stay
New bed for my room
Get car fixed then sold, get cheap to run car
Get pantry built
Donate old clothes, bags and shoes
Car boot the toys
Make things to sell
Bed earlier every night
Enjoy something from everyday
Squirrel away money every day- well 5 days at least
Request reduced working hours
Spend more happy times with Lyle
Tidy more daily
Clear out often
Use bike more
Visit friends more
Get Out There more

Bit of a long list of stuff , not all going to be done in 2014, but charity shops will be getting scoured regularly for some of the stuff.