WOYWW 461

Good morning all, another Wednesday where does the week go to.

Hope you all had a good Easter, it was very busy here with the bars and hotels opening for trade, wonder if they will remain open seeing as Easter was early.

This was QC sat surveying my work earlier this week, she knows she isn't allowed on the table so this was the next best place the back of the sofa.

This was my desk Tuesday evening only 30 minutes earlier you couldn't see any table I just had to put some things away. On the table is a tea light card in the making. It is years since I made them but have lots of coloured tea lights so thought a good idea to use them.

I have no transport this week my car is having an oil leak repaired, it has been leaking oil for months so thought it about time it was repaired. Also a few weeks ago someone reversed into me so having that repaired but that's an insurance job. Without a car I am isolated I can walk down my hill to the beach road and there is a bus every 30 mins along the coast road, but coming back is a different matter as I am not fit enough to climb the hill, it is known as cardiac hill round here. I will catch the bus to my sewing/knitting group and have arranged for a friend to pick me up and take me to my Wednesday Women's group in the afternoon and another friend to take me home.

Well one good thing about being housebound is I am able to catch up on craft work. This week has seen me make at least 10 cards, sew 26 dog bandanas, and make 10 cross in your pocket.

Last week I posted a photo of the sunset, well these photos were taken the next morning, it took just under 5 minutes from the first photo to the last. This time of the year the sunset and sunrises are beautiful.

So that is me for this week off to join the rest now via our host Julia stamping-ground.blogspot.com go along and read the posts and don't forget to leave a comment when you visit. Ani

WOYWWW 459

Good morning fellow WOYWW this is going to be short and sweet this morning.

My desk this week consists of cards those I made earlier and some even earlier. I am now in the process of applying inserts ready to sell at our monthly Dames meeting. I normally leave them blank and finish off when needed alas no more,

I really must apologise about the link problems I have been having I have deleted all and relinked to if it doesn't work today I think the only way is a new blog page started from scratch.

Must get on as I am on the bus this morning to go my sewing class so have to leave early to walk down the hill and the bus only runs once an hour. Can walk down but no way back up.

Will try and see if the link works now at stamping-ground.blogspot.com
Apologises if not. Could be a new blog page for me next week.

Will read some of the posts when I get to sewing and others up to the weekend.
Ani

WOYWW 458

Good morning WOYWW another week gone and a busy week for me. Retirement just what is retirement?

The good old paste table has gone up again, so much easier for cutting material and for the over locker.
I have made 25 dog bandanas for the dog rescue charity, mostly thru the collar ones but some did ask for the tie ones, so there are a few included.

My week seems to have consisted of eating food, from last Wednesday - the church lent soup lunch right through to yesterday when I went to a Women's club and the fish and chip lunch menu was to good to resist.

Thursday, The Dames in Spain celebrated International Women's Day and we hosted a lunch at a local beach club.

This is my table waiting for the food and drink to be served! On Friday my friend and I took the floral centre piece to an ex Dame who is now in a home. The perfume from the lily of the valley was unbelievable and filled her room with the perfume. 

Really need to stay at home this week and make some cards if I am going to supply some groups with them.

Ok now to link with WOYWW stamping-ground.blogspot.com

WOYWW 457

Good morning all sorry I was absent last week, I honestly don't know where the week went.

My work table (paste table) this week contains doggy bandanas. A call came from the local dog rescue asking for the person who made the bandanas could they make some more. So I have cut out about 20 and began by sewing the red ones. Using the over locker makes things a lot easier and quicker. Nothing much more to report on the work desk apart from a drink made from what looks like bits of broken bark translates on the packet 'sweet fruit'. I am always on the look out for different drinks, I don't drink tea or fizzy drinks so apart from no more than 2-3 coffees a day I drink water. It can become very boring.

My other photo this week is of course QC she is sat under a new light I purchased a few weeks ago and believe it or not she has discovered by tapping her paw on the base the light goes on and off. Cats I don't believe it, it's not as though she is a kitten she is 13 years old.

This next week I am going to have to make another batch of cards as the Dames in Spain (similar to WI) have asked if I can supply them with cards to sell. I have never made for selling before so may have to up my game.

I have a busy rest of the week, sewing/knitting group this morning, then on to a church soup lunch. Tomorrow is International Women's Day and the Dames in Spain are hosting a posh lunch, four of us are giving an accounts of women who have made a difference to the world, still have to do mine. Then Friday I am going to see a lady who belonged to our church and is now in a home where she is the only English person, she doesn't speak Spanish so feels very isolated with not even English TV. Pity I don't know how to put some English programmes onto DVD's as she has a DVD player.

I think Saturday may be a free day but Sunday my friend and I are going to our sister church, then on to a local amateur theatre production of JB Priestley's When we are married in the afternoon. There is not much chance to see theatre productions here especially in English.

To end two pictures from FB the first one is amazing, well at least I think so.

And this on is a funny, hope none of you have seen him looking through the car window this past week.

Now to link up with our host of WOYWW Julia stamping-ground.blogspot.com

WOYWW 455

Here we are again having a nosy what is on every ones desk this Wednesday.
Oh my, what an untidy desk I have but then you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. I have been busy making this week. I have made about 10 cards which in my hectic life at the present time is a great achievement.

All the usual stuff - card, tape, scissors, tweezers, nail varnish remover to clean scissors. poky tools, pens etc. Nothing really exciting this week.

Below is a picture of part of the paseo where I live, a little deserted but I love this time of the year when we have the place to ourselves.

So that is me done for this week, short and sweet. Now to link with all of you via Julia at stamping-ground.blogspot.com

Thanks for visiting.
Ani and QC

I always find somewhere to lie.

WOYWW 454

Good morning ladies - had my porridge so fit for whatever the day throws at me.
Sorry I wasn't with you last week but now my friend is here things have been hectic.

I have managed to do a little crafting and this is my table this morning.

Suddenly realised my grandson is 13 shortly and needed a quick and easy card, where does the time go to doesn't seem five minutes since this photo. Gosh how we have both aged.

The front card in progress is for my friend at sewing class (cat mad) so a little decoupage cat head and a small knitted square and sentiments to be decided but probably purrfect birthday.
Above the card is an ice lolly saw this on Pinterest and thought I have lots of coloured beads so....

My busy week has seen the installation of our new priest last Friday,

The new priest beforehand

Just one of five tables of food

Our worship team plus the archdeacon in front

 Yesterday I was at a Beetle drive/bingo and pancakes afternoon, you would believe how childish pensioners can be. No seriously we had a fantastic time.

So not much time for other things this last week, but will try and do better in the handicraft stakes this next week.

Somehow I don't think the above applies to me!

So off now to link up with Julia stamping-ground.blogspot.com then to my sewing/knitting group. Will try and visit you all before the weekend.

WOYWW 452

Thank you for all your visits and comments last week, I did get round to reading and replying to all I could.

So what is on my work desk this evening absolutely nothing apart from QC the cat who's just about managed to find a spot to sit.

Well I say nothing but this isn't my craft desk this is my computer table. As you can see the lamp I purchased last week is in use. Left is a pile of 'Yours' magazines that require reading some going back months even years. The book on top is my work book, all things I undertake go in here when asked to do them so I don't forget. Behind the cat are replacement inks and as you can see on the screen my blog for this week.

The reason I have nothing to show is because I have hardly been at home. Out for coffees etc, then on Sunday a coach load of us went to La Zenia Boulevard shopping centre about 2 hours away. I was very good and didn't make a purchase but enjoyed the day with friends. 

My friend from UK has returned to Mojacar for a few months so Tuesday she invited me to lunch and view her rented villa. She has also planned outings for us both in the coming days so I think my crafting may suffer somewhat.

We all have to have a break sometime and who knows I may return to my desk with new ideas.

Now to link with the rest of WOYWW at stamping-ground.blogspot.com

WOYWW 451

Apologies to all I just didn't get round to reading all posts last week. Don't know where the week went to. Wednesday's are a busy day for me as in the morning I go to my sewing/knitting group, then a quick trip home and out again for my Ladies of Leisure group. Ha ha Ladies of Leisure that's a laugh.

This week I finished off four of the doggy coats and along with some my friend knitted they are on their way to keep the doggies warm at the dogs home.

I really want to find time this next week to make some cards especially having purchased three lots of assorted card from a trip to Lidl yesterday.

I occasionally get some good buys from Lidl offers, and this week also purchased a lamp much needed for my computer table. It is so bright shows all the dust up.

While searching through my stash for wool for the doggy coats I came across this red mohair haven't a clue where it came from, how long I have had it or even what I purchased it to knit. I really must not buy any more wool but on Monday there is a one day sale of wool at a lady's house who sells UK brands. No no no I shall not go.

I really need to get all my craft making material stock down and not buy any more. I think if I lived to be 100 I would still have loads left. Do you think hypnosis would work?

Well that is me done for this WOYWW will now link up with Julia our host stamping-ground.blogspot.com and promise I will try and visit all this week.

WOYWW 450

Good morning well it is morning although just gone midnight.

Another week in 2018 gone. At last it has been a happy week for me, my daughter and partner are on holiday in Goa and he proposed to her on the beach whilst having cocktails and the sun going down. Very romantic. Of course she said yes, so a wedding to look forward to possibly next year.

I have nothing on my inside desk this week as I have been knitting the dog coats sat outside in the sun. If the sun is shining it is warmer outside than in. Have completed two, a small and a medium and have just started a large one. As you can see my quality controller was checking up on me.

Having no dog to model them I hope they are ok.





That is me for this week need to get to bed, sewing group at 10.00am then Ladies over Lunch in the afternoon. Wednesday is a busy day for me.

Must just show you this with all the talk on plastics this week. I ordered four ink cartridges from PC Components and they came in two big boxes with blown up polythene packing. All four would have gone in the smallest box. How wasteful.

WOYWW 449

Good morning fellow deskers from a much colder Spain than last week. Time to bring out the coats and gloves. You may laugh but when your body gets use to summer temperatures of high 30's  a temperature of 8C is cold.

So to my desk/table this week, I thought I would sort some of my wool and bag up odd bits to use for blanket squares, baby hats etc. This is just a small amount of what I have.

But wait there is more, more wool and even more wool after yesterday. A friend and I decided to have a day out in the city of Almeria to visit the wool/craft shop I mentioned a few weeks ago and yes you've guessed it I couldn't resist and purchased yet more wool.

My excuse is this is to go with some browny colour Aran wool I found in my stash and put together will crochet a rather nice throw for my old comfy armchair.  This was all I did buy not saying what my friend purchased!

I belong to a facebook page for a local dogs home and they are asking for dog bandanas, knitted dog coats etc to stock a stall at a local fair. So with some of the wool in my stash I started on the journey of knitting a dog coat never having done one before. I found the pattern on the internet and this is the work in progress so to speak. The colour is royal blue and yellow. Will report next week on the finished item. Not too sure about the instructions on the pattern though.

Following on from my ship picture last week, I noticed this one two days ago, apparently a drilling ship according to the website vessel finder. Perhaps next week we will see the oil platform being erected.

That is me for this week now to link up with Julia stamping-ground.blogspot.com (hopefully my link will work this week) apologies for last week but hadn't installed the link on my new Hard drive. Thank you for your comments those of you who managed to find me.

WOYWW 448

Well here we are the first WOYWW of 2018 A Happy New Year to all.

Not much on the table today but I have made a start on some card making. Promised myself this after all the sewing I had done recently. Something about card making makes me relax. The first card I have made is for a friend who does quilting and saw this on Pinterest (see top right) which resembles same. Made one then thought I would do another but different paper.

Second pic is my TV work like to do something when watching TV or I fall asleep. Decided I needed a new Christmas jumper so on a recent visit to the wool shop bought this bright red wool. I haven't managed to finish it for this Christmas but it will be ready for next! I am knitting plain and thought I would embroider some white snow flakes on the front. 

The last picture made me laugh when I saw this ship from my terrace could make out whether is was a real ship or someones toy, or maybe they ran out of paint. haha what do you think?

So that is me for this week, will be around before weekend to visit you all, I apologise if I don't always leave comments but I do try and read all.

Now to link with our host Julia 
stamping-ground.blogspot.com 

WOYWW 447

Hi everyone sorry for last week and saying 466 not wishing time away honestly. Hope I've got it correct this week.

Christmas is over, seems to be just another day here in Spain, all the Spanish have their family meal on Christmas eve. Only the British bars are open. Then we celebrate New Years eve and of course 5/6th January Three Kings. This used to be the day Spanish children received their presents which makes sense really as the Three Kings bought the gifts to Jesus.

No crafting done here but I have treated myself to some colouring books on offer at Lidl and a present from my friend was some lovely colouring pencils.

Spent yesterday transferring all my computer documents onto external hd ready to install a new hard disk into my computer today. Well not me installing it - a friend, I am not that clever. What a load of rubbish one stores, now all photos, crafting stuff etc. are catalogued. Just hope I have done it correctly. Wish I could say all my real crafting materials were catalogued and stored correctly. That's another story or job for the new year.

So short and sweet today off now to sewing circle, most are away but said I would go in case any new or old folk turn up. 

Hope you enjoy the New Year and all your dreams come true.

WOYWW 446

A short message this week as this is coming from my kindle as the hard drive has given up the ghost on my computer and can't get a new old until after Christmas. My fingers are too fat for typing on phones and kindles etc.

My desk is no longer like a jumble sale all put away for Christmas. Need the table for Christmas dinner.

So no photos or maybe one as not sure how to do this from Kindle.

Remember I said I won a turkey in a raffle, well we decided we didn't want it for  Christmas much prefer a piece of beef, so yesterday I cut it all up and made turkey stew, this is it all boxed up ready to take out this evening to the homeless. Must admit I have just had some of the stock as soup for my lunch and it is pretty tasty.

So all that remains is for me to wish you all a Blessed Christmas and a Peaceful New Year and to link up with Julia stamping-ground.blogspot.com

⛄

WOYWW 445

Apologises for last week, in a mad week and an even madder Wednesday morning I had forgotten all about WOYWW and my the time I had recovered it was Friday.

So where are we now, hopefully being able to wind down a little.

I have now finished with the Christmas fairs not such a roaring success but each one better than the one before and what's more they have paid for the enormous vet bill I had for my darling cat.

So what is on my desk this morning - well no material for once only Christmas cards, which must be in the post by tomorrow. Thankfully I made lots of cards last year so will definitely have enough. Just the boring inners to do.

A friend of mine has been on a cruise, Hong Kong, Singapore etc and saw this card and thought of me. No way would I have the patience or the know all to do this. It even folds down perfectly.

 

 

Last night I went to my first religious carol service for years, and thoroughly enjoyed it unfortunately no pics but I am sure Kate (mamapez5.blogspot.com) will have some on her page on Friday smiles.


Last Wednesday was our Dames in Spain carol concert and fair, all the hard work in the preparation paid off and the comments were all favourable.

Grand raffle
(I won a duck so Christmas dinner sorted)

audience and choir

My stall

Our chairperson & me

Don't know the bomber though

So that is my week now off to catch up and relax at my sewing group possibly the last one before Christmas.

Hope you all have a good week. linking with Julia at stamping-ground.blogspot.com

Ann