Weekend blog trial of the new blogger site

Starting this evening Friday 26th June I am going to try the new blogger - recording my activities etc. over the weekend.

Now you can see what I really get up to.

Friday evening meeting friends for  'Cocktails then across the road to the Chinese for a meal'. So it is now 5.15pm as we are meeting at 6.30 better try and save this and get ready. 

Firstly feed the animals.

Well that's two photos added without much trouble.

Then on to our first visit of the evening to the cocktail bar.

A few more photos, don't seem to be able to place them exactly where I want.

Then onwards across the road to the Chinese restaurant, where we had one of their banquet meals - far to much food but great to try so many different dishes.

So that's the food done now back to the cocktail bar for our final drinks of the night.

A cafe cocktail one of the ladies googled the recipe and they made it for us.  Very good it was too. It was so lovely sitting out of their terrace listening to the waves splashing on the shore I could have stayed there all night. 

View so far, not really happy, can't place photos where I want them also font and colour keeps reverting back to normal and black. Cannot get back to left hand side to type after inserting photos. Why can't it be like Office Word simple to use.

Saturday's work.Wow no hangover so after pet food shopping and coffee out back home and straight to work on some card making. Those dreaded inserts, but by the end of the day all done, packaged up, priced and put away for Christmas. Along with some finished birthday cards to add to stock.

 Just want to put these two photos side by side but no way will it let me.

 

 Another save. As it's now Sunday and I am preparing to go out for our usual Sunday lunch. Think this will be the last one until September as

a) it's getting too hot temperatures in the 30's.

b) slowly the holidaymakers are returning so parking is difficult and also as most of my friends  are classed as old and vunerable (never considered ourselves old before this Covid thing) we don't want to be in crowded restaurants. You wouldn't have thought us old on Friday night.

Had a fantastic sunday lunch so good forgot to take photos. 

The testing with the photos hasn't gone to plan and I am not happy with it, but suppose will have to live with it.

So on Wednesday's WOYWW will be on the new blogger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Still working on the old blogger I expect I will have to change this week or next. 

Sunday was an afternoon and night of panic, while I was having Sunday lunch with friends at a restaurant at the bottom of my hill three fire engines and police cars went flying past, this always raises panic in me since our bad fires of a few years ago. Then the water helicopters and fire planes were overhead. I have a range of mountains behind my house and it was these that were on fire.

 The helicopters were filling up with water at a lake on the disused golf course.

Come night time it was up to the firefighters on the ground but thanks to their fantastic work the fire was under control in the morning.

Now the reason we are here - my workdesk. This week is has been full of Christmas cards, even put another table up to cope with the amount of work.

All these waiting for inserts, a job I hate.

These are waiting for a few more embellishments that I know I have but cannot find anywhere. Will have to pay a visit to the Chinese shop and buy some more.

 Thank you for all the suggestions about the tape leaving brown marks, a friend of mine has the same problem so we have put it down to the weather and humidity here. She suggests we put some washi tape along the inside to cover up.

We have come out of lockdown more or less completely now, but must admit I am worried about when all the holiday makers come from the rest of Spain and other countries. 

So that is me for this week, now to link up with Julia at https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/  our host for WOYWW.

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Good morning,

Below is what it is all about coming out of lockdown and being able to celebrate my birthday with my friends. What a celebration it was to. We will say no more except you will all get there.

So to my desk this was taken at 6.00am Christmas card making trying to make quick and easy ones that I can put in packs of 6 as I found last year these sold rather than individual ones.

Nothing else exciting there the hand cream was a birthday present from a friend who was sick of me complaining about dry hands because of constant washing of them and the other bottle is sun cream.

So that is me for this week off to sewing/knitting group this morning and LOL (Ladies of Leisure) this afternoon, back to my busy Wednesdays.
Hope you all have a good week and stay safe.
Gone back to the old blogger site hopefully will have some time to investigate the new one this week.
Now to link with Julia https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/

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OMG what is this new blogger. Why change things that work? I am too old for change. Has taken me ages to get this far.

I saved the above and now it has taken me 15 minutes to find it again. Think New Blogger and me are going to fall out big time.

Well let's get down to business and the reason we are here. 

Ok now to try and load some photos 

Well success - this is my table Tuesday afternoon. Making some cards that can be used as anniversary or with friends like mine for birthday. After all champagne or cava as we drink in Spain can be drunk any time.

My trusted friend in his usual position.

Can I ask what does anyone use to stick inserts in cards I have been using double sided tape but notice after a few weeks it has dried out and left a brownish mark showing through. I have had to go through my stock and replace the inserts. Now I am worried that my Christmas stock I am building up will be the same before Christmas. Maybe I have trouble because of the heat here.

Also this week I have been sewing blanket squares together, a lady in the sewing/knitting group made them but wasn't keen on all the sewing up. The blankets will go to the local dogs home when finished.

Now to my over grown, over smelly plant in the garden. I used to love Lady of the Night and its delicate perfume, I have had this plant years but over the past four years (flowers twice a year) the perfume as become over powering. I cut it down low after each flowering but this makes no difference. Any gardeners out there - has it had its day, the older they get the smellier they get!!

 

Can you see the dog?

 

One for Annie you must have seen this but I thought of you and your face masks. 

Now for the final stage of this new blogger, to save and schedule for posting tomorrow to link up with Julia at https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/

  

PS Can I get this to publish no way. Have gone back to the old blogger.

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Hope all is well with everyone. Bliss here we have been released and slowly, very slowly we are returning to normal.

Our sewing group met last Wednesday only 5 of us but it was lovely to see and catch up with friends. Then in the afternoon our ladies group met, 10 of us this is the maximum number we are allowed to have together so had to book our places. On Sunday 6 of us went out for lunch and before we left were making arrangements where to go next Sunday. No stopping us now. Gosh did I have a dry throat after all the talking.

As well as all these outings I have been busy with orders for cards, possibly because shops that sell them haven't been allowed to open yet. All through lockdown I have been making card orders and leaving them on my gate for people to sneak out and collect.

So this was my desk Tuesday morning. Barney in his usual position lying at my feet.

 This was my desk Tuesday evening when work was done and about 20 cards made ready to have their inserts done.

How do you like my sunflowers, I found some old seeds when I was clearing out during lockdown and thought I would plant them and this is the result. I have about five more planted elsewhere in the garden waiting to flower.

I am writing this Tuesday evening and am going to try yet again to schedule it for posting in the early hours of Wednesday, I have tried before but never been successful.

So when posted will link up with Julia our host at https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/ when I turn on the computer in the morning.

Stay safe all and remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel as we have found out this last week.

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Good morning all,
Hope you all finished your 11th anniversary challenges set by our leader Julia https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/

So what is on your workdesk to start the 12th year of WOYWW?

My challenges have been put to one side until I can order some more wools. Although before I could put the rug away I caught QC trying it out for comfort.

On the table this morning it is back to cards, birthday, Christmas, Thinking of you etc.

Still quite a tidy desk but just wait it's only been in action a couple of days.

Last Thursday the weather was so perfect some of my crafting found its way into the sun. It was so peaceful only the chirping of the birds and the sound of the waves could be heard.

The 2nd photo was taken at the end of the day the sea was so calm and I could hear the sound of a fishing boat in the distance.

I am still suffering with a swollen and painful foot and yesterday went back to hospital. The doctor said because of very bad arthritis I could have trapped a nerve, it is now strapped up for a week, then I have to go back to see the traumatology doctor to see what they can do for the arthritis. So watch this space. I am glad it is my left foot and I drive an automatic car so I can still drive!

Today is a very special day it's Wednesday, Sewing Group day, and this morning we are meeting for the first time, then this afternoon the LOL ladies  are resuming their get together. Things are beginning to get back to normal here in Spain. Apart from hospital visits and a visit to the vets this will be my first outing for weeks. Our beaches are now open and we can swim in the sea, not that I will be doing that for a few weeks at least.

Hope you are all well and to those who have been ill you are recovering. Please take care and be aware of your surroundings.

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A very good morning the sun is shining and congratulations to Julia and all the other WOYWWs on this the 11th Anniversary.

Well here is my 11th Anniversary challenge - from this

to this

I did try but unfortunately ran out of wool, it can be still purchased only most online outlets have suspended overseas deliveries until after the crisis. But thanks Julia for the challenge as I will now finish it with so little to do I promise. Barney thought hurrah a lovely warm bed for me when I put it down to photo. I said no way it will only be put down when visitors come or I am sat there!

The other challenge was the tapestry and I have progressed but once again have run out of wool, fortunately the green and yellow shades are still available and from the same source as the rug wool. Can't promise I will complete this though. Did think I might unpick a row of green and do different coloured rows with some of the tapestry wool stash I have.

So how have you done with the challenges laid down by our great host Julia? 

Remember last week I was on the way to the hospital? I haven't broken anything but my foot is still very swollen and painful especially my toes. The doctor gave me a pain killing injection and it felt much better until the evening. I am suppose to rest it but not much chance of that. 

So thanks to Julia and all the other WOYWWs for your friendship I have never met any of you but feel I know you and who knows one day I may just make it to the crop.

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Well our lockdown has gone into phase 1 which means we have a little freedom. Some of the bars and restuarants have opened but only with 50% capacity. I still haven't ventured out so don't know how busy the main beach road ia or has been.
I shall be going out today but to the hospital as on Monday I slipped when feeding the dog, his food went all over the terrace but that didn't stop him from eating it and my leg and ankle went under me. My ankle is still swollen and painful so thought it better if I sort professional help.

Now for my WOYWW not so much a desk but I have sorted out my UFO for the anniversary and here they are.

 The first is a 142 x 142 cmsrug I started making years ago but ran out of wool, have now managed to find some wool not an exact match but near enough. The pattern is one I put together on my computer with a cross stitch app. so must have calculated the amount of wool wrong. Oops. I took the pattern from a wall hanging that was behind the presenters of Bargain Hunt on TV.

Well that is number one and number two is a cushion tapestry another design I created from the same app, but once again I haven't got enough wool but have been on Wool Warehouse website and they still do the shades I need but aren't delivering to Spain at present. So will order and have it sent to my daughter who will post it out to me just hope it arrives as post is a little hit and miss here. (My daughter never received her birthday card although I posted it three weeks ago).

So that is my UFO's.

Talking of birthdays my daughter was 50 on Saturday and she arranged a zoom get together, the wonders of social media. 10 of us all joined her for an hour, sang happy birthday as she cut the cake her husband had made her and toasted her with champagne. She said the cake was lovely but we only have her word for that!

Well that is me for today off now to the hospital complete with mask and gloves I believe they take your temperature before they let you in. We'll see what happens.

Now to link with Julia our hostess of WOYWW at https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/

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Good morning ladies on this bright and sunny morning. Hope you are all well and keeping the Covid virus away.

Last weekend here in Spain we were allowed out for an hour a day for exercise as long as it is within 1 km of your home. I must admit now we can go out I haven't been out! On Saturday the paseo was packed with people and I am sure most of them didn't live within 1 km. The police were soon on it and Sunday morning only a few people were walking. Here in Spain we have to carry ID so the police can easily check where you are from. We also have set times for different ages to exercise.

Still no desk as such but I have finished the blanket with a few rows of crochet, it will now go in the charity box so I can post when lockdown finishes and postal services are resumed. I heard that there is a great deal of post held up in Madrid.

 The other thing I was doing last week is that pesky jigsaw I will not let it get the better of me. I am at the point now where I aim for 20 pieces a day. It's called Peanut Butter and Yummy I don't even like Peanut butter yuk. The jigsaw came from the local charity shop and I am sure there are pieces missing.

Wow that is some challenge Julia has set for the anniversary of WOYWW I know I can compete but just with what I have so many UFO. Yes think I have got it watch this space.

Hope you all have a great week and keep obeying the rules, remember it is for our own good and good wishes to those recovering.

Here we going a linking up https://stamping-ground.blogspot.com/