This week's smiles....week 329

 What a week it has been here at sewing by Annie's.  We didn't have to look after Louie on Wednesday so I used my time well and made another 2 Memory bears...they just keep on coming and I'm buzzing.

I had a visit from Sarah Brennan yesterday to collect her Memory cats and Memory cushion....I'm not allowed to share a pic of them until she has given them all out but I can say she was moved to see them....Job done well.  :-) :-)

Theo was invested as a Beaver this week and looks so pleased with himself...proud Nanny Annie too.

Louie really loves his books [and ours] :-)

He is now able to climb up onto the settee and reach a selection down off the bookshelf....this makes me smile a lot.

Shell came around for a coffee and catch up yesterday afternoon while Louie was with us....I dont know who giggled more.  She helped him to get into the doll's pushchair and then pushed him around the living room......so much fun was had by all :-) :-)

Of course it wouldn't be Friday without a few funnies [sorry about the language].  I hope something here makes you smile and you will leave me a little comment before linking to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week 490

 Here we are at another week's catch up of the smiles from the previous week....and there's been lots.

We enjoyed another long weekend away in our caravan.

This time we had 3 night on the Cheddar Bridge campsite near Cheddar Gorge and these are a few snaps I took while driving up and down the Gorge....it's really spectacular and the photos don't really do it justice.

On the Saturday we went to the Wells street market...it was a really lovely market and we also walked through an arch to take a look at the cathedral....stunning.

The passage we went through had such and appropriate name I just had to take a pic :-)

On the Sunday we went to Weston Super Mare and enjoyed a lovely walk on the beach.....Milly made lots of new friends and enjoyed chasing the seagulls.

I popped out into the garden last night and snapped some of the pretty flowers we still have because I know many of you like to see them.

It wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies.

I hope you all have had a good week and have lots of smiles to share with us by linking below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 480

 Here we are at another catch up of my week's smiles...and I'm lucky to say there have been many.  My darling hubby's sciatica is now much better although he still has back ache and is trying to keep up with his exercises to help ease this.  We didn't manage to go swimming this week because we had arrival of this...

...on our drive.  We have swapped our motor home for a caravan and have enjoyed many hours this week setting up our holiday home....exciting times.

Our new caravan has taken up a lot of our time between my sewing jobs so I am just going to share a little of the colour from our garden and then post a few collages of the funnies I've found this week.

I hope you all have lots of smiles to share with us this week and will link them up at the bottom of the page.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 442

 Another week and lots more to smile about.  I feel so blessed that I really don't struggle to find something that has made me smile each week.  Work has eased off again this week but I really don't seem to struggle to find something to do each day.

We caught up with these three at the weekend...Stephen will be 10 this weekend and one of his uncles will be 40 so we celebrated both birthdays with a hog roast and live entertainment in their garden [in their marquee]...it was so lovely to all be together safely.

Theo has had his first school photos [these are the proofs hense the quality].  He looks so grown up now don't you think?

I call him 'No fear Theo'.  Here he is climbing up a climbing wall....notice no ropes and there's no stopping him.

He's such a confident little boy and I'm sure that will carry him through life.

Finally here's the latest collage taken in our garden....the colours really are looking so Autumnal now....I love it.

I hope you will share your smiles by linking them at the bottom of the page.

Have a great week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 423

 Here we are at our weekly catch up of the smiles and news.  It's been another wet week but so far today [I'm writing this Thursday morning]  the sun is shining and it's warm....wahoooooo

We had a lovely day with Theo on Tuesday....he's so ready for school now and is such a delight to spend time with.

We are making a dinosaur world on the tray with some chick peas, lentils and rice....so much fun was had ....he has an amazing imagination.

It was an early start so after his lunch he wanted a snuggle up with his Grandad under one of Nanny's quilts....I was taking bets as to who would be asleep first :-) :-)

Milly is very cuddly too at the mo and she loves to sit on the arm of the settee and rest her head on my chair next to it....she's a mummy's girls really and, if she can, she sits between me and the arm of my chair [not much room there!!]

My other share for today is a collage I've made of all the colour in our back garden.  The rain has affected many of the plants but they are now fighting back.....It's beautiful.

Even our new pots of strawberries are blooming and the first strawberries can now be seen....we just need some sun now.

That's all from me for this week.  Thanks for calling by and for leaving such lovely comments each week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 422

 Another week has passed and it's been a really busy one for me with sewing so there's been lots of happy customers and many smiles for me....I know I'm very lucky to love the job I do and get a lot of job satisfaction out of each and every sewing job.

I've just a couple of pics to share with you today as life is pretty hectic.

Lexi is showing me the huge bruise she has on her face but you will be pleased to know it's just makeup for her to play the part of a moody orphan in her performance of Annie....she really loves all her dance and drama classes and we are so proud of her. :-)

The other photo I have to share with you is this one of Phoebe, Lulu and Steve. They are all growing up so quickly and are such gorgeous children...inside and out.  One very proud Nanny Annie here.  :-)

That's all from me for this week.  Hopefully I will have more to share with you for next week and maybe a little more time to do the sharing too.  :-)

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles ...week 421

 Another lovely week has passed by.  I had my second Covid vaccine last Friday evening and the world seems to be opening up slowly but safely so I'm keeping everything crossed.  We've booked our first weekend away in our motor home now the facilities will be opening up on the campsites...but not for a few more weeks just to be sure.

Our garden has suffered with the weather lately...strong winds, rain and thunderstorms have knocked a lot of the blooms off...

Our masses of tulips have nearly all gone now and there's just the last man standing this morning....we have been watching the petals getting less each morning.

Behind the wood cladding that Milly is standing on we think is the home for a little mouse....in fact yesterday morning I saw one peeping out.  Cairn terriers were originally bred for chasing small rodents in the outdoors and Milly is good at her job....she's on the scent of the mouse in this pic and sniffs all along the edge every time she's out in the garden....I think she thinks it will come out to play but I think differently.

In the green grow bags in the bottom right of the pic are potatoes growing...each time they get covered up they seem to be peeping back out the next morning :-)

Gina sent me this photo this week of our little Theo trying out his new school uniform all ready for September....where has that time gone?  We seem to have missed out on so much of the last year sadly but are making the best of the Tuesdays we have left with him.

That's all from me for this week.  I'm hoping you are all fit, well and happy and have lots of smiles to share with us this week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 420

It's been one of those week when we have had 'every season in one day' sort of days.

I snapped a pic of the lawn covered with hail.  We had thunder, rain, a rainbow and even blue skies in the evening....all on the same day!....it could only be England.

We did manage to enjoy a drink while waiting to pick up an Indian for tea one evening...it was lovely until the sun disappeared behind the clouds and then it went really cold....but we both enjoyed the drink none the less.

This is a photo that Phoebe sent me this week.  She's been doing optical illusions in art and I really loved how she has drawn her hand...yes it is all on a flat piece of paper!  Proud Nanny Annie moment. :-)

That's all from me this week.  I did go out in the garden but the weather has knocked a lot of blooms off and many of the plants have suffered in the cold wind and rains we've been having sadly.

Please share you smiles by linking them at the bottom.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles ....week 419

 Another week has flown by and there's been plenty to smile about.  My hubby has had his second Covid vaccine and I should be getting mine soon....that's got to be good news eh?  I had a fairly quiet start to my week with work but it's gone crazy again now so yesterday was a busy day all day and there is still sewing waiting for me to do today :-)

I had a visit from my big sister on Monday and we Facetimed Jan Appleton in south wales while she was here....it was so lovely to catch up with them both.  I had seen some Arteza painting pens on Jan's blog over the last few weeks and had every intention to buy myself a pack but as the saying goes...great minds think alike.....Jo had thought the same and came with a pack to share.  I had a little play with some but decided that to be able to use them properly I wanted a full pack of 48 to allow shading when using them and these arrived yesterday...

I can't wait to have a play with them....maybe over the long weekend?

The garden is bursting into bloom everywhere we look and that always makes me smile....bottom right is the patch of lily of the valley...they seem to have spread lots since last year and I can't wait for the flowers to come.

Our raised veg patch has been planted up and everything is growing....isn't nature wonderful?

We have beetroot, chard, lettuce, radish, carrots, peas and at the far end there's garlic and onions growing.  I love fresh veg.

That's pretty much all for this week. I'm not sure the sun is going to shine over the weekend but that's nothing new for a bank holiday and I'm sure we will make the best of what ever.  I hope you can all find something to make you smile and you will leave me a little message before linking to your own smile below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week 418

 It's been another lovely week here weather wise and doesn't that make a difference to how you feel?

It was our 39th Wedding anniversary at the weekend and, for the first time in 12 months or more, we were able to enjoy a Sunday lunch at one of our local pubs who had a marquee outside to make it safe....Hubby said his first pint tasted like nectar :-)

On Tuesday we had our little visitor and we managed to have a catch up with our friend in her back garden.  It was the first time that she had met Theo and he was a little star...he melted her heart by greeting her with a bunch of flowers :-)  On the way home he dozed off in the car....there really is nothing as gorgeous as a sleeping child is there?

On Wednesday morning our little fur baby looked like this....she was badly in need of a trim like so many of us.....she went off to the hairdressers and came back like this.....

....she really does look a different dog now and she loves it.  She has her stripes back now and looks much lighter.

That's all my smiles for this week.  Please leave me a little comment so I know you've called by and then link to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 417

 Here we are at another Friday's catch up of the smiles from the last week....and there's been plenty to smile about thankfully.

Here's a quick round up of my family's smiles...

It was Lulu's 11th birthday at the weekend.  She's looking so grown up now [and even more like her mummy if that was possible :-)].  She's such a fun loving young lady and is really looking forward to starting at secondary this September.

Here's a photo from this week of the twins and Theo enjoying the fresh air together whilst on their Easter holidays from school.

Theo is becoming quite a little gardener now...he loves helping in their garden.

He really enjoys all sorts of crafting now and here he is making a hand puppet by sewing ....I have so many little helpers to train up to take over the business when I retire :-)

And finally for those that enjoy seeing the latest blooms from our garden here's my latest collage....just look at that blue sky in the top photo.  Not a cloud in the sky and thankfully now more snow [yet] even though it was rather frosty when we woke yesterday morning when I took the photos.

I hope you've all had plenty to smile about this week and will share your pics by linking up below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week416

 Here we are at another Friday catch up of the smiles from the last week....and there's been lots of them but sadly I've not taken photos of most.  We had sunshine over the Easter weekend so were able to enjoy catch ups in gardens with the family...Saturday we saw Michelle and co, Sunday we saw Mark and co and Monday we saw Amy and co....it's so lovely being able to spend a little time with each.   Then the weather changed and by Wednesday morning we were white over with snow.

I've had a busy week making more Memory cushion covers and Memory bears and I have already got two wedding fittings booked in for next week as I am allowed to have brides in for fittings from Monday....exciting times ahead.

I've popped out into the now thawed garden and snapped a few pics...

A few longer shots today so you can see the blossom on our two trees at the mo...they really are gorgeous.

Finally here's a few funnies I've found this week...

I hope they made you smile too and you will leave me a little comment before linking to your own smiles at the bottom.  Have a great week.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week 415

 It's been an exciting week here at Sewing by Annie's because for years I have been writing my blog on an old laptop that has become so slow that I learnt how to be really patient but it took me hours to do what I wanted.  Wednesday evening I had this delivered...

It's sooooo fast and this is the first blog post I've written on it ....am I smiling?  You bet I am.  I love technology....of course it's taken a bit of setting up.  Michelle has helped and we have had lots of giggles.

During our fun day with Theo on Tuesday Theo was showing my how to do something on my iPad [because I was struggling!!] ... he might only be 4 and not at school until September but he's so clever on an iPad already.

Finally but by no means least.  Here is a collage of the latest smiles from our garden....there is so much coming into bloom out there and there really are smiles in every corner.

I just have to wish you all a very happy Easter...hoping the sun shines for you.

Now please leave me a little comment before you link to your smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x