WOYWW...

 What a lovely week it was last week celebrating 900 weeks of joining up with old friends and the usual ones.  Long may the friendships last.

This week I've altered two bridesmaids dresses, Shortened a few trousers and managed to sew the body parts of an army of 10 more little frogs...

These all need snipping, turning through and stuffing before putting them together...lots of fiddly frogs legs!

I've treated myself to a new little crafting iron...it's so handy when you work with fiddly jobs like I do...I love it.

It's been an exciting back to school week for our Grandchildren....Sam seems to have grown lots during the summer holidays and, as you can see is now a good bit taller than Lexi.

Our youngest, Louie has just started school [he looks such a little tot in his uniform] and Theo has just had his 10th birthday...Don't they look smart together?

The other thing I have to show you this week is these yummy cheese and courgette scones....such a great way to use up the glut of courgettes at this time of year....If you want the recipe please shout.

We have had another death in the family sadly and this week I have had health problems that have required lots of tests so it's been a challenging week.

As they say 'Live every day' !!

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 529

 It's been a manic week here at sewing by Annie's.  I've had more customers this week than I had during all of July and August put together and every one that came wanted more doing than originally planned....I'm buzzing and have even managed to fit in 2 days of Nanny Annie duties.

I have lots of photos to share with you so I promise I will be quick....

It's back to school week for our Grandchildren this week.

Theo is now in year 2 and is looking so grown up don't you think?

Stephen has started at the same secondary school as his two big sisters.....and he's enjoying it so far.

The twins have also started secondary school this week.

I thing all 6 look really smart in their uniforms....so proud of them all.

I love these photos....Louie was so pleased to see his big brother when he came back from school.  He wouldn't leave his side and they both enjoy rough and tumble play together.  Theo is so loving and patient with his little brother....it makes my heart sing.

We have really enjoyed our play days with Louie....every time he comes to play he's changed so much and is such a happy boy....we are blessed.

Yesterday was Theo's 7th birthday and I really love the collage Gina shared with us.....so many precious photos.

Of course I have found a few funnies to share with you all.

I hope you will all leave me a message so I know you've called in and will then link up your own smiles at the bottom.

Hugs,

Annie x

I couldn't resist sharing this one ;-)

This week's smiles...week 337

What a week it's been and it's been filled with smiles here so I shall share some of them with you....

Whilst away at Euro Disney last week Lexi challenged Micky Mouse to a dance off....I think Lexi won don't you?

Just wish I could!!

At the weekend, and before the children went back to school Amy, Dave and the children enjoyed a few days away in Anglesey....I really love seeing the three of them playing together and enjoying the freedom of a beach to themselves.

On Sunday we went for walk in the Dingle in Shrewsbury's Quarry Park....just look at those gorgeous flowers.

I love this photo of Milly...she's sat on the arm of the chair by me looking out of the window...probably for cats daring to walk past!

We pulled the first carrots and beetroot from our little raised veg garden at the weekend and I just had to share them with you....there's nothing quite like freshly pulled veg is there?

We had Theo for a full day on Tuesday so we went out for the day in our motor home for a day of adventures.  Sadly the beach we were going to had been fenced off but we found a country park we could enjoy our picnic at and on the way back we found a garden centre with a play park and ice creams.....just perfect.

Before going back to school Phoebe, Lulu and Steve wanted to have a baking session to make treats to go in their sandwich boxes.....don't the results look yummy?

Each year Amy makes up a collage of back to school photos...oh how they have grown!  It doesn't seem 5 mins since the first pic in the top left corner was taken when Phoebe started school and she goes to big school next September!!

Here's the back to school pic of the twins too...Year 3!! The years pass so quickly don't they?

There you go.  I hope you've made it to the end this week.  I had so many smiles I wanted to record on my blog for this week.  I hope at least some of them made you smile too.  I will probably not be able to post smiles next Friday, as we are off North on an adventure in the motor home, but trust me when I say I will have lots to smile about so will have two weeks of smiles to share with you the week after.

Hugs,

Annie x