This week's smiles.....week 429

 Here we are at another Friday's catch up of the smiles from the previous week.  I've had a few customers and have enjoyed doing their sewing plus have enjoyed some sewing for pleasure....see Wednesday's post.

It feels like all our family have been away on holiday this week...

The boys were told they were going away and could help their daddy pack the suit case....as you can see they climbed in so they didn't get left behind :-)

They have been away all week and, from the photos they have sent me they have been having a wonderful time.

Michelle and Lexi have been away for a few days on a girly holiday in Spain and they have had a lovely time.  

Our garden keeps giving us smiles.  The roses have had a good year and keep blooming.

Just to finish off I will add a few funnies to make you smile and say that I will be uploading Mr Linky with a few funnies in my absence next week because it's our turn to go on holidays.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles.....week 425

 It's been another lovely week here at Sewing by Annie's.  Most days have been a little cooler and I have enjoyed a steady flow of customers.  I must say sorry for not leaving you all comments last week [I did read all your posts]...my computer was playing silly games and refused to post them...I hope it plays nicely this week.

Our gorgeous Peggy celebrated her first birthday on Sunday and very quickly mastered the new educational toys we bought her....she's a clever little thing.

Our garden continues to bloom and give us lots to smile about.

My hubby has been replacing some of the sleepers in the garden while it's been a bit cooler...it will all look lovely when he's finished.

That just leaves me to leave you all a few funnies to make you smile.

Please leave me a little comment so I know you've called in and I will do my best to return the visits.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 423

 It's been a mush quieter week this week with sewing so we have been out and about most days making the best of the lovely weather.

One of the days we had lunch at The Boathouse by the side of the river...the food was good and the scenery was even better.

Lexi shared some of her latest professional photos with me and said I could show you too.

I really love this latest set and would love them papered on the walls.

Lexi's artwork has been chosen by her school to go on their Instagram page....she's not only a talented dancer :-)

This was Peggy's latest new toy...alas Froggy is no longer repairable....but it did make us giggle when she covered the floor with it's stuffing.

Here's the latest collage of the flowers in our garden....lots of pinks at the mo.

I do love how the colours change through the year and the fact there is always something to make us smile.

To finish off, here's some funnies to make you smile.  I hope you are all enjoying good health and making the best of the sunshine.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles...week 421

Hello all here we are to share our happy smiles from the previous week....and there's been many.

We had the boys last Thursday and while Theo was at school we took Louie to Elsemere Lake to feed the ducks....you can buy a bag full of duck food and there were loads of ducks, geese and even swans there to feed. .....a few too many for little Louie really but he felt safe holding his Grandad's hand. 

 I was MIA again on Wednesday because we had another long weekend away [to get over the last one with be being poorly].  

We went to a really beautiful campsite near York for 4 nights and I have to say it was the best site we have ever been too.  We were given a corner pitch so that there was a huge area of grass for Peggy to play on and the facilities were the best ever....8 huge individual shower rooms each with a 3 foot x 8 foot shower in, a wash basin, a toilet and each also had it's own hair dryer in....and all were spotless.

It was very hot on the first couple of days so we bought a paddling pool for Peggy [and us] to cool off in....she loved it.

The photo in the top left was taken by the man in the next caravan to us who was a photographer and I love it...so much so that it is now my phone screen saver.

We enjoyed the AC in the car and found several nice places to chill out in for nice meals and drinks.

Our garden continues to make us smile including the huge purple poppies at the top that were self seeders.

Of course it wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies.  I hope you are all well and happy and have a few of your own smiles to share with us by linking them below...all welcome.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 419

 If you read my Wednesday post you will have seen that our adventure didn't quite go to plan....but we still went.  We had 4 nights on a campsite near GCHQ in Cheltenham.  Whilst it was a lovely clean site the fact that it was under the flight path of the small planes landing at Gloucester airport and by the side of a busy road making it not quite the tranquil site it was meant to be.  My shingles caused me a lot of pain in the side of my head and made sleeping very difficult even when dosed up with Paracetamol and Nurofen.

All that saying we had a lovely few days away together with little Peggy.  We visited a National Trust place at Hidcote....beautiful gardens with walks for Peggy.

All around our campsite there were willow woven animals...these were just a few of them.

Peggy really loves life in the caravan.

When we got home our garden was looking beautiful with lots more blooms everywhere.

The lavenders are in full bloom and smell wonderful too.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Friday without a few funnies...some of these really made us chuckle.

Please leave me a little comment before linking up to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 417

 What a week it's been here at Sewing by Annies.  It's been the school's half term holiday and I have been flooded with prom dresses.  It was Bank holiday on Monday so I wasn't working but my customers more than made up for it on Tuesday and Wednesday..3-4 prom dresses arrived each day plus other sewing jobs.

I dont work Thursdays normally because we have the boys here but this week they have been on holiday with their Mummy so yesterday I tackled a really tricky dress that I had to do [yes my choice and I have to say it was a job and a half]. 

 It took me 7 hours to just do the top layers!!  I still have 3 more layers to shorten yet.

I thought it was a good idea to do it while I had no customers to disturb me because I have 2 more prom dresses coming today.

This photo really made me smile from last weekend....I love it when the boys sit together like this.

Our garden continues to make us smile...these are just some of this weeks blooms.

Of course I have to finish off with a few funnies....I hope something here makes you smile and you will leave me a little comment before linking up to your smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 416

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

I've been very busy with sewing with lots of posh frocks to work on  and I've still got lots more to come yet...it's prom season and I have lots of wedding/bridesmaids dresses too on top of yet more Memory bears :-)

We had a weekend with the boys last weekend...

They went to the open day for the Midlands Air Ambulance on Sunday and had a wonderful time, as you can see.

Lexi auditioned and has been given a place on the Disney Team 2026 to dance at Disneyland Paris....so very proud of her.  She's very excited as you can imagine.

Our garden continues to make us smile...the plants are bursting into bloom in every corner and I love it.

Lastly I have rather a lot of funnies to share with you this week...I'm sure something here will make you smile and hopefully nothing will offend.

Please leave me a little comment and then link up to your own smiles below.

Hugs,

Annie x

This week's smiles....week 414

 Here we are at another Friday catch up of the smiles from the previous week...and as always I can find several to share with you...

Our Wisteria on our pergola outside our kitchen door is looking really gorgeous this year.

We had the boys for the weekend and on the Sunday their Daddy took them to Chester Zoo and had a lovely day.

We were bought this hanging bird house a couple of years ago and this year we have Robins nesting in there and can watch them popping in and out feeding their babies....we bought them some live meal worms to help them out and the boys have really loved watching them and learning all about them.

Our garden continues to make us smile with new plants blooming each week...I thought you'd like to share them.

We are going away for the weekend in our caravan today so please forgive me if I am unable to leave any comments this week. ...it will depend on the wifi on the campsite. 

Of course I have also found a few funnies to share with you...I hope some of them make you smile.

Hugs,

Annie x