I was having mad 5 minutes ... how about the artistic pooch ?

I finished my cuffed cape ... like it! 

Somehow the virius has overtaken me again ... grrrr ... I have had enough of it now. Since Boxing Day on and off ... not good!!

Just decided to work on another blog ... http://debonairesofwsm.blogspot.com/
This time for one of my Red Hat Society Chapters: The Debonaires of Weston super Mare
Have a look and let me know what you think. Bearing in mind that is in infancy stages as yet. Work in progress ;)

got to bragg a bit ... my friend Wendy took me to a fantastic shop. You know the kind: "I have died and gone to heaven!" :)

Well I found this lovely wool there and started making this cuffed wrap.

Look here for the pattern and a picture of the finished cape.


So this is the nearly finished first half ... :)

 

On Saturday "The Weston Belles" - Chapter of the Red Hat Society - are celebrating their 5th birthday. We decided to have a theme "Now we are five" for the party and we will try and dress like we did then, make food for a five-year-old's party and generally have fun.

So I searched out some pictures of me at five ...

 

Here is the whole family then ... from the left

Hans my brother, Mama, Baby Christine, Papa and me. This is just before my fifth birthday!

 

For my  fifth birthday I got a new pram for my baby doll. Boy was I proud of that pram! 

We often had picnicks in the garden then.

And we played with the old fallen plum tree

So now what do I wear on Saturday? I guess I can find a skirt and blouse and a coat. But those boots ... ???

Did I tell you that I have joined a choir? After far too many years, I am singing again and loving it. A friend sugested I should try the Somerset Singers and I am glad she did. This is a challenge for me, Never even come close to Elgar before. I come from a German choral tradition, where Elgar is not on the agenda somehow ... much. So this is new to me in all kinds of ways. Well ... nothing like a challenge! And I am beginning to really enjoy it. Amazing ... Well, if you are in the area, come to hear it in Wells Cathedral The choir is worth listening to and the Cathedral is worth visiting

New me

Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. I went shopping for a new swim suit. You see, I want to do some aqua-aerobics and we are going to California. So I needed a new one. The old one is well past it and I won't be seen in it any more. So off I went and found a lovely new one.
I was surprised that the swim-dress is "in" again and so I bought one, came home, tried it on and ... husband went for the camera!

our posh pooch

Once every six to eight weeks Kusje has to go to the poodle parlour. He hates me on the way there and when I hand him over. But when I pick him up again, all clean and white with a lovely hair cut, he positively dances: "Look how beautiful I am!"

 And then ... in the garden, husband picked up the camera and the dog starts posing.

"Am I not cute?"

"Well? I know there is a doggy bed behind me, but I want to sit on the sofa! What are you going to do about it? "

On husband's lap ... best place to watch TV and look outside so I can growl at people walking by

Too much to do today ... somehow the new shelves next to my desk are brilliant! All I need to do is sort out the paperwork now. A tax return needs to be done too ... But then ... hey ...
So this coming week I need to concentrate on sorting out the paperwork, so I can do the online tax return and get that over with!
So Sunday night is "Dancing on Ice Night" and tomorrow that work starts!

Crochet .

yeah ok ... long time nothing and then three posts in a day ...

I just decided that the bed sock pattern I made up does not work. So I started to look around and found a free sock pattern. Must have a go at that But... I also bought a pattern and am itching to get on with that ... now what? Which one ???

And on top of that I am looking for little small light weight gifts to take to California for a possible Red Hat Get-Together ... I so beleive in getting too much to do, don't I?

But what do I make? Any ideas anyone?

Friday 13th ...

Just noticed -- yes I know I am slow -- it is Friday the 13th today!
Lucky day for me! How about anyone else?

me again...

We - that means our dog Kusje and I - went on a little walk on the beach and since the sun was shining ...

Kusje thought that it was great fun.



Do you like his fashionable coat? I had to buy one two sizes too big, because Kus has such a long body. But some alterations made it fit OK. At zero temperature he needs a coat. Somehow he shivvvvvers very easily. Bless... He is a 2 1/2 year old Coton de Tulear ...

quit stopping my playing !!



I know I am scruffy, but I am going to the poodle parlour on Monday :)





Al long time has passed ...

It seems forever since I managed to write here. A lot has happened. The Red Hat Chapter I belonged to broke up in a spectacular fashion and we formed a new one, which is totally nice. So now I belong to two chapters and both are a lot of fun :)

Here are "The Debonaires of Weston-super-Mare" at our Christmas Tea

Also I have joined a choir ... finally. Singing is something I love doing, but have not done anything like enough of in the last ... toooo many years! So now I am a member of the Somerset Singers and straight into a challenge. We are rehearsing "The Dream of Gerontius" by Edward Elgar for a performance in honour of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on April 14th in Wells Cathedral!  Great fun and a challenge!

And we are getting ready for a visit in California with my husband's daughter. And then I am off to Germany to stay with Mama again and bring her over here for a couple of weeks after.

On top of this I am back to crochet. And I am trying to de-clutter and and and ...

I will write as much, as I can and hope for the best :)