So much to do - so little time!!

The last week or two have been hectic, but filled with fun things, as well as work and admin stuff for Brownies.

We had a SAR fund raising meeting - so good to meet with such lovely people, some for the first time like Gill and James but also older friends Ban, Tinashe, Duncan, Kim, Kate, Lydia and Amanda.

It was also the week when 2 of my worlds collided (in a good way!)

Travelling  Kindness Pattern Club members donated £50 to SAR buy donating $1 from each pattern sold! Happy happy happy!

At the weekend we departed for Manchester, leaving Amy in charge of helping Janet at her sale!

I am led to believe that she did a totally awesome job, so now she has a job for life!

Left this little guy at the service station!

Gonna leave this one at the game!

So Trump has been inaugurated as President of America, while women of the world march for their basic human rights and against misogny

misogyny

mɪˈsɒdʒ(ə)ni/

noun

1. dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

   "she felt she was struggling against thinly disguised misogyny"

While the women of the world do that, the men of the world scream at their teams and call the referee a f&^%$ng w*&%$£er!

Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars!!

It was fun and it great to spend uninterrupted time with my boys!

This is the pebble that I left at the game in the end.

James wearing Simons glasses and rocking it!

We spent a lovely evening with Simon and Christine, sipping wine, eating curry and generally putting the world to rights. Looking forward to the party in April!

These were taken on the way home - a good reminder that we live on a beautiful planet, that we are lucky that we all woke up to see another beautiful day.

Poor Nancy is in the wars - she fell at Brians grave and badly broke her arm. She has been in hospital for over a week now, but is making good progress. Chatty and cheerful yesterday. (this was last Sunday)

It was back to work again and decided to cycle - ended up a bit too sweaty!

I had this leg better before I left - that what smoking does I'm afraid :-(

I missed this exhibition, but Amy said it was good - you could buy prints of the original from a slot machine.

 Pebbles have been hidden around and Amy is enjoying her new hobby! The student excels the master!!

The weight loss continues, slowly but surely!

Down from 100kg and skiing stuff definitely fitted better yesterday - still snug but better!

And every day, Damian brings me a hot drink in the morning - I love that man <3

some photo's each week!

Its been hectic and I have fallen off the photo a day wagon! I promise myself I will try harder, but won't fret if it remains several photo's in one week.

Wednesdays night of culture involved a delicious dinner cooked by Amy (so gonna miss that when she's gone!)

 We played GoT Cludo and an hilarious drawing game - what larks!!

James has started his course and I think all is going well -mthe journey is proving a bit tricky, but he is in control. Izzy has surgery early this week and was looked after by Kim!

 Thursday was back to Yoga!! Elaine is such a good teacher - I always feel a bit taller when I leave her lessons!

Amy has  discovered the delights of pebble painting and she is totally awesome at it!!!

Feeling very proud of her!

Damian has continued to bring me lovely cuppa's every morning :-) Sometimes green tea and coffee with evaporated milk as a weekend treat - it really is a lovely thing he does for me every day <3 and I live him for it!

Oh and it snowed! Big reports of "Thunder Snow" and this is what we got!!!

 The Pebble Fairy is still doing her "thing" and hiding little pieces of art around the town. I love it!

We had the house cleaned and tidied, 1, because it was filthy (too busy painting pebbles!) and because Mariel is coming back. Amy kindly picked her up for me :-)

 Marble painting and 600 folders on Instagram!! How wonderful to share my craziness with similar minded people. Its also such a delight to learn from them too.

This was delicious!!!  And looked like the photo in the book :-)

Tuesday was my first day back at work - exhausting but felt kind of good to be back - hid this pebble on the way and enjoyed this breakfast as I got there too early. 

 Grateful for each new day! Some are more beautiful than others though x

And I painted some acorns!

Today was a warm up for going back to work.....

Spent the day at James's old  Surgery, Millay medical Practice

It was good to be reminded of how hard travel clinics are and that we are not alone in not having enough time for appointments. Barbara was lovely and I bought flowers for her and Carole, who has been very supportive of James.

Mint and cucumber water....

making mandala broaches and pebble painting

 Letters from SACCA girls - always heart warming - longing to go back!

And a new term at Choir!!!

Off to bed - tired now!!