It's Snuggle Time

 Isn't it beautiful? My mum picked up this little beauty last week and past it over to us. It's just the right size and weight to make a perfect snuggle blanket on our leather sofa. Now the temperatures dropping you don't really want to be sat directly on the leather, particularly first thing in the morning lol.

 I love the almost Christmassy colours on the front. At first glance I thought it was a genuine patchwork blanket but mum soon put me straight. There is also a tell tale M&S label on the rear that I didn't notice earlier.

The backing material is also lovely with a retro yellow flower vibe.
 I wonder what it must have cost someone originally? A pretty penny I should imagine. Well I can promise it will be well loved in this household we love our blankets. Thank you Mum for thinking of us when you saw it.

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Birthday leftovers

 I'd been looking for something to do with my birthday cards rather than throw them away. I like to think people have spent a little bit of time thinking about what I would like to receive so I don't like to just throw them away. This year I found a really simple tutorial for making a card into a little box. You can find the tutorial here.

Wouldn't these be perfect for little gifts or storing trinkets. DD is currently using one as a little boat for Peppa Pig to sail around the living room while evading attacks from bath duckies.

Lazy Sunday

 Yesterday was the laziest Sunday for a long time. Apart from a run to Asda for nappies and milk, we did sweet nothing. Watching movies, knitting blanket squares and working on the jumper project.

 Eating little cheesy biscuits with Baby D

And eating cheese and french toast with DD. It was a lovely quiet family Sunday and I feel recharged for the week.

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It's a bit Chilli

 I have been coverting these Chilli plants in Waitrose for months! I knew if I waited and kept a careful eye I would eventually get one for a lot less that the £3.50 a plant they were charging. I managed to swoop in at reduction time and grab this fella for a measly 45p. However now I have him home and settled on my dresser in the sunshine I am researching how to care for him and what to make with those lovely chillis.
Any tips from my Green fingered readers?

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Down in the Park

 It's been the first really chilly day of the season here today, but still the sun has shone beautifully. This afternoon we got ourselves well wrapped in our winter coats and headed to the park for some free fun. DD enjoyed showing me all her moves on the slide.

 And even Baby D enjoyed clambering over the smallest sized slide for a few minutes. She is getting so much confidence in herself now and is always ready for an adventure. Climbing is her newest hobby and she can scale a set of stairs in seconds. Considering we don't have stairs at home to practise on, that;s pretty impressive.

 We also enjoyed hunting for conkers. Havant Park has several huge Horse Chestnut trees so there are about a thousand billion to sift though to find the best ones. DD definitely had her eye in and found bigger ones than I could.

And finally a little update on my knitting project. Two sleeves are now complete and I have cast on the back. I'm aiming to have finished the back by the middle of next week, possibly the weekend depends on various events. Really pleased with how it's coming though so far.

Now do excuse me but I am off to spend some time in the bath with Brian and a bottle of Crabbies.
Did you know we share the same birthday? All the best people are born on 9th of October you know!

Who do you share a birthday with?


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Happy birthday to me!

It's my birthday!!! I have been spoilt rotten all day with every unfrugal luxury I could want including a luxurious Indian takeaway for dinner. I feel stuffed and lazy and wasteful and I am loving every second of it! 
OH has surpassed himself with amazing gifts for me.  I have a lovely pile of reads stacked up. And as much Hugh as a girl could want. 
The best present of all though is one I can share with you.  A promise to give me 30 minutes every day to blog in peace and quiet.
So look forward to more random waffling from me as of tomorrow.

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A Quick Frugal Memo Holder

 I was kindly given a little goodie bag today from a local opticians as I walked through town. Inside my little bag of goodies were a glasses case, cleaning cloth, 2 clicky pens, a post it note pad and 2 pompom bugs. As you can see from the photo above the pompom bugs didn't last long and were soon adopted by DD.
 However I was having a thinking about what I could do with the remaining bits. Waste not Want not.

And voila. By unpicking the stitches around the glasses case and resewing it the other way (top to bottom not side to side) I created a pocket big enough to display my post it pad and hold the pens. A little more thread attached to the back made a hanging loop.
 I now have a handy memo holder to hand in my kitchen ready for shopping lists, love notes, to do lists and random movie quotes. And it hasn't cost me a penny!!!

What do you think readers, am I onto a winner?

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