Captain Peapod's Log is designed for me to simply jot down a few facts, the plan is to record stuff regularly to keep track of what I've been up to. Just for my own records and so I don't have all those, have I seen that/read that moments :)
Back on the bookshelf:
Prisoner of Heaven - Carlos Ruis Zafon
Loved this one, a real page turner with great characters. Finished it in about 3 days flat.
Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures - Emma Straub
Less of a page turner than the one above (tiny print) but an interesting portrait of the rise and fall of a Hollywood movie star. Not as gripping as I would have liked, I read it after I heard it reviewed on the Radio 2 Arts Show - I find picking up recommendations from there always produces mixed results.
On the TV:
Not much really :(
Really missing Great British Sewing Bee
Film night:
Friends with Kids - a total risk of a film which turned out to be very entertaining indeed. Made a change from the teen movies I seem to have picked in recent weeks!
On the needles:
Socks - two pairs, muchos excitement as loving these!
In the sewing basket:
Jo's wedding quilt, steady as she goes. About 50 squares done. 800 odd more to go!
And the scariest category of all ....
Gym bunny session:
Tuesday - power walk lap of the racecourse
Wednesday - lunchtime swim
Will update this last one as the week progresses!
Toodle pip
J
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Birthday weekend
Well, another year older and wiser for me this week. I observed the tradition of not working on my birthday so enjoyed a long weekend with a couple of days off work.
The boys were very excited about birthday stuff as per usual and were really hyper about their present to me. Shrivelled apple Emporer Palpatine anyone!?
Reuben made me wear my birthday stickers...
Not quite the same as wearing your 'I am four' badge eh?
I accomplished lots of crafty stuff too including the laying out and coding of Jo's wedding quilt and creating miles of wedding bunting - no photos till after the big day!
I also sewed a replacement cover for Dave's car boot find of a beat up old directors chair.
From this...
Via this...
To this...
I ordered the material for our bedroom curtains AND I made a table cloth ...
Boy what a busy few days :)
We had some good stuff - grown up tea out for the two of us, first time in goodness knows how long . And some usual stuff too - family snuffles coming on and appalling customer service and traipsing about trying to get my watch fixed! Such is life.
I'd just like to ask one question. How did I get so old?
Toodle pip
J
x
The boys were very excited about birthday stuff as per usual and were really hyper about their present to me. Shrivelled apple Emporer Palpatine anyone!?
Reuben made me wear my birthday stickers...
Not quite the same as wearing your 'I am four' badge eh?
I accomplished lots of crafty stuff too including the laying out and coding of Jo's wedding quilt and creating miles of wedding bunting - no photos till after the big day!
I also sewed a replacement cover for Dave's car boot find of a beat up old directors chair.
From this...
Via this...
To this...
I ordered the material for our bedroom curtains AND I made a table cloth ...
Boy what a busy few days :)
We had some good stuff - grown up tea out for the two of us, first time in goodness knows how long . And some usual stuff too - family snuffles coming on and appalling customer service and traipsing about trying to get my watch fixed! Such is life.
I'd just like to ask one question. How did I get so old?
Toodle pip
J
x
Putting shelves to good use
Following our recent push on putting up our alcoves of shelving we found we had capacity issues. Some of them were looking a little empty and a bit forlorn, oh what a lovely problem to have! It won't last.
In lieu of ever having again a house big enough to have my own craft room (only occasionally do I miss those pre-children days when space was so much less of an issue) ... I now have some craft shelves :)
Mmm, that'll do!
I also have recently made myself a craft storage box. The green spotty thing on the right.
The pattern comes from this book and overall it was really nice and simple to make. Unfortunately, I managed to buy the wrong type of interfacing - it was really expensive and good and stiff, but it was non fusible. Grrrrr! This made the construction a little tricky in places and the end result isn't quite as stable as I would like it to be, but it looks darn pretty up there. I think I'll give another one a go some time, when I've got hold of the proper fusible stuff that is.
I'm very proud of my little pair of crafty shelves. I can't decide whether to make a cover for my sewing machine or not. It kind of needs the blast of colour up there, but I also like seeing the shape of the machine on show. One to ponder.
I came home the other day to see that a small array of lego spaceships had been added to my little patch of creativity. Is it wrong that I immediately removed them from said shelves and found alternative homes elsewhere? Gerrof your Mum's shelves small people!
Toodle pip
J
x
In lieu of ever having again a house big enough to have my own craft room (only occasionally do I miss those pre-children days when space was so much less of an issue) ... I now have some craft shelves :)
Mmm, that'll do!
I also have recently made myself a craft storage box. The green spotty thing on the right.
The pattern comes from this book and overall it was really nice and simple to make. Unfortunately, I managed to buy the wrong type of interfacing - it was really expensive and good and stiff, but it was non fusible. Grrrrr! This made the construction a little tricky in places and the end result isn't quite as stable as I would like it to be, but it looks darn pretty up there. I think I'll give another one a go some time, when I've got hold of the proper fusible stuff that is.
I'm very proud of my little pair of crafty shelves. I can't decide whether to make a cover for my sewing machine or not. It kind of needs the blast of colour up there, but I also like seeing the shape of the machine on show. One to ponder.
I came home the other day to see that a small array of lego spaceships had been added to my little patch of creativity. Is it wrong that I immediately removed them from said shelves and found alternative homes elsewhere? Gerrof your Mum's shelves small people!
Toodle pip
J
x
Friday, 5 April 2013
Easter round up
Our Easter hols have started to fly by, only a few days left to go before it will be back to work for me .... boo :(
We seem to have achieved quite a lot and have had a very busy week so far.
On Good Friday we packed the car to the gills, steeled ourselves for five hours of driving fun, and headed back to the hills for a few days in order to visit Grandma and Grandad. The weather was freezing but at least the sun shone. We managed a brisk walk along a bit of the seafront at Aberystwyth ...
And the boys enjoyed zooming around the castle re-enacting star wars and pirate battles ...
And I finished a last minute knitting project for me, inspired by the chilly spring weather we seem to be stuck with ...
Planning for the next house projects also started today, complete with two trips to the timber merchant to stock up on more wood. Most of it the right size - eventually! So while the tiddlers go to Nana's for a sleep over on Saturday its shelves for him and curtains for me. Here is a sneaky peak of my project ...
Very excited indeed to be finally doing these :)
Today was a chill out day in the main so I even managed to dust off my griddle and whip up some goodies inspired by our trip to Wales ...
Twenty one of these sugar coated Welsh Cake yummies were produced at tea time, but only nine were left by the time I found the camera. As quick as they came off the griddle they were getting snaffled up. Ah well, at least they were appreciated.
Toodle pip
J
x
Big boy bed
Our baby is growing up fast.
Getting your big boy bed is a very exciting event and calls for much jumping and giggling :)
Thankfully, he has settled to sleeping in it like a pro and the old cot will be heading to ebay shortly. His big brother is impressed by the new sharing arrangements too, apparently now Caleb sleeps in the room with him Reuben will no longer get lonely at night. Awww!
Toodle pip
J
x
Getting your big boy bed is a very exciting event and calls for much jumping and giggling :)
Thankfully, he has settled to sleeping in it like a pro and the old cot will be heading to ebay shortly. His big brother is impressed by the new sharing arrangements too, apparently now Caleb sleeps in the room with him Reuben will no longer get lonely at night. Awww!
Toodle pip
J
x
Sunday, 17 March 2013
On the shelf
We're making slow progress with house renovations, mainly because the pennies have had to be seriously watched over recent months. However, in the last few weeks we've finished the first part of the mammoth shelving job for our lounge and dining room.
We have four alcoves to fill, three of which are destined to be shelved. The final one will, fingers crossed, house a mini sideboard or cupboard.
We started with the empty corner ...
And the piles of supplies ...
The artiste got to work ...
Miles of batons went up ...
And they look darn fine ...
Books make such nice ornaments :)
Toodle pip
J
x
We have four alcoves to fill, three of which are destined to be shelved. The final one will, fingers crossed, house a mini sideboard or cupboard.
We started with the empty corner ...
And the piles of supplies ...
The artiste got to work ...
Miles of batons went up ...
And they look darn fine ...
Books make such nice ornaments :)
Toodle pip
J
x
Monday, 11 March 2013
Ooh-arrr me hearties!
My two knitted pirate dolls are finally finished ...
These were darn fiddly things to make but I'm pleased with the result, they sort of look like they should - never a guaranteed outcome with my knitting! Making up is my least favourite part of the process so these blighters about drove me mad - so many bits to sew together, especially doing two simultaneously so both peapods can have one :)
The boys are pleased with them and in an unsurprising bout of 'anything my brother does I do too' both have been christened 'Captain Jack Sparrow'. You can guess the current obsession at our house. oooh arr!
Toodle pip
J
x
These were darn fiddly things to make but I'm pleased with the result, they sort of look like they should - never a guaranteed outcome with my knitting! Making up is my least favourite part of the process so these blighters about drove me mad - so many bits to sew together, especially doing two simultaneously so both peapods can have one :)
The boys are pleased with them and in an unsurprising bout of 'anything my brother does I do too' both have been christened 'Captain Jack Sparrow'. You can guess the current obsession at our house. oooh arr!
Toodle pip
J
x
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