Don't you forget about me

Well, I damn well had forgotten about this blog. If it wasn't for trying to find a copy of my "teddy" poem, and having a vague recollection of it being online somewhere.....

So...start again. Might be good to ramble occasionally. Maybe post some recipes and craft bits and bobs. No poems now though. Hmm...

Walking

I'm going through a bad time again. There is no real reason in the present...the greyness just descended.

One of the ways I try to get through it is by walking, albeit with a rollator. In an ideal world, I would walk every day. Somedays, I just cannot face the thought of walking the same route again. Other days it rains!

So a few days ago, I took my camera with me to record some of my walk, and I was pleasantly surprised with the pictures I took.

When we first moved here, one mile from the city centre, my youngest son described the area as similar to a Butlin's holiday camp. I guess the terraced houses are somewhat reminiscent of rows of chalets!

Just 5 minutes, at my slow pace, brings me to large areas of greenery...grass, trees and even a bubbling brook.

The last photo is the route I took back to our "chalet". 

Memories

Memories

walking
then cavorting
skipping along with me Dad
singing a song
inside my head
until we reached the red phone box
where me Dad called his Ma
like he did every Sunday
cos she lived so far
away
then a silver sixpence
fed a machine
for a chocolate bar
that tasted better then
and me Dad did the same
for a packet of ten
and a guilty smoke
on the way home

Farewell to 2014

So
Farewell to a year
I thought was my last
I'd really rather
you didn't ask

Oh...you have
Ok then...just for you
I'll tell the tale
that made me blue
(red actually!!)

An allergic reaction
to pills prescribed
Left me in a state
I'll now describe

Covered in wheals
itchy & sore
My eyes, my mouth
Need I say more?

Repercussions
for days on end
Antihistamines became
my very best friend

So I'm rather pleased
that I'm still here
and able to wish you
a Happy New Year

Framed!

For anyone who has been following the progress of my cross stitch, here it is framed by my lovely husband.

Cards for those special people

Recently, my Kindle, one of the original 3G ones, broke down. The screen froze on the page of a novel I was reading, and nothing I did could unfreeze it. I was so upset, because reading has become so vitally important to me. Anyway, my lovely brother rang up and told me to order myself another and that he would pay for it. To say I was overwhelmed is an understatement. I ordered it Thursday afternoon and it was with me Saturday.

Needless to say, I have got him a special present for Christmas and wanted a card to go with it. The one I chose is from the Hunkydory Elegant Christmas kit from a couple of years ago. The topper is in the shape of an open book.

I also made Rod's card from the same kit, with the appropriate sentiment!! I love that the 2 hearts lock over each other.

Today's cardmaking

I managed to make 2 cards today after my final counselling session.

The green and pink card is another acetate domed card. I wasn't sure about the colours at first, but it all came together as it was made.

The blue card has the picture behind snowflake acetate with a cute robin stuck on afterwards.