Lochlan's Porsche

Lochlan's Porsche has been on the go for some time, but kept being put back whilst I completed other things such as rr's etc, but, finally it is done, I put the finishing touches in tonight and finished it at 11pm!
The number plate was a challenge to do, as it is on a slight angle and I found positioning the letters for his name difficult, but with a couple of attempts I got it looking ok.
Now all I have to do is frame it! I have a frame matching the Subaru for it, but unfortunately used it for framing the Mr Man rr I completed some time back, so the decision is, do I take out the Mr Men and put the Porsche in, or buy two other frames and reframe the Subaru? The Subaru is a little cramped in the frame it is in, so I may just buy two frames and give them a bit more space.
Decisions! Decisions!

Jessica's birthday card

Here is the card I made at the last minute for Jessica's birthday, I used decoupage and alphabet stickers and was really pleased with the result.

Next time I will hopefully be given more notice!

Garden photos

Took some photos of my garden mid sort, so to speak!

Spent a long time getting the first bed weeded ready for potatoes, it is all planted up now, and we are waiting for our potatoes to grow!

The patch of grass to the front of this photo, has now been dug, weeded and had carrots and onions planted, just waiting for Alex to make a frame with some old awning poles, to protect against chickens and birds!!!

The strawberry bed is half weeded, hoping to make

time to finish this soon, will need to net this against the chickens and birds too, as it is full of strawbs just now, but won't stay that way once they ripen and the chickens get to them!

Last years potato patch was still needing weeding when this photo was taken, Lochlan has now weeded it, and it just needs dug over before adding some broccoli seeds and cauliflower and cabbage.

Hoping to have all that planted out before the end of this next week, but will probably take a bit longer, worth working on though. Started cutting the hedge around it too, so lots still to do.

(Last years potato patch is on the right of this photo)

This year will be the year of the tidy veg patch, no more neglect!!!!

Finally, we now have 3 chicks, the white hen has 2 and the black hen has one. Here are 2 pics of the white hens chicks

Extra birthday present for Eilidh

I stitched this in one night for an extra birthday present for Eilidhs 7th birthday, which is on Friday.

It didn't take long to stitch as I didn't bother stitching the red parts! Hope she likes it, but I am sure she will.

B for Sues rr

Here is the B I stitched for Sue's AOY rr. I am really enjoying this rr, especially as I have so much time at the moment due to not being at work with my foot (torn ligaments).

I should be ready to post the pictures of Poppys rr by the end of the week, as it is going so well.

Must admit it is a good feeling to have them ahead of time, as I am likely to struggle to stitch much once I am back at school. Mind you, I have joined an Initial Letter Exchange, so have plenty of stitching to do!!!!

Squirrels return!!!

We had two squirrels at the end of last week in the garden again. We hadn't seen any for ages and were worried that the greys had seen them all off, but, first a light coloured red arrived, then a dark one. Since then we have had them both at once, but all thoughts of a romantic nature disappeared as they had a barney in the garden!!!

We are keeping an eye open for the greys, as if we spot any we must report them to the red squirrel trust to come and catch them as they pose such a threat to our native reds. The problem is that the greys carry the squirrel pox virus, which they are immune to, but it kills the reds in a matter of days. As well as that, the greys can eat food such as acorns before they are fully ripe, which the reds cannot, but the greys are eating them all before they ripen enough for the reds to eat them. It does seem a little hopeless, especially as we are being invaded by the greys from both north and south, but so far we have a stronghold. It is a bit like the times of the border reivers!!!! Mind you, we did ok in that attack.........

Letter C for Sue's AOY rr

Joined this rr so after sending mine on to Paula (Arnie) to stitch, I got started on Sue's (xstitchcrazyderby) Decided to do my initials, so started with this C which I finished this evening, Was due to be doing B next, but quite tempted to do D instead as i quite like that one.

Watch this space!!!!