LAX!!!

Nope, not the Californian airport, but me!!! It really doesn't seem like 2 weeks since I last blogged. Still not quite over the stomach bug I had when I came back from hols - now been to docs twice in 3 weeks (usually I'm only there twice a year for routine stuff). Anyways hopefully it's on the turn now (I'm not ill or anything now, just a little below par and sporadic stomach upsets etc).

Anyways, onto the happy stuff now. Had a lovely chilling weekend with Stu (well apart from me working on Saturday), watched the darts & movies. Finally saw the new Vinnie Jones one they gave away with one of the Sunday papers - was actually really good.

I now no longer have to work a full Friday for the rest of the year, as I'm away in the afternoons for xmas lunch on 2 of them and on annual leave days the other 3 - so happy cos I love being off on a Friday (even though it's a shorter day/longer lunch break etc).

Got my first DT kit from Craft Fairies and it's well gorgeous. Can't wait to get stuck in about it :D:D

Toodles for now xoxo

Weekend Catch-up

Had a pretty chilling weekend this week, which is just what I needed. Did the weekly shop on Friday for a change (I didn't like it as much as doing it on Sat mornings) and got 3 nice bottles of wine from Asda. Stu made dinner and we watched Shawn of the Dead, which was quite good.

On Sat J came round for lunch. I made crab cakes from a James Martine recipe, but to be honest next time I would use a different recipe as I felt they were too mushy (hence no photo) - they tasted ok though.

Sat night Stu made a lovely chicken dopiaza and rice using the red saffron we brought back from Egypt. Watched the remake of the Omen, which was pretty good for a remake, but still not as good as the original and little Damian wasn't half as cute.

On Sunday we went to visit Stu's grandparents - was nice to finally meet them. His uncle and little cousins were there too, so it was a bit of a houseful. Commandeered a wee shot of his cousin's Nintendo DS which was well fun. Stu made dinner again on Sunday night. Garlic mushrooms then pork chops with nice seasoning and mash followed by rhubarb crumble and custard - was well yummy, but I've had to be good today.

Got a couple of cards to make for Mum tonight and I need to dig out some beads as I have a necklace to make for someone too - need to give her a call tomorrow afternoon to find out exactly what she would like.

Will be back soon with the next installment of the Egypt trip.

Toodles xoxo

Four Things

I've been tagged by the lovely Rhi, so here's 4 things you may or may not already know about me:

4 Jobs I've had

I worked for an open cast coal company as admin/weighbridge operator

I ran a small office

Worked in a pub part-time

Secretary

4 Places I have visited

Egypt

Ibiza

Cyprus

Greece

4 Places I have lived

'fraid I've always lived in Falkirk, although I have lived in exactly 4 different houses

4 Favourite foods

Cherries

Venison

Duck

Percy Pigs

4 Places I would rather be

Lying on the beach

Seville (top of my wish list)

In a land where I have a cleaning fairy

In a hot bath

Bet the excitement of my lifes far has blown you all away!!!!

Toodles xoxo

Egypt - Day 2 - Friday

Edfu & Kom Ombo

After visiting the West Bank on Thursday, we then set sail for Edfu. Edfu Temple is dedicated to Horus (the falcon-headed god) and is one of my favourite temples.

After leaving Edfu we set sail straight away for Kom Ombo, which is quite a small temple, but very interesting as it has the first medical references and mummified crocodiles!!!

Then it was time to set sail for Aswan. Took until late evening to get there. Friday night was an Egyptian-themed night, so me and Stu were in full costume when he proposed - all very romantic under the moonlight :D so I thought I'd add a nice photo of an Egyptian sunset.

More to come soon - hope I'm not boring all you bloggy-types.

Toodles xoxo

The Ring

Well we finally managed to go ring shopping on Saturday, and both Stewart and I managed to get rings we absolutely love (although Stu's won't be here til Friday as it was too big).

This is mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The photo doesn't do it justice - it's absolutely gorgeous - white gold with 6 diamonds and a perfect style for me.

I'm over the moon!!!!!!!!!!!

Egypt Trip - Day One

Collosei of Memnon, Valley of the Kings and Deir el-Bahri

The trip down from Edinburgh to Gatwick and then Gatwick to Luxor went smoothly and we arrived a bit earlier than scheduled. OMG Luxor Airport had changed a lot since my last visit - it now has a terminal and everything!!

Early start the first morning and a pretty full day. Started off with a quick visit to the Collosei of Memnon. These are 2 huge statues which have each been carved from one piece of stone. We didn't get long at them - about 20 mins or so as there is nothing else there apart from the 2 statues - we had a walk around them and took plenty of photos.

After that stop it was off to the Valley of the Kings. We visited 3 tombs; the first one was Tutmoses III, which had a LOT of steps - glad we did it first (see photo to right). After that we went to Ramses III (I think - neither Stewart nor I can quite remember), finishing off in Ramses IV. The only downside of the visit was that no photography is permitted inside the tombs, although we did buy a really nice set of photos. After the Valley of the Kings we went to an alabastor factory, but tbh it all seemed a bit false and most of the stuff they had for sale wasn't hand-made.

Then we moved onto Queen Hatshepsut's Temple at Deir el-Bahri and boy, was it getting warm by then. The temple was very different to the others we would be visiting on our trip, but very impressive. Another hefty step climb (we could certainly feel our legs for the next few days - even Stu who walks to work every day). The veiw from the top tier was fantastic and some of the statues and wall carvings were really lovely.

After the temple it was back to the boat for lunch then a free afternoon as we set sail for Edfu. Sunset is pretty early this time of year so we only managed about an hour and a half of relaxing in the sun in the afternoon. I've put a photo of some of the statues in Hetshepsut's Temple below:

I'm Back!!!!!

Yup, back from holidays with an extremely dodgy tummy (hence why I'm writing this during the day cos off work) and lots of good news.

Holiday was amazing. Visited lots of places and took loads of photos (well I took about 100 before my camera packed in, but Stewart took about 400 so I can share his). I'll post a day-by-day breakdown with photos when I'm feeling a bit better (luckily didn't start to feel ill until about 6 hrs after we landed at Gatwick so was only suffering on the flight back to Edinburgh, which only took 45 mins), as I don't want to post just a mishmash.

Good news time now - me and Stewart got engaged!!!!! Really happy and excited about it, although it's quite a lot to take in. We were going to go ring shopping at the weekend, but we've had to postpone it until next weekend, because of my dodgy tummy. We haven't set a date or anything yet - just going to chill until after crimbo then Stu will sell his flat and we'll start making plans then.

Also when I got home I discovered I had made it onto the Craft Fairies Design Team - my first ever DT, so all very exciting (and just a bit scary!!). Really looking forward to working with Lisa and the rest of the team to see what we all come up with :D:D

Ocean Colour Scene tix arrived when I was away as well - finally make up for not being able to get into the tent the last 2 times I've been at T in the Park.


...and finally I was thrilled to get this award from both Lynne and Rhi. I'd like to pass it on to Fee, Miss JP and Stu, who all make me smile every day.

See you all soon with holiday photos and stuff

Toodles xoxo

Beginning to return...

... to normal (or what passes as normal here!!) Mum got out of hospital today, and she's making good progress. G off work today and tomorrow to look after her, then I'll look after her at the weekend.

Ocean Colour Scene tix went on sale today - hope they have some left on Monday cos I'm too skint to get them until then :S

Not really got much else to report - have made nothing this past week, as I've been coming home from work, putting dishwasher/washing on then dashing out to the hosp.

Bedlam on the roads around here today apparently, as a lorry carrying chickens crashed at Haggs/Castlecary - chickens running around everywhere - I wonder if they'll ever head east and run into the recently elusive Mr Chicken on the road to the bridges (although I fear Mr Chicken may now be resting in someone's tummy.

On major countdown to the hols now. Only 3 working days to go!!!! Struggling to get someone to come back for us (cos we land at 08:00 on a working day) so booked a driver this morning - will probably work out cheaper than paying the extortionate Edinburgh Airport parking prices.

See you all soon bloggy-types xoxo

Card

The word at HS:MS for yesterday was...

Card
A Piece of thick, stiff paper. Find 'card' in your space today.

I did this card for a colleague to give to a little girl who has a brithday around Halloween (I actually did 2 the same with different names, as she wanted them for 2 girls who live 100s of miles apart).

Actually struggled with it a bit, as I felt everything just looked a bit plonked on, but the buyer really liked them and said the kids will love them.

Also got a card done for Fee and Lee but don't want to post it here until I've posted it through her door.

Only 2 weeks til the hols now - think I've got everything sorted apart from insurance and a pair of black trousers (and still plenty of time to sort those out).

Mum goes into hospital for her first knee replacement op - hope her recovery is ok, as her good knee is worse than her bad one atm - with any luck she'll get her other one done just after Christmas.

That's my update for today - must dash and put new tax disc on car as I've had it for a couple of weeks but keep forgetting to put it on!!!

Toodles xoxo

Congratulations...

... Fee and Lee, on getting engaged last night. Thrilled to bits when I heard the news - so was Stu. See you soon for a wee celebration!!!!!!!

xoxo

First...

... card for a while from me - it's not that I've been lazy - just making them so tight to the deadlines that I haven't had time to do a scan of them.

Made this one for Stewart's mum - it's actually her birthday tomorrow, but they're going to France so we're going to drop pressies round tonight.

I used Blonde Moments Sugar Dumpling papers, and glitter card. Flowers cut using Bosskuts dies and text is QK Sunshine.

Got my last 2 jabs for Egypt today and I promised the nurse I would deffo go for a Hep A booster next year, cos then I will be covered for Hep A for the next 20 years and no blood test to see if I'm immune needed - added bonus because of my needle phobia and crap veins.

Watching Stu's mum & dad's doggy this weekend whilst they're in France. Will take some jewellery stuff over with me though - might even take my Cuttlebug and dies.

Have a lovely weekend bloggy peeps.

Toodles xoxo

HS:MS - Jug

The HS:MS word for today is:

Jug

A container from which eases the pouring of liquid. Show us your jugs! A-hem.

I got this a couple of years ago when my Dad's aunt & uncle moved into a home. It's been shoved at the back of a cupboard ever since, as I thought it was a bit hideous. Who knows - perhaps I'll keep it out for a couple of days and see if it grows on me (seriously doubt it though!!)

Sponge

Over at HS:MS the word for today was:

Sponge

A natural (often man made!) material to soak up liquids. Show us a sponge in your space.

4 Weeks...

...today I'll be on the Nile - really really can't wait.

Been a long day at work today - started at 7 and didn't get finished til 6, so going to have some dinner and a nice long bath.

Have a couple of cards to make tonight for someone at work - both halloween themed ones, as the little girls they are for both have birthdays around about the spooky day!

All my plans for last weekend went completely tits up, as poor Stu got sent home from work on Friday with a stomach bug and has only started to feel better today, so no meal, wedding or lunch for us - we're going for dinner this Friday instead :D and lunch on Sun.

Was off work on Monday, but spent the day in the house keeping S company (my good deed for the year). Managed to make loads of fimo stuff for card toppers and got a few die cuts done too :D.

Also been spending some time making my Swarovski Christmas spiders - just in case I'm lucky enought to get a rush on them.

Toodles for now, bloggy-types. I'll be back later in the week with stuff xoxo

Wo-o-o it's magic...

...or not as the case may be. Tried to sign up for the magic course starting at college next Monday night, but it was fully booked - I was so gutted - had visions of me wowing all my friends, family and colleagues with my fantastic new magical skills - hope they run it again in the next session - I'll be bashing down the door to get into it.

Was the lovely Stewart's birthday yesterday - all the 3s 33 - hahaha nearly as old as me. Lucky monkey was off work yesterday so I think he just chilled and watched dvds. Came up to mine a night for more pressies and a Chinese for tea. Taking him to a local restaurant, La Picardie, which specialises in rustic French food (and has the added bonus of being a 5 minute walk away!!!) Not been before, but G & A have and liked it, so looking forward to trying it out.

Got to get my Typhoid jab for Egypt tomorrow - looking forward to it like a hole in the head as I have a bit of a needle phobia - I've had it twice before, so know it doesn't hurt anywhere like it used to, but last time I nearly fainted going from the chemist to the docs with my prescription. Thing is, there are a lot of junkies living round about my docs so all I could thing was "please don't let me pass out in the street in the middle of the afternoon" (rofl especially carrying an injection syringe & needle thingy). Got to pick Mum up from the airport after work tomorrow too - hopefully she had a good time :D:D.

Tha's all for today - need to get caught up on various challenges, but this week seems to have run away with me (again!!)

Toodles xoxo

p.s. Might have a bit of Stu's toffee cake with a cuppa before bed, cos last night they all had a bit of the chocolate one, but I don't like chocolate cake!

HS:MS - Feast

Over at HS:MS the word for today was:

Feast
A large meal or a plentiful supply, show us 'feast' in your space today.

G gave me these for going round to let Charley out at lunchtimes when mum was on hols and she was at work. Was a pleasure actually cos Charley's gorgeous and she's so well behaved.

Anyways she happened to have a pack of M&S Jelly Belly Beans lying around for her frien'd birthday and I mentioned how much I loved Jelly Bellies and didn't know that M&S did them, so tada now I have some. Don't like the liquorice ones though - ugh.

Looks like a certain Mr Percy Pig may have competition for a space in my tummy now!!!

HS:MS - Hold

I've missed a couple of the HS:MS challenges, but was back for today's

Hold
To grasp, carry or support with your hands. Find 'hold' in your space.

Had the idea to do a sort of Madonna-esque shot, but it didn't really work, so I added a rough pastel filter in Photoshop - not sure about the result - suppose of I look at it with my eyes half shut it could look a bit album cover-ish.

Wild Wednesday!!!!

Thought I'd add an exciting title to my life today, not that anything much has been happening.

Stewart's still away with the band recording and I miss him cos he makes me laugh so much and keeps me company.

Managed to fill a black bag of stuff from the spare room - need to get rid of odds & sods still lying around, but I reckon I'll get so sick of looking at them that I won't need to decide what to do with them - they'll prob just go in the bin.

Have decided as of tomorrow to try to train myself not to be faff around so much - no wonder I never seem to get anything made anymore, because it seems to be bedtime every night before I even realise it. Don't know where to begin, so any tips gladly received.

Have to make a card for J tonight, as it's her birthday on Friday. Did one for G to give her last night - did my fave at the moment which is a big hand cut Japanese doll on A4 folded in half card. There is a 2cm border of cream card round it, but I sort of screwed up the scan.

Going to the first Scottish Bead Fair with N on Sunday - really looking forward to it, although as per usual at these things, it seems to be happening when I'm completely skint (or maybe I'm just always skint!!).

S's birthday on Tuesday so going to make him a nice theme cake (he reads this blog, but don't have to worry about putting any ideas here, cos I don't have any :P:P:P:P:P)

Toodles for a bit xoxo

Ugh, nose back to the grindstone

Yup, as of tomorrow I'm back at work. I've really enjoyed my week off (although not done my diet for going on holiday any good). Went for lunch on Wednesday with S to Orroco Pier. I had sea bass with sweet potato & chorizo - it was absolutely gorgeous.

Thursday I had a team building day at work (meant I only had to take 4 days off if I went to this). Wasn't really looking forward to the outdoorsy bit in the morning, but I had a fantastic time, although one of my elbows still hurts like hell.

Friday just did shopping-type stuff. Got my Christmas camera from S - lucky he let me look at it again when I got home before hiding it away cos the shop gave us the wrong one (but charged us for the one I wanted which was more expensive), so had to take it back. S made dinner on Friday night - I got some Champagne and a nice bottle of red as a treat as he's away on holiday up north with his band (recording new stuff) from yesterday until next Sat (so I'll be all lonely cos Mum's on holiday too and B is off to Turkey).

Started tidying the spare room today - seems like no time at all since I last gutted it and had it all nice - don't know how on earth I manage to accumulate so much stuff in such a short time!!!

Nothing else to report I'm afraid.

Toodles xoxo

HS:MS - Dish & Chew

I'm a bit late with these 2, but the words for Thursday and Friday were:

Dish
A shallow bowl or radio antenna. Find 'dish' in your space.

This is a dish I have in the dining room - I keep a maraca, which my Dad pinched from a bar in Spain before I was born, in it.

and

Chew
To bite and grind with the teeth. Find 'chew' in your space today.

This is a pic of a choo choo (or chew chew) train I took on Wednesday. Ok I cheated, but it was that or my ugly mouth eating a biscuit ;)

HS:MS - Cloud

The challenge for today at HS:MS was cloud

Cloud
A mass of water vapour. Show us 'cloud' in your space today.

I really struggled with this one, as the sky today when I was out was a total mass of one big humungous cloud, so I used one I took a couple of years ago in Santa Eulalia, Ibiza and made it into black & white in photoshop.

Week Off/Wee Cough

Off on annual leave this week, so not been around much to update. Still got my cough too, but it's definitely on the mend.

F & L came round Saturday night and we had a really nice time. Ordered new furniture for bedroom on Sunday, so it comes in a couple of weeks. Monday took Mum to Edinburgh to look for tiles, then to the Gyle (Mum hates driving in Edinburgh). Not sure what I'm up to today - want to go to the zoo one day, but thinking of doing that Friday. Looks like today is going to be nice though, so will do something.

Made some cards last night, but not got access to a scanner at home (I normally use the one in my office), so will try to take some photos instead...

...talking of photos, I'm getting right into this photography lark - really been enjoying the HS:MS challenges. Wish I had a better camera though (think S is going to get me one for crimbo). Saw one I really liked that wasn't too big, but still had 8 mega pixels and a 3x optical zoom - mine atm only has a digital zoom, which isn't as good.

Will be back later to post my pic for the day.

toodles

HS:MS - Apple

Over on HS:MS today the word was Apple:


Apple
A red or green fruit from a tree. Show us 'apple' in your space today.


This is a candle my sister's parner brought me back from a trip to New York.

Sun

Over on HS:MS the word for today was SUN.

Was really struggling to find anything here that related to sun, but did buy some sunflowers on Saturday, which haven't quite opened out yet (wasn't that keen to use them because a sunflower was the image used on the HS:MS blog and didn't want to copy, so made it as different as possible.

HS:MS - Stone

Everyone was right - I'm addicted to this already, so here's today's word:

Stone
A hard solid mineral. Show us 'stone' in your space today.

This first one I took when I was in town at Lunch time. It's the entrance to Falkirk Old Parish Church from the High Street.

The next one is some stones I have in a dish in the kitchen - faffed about in photoshop a bit with the image.

HS:MS - White

Thought I'd have a go at the Her Space:My Space photo blog

White


The palest colour and sign of purity. Find 'white' in your space today.

(Smells Like) Chanel No 5

My kitchen that is. Had a 3/4 full bottle on the kitchen table last night and put a bag on the table when I got home, knocked a tupperware box, which then knocked the perfume onto my tiled floor. My fave scent is all around the flat now, but unfortunately not in the bottle (which is now in 2 pieces). Luckily Mum is going on holiday a week today so when I told her about it she said "at least now I won't have to ask what perfume you want me to bring you back!".

Really been enjoying the weather the last couple of days (and it's forecast to stay for the next 3 or 4 days as well!!!). Been driving around with my new Clash Singles CD blaring (6-month anniversary pressie from the lovely S). Off on holiday next week so hopefully I'll manage to catch some rays over the weekend and next week - would like to get a bit of colour in me before I go to Egypt in 8 weeks.

Got F & L coming round on Saturday, which will be really good, as me and F always have fun when we get together (I miss her living next door to me!)

Hopefully will get a chance to sit down and make some stuff next week, but obviously if the weather is good I may struggle. Really want to go to Edinburgh Zoo one day too.

toodles xoxo

Here Comes the Bride...

...la la la la. Saturday saw the wedding of the lovely Rhi and Matt. The reception was in Matt's parents stunning house and a fabby time was had by all. The bride was absolutely gorgeous (as you can see from the photos below). Scottish weather lived up to its reputation, but it still didn't put a dampner on things.

The wedding reception took place just outside of a little town called Kirriemuir, where S and I were staying, which was a really nice place - very friendly locals (plus the town was teeny yet there were 6 hairdressing salons!!!). There was a cracking statue of Peter Pan in the centre of town, because J M Barrie was born there. Statue was well cool and didn't look dwarved by its surroundings (unlike a certain little Greek God's statue at Picadilly Circus).

Soz it's taken me so long to post, but the sore throat I've had for the last week or so turned into a killer cough, so today is the first day this week I haven't gone to bed straight from work.

toodles xoxo

Last Wednesday...

S had no band practice cos P was on hols, we went for a run (a car run obviously, not a run run!!!) to South Queensferry to see the bridges. S had his new camera and phone-camera with him to try out and I had my old trusty cam. It was a beautiful evening and got some nice shots of the sun going down over the road bridge, but were at the wrong side of the bridge to get any sunset ones.

Forth Bridge:

Forth Road Bridge:

Both Bridges: Buildings/Statues:
View of the River from under the Bridge:

It didn't take us long to get there (about 20 mins) and we didn't stay long (about half an hour), but I did comment to S on the way home that actually we were very lucky living where we do, as there's so much to see within a 20-40 minute drive. We've also been to Lintlithgow Palace (once for a wander and once for a wedding) and Wallace Monument in the last couple of weeks, but we forgot the cameras.

toodles xoxo

K Billy's Super Sounds of the Seventies

boogie woogie!!!! Actually, I lied - no sounds of the seventies on my blog, just a seventieth birthday card I did for G's colleague. Managed to incorporate my fab new BG Recess papers into it - I love using new stuff :D:D

The scan's a teensy bit squint, but hey ho such is life .

Did I mention how much I love BG papers now. These are the ones I got on Monday, along with some scrummy English Paper Co ones I got at the tail end of last week (each bumper pack has 4 sheets of 36 designs!!)

Off for a bath now before Tribe comes on as it's one of my favourites. Also have promised S I'll dismantle the shoe racks that are cluttering up the dining room, so will do that whilst bath is running (it's so dark here today that it feels like nightime already and it's only 10 past 8!!)

Toodles bloogy-types xoxo

'Ere 'ere

I was asked to make a couple of pairs of earrings for a colleague to go with necklaces she had bought, so these are what I came up with (I realise the ones with the copper filligree beads would have looked better with copper earwires, but unfortunately she can only wear sterling silver in her ears (also the brown beads on the coppery ones are actually the same, but they are shaped differently all round, so the positioning on the scanner makes them look different).

I was also asked to do a couple of these pendants (one for a friend of Mum's and one for someone at work). Now Mum wants one too. All asked for one after seeing mine, which was actually a bit of a fluke cos I made mine up last year half an hour before I was going to a wedding and didn't know what to wear around my neck!!

Eeep - It can't possibly be a week since I last updated!!

Don't know where the time goes these days - was pretty busy last week, between beginning the great clothes clearout and doing other stuff. Also go a cold and sore throat hanging on me all week, which means I seem to have a bit less energy.

Went to South Queensferry on Wednesday night. Took some nice photos of the bridges, but I still have to download them, so will post later in the week.

Went to see The Simpsons Movie on Thursday night - was so funny (but I'm reckoning if you're not a Simpsons fan you're not going to love it!!) - pity about the idiots who insisted on sitting right behind us (even though the cinema was half empty) and kicked and fidgeted all the way through it - you know the type - think spoiled uni student!!

S was working late on Friday, so we got a chippy for tea - was yummy and just chilled. Crappy weather on Saturday so I just did some housework and had a nap cos I was feeling crappy. Watched Unbreakable on Saturday night, I wasn't really in the mood, but thought it was great :D:D. Getting to be quite the Bruce Willis fan these days.

Finally got caught up with some jewellery yesterday, but will post photos of that later otherwise this blog will go on forever. Got my new BG 6x6 pads I had on pre-order today, so can't wait to get dinner eaten and have a try out of them - have a 70th birthday card to do for someone at G's work, so I have the perfect opportunity to try them out.

Tarraahhh for a bit xoxo

Bad Bad Bad...

...blogger that I am - it's been over a week since I last updated, but I've been mega busy starting my clearout, going out and about and generally just hanging out with S.

Got a fair few pieces of jewellery and cards I must do this week - managed to get a couple of pendants done tonight so far, and hopefully a couple of pairs of earrings and shorten a necklace before the end of the night.

Got some cracking bumper 6x6 pads made by The English Paper Company today, but they're probably not suitable for the cards I have to do this week (especially since one of the pads is for crimbo).

Went to a wedding reception with S on Saturday night. Was in The Grosvenor Hotel in Edinburgh. Was really nice, but S and I nearly died when we ordered 2 small (teeny 125ml) glasses of house red and it came to £10.30!!! Luckily we found out it was just under £8 for a pint and a G&T so we stuck to them after that. As the Festival and Fringe are on at the moment there were extra late trains home, but my feet (clad in sensible flat sandals after hurting my ankle last week) blistered/ terribly cos we had to walk to Waverley in the pissing rain as the lateys weren't stopping at Haymarket :(:(:(. Couldn't do much on Sunday as feet were too sore and tender to burst the blisters (and one of them was chokka with blood) so just lay around all day - they were much better by yesterday though (lucky for me I'm a very quick healer).

Watched The Illusionist on Sunday night. It was really good, but I think I still preferred The Prestige (although the stories are both about magicians, there are very little other similarities). The acting was great though and the ending was quite sweet. It was more of a love story, whereas The Prestige was more of a tale of professional rivalry

S and I were off yesterday, so went into town to pay holiday. S got some shirts and shorts and stuff too. Then went to visit Mum and got roped into lifting a carpet and demolishing a wardrobe, but it was fun. Charley (sister's dog) was there as G & A were working, and she was being really naughty which isn't like her but was quite funny :D.

Nothing else to report cos went back to work today.

Will hopefully have some photos next time I post.

Toodles xoxo

Where do they go??

The weekends that is - just seems to be Monday again so quickly. Was at D & B's wedding on Saturday. The service was at Linlithgow Palace, which is such a nice setting - was a great day and we were lucky to be sitting at a really good table later on with people we both knew (I was surprised when S knew as many people as I did - which wasn't a lot). Didn't decide what to wear until the morning, and opted for my pinkish skirt (cos it was a bit blowy and this skirt has a narrow lining). Drank far too much (even after we said we wouldn't) so just faffed around on Sunday. Have a v. sore ankle cos someone stood on my at the reception - quite swollen and going to have a cracking bruise in a few days (still only bruised rounde the outside of the swelling atm), so may be wearing trousers to the wedding reception we're going to next week.

Watched The Prestige at night - was really really good - would recommend it to everyone. Had a gripping storyline all the way and a really wicked twist in the tale at the end. I'm off to see Goldfinger tomorrow (they're only showing it at the cinema for one week) and The Simpsons on Thursday (spider pig, spider pig!!!) - turning into quite the movie buff these days.

Also finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - a bit disappointed that the series has come to an end, but we all knew that would happen and really it wouldn't have worked after they had all left Hogwarts and were out working - looks like it's be back to the new Stephen King one I abandoned halfway through.

Off now to clear out my bedroom drawers and shove the stuff into some storage boxes until I get new drawers, cos these ones have totally collapsed and are driving me nuts - serves me right for getting cheap ones - they really can't cope with heavy day-to-day use.

toodles xoxo