Resolutions . . .

 

Hello dear friends & readers,

 

Happy New Year to you all!!! :-)

 

When I looked at my little notebook with my list of all the New Years resolutions I had written down for 2012 . . .

there were only 3 I could truthfully tick off

"grow more veges" -  tick

revamp my D.L.E cards - tick

start a blog for my cottage - tick

 

Remember Me rose - bought for my Dad - smells so divine

 

Of course all the usual were there . . .

lose weight, exercise more, get fitter! ! ! :-( (no ticks)

But I have to say, instead of being disheartened about all that I could NOT tick off

I was overjoyed about the ones I could

This little place - mythreadbearlife blog - has bought me SO much joy

& its all thanks to You dear readers

& your comments & encouragement that you send out to me in cyberspace

that bring such happiness into my day

deep heartfelt thanks to you all

 

big bunches of flowers to all of you out there :-)

 

I hope you all enjoyed the festive season??

We have had a busy time with these long summer days

We have had folk staying but now they have gone & the house is quieter & there are many chores to catch up on

 

there is lavendar picked ready to tie into bunches

 

 

a pleasant job for the cool of the evening

 

there are roses flowering to be deheaded before they drop

 

 

 

 

and the petals laid out on trays to be dried for potpourri

 

 

 

 

My sons lovely partner Sarah is having a birthday today

so there are flowers to pick for her & a gift to package & deliver

 

 

there are lots of veges ripening & the first of the seasons plums ready to pick

 

 

In between all this there are stitcheries to be traced off -

ready to be worked on at night

 

 

Mr Fluffy has really struggled with the heat this summer

as have all of us lately with this humidity that doesnt go away

 

 

Jared & the Mr decided it was time to bath him with the shampoo we use that cools his skin

 

He was not so impressed . . .

 

Well I dont know whose stupid idea this was - probably that Mums!!??

 

Remind me to come in the shower & take photos of YOU mum !!!!   NOT funny !!!

He certainly smells alot nicer now :-)

 

Yesterday the Mr decided he wanted to go to the seaside & have fish & chips on the beach

(he gets these whims every now & again)

I closed the Cottage early & we headed to Raglan

 

 

I do so love the Coast

We had enough time to look in a few shops for a change

They are usually all closed by the time we get there

Raglan has some really quirky, arty shops

I made a couple of purchases

 

from a little vintage gift shop called Zinnia - they have a Hamilton branch also

 

 

We enjoyed our fish & chips on the beach

even though it was a little windy out there

 

lovely freshly caught snapper

We had some visitors join us

the Mr couldnt resist sharing our tea with them

 

 

before long they brought along their friends too . . .

 

 

It was a great outing & blew the cobwebs out of our hair

but the highlight for me was a little "find"

in the Raglan Traders shop

(tucked around the corner from the main street) . .  .

 

 

 

someones beautiful handwork done in fine detail

I am giving it a gentle soak & will treasure this little piece

 

 

Well folks I am off to do some more picking

now the sun is a little cooler

Hope you all have an enjoyable New Year

& that the coming year brings you all your heart desires

 

thankyou again for all the pleasure you bring me

stopping by to read my ramblings

I look forward to sharing them with you for another year

 

 

also a Zinnia purchase  :-)

Take care out there - you are all very special

much love/hugs/friendship

Julie Xoxox