it's the little things

 

Slowly , slowly on the mend.

 

I'm still not able to do too much

 

 

but I did manage to gather all the old bits of necklaces

and ear rings that the teen girl and I had no use for

 

 

and connected them to an old fan cover.

 

They sparkle and shine as they hang

and looking at all the different things makes me so happy.

 

It's the little things.

 

just in case you were wondering

 

Yes I have been absent a bit lately but I do have a doctors certificate.

In fact I have spent the last few weeks in hospital

after suffering a major heart attack.

 

This 51 year old spent quality time in a coronary ward

with a few 90 year old men , sheesh.

 

 

Anyway I'm not here to whine but just to let you know where I've been.

Unfortunately at this stage I don't have the strength for much crafting

but we all know that won't take me long to get back to it.

 

 

My family are taking me for my first walk today.

 To think just a few weeks ago I was enjoying 5k walks

every morning and posting beautiful photos to instagram

 

Obviously this whole thing has shaken my family and

we are all getting by as best as we can.

 

I really don't know where this leaves my craft business but

in the mean time my bigcartel shop is closed.

I will probably reopen it in the next few weeks but my priority

at this stage is my health.

 

 

 

 

Thank you so very, very much to the people that already

knew about this and have contacted me with much love and kindness.

trust me

 

I don't really know what to tell you about my latest craft project.

I love old cutlery especially spoons and I have lots of them.

When I came across some little spoon charms I thought I'd like

to combine the new with the old and hang them in the kitchen.

 

To say I was thrilled with the result is an understatement.

 

They tinkle and shine and swirl around.

 

But they are very , very hard to get a decent photo of.

So you'll just have to take my word for it that they are beautiful!

 

here chook chook chook

 

I found this old chook at a garage sale years ago.

 

She has been perched high on a cupboard looking down at me ever since.

Although I loved her and her shape I just couldn't

bring myself to use something that was so , so brown.

 

It was about time I did something about this lovely old girl.

 

I gave her a good wash and a very light sand.

Two coats of sealer were then applied.

 

A couple of sprays with some pink glossy paint and ta da!

 

 

She looks so happy now being a real part of the family.

testing testing

As much as we say we only blog for ourselves it is still nice when others read our posts.
For some reason the blog post I did this morning decided it was going to show here on my blog and absolutely no where else .
 Not on my sidebar .
Not on your sidebar.
 Not in bloglovin.
No where.
Very , very annoying .
In case you are wondering why this post has no photos it's because the previous post was about my lost camera .
This post is about my last post that was lost .
Feeling confused ? Feeling lost ?

Welcome to my world .

Thanks again booger. Dumbass.

just keep dancing

 

when everything seems so chaotic

 

and nothing is the same

except for two squares that I didn't want to be the same

 

when the pile of stuff just gets higher

 

and we feel like throwing it to the wind

 

when we feel so very scattered

 

 

just keep dancing

 

 

keep on dancing.

 

I meant joining just keep joining .

it's a date

 

This is my favourite date loaf recipe as it's not too sweet

so it's perfect with a little bit of butter and a cup of tea.

It also makes 2 loaves so I've always got a spare in the freezer.

 

I'm a nice girl so I'll share the recipe with you ~

 

1 cup chopped and pitted dates

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 cup water

60g butter

2 cups sifted S/R flour

1/2 teaspoon sodi bicarb

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 egg lightly beaten and a tbsp honey.

 

On your stove top (in a saucepan) stir over a low heat dates,

butter , sugar and water and honey.

Stir until sugar has dissolved.

Bring to boil and remove from heat.

Let it cool for 10 minutes or so.

 

Sift the flour and sodi bicarb straight into the saucepan

and mix through . Add beaten egg and walnuts and mix.

 

Pour mix into 2 bar tins.

Cover the tins tightly with 2 layers of foil.

 

Cook at 180c for about 25 minutes.

 

Let cool in tins about 15 minutes before cooling on racks.

 

When totally cool wrap one loaf very quickly and hide it

in the back of the freezer (don't say you weren't warned)

 

Enjoy !