Having A Think ...

Do you ever think about your Blog in a perspective as to how other people see it , I know I do and it's something I've been thinking of more and more lately.
When I first started blogging it was all so new and there were so many things to show all my new found friends , places we went, things we did as a family , all the crafty things -- but now I'm thinking that maybe I've showed you everything! My visitor numbers have been getting less and less over the past few months and I'm thinking that maybe it's because my blog has gotten a bit stale and a bit boring .
There are only so many times I can show you the walks we go on



and only so many knitted things



without it all becoming just a bit repetitive.
I don't know ?

I Missed Wednesday So It's Wordless Thursday ...

Coveting ....

I came across a new Blog recently called Sally Jane Vintage and I think this girl has got a great sense of style , I just love her kookiness .... it helps to be tall , skinny and not have a rather ample bust but I can dream can't I? So what am I coveting ........



This vintage duffle coat , i just so love the toggles - I'm not fussy what colour it is either although if I were to find it in pillar box red it would make me soooo happy, and the way the weather is behaving lately I think it would be worn quite a lot . Can you believe we had hailstones this morning, what's all that about then??

Candy Goodies ...

The other week I was having a chat with Anna about , of all things, Candy Corn. Now Candy Corn is something I keep seeing around Blogland at this time of year and have always wondered what it actually tastes like as we don't get it here in the UK.



Now I don't have to wonder anymore as Anna very kindly sent us a little Halloween Goody Bag, isn't she a star ?



I have to say Hub was just as excited to see them as we were .



And they taste just as yummy as I imagined -- thank you Anna .

A Labour Of Love..

I actually finished Milo's blanket a couple of weeks ago but I'm going to give it a post of it's own instead of including it in the monthly round up just because I love it..



I think in the end I bought three balls of yarn but all the rest was from my stash.



There are 62 stripes in total and as I said previously each stripe took about an hour to do, sometimes I felt like it was never going to be finished, especially when my wrist started to ache,



and sometimes I thought Milos choice of colours were a bit eurgh.



but it was all worth it to be told " I don't just like it mammy - I LOVE IT " ........



A big thank you has to go to Lucy for providing such a lovely and easy pattern.

It Had To Happen Sooner Or Later...

School half term holidays don't officially start until the 26th but Milo's school had a teacher training day today so he has got an extra day off. It is also the first day this week when we haven't had rain or drizzle, in fact it was quite bright and sunny, so armed with our bread we headed off to the park to feed the ducks. Alas it wasn't to be ...



all the park gates were locked , we knew this day was coming but it's a bit sad that we didn't get a last walk before it actually shut.



So unable to feed the ducks we walked a bit further where we found a pretty tree to play under instead.













As nice as the tree was -- Roll on Spring ...

Drizzle...

We didn't really get up to much this weekend as not only was Milo a bit off colour but the weather wasn't too good either. For most of the time we had a very fine drizzle, the type that soaks you . It was the type of weekend where you just want to curl up with nice warm blankies and drink hot chocolate .
Unfortunately with my two boys you can't always do this, if they don't get out of the house to let off steam all hell breaks loose , they literally go stir crazy and end up either fighting and yelling at each other or constantly moaning and crying.
So during a short respite in the drizzle we climbed a hill ,, Tunstall Hill to be precise. It's only a 10 minute drive from our house so not too far if we needed to get back to the bathroom!!

This photo looks black and white it is actually colour and in the distance you can see the sea.





and if you look extra closely you might just see flying geese.





There was a race to the top and then the need to rest for a few minutes to admire the view.





It was quite a climb to get to the top and once again the sea is in the distance .



This is a view of our little city , I just wish the light had been better so my apologies for the pics. I also noticed that there is also an overgrown allotment at the bottom left - I might have to enquire about that!!

These next few pics are just random ones I took last week.



Whilst I was on my hands and knees crawling amongst the undergrowth to get this one Gabe was playing with some pine cones just behind me . Anyway I heard this mans voice talking to him so I turned round quickly and this poor man jumped about 10ft in the air, he hadn't seen me and thought Gabe had been abandoned. Luckily it was a man we see in the park all the time walking his dog and often chat to.





And this last one I took this morning on the way back from taking Milo to school, I just thought the colours were gorgeous , and it's still drizzling.