tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109859612024-03-14T13:33:07.782+00:00Smokin' NeedlesRamblings of a stitch and stash addict.Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-76381293882917123852010-01-04T21:13:00.001+00:002010-01-04T21:13:45.425+00:00Oh...and I forgot...HAPPY NEW YEAR!Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-64127340394201716292010-01-04T20:54:00.002+00:002010-01-04T21:12:08.537+00:00Why Women Are CrabbyWe started to 'bud' in our blouses at 9 or 10 years old only to find that anything that came in contact with those tender blooming buds hurt so bad it brought us to tears. So came the ridiculously uncomfortable training bra contraption that the boys in school would snap until we had calluses on our backs.Next, we get our periods in our early to mid-teens (or sooner). Along with those budding Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-24162537930389160672009-11-09T20:22:00.004+00:002009-11-09T20:31:22.271+00:00MALE OR FEMALEYou might not have known this, but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female. Here are some examples:FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm them up again. They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-11302905074245519202009-11-07T12:27:00.003+00:002009-11-07T12:32:39.897+00:00Simple Home RemediesAvoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop.Avoid arguments with the Mrs about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-14545078733955373742009-11-06T21:26:00.003+00:002009-11-06T22:32:56.578+00:00MEN & WOMENThe difference...Men are just happier people. What do you expect from such simple creatures?Your last name stays put.The garage is all yours.Wedding plans take care of themselves.Chocolate is just another snack.You can never be pregnant.You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.You can wear NO T-shirt to a water park.Car mechanics tell you the truth.The world is your urinal.You never have to Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-64070959760119153432009-11-06T16:01:00.002+00:002009-11-06T16:12:26.939+00:00KNOW THE SYMPTOMSTaken from the Sentenella #62 Axarquia EditionRecently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D - Age Activated Attention Deficit disorder. This is how it manifests:I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.As I walk towards the garage, I notice post on the porch table that I brought up from the postbox earlier...I decide to go Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-27290351258792380262009-11-06T13:20:00.002+00:002009-11-06T13:25:21.778+00:00Strange News 1While we were in Spain we had access to this great little booklet called The Sentinella, which is full of jokes and stories, and is hilarious. I'm going to share some of the entries with you.Taken from The Sentinella #62 - Axarquia EditionHALF OF BRITS INJURED BY BISCUITSMore than half of all Britons have been injured by biscuits, accoring to a new survey.An estimated 25 million adults have beenJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-22780126560302791832009-11-04T11:36:00.005+00:002009-11-04T12:14:40.053+00:00More Photos - Torrox Costa 05/10/09 - 15/10/09After we left Nuneaton in the evening after the meet-up, we drove down to Folkestone to get the train through the tunnel to Calais. Keely was as good as gold all the way to Spain, as you can see from the photo below. Driving towards the Sierra Leone mountain rangeThe photo below was taken about an hour after we arrived at Cafe Bar Nautico, the bar that Craig's cousin Marion runs with her partnerJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-42866465480942523582009-11-04T11:20:00.004+00:002009-11-04T11:35:49.491+00:00Time For Photos - Nuneaton 03/10/09On Craig's birthday, 2nd October, we drove down to Nuneaton for another stitching meet-up. It was after 11pm by the time we got to the Travelodge (it was so well advertised and the bloody postcode was wrong on the web site!) and all three of us were absolutely knackered - Keely came too - but our first stop was the room next door to ours to visit with Kathy and the twins. We had a birthday Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-22344168468039019792009-11-01T12:24:00.002+00:002009-11-01T12:39:40.794+00:00Still here...I haven't done much stitching lately so nothing to show and tell about on that front. Had a great holiday in Spain, visiting Craig's cousin and her partner. Keely came too and she had a wicked time. I'll post some photos soon, I promise. In the meantime, here's a joke. Sorry if it offend you, you could always not read it, but it IS funny. LOL. A lonely widow, aged 70, decided it was time toJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-12201014402063661882009-09-14T10:03:00.004+01:002009-09-14T10:31:50.277+01:00Keely's First Birthday & PartyLast Wednesday it was Keely's 1st birthday. To be honest, it doesn't seem like a year since I was in the hospital with a petrified Kate, waiting for the baby to make an appearance. I think she was a bit bemused with all the attention she was getting. She got some lovely pressies including this pushalong thing with an activity centre on it, and the ride-along in the photo below this one, that Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-6491502522801298592009-08-23T14:15:00.005+01:002009-08-23T14:49:52.948+01:00Still alive and kicking......just in case anyone was wondering! I haven't really felt much like blogging for a couple of months (or is it more?) but thought it was time I got back into it.I've been busy stitching the last few weeks, here's some pics of what I've been working on. The first one is by The Drawn Thread and is called erm...Sampler of Stitches. This is part 1 almost finished. It has been finished since this Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-10476459830990804072009-05-31T17:21:00.002+01:002009-05-31T17:28:17.623+01:00Too Hot To Happy DanceI finished stitching these baby feet today. The chart was in a cross stitch magazine and I thought it would be perfect for Keely. I'm eventually going to make it into a quilt square and then into a quilt for her, but I need lots more things stitched first. I've had a fairly quiet weekend. Kate and Keely are in Hull visiting Steven and his family (Kate's Dad) so I've been able to get on and Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-43892185068974115332009-05-30T08:40:00.002+01:002009-05-30T08:53:23.978+01:00High School ReunionLast night I dragged Craig along to my High School reunion, which was at the Three Mile pub in Gosforth. There weren't that many of us there, just five from my year group (Susan Hunter, Michelle Spence, Michelle McFadden, Deborah Marcus and me) and one from a couple of years above us - Barbara (I can't remember what Susan said her surname used to be). The pub was heaving, mostly all Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-58376824642578996512009-05-21T21:51:00.003+01:002009-05-21T21:55:17.313+01:002008 Ozark Sampler SAL HD WOOHOO! It's finally finished, last years Ozark Sampler SAL. Sorry this isn't the best photo in the world, some of the colours are a bit insipid, whereas they're not IRL. I put the last few stitches into it this morning. No idea what I'm going to do with it, so it'll go in the finished drawer for a while till I decide. I took Keely to visit my parents this afternoon. While I was there I Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-81501140594174027832009-05-20T22:43:00.001+01:002009-05-20T22:43:48.895+01:00Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-7928379665865026672009-05-20T22:31:00.005+01:002009-05-20T22:42:47.183+01:00Fifth time luckyI've been trying to embed a video clip into my Blog, but not having much luck. I did have it on here, but then when I tried adding text the video didn't work, so I'm going to do the writing first then add the clip in a separate post. I suddenly remembered this afternoon that I can take video clips on my digital camera, so I tried it out on Keely this afternoon. She was doing her crawl - we're Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-47637335644007515392009-05-20T22:22:00.003+01:002009-05-20T22:26:14.469+01:00Lets see if this workshttp://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v499/cushie1966/Family/?action=view&current=P5200467.flvJacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-14854642679933844612009-05-18T23:25:00.003+01:002009-05-18T23:27:44.777+01:00First ToothKeely cut her first tooth today. Those of you who are lucky enough to be in my mobile phone book will already know this. LOL. Dunno if it came through over night, or this morning, but I was the one to find it...when she let me put a finger in her mouth. It seems to have been fairly pain free, no more whinging than usual anyway. Not that she whinges that much. Wonder if that was why she was Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-31818660689209696782009-05-15T21:14:00.006+01:002009-05-15T21:24:16.528+01:00Ozark Sampler 2008I've been working on last year's Ozark Sampler SAL this week, to try and get it finished before I start the next photo chart. Oh, I found out the names of the children. The little boy is Harry, and his sister is Olivia. I don't have a photo of the SAL yet, I want to wait till it's finished, sometime over this weekend with any luck, but I do have a couple of new photos of Keely. In the first one Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-40621301541895521962009-05-13T20:06:00.001+01:002009-05-13T20:07:47.855+01:00Guess who likes......Jaffa Cakes?Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-42694252604814772512009-05-07T21:22:00.003+01:002009-05-07T21:26:59.612+01:00First Photo Chart Finished...Still got one to do. This is the first one though. I put the last stitches into it at tea time today. Will have a couple of days break before I start gridding the next one then get stuck into it. Took this photo of Kate with Keely the other day. Don't often get Kate on photos so thought I'd make the most of this one. Keely will be 8 months old on Saturday, doesn't seem two minutes since Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-6997885111899032752009-04-24T08:12:00.004+01:002009-04-24T12:30:43.309+01:00Biker BabeJust had to share this photo with you. Dene came over last night. Can't remember WHY he came but he did. Anyway, while he was here I got him to put his crash helmet on Keely to see what she would do. She thought it was hilarious so there was a mad dash to get the camera and Kate took a photo with her phone. I would have taken one of her smiling but the batteries went dead and no-one could be Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-71704484828691686522009-04-23T12:36:00.003+01:002009-04-23T12:45:48.567+01:00WIP ProgressBut first a photo of Keely. Kate was down in Nottingham recently for Laura's 21st birthday. She came back with this Tigger door bouncer for Keely from Laura. Keely loves it and screeches her head off with laughing every time she's in it. I've just finished page 5 of the first photochart that I'm doing. Instead of going on to page 6 next I think I'm going to do page 7 and work along the top Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10985961.post-70925212321724501912009-04-15T22:12:00.004+01:002009-04-15T22:25:02.991+01:00Yes I'm still here!Hi folks, sorry I haven't posted in a while but to be honest I've not had much to say. We had a busy Easter weekend moving all my office and craft stuff from the back bedroom into the spare front one...well Craig and Kate moved things, I just supervised and bollocked them when they got things wrong. LOL. The back bedroom is now the spare room and the front bedroom - which was Ainsley's room - Jacquihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17443628340258643476noreply@blogger.com2