Good morning. Mr. Weatherman says a bit cooler in Derby today, 10 degrees cooler than last week and quite a bit of rain too so take your umbrellas out with you.
Weekend passed by in a blur but I am very pleased to say that Christiana has put 1.3 kilos on in a week so all must be working well. She stopped her annual treatment after 24 hours as the side effects were too much for her body to cope with and we will look at this again at a later date. Left her last night feeling positive, sleepy and in good spirits.
We came home to beef bourguignon, my second attempt and yum yum yum. It is wonderful so that is a dish that I am going to be making often over winter. As I do it in a slow cooker once I prepare it all in a morning, it cooks all day.
A few more Thank You cards that are ready to be passed on, all using the Wishing you Well stamp set which is still my favourite this week too. I am teaming it up with another new stamp today, if I get time to nip in the craft room.
If you fancy making a couple of cards on Saturday morning please get in touch. I have a space available on our get together. We will be using this stamp set too.
Wishing you a wonderful Monday and thank you for having a read.
I know I dont usually post over the weekend but my week isnt usual so I thought I would go for it. Good morning can you believe it is 18 degrees outside. Really and only 5am. I do like the Winter like this and long may it last. Mr. weatherman has said a high of 22 today so lets hope so.
Last night was spent at the Christmas Card and Chatter night and what another lovely evening it was. There were not so many Christmassy projects being made but we talked, put the world to rights and had a good old laugh, as you do. We ate naked lemon cake (it is naked as this is the way Christiana prefers it) .
As a treat we had Cranberry and Orange Christmas puddings sprinkled with edible glitter. OH MY these really are a treat and I can recommend them. They are from Sainsburys.
Here is a card that was made some time ago but in my constant efforts of sorting out the craft room.
It is an older Stampin' Up! stamp called the Corner Garden Stamp and I just sat and coloured it in. Very therapeutic and I enjoyed doing it. This is now in my Thank You tin. I do like to send out Thank You cards to everyone who has an order through Stampin' Up!
Well I am off to make an early start in the craft room today, pottering as I do. I am adding more things to the Sales Dresser each day. If you have an order here it would be lovely if you could get in touch to arrange to collect over the weekend as I am hoping to make a few changes in the craft room over the next week or so. Thank you for having a read and wishing you a wonderful weekend. Tracey x
Good morning and what a morning, 14 degrees at half past 5. The forecast is for 19 degrees with rain. Maybe it is the rain we should have had yesterday but didnt.
Thank you ladies for the visit yesterday, it did me the world of good. I even managed to get The Craft Room half clean after you left which was a great achievement. Dont forget it is Christmas Card and Chatter get together tonight.
Christiana wasnt the best last night but I hope she can got a bit of sleep when we left. It seems that the feeding tube must be used in an upright position when it works so she cant actually lie down. If she didnt sleep I will ask if they can give the food a miss for one night so she can get some strength back, we can only ask. She loved her visitors though so thank you for going Kelly and Diane. We are there at 10am today, a meeting with the MacMillan Team as they believe that they can help us with all sorts, which is good. Then she has her aunt going at lunch time and me 5 - 6 and Paul 6 - 7. We took her out on the wheelchair for a ride to change the scenery and bumped into another crafting friend, Liz, I will call you later today.
Here is another card that was given out yesterday, again using the Wishing you Well stamp set.
I am off for an hour in the craft room, I am putting bits and pieces together to give away, I wont be using them and I thought that others might be able to. If you would like some crafty bits and pieces please let me know and you are most welcome to come and pick them up. Thanks for having a read and I will catch up with you again after the weekend.
Good morning. The forecast is rain today but a high of 20 degrees, I can cope with that. Christiana had a good day yesterday, more lines inserted and we even managed to wash her hair. She was in good spirits when we left and today she has her cousin going in for a visit. I think she is getting fed up of seeing me and I know she is concerned about me going backwards and forwards twice a day. So today I shall be in the craft room (apart from a trip to buy her MORE pjs).
Earlier this week I called in to see mum and sis was there. Her friend had agreed to stitch up some woolen hats that had been made for third world countries. What her friend didnt realise was that they were sending her 100 of these hats, poor thing. So Diane (my sis) took 20 of them to mums and we sat and did them over a cuppa. Well I did the pinning and Diane and mum did the sewing. Here are a couple of photos I took as we just had to try them on. A little laughter goes a long way.
We did laugh a lot and it was hard to take the pictures. Another treasured memory.
It is Christmas card and chatter night tomorrow night. It will start at 6.30 for a couple of hours so please, do feel free to come over and join us. A good night putting the world to rights whilst colouring in, stamping projects or anything else Christmassy will be lovely. If you need venue details, please get in touch.
Off to start my day as boiler man is coming first thing. Thanks for having a read and wishing you a lovely, if soggy, Thursday. Tracey x
Good morning, 13 degrees outside so my washer is on already. I am all for using the washing line in the good weather.
Christiana was is in good spirits when we left last night. Monday she had a feeding tube from her nose to her stomach and she was very brave to do that. I am not sure how long she will be able to keep it in for as her throat is already smaller from the scleroderma but she is really trying. I have to get her lots of sweets to keep her mouth and throat moist but she didn't know what she likes, which was interesting. Fortunately we discovered MINI STARBURSTS and she loves them, they are small enough for her mouth and perfect for the job of keeping everything moist. She had her first "food" last night but she is still eating 3 meals a day too, which is very positive.
She has had more xrays, ultra sounds and today she believes she may be starting her iloprost, the annual treatment she has to help with her fingers. She will be in hospital for a while yet so if anyone would like to visit between 1 - 3pm , just let me know.
Katerina is out of hospital and has more or less recovered from her nasty weekend and mum is off for more discussions at the hospital today about her upcoming treatment of chemotherapy. Goodness, it is all hospital chatter in this house.
I have been in and out of the craft room as and when I have time but its a bit difficult to find the time. There are lots of lovely goodies for everyone and if you are around this morning, you are most welcome to pop in to collect.
The thank you cards for this month are just about finished (sorry Pam I forgot to give you yours lol).
Off to start those chores. Thanks for having a read and enjoy your Wednesday in the good weather. Tracey x
Good morning but a cold one. It is 1 degree outside, I know it is only 5am but brrrr.....
Our weekend is being spent visiting Christiana in the hospital. She is being very positive which is great and all the staff are lovely and extremely helpful. We are hopeful that they can assist in putting a little weight on her and getting the nutrition she needs to battle on with this illness Scleroderma a while longer. If anyone would like to go and visit for a while she would love to see you but only if you are germ free (no coughs, colds or the slightest sniffle) and no perfume please. Her sense of smell is so acute that perfume just upsets her tum....kids.
So we had the Stampin' Up! goodies arrive on Friday and where did the delivery man put them, IN THE BLUE BIN. To make it worse, it was bin day, thankfully the black one but could you imagine. To be honest I havent had time to sort them out but will try to do that this morning.
Cards to share with you that is on its way to the hospital.
hope you have a lovely Sunday and wrap up warm. Tracey x
Good morning. Lovley weather and long may it last. We were out at 1am this morning and it was so mild that it was difficult to believe it is October.
Christiana was taken into hospital last night. She has been struggling for food and fluid for a few days and when we realised just what she is eating we nipped to the doctors who sent us straight into hospital. After examinations and a visit from one of the specialist lung doctors, one of the causes of her troubles is an antibiotic that she has been taking. The doctor told her all her symptoms and she couldnt believe that he knew all this. This antibiotic will take a while to get out of her system and they are trying to help which is great. She has a drip in giving her fluids and help which is the main thing. We believed she would be going into hospital on Monday for her week of treatment so now we are just going to see what will happen.
I went for my new treatment at the hospital yesterday for Rhumatoid arthritis but the doctor discovered that my wound on my leg (diswhasher accident in May), is infected OMG. She took the scab off and I have now got to see GP to get a course of antibiotics for a couple of weeks but we will get there in the end.
In the meantime, just look at this wonderful box frame made for the Autumn display in The Craft Room.
Sheila made it and it is smashing, thank you so much. This is why the Autumn display will stay up for another couple of weeks before the Halloween bits and pieces come out.
Off to get ready and play superwoman for the day. Thanks for having a read and wishing you a Fantastic Friday. Tracey xx
Good morning. It is a whoop whoop as Christiana arrived safe and sound. The flight wasnt too bad but she wasnt comfortable but she had lots of help this time and that made a great difference. Now it is time to fuss over her, help her get a little bit better and keep her here as long as I can. Of course, once it gets cold I know that she will be more comfortable in warmer weather.....sigh.
Yesterday was a long day for all of us and I went to bed very early. Here is a card that is sat waiting to be sent out. I know I have a birthday very soon so I have a rather old stamp from my stash teamed up with Stampin' Up! 12 x 12 card cut down the middle and scored. A little mat and there we go.
It is hospital morning today, off to see just one of the many doctors we need to visit over the next couple of weeks.
Thank you for having a read today and I hope you have a lovely day, whatever you are up to. Tracey x
Good morning and thank you for nipping in for a read.
Christiana is due to arrive today, I am keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well. She will be here for a while until it gets too cold for her then she will head back to her sisters to the warmth of Cyprus, returning again in Spring. She will do this for as long as she can travel. She is on the flight, the plane has taken off and we shall go and get her this morning.
Mum is not the best at the minute. She is due to start chemotherapy next week, if her operation wound has healed up. If is hasnt, she has been told she cant have chemotherapy. It is a long explanation but we are keeping fingers crossed. She has a good day and a couple of bad days but I know she is looking forward to seeing Christiana.
I am doing okay at the minute, eating everything is sight but the steroids are doing there job. I will be reducing the dose at the end of this week so that should curb my appetite and then its a case of getting rid of the pounds that I have found opps. I start my new treatment on Thursday so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I thought I would share this easel card that we made last week using the Healing Hugs stamp set, which is a must. The actual stamping of this distINKtive stamp set is amazing. It looks as though there are two stamps for the leaves in this yet it is just one.
I turned mine into a birthday card as I have a few of those coming up, a bit of bling and teamed with the black base really made it pretty, well I thought so.
Here are some more details about this stamp style and some more ideas on how
it can be used. If you would like to purchase this, please get in touch or you may purchase it directly though my online shop. Details on the right.
Would you like to join the Club 10 which I have always called Stamperettes. This is where there are 10 people for 10 months spend at least £15 each month on Stampin' Up! products and host a virtual party. This means that you do not need to get your house ready for a Stampin' Up! party because if you wanted one, you could hold it in the craft room and if you dont want one you are still a hostess. During one of these 10 months you are the hostess and will get AT LEAST £15 worth of FREE products.
If you would like to find out more or join up with the other ladies (only a couple of spaces left), please do let me know as it would be lovely for this to start at the end of the month. (I made a typo or two on the poster ooops).
Well I had best go and start my day, I expect it to be a long one. Have a great Tuesday. Tracey x
Good morning and I hope you had a lovely weekend. Hasn't the weather changed although it isn't too cold so there are no complaints from me.
If you are around this evening and would like to come and see what has been added to the sales dresser (perhaps collect an order, place an order or just have a cuppa), please feel free to pop in between 6-8pm. I will have kettle on.
I am keeping with the Autumn Theme in the craft room for another couple of weeks because just look at this beauty.
Yvonne has made it for me and for me to put with the Autumn Display. It is a masterpiece and something I shall treasure forever. From 20th October we are having a Halloween Theme so I shall be making a wreath and other little bits. If you would like to add to the display please feel free to do so. We have a small tree with hanging decorations and I am clearing space on the shelves to add other spooky items. I am also collecting large plastic milk bottle to try and replicate something I saw on pintrest......that will be the undooing of me that will, pintrest.
Right then, I must get a wiggle on to start my day. Thanks for having a read Tracey x
