NaBloPoMo

Well, I've seen this National Blogging Month 'thing' on other sites and wondered what it was, so I registered on the site in January and have been ever so secretly contemplating doing it. I did a short post on 1st February, just because it's nice to do one on the first of a new month. Then on the 2nd I bought something I wanted to share. Better do a quick one on the 3rd, just to keep my options open. Then on the 4th I had a really busy and interesting day so might as well do another post and suddenly I was there copying and pasting to the NaBloPoMo website! Oh dear, what have I started?

I have a few Valentine projects to do, and today I had planned to make a start but a new recipe for a beef and ale pie thwarted my plans, along with a very large unexplained telephone bill which had to be sorted out and a direct debit which still appeared to be going out of my account even though it had been cancelled in October!!! I really should check my statements more often!

The pie was worth all the faffing about, I think. I have managed to reduce the phone bill and although I haven't claimed back the lost money yet, at least no more will be going out of my account unnecessarily. So finances have been dealt with, but no Valentine craftiness!

Oh well, there's always tomorrow, unless I get distracted by the book I bought today in the sale at WH Smith:

Can you hear my lips smacking together?

PS Happy Birthday Sal's Snippets!

Spending my Christmas Money

I have a lovely Godmother. Even though I am forty-ahem-something, she still gives me money at Christmas and birthdays. Today was the day I found what I wanted to spend it on.

At Christmas I found some rather large stripey mugs but these are more regular sized. I did joke with the shop assistant that these were for the people I didn't want to stay too long!



I love the green on the inside. I am rediscovering green. My father's house was decorated entirely in green; that old fashioned forest green, in patterns on the walls, on the carpet, chairs, cushions, lampshades; even his clothes. Consequently, when I moved into this house I vowed NO GREEN. That was eleven years ago and I think I've got it out of my system now.

I am very slowly changing our bedroom into a cream and green zone. This is happening very slowly simply because every other room seems to be higher on the 'to do' list!

Marathon Runner painted the kitchen red and white just before Christmas but we have a green cooker, so we have little touches of green here and there.

I also found these cute postcards, which are also destined for the kitchen I think. The Eat Your Greens one elicited derisory snorts from the children.



and then one tiny little heart, which I couldn't resist!

So what a lovely day I've had. Bought presents for myself, had coffee (and a chocolate brownie)with a very good friend, Mad Child got the highest marks in her recent science test, Scary Child is being sensible about her options at school, Marathon Runner's at work this evening so I've had control of the TV remote (shame there's nothing on worth watching!) and I haven't got to get up and do sandwiches in the morning because the girls have got the day off school!

I do hope your day was as unexpectedly delightful as mine!

Hearts

Some of my favourite hearts from Flickr:

Heart #1

makes you dream of summer days on the beach, doesn't it?

Heart #2

So simple and beautiful.

Heart #3

A girl can always dream that this will land on her mat on the 14th!

Still getting in the mood for Valentines Day but when you've been married for nearly 20 years, sometimes you have to dig a little deeper .......

Some of my hearts I made last year. I wonder where I put them?

Countdown to Luurrrve

Not sure what we are going to do for Valentines Day this year but I think it will feature these little silicone cups filled with something special! They were in Tescos and I couldn't resist them. Maybe some jelly beans?

(Psst - do you notice my new Cath Kidson tea towel in the background?)

I've had quite a day today, lurching from one crisis to the next, mostly involving children it has to be said! Never mind, nice cup of tea, homemade muffin and a bit of CSI will put me right!

See you soon ...

Pinch Punch First of the Month

The first of February already!

Where does the time go?