A new life!!!

  first off, sorry!!!!  havent been keeping up with my blog, been a bit under the weather, and then, yesterday, I got called to work at 4pm. My lovely client was in hospital waiting to be induced with her baby. Without going into all the details, it was a long, drawn out affair, very painful for mum, and worrying for dad, and after a night with no sleep, it was a huge relief when a beautiful perfect little girl made her way into the world with a lot of help.
The medical team, were without exception, kind, compassionate, and professional, so big up to maternity unit at Great Western Hospital.
The birth of a baby is always special, wonderful and miraculous, but to be there, with my lovely clients, supporting, learning, laughing and crying, is an honour.

 Be happy, little girl and bring your lovely mummy and daddy huge joy. xx

Autumn beauty

I went for a lovely walk today, with a lady that I am working for. We walked around the playing fields at Marlborough college, in the autumn sunshine It was truly beautiful, still, warm and the trees were glorious. We walked for sometime, chatting, and enjoying the fresh air, then cut down through a footpath, and suddenly, we were both covered in ladybirds!  there were dozens, on our clothes, in our hair and in the air. We laughed, and picked them off of each other, watching them fly away. I have only ever seen one or two ladybirds at a time together, so it was a first for me.Simple pleasures!!!!

A cop out!!!! sorry

this makes me happy today. Feel ropey, but I know it will do the trick!!!

P.S will try harder tomorrow folks xx

Scones!

Now, I love cooking, as I have said before, but something I have never made successfully up until today, but, I had bought some clotted cream, and expensive jam, so thought I'd best give it a go again!. I decided to google 'scone recipes' and start at the top and keep trying till I made some half decent ones. So I did this one http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/4622/classic-scones-with-jam-and-clotted-cream  and Lo and Behold.....beautiful light, fluffy scones!

Thats not mine, but they looked just the same!!!! couldnt believe it...been trying for 30 years at least, and at last I cracked it.....the noises coming from hubby and son as they munched were very pleasing, and then to cap it all, Hubby told me his mum would have enjoyed them, and my lovely mum in law was the scone queen. So a compliment indeed.
Problem is I only made a small batch, so may have to put it on my list of things to do tomorrow!!

Fishing!!

Today was  a Bella day, bless her, she came in, demanded cooked breakfast with Grandad, ate 3 chipolatas, 2 rashers of bacon and a bit of tomato. Then we went to Dreams and she helped lie on beds! then a trip to the Bella heaven that is Pets at Home, looking at all the animals, lots of ''oh, so cute'' from Bella....fascination at a cage full of geckos, and wonder at all the fish

Then home for a lovely walk  with Ozzy, and throwing stones into the cows drinking trough. Home for lunch, and then a quiet couple of hours while Little Miss Tired had a sleep.
Later in the afternoon, she asked where grandad was, so, I said, 'he's in the garden, do you want to lookout of the window. (Grandad was rodding the blocked drains) I lifted her up and tapped on the window to let Grandad know she was watching, at which point, in great excitement she said ''Oh Grandad, can I come fishing too''.........couldnt stop laughing!!!
Not sure she would find many fish in our septic tank!!!

Batty bat....Jane to the rescue!

Had a phone call about an hour ago, from Olly across the road, to ask if I was feeling alert ! so I hesitantly said 'yesss'. so he invited me over to help capture an invader in their house. And it was so beautiful, a long eared bat, doing circuits around the landing, round two pyjama clad children, who were awestruck. Is swept past us all, silently, hardly causing a draught, beautiful.
It occasionally settled behind the curtains, and at some point, Olly was able to slip Doms fishing net over it, and I bunched the net up, so it couldnt escape. We all had a quick closer look at it...tiny little body, snub nose, and beady black eyes, and it flew silently away.
I then enjoyed a glass of cold chablis, with lovely Charlotte and Olly, perfect!

Football!!

Yes, yes, I know, how can football give me something to smile about...well...its like this. Both my lovely boys support the Gunners, and this season hasnt  been their best  up till now. So Joe's delight at their win today was obvious..........but not as much as his and Dave's delight at the demise of Mnchester United and Chelsea.
And if my boys are happy, then so am I

And...they are going here on Friday, for a stadium tour which we got them last christmas..and I hope they have a great day! xxx