A Harvest Widow...........................................................

Well the wheat is under way!!

For the past 5 years I have been a lorry drivers wife,

before that I was a harvest widow.

It's long hours but hopefully we will manage to save

some money for that newer car.

I have to say it's been a rude awakening, 

followed by dull realisation.

My mind had dimmed my memory of it all.

It takes me a few weeks to get into the swing of things

but I am sure I will get used to it soon.

It has meant that I went clothes shopping last week

Am I terrible, his first bit of extra, went on clothes for me.

In my defence I have not bought any clothes in a year and

the last thing was a pair of shoes.

As a mum on very little funds I always made sure 

my daughter had new things and some how you just get

out of the habit of buying for yourself...............

.....................I bet you are the same??

Here is what I bought............

and I got myself some black linen off ebay to make a skirt

I have to admit I am a bit of a haphazzard

seamstress but the result is not half bad,

even if I say so myself LOLOL

 Here is my pattern, bit basic but it works for me

 

 and here is the finished skirt

I have to say it took me
alot longer than I thought it would
(most of the weekend, LOL)


Beary hugs for now
Sue xx

Spring Cleaning........................

Today is the start of a new era, a new life…………………………………….no longer am I a slave to disorganisation, poverty and chaos!!!!

I know at this point my fellow blog fans you are wondering if I have lost the plot, I haven’t (well just a little, maybe)

I reached a turning point in my life yesterday and I would like to share it with you. I had a few Eureka moments; these bolts from the blue do seem to be like buses, none for ages then loads at the same time.

The first was a chance conversation with a work colleague about buying cars and the second was reading a truly wonderful blog by The Shabby Nest

My mind is a whirlwind of ideas and hopefully I will be able to explain in a bit more detail over the next few weeks.

I have made a blogging calendar, only from Microsoft office but my plan is to put that at the front of a folder and organise my blogging. Are you like me? You have great ideas for blog posts then they are stolen from your mind, never to return. I have so much happening that I could write loads on all sorts of things but I end up sat in front of blogger with a blank mind…………………..well no more!

Cars, we have one good one and one not so good, as some of you may know my hubby changed his job after we got back from our holidays and needs to travel to work again. We have an old Jeep that does about 2000 miles a year (it tows our caravan too) It is getting on a bit and needs replacing.

Money, that dreaded thing, is always an issue on these matters, so after my chance convo with that colleague, it got me into thinking how much money would I need to buy a non-too-old replacement.

£6000……………………….yes £6000 would get us a 5 year old diesel with lowish miles. Ok PANIC setting in here, not a cat in hells chance, I thought. I have to say it niggled at me all afternoon, so much so I worked out that I would need to save £181 a week to buy the thing on the 1st March next year.

Now your saying “not a cat in hells chance” LOL

I have a plan…………………………………………..I created a little spreadsheet (I love spreadsheets) and each square is worth a pound, save a pound, colour a square.

I figured that if I reach for the stars then I may end up in the clouds.

Wish me luck

Sue

xxx

Holidays, bears and jobs………….

 

Well we are back from our hols, all relaxed and raring to go…………..I wish.

The holiday was brilliant, such a relief as some of you may remember we had such a miserable time last year. We went to Haltwhistle in Northumberland, it’s just near Hadrian’s Wall and to be honest it’s stunning, hilly but stunning. We did lots and lots of walking, as well as the odd bit of sewing.

Hubby was great, on best behaviour LOL. This was mainly due to being less stressed as he has changed jobs and started the Monday we got back. He grew up in farming, it’s in his soul and he has missed it so much these last 5 years. Needless to say money is non-existent at the moment, well what’s new!!!

Here is the view from Housestead, a Roman fortress at the Wall

 

 

…………and here is Dixie, waiting for her master to come back from his shower!!!!!

 

On the beary front I have listed 2 new girlie bears on my website and I have plans a foot….

………………………..but I am keeping mum at the moment,

 hopefully I will be launching one of my projects at the end of July, beginning of August LOL.

 

 So Beary hugs for now

Sue xx