Where Have I been?

Well hello friends, again I must say sorry I have not been posting or making videos these last few weeks! The the thing is that my mam has not been very well, which meant she has been in/out of  hospital. However she is on the mend now, thanks to having an operation last week.
Right so what have been doing, well mainly spending time with my family....

Dad enjoying the sun!

Also been enjoying some treats......

Chocolate time!

Reading time!

So what next, well its time of me to start travel planning for going back to Edinburgh in August.... So watch the space and next week I will be back to doing my normal week in reviews! 

Paperchase Haul

Well hello friends, this weekend I did some shopping at one for my favorite shops, Paperchase. If like me you love your stationary this is the store for you..... 

All of the items in this haul.....

My pens....

This are the pens I mentioned in my 'drawing essentials' post last week! All the items can be found online or in store http://www.paperchase.co.uk, the pens are £4, the sticky notes are £4.50 and the note book is £3. All the items are from either the Summersville collection or the Summer Odyssey collection.

A close up of the pens....

Summersville collection

grand for scrap booking....

Summer Odyssey notebook

stunning inside and out.....

Check out my video.....

Gardening update 2

Well hello friends, I am back with my garden update! Where has the time gone, from March when I last made an update. Things are now nearly in full bloom, the garden is starting to come in to its own!

The front garden:

The front garden is starting to have some colour to it, after a long winter. The height of like the foxgloves/delphiniums are trying to hid the fence and to give the sense of a country cottage garden.

This is the front garden

Delphinium's

Delphinium's

My Foxgloves starting to bub

Its looking very good!

 The back garden/veg:

In my opinion this is where the most change has happened. Back in March the veg containers had just started to have seedlings appear, and now look at them! It amazes me what a little bit of sun and rain will do to transform just a small area within two and a half months.

From the back; carrots, cauliflower and then the peas!

Strawberries

The next stage is to put supports up for the peas and thin out both the carrots and cauliflower. The strawberries have seamed to have a mind of there own, with the flowers now starting to die back and the fruit starting to show in the center.
This is my favorite time of the year when all you hard work and planning comes together. So what next? Generally its keeping on top of the weeding, watering and pest control on the veg. Will be back with an update soon!