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DedicatedDFW

Glad the parcel arrived safely pippi - just wanted to make sure as i have had several bay of e parcels go astray this year :mad: And i put my return address on and package securely.

Bet you're all excited to have the kids home now

Piq - that job sounds great - i thought i'd found a gardening job to apply for but it was a company that wanted established gardeners with their own rounds and you'd have to find your own work too :undecided Confuzzled!

Have a good day all x

Lemon_Tree

Pippi, glad to hear the little stripey ones are back home, even if they are straight to school. Think they need some more schooling on keeping in touch with their mum whilst at the idiots location.

weather is pretty horrible here as well, my hands are turning blue in the office which isn't a fabulous look.

Piq you should give the job a go what have you got to lose?

starnac

Hey up all!

Popping in to say hello after being AWOL all weekend. Had a fantastic time though. Party was a success. Loads more people than I expected turned up! Then baby's baptism on Sunday also went well. Again more people than expected turned up and we had to find more chairs!

We were all shattered yesterday though.

Today I have managed to recover the dining room chairs while DH touched up the paint in the front room. I am terrified of staple guns as I think they are so dangerous. I was so careful making sure me hands were not in the way while I pressed the handle. Then I managed to forget to move my thumb and squeezed it in the handle ouch! But at least I didn't staple my hand to the chair :rotfl:

Keiss_21

Ouch Starnac...hope you recover soon! Glad the weekend went well.

Piquant wrote: »

I'm thinking of applying for a job I've just come across in a garden centre, part-time although I'm not sure I fancy working outside in bad weather....

Piq

Go for it Piq! I worked at a garden centre for over 5 years, it was hard work, but great fun. Had to give it up as I had a fall and my iffy back decided it didn't like me standing for long times (or sitting either ). If my back had been fine (I broke it 28 years ago, so always given me trouble on-and off since), then I would still be there and lovng it!

It can get wet and cold admittedly, but you get used to it..honest!! I used to wear thin insulate gloves under my waterproof gardening ones, helped immensely!! Still use my big waterproof coat...think it'll be heading to Scotland with me tomorrow

Might nip out now and sow a row or two of carrots before the rains come. then they will be up and looking lovely when I get back in two weeks time...need to change then.

Pippi - nearly finished the handouts, or at least some of them...will email you them when they are done.

Need to get a wiggle on....so much to do before I go!! :eek::eek:

starnac

Going to try to post a link to the dress I made for Saturday night. Here it is (I hope)

ETA I tried the link and it does seem to have worked *does a little dance*

psychopathbabble

starnac wrote: »

Going to try to post a link to the dress I made for Saturday night. Here it is (I hope)

ETA I tried the link and it does seem to have worked *does a little dance*

wow... you made that?!!! that is amazing!! :T

if possible though i'd find one of just you or crop the kids out? (just being overly cautious!)

ETA: sorry, I'm a lurker normally but got carried away when I looked at the link

Kittikins

What a lovely dress - and lovely family

starnac

Thanks psychopathbabble. I didnt have one of just me. I wonder if I can crop them out. I'll have a look thanks

Hi KK thank you x

ETA kids now cropped out x

DedicatedDFW

Wow! starnac that is absolutely beautiful - you are so talented :T:j:T:j - i agree you and your family all look lovely and i am also glad that your party weekend went so well too

starnac

Thank you DDFW. I wouldn't say talented though! You should have seen me an hour before the party crying on the phone to my mum cos I thought I looked frumpy! I was that bad I took 2 (yes 2!!) different dresses to change into at the party!!!! :eek:

As it happened I had so many nice complements including loads of "where did you get your dress?" (the biggest compliment IMO of a handmade outfit) that I didn't actually change!