Kind of hermited, bit of a tusal and other goodies :)

Hi every one :) the kettle is on , there is plenty of cold drinks too with a few yummies for you all as well ..... sit back make your self comfy as you could be here a while heheheh....

Firstly my tusal update for August ..... even Bentley was shocked looking in the jar !!!! .... would have been up yesterday but DH had taken the camera with him to a show .... Daffy don't forget your magnifier ..lol

Well the best laid plans of mice can go astray too ... I ended up going out yesterday morning with Kath and Chris and Bev to Elsecar Heritage Centre where we went to the craft shop and got one or two goodies heheheh ... i got some lovely charms and some ribbon but haven't photographed them yet ... may get it done now while I remember ... brb
Kath has won a lovely stitched give away from Angela and I am as excited as she is to see it hehehe as I know how lovely her stitching is having done and exchange with her myself :)
ok that's done now hehehe... when I got back I sort of pottered around and got some housework done before settling down to do some more on the second "life's a stitch" :)..... Kath turned up at the mouse house  a few hours later to pick up some overlocking she had left and also brought me a wee gorgeous gerbera/ daisy type plant which is sat quite happily near me and the orchid which has sprung a new plant too as well as new stalks ... 
Today I had promised Kath I would get her commission done but first I had to tidy the craft room to get some room to do it ..lol .... sooo for the first few hours I sorted and organised and got ready .... found a few things I had to sew up too and thought while the sewing machine was out I would get them done too ... sooo feeling very virtuous as all my mending is done as well as turning Winter Band Sampler (LHN) into a simple bell pull too :)
I can show you my Dawn of spring (where I have got up too ..lol) as all the parts have been released to the girls on the group stitching it ... some have beat me to finishing it already heheheh ...
tea / coffee etc up the kettle has boiled :)
I have been tootling round the blog world as much as I can before work and just before bed time sooo I will pop in to you all soon honest  :) DH has been using the main comp with his World of Tanks game .....
I had some lovely post from Grace this week too I received the  "yellow bird" by BBD and have picked the thread and the finishing goodies but not the fabric yet heheheh ..... I am waiting for the T/P from June, which we hope hasn't been lost as it seems to be a very slowwwww snail mail  getting to the mouse house ....

My little find was indeed a oil can for my singer hand machine .... isn't it cute :) the first one who got it was a oil can for a sewing machine was Lisa ..... sooo hopefully in the next week or so there will be a little something coming your way :)
tonight it is lovely and I've got the back door open and my net curtain (in an effort to keep the bugs out ) is billowing in and out and Bentley is sat on the step sniffing and listening to the sounds of the night and the ponds waterfall is tinkling in the back ground ... lovely and peaceful at the moment ... won't last ..lol 
well I think I have waffled enough heheh sooo I had better put some photos up for you and yes Bentley is in them ..lol

mouse faints and Bentley can't believe there is nothing in there

wee thank you from Kath

orchid growing nicely

Dawn of Spring Designed by Me ... almost finished

yellow bird BBD with thread and chenille to finish off with

Winter Band Sampler LHN finally made up :0

both "Life's a stitch " by Lizzie * kate finished

and again 

this is my best side 

snuck on grannies chair woof woof 

sooo there you are folks ... had to get those new photos of Bentley for you this morning as had received soooo many emails saying where was he  ...lol 
hope you all have had a wonderful hermitting weekend and got lots of stitching in :)
take care and will squeak to you all sooooon :) love mouse xxxxx

Life's a stitch Travelling Pattern :)

Hi every one :)  guess what.... this arrived to the mouse house last Friday and I  started it Sunday and almost finished it by the end of the day ... finally managing to get the last satin stitches in last Saturday ..... what a record ...lol

soooo to be in the chance to have this Travelling Pattern "Life's a stitch" by Lizzie *Kate  .... you must  leave a comment on this post only, to say you would like to be considered  ... have an active blog ... be prepared to stitch it as soon as possible and send to it on its way ,where ever in the world next :)

I will pick the next stitcher on the 24th August 2012 so that I can get in the post the next day:)

sooo details ...lol

32 count antique white using sampler threads :-
Evergreen
Blue jay
Butternut squash
Holly berry
Rhubarb
Shutter green

it really was a delight to stitch and I may manage to get another one done before it is on its way heheheh .... I have plans to finish this one as a pin keep hopefully ..lol 
soooo I shall leave you with a couple of photos to enjoy :)
ohhh and the kettle is on .. what would you like and I have some yummies in too ;)

started 5th August 2012, finished 11th August 2012

Lizzie * Kate "Life's a Stitch

soooo there you are ..lol I have managed to get some stitching done ... hopefully more will follow soon :)
take care and happy stitching to you all :)
love mouse xxxxx

Finally something to show you ..lol

Hi every one :) the kettle has just boiled and I'm taking orders now heheheh ... think you might need one today ....
I have finally got some stitching to show you whoop whoop ... Master Bentley has also posed for you ... he was really impressed that you had missed him and he agreed to have some photos taken just for you all ;0
I got my first wage last week and I splashed out on some trims from Nancy's Victorian Motte Sampler Shop and I am eagerly awaiting their arrival :) 
I also won a chart on the bay of evil Acorn Sampler by With my Needle and I splashed out on Strawberrry Sampler by Heartstringsamplery which I have wanted since she released it earlier this year and now I haves it heheheheh .... her links to the shop etc and how to get her yummies are on her blog :)


While having a clean out in the garage DH came across something I had forgotten I had got ... sooo I took a photo and see if you can think what it is :) may even be a small prize heheheh 
Soooo what have I been up to ..... well apart from work work and more work ..lol I entered the Christmas/Winter in July Challenge over on Friendly Stitchers  I oorginally put down for three ornaments but that was before I got the job ...lol I did well I managed..... two..... hehehe and the third is in the wings waiting to be started .... Jillann has let me know that hers has arrived so I can finally show you ... I did Red House in Winter by LHN  twice heheheh .. its one I wanted to do for myself and thought well everything was there I would do it for her as well :) the third one when I do it will be peace by LHN (I stitched it for a rak earlier on this year too )
Last night I managed to finish finish my red house and also my busy needles into wee cushions  .... ... it was soooo nice to see something stitched and finished at long last .....
I have worked on a wee bit more of Dawn of Spring but it isn't released until next week so I can't show you just yet .... and Thursday it was stitching at Bev's and I managed to get some more done on Pumpkin Cottage .. it was the first time I had put needle and thread together in 5 days ...... *sigh this working lark sure does eat into your stitching time ...lol .... on the plus side I can now afford some stash goodies and go to Harrogate for definite hehehe....
I really need to hire someone to clean my house, do the washing and cooking too ... any volunteers ????  no I didn't think soo hahahahahah 


I have been trying to sneak visits to you all and leaving a comment as much as I can but usually by the time I get time for the computer I am falling as sleep ... Last week was hermitting weekend as you all know and I did stitch and finish that ornament for me ... but half way into the afternoon I took a mouse nap in my chair both days .... one minute I was stitching the next minute I woke up a few hours later  with my needle stuck ready for the next stitch !!!!!
hopefully today I will manage to stay awake long enough to get something done  ..lol

Red House In Winter by LHN for Jillann

the start of mine with Jillanns finished

posing for you all 

can you guess what it is ?????

Buns at Bev's made with help from GD

ebay win :)

progress on Pumpkin Cottage :)

The travelling Pattern :)

isn't it beautiful 

new orchid growing 

Goodies from DJ :)

can't wait to get started on this one :)

my blog win from Mary Ann

Red House in Winter for me :)

Busy Needles :)

well I shall go and pop the kettle on again while the photos up load ready for you to have a wee peek :) oooo I see they have already uploaded .. cooo that was quick ..lol
I received the Lizzie *kate Travelling Pattern Lifes a Stitch from Margaret so today I shall be starting it and as soon as I can will announce when it will be ready to go on its merry way :) it was a good mail day as I received goodies from DJ too on the same day .... she sent a chart she thought my DD1 would love and stitch ... well she loves it.... but mmmmm not sure about the stitching bit . heheheh .. think it will be up to me ;0 she says it will be stitched by 2016 ????

thank you for thinking about me :)

oooo my phone is ringing 

tell them I love them all :)

mmmm I think it is time to go and make something to eat and another cuppa .... I shall leave you all for now and hope to be back sooner than I was ..lol
take care every one and happy stitching :) love mouse xxxxxx

Whitby , stash and some stitching on the side ..lol

Hi every one :) hope you all have been behaving and doing lots of stitching this last week or two while I have been missing in action ..lol
the kettle is on for you all and I've got some nice choccie biccies for you all too :)
Well life in the mouse house is settling down to a sort of routine with us all passing each other like ships in the night and leaving messages in various places like "to do " lists ..lol ..... and most importantly I have managed to get some wee bit of stitching in most nights to boot too ..... you can tell from the TUSAL orts that I have been doing an itsy bitsy bit .... and I've posted them early as not sure about getting back on to do them on the 19th as it might be stitching at the mouse house this week :)
have I said I love my postie ...lol  I have received a lovely RAK from Shirlee which smells divine when you squeeze it ....the other week just after I last blogged ..., my July cottage arrived safely too and also today I got my blog win from Mary Ann   Cardinal winter by LHN :) thank you for picking me :)
OOOO yes DJ's piece I stitched for her arrived safely too PHEW :)
Over on Friendly Stitchers  we are doing a Christmas / winter in July along with an exchange and I have finished the stitching for my partner and started on the one for me .. can't show you them just yet but will do as soon as I can :)
I have worked on the Sal I am doing with Sally :) and I am really enjoying this piece even if it is taking me ages *pesky work heheheh and looking forward to doing some more on it tomorrow too :)
I have done some more on my Dawn of Spring so I shall show you that bit too .... only two more parts left ... it has simply flown by and every one is simply gorgeous that has been stitched by my group ladies :) and I am so proud of them for doing stitches that they wouldn't have normally tackled and doing a wonderful job to boot too :) and even adapting it to make it even more personal as well :)
sluurrpppp ahhhhh much better now where was I .. ahhh yes ....
I really must apologise for not getting to say hello to every one on their blog updates .... I am trying to get to a few each night sooo I will get there in the end honest :)
Don't forget it is Hermitting weekend this weekend :) go to Joyze's blog to sign up and join in the fun :) 
soooo onto Whitby and the all important stash haul ...lol 
On Sunday Chris , Kath , Iris and I went on a wonderful day trip to Whitby and the weather was kind to us and the sun shone all day  with a slight breeze and the smell of the sea and sand wafted along the prom..... mingled with the sound of the sea gulls as they flew over our heads .
We wandered around all the shops oooing and aahhing over the wares and I found a new lovely wee mouse which I just had to buy ... along with some presents for the girls and the DH ...... and then I went into the market hall to the patchwork/embroidery / cardcraft shop and had a slight ???? stash haul on the patchwork fabric and some ribbon along with a cute pair of lime green polka dot scissors which just called my name :)
There was so much to drool over I was lucky to get away with what I did  heheheh ... I could have had sooooo much more .... you all know that feeling ;0 but I resisted ...
soooo I had better show you the goodies , the tusal etc etc while I pop the kettle back on for you all .... 

RAK from Shirlee

wee baby card I made for Karen at work

last weeks update :)

Pumpkin Cottage lhn

Whitby on Sunday 15th July 2012

the 99 steps ... think there is more tbh ..lol

saw this and thought it was fab :0)

just love that sea :)

see the open bridge for the yacht 

first stash haul with new mousie and scisors

second stash haul :0

July's TUSAL

Blog win from Mary Ann :)

Dawn of Spring  latest update designed and stitched by mouse 

 Bentley says hello to every one , he is growing up fast and is such a good boy and he is adapting quite well to the extra upset of me working full time  and then DD2 working full time and getting up very early for 4 weeks .. she is doing 6 am till 2 pm ... so life is as we say ships that pass in the night for a wee while ..lol 
mmmmm I am sure there is more but I have got a serious ermmmmm moment hehehehe. sooo I shall say t.t..f.n for now and hope to catch up with you all sooner rather than later :)
take care one and all and happy stitching :) love mouse xxxxxx

A wee working mouse and some stitching hehehe :)

Hi every one :)
Thank you for all your good luck wishes it helped enormously and I have settled in really well at my new place of work ..... I know loads of you do work but I haven't for the last three years and not done full time either .... so its a bit of a learning curve trying to get things organised and sorted and making sure I can fit some stitching in as well ..lol 
I am doing admin for two branches of the same company ... luckily there are in the same office ..... I have a HUGE area to work in and the kitchen is only ten foot away .....I am in charge of the cuppas ;0
sooo I had better make some for you now too ...lol
the team I work for are really nice and the office is quite busy I have been thrown in the deep end but am swimming along quite nicely and giving suggestions on how to improve certain procedures .... I have learnt how to do the wages ... my boss sat down and did them while I wrote notes and this week he is going to read my notes while I do them .... wish me luck ..lol .....
He laughed when I took a photo of the office to show it off to you and the view from our windows too ... the photo of the view isn't the best as it has been rather wet around these parts these last few weeks ... and doesn't look likely to improve either ho hum .....
I have managed to get some stitching in as I have been working on the Travelling Pattern from Lynda and have finished one and want to get another one stitched before I send it on its way ... she has a list of all who wanted to stitch it, so this one isn't open to who wants it next I am afraid ....
My little present for June  arrived safely and so I can show you that too :) she loved it as well PHEW ..lol
I am still waiting to see if DJ has got the light house picture I did for her .... I hope it hasn't got lost in the postal system .....
Michelle  sent me a lovely wee gift of a tape measure twill ribbon from France when she was there last weekend .. I am hoping I can go next year now I am earning some pennies :) I have also took a photo of my treadle machine for her to nosy at .... 
I also received a lovely biscornu from Chris G as a Rak as I had sent her ages and ages ago some scented threads and she used the rose one on it and it smells really nice too :)
Yesterday DH and Master Bentley and I went to Elvington Air Museum as DH was doing the Fire cover there for the DeHavland  Devon aircraft sooo we went along for the ride and I took a great shot of them with the Mosquito plane as well .... Bentley and I had a wander round while he was busy as we were waiting to see if the Spitfire would also fly over ..... unfortunately there was a humongous thunder and lighting storm so it didn't come over :(
Over on Friendly Stitchers  we are doing the Christmas/winter Challenge in July where we try and stitch up to three ornaments in this month and do one for an exchange too *(this can be part of your chosen amount ..lol) and I signed up before I got the job for three eeeekkkk  ... well today I sat down and started the one for my partner and am almost halfway there PHEW >>>LOL at least her's will be done .....
well I had better pop the photos one while I get the second round of brews ready ... chocolate swiss roll any one ????

for Junes birthday gift :)

Rak of Chris

sorry bad photo due  to no decent light :(

TP done with the tape ribbon from Michelle

My DH is the first on the left :) 

view from my office :)

my lovely office :)

a better view  :)

Bentley out in the woods :)

mmmm spot the storm coming in 

it got rather wet ...lol

well that's it for this week folks ... hopefully will have some more stitching to show you next time :)
take care one and all and happy stitching :) love mouse xxxxx