All weekend I have felt like doing this!!! I have passed the 'very sad, feeling sorry for myself, crying' phase (hurrah! I do annoy myself when I am like that, I should at least be able to be chipper some of the time) and am now in the 'I'd like to hide away and hermit for a while and just 'be' phase.It was J's seventeenth birthday yesterday. My parents and me got him a new bike. He already knew what he was getting. I got him a couple of playstation2 games and a few of Jack Black dvds (Be kind, rewind etc) so he was happy. L got him a t-shirt she had chosen herself from TK Maxx and lots of Thorntons goodies! He spent a lot of the day working and with his girlfriend but we had a nice evening and lots of chocolate cake!!
His dad (my ex husband) called in the middle of 'Dr Who' (grrr final part and he calls in the middle of it!!! luckily I got out of talking to him) he asked J whether he was seventeen or eighteen and promised to take him out for a drink if he ever came back to the UK (he lives in the Middle East now). J was very impressed I could tell ;) When I asked him what his Dad had been talking about he shrugged and said he had zoned out half way through but could he have some more cake and go and watch his new dvd.So all this rain then... I don't mind this weather. Even though it won't let up... I quite like that it is raining a lot. It makes me feel better and makes the air seem less oppressive...(plus the flowers get a really good watering.. uh oh and the sheep's wool which I left outside by mistake in a bag.. oh well).
We couldn't do much today because it was like this:
(Pic from my bedroom window oooh I love the garden across from my house, I love that house actually...) So I thought I would just show you some things I have got lately. I got this looovely blanket which is warm and nice and cost me a pound.
It washed really nicely and now sits on my bed.
I wish I had another Rosali duvet set because it is my absolute favourite but so expensive now. I wish I'd got more than one from Ikea when they were all the rage and very cheap!I also got given this tin by an elderly neighbour up the street.
Love the lady on the front, especially her lipstick which is a lot brighter in rl... but unfortunately the tin has a mottled effect and so it looks like she has some kind of skin disease... never mind, I still love her.I got these lovely glass dishes for a quid when I went to buy the dresser!
L loves them and keeps cutting up strawberries and serving them in them. It's okay but creates a lot of washing up.Oh I must show you my favourite favourite pillowcase ever.
It belonged to my Grandma on my Mums side and I just love it. It is so cool and crisp... and soothing... I must find some more!!! Today I have been reading these books!!
I would like to find another copy of the Mabel Lucie Attwell one then I would cut out some of the lovely pictures and frame them!! Anyway I hope you have all had a lovely eventful weekend. Mine has been very quiet but that's okay, meant I could stay under the pile of quilts for even longer....Tomorrow I am going shopping and then I am adamant that I am going to make a start on my Russian doll swap because I am getting late!! EEP!
(Oh as a side note: I am struggling with thoughts about the whole 'relationship' thing, I appear to be either really bad in my choices...or cursed, hence my absence from them for so long... soooo.... If you are in couple heaven, I would appreciate it if you could tell me how you met your partners/husbands to perhaps give me some hope that one day I may meet someone who feels for me the way I feel for them. (Just pretend I am conducting a survey)Thank you :D )
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oooh - I love that illustration at the top - I feel like that on a daily, if not hourly basis so don't feel bad. Sometimes I think if I could spend the rest of my days wrapped up snug like that (with someone to bring me tea on the hour, that goes without saying) it'd be just fine...
love the satin edged blanket too - beautiful...
sorry to hear things have been a bit much of late...look after yourself, nothing wrong with a bit of huddling under blankets, especially in this weather!
ps haven't started your swap item yet - am waiting for some fabric from the states to arrive...hope it is quick...
Glad you're feeling a bit better Jennie - it will get easier I promise.
I met my wonderful hubby through the amateur operatics group we both still belong to. He had joined to meet women and I had joined in an attempt to get my own life back during a "trial separation" from my then partner (you can guess how that ended up!) We were just friends for a long time and then something just clicked and we've been togther ever since. He is the love of my life, a brilliant husband and fantastic dad.
April xx
I read your previous couple of posts feeling bad for you but also with the thought that 'well, you gave it a go' and I think that's the important thing. What if you hadn't? You'd always be wondering...I am a strong believer in the old adage that there is somebody out there for everyone. I met my husband via a blind date when I was very down. I was hankering after someone else and he didn't want to know. My husband came along and was a wonderful friend to me just when I needed one and things moved quickly from there. Within a couple of weeks we were living together and here we are 16 years later! So, I would say don't give up, get out and meet lots of people and when you meet the right one he will have been worth waiting for. And you can brag about it on your lovely blog!
Deborah x
"It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all" Tennyson.
Love that snuggly looking blanket. Our charity shops are rather short on that sort of thing unfortunately.
I met hubby in a pub through mutual friends. We became friends for a couple of years before becoming a couple. On the 15th we will have been a couple for 20 years! I still don't feel like a grown up!
The view from your window is lovely. Sometimes indulging that 'pile on the blankets' feeling pays off for me. After a couple of days I unearth myself and am ready to face the world again.
And even though I'm halfway around the world and keep up with you on a blog, I can tell you're a wonderful woman and any man would be lucky to have your attentions!!
So glad you're feeling a bit better (((J))) and that your boy had a good birthday. A phone call during Dr Who is just such a pain! It was pretty complicated at times wasn't it???
Lots of lovely things you've shown us there Missus.
Take care of yourself. x
Happy Birthday J! That cake looks good!
You sound a bit more like your old self Jennie. Obviously I will not offer any advice as I spend a large part of my life in 'couple hell'!
I think I have that MLA card somewhere? Happy Birthday to J and sounds like he enjoyed the chocolate cake! It's raining here again, not July weather at all. Those old wool blankets last for ever, I still have mine from my bed at home, they are so warm and cosy. Great finds you have had and a generous gift of the lovely tin from your neighbour, I really like that! Finally, I believe there is a Mr Right for everyone, so please don't give up. He really will appear when you least expect it. x
Hi Jennie
Hope J enjoyed his birthday, I love jack black he is great sounds like he had some great pressies & a great time too and I bet a lovely cake too!
I met my hubby in a nightclub when i was 16 !. eighteen years later!. I say its like a bike ride sometimes its smooth, and sometimes you go over some bumps!. Dont give up sometime when you least expect it , someone will come along and you will feel right about it. If only love was like in the movies eh!
ps i watched the ghost & mrs muir today , you cant help but love it xx
Hi Jennie! I'm still around! Thank you for the lovely email. I am sending hugs and love to you. I do so wish I could come have a visit with you! Currently it's 110F degrees here. Let me have some of your lovely rain, will you?
Hi, I hope you are feeling better now. What a lovely view from your bedroom.
You asked how people met there husbands.
I don't think many people can say that they met their husbands through a patchwork class! I had just seperated from my boyfriend of 10 yrs and was talking to someone from my patchwork evening class about it. She sees herself as a bit of a match maker and suggested I come out with a group of her friends which included my now husband. The poor thing didn't know what she was up to until they picked me up on the way to the night club (haven't been to one of those in a long time!). The rest as they say is history. I often wonder how my life would have gone if i hadn't have chosen that particular patchwork class.
I see you like Dr. Who - please don't leave David Tennant.
I love your rosali duvet. I have some of that fabric and have made various items from it which I've sold on e-bay.
we all need a meloncholy moment from time to time!
I met my hubby when he was looking for a goat skin...full story soon on our 5th wedding anniversary!
I love the tin!
Kath
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Hi Jennie - we all have days when we want to hide under the duvet and all this crap weather doesn't help either, the chocolate cake looks great though and chocolate is always a good one for cheering you up! - Natalie x p.s - After I got divorced, I joined an internet dating agency where I met my (now) husband - It was love at first sight.
Sorry to hear things have not been so good of late but it will get better. Love all the photos. I met my hubby on holiday. Tricia
My advice..don't rush into anything! I did,I inherited step children and, sad to say, it was the worst thing I ever did!
If I had the time I might write a book about it..but then again I might not, as it was a nightmare time in my life and I do try to forget it.
You have lots of lovely things to share with 'Mr Right' when he does come along! ;-)
Jackie: The cake was really nice, but shop bought, I think it was M&S. I was going to make a cake but my Mum had got one before I had chance (I did breath a sigh of relief I have to admit... though it meant I couldn't pretend I was a fabulous domestic goddess!)
Louise: The blanket is lovely and warm, and the tin is really nice. Nicer than it looks in the picture. The old lady who gave it to me has tons of tins all full of buttons and threads.. it's like heaven.
It is still tipping it down here every day, at least the plants get watered! :D
Dominique: I love that film. It's one of my faves (of which I have many!) :D Hope you are doing okay.
Bettsi: I hope you are doing alright. You are welcome about the email. I wish you could come visit too. Lots of rain for you here!
Maria: Thanks for visiting my blog and for your story. It's great! I love that you met through a patchwork class.
Kath: Thanks. I have my fair share of melancholy moods! I'm a Cancerian so I am using that as an excuse for being so moody! I must check out your goat skin story!
Natalie: I thought about joining a dating agency a while ago but I couldn't afford the prices!! I'm glad you met the right one for you!
Tricia: Thank you. It has been an odd time but it's getting better :D
Sal: well I'm intrigued now!! Thanks! I shall not rush into anything (which is my usual tactic!)
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