Rain

Good morning friends

The prompt word at

Our Beautiful World 

This week is Rain ... chosen for us by Kirsty

Something we in the UK are very familiar with all year round... It has been in excess this year in the southern part of the British Isles and wreaked so much devastation and heartbreak ...

We have been fortunate where I am ... But still the dark dismal days of winter rain gets to you

Cold and wet and miserable ... unless you make friends with it

Yet the summer rain...

It's often gentle pitter patter cleans the air and leaves behind it a scent of indescribable freshness ... It heightens the perfume of every flower and leaf ... 

Of course heavy showers can pick their moments ... usually when the flowers are in bloom and the weight becomes too much for some of the more delicate beauties that they bow their heads and fall

But a walk in the summer rain in the UK can be so beautiful...

A favourite for me is when I am tucked up snuggly in bed and the rain is lashing against the window

It's like a lullaby ...

Rain ... much as we complain ... I wouldn't be without it

Hop over to the Blog to see what Rain means to our friends around the globe and come and link up this week at 

Our Beautiful World

Enjoy your day 

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Mother & Baby Doing Well!

Just to say ...

He's back 

Very happy and very relaxed...

And so am I!!

~ Ros ~

Dreaming of Peaceful Days ....

... Yep, that's me 

Every day seems to throw up a new challenge ... And I'm not talking craft challenges 

I'd like to say I'm longing for normality around here but I can't remember what that is anymore

I've dealt with broken appliances, car problems, broken glasses, sick cats and an incapacitated husband ... I've run around to so many hospital appointments I feel like part of the staff ... 

Having now got Gipsy fit and well, the little ginger cat turned up with a nasty injury to his foot ... I had been dreading having to take him to the vet ... He's been a stray for a long time and I didn't want to have to break his trust just yet... Even though I needed to get him neutered ... But fate intervened and so yesterday he was neutered, had his foot cleaned and was vaccinated ...

We brought him home at about 4.30 and he was so eager to get out ... I managed to keep him in until 8.30pm when the anaesthetic had worn off but had to let him go then ... So far he hasn't returned and I am worried sick ... I need to get pain killers into him so I am keeping my fingers crossed he returns safe and well.

So, Monday was my friend's anniversary ... I made the card a while ago and posted it here ... You know what I'm going to say don't you? Yes, when I came to get the card out on Sunday it was gone ... nowhere to be found ... How does that happen?? I searched everywhere ... but looking for a card in a room filled with card and paper ... Yeh right! The worst thing ... my mojo took a hike too! I could have easily recreated the original but - forgive the pun - I hadn't the heart to. After hours of pulling my hair out I did create a card ... and yes it's very like the original

I added the little black cat in the hope of good luck ... for me really Lol!

Well I'm going to love you and leave you now ... there are 3 places I need to be ... at one time

I hope you are having a better 2014 than I am ...

Till soon take care

~ Ros ~

Merci

Hi there!

Over at City Crafter today we have Kirsty hosting for us with a fabulous challenge

Do You Speak English?

Kirsty is asking that we make a card or project that features another language 

It was a perfect opportunity to make a card to send to a sweet blog friend for her kindness

And I pulled out my "french" stamps for this one

There are 3 different stamps ... Tim Holtz, Waltzingmouse and Inkylicious together with white and black embossing powders

I love this combination of colours and I love this challenge ... 

I hope you'll come and join us this week ... Our DT have some more inspiration for you up on the Blog and the winner of the challenge will be offered a Guest spot with us 

Thanks so much for stopping by and thank you for all your kind wishes ... My cat is now fully recovered ... I've given her medication everyday at 4.30am (when she wakes me up) and for the last 2 mornings she has slept in till 6am. 

Have a lovely day and stay safe

~ Ros ~

Soft

Hello ...

It's time for a new prompt at 

Our Beautiful World

Where our team from around the globe share photos each week based on a word prompt.

Our prompt this week has been selected for us by Bonita ... She 's chosen a wonderful word...

Soft

It's been a little harsh in the UK weather wise ... as indeed I'm sure it has where many of you are living ... my week has been much like the weather
But it's the Softness around me that keeps me smiling

Like the Soft delicate creamy pinks of my carnations

and the Soft velvety feel of a petals on a rose

... or the fluffy Soft...ness of feathers

But most of all it's the warm silky Soft...ness of this little guy

... with his gentle Soft purring when he comes in from the cold and settles on his Soft fleece blanket

I have a huge Soft spot when it comes to animals

Link up your photo that relates to Soft at 

Our Beautiful World 

and hop over to the blog to see what the rest of the team have shared this week

Enjoy your day

Till soon

~ Ros ~

Me & You Album

Hi there!

I have a little chunky album to show you which I made for my husband's new DIL

My DH must think he's in the secret service ... I only get told things on a "need to know" basis, hence I only found out on friday that his son and DIL would be coming to see us on Sunday and that they were off to Australia soon ... So this little album was a rush job and as we missed the wedding due to DH being in hospital ... I only had a few phone photos to work with

The album is a total mish mash of different papers and embellishments

... and I used a lot of things my blog friends have sent me too, like that pretty spray of pink stones

Albums are great for using up little bits and pieces

This cute arrow had been hiding away for years

...along with glittery letters and unused die cuts

I love adding texture with fabrics scraps and making little pockets 

...To conceal photos or journalling

 The happy couple loved it and that makes it all worthwhile

On another note -sick cats

 ... My Aunt called to say her cat was not well. my friend was distraught because her cat was sick and had to stay at the vets ... and my two have also been ill. 

I was the vets early 

this morning 

with a howling Gispsy ... she's had a painkiller injection for her cystitis and I have some meds to give her which will hopefully get her better and maybe, just maybe I can get some sleep... I am, after all £100 lighter in the pocket and I've been up at 5am every morning for days now ... to say I'm tired is an understatement ... 

Blogger has not been very cooperative either lately ... is it just me?

I hope you're having a better week 

Take care and thanks for looking in on me

Till soon

~ Ros ~