Friday Chat Day

 Hello friends

Happy Friday to you all and thank you for stopping by.
I know it is very typical and British to talk about the weather but seriously,
shall we just assume Spring was our Summer?

There's been a few glimpses of sunshine but mainly cloud and rain.

Garden:

The plants are thriving, the titchy garden is bordering on a titchy jungle.

It is truly nice to see all the plants growing but I would rather see them

basking in sunshine right now.

On the upside I've barely had to water anything.

Flowers have given me joy this week.

It is Clematis Florida Sieboldiana.

Bought as a very small sickly plant, I nursed it over last Winter.

Even though it hasn't got a great deal of foilage it has rewarded me

with two of these flowers.

Crochet:

Drum roll please....I have finished all my WIPs!

This was the final one that needed ends sewing in and a border -

Coastal Crochet - Seaside Stashbusting Blanket.

I went with some eyelash yarn for the border as the pattern suggests,

I wasn't sure at first but yes, I like it and it is so useful for covering up wobbly edges.

This blanket feels significant to me as I started it in the first lockdown 

to keep my mind focused on other things.

I am now starting a new project which I guess means it will be a WIP...

Home:

What's that saying? 

Things get worse before they get better.

So removing the tiles from the conservatory wall wasn't plain sailing.

I was wondering at one point if they used superglue!

Thankfully this badly damaged wall is being replaced - new plasterboard and plaster,

so all this hideousness will be out of sight.

Two trips to the tip (via booked appointments) and my old cupboards have gone.

The solid wood worktop is going to my Dad to use for his projects -

that's a lot of bird boxes.

I'm fighting a losing battle with pawprints!

My plan eventually is to have the fridge freezer, washing machine etc

behind cupboards/built in and then the remaining space can be used

as a little dining area and perhaps a chair to sit and look out on

the titchy garden.  It will be so nice to be able to use the 

conservatory as an actual room and not a walk-in fridge.

Telly:

 The Mauritanian - Amazon Prime Video

A defence attorney uncovers a far-reaching conspiracy while investigating 

the case of a suspected 9/11 terrorist imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 

This film throws a punch and even more so when you realise it is

a true story.  Some uncomfortable scenes at times but goodness, it is

worth every viewing minute.

Tahir Rahim portrays Mohamedou Ould Slahi.

(You may recognise him if you watched The Serpent as he 

played the main character in that - Charles Sobhraj).

 The Mauritanian also has the acting delights of  

Jodie Foster and  Benedict Cumberbatch.

Charity Kit:

This month's kit was a quick-make mini card,

one of those handy to have in the drawer at home.

There's just a few left, if you missed it please visit the

blog post here.

And talking of Charity Kits, this memory popped up on my 

Facebook...6 years ago!

Some of you may remember it was a kit that started with making

book covers and subsequent kits were pages and pockets to go inside.

It got me thinking - what do you prefer?

An ongoing project or separate projects (predominantly cards) each month?

Please let me know.

And that wraps up my week again.

This weekend celebrating my Mum's birthday.

It's sandwiches and lots of cake.

Take care friends, have a lovely weekend.