Ouch!

Ran the Edinburgh Race for Life 10K yesterday. I hadn't really trained for it, so did power walk a chunk. Good fun, misty, foggy, yuk day, which is perfect for getting hot and sweaty, as it keeps you cooler. Legs lickle bit sore today though....that'll teach me! Back to Hat's for a shower and lunch - she also ran, and breezed through, as she HAD trained! Cutting and sewing a load of bunting for a July event, and also working on orders and getting ready for the Grassmarket this Sunday. 

summer?!

It's so fabulous to get decent weather -  we can never depend on it in this part of the world. Sports day at school was a scorcher-amazing. Tonight, whilst I had a free hour - boys at school play and scout sausage/sizzle/walk, finished "Charlie", doodle for a local client. Sky ominous again, beautiful day, but that weird "haaar", that seems to sit on us at night and clear at midday the next day.

Midsummer Night

Crazy bonkers day. G's 8th birthday party, a house full of kids and bowling. I could have done without the 6am "can I open my presents now?" alarm call...knackered! 2 new members of the family, Minstrel the dwarf lop bunny (very cute) - G's birthday present. Wonder how long the cleaning and caring will last?? S then found a toad in the garden..."Newton", who is in huge bucket in the garden and being given the biggest selection of bugs they can find! All happy. Went to an outdoor Midsummer Night's dream production at the Dundee Botanical Gardens. Freezing and windy! Good night, but would have been nicer if I could have felt my feet and fingers! Flaming June.....!

Juney June

Another month seems to have skipped by....work busy, and diverse. Seems to be a constant whirl of school, boys, tennis, sewing, dog-walking and all the usual stuff! Fab times away with old friends, this is the year for weddings and 40th birthdays. A new tattoo, stock for shows coming up in the summer &  a 40th pressie for one of my oldest friends. 

Chilling

After the madness of Open Studios & the in-laws staying, relaxing for a wee while. Not too long, as I have other shows to get ready for & orders to finish. Good sunny romp on the rocks on the beach at St Andrews (after we got lashed with rain first of course!)

Open Studios 2009

WOW! What a great weekend. The weather was rubbish either side of it, but the Sat, Sun & Mon were fab and we had 100's of people through the doors seeing my work. I had managed the Alice in Wonderland theme (minus the caterpillar-was beaten by him, well, lack of time really), which hung in the middle of the studio (the characters had to be rehung a few times after over enthusiastic kids got hold of them!). A real buzz about the place and so fab that people can come by and see my work and know what goes on behind my crazy windows! Also have been added as a favourite "what's new" on peoplelovepresents.com. Follow this to see http://peoplelovepresents.com/whats-new.html?catlimitstart=40. Very exciting. Happy Spring!

OOOH, long time no see..

great  weekend, we have had a great 2 weeks off from school. lots of playing, fun and just chilling. been hard trying to do the usual manage the kids, be a nice parent, work, do stuff, and keep sanity...!