Catching up....

(Oh Spring, please come soon!)

We've been quite busy since the funeral for Paul's mum. We had to spend alot of time clearing out her home which really was a huge job. Paul was reunited with some of his toys from his childhood which we found in her loft, including something in the region of 300 comics, many books and more. We ended up having to bring so much home to our little house that for awhile it looked like we had just moved in! After going through everything we took lots of boxes to our loft, some to the charity shops and a box or two even went to the auction. We can finally see our floors again which I don't mind telling you wasn't actually a good thing because as any of you who have had a puppy and can remember the gory details will know that puppy's and carpets do not mix....especially cream coloured carpets.


(How could you ever be angry with that face?)

Our older dog, Jet, was such an easy puppy to train (could it be rose coloured glasses I'm wearing?) but Sunny, the new pup has proved difficult with regards to the "potty training" and could not understand why we were not happy when she relieved herself on the carpet....



I visted the dog whisperer's website where I read that they all sort themselves out by the age of 6 months or so. That did seem like a huge amount of time so we kept trying and it did slowly get better until she reached the age of just over 6 months and it all magcially stopped just like Ceasar said it would.



Still we were left with a very unsightly and smelly carpet so the carpet cleaner had to be called in. I can honestly say it has transformed carpets and my whole feeling of these rooms. The carpets are once again cream and I don't have to lay throw rugs strategically around the floor when visitors come over.

Sunny has grown just like a weed, starting from this size








eventually reaching this size...




and now this size...(we call this photo "long dog")



We noticed when watching Crufts that she very much resembles a Pharoah Hound except for her colouring (her ears just keep growing??) and so it was particularly cute when she came in to watch the show with us, giving special attention to the Pharoah Hound as you can see in the photo!!



She has already given us so much joy and so many laughs. Poor Jet is still trying to work it all out and is wondering when we are taking her back.



He is also in need of lots of extra cuddles...



Now onto other topics....

Has everyone seen Nanny Mcphee and the Big Bang?



I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed it is the perfect vintage lover's home/life???!!!!!

So many rustic pieces of painted furniture...


.... florals both bright and faded everywhere....



.... pretty vintage kitchenwares and what about the shop? I want that shop for myself, to own or shop at every day....you can see the shop here:

Mrs Docherty's shop - Working Title Films

and Maggie Gyllenhaal's clothes, hair etc...



....just lovely, vintage, a bit quirky, feminine and fun.

I don't think you ever get a good enough of view of these in the film but I did notice something in her hair that looked like a barrette or maybe hair combs covered with felted flowers and I just loved them so I decided I had had too long away from crafting and got busy trying to make some myself. This is the first one I made and it was not too difficult. I can't wait to try out some other styles next time.





Before I go I will just let you see this great set of vintage pyrex dishes we just listed on Vintage Lifestyle. As I mentioned in the description I love it when you find things that that are pretty but yet so practical and these dishes are the perfect example of that.



They are so tough, fine to use in the oven and microwave, great for outdoor use as well because they don't break easily and they are just so pretty and truly vintage! If you are in need of some "new" dishes, stop by for a better look....

Bye for now,
Kelly