Wheeeeeeen will it ever stop raining?? Gordon Bennett, I know we badly needed some rain but, really, does it all have to come in biblical proportions, all at once, and on yet another soggy bank holiday weekend. The boot sales were a non-starter - both yesterday and today - so my thrifting opportunities have been severely curtailed lately.
And it's so bloomin' cold too. I'm longing for the day I can finally stop wearing thick knitted socks and two long-sleeved T-shirts (one on top the other) just to keep warm in the house. I bought a lovely short-sleeved T-shirt last week in a charity shop but at the moment it seems like it'll never be warm enough to wear short sleeves ever again. I also dug out a couple of summer skirts that I got at a jumble sale last autumn and which I knew needed altering - I've pinned up the hem of one to see if it would look better a bit shorter but it's too cold and grey and miserable to even contemplate trying it on. Pleeeeeease stop raining and let us see some sun for a change!!
I did find a lovely cerise-pink Emma Bridgewater tea towel for £1.00 in a charity shop last week which will brighten up the kitchen nicely on these dull days. Plus, two rather spiffy Christmas bauble stamp blocks which are a nice large size and were only 50p each. I know it's a bit ridiculous to be thinking of Christmas in May (even if the temperature on Saturday was apparently colder than on Christmas Day) but I thought these stamps would make nice cards or could gussy up some plain brown paper rather well. Mum suggested a gold or silver stamp pad and I can see that working beautifully. With luck, between now and Christmas, I might come across one somewhere.
Anyway, enough of the moaning - I have a winner of my giveaway goodie-bag to announce. Briget your name came out of the 'hat.' Thanks to everyone who took part and for all your kind comments.
Well done for picking up the Christmas stamps. I have a few and they are great fun. Buying things out of season is a good way to get things cheaper than normal :)And we all like that.
Posted by: Jean | 05/07/2012 at 07:39 PM
Your stamps were a bargain and not too early to be thinking about xmas. Start early I say, I'm thinking about starting to make my cards soon.
Posted by: fiona | 05/07/2012 at 09:22 PM