...............and it was all yellow...............

Today I pootled off towards Bristol to visit one of the potential places I could be based as a Health visitor. It's in a place called Knowle and is south of the actual city. From my perspective it is much easier to travel to as I wouldn't have to negotiate the city centre traffic. The HVs are based in a purpose bulit health centre with a walk-in centre next door and the team has at present 1 HV, 1 community children's nurse and 3 nursery nurses. The health visitor Margaret showed me around and gave a g8 insight into the area and the way in which the team works. She is obviously an extremely experienced health visitor and I felt really comfortable speaking with her. I asked loads of questions and felt that I could fit in comfortably there. I also chatted with Anne the community chidlren's nurse who has only worked in the area since January herself. She was extremely positive about her experiences and I strongly feel this is the place I supposed to be. I will praying hard that this is so.
On my way home I saw fields of these


...............oil seed rape. It is amazing how they have suddenly gone from green to yellow gold. The views coming home were just like a patchwork of yellow and green mixed in the odd sheep and cows! I have been trying to find some decent bluebell woods and have been given a tipoff so hopefully some bluewell woods to scrapboook soon.
This evening was Brownies and we crafted like mad. There was glimmery pearlescent paint, glitter paper and fabric, beads, wool, feathers and all to make talking sticks, a Native American way of giving individuals within a powwow a voice. We are doing a badge whcih is addressing disabilities and had a lady with her guide dog last time. There was an awful lot of painting and mess by the end but hey, that's what we all do for out art isn't it?!
This arrived today.............

I've coveted this punch for ages and have trawled through the Internet to find it at the cheapest possible price. Using a bracket punch will help me enhance my minibooks which I havent shared much of but I like making so watch this space.
I also got this via Amazon. Now I never buy books at full price and often find that the most reasonable prices prices are via other groups within Amazon's site. Sometimes I but the used or new books from another seller and I have excellent buys from both. The Book Depository is excellent and very quick delivery and is always competitively priced. I have wanted a basic but very well explained sewing book for a while. My mum taught me hand sew when I was a child and as a seamstress she also taught me dressmaking so I'm not too bad, but a book is also excellent revision and support and since I have had my sewing machine, I've wanted to make some better things for myself and my home. I'm not the best stitcher by any stretch of the imagination but I've made myself dresses etc in the past. So I got this little gem................

It's got really clear pictures and instructions and some g8 projects to try.
Finally the monatana clematis has finally flowered on my wall and pretty baby girl today was enjoying rolling in the dust..................I can feel a fight with the brush coming on..............wish me luck.

So I thought Id upload the latest digital LOs from Cathy Zs class. These 2 are a double page spread featuring my friend's son Jonathin at his 6th Cowboy party. You have never seen a party organiser like my friend. She made a Mexican sweet holding thing out of papiere mache and a balloon and made up aload of cool cowboy games. I helped them all make cowboy/girl bookmarks, there were cowpat biscuits and sheriff star bicuits and a sherriff cake. Jonny had a fab time..............


The second layout is about having swine flu, need I say more!!!!
So today I signed on as I have to do every fortnight and then went to see the aged P's, that's parents for those not familiar with Dickens. My poor dad was in a right state, he actually cried. He is an Engineer and does training and consultancy work. He's been asked to do this lecture and it's really gotten on top of him. It keeps changing and so he has to alter all his presentation and he is not the best at IT so is wobbling abit under the strain. I felt really awful for him. Anyway we went on a little walk and I helped him by doing a precis of his life story for the big day.
Anyway, that's all for today, tired tonight as the fantastic twosome otherwise known as my 2 cats keep waking me up at an ungodly hour chasing around the flat and using me as a hurdle. I'm going to have to sit them on the naughty mat I think or get Jo Frost round with a sticker chart!!!!

Persian pretties..............

If Willow were a showcat how gorgeous could she be..............this one looks amazing. She just wont let me groom her enough. It's all hiss and growl here!

A cat with a love of books.....................my ideal kitty. Looked up a catsite today that says once your cat gets to 16 they're about 80 years old and geriatric...............I've covered Holly's ears. They should hear her chasing around the flat after Willow in the middle of the night.

Monday morning

Morning all and what a day so far. We have upset the Pretty baqby girl today by brushing her Persian coat free of knots..............I'm not kidding it was bad. Plus the estate agents have confirmed officially the removal of my notice to quit the flat...................hurray for that. Now I can unpack again!!
There is still snow............view from my window in daylight

magic paw prints...........

and my CPN has been over for a pre-Xmas check-up. Luckily he will be on duty when Dr Who is on so I can phone for psychiatric support should it be needed and I am sure it will.

Safe..........you're joking aren't you?

So just when you think everything's going peachy you find a lump in your cats tummy! Because she's already been in the vets on and off for the last month or so I think she's got an addiction to the anaesthetic or something. Anyway the nice vet says she's probably got a hernia..............abdo xray and anaesthetic tomorrow. At least she's insured now hahahah.
I still have a cold and husky voice which means I still sound like a dalek but hey what's a girl to do. Only wish I had a sexy man to talk to. At least the voice would be useful.
On a scrapping note, I am really loving the digital side and have not paper scrapped for ages. I have got some gorgeous stuff to use though and need to get focussed as my sister's pressie will not be completed in time. I did manage to get myself a mini tabletop easel today from Alladin's cave which literally has everything you could think of other than food! You could spend hours in there. Plus they're really reasonably priced. I wanted something to stand my pages on properly to display if I like and also to photograph more effectively.
Anyway, will tell you how PBGT manages tomorrow.
Oh by the way my sister sent me a link to a free music link which has old and up-to-date stuff- so I've been indulging my 80s and punk era loves today..............for free!!!!!!!!! The link is https://www.spotify.com/blog/