Don’t forget to be awesome

As my lovely Cumbrian friend Maria would say 

“2019 lets be having you.”

We’ve  plans to spend more time with friends 

 

Plans to visit lots places of interest to inspire us.

A return to attending creative craft workshops with like minded people.  

We will be going  to some of our favourite places and having adventures in pastures new.

The biggest thing I hope is that it is a year full of fun,  laughter and lots of happy memories by the end of it for everyone.

2018 wasn’t  the best of years for us and a lot of our friends and acquaintances, so for me  the new year brings a renewed passion for it to be an awesome one, full of new adventures and good stories to tell here on my little blog.

HAPPY 2019 TO ALL OUR LOVELY FRIENDS, 

FAMILY AND BLOGGERS

LOVE LYNN & PHILIP

XXX

Christmas Workdesk Wednesday

Listen up you lot. 

We all know it’s the silly season but you can’t eat these chocolates

I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed making these 

I hope everyone at Julia’s

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday 

has a lovely Christmas 

Christmas Workdesk Wednesday

Listen up you lot. 

We all know it’s the silly season but you can’t eat these chocolates

I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed making these 

I hope everyone at Julia’s

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday 

has a lovely Christmas 

Dr Who/Street urchin mash up

I found these rather fab 90’s St. Michael’s cropped wool trousers today in the charity shop for £3.  They looked a bit big, but since when has that stopped me.

When I posted a pic on Instagram, one of my friends said I looked like a mixed up style of the current Dr. Who

and a street urchin.  I’ll take that description,  I like the idea of that.  The coat and waistcoat are charity shop finds that I’ve had a while and the red spotty blouse was a vintage find at Stockport Vintage Village.

My mind went into overdrive then as to what else I could do with the look.

Flicking through some images on Pinterest I came across the actress Diane Keeton.  I think she has her own great style and looks fantastic at 72.

I love changing my image and mashing things together. I’m never happier than when it’s been created  from the things I’ve foraged from charity shops

Time to put a few ideas together I think and  see what I can come up with next.

Dr Who/Street urchin mash up

I found these rather fab 90’s St. Michael’s cropped wool trousers today in the charity shop for £3.  They looked a bit big, but since when has that stopped me.

When I posted a pic on Instagram, one of my friends said I looked like a mixed up style of the current Dr. Who

and a street urchin.  I’ll take that description,  I like the idea of that.  The coat and waistcoat are charity shop finds that I’ve had a while and the red spotty blouse was a vintage find at Stockport Vintage Village.

My mind went into overdrive then as to what else I could do with the look.

Flicking through some images on Pinterest I came across the actress Diane Keeton.  I think she has her own great style and looks fantastic at 72.

I love changing my image and mashing things together. I’m never happier than when it’s been created  from the things I’ve foraged from charity shops

Time to put a few ideas together I think and  see what I can come up with next.

I’m thinking about it.......WOYWW 496

I’m thinking about it.

I’ve got a whole day to myself so I’m drawing up a list of the things I want and could do.

The housework, watch a film, do the ironing, 

do something useful, faff about,

Visit a friend, read a book, stitch,

 wrap Christmas presents, write cards


Go for a walk,  visit a favourite place, go out for lunch 

Bake a cake.

Stay in bed

What would you do ?

Linking up with Julia at 

What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday

I’m thinking about it.......WOYWW 496

I’m thinking about it.

I’ve got a whole day to myself so I’m drawing up a list of the things I want and could do.

The housework, watch a film, do the ironing, 

do something useful, faff about,

Visit a friend, read a book, stitch,

 wrap Christmas presents, write cards


Go for a walk,  visit a favourite place, go out for lunch 

Bake a cake.

Stay in bed

What would you do ?

Linking up with Julia at 

What’s On Your Workdesk Wednesday

Funny Coincidences

I do love a coincidence, don’t you ?

So, yesterday (Sunday) I was watching  historian Tiffany Watt Smith talking about her book “SCHADENFREUDE” on Sunday Brunch on Channel 4

You pronounce it SHAH:dən:froy:də

A few comments on the pronunciation

1. In German 'sch' sounds like the English 'sh' in 'shop';
2. The 'a' sounds most like the 'a' in 'father';
3. the first and last 'e's are neutral vowels, so more of an 'uh' sound like in 'the';
4. the 'eu' in German rhymes with 'boy'

The first coincidence came this morning while I was reading my library book, when blow me down with a feather the very word appeared in it.

But what does it mean, I hear you ask.  It’s when we laugh at someone else’s misfortune.  For example when someone trips up or spills something down their jumper or makes a mistake.  Do you get the picture.

The second coincidence was the fact that my sister is a real one for giggling when someone has a little misfortune.  Not in a nasty way, she just gets tickled very easily.

But not only that she is an avid reader of Alexander McAll Smith’s books.   So I guess that’s her Christmas presents sorted.

Factoid - SCHADENFREUDE is a German word and doesn’t translate into another language 

Funny Coincidences

I do love a coincidence, don’t you ?

So, yesterday (Sunday) I was watching  historian Tiffany Watt Smith talking about her book “SCHADENFREUDE” on Sunday Brunch on Channel 4

You pronounce it SHAH:dən:froy:də

A few comments on the pronunciation

1. In German 'sch' sounds like the English 'sh' in 'shop';
2. The 'a' sounds most like the 'a' in 'father';
3. the first and last 'e's are neutral vowels, so more of an 'uh' sound like in 'the';
4. the 'eu' in German rhymes with 'boy'

The first coincidence came this morning while I was reading my library book, when blow me down with a feather the very word appeared in it.

But what does it mean, I hear you ask.  It’s when we laugh at someone else’s misfortune.  For example when someone trips up or spills something down their jumper or makes a mistake.  Do you get the picture.

The second coincidence was the fact that my sister is a real one for giggling when someone has a little misfortune.  Not in a nasty way, she just gets tickled very easily.

But not only that she is an avid reader of Alexander McAll Smith’s books.   So I guess that’s her Christmas presents sorted.

Factoid - SCHADENFREUDE is a German word and doesn’t translate into another language