It’s my first wedding anniversary today! (And even more sickening, it’s the fourth anniversary of our first kiss. Awwww!)

I was a very precocious child and an early reader, the first book I remember being obsessed about was a beautifully-illustrated copy of “The Owl and The Pussycat” which has been lost in aftermath of growing-up-with-three-siblings. Bob gave me my present last night and I’m so absolutely thrilled, it was so thoughtful and just perfect. He picked a print by an American artist called Tanya Newberry and here it is (click the image to go to Tanya’s etsy shop):

Isn’t it gorgeous? I had a flick through Tanya’s blog last night and her work is beautiful – definitely worth a look.

This last year has been action packed for us. There’s a lot that I don’t post here but I’m sure my extended absence last year may have given up that things were going on – in our first year of marriage we have had to deal with so many stressful issues that could have driven us apart but which have brought us closer. The next year is going to be another eventful one for us with the birth of our fourth (and final!) child but I can’t think of anyone else I’d want to share this with. Here’s to the next year and beyond!

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Tuna had moved in with our neighbour a while ago – she never really took to the appearance of the babies – but we saw her every day and she’d stop Bob for a chat whenever he popped up to the shop or went for the bus. Yesterday the neighbour bumped into Bob in the town centre and told him that Tuna had been found at the side of the road and has sadly died. She’ll be sorely missed.

In other news, I am so so strapped for time right now that there is no other news. I’m not managing to get anything done and I’m relying on tomorrow and Monday to get my Crafteroo secret santa gift made and sent, and to hopefully work on some more of my PIF gifts. I *still* haven’t managed to get my crafteroo advent calendar image done and I’m so embarrassed by it that I haven’t logged on in over a week. I haven’t baked, cooked, knitted, sewed or anything for weeks and I’m frustrated by it. Hopefully things will ease off soon, I just need to find my inner Jane Brocket.

Posted under family, general crafty updates, retrospective

• meeting with Jen in Tchai Ovna on Tuesday for knitting, consumption of tea and good chat.
• making the worlds worst treacle scones
• baking fairy cakes with the wee man. Main ingredient being slobber
• inspired by this dress on Craftster, and spending vast amounts of time attempting to recreate it in miniature form for the baby.
• knitting the baby’s Christening gown
• starting a papier-mâché piggy bank for the boys to paint when the weather is too rubbish for them to go out
• planning my wedding invitations

Craftwise it’s been very much a week of finishing nothing. It’s the lull between Hallowe’en and Christmas, and I have to admit I’m starting to panic! In the meantime, have a couple of photos of the worst treacle scones in the world in making, and the latest addition to our family.

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