Fatty Fin to Skinny Minnie

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Meet Me @ Mike's - The envelope Project.

I saw this and just knew I had to participate. You can too...HERE!

See all the other envelopes on flickr

Monday, 28 June 2010

Bannockburn Dinner

Saturday 26th June

The Ives First Annual Bannock Burn Dinner

My partner's Family (well the boys usually go to Bannock Burn Dinner hosted by The Society of St Andrews), this year we saved the money and had a night on my parents in law deck.

The scarves made by Christina: Red for the boys and Blue for the girls.

The banners placed all around the deck

The beautifully table settings and the awesome view from the deck.

Candles and the menu

There was singing of traditional and some not so traditional songs (we even had a song book)

and The Ode the Haggis recited off by heart by Russell

Sooty and Julianne

Christina and Kirsty

Greg and Kirsty

Greg and I

Kirsty and Craig (Dreamy)

Doug (uncle Dougie) and Jane

Julianne and I

Sooty the Garden gnome (aka Morag: Mother Mary)

Sooty and Doug being very merry!

Craig doing the mandatory Traditional Scottish Dance

Kirsty and Sooty drinking up the red wine

Beef Argyle cooking on the bbq

The main course (I forgot to take pics of the other food)

There was romantic dancing

and

Peter Garrett dancing

Even the dogs got in on the festivities:

Sledge (my dog)

Banjo (Kirsty and Craig's Dog)

Phantom aka Tom or Tomas (Christina and Russell's dog)

Echo aka Eccy (Christina and Russell's dog)

A great night had by all.

Thank you Russell and Christina for being great hosts!

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

Of late I have have had a lot of firsts.

- I tried fishing for the first time last year.
- I went boating on the last long weekend (June 14th)
- 2008 was the first time I tried a lot of vegetables
- I bought a sewing machine
- Made something from sewing
- Eaten haggis
- Ran 5k's (not the first time but has been a while)
- Driven a 4WD on the beach and up bush tracks
- Eaten shashimi and fried cuttlefish

So when was the first time YOU did something for the first time?

Saturday, 26 June 2010

Best Ever Fabric Giveaway EVER!

If you are into sewing or quilting this has to be one of the best ever fabric giveaways EVER! Simply Solids in conjunction with Lilys Quilts are giving away a tonne of fat quarters. So get in quick it closes on 2nd July, midday UK Time. For details see below or go to either blog.

HUGE GIVEAWAY Over at Lilys Quilts for Simply solids shop

The opening of the new UK online shop - Simply Solids - selling the must have solid - Kona cotton. The opening is being celebrated with a HUGE giveaway of 22 Kona solid fat quarters - you can see the colours in the picture below. The colours in this picture are all in stock for immediate dispatch. Mandy can also get in any Kona solid colour you request.* P+P in the UK is free for all orders over £15.

You have five chances to win this huge giveaway and it is open to international entries.
1. post a comment on lilysquilts blog telling her your favourite Kona solid colour.
2. blog about this giveaway and come back and tell lilysquilts blog in a separate comment that you have (they will be checking!).
3. click to follow the Simply Solids blog and come back to lilysquilts blog and tell them, in a separate comment, that you have.
4. click to follow lilysquilts blog and tell her that you have in a separate comment.
5. add the button to your blog and tell lily in a separate comment that you have. You can grab the code for the button from the Simply Solids blog. Or here it is: