My Wednesday

I was out and about around town this morning, sitting on a squishy sofa in a little local coffee shop drinking coffee and meeting with friends. It was good. REAllY Good! Of course my coffee drinking and nattering was interspersed with milk tankering, patting, mopping, coooing, bouncing and other daft baby-related things, but it was good all the same. Little B was good. And for that I am happy and thankful today. Happy and thankful that my baby-filled days seem to be settling down somewhat. Pheww. It's been a long hard couple of months to tell you the truth.

I came home at lunch time (riding on a caffeine high, tut tut) and was struck by the little burst of colour happening outside my front door...the three baskets that I planted up with Little Lady the other Sunday are looking sooo pretty! Made me smile to see them, it really did.

The above pretty potted flower is on my mantel at the moment and it's a real beauty. I bought it at the supermarket for just £1, and as soon as I got it home I took it straight out of it's little brown plastic pot and popped it into one of my old terracotta pots which I then sat in an old cornishware bowl. The flowers are beautifully vibrant, and I think I am quite smitten with them actually. I'm afraid I can't for the life of me remember what the plant is called, but it begins with a C.

I've managed to do three loads of laundry today, crikey, it's a job keeping up with it all these days. As you probably know, my house-keeping skills are pretty lame at the best of times, but at least these days I can blame Little B. He provides the perfect excuse. Faaaar too busy to do housework you know, I'm a Full Time Mum with a small, demanding baby to care for! Excepting the laundry which really does need attention most days or else all hell breaks loose when no one has any clean clothes to wear.

Found time this afternoon to do a little bit of baking :: oaty cookies with chopped apricots. I bake these cookies pretty much every other day now, they've become a regular part of our diet. Not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing, but we all love 'em.

 

Monday's daffs have opened up today, revealing beautiful double blooms look. That splash of bright yellow in the corner of the room is so...so....can't think of the word, but it makes me feel all lighthearted and skippy and happy when I catch sight of them.

 

In the late afternoon I found a little slot of time to sit on the floor and sneak in some hooky. Little B lay next to me on his mat, kick-kick-kicking his little legs and I sang songs to him while I worked. I sing quite badly really but he smiled at me a lot so I think he must've quite liked the noise coming out of my mouth. I managed to hook the Final Row of edging around my zig zag baby blanket whilst singing out-of-tune songs to my baby.

Did you get that???

The FINAL ROW???????

Meaning it's Finally Finished!!!!!

Yes, my zig zag baby blanket is blocking out upon the attic floor as I type, and oooooooooooooooeeeeeeeee I can feel a Ta-dah post coming on! Feels like an aaaage since I last made a Ta-dah post, I am quite unbelievably over-excited at the prospect. Like ants-in-my-pants, won't-be-able-to-sleep kind of overexcited. Well OK, I will be able to sleep of course cos right now I suddenly feel incredibly tired. But you know, still excited through my tiredness.

Hope you had a really lovely, super-dooper Wednesday my lovelies...see you tomorrow for a bit of colourful zig-zaggy business.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Comments

[Fiona]

I have caravanned for years and now I am motorhoming, but I have NEVER seen such heart skippy happiness EVER !! Goodness me , my poor hubby wont know whats hit him ..... LOL :-)
Lucy I LOVE your work, congrats on your new " Hooky Home"...I feel so excited for you xxxxx

[baby slings]

These posts are quite lively and keeps us motivated.

[kıymet kazak]

thanks you for yor hand made . and hexagons . i like it. ı am from turkey. and ı like crocket. bye.

[Clare Martin]

Hi Lucy, I just wanted to tell you about quite a coincidence (can hardly breathe by the way, your blog is stunning) found a link to a crochet tutorial of yours on an Australian blog only to find that you are practically my neighbour! I lived in Addingham for years, immediately recognised one of your pictures then found good old Bolton Abbey underneath! (I have a knitting and quilting shop in Farsley, Leeds now). I am sitting in on the crochet classes I'm holding in my shop, nobody could teach me when I was young because I am left handed and your blog has inspired me no end. Should have been working today (customers were practically helping themselves!)but was crocheting flowers indtead. Thank you sooo much for the inspiration, so pleased to have found you! Clare

[Crystal]

You're posts are so beautiful and uplifting to read! Thank you. :) I have linked you in my blog post today as I completed my first Granny Squares ever, and used your join as you got method to turn them into a blanket! Thanks so much!

You are linked in this post http://thingstreasured.blogspot.com/2010/03/socks-and-blankets-oh-my.html

[Amy]

Your cookies should be pretty healthy, shouldn't they? Oatmeal and apricots aren't bad. Really, I'm very impressed that you have time to bake anything with the baby, laundry, house cleaning, cooking, feeding people, etc. etc. etc. I too get terribly excited about yarn. What does that mean about us, that we are so happy about thick, colored string? LOL

[The Garden Bell - Kate]

So, how did the days go by and I missed this one. Thanks goodness I found it this afternoon. Great Dafs and even your laundry looks fun. Thanks for the side view of the little guys. What a fun shot.

Bring it on, I"m ready for a Luc Ta-Da.... Wait...let me get a cup of tea first....

Kate - The Garden Bell

[sumea]

hi Luce

i just read your comment on Vanessa's blog and wanted to come and give you a ((((((hug))))))
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Dawna]

When will we be seeing that ta-dah post, Lucy? I can hardly wait to see your beautiful finished blanket!

All the best,
Dawna

[Patti]

I have to say when I woke up today I was not feeling well, and then I pulled up your blog! The colors always help soothe my soul. Your flowers are so beautiful, I can hardly wait for mine to bloom. And well, babies just have to make you feel better! Sometimes when I am feeling really bad and need a lift I go in and look at your Flicker photos and before long I am smiling and feeling better. The colors are great therapy for me!! Luv you and your blog - keep posting all those beautiful, colorful pictures of your life!!!

[Ann]

Hello!

I have just found your blog and I really like it! Lovely pictures

Best regards from Ann in Sweden

[Ipukris]

Just checking if Ta-Daa moment is about to burst out ;-)

[kathy(used to be mylifeandotherbeads)]

Hi Lucy, gorgeous photos as usual! Have you received the baby sling yet? I hope so! Love, Kathyx

[Gill]

I have never added a comment to this blog even though I am a huge fan but I feel I must given the last comment made. I visited Elspeths blog last night to see the message her husband had left and was totally dumbstruck. It was through Elspeth's blog that I discovered Attic24 as she was always referring to the colour and vitality here. I popped my head into the Attic and had to read every single post from the beginning. An addiction soon followed! But I will miss Elspeth even though I never 'knew' her and I will always be grateful that she introduced me to you.

[Martina Tierney]

Dear Lucy
I know that you have Elspeth Thompson on your bloglist, and I wondered if you had heard that she died last Thursday...? The Women's Room have a lovely obituary in our blogland. Love Martina

[Anna]

Crocheting on the floor (not to mention FINISHING something) beside a happily kicking baby sounds like the perfect way to spend an afternoon to me!

[Ellen]

Ahhh....your flowers are very pretty Lucy. I've been playing in the dirt too :) Have a look-see on my flickr if you'd like, it's called "SoMe InSpIrATioN". I know your hours are full from dawn to dusk. I've also made your bag to hold my threads which is also on my flickr for all to see, named "tHe LuCy BaG" :) Hope you have a wonderful week and I look forward to your next posting :)
xxx Ellen

[Along The Avenue]

Your blog always has such lovely bright pictures and is a joy to read!

[Delilah]

You're amazing, you accomplish so much and with a new baby too.

[Laura]

Hi Lucy,
Your blog is a rainbow of color and beauty and your posts are lovely and make the reader feel as if they are there with you! Thank you for sharing your everyday life and your wonderful creations with all of us.

I find it impossible to pick just one favorite of all the fabulous things you create, but would love to know if you have a pattern for that awesome yarn bag you crocheted? I spotted it in a recent picture and love it!

[Kelly]

Just discovered your blog. You take some truely gorgeous photographs!

[Dreaming Bear]

This sounds like the perfect day to me! Can't wait to see the zig zaggy goodness!

[Thirza]

Dear Lucy: lovely flowers (again), lovely baking (again)! I made the cookies myself, and they are deviously easy...

http://songsskirtsandscones.net/?p=1359

Tried to trackback to this post, but I can't see whether it did or not. Did you get any messages?

Enjoy the lovely sunday (assuming you're having the same gorgeous (though cold) spring whether on your side of the water!

Greetings from Armagh

[Sigurborg]

Hi
I can see that the spring is already near you. All the best and your pictures are bautiful ;o) Regards from Iceland

[Quack and Quill]

Nothing feels as good as finishing that final row! I cannot wait to see the finished photos, I am sure they will be gorgeous, as always!