Taking Meryl Home

Today we took Meryl back to her home nr Lichfield. Meryl is the Morris Minor Convertible that we hired for the wedding. It was a lovely morning so we had the top down, not good for the hair style but fun anyway. Meryl is part of a fleet of classic cars that are available to hire from Self Drive Classics. You can hire by the day or longer, so if you fancy a trip down memory lane for a weekend then Steven is the man to see. You can call him on 01889 504040.



I will post some pictures of Meryl in her wedding finery when I have some close ups.

Wedding of the Year - Mr & Mrs Jones

I can honestly say that it was a beautiful wedding, the bride was radiant, the bridesmaids stunning, the location breathtaking, the marquee decor just perfect - of course I am a bit biased there. So today I am feeling a bit shell-shocked, tired, teary and wondering what we will all talk about now that the wedding is over. Of course we will hear about the honeymoon - they go to South Africa tomorrow, we hope they have a wonderful time, and don't bring any lion cubs home! Some of the photographs will be on the photographers blog Monday/Tuesday so I will post a link. Going to have an early night now as I've alot of sleep to try and catch up on

Count down

- the baking is done
- the nails are painted
- the car is packed - well nearly
- the clothes are laid out
- tomorrow is registry office and then the set up at Lyvden
- friday - wedding day - please let the weather stay fine

Rib Roy Tank

Finished this last night 0-6 months - 4ply.

Had a busy day in Stamford sewing among other things. Did a spot of shopping at lunch time. Haircut and colour tomorrow.

Time for a manicure

having spent the day in the garden and even with gloves my nails are looking a bit of a mess, so just going to pop in the bath then try and tidy my nails up!

The tree trunk is down and I have 2 new beds in the drive, one of which I have planted up, the other requires a trip to the garden centre. I have a bucket full of daffodil blubs to replant, but maybe I will have time for that tomorrow, after our early trip to Heathrow!

New friends

Whilst on Ravelry (online knit and crochet community) yesterday morning I stumbled onto a knitting forum called Knitting it...one stitch at a time, this group chat about anything, knitting, families, life. They are a really friendly bunch of ladies from just about anywhere, US, Australia, Europe. I finally feel I have found a group that are interested in what you do.

With just 7 days to go before the wedding I am now released from paid work for the next 10 days. Today I plan to give my house a much needed clean )-: that is if I get off the internet for a while. Mrs Jones to be is coming round for a while before picking up her wedding dress.. so exciting. The garden also needs some TLC, so tomorrow if the weather plays ball will be spent in the garden, I must remember to wear gloves as I've already broken one nail, and they had been looking really tidy! Sunday we pick up the matron of honor from Heathrow at 6:30am, back from her Mexico travels, apparently we need to keep her amused all day so she is not tempted to go to sleep before normal bedtime. No doubt she will have lots to tell us after her month away. So looking forward to seeing her again.

Next week, wedding week is busy as you can imagine, hairdressers, baking, transporting china, glass, bunting, and a whole host of stuff so may not have a lot of time for knitting and internet. It will really strange when next Friday is done, so much planning and then its over...... what will be next?

9 days to go

Yes, the wedding is nearly upon us. Only 1 day left at work. Then the preparation starts in earnest. I have made myself a large list of things I need to do, take and where it all needs to be, and when. I like to be organised.

My outfit is ready, the shoes kill me, I have attractively been walking around the house in them with ankle socks on, but they still pinch. I have left them today with shoe stretchers in and hope they will feel better when I get home.

The bride and groom currently have colds, better this week than next I say. The maid of honor is still in one piece in Mexico, relaxing on the beach (she's had a cold too), we pick her up at 6:30am on Sunday!

My parents won't be making the wedding as my dad is too poorly, unfortunately he started chemotherapy yesterday. They are very disappointed not to be there but there will be lots of photographs and a video they can see - not the same I know.

On the knitting front I have started the Rib Roy Tank from the Sublime 4ply book, its in a pale lilac/grey and 0-6 months size, hope to have that finished by the weekend.