The Summer holidays are flying by – where did last week go???
Another busy week with The Boys and we’ve done some fun things over the past seven days; here are a few of them.
- Went to the Arnolfini in Bristol where there was a Graffiti exhibition on show.
2. Picnic at Ashton Court with No.1, No.2 and No.3 Sons.
The Picnic Blanket had its first proper outing:)
3. These little egg bucket egg cups were a gift and are getting plenty of use during the holidays as we can take our time over breakfast.
The eggs are fresh-out-of-the-hen fresh!
4. Took The Boys to Bristol Aquarium which they loved.
5. Having done the Shaun The Sheep Trail in London at Easter, we spotted a few in Bristol too. This one was right outside the entrance to the Aquarium.
6. Made a ‘phone case for Tajana as part of our gift exchange after finding out her attempts had been unsuccessful.
7. Mr. H-L and our friend had their backs and bottoms waxed for charity. I haven’t laughed so much for ages – their screams were hilarious!
8. An extra photo this week just to clear the last image from your traumatised minds!
The Boys upcycled T-shirts found their way into Love Sewing magazine alongside another blogging buddy, Lazy Daisy Jones🙂
If you would like to join in with seven photos of your week, find out more over at Threads & Bobbins.
August 10, 2015 at 12:01 pm
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 The phone case is beautiful and I have my name embroidered on!!! Oh,I’m in awe!!!! Thanks thanks and thanks a thousand times!!!
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August 10, 2015 at 12:03 pm
Hee hee, glad you like it, although you will have to be patient because I have only just cut out the bag:)
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August 10, 2015 at 12:27 pm
Please,take your time because I’ll need much more time than you do
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August 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm
The penultimate image is mind boggling! Brave chaps. Those egg cups are just divine but did you forget the Marmite on the soldiers. Well done on the magazine appearance! Lovely sevens this week
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August 10, 2015 at 12:35 pm
I love marmite on my toast but not with eggs as I think it hides the delicate flavour. We videoed the men and put it on Facebook for everyone who had sponsored. Honestly, men cannot handle pain at all well!
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August 10, 2015 at 1:50 pm
They are very brave chaps! That egg yolk looks incredible – an amazing colour. Well done on more media fame.
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August 10, 2015 at 1:54 pm
Hmm, it’s funny how they don’t think we’re brave every time we get our legs done though, isn’t it?!
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August 10, 2015 at 2:17 pm
Halarious!!! Thanks for starting my week off so thoroughly entertained.
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August 10, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Glad to make you smile:)
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August 10, 2015 at 4:48 pm
First let me get this out of the way about the naked pictures: OH MY! Clutch my pearls! LOL I love the phone case that you made. 🙂
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August 10, 2015 at 6:30 pm
I know, all for a good cause though and lots of money raised!
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August 10, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Oh my word!! Love the phone case! Congrats Tajana! The hairless back and bottoms are way too cute. They may have not been able to take the pain but what good sports they are. Wait until the hair starts to grow back on those naked bottoms. There will be a lot of itchin and scratchin! LOL
I so love your blog. You are such a great mum and you have me in stitches all the time. Thanks my friend!! Much luv to you and the whole family. xxxxxx
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August 10, 2015 at 6:32 pm
Thanks for all your kind and thoughtful comments, they mean a lot to me! I’ve warned hubby about the intense itching he’ll be facing in a few days, maybe I should take a video of that?! Sending best wishes across the sea to you:)
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August 10, 2015 at 10:14 pm
Such a busy week, no wonder it whizzed by!! LOL Well done the chaps and all for a good cause – no doubt men’s hair removal is soooo much more painful than ours ;-/?! And, YAY!… to the picnic blanket’s first outing and your newest magazine article 🙂
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August 13, 2015 at 9:04 am
The Boys were excited to see themselves in a magazine and laughed to see the one I’d chosen to submit! They’d pulled the usual fake smiles and I said to them that they could look a bit happier to have new T-shirts which resulted in the daft expressions! As for the men, well, it was the most entertaining hour and a half in ages!
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August 10, 2015 at 10:23 pm
Now there’s something I never expected to see on a sewing blog. 😉
I love the picture of your son at the aquarium eye-to-eye with the ray! Looks like a fun trip all round. And I’m so jealous of the recipient of that phone case–what a great gift!
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August 13, 2015 at 9:00 am
Sorry about that, but it was all for a good cause, even if was an assault on the eyes!! Tajana has seen the phone case and loves it too, so I’m happy about that:)
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August 10, 2015 at 11:08 pm
Crikey!! I feel their pain!!!! 😳 I remember my first time like it was yesterday – my under arms bled!! And wine made the pain worse the second time! But will he have a second time!? such a brave pair – well done!
Looks like the rest of the family have had a lovely week. And your eggs looks super duper yummy! 😀
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August 13, 2015 at 8:58 am
Definitely no second time waxing – he nearly didn’t make it through the first time! I’m one of those disappearing species of women who love all that hair, so I can’t wait for it to grow back. He’s not looking forward to all that itching, though:)
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August 14, 2015 at 8:06 am
You’ll have to keep giving him a back scrub til it grows back! 😃
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August 14, 2015 at 8:08 am
That’s what the beautician said – his bum’s itching already:)
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August 14, 2015 at 8:10 am
Haha! I’m sat next to the McDonalds drive thru, working, laughing like mad and getting strange looks! 😃
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August 14, 2015 at 8:15 am
They surely must be used to ‘that mad woman in uniform’ by now:)
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August 14, 2015 at 8:16 am
Haha! They’re used to me frowning when I don’t get discount! They were gonna charge me full price for my brekkie! 😳
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August 11, 2015 at 7:58 am
Love the Graffiti. I always look for the Graffiti here in Johannesburg as well. 🙂
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August 13, 2015 at 8:55 am
I certainly appreciate graffiti more as art now, especially since our very own Banksy appeared on the scene in Bristol:)
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August 13, 2015 at 10:58 am
lol. Banksy is just as popular and well-know here. 🙂
I think these guys and girls work very hard doing their pieces, and they put in just as much effort as anyone. We have some stunning pieces around Johannesburg. I should get proper photos and post about it some day. 🙂
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August 11, 2015 at 12:28 pm
You’ve just made me cough cous cous over my laptop!!!!
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August 13, 2015 at 8:54 am
Ha ha! Sorry about that, but it was for an excellent cause and a toothbrush should be good for sweeping out the couscous from between the keys….
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August 11, 2015 at 3:03 pm
Well that’s left me speechless!
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August 13, 2015 at 8:53 am
Together with everyone else – it seems no one was expecting bare bums on a craft blog! Well, it was for a very good cause:)
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August 13, 2015 at 8:56 am
🙂 Maybe not expecting, but not the first time we’ve seen a lot of your hubby : ) Well done again to him and your friend.
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August 13, 2015 at 9:09 am
You must be referring to the digger photo, calendar-girls style! Oh dear, you must have awful images imprinted on your brain as I think those are the only two on my entire blog!!
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August 13, 2015 at 9:36 am
LOL! And there was me thinking we had a nude Mr H-L every month 🙂 And in truth I was secretly hoping you’d be publishing a 2016 calendar 😉
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August 13, 2015 at 9:38 am
Ha ha! I can actually hear the irony in your voice, but you have no worries on that score!
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August 13, 2015 at 9:38 am
🙂
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August 11, 2015 at 9:01 pm
I love your Sunday 7’s just wondering do you ever have a quite week LOL
I certainly wasn’t expecting bare bums hahahahahahaha
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August 13, 2015 at 8:52 am
Ha ha! I don’t think anyone was expecting bare bums on a craft blog! Last Summer we stayed at home for the entire six weeks as the weather was so lovely The Boys just wanted to play in the garden and pool all the time. This year, being changeable, we’ve taken them out more which is a nice change.
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August 12, 2015 at 2:06 am
Lovely, cheerful photos this week 🙂 looks like you’re making the most of the holidays.
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August 13, 2015 at 8:31 am
We certainly are! London this week and out first trip to The Natural History Museum hopefully:)
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August 13, 2015 at 12:17 pm
Ouch, ouch, ouch!! I hope they raised lots of money 🙂 I can’t believe we are now halfway through the hols! We really need to get that sun back 🙂 xx
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August 15, 2015 at 11:41 pm
And your son is still wearing his upcycled onesie! 😀 What an exciting week!
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August 16, 2015 at 12:01 pm
He left it in the Aquarium……
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August 16, 2015 at 12:23 pm
Oh no!!!!!
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