Another Sunday, another #sundaysevens – seven photos of your week giving followers an insight to your life in the real world as organised by Nat at Threads & Bobbins. Visit her site to find out more and how you can join in yourself.
- No.1 Son has now largely recovered from a fractured skull – this photo was taken last week before his fall, in a hotel restaurant nearby. Mr H-L is admiring the grounds in the background.
2. Couldn’t resist ordering the book I mentioned last week and it arrived a few days ago.
3. This project needs to be finished before I start on the above book. I’m on the home straight though, just the hair to finish off and then I can begin the mammoth task of photographing everything to show you.
4. A very rare supper-on-the-sofa moment made special by the romantic surprise gesture of my own personal candlestick. Mr H-L cooks a mean Chicken Gumbo.
5. I pass the church each time I walk the dogs and it struck me that any day now the leaves will change to a glorious shade of russet before falling to the ground.
6. Teaching pattern drafting to a student; I taught her how to draft a skirt sloper and then make a pattern from it. I really must get some small weights as the homemade jars of jam are a little too big!
7. A sweet photo of a tired No.2 Son curled up on the sofa with Fifi.
8. I had to squeeze in an extra photo this week to show you a very special picture – our first grandchild! Here is baby Lilah having her first cuddle with a very proud Mr H-L. After a traumatic start to life, she is now home and doing well.
Hope you all had a good weekend!
October 18, 2015 at 8:18 pm
Congratulations said for a thousand of times!!! What a beautiful baby! What a busy weekend full of good things! Well, except your son’s incident, I wish him a quick recovery!
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October 19, 2015 at 9:30 am
Thanks T, it was a better weekend this week after the stressful few days last weekend – everyone is on the mend now, thank goodness:)
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October 19, 2015 at 10:02 am
I’m so glad to hear that!! Try to relax, if you can, and enjoy yourself! You have good reasons for 💗
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October 18, 2015 at 8:34 pm
Oh dear Sheila – it seems something terrible has happened in your family – but it sounds as if you have all made it through …….. Congratulations on your beautiful grandie and may you all have many happy and trauma free years together!!
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October 19, 2015 at 9:32 am
Thank you Pauline, as the saying goes “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger” – couldn’t be more true with my lot!
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October 18, 2015 at 9:02 pm
Oh wow — I am so, so glad that your son’s accident is ok and now you have a new wonderful grandbaby to make you smile! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
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October 19, 2015 at 9:33 am
Thank you Amy, all is well now with No.1 Son and baby Lilah – can’t wait to meet her next weekend!
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October 18, 2015 at 9:16 pm
Congratulations! Such a cutie 🙂 i also cannot wait for you to start on that book!
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October 19, 2015 at 9:35 am
Thank you very much! I’ll let you into a secret – I’ve already made a little scene from the book ‘cos I couldn’t resist the urge to get going. Will show it shortly:)
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October 19, 2015 at 4:33 pm
Ooooo looking forward to that… are you going to expand your veg garden and have a camping patch too?
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October 18, 2015 at 9:26 pm
Wow what a week! Now go and sit down for 2 mins and have a cuppa! ☕🍫
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October 19, 2015 at 9:36 am
‘Twas a busy one, that’s for sure! Don’t know about the cuppa – a G&T or two is more like it!
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October 18, 2015 at 9:32 pm
Sympathy for number one son. Beautiful baby, many congratulations. Love the church picture.
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October 19, 2015 at 9:37 am
Thank you – churches are always so beautiful, aren’t they? This is the one in our village that we got married in two years ago:)
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October 18, 2015 at 9:43 pm
That last photo made me smile, congratulation So! Hope all well, I feel I missed a post somewhere, will have to trace back but glad everything’s on the mend for you 🙂
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October 19, 2015 at 9:41 am
Thanks Teresa, all is now well on the health front for all The Boys and baby Lilah. I haven’t met her yet as they live in Brighton which is three hours away, so we’re all going next weekend – excited!
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October 18, 2015 at 9:56 pm
What a lovely collection of shots – safe to summarise these as ‘we should be so grateful’ 🙂
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October 19, 2015 at 9:41 am
Thank you, I couldn’t agree more!
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October 18, 2015 at 10:16 pm
Congratulations on your first grandchild. So glad your son is on the mend. Sounds like a very full week, do hope you’re taking five minutes for yourself. Look forward to seeing those dollies 🙂
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October 19, 2015 at 9:45 am
Thanks Bekki, certainly a happier week knowing that all the kids (and grandchild) are healing. I take more than five minutes for myself, in fact I have been particularly productive this week as I find “making” incredibly therapeutic:)
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October 18, 2015 at 10:40 pm
What a lovely post! I am glad to see you number one son is on the mend. Your new grandbaby is just precious. My first grandbaby was a girl with the name of Lyla. I don’t know if she is pronounced the same. My Lyla is pronounced with the y as an I. Isn’t neat?!! The more I see you sew and crochet the more I want to move in next door to you!! You are so talented and such a wonderful mum! This year I am so excited for Christmas! What about you? Lots of love to you all!xxxxxxx
Robin
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October 19, 2015 at 9:48 am
Thanks Robin, well, wouldn’t you know – it seems Lilah is pronounced the same as Lyla! I’m always excited for Christmas – even though I spend most of the year making presents, the excitement never dulls. It’s the huge satisfaction and look on peoples faces that make it all worthwhile:)
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October 18, 2015 at 11:26 pm
Congratulations on your first grandchild awwww Lilah is a beautiful name and I’m so glad she’s home and well. Hope the sewing lesson went really well. I think my favourite photo is actually your son all snuggled up. Bless ❤
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October 19, 2015 at 9:52 am
Thanks Beth, I can’t wait to meet her next weekend! The sewing lessons are going really well, judging by the reaction of this particular student. She declared proudly to her mother “This is MY pattern, I made it ALL”. No.2 Son will be ten next month, but he still likes to cuddle up with his blanket and suck his thumb at bedtime:)
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October 19, 2015 at 12:05 am
Wow–a lot of excitement in your life this week, not all of it good! So happy about the grandbaby and that your son is recovering. And thank you for the lovely photo of the church. Best wishes for a peaceful week!
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October 19, 2015 at 9:54 am
Thank you for your good wishes – maybe the photo of the church will encourage a peaceful week? I intend to sit down and make something for baby Lilah for our visit next weekend:)
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October 19, 2015 at 2:08 am
Congratulations on your first grandchild! How exciting! Glad to hear that No.1 son is on the mend – it sounds like you’ve had quite the eventful week! I love the dogs featuring this week too 🙂
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October 19, 2015 at 9:58 am
Thanks Natalie, a quieter week would be most welcome! I don’t know about Maisy, but our two can’t just lie down on the sofa, they have to be sitting ON us. As soon as one of the many crocheted blankets is dragged off the back of the sofas they leap up and curl up on top of it on our laps:)
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October 19, 2015 at 8:17 am
Wow, what a beautiful post. Congrats on your grandchild, she is adorable. And all the best to son no. 1, he is looking good, and you all look so happy. It looks like a really good week all round. 🙂
Take care.
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October 19, 2015 at 10:01 am
Thank you very much, I can’t wait to meet her next weekend! No.1 Son is still working from home but is feeling much better, thanks:)
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October 19, 2015 at 8:34 am
Congratulations on your grandchild, you’re far too young to be a granny!
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October 19, 2015 at 10:03 am
Thanks Trisha, she’s gorgeous – and I feel too young to be a granny, especially with two very young sons at home still but, strictly speaking, 47 is plenty old enough….
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October 19, 2015 at 9:01 am
Sounds like you have a scary start to the week. Hope number son’s taking it steady after his head injury. But what a way to finish your week with your first grandchild. She’s gorgeous! Hope you make her lots of cute outfits and share them with us. Are you going to be Nan, Gran, Nanny….? 😃
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October 19, 2015 at 10:07 am
Thanks Ali, a ‘phone call at 4am is always scary – it’s never going to be good news at that time of the morning, is it? Anyway, he’s much better, although still working from home until his headaches dissipate. I shall be making something for baby Lilah to take up with us next weekend so I’ll show you when it’s finished. I’m going to be ‘Grandma’ and Mr H-L is going to be ‘Granfer’. Don’t we sound old!!
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October 21, 2015 at 4:28 pm
Aw, Granfer, that’s lovely. No you don’t sound old, she’s one lucky girl having such fab grandparents. I bet no 2 & 3 sons are excited too about being uncles 😃
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October 21, 2015 at 4:50 pm
They certainly are! Uncle Joe, Uncle Bert(ie)and Uncle Fred(dy) – they could be old men with names like that:)
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October 21, 2015 at 4:53 pm
Lol 😂
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October 19, 2015 at 10:07 am
Phew, a busy one!! So glad no 1 is on the mend and huge congratulations on the little one. I’m glad she is home safe and well. I couldn’t resist that book either and my copy arrived last week 🙂 x
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October 19, 2015 at 10:09 am
Thanks Sharon, baby Lilah is doing very well by all accounts and I’m pretty darn excited about meeting her next weekend! I’ve already made a few things from the book which I’ll blog about shortly – couldn’t wait to get started!
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October 19, 2015 at 12:36 pm
What a roller coaster of a week, congratulations and welcome to the ‘Grandma’ club x
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October 19, 2015 at 12:48 pm
Thanks Roma:)
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October 19, 2015 at 1:20 pm
Phew, so pleased to see that baby Lilah is now home. She is adorable. Enjoy your trip to Brighton to see her.
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October 19, 2015 at 2:39 pm
Thank you, newborn babies are just so special and that stage doesn’t last long so I can’t wait to see her:)
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October 19, 2015 at 2:24 pm
Congrats on your granddaughter! Lilah is so cute!
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October 19, 2015 at 2:39 pm
Thanks Abigail, she is a cutie:)
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October 19, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Such lovely photos. The church is beautiful, the special dinner, your handsome sons…and a precious new granddaughter. Sorry to hear of the frights mixed in, but glad all is worked out. Lilah is gorgeous, waiting to see the photos from your first visit.
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October 19, 2015 at 8:59 pm
Thank you for your kind thoughts, photos of baby Lilah are sure to make their way into next week’s Sunday Sevens:)
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October 19, 2015 at 8:49 pm
So grateful everyone’s recovering, and congratulations on your Grand new status! 🎈 Will look forward to seeing your cast of creations when completed, and before you get to crocheted camping! 😀
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October 19, 2015 at 8:57 pm
Thanks Del! Just finished photographing the dolls so will blog about them this week:)
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October 20, 2015 at 7:04 pm
Oh my goodness, a fractured skull, glad to hear he’s now on the mend. Beautiful son’s and a beautiful grandaughter too.
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October 20, 2015 at 9:37 pm
Thank you, yes he’s still got headaches but no lasting damage as far as we know, thank goodness:)
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October 21, 2015 at 11:34 pm
What a huge sigh of relief you must have made after last week!! I think by now you may have met Lilah, she’s beautiful 🙂 Thank goodness son no.1 is on the mend too!!!! You have been making lots of progress I see on the crochet dolls too 🙂
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October 23, 2015 at 9:45 pm
Congratulations! What a beauty 🙂
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