1. I always love a good rummage through the box marked ‘fabric scraps’ in charity shops. This week I was lucky enough to find some good quality, unused lengths of upholstery weight cotton drill…..
2. ….and some black denim, which I’m thinking of turning into a classic denim jacket for No.2 Son – for just £1.00!
3. Looking ahead to Ascot Ladies Day, I’ve pretty much decided on View B, but in navy and cream instead of black and white.
4. Midweek, we had lunch out at one of our favourite haunts, Holbrook House.
5. Usually it’s me taking the photos, but I managed to sneak on the other side of the lens as well, this time.
6. Carpaccio of venison – yum!
7. The Boy’s school presented their biennial production. This is the enitire school on stage for the finalé!
8. The teachers are good sports, too – here’s the headmaster and the reception teacher doing their bit.
9. No.3 Son’s football team won 5-4 in an exciting match. We took them out for Fish and Chips on the harbour at Weymouth.
10. Spring arrived on Saturday and the whole day was spent tidying the garden. Hubby did the first mow of the lawn and we flung open the French windows to let in the sunshine and warmth. Lovely!
11. After supper, we popped down to the pub for pudding! Even though it’s warmer now, there’s nothing quite like a cosy fire after the sun’s gone down.
Linking up with Natalie from Threads & Bobbins for Sunday Sevens – a weekly blog post showing your week in seven-ish photos.
March 27, 2017 at 2:41 pm
What a wonderful week – cosiness, and sunshine! The food looks so delicious, mid week must be wonderful! I love the fabric, can’t wait to see what you make!
That View B get’s my vote – the panelling will make you look gorgeous ! Ascot will be great fun!
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March 27, 2017 at 5:12 pm
Spring is just the best season in my mind – all the promises of good weather to come and so welcome after Winter. I have no idea what to make with the stripy fabric as yet, but it was too good a bargain to miss. I’m hoping that the dark side panels will give me the waist that I am sadly lacking! We go to Ascot ladies’ day most years and I always make a new dress. Oh, the dresses on ladies’ day – such a treat to see!
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March 27, 2017 at 3:25 pm
View B! Ascot Ladies Day – WWWOOOOOWWWWWW!!!!!! That will look stunning – can’t wait to see the pictures!
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March 27, 2017 at 5:15 pm
It should be a great match with my MASSIVE feather hat! I did toy with the idea of making Eliza Doolittle’s Ascot dress….but not for long!
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March 27, 2017 at 11:36 pm
Comme ca? Now that would get you in the Tatler for sure!

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March 27, 2017 at 3:34 pm
Super cute fabric finds! I also can’t wait to see your finished dress for Ascot Ladies Day! 🙂 Always love seeing your growing boys, they are such darlings! ❤
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March 27, 2017 at 5:16 pm
I do love making a new dress for Ascot each year – it’s definitely the sewing highlight!
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March 27, 2017 at 6:03 pm
Your Ascot dress will be awesome. I can’t wait to see it all put together. Great finds. Boy youngest has curls that grow like wild fire. Love and hugs to you and the family.
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April 3, 2017 at 5:31 pm
I haven’t even ordered the fabric for the dress yet, but there’s no hurry as Ascot is in June. No.3 Son’s curls are getting a little out of control, but he likes is hair long and won’t let me cut it!
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March 27, 2017 at 6:27 pm
That’s a good looking week! The dress will be fabulous!
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April 3, 2017 at 5:32 pm
Thanks Pauline, I hope the dress looks ok on my more ample figure:)
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April 3, 2017 at 8:59 pm
You always look fabulous in your clothes!
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March 27, 2017 at 7:32 pm
lovely fabric finds and your frock is smashing
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April 3, 2017 at 5:33 pm
Thanks Cathy, fingers crossed the dress looks as nice as it does on the pattern envelope:)
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March 27, 2017 at 8:42 pm
Superb fabric finds and good to see the sun paid you a visit this weekend ~ we had a gorgeous weekend but back to grey cold weather today LOL
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April 3, 2017 at 5:34 pm
Charity shop fabric buckets always bring out the little kid in me as it’s a lucky dip every time. Hope the sun is with you this week – it’s blazing down here again at the moment.
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March 27, 2017 at 10:13 pm
Thinking navy an cream will look great for your RA dress! Isn’t it lovely to let the new season waft through open doors and windows 🙂
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April 3, 2017 at 5:36 pm
Navy and cream are better for my colouring than black and white – a subtle difference, but it seems to work. Oh, the first time you throw the windows open in Spring is just heavenly!
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March 28, 2017 at 3:18 am
Great week! Loved all rhe costumes. 😊
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March 28, 2017 at 7:34 am
Great week. Great bargains! When you said style ‘B’ my eye immediately went to the middle dress 🙂 You’re looking very radiant in those pics 🙂 Yes, very chilly of an evening. We’re still lighting the wood burner every night.
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April 3, 2017 at 5:38 pm
Ha ha! I’d certainly raise a few eyebrows if I turned up at Ascot in a wedding dress! We’re eating outside a bit more now, although crocheted blankets are a blessing as the sun goes down and our outdoor woodburner is a godsend.
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April 4, 2017 at 8:56 am
We’ve had near constant damp – no eating outside for us yet 😦
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March 28, 2017 at 11:40 am
Like your post and pics. I really should take more pics myself. Spring sprang and we hit the garden too – a little bit of sunshine cheers us all up, doesn’t it! Following a day in the garden we took a trip to a beach the next day – along with many others it seemed – still, we found a quiet spot on a groyne and watched the world drift by. And, currently sorting my stash of wool and fabric too!
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April 3, 2017 at 5:41 pm
Sunday Sevens is a lovely way to recap on all we’ve done in the previous week – it’s so easy to forget without a record like this. Gardening and stash-sorting are both types of Spring cleaning, I suppose – and definitely put me in the mood for some outdoor living!
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March 28, 2017 at 6:06 pm
Wonderful fabric bargains! Look forward to seeing your Ascot dress, sadly we aren’t going this year as it’s the same week as Glastonbury… I’ll be making festival wear instead of a posh frock😃
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April 3, 2017 at 5:42 pm
Do you usually make your dress for Ascot, too? I LOVE to see all the fashions – some of them are quite outrageous! You could always paint your wellies to glam them up a bit for Glastonbury:)
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April 3, 2017 at 5:54 pm
I’ve been the last two years & yes made my dress both times😃They are on the blog somewhere! I love seeing what everyone wears, some are so fantastic & over the top. Next time I go I think I’ll go for something a bit wilder😂😂
Maybe I’ll wear my fancy hat for Glastonbury instead this year!
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April 3, 2017 at 6:02 pm
I’ve just had a look at both your Ascot dresses – they’re smashing!
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April 3, 2017 at 6:11 pm
Thank u. Look forward to seeing yours😃
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March 29, 2017 at 12:07 am
Life in your neck of the woods looks wholesome and wonderful. I’m so glad you’re enjoying life.
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April 3, 2017 at 5:43 pm
Yes, we really are lucky and I’m careful not to take it all for granted as things can change so easily.
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March 29, 2017 at 7:10 am
That dress will be ‘a stunner’. Look forward to seeing your navy and cream version.
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April 3, 2017 at 5:44 pm
Thanks Lynn, I hope it turns out as good in real life as I think it will in my head, lol!
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March 29, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Wow, what a lovely week, and even warm enough to start the first bit of mowing. How awesome. I love that fabric, you got really lucky. It is stunning.
Enjoy the rest of the week and I hope the weather gets warmer each day now. 🙂
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April 3, 2017 at 5:47 pm
I was very lucky indeed with the fabric as you never know what a charity shop will turn up. The weather is definitely getting consistently warmer now, and we’re starting to spend more time outside. Eating outside is such a simple pleasure, yet a pleasure it most definitely is.
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April 4, 2017 at 12:04 pm
Indeed, eating outside is always a pleasure. It is jokingly referred to here as one of our favourite “pass times” know as the ever popular “braai” or BBQ. Any and every reason to “braai” and if the weather holds, even the more reason. 🙂 And so much less work.
Have a great week and take care. 🙂
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