Oh dear, my #sundaysevens post is a day late yet again (but at least I’ve managed it this week – sorry Natalie!). What can I say – my weekends are so busy!

1. Day trip to London to see the poppy installation marking the 100th anniversary of The Great War.

2. Tower Bridge by night

3. Advent calendar under construction

4. Embroidering a monogrammed Christmas present

5. Mini granny squares for another Christmas present

6. Corfe Castle – we joined the parade on Remembrance Sunday

7. Christmas craft fayre in our village hall organized by me!

This week’s Sunday Sevens is on time! Only because the clocks went back and we were up earlier than usual; the boys were playing pool so I grabbed a few minutes in the office to do a quick post.

Pop over to Natalie at Threads and Bobbins to see what it’s all about.

1. Bought the 541,765th poppy from the Tower of London Installation a few weeks ago and found out that all 888,256 have sold out this week!!  Sooo pleased we were able to secure one – well, two actually, as we bought another for my mother for Christmas only to find out that they won’t be despatched until January…

2. Collecting the eggs before school.

3. Hung the new curtains at last! Read about the charity shop designer fabric bargain in this post.

4. Painted the kitchen; which was long overdue – we realized it hadn’t been painted since we first moved in after renovations seven years ago! “Lime White” by Farrow and Ball replaced the “Cooking Apple Green” which was gorgeous, but made the room feel dark and I fancied something lighter for a change.

5. Still warm enough for naked football in the field….!

6. A visit to Auntie’s farm. Such a unique farmhouse – 450+ years old, utterly original and unspoilt complete with cheese room next to the main bedroom! I just love going back – it rekindles fond memories of staying as a child.

7. Sunday morning pool with waistcoat and bow tie! That’s what the boys are up to whilst I’m writing this.

Now, where’s my coffee….?

This week’s Sunday Sevens is a day late again but better late than never eh?

A link up organized by Natalie at Threads & Bobbins to show you snippets of our lives that may be too insubstantial to form a blog post in their own right, but form a bigger picture when all showcased in one post.

MONDAY – I have no idea what these pretty little flowers are, but there’s a cluster of them in front of the village stocks and the gardeners very sweetly mow around them.

TUESDAY – Snapped up these vintage plates in the charity shop for three pounds!

WEDNESDAY – The Girls sheltered from a shower underneath the garden furniture and promptly went to sleep!

THURSDAY – There are dry stone walls around many a property here, lots of which have collapsed under the weight of sodden soil backed up behind them. The craftsmen who rebuild them (reusing the fallen stones) are truly astonishing – just look at this newly finished section. Can you see how well it blends into the original wall on the right? They are sensibly including more drainage channels to allow the water to escape more freely in the future.

FRIDAY – Walking the dogs…..

SATURDAY – Ignore the silly face and concentrate on the birthday present wish-list. No.2 Son is obsessed with both the First and Second World Wars. We’re taking him to see the poppy installation at the Tower of London for his birthday.

SUNDAY – Breakfast in bed:)

A day late again, sorry, but Sundays are family time, not computer time:)

Thanks again to Natalie at Threads & Bobbins for her Sunday Sevens link up.

Here’s a fleeting glimpse of my week: –

SUNDAY – Harvest Lunch in the village hall

MONDAY – Bean Bag repair needed!

TUESDAY – Isn’t it a bit cold for butterflies now??

WEDNESDAY – New yarn delivery – yummy!

THURSDAY – New project started with luscious Debbie Bliss Merino/Alpaca

FRIDAY – Preview evening for Art Exhibition in the village hall

SATURDAY – Rubbish phone camera photo of a wedding we went to three hours away in Essex

Yes, I know I didn’t post a Sunday Sevens #3, but I was otherwise engaged last weekend:)

Shall we start with that?

SUNDAY – Needs no explanation really!

MONDAY – Ooh, lovely seafood platter….mmm

TUESDAY – Halfway through a WIP for a Christmas pressie:)

WEDNESDAY – Hubby working from home can only mean one thing – eggs from our own hens for breakfast!

THURSDAY – Great day out with the girls visiting some of the talented artists in their studios for Somerset Art Weeks.

FRIDAY – Autumn is here…..

SATURDAY – Tess’ first birthday!

Thanks Natalie at Threads and Bobbins for your Sunday Sevens link up!

My week summed up in pictures again as part of the Sunday Sevens link up by Natalie over at Threads & Bobbins.

MONDAY – Treated myself to a book I’ve wanted for ages

TUESDAY – Still outside, naked, in September!

WEDNESDAY – Tried to make sense of the pattern I wrote whilst crocheting the Greengate-style Poncho

THURSDAY – Another WIP for a Christmas present – can you guess what it is going to be?

FRIDAY – A little bit of upcycling for my back-to-uni No.1 Son, blogged about here

SATURDAY – Removed this chunk of blu-tac from No.3 Son’s nostril…..!

SUNDAY – No.2 and No.3 Sons made pasties for supper

All in all, quite a productive week!

My week in photos as part of a new Sunday Sevens link up by Threads & Bobbins

MONDAY – A Christmas present finished and added to the stash

TUESDAY – Fresh eggs from our brood of free range hens

WEDNESDAY – Hen Doorstops made

THURSDAY – Victoria Sandwich made this morning

FRIDAY – Flowers from my lovely hubby!

SATURDAY – Tess had the dubious glory of winning third prize in the “Scruffiest Dog” in the village fair

SUNDAY – Fresh batch of butter whipped up for breakfast:)