Snow, Birthday Cake and Shopping....

Hello everyone, I hope you are all okay and have had a good day!

We have actually had a light dusting of snow overnight, it did thaw slightly during the day and Danny man and I went to the village shop and then built a teeny tiny snowman!
He's crashed out in bed, and Jamie came home from school and has gone to bed too! she has that really chesty cough and is feeling a little rough.... I will see how she's feeling tomorrow she may stay home.

Danny Man's Birthday
It was Danny mans birthday on Saturday and he requested a Lorry cake......
I am not naturally gifted at cake making, and I have been informed by someone that it is not something you can learn you are either good at it or you are not!

I am not!

So I cheated!

I bought all manner of cakes from Lidls, Somerfields and Tesco and cut, moulded, covered and pasted together with a tub of Betty Crockers ready to spread icing!

I am not embarrassed by my lack of ability,
I totally excel at so many other things that I can deal with not being a complete domestic goddess, we can't all be Nigella!
I wouldn't mind her figure though....lol!

well here is my Chocolate log lorry!
What do you think?

I had a blast making it!

I slightly over catered,

there was only Daniel, Jamie, Mr P's mum and dad and Mr P and myself..... my Mum and Dad had a family occasion in Poole to go to, everything always seems to happen at the same time.

Daniel had a lovely day playing with all his new toys, it took ages for it to sink in that all the gifts were just for him.... being so close to Christmas I think he thought he had to share them!

Shopping!

Now I have tried to win so many giveaways that I am resorting to buying the things that I covet!
I know it is very naughty but I can't help it...

I bought 3 little birds from Patchwork Pottery
they arrived Saturday all the way from Canada!
They were beautifully wrapped and I also received an extra parcel!

Mr P thought I was mad taking photo's of all the different stages of unwrapping, but it has to be done so that I can get all excited when I look at the photo's again and again!

I received my three little birds, which are beautiful and each little bird had a thank you card with a magnet button, these magnets are so handy, I have two of the birds hung on the magnets by my laptop in the kitchen, and the duck egg blue bird is hanging on one of my cupboard door handles in the kitchen. The extra parcel was a little swatch of fabric with 3 herbal teas....

My beautiful felt picture from Fi at Marmalade Rose arrived Thursday, the postman caught me as I was walking with Daniel down to the Village cafe, I was so excited I nearly died!
Now I know this is suppose to be my Valentines present but as I was on my way to the villlage cafe I thought it rude to sit there and not open it!

With a crowd of onlookers I worked my way into it through the many layers of bubble wrap and cardboard.
Finally there it was in all its beautifulness!

I was so pleased with my first ever purchase of a piece of artwork by someone else and spent all morning showing everyone!

It astounds me though, that some people commented that I could have made it myself, okay with training and a little time possibly I could have but why keep trying to do everything yourself?
why not embrace those that already have those wonderful abilities and purchase their work, and revel in their talent! It seems to be a habit of creative people to see something and think
" pah I could do that myself"
and then you find you never get around to it and you still have nothing beautiful and inspiring to look at!
Thank you Fi! I love your work and your hair raising ordeal to fetch it from the shop will be told to my children and their children as it is passed from generation to generation!

I am one very lucky gal!
Thank you Mr P for letting me splurge!
I am feeling much chirpier now, surrounded by my lovely new things

Bye for now
Alex
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