Happy Mothers Day.

      To my mum and all you mums out there in bloggy land and and around the world Happy Mothers Day you beautiful people.
    I had my breakfast brought up to bed for me this morning by my son,thank you pet it was lovely,it was a early 7am one as he knows I like to be up early.  I am not doing much today I have a day of nothing planned just to relax with the sofa LOL. As I post this at 8.30 am the weather  is now doing what the forecast said it would do,its snowing not a lot but it is doing it.Arrrgh go away,don't think it will be much but it is a cold morning,never mind it is only march I suppose.
    Well I hope you all have a lovely day and get totally spoilt we deserve to be.Lots of love to you all Jill xxx

Spring !!!!!

     Hello friends hope you are all well.This pic brought a smile to my face today when I spotted it just wish that it felt like it.Tuesday was a lovely day here in the little village the sun was shinning it was warm in the sunshine and there was no nasty cold north wind for a change. I was outside most of the day sorting out the pots at the front of the house,my lilies had got a bit pot bound and I should have done them last year but never got round to doing them so while it was nice I emptied the 2 pots out and replanted the bulbs into 5 pots all nicely spaced out,I just hope that I have not killed them off fingers crossed,I got lots of my little plants looking a bit happier with themselves and looking forward to the spring..When I get outside pottering I never know when to go back in again, I ended up doing all kinds of jobs including washing the windows scrubbing clean the window sills and steps cleaning the doors and sweeping the front and back paths.At 5.30pm I went in side and hubby said he fancied fish and chips from Whitby for dinner,(Whitby is only 15 Min's drive from us)In the car we went off leaving the sun shinning and by the time we got 1 mile down the road it was foggy, in Whitby you could not see a hand in front of you,what a different world it was.The lady in the F&C shop said it had being like it all day and it was forecast for the next few days,she could hardly believe it when I said it was beautiful at home.  The last few days have seen fog and more fog and today rain and more rain gray nasty sky's and not looking as if it will go anywhere soon.
      I have not been a good blogger lately Iv not had much good stuff to blog about,we have gone through a very stressful time of late and my head has being in a bad place with all that has gone on but I am now starting to feel that there is not much that I can do anymore about the stress so I have to pull myself out of the dark place Iv got into.Life does bring us some stress at times doesn't it? but somehow we just struggle through it and hope to come out the other end a stronger person I think I am stronger and wiser just hope it is going to get better.(I feel like I have told you this before,probably have.)
     I have not done much sewing lately just bits of this and bits of that not finished anything,so that is what I'm going to get stuck into as much as I can to take my mind off things.I have 2 quilts to finish off one I started before christmas and one I started about a yr ago.Then I want to do a denim one for my sons bed and one for a present.I am going to make some pj bags for the boys for  here and at home,so I have lots to keep me occupied as well as looking after hubby,son,house and garden and not forgetting my boys when they are here which is not as much as I or they would like.
    I have being going  to slimming world the past few weeks and lost a few pounds and then put a few on but I am still 1 stone 3lbs lighter than I was in January so I am pleased with that.I have tried new recipes mostly vegetarian ones as I am not eating meat at all now,I haven't stopped because I wanted to but because I just don't fancy meat anymore.I am enjoying trying new recipes for myself and still cooking for the family as usual it does takes up more of my time but I feel like I'm doing something for myself as well if you know what I mean,I am having veg moussaka for my dinner tonight and the men folk are having gammon and veg's.
    I'm going to go start the dinner now and make a cuppa,then after tidying up later its bath and pj time,feet up and sewing in front of the fire with the curtains closed and the weather can do what it wants.Hope you have a lovely warm cosy night in or a good time if you are going out.
    Take care of yourselves,love Jill xxx

Honey Bee.

     Today I saw a honey bee in my kitchen window!! Is this the start of  the happy days of spring to come ! emmmm I wonder  OR is it just a little soul that is like me came out to play because the sun had his hat on???? I would love to think that this is the start of things to come but I'm not going to hold my breath.I woke at 630am and it was day light there was even a tiny tiny little glimpse of spring at that time of a morning,it was cold and a touch of frost but one of those mornings when you say "well its a good start to the day".I have done countless jobs today inside the house had windows flung open to welcome the brighter fresher air in and intend to do more in and outside tomorrow.I bought some little primulas on Monday for the front door step and they cheered the place up no end and as there is much more cheering up I could do I intend to get stuck in and get on with it.I have not felt like smiling and cheering the house up lately but now I am on a mission to have the most smiley house on the street,if you can have a smiley house,I'm sure you can.The garden at the back is looking a bit sad and neglected not cos I have not wanted to tend to it but because at this time of year the sun is not high enough to let  the little plants see the light,as soon as the sun is higher in the sky the garden will bloom and I will be a happy girl again.The days are getting longer and soon we will change the clocks and be able to have longer in the garden or evening walks,oh I cannot wait.
    I am sat here now on my own and the house is oh so still not a murmur just the way I like it,hubby has gone to bed early I just love the time when the telly goes off and all I can hear is the clock ticking nothing else.It is the time of night when I like to switch of the lights open the curtains and look outside to see the moon shining brightly with the stars, nothing else is happening at this time of year in the village just peace and quite.
    I wish you all a good nights sleep with happy dreams of long warm summer days to come,and hope you are all well.Love and hugs to you all,Jill xxx