Roses and thank you.

Thank you all for your sweet messages.
It really made me feel glad to know that I have so many caring and kind friends.
I had my Doctors appointment on Friday and he said that everything looked fine but took another swab, just to be on the safe side, so hopefully I will get the results in about 10 days, so I will keep you posted.
I will be so glad when this is all behind as the non Ladylike poses are not nice.


David Austin Rose ~ Mary Rose.

I really adore the old fashioned David Austin roses.
This is one of my favourites as it has the most delicious fragrance and the flowers are of attractive loose patterned formation and has the prettiest, strong rose pink colouring.
When I was pruning the roses back in July, one of the cuttings I put into a pot with soil and now I have started another plant. Do you ever do this when you are pruning your roses?
Very easy, I might add.

I am having a relaxing time ~ I did some Christmas shopping yesterday. In the big department shop where I like to shop, they were having 25% off, for the day, so that was a good time to put away a few Christmas presents.
Also Victoria got the results for her Bachelor degree in the mail and she has passed, so one very happy daughter. We celebrated yesterday, by going out to lunch, which was really enjoyable.

There is still time to enter my giveaway, which I will be drawing on Monday, so please leave me a comment and I will add your name ~ thank you.
I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend.

Hugs
Carolyn

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am sorry for not getting around all your blogs ~ It has been a busy week.
Tuesday I visited the Dentist and I was so happy that it was just a checkup, clean, polish and x-rays, which proved that I must have been cleaning my teeth well as they seemed to be fine.

I'm off to see the Doctor tomorrow, about the problem I had a while back.
So I'm hoping for good news.

I look forward to coming to visit your blogs soon.

Also many thanks for visiting my blog and helping me celebrate my 200th post Giveaway!
There is still time to enter the draw for Percy the Pig or Lottie Lamb.
Just leave me a comment and I will draw two winners on Monday and good luck.

Country Living

Wishing my friends, a wonderful Thanksgiving ~
May it be filled with all things wonderful and good.

Hugs
Carolyn

Let's Celebrate with a Giveaway!

When I started to blog, I never realized what a fun place this would be and the change that it would have on my life. I did not know if anyone would even want to read what I had to say.
Now 200 posts later and with 101 followers, even though we have not met personally, that does not seem to matter, I am happy that I can call you my friends.

Let's Celebrate with a little Giveaway!

All you have to do is leave me a comment and follow if you want to.
I am sending a huge thank you to all my dear friends for your love, kind words and support that you have given me. Just tell me which dough animal you would like - Percy pig or Lottie the lamb.
I will draw two winners on the 30th November.

Have a wonderful weekend.
Hugs
Carolyn

Where do we sign up?

Do you think sometimes you work in the wrong place?
I was sent this the other day .... Do you want to come and visit the Google Headquarters?
A lovely place to have forty winks~ this room provides massage chairs.

Food ~ Employees can eat all they want from a vast choice of food and drink.

Leisure ~ pool tables and video games
Private cabin areas where employers can attend to personal affairs.
Health ~ professional masseurs available
Ambiance ~ there are many books in this comfortable library.

Two questions ~
When do they work?
But most importantly - I wonder .... Do they have any vacancies?

It is time for a Celebration ... I have completed 200 posts! so I will get back to you soon with the details of my Giveaway.

I hope that your week is going fabulously!!

Hugs
Carolyn

Have a great week

Country Living.

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

We had a lovely time ~ had dinner with our friends in the City and stayed the night at their home.
The only problem was the weekend was over much too soon.


I am honoured to accept the Kreativ blogger Award from my dear friend Rose at
my-bella-rosa.blogspot.com
Be sure to go and visit her wonderful blog. Thank you Rose.

Now I have to tell you seven things about myself.

I met my husband when I was out washing my car and he came out to escape his flat mate, having an argument with his girlfriend. He lived two doors down the road.
I was renting a cute old two storied cottage built in 1907, in the lovely old suburb called St. Mary's Bay. We have been together since and have been married for 23 years.

When I go out I like getting dressed up and I love to wear a dress or skirt. Around home I like to be comfortable and ofter slouch around wearing a pair of track pants or shorts.

I was the girl with the whole grain wheat bread sandwiches, when everyone else had white bread. I used to wish that I could be like my friends, but now I know, that it is much better for my health and that is the only type of bread I eat now.

Like Rose, I lost my Dad this year and it is very hard and not a day goes by when I do not think about him. I love and miss him. We used to email each other, every day and was always great to get this correspondence.

We do not have any pets. It was such a heartbreak when our dog and cat both passed away last year, within about a month of each other.

I am happiest when I am creating or making something and one day I would love to have a studio where I can shut the door and not have everything all over the dinning table.
Sorry family, for all the mess I make about the house.

I love the weekends ~ to be able to have a leisurely breakfast and do some reading and relaxing.

Now I have to pass this award on, to the following blogs that I love to visit. This is the part the I really do not like because all your blogs are fabulous and you all should have this Award.
Some of you have Award free blogs, so if you are one of these please just know that I love to visit you.

hauteworld.blogspot.com
nearlystylish.blogspot.com
smallacornsnz.blogspot.com
beesandfleurdelis.blogspot.com
wishonawhisker.blogspot.com


Have a great week
Hugs
Carolyn

Pierre and Buster in Paris!

Here is my French Bear I have made ~ Pierre, Le Guide de Voyage, I will be placing him on my Web-site for sale soon.



We have friends that have recently moved to Paris to live and they sent over, this darling photo of their cute dog Buster.
Our daughter had a holiday job with them and V loved taking Buster for a walk in her lunch break.

We are going to have dinner with some friends tonight, so looking forward to that.
I wonder what you have planned for the weekend?
Have a happy weekend.

Hugs
Carolyn

William Morris 1834 ~ 1896

My work is the embodiment of Dreams ~ 1858.

William Morris was the single most influential designer of the nineteenth century.
Morris was an Artist, political theorist, scholar, translator, publisher, writer and poet.
Renowned for his wallpapers and textiles. His designs were popular in late Victorian artistic homes of taste.


Pearwood

I've long been a fan of William Morris for his classic designs, rich colours and patterns, which still look good and have timeless appeal and can be purchased today.






Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
~ William Morris

I hope that you are having a great week
Hugs
Carolyn