So today is a busy one here in the Archer household. We have been in a working bee frenzy! All of the soil for our garden beds arrived this morning so Ken has been shovelling dirt all day and doing lots of digging and some drainage work! Our plants arrive this week - hopefully Tuesday.
Last year I created a layout about my New Years resolution of finally doing our garden! Well, I didn't quite make it with my resolution in 2005 but it will all be done early 2006 so that's good! We have had a pergola built throughout last year but the garden beds remained sad and empty!
I have taken photos of our progress and will share later when they are downloaded.
Annnyway, we bought an outdoor setting yesterday - finally. I have been searching for just the right one for ages. And I assembled it myself - which was quite a feat! We also laybyed a BBQ yesterday - very flash!! And I bought some annuals to plant into pots which is my job this afternoon.
So the outside is all coming together very nicely indeed.
My sisters kids are here to visit for a few hours so the kids are all occupied thankfully!
Tomorrow the building work starts on my room - fingers crossed. I have a set of timber stained french doors in this room and I want to paint them antique white. So I have been very much the Handy Woman this morning with the electric sander.
And I discovered I could NEVER be a builder, carpenter or renovator. Too hard. My muscles (well, I don't really have any) are aching and the job is only half done. And I've hurt my back:O(
So, other news...
We spent Wednesday morning with Jen Hall and her kids at ten pin bowling. Jen has already shared one pic of the girls but I thought I would share a few more.
The bowling place was PACKED. And it was noisy. And Jamison was in a mood which was very unpleasant - late night, early morning and he was just being DIFFICULT!!!!
BUT everyone seemed to have a fun time - although in hindsight we should have only booked ONE game for them all as they were all over it by half way through the second game.
The bowling shoes are really attractive hey! Such a fashion statement!
And I love this action shot of Capri - she looks so professional and believe me SHE WASN'T - lucky for the lane bumpers or she would have had a score of zero!!
I love how you can catch a glimpse of the kids scores on the board in the corner of the shot! Shame Capri is a little blurry but it's an action shot!!! Well that's my excuse anyway.
And in other EXCITING NEWS - I called into Paper & Stuff on Friday to choose supplies for another upcoming workshop I am doing on February 19 (more about that later) and Janelle was there.
Firstly, she now has her own blog which you can check out here.
And secondly I was totally shocked and thrilled to receive this from her for my birthday..
It's my very own FRILLY DILLY BAG!!!! And I totally LOVE it. Isn't it gorgeous. I love the colours and the patterns Janelle has chosen and I feel so spoilt! I was totally shocked!!!! THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH JANELLE.
(PS. like my little bag model!!)
Also, THANKYOU TO Miss Rachel Greig for her beautiful handmade card and parcel of her own papers and film strips which arrived here Friday!!!
Thank you Rach! I was admiring those cards you have been busily creating and sharing on your blog and then one jumps into my mail box:O)))))
So, I'm off now - time for more sanding. I am hoping to put together details for the next online workshop to post by tonight but don't hold me to that as I have a bit of a to do list today. I will be trying very hard though:)
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
KIM
