Good Friday...

so we went to see my sister and nephews in Ely...as soon as we got there they had their Easter Choccies, and tucked in straight away....there is only one way to tackle a chocolate bunny - straight in! Then, it was time for Ollie to open his birthday present. He is 5 on the 15th of April, but we really wanted to see his face when he opened his Turtle Suit. As you can see he was very impressed.........

The when the paparazzi arrived Alex wasn't going to be out done so into the dressing up box he went and came back as a policeman. We then had a 10 minute photo session. And don't they love it...I love this photo, just look at their faces For lunch we went to Soham to a little portuguese cafe and to go to the shop there. Sis and I spent some time living in Portugal, and we really miss a lot of things about the Algarve, but especially the food. So we started in the cafe with Sumol and I had to have a pastel de nata before being disappointed that they didn't do lunch. Never mind, off to the shop, where I bought:

Sumol, sardine pate (for DD), tostas, queijo flamengo, queijo fresco (I hadn't had this for sooooo long - god it was good), chocolate mousse and bacaulhao. It was like I had died and gone to heaven...hhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm. Then we went back to the cafe cos we could, and the guys said that they would cook...yay! so we had a bottle of sagres and this: Bifana, chips, and linguica. And we sat in the garden in the sun, it was fantastic...I had only been saying to DH that the wonderful weather reminded me of a Portuguese spring day - the smells, the light, the heat, and there we were eating outside in the sunshine enjoying delicious food. Ollie and Alex enjoyed it too, the man brought out pens so they could write on the table cloths (paper ones), and then Charlotte explained that Portugal is where they are going on holiday, and the boys were very happy.

From there we went to the swings:

yes, that is DD's bum swinging towards me! After this we went down to the river and had ice creams, before a visit to another park! We had a lovely time, and revelled in the sunshine. The boys are growing up soooo quickly, it was great to see them.

Today we went into town to buy easter eggs for our goddaughter and her sister, and popped into the pub for a quick drink and a sit in the sunshine...oohh and to eat a little chocolate...

Then we added to the family, DD brought home a hamster...photos tomorrow.

I apologise for the lack of knitting, I can't post what I am currently working on as it is for a regular blog reader mwah hah hah!

Look what I got

What a lucky person I am, look at my spoilage!

First up:

I lurve Kitchen Cotton - the camera hasn't done it many favours, it is actually "Seaspray", and looks just as you would imagine it!

Next:

DD and her lipgloss - it was very well received and quickly disappeared into one of a thousand handbags! And yes, she does seem to stand in that spot a lot doesn't she! She posed there for the scones and also for the pancakes - at least this time she hadn't got her pyjamas on ;-)

Next: Cat Shots:

Let me introduce you to Archie -forgive the looks, he is really quite nice! He has just lost his life long friend - Skippy. They were together for 16 years :(

He has settled down well though.

Look what he received in the SP parcel from Chocolate Bear, a catnip mouse. His reaction was startling, he started leaping around like a kitten, and then collapsed in a heap after about a minute. But as you can see from the piccies he is hardly the fittest cat on the planet, but in case you are wondering, he is on a diet hee hee!

Here he is saying thank you for the pressie!

Then he went to bed!

The chocolates have been eaten, the card is on the mantlepiece and the roses are lined up to finish off a cardigan.

DH and THE BITCH

Have I introduced you to DH? Have I explained that I am a bike widow?

Let me introduce you to THE BITCH! She arrived today, and is already taking over the house. This is bitch No 4! Yes, he has FOUR!!!!!

Can you believe that you pay all that money, then they don't come with pedals - go figure?!?!?!

At least he can't complain about my yarn stash EVER again!

Productive Day all round...

and it is only 3.45pm...
DD made some bite size scones which we'll have in a minute with some jam - I would like to say it will be homemade but it isn't. That is a New Years Resolution for this summer ;-)
Thanks to FaeryNuff for the heart lolly which she sent me as part of my fab VD package.

DH has been out and completed 100km on his bike in an organised event (he has now collapsed in the bath in agony - hee hee), which he has had on his "to do" list for 2 years!! The photo isn't of him, but that is what he has been doing...And I have booked accommodation in the Lakes for my (cough) b'day in July, which happens to coincide with the Woolfest - YAY, very excited about that......a long weekend away, with the family, a "slight" involvement of yarn and possibly get to meet some UK knittyheads....sounds perfect!

And this was the view from the house a few minutes ago...

Sad news: the jaywalker pictured lovingly in a previous post had to be frogged ggrrrrrrr, I made a mistake that I couldn't have lived with. So I have started again...3rd time lucky