We’ve been incredibly busy organising our wedding over the last few weeks. We set a date, booked a Church and reception venue, and finally ordered the invites and associated stationery. Who knew that getting married could be so exhausting? Practically every day a decision has to be made. We’ve picked a great theme to hold the day together and we’ve roped in my mum to help us source objects. All will be revealed!
I couldn’t help but play with this, found here.
And finally (bit of a long post for me today!) I’ve found a new swap to make a robot. I really want to join in but just don’t know if I should be committing to anything other than our wedding at the moment.
I was really lucky to win a giveaway that Emily at Ravenhill did recently. She makes the loveliest dolls and I have been reading her blog for a while as it is so cheerful and inspirational. She sent me one of her wonderful dolls called Anne Gry. Emily also enclosed some lovely gift tags and a handmade needle case. I felt truly spoilt opening it, like it was my birthday! Thanks so much Emily, it really cheered me up.
Today it felt like summer had finally arrived in the UK. It’s no joke that we’ve had constant rain, overcast skies, and dismally dreary days so far this year. Luckily we woke to blue skies today, which was just as well as we had been planning on joining a guided walk to the sound mirrors at Denge, Kent.
After the walk we pottered around Dungeness, looking at the miniature railway, cottages made from old railway carriages and lighthouses.
I was really pleased to finally visit Derek Jarman’s cottage, Prospect Cottage.
The garden really is amazing. Beautiful flowers spring up between the shingle and wood, metal and stones have been used to form sculptures amongst the plants in the beach garden.
I received my toadstool from Tiffany today. She made me a lovely toadstool out of recycled fabrics. It was even stuffed with old stuffed animal filling!
We’re just back from a few days in France where we went to participate in a memorial service at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the First World War. The weather was beautiful and we were surprised how many people attended the service. My great uncle died somewhere near Thiepval in July 1916 and we think we’re the only family members ever to visit the spot. We left a photograph of him at the memorial, as other families, schools and associations did for their lost men.
