Happy Anniversary husband of mine

Married for four years, together for ten. Not too shabby.

I love this man because of his beard. Because he makes me laugh and because he makes the best damned lasagne in existence. Also because he pronounces owl "Ah-wul" and has a silly voice for every occasion.

Happy Anniversary stink. Love you lots.

xxxx

Seeds - garden update

Now that spring has most definitely sprung, I'm busy planting seeds like a mo fo. Although, this year I'm doing things a little differently. Usually I have a flower bed in my garden, but it took so much work that this year I've decided to dedicate it solely to growing vegetables and the like.

During the winter I straightened it out as it had been a really weird shape before. No idea why. The people who lived here before us were odd.
Last month I planted all the seeds that needed growing in doors and this month I'll be transplanting them outdoors along with some more seeds that need to be sewn directly where they are to grow.

So far I've got courgettes, sweet peppers, gherkins and sweet peas growing indoors. Oh and some giant sunflowers of course. Anyone who knows me, knows that if there's only one thing I grow each year, it's sunflowers. It simply has to be done. I'm in love with them and this year I went for the giant variety, the mother of all sunflowers. I want some giants up in my garden this year!

Craft Show sneak peek

In my last post I mentioned that I was going to be selling what's left of my old stock so that I could start my Etsy shop a fresh. Well as luck would have it, a good friend of mine asked if I'd like to take part in a small craft fair to raise money for the Diabetes UK charity. It's the perfect opportunity to sell some pieces with the added bonus that I may also make some money to spend on new supplies.

Well that's what I thought anyway. However, take another look at the poster...there's a cake stall people! 

A CAKE STALL. And cake is my crack. So if I'm realistic, any money I make is likely to go towards cake and I won't even feel guilty about spending my supplies money or the extra calories because it's all for charity. I'll be eating cake for charity because I'm a selfless and giving person like that. 

The Queen has been overthrown!

I have a plan!

As some of you may have noticed, I was absent through most of March and my last post was beyond mopy.  I needed a break so that I could focus on what was dragging me down. Was it my job or merely just the weather? Turns out it was a little of both and a couple of other things too which I won't go in to because they're not really that interesting!

So after a few weeks out, I have come up with a plan which will help me change the things I can change and live with the things I can't. And I can't tell you how much more positive and motivated I feel for it!

One change I'm determined to work towards is something that I decided to do back in January and that's to re-open my Etsy shop. Unfortunately life got in the way back then and once again, the plan got shelved. However, now that I have a better idea of what I want The Small Things to be, I have a better idea of how to get there. 

So April is going to be the month that will see a lot more crafting going on in the house of Cat Hair. I will be making new things and selling old stock and supplies as well as giving my old Etsy shop a bit of a make over. And I will share it all with you as I go. 

I don't have a grand re-opening date set yet. Life gets in the way of the best made plans so I'm trying to keep things as flexible as possible for now. But I would like to see it open for business once again sometime in May.

Fingers crossed!

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