General Chat

Jill/Heather, I cannot get hold of Issy, but I think as there are 5 of us joining in the ATC swap we should be sending 4 to make it easier for Issy and also we will get one from everyone.

The weather has been so warm today, grandson said it was too hot to play out at the park even the swings were too hot for him to sit on so we came home again!

Hope you have all had the beautiful weather.
Joxx

Good afternoon from sunny Chatelais :-)
Wishing Isobel a very happy birthday xx and cannot wait to see who is returning back with us :-)

xx Jill

Ladies will be sending out an email later regarding a member that is rejoining us!!

Jill last night was the same here it was so hot and sticky that I was unable to sleep, and today the sun now is gone but it has left it very heavy, had the occasional spot of rain but thats all, probably will get a thunder storm later. I have what we call a screech owl that is always sitting on the tree in front of our house at night and that wakes me up most nights.
Joxx

Thanks Jo, will have to have a think, luckily I do have a gorgeous German Shepherd stamp ;)
Last night was unbearable upstairs with the heat plus our parent Little Owls were outside with offspring and Rosie must of been on the prowl,---what a racket !!!
Air con is cooling my craft room down and three projects all prepared so should be a good afternoon.
The lady in the gite is a crafter so will have to have a crafty chat with her :)
Hope everyone is keeping well and had a good weekend.

xx Jill

Jill, the ATC's are
July Dogs/cats
Aug Colour theme collage (any colour, any subject)
Sept Mountains


I just think they are getting more & more difficult, no idea what so ever for the Aug one, have no idea where to even start with that one!
Joxx

Sylvia, I hope the move went OK for you and that you will soon feel settled.

It has been a beautiful day here, really warm and sunny, we sat out in the garden with a drink or two until 7.30pm, wonderful!!!

Good evening from a very hot Maine et Loire, hit 32 in shade phew.
Jo, thank you but did find it a hard title. Been searching the thread for ATC titles and must be missing it, can you please let me have the next couple of months please.
Been indoors trying to get projects ready for this week and will have to set the air con on before class :)

xx Jill

Jill, weather here today is glorious, yesterday was totally rubbish, even had to light the log fire in the late afternoon as it was so damp and miserable, but then today the sun has shone since very early this morning lets hope this lasts for a few days.
I loved your ATC you are so creative with your stamps. Loved Christines the pen drawing was so effective, make a lovely picture on a little girls bedroom wall, will have to ask her all about it when she comes back from her holiday! Now next months is a different matter......

Sylvia, hope the move went well yesterday and that you have settled into your new place, will be very strange for a start, but I am sure you will love it there.

Joxx

Weather has been bad but we needed the rain so must not complain :) Will make the most of the French weather before we end up on the Isle of Man :)
Must say a thank you for the lovely ATCs, I was really stumped on the title Ballet and struggled to come up with something;

xx Jill

Hi Jill good to see you. Do you mean that UK is not alone in having abysmal weather?

Good evening to you all.
Sylvia, hope move went well and not been too much of a stressful time xx
Wish Summer would hurry up and start , think we will start to get the good weather again next week.
Doing three classes this week so quite busy as have to spend time sorting out new projects that will keep their interest, going to have a play with die-cutting acrylic flowers and inking then embossing. The Tim Holtz die, Tatty Florals is great for making up flowers.
xx Jill

WOW!!!! Have received my ATC's and they are just beautiful, thank you ladies all so different and all give inspiration.
Thank you
Joxx

Morning all. Well we had lovely weather yesterday till late in the evening when it rained and now this morning it is lovely and sunny again, lets hope it lasts all day!! Off now to take SIL out shopping, so that is the rest of the day taken up at least she is on sticks now and not the walking frame any more which she found frustrating as she couldn't get her own shopping, still an excuse to have lunch out!

Have a good day everyone.
Joxx

Nothing worse Sylvia than when we cannot sleep, a good nights sleep makes us feel so much better. How exciting going to get the keys for your new house I bet you cannot wait now to move in. Will you need to look for a new home help or is yours able to get to where you are moving too.
How exciting and being ground floor no stairs to climb with your shopping!! Thanks for the magazines Sylvia!!

Joxx

Hi all,
Well I'm still going strong. Yesterday I was completely knocked out, but then I was up at 3.00 am!
Today I managed to sleep until 6.00 am so feel a lot better. Johan and I managed to eat a decent meal today whereas the last few days it has been snack food.
I went out shopping, telling Johan that I didn't need much, but when I was out I found I needed more than I thought so he had to help me upstairs with the shopping.
Janet's partner, Henk, has unfortunately cut off our telephone cable so we are having to use our mobile telephone. The only trouble is that only Janet and Henk know of this number. Nice and quiet all day!!!!
Tomorrow we are going to sign for the new house and pick up the keys. We are going to take over a few things too. We will take over two comfortable garden chairs and some lamps which have been cleaned ready for Henk to come and hang up, also some cleaning things. We have our large carpet ready for the cleaners near there and also our dark red velvet curtains. I bought a new shower curtain today and will be able to let the hems down on some of the other curtains and should not have too much expense. Henk has bought us a secondhand keramic cooking plate so that they won't have the work of taking my one - 16 years old - out. My kitchen has all built in units so there is a lot of work getting all the equipment out.
When we get there we will leave the unpacking for a while and get our strength back.
I'm so pleased to still have the computer.
Thinking of uou all.
love Sylvia xxx
;-)

It has been a beautiful day here again, I have been out all day with my 3 sisters, did nothing in particular apart from drink coffee, lunch, drink more coffee and look around churches, village shops and a garden centre with lots of lovely chat and laughs, lovely day what more can you ask for.
Back now to finish a card I left cot complete yesterday.
Joxx

Good morning and hope all is going well for you all.
Sylvia, will keep the classes going as could be here ages yet before we get the house sold then it will be fun setting up a new group on the Isle of Man :)
Jo, glad you like the ATCs, not done any for ages as the forum I am on does swaps of tags, bottle tops , altered CDs, tins and inchies.

Will have a crafting day as very grey and drizzly--any excuse :)

xx Jill

Not long now Sylvia till yo move, good idea by your family to let them move you in ready for when you get there, lets hope they unpack all your boxes for you!!
Jill glad to hear you had such a good time at the demo weekend you will have lots of fun playing with all your new goodies.

Thanks for the lovely ATC's Jill, love to receive them all so different, love how everyone interprets the theme different

Weather has been lovely here today after all the rain at the weekend lets hope it lasts for a few days.
Joxx

Hi everybody,
I've just come up for air after clearing out yet another day. Oh won't I be pleased when we actually move. Apparently the family are trying to arrange for me to stay with a neighbour while they move and then I will follow in a taxibus with my scootmobile.
This is our new address from 25th June:
Meesterstraat 22
1315 GT Almere Stad
The Netherlands
Nice to see that you are still working Jill. I thought you had stopped until you had moved!

Love Sylvia xxx