Birthday wishes

Happy Birthday Ben x

Have a fabulous day, we love you lots and lots.
Big hugs and loads of kisses xxxxxxxxx
Your little cupcakes and kitten x

C x

Like a duck to water...

This happy little pink tiger had a fabulous time at pre-school with her big sister Molly on Wednesday and took to it like a duck to water. And the fun was...

...Followed by a lovely day with Great Granny coming over to our house for a visit. This is why it's taken me a couple of days to post about Daisy's first day at pre-school, sorry ladies for the wait.
But having this wonderful lady come over take over my day. She's just had one of her eyes operated on and we all want to pamper her. So we had prawn sandwiches and yummy chocolate eclairs from pudding. And sat and looked at all the photos from Featherdown farm together. The girls enjoyed lots and lots of cuddles. Love you Gran, hope we didn't tire you out to much. X
This was the face that greeted me when i went and picked them up, a big beaming smile and a beautiful painting for our picture wall. Daisy really enjoyed herself and Molly looked out for her, telling her what to do and where to go if she needed the loo, bless her little mother hen.
i got a big kiss and "see you a little later mummy" from them both and off i went. Feeling so very calm and happy that my cupcakes where feeling safe and happy to stay without me. Looking at some of the other poor mum's with little ones hanging off of their legs crying, i felt so very proud of our girls. Well done sweetie-pies.

At home i asked them both if they wanted to go back next week and i got a big thumbs up, yeay! we love pre-school.
Wednesday afternoon i got a little time to photograph some of my new stock, I've been meaning to put these on my website for ages. So when the sun shone again, i got out there.

What do you think? they are £4.25each and i think they would look good in any shoe box and make cleaning shoes a little nicer. They make me smile every time i paint one. Hop onto Mollycupcakes for a cute pink i also have available.

More yummy new items will be coming from the cupcake house very soon and I'm hoping to open a Etsy shop in the next week of so. And will fill it with one off items.
Also I'll be choosing my favourite what makes you happy on Friday and sharing more fun from Featherdowns.

Many hugs everyone, I'm off to bath the cupcakes, splosh-splash!

Catherine x

All sadness melted away

These cute little doodlebugs went off walking into pre-school with a big kiss and smile. And melted all of Mummies sadness away. Molly was very happy to go in and stay. She let me hang up her coat and take her shoes off, show her were I'd put them and off she went to do some play doh craft. Turning only to give me a little wave and smile.
Daisy was not very happy to be leaving her there and cried "my Molly" but she soon forgot all about it when we went into her favourite toy shop lol And she gave Molly the biggest cuddle ever when we picked her up at 12pm. So cute (why can't they be like that all the time? lol).

Thanks to everyone that has send me a little message of love and support, I know I've probably been over worrying. But all your cyber hugs and comments have helped.

Look what we woke up to today a beautiful bright sunny sky, just lovely and much needed I think. I definitely feel better today. And wanted to share this photo with you all, so even if you've got rain and grey skies you can have a little bit of sunshine of your own. X

This is what Thomas thought of it all. And flashed his belly to the camera. God he's a big lush bag! lol

I have to say a big thank you to Cathy for my wonderful cupcake & tea swap parcel and a little sorry for the delay in blogging about it. Where does the time go when you're at home the break to Featherdown seems weeks ago already and was only just beginning last Tuesday. Boo Hoo!
Thank you sweetie-pie I love everything you sent and it's all getting used, although Molly's claimed the bag as hers and Daisy has walked off with the note pad lol

Don't forget I'm still asking what you have that makes you smile every time you see it and will choose my favourite on Friday. My new make me smile is a large piece of red dot oil cloth from Cath Kidston, picked up on a little trip out with Ben's Mummy in Cheltenham, thanks Viv for chatting to the shop assistant, she gave me more than half a metre lol

Lol team work, you talk I'll distract from the measuring, oh we're so naughty hehe!

More from the farm and both my cupcakes off to pre-school tomorrow, what will Mummy do with herself?

Many hugs,

Catherine x

Music Mondays.

Slipping through my fingers...

I just wanted to do something on Mondays, some of you have done Sole Mondays showing your yummy, gorgeous shoes. Well I'd like to share with you all my favourite music.

This Abba track sums up how I was feeling this morning, knowing I had to take Molly to her first day of pre-school and will no doubt feel the same way on Wednesday when Daisy joins her.

They do slip through our fingers so quickly, I hope I'm making the most of every minute I have with them and they keep hold of the happy memories. Mummy and Daddy love you both so very much and are very proud of you Molly for going into pre-school with a big smile and a kiss for Mummy.

Hugs,

Catherine x

Back to reality...

...for us all :( and tomorrow Molly starts her first day at pre-school, shortly followed by Daisy on Wednesday. My babies are no longer babies but little girlie's going out into the big wide world. Oh how I wish I could just keep them at home forever. I know I have to let them grow but isn't it hard Mum's ? Tell me I'm not the only one feeling this heart wrenching pain. I need a little cyber hug.

Just look at them they're so small and safe on our family holiday to Featherdown in Wiltshire. Loving every minute of it. Keep these memories forever my cupcakes, I hope we've made them happy ones.
After a fabulous time visiting family and the gorgeous Anna at No.9 cafe, wonderful to see you sweetie-pie, look forward to next time. Can't wait to have another one of those yummy vanilla lattes, they tasted great and do some real chatting lol Thank you for the cute card I found on our door mat when we got home. It was a nice surprise. Big hugs x

So we arrived at our home for the next 4 days very happy and excited of what lied ahead.

The inside of our tent looked just like the picture in the brochure and there was the cutest vintage tins on the kitchen top and sweet hearts on the loo and cabin bed doors. Enamel mugs, pots, pans and utensils. Wood burning stove, gorgeous wooden floors, table and chairs. And a huge double bed for Ben and I to snuggle on cold nights.
Look at the view from outside of the tent, wow! amazing. Can you see the chicken houses? I think the girls and I spent most of our mornings up there lol (more photos to follow over the week).

The skie looks very grey doesn't it and it was the worst first night, rain, gale force winds, more rain and did I mention the gale force winds lol The girls slept through it all. And the next morning we woke too bright skies and warm air. And had a yummy breakfast of bacon butties and cups of tea. This set us up for a fab ride on farmer Joe's tractor, he took us around the farm and talked about his life running it the organic way. We have a lovely photo of him and his wife Izzy with Daisy who was so taken by him and would call out "farmer Joe!" everytime we went for a talk, (photo will be on the next post).

No fashion wellies here lol I tried so many on and they all fitted but I couldn't get my jeans down inside them. Thinking I'd have to put bags over my shoes and feelings a little silly for leaving the wellie hunting a bit to late, I'd almost given up on finding some. But thanks to that fabulous man of mine taking us to Bath before we went to the farm and letting me lose in the Cath Kidston and treating me to a yummy coffee from Costa, we found our self's in a Millets shop and upstairs there was two pairs of wellies one lot for Ben and one pair for me. I love them and the sage green colour they are. And miss having to put them on every morning to walk up and let the chickens out lol. I think I might just have to put them on ever now and then and maybe find a pretty floral farmers wife looking dress to wear too lol
It's lovely to be back in the land of blog but I'm missing my chickens, wellies, fresh air, the smell of burning wood and well everything about it all really. (Even the nightly bug hunt before bed lol)

And I didn't miss the cars, noise, chav's, smokers, telly or my mobile. It's the simple life for me and the country heart is beating out loud. Roll on next years holiday when we return for more fun down on the farm.

Many hugs everyone and thanks for all the lovely comments you've all left while I've been away. Keep the things that make you happy coming, I'll choose my favourite this Friday.

Catherine x

Ps: more photos coming this week, we got a little snap happy lol as you do on hols.

A short interval

We got this book from the library, it's full of great ideas. But this time we're off to one of these fabulous places for a short break, so any orders or purchases made between now and next Saturday will be posted on Monday the 8th Sept.
Doesn't it look lovely, we can't wait the girls are just bubbling and first of we're visiting family in Cheltenham and I'm off to the wonderful No.9 cafe co-owned by Anna see you on Saturday sweetie for coffee, cakes, chats and lots of hugs.
Sadly I have none of these, my gorgeous Jade let me borrow hers but they are to tight and I can't get my jeans in them :( and that naughty John Lewis sold out the totally yummy pale pink Hunter wellies Boohoo. So I'll have to have a look around Cheltenham for a pair (oh the pain in shopping there lol). I'm sure I can drag myself out on Sunday sometime, isn't there a Cath Kidston shop there? lol wink,wink.
I saw this picture the other day and had to pop it on the end of this post, as we're be away with the fairies. I've been telling Molly and Daisy that they live in the woods near our tent and that they sometimes come out if little girls are very, very good. I wanted to paint a magical picture of it all so they don't worry about the darkness. The fairies and Daddy will keep us safe.
So see you all very soon and wish you where here. Fingers crossed for sun.
Have a wonderful week and I'll catch up with you very soon.

Many hugs,

Catherine x

Getting back to normal.

Well I'm back and in very good spirits thanks to all the love and support I've received from Ben, my girls, family and all of you. Granny is doing very well, we took her off to Granddad's old nursing home on Saturday for their Summer Fete and I think it did her some good and has given her the closer she needed. Having her 3 Great Grand-children and myself and Ben by her side she really enjoyed it all. They had a bric-a-brac stall, book stall, cakes, face painting, bouncy castle, hook a duck, raffles and yummy BBQ. All for a fabulous course and nice way to say a final goodbye.

I'm now looking forward to a nice break away and doing some real resting on one of the Feather down farms coming very soon. Also a week or so ago I got these lovely postcards from Moo I'm so happy with them and now want to do some more stickers and business cards but I must remember to use the recycle paper next time. Aren't they cool? have ago yourselves they are great fun to do.
For some strange reason I've gone crazy on red and white polka dots things and after seeing one of these gorgeous door mats over on Julia's Vintage Heaven blog I knew I just had to have one for our home. Isn't it cute and the cats love it to lol they sit on it waiting for dinner to be dished up. I'm just happy that it helps with the mess that comes in every time the girls play outside and it stops them slipping over with wet feet.
Thanks Andrea (Julia's friend) for getting me one, it's fab. X

I wanted to share with you one of my girls favourite things , this little bird in a cage was given to them by Granny and it tweets and sings if you wind it up. It sits pretty on their bedroom shelve with it's little white dove as a friend, this appeared in Daisy's jean pocket after a day out visiting Summer fetes lol cheeky little thing.

Something I made a long time ago, it's a seaside cushion, it's made out of an old t-shirt that both our girls used to wear. I just couldn't part with it and wanted to do something special that they could keep. any tips on how to get rid of the sleeves would grateful.

And at the end of Molly's bed is the lovely eiderdown that Claire gave us. She just fell in love with it and it's now all hers. I must say that she has fabulous taste for a 3 year old. But sadly it won't be coming to Featerdown farm with us because every time we move it to much it looks like we've plucked a chicken LOL

Molly is so happy with it on her bed though and snuggles up in it.

We will be bringing this lovely one with us for our camping break, isn't it fabulous? I have to thank all of you that helped me find one. This one was sitting waiting for me to take it home at the Detling Fair last month and I knocked the lady down to £15 so it didn't break the bank and I came away happy in not spending a fortune on one.

I just love the pale duck-egg blue and pink flowers, it's very cabbages and roses without the heavy price tag.

Just right for snuggles under if it's chilly in the evenings on the farm.

I'm so excited and can't wait to get away, it will be our first real family holiday together, just Ben, me and the little ones yeay! we'll stop off at Cheltenham to see family and pop in on the fabulous Anna at No.9 cafe and have a yummy cupcake and coffee or 2. Can't wait to meet you sweetie and I'll bring the chalk boards.

Well it's been a ruff few weeks but I've come though it and am now looking ahead.

Don't forget to leave your answer to what makes you smile over on this post, Tuesday 19th August I'll leave it open for a couple of weeks and my favourite will get a gift, so keep them coming.

Many hugs everyone.

Catherine x