Welcome to No. 4

Come on in and I'll show you around a little. These photo's where taken a couple of days after we'd moved so excuse the messiness lol I'll have tidier ones to show soon. In you come then the kettles on and cupcakes are baking....

...through the front porch and up the stairs...

"hello Daisy" behind her is our bathroom.

On the landing 3 bedrooms, I need to do photo's of them sorted and not full of boxes or messy lol

Back down the stairs...

...and round into the living room, it's got a lovely bright bay window and lots of room for our books, sofa and armchair.

Out into the hallway again and an even nicer photo of the front door, it's so pretty when the light floods through it, well even on dull days it's still beautiful.

Off round the corner and into the dinning room, no photo's of the kitchen just yet. I want to finish it first.

Walk out through the conservatory/my work room.

Oooops step over the singing fairy who's lounging in the floor lol

And we have the garden.

I think the cupcakes have spent 85% of their time out here because it's so big and there is room to run and play. This new addition (pink fairy castle) was a new home gift from our lovely next door neighbour at the old house. She's only down the road, but she has somewhere to come and sleep on her visits lol and the cupcakes haven't let her get away without trying it out for size.

A little snug i think lol thank you Fern the cupcakes love it. Big hugs from all of us.

Once again i want to say thank you to everyone that left comments, emails, letters and phone calls over our ruff unsettled time. We finally get rid of the other sometime next week and can then try to get back on track, saving and planning our wedding for Spring next year yeay!

I've been so touched by all of you kindness and am putting a huge open armed hug on here, hug, hug, hug.... did you get it? lol

On my next post I will share the 2 lovely awards I've been lucky enough to get and do the tag that comes along with them.

Have a fab Thursday xxx

Catch up part 2 down on the farm.

Yeay we're in the new house and as you can all imagine life's gone even more crazy than normal. No photos just yet I'm still using the laptop and everything else is on the other computer including the cable to upload new pics. This beautiful house below is up for holiday lets from the lovely farmer Joe and Izzie. It's on the same land as featherdown farm which they also run. This fab place is all theirs so every penny goes in to their pockets and helps the up keep of the farm. Hop on over to the website for a look inside. Link


Now on to our catch up...

After our stressful news about the house, getting away to the farm was just what the doctor ordered, if you haven't heard of Featherdown Farms hop on over and have a look at their website, we've been to Belle Vue farm, Poulshot, Devizes, Wiltshire two times now and it was even more lovely this time than the last. Farmer Joe and his wife Izzie made our stay very special. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. They let us put the chickens in at night and out again the next morning. It was great fun chasing the odd one or 2 around the houses in dusk lol

The sky was beautiful at dusk

Sitting watching the sun go down and taking with it all the stresses from the last few weeks.

Bringing us even closer together and looking forward to a new start (again).

Our family joined us for one of the days and Grandma enjoyed some grand-daughter time with the 2 cupcakes and 1 little muffin lol

The goats put on a show for us all and for his next trick he jumps off the roof and in to a backward flip, landing on two hoofs and falling in to a Rollie- poly lol but i never got that on camera sigh! that would of been £250 in the bag hehe!

I think the ram wanted to say something but instead he just stood and watched us feed the chickens. He looks a little like Rodders the ram over on Tracy's Cupcakes at home.

Here are the girls enjoying a morning drink. The chickens are so friendly here, we had lots of cuddles.

Lots of relaxing time was had by all

And even Lottie bunny got in on the chilling.

The chickens kept us in eggs all week and we even got to bring some home it us. Look Vanessa we took the lovely egg cosies you made and they look so cute on the shelve with my pom pom chicken one from a swap.

I made it a home from home, hanging bunting up. Well there is always room for some bunting isn't there? hehe!

The wellies at the entrance and a warm fire roaring inside, we could of stayed forever.

But sadly all good things must come to an end and this was Daisy on our finally morning. Fast asleep and all snuggled in her hoody lol

All sleepy eyed and just waking up.

After packing up there was just time to see the chickens and collect a couple more eggs.

Molly was very happy with her warm find and pretty feather. Not to sure the chicken behind her was lol "cluck, cluck that's my feather"

Daisy came away with a warm one too.

Setting off on our journey home we stopped at my favourite little town Marlborough for sandwiches, cakes, drinks (coffee for me, yummy Costa) and a little treat.

Yummy cookie for the ride home

And a pink cupcake for miss cupcake herself.

A quick stop at a lovely little shop called Antiques & Tat, sadly their website is under construction so nothing to show apart from this rubbish photo i took while driving past. This little Aladdin's cave is well worth a visit if your ever over that way.

This lovely tin came home with me, it's so cute and was looking at me from a shelf. The last time i was in there a lot more came home but i was very good this time. I am looking forward to my next year visit in to this fabulous little shop. It's fast becoming a yearly stop lol Wishing the lovely lady all the best and saying hope to see her next time, off i went.

I hope you are all still awake and that i haven't bored you to sleep hehe! it feels like it was months ago since we where there, so much has happened. I know holiday snaps can be a yawn but i hope you enjoyed ours.

I'll have a few thank yous on the next post and maybe some house photos too.

Cupcake filled dreams x

Boxes, boxes and more boxes!!!

It's been a while but we've done it and moved into our new house on Tuesday. So that's only 3 days a go, wow it feel like weeks have gone by lol

I have to say, "I hate moving house!" to think it was only 8 months ago we moved in to the other one, god we've been stressed out.

Once all the dust has settled with the other place, I'll share with you the reason behind our 2 month notice bomb shell. Lets just say what goes around comes around and karma will catch you up and bite you on the bum (i hope).

I'm unpacking boxes and all the time thinking please let this one be for more than 8 months and not let us have been lied too again. Playing with people's life's isn't a very nice thing to do and when there are cupcakes involved, it's even worse. I could really lose it thinking about what has happened and how we're being treated. Ill keep it all in for now, until it's over and just by my time. Keep calm and carry on.

But looking on the right side we do now have a fabulous garden (i think a wedding party would look wonderful in), own drive way, still 3 bedrooms, bigger kitchen and did i say it was detached lol Oh and it's closer to the allotment, just at the end of the road and up a little bit. Perfect.

When we're a little more unpacked, I'll do some photo's and give you a tour hehe!

Thank you once again for every comment, phone call and email i received over the last couple of months. They have really helped me look forward and move on. If i can return the love and support i will.

Those of you waiting for parcels please bare with me for a little while longer, i haven't forgotten you, just need a little longer to sort them out.

Have a lovely weekend and the biggest hugs to you all x x x

Catherine x

Catch up part one

Rochester's Cherry Picnic in the Vines park where Ben asked me to marry him a second time, so a very dear place to me and him. We enjoyed some yummy food and cakes, followed by freshly picked cherry's and cherry ice-creams.

Jade sat with me and Ben while the cupcakes ran around with friends and played chase. It was so lovely to see lots of family's coming together and enjoying just the simple things in life. And the weather was glorious. Looking forward to next years. Maybe I'll do a stall and make some cherry themed items Hmmm! now my brains ticking with ideas lol

Miss Molly's leaving presentation and lunch 20/07/2009 end of playgroup for our little cupcake. Sad but exciting time for her.

She ran back with a book of all her achievement's and cute photo.

My very proud cupcake indeed. Well done beautiful girl it is one more step along the road of life. Love you x

The first week of the long Summer hols has been a very full one, Jade has been with us for all of it and is now back with her Dad and off to Greece next week. Have a lovely time honey, missing you already. On the Friday we went off the Joss Bay Broadstairs with the playgroup, it's a yearly trip and the coach was full. We left the rain behind us and arrived to lovely hot sunshine

Wind breakers, beach tents and umbrellas where put up. and lots of chatting, eating and digging took place lol

It was even warm enough for some paddling and pebble throwing.

But then him upstairs huffed and puffed this big black meany over the top of us all and it turned into a crazy dash back to the towels and cuddle under umbrellas, toy tents, wind breakers lol (which didn't do anything for keeping you dry) and those half seaside tents. They seemed to work the best for keeping the rain off, one Daddy started off with just his own 2 children and every time i turned to look if the clouds where moving away he seemed to have more and more children under it with him lol lol a bit like the pied piper hehe!

Anyway looking up and realising that it was in for the long run, we all made a dash to the shop and then back to the coach, most of us bare footed or only in swimming cosies lol

Once in the warm and dry, sand removed from almost everything but a little damp to say the least, we watched with happiness as the rain rolled on out to sea, yeay!

And it was back out onto the beach for chips, coffee (for me wink wink) and lots more playing in the sand. Oh and some over due chasing of the sea gulls, who i have to say are very cheeky in this part of the coast. They think nothing of poking their beaks into your bags or flying down and nicking chips right out of your fingers. Some screaming and flapping from Daisy and her best pal Erik, soon stopped them. (well for a little while).

It all turned out to be a fabulous day and one i hope Molly remembers forever, because i know i will. And we have next years trip back there again to look forward too. A very big thank you to all the staff at Meadows playgroup, Ben and i couldn't ask for a more wonderful place to send our cupcakes. I know Daisy's looking forward to coming back in Sept. So see you soon, enjoy your break.

This Saturday saw me off to the Luddesdown open day and before we set off to it, i popped out in to our no longer our garden and snapped a couple of photos of Daisy's wild flowers, thankfully they are in a pot and can come with us. Aren't they beautiful.

And Molly's sweet peas are growing like crazy, climbing up the twisty willow sticks and smelling fabulous. I just didn't want to miss out on sharing them with you all. My little green fingered cupcakes are very proud of their flowers. And will continue to grow them in our new house, up the road. Yes we found one sigh! from me and a big yeay from us all. Thank you for all the support and love you've all given us over the last few weeks, it means so very much. And all those fingers, toes, legs and about anything that can be crossed has paid off. I will blog all about it very soon.

Here I am on the stall, and yes that is a huge piece of carrot cake in my hand lol i had to keep my strenght up. What with all that smiling and selling i was doing hehe! it was a lovely afternoon, lots of lovely friendly people and some friends that i knew popped in as well. I also had my 2 very best helpers, Jade and little Granny, but they where off on a tractor ride when Ben took this. And yes I will be seeing about getting Granny a apron made up lol with Granny Cupcake on it. A fab idea from the lovely Jane at Summer Blue that idea made little Granny smile.

Bless here is Molly with the cows, i think she'd make a great vet. She seems to have a way with animals. Very calm around them and they all come to her.

Well that is the first part of my catching up with you all. I hope you enjoyed it.

Back again soon with the second part, fun on the farm and moving news.

Have a good week.

Cupcake hugs,

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