Thursday 31 October 2013

Favourite Corners of My Home

Happy Halloween, I hope you've had a fun day whatever you may think of celebrating Halloween - it's not everyone's cup of tea I know.
I thought I'd do a bit of a "filling in time" post as I don't have much time just now. And favourite corners of my home was a series of posts I used to love when I first started to follow a few blogs, a long time before I had my own, they appeal to my nosy streak! I haven't seen any of these posts in ages, maybe I'm just missing them!
Thank you for all the supportive comments about work, I very much appreciated your kind words.. Last week was horrific, I think I've turned into my Grandma (the builder always said I would) as I try very hard to find things to worry about! I made so many mistakes last week and the implications were not great but I think by Tuesday this week they were all put right, at least I hope they were! I took half the week off as I hadn't spent any time at home or with the kids, I'd also panicked so much I became very disorganised and therefore by Friday the amount of oven chips we'd had for tea was becoming ridiculous!
So I'm taking myself on a little trip tomorrow, to spend a few days with Gran in Exeter, you may remember my very sprightly 94 year old Gran from a previous post. She's still very lively but not up to flying to Norwich any more to visit us, it's tricky finding the time to go to Devon as it's probably going to be a 6 hour drive so I have to stay over. I'm thinking I'll drive home Monday, having spent Saturday & Sunday with her - chatting until I lose my voice in all probability!
Anyway back to the corners of my home - it was fun taking the photo's and made me realise, despite all my moaning to the builder, there are bits of my home I quite like! Don't tell him I said that though 'cos I'm hoping we finish building it sometime soon - it's taken 20 years up to now and we've not finished it yet!

Three wicker hearts, a small heart made of cranberries and a tiny heart given to me by a friend which says " we deserve the best of everything, and then a little extra". And just seen on the left are the sugar flowers which were on the top of our wedding cake!
 
A sign which hangs near the back door, just to remind us!




A picture I brought back from Austria when I was about 14, again just to remind us!

A small group of some of my unusual bottles dug up from the garden, and a sign saying our home is full  of hopes and dreams. Obviously we didn't dig up the full beer bottles, shame!


A cartoon painting bought from a fair many years ago, of a cricketer.
I love these photos of the kids taken on the beach in winter a couple of years ago,
 I framed them for the Builder for his birthday.

A poster advertising our house for sale in 1874, luckily it came with its own faggot shed!!
A pretty corner of Little Miss's room, although she now hates all things pink!




And finally a bucket of balls, all manner of balls and cricket equipment. Collected from all around the house (number 2 son's bed quite often) and garden, and yes I'm the only one who gathers them together in the bucket!
On a completely different note, I've been nominated for a Sunshine Award by
 lovely Tammy at My Journey. The first thing I've ever been nominated for and it's quite exciting!
 I will give her questions some thought and think up some of my own and then post them,
it may be a little while!
Hope you've had a good week and have a great weekend.
xx


19 comments:

  1. Oooh, yes, I'm nosy about other homes as well, , and these are some lovely little 'glimpses', Jay. Hope the coming week is better for you; watch the weather while you are driving this weekend, too - storms a'comin'!

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    1. Thank you Lynne I managed to miss most of the blustery weather, the drive was difficult in other ways though - may I never see the M25 again!!

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  2. You're lucky to have such a lively, interesting Granny, both of mine were rather strange birds.

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  3. I adore all the things you have in your house--especially the historic stuff--bottles found in your garden? An advert for it? How wonderful!

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  4. It was fun to see all the things around your home that mean so much to you. I like inspirational words too, where did you find the poster for your house? Hope you have a wonderful weekend with your Gran.
    Sarah x

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    1. The poster was part of our deeds, there were a lot of interesting documents with the deeds including 2 worth framing - the bank sent them to us as they couldn't store all of them. They make really interesting reading.

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  5. Have fun with your Granny ! Loved these little corners especially the framed house sale details ( I might pinch that idea ! )

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  6. I hope you have a really wonderful time with your Gran.
    Love this post, I like good nosy around too!
    The hearts and pictures are very sweet.
    Lisa x

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  7. Love your delightful corners Jay, the poster is very interesting. Hope you have a fab time with your dear Gran :o)
    Rose H
    xx

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    1. Thank you Rose, it was lovely to see Gran although a little sad at times too. x

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  8. Loved seeing your corners Jay. We were in Horning this August, lucky you living there. I've just become your follower and look forward to getting to know you.

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    1. Thank you Patricia, we are in a nice corner of the world; I wonder if you drove past our house in August?

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  9. I think the corners are often the best bit, when you can make a little display of favourite things. There is quite a cricket theme in your home! x

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  10. Hi Jay!!
    I loved seeing corners of your home and if you don't mind, I'll have to steal this idea... I don't have many corners of my apartment that I do like, so I'll have to show the ones that I do... like you did, except you had so many wonderful corners, I love that white mirror and pink... I love pink... your daughter will one day love it again :)
    I can't wait to see your answers to the questions and when you visit your nan, I'm sure that's going to be so relaxing and you deserve it, so make sure you take a gazillion photographs!!!
    Much love to you,
    Tammy

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    1. I'd love someone else to do corners of my home - I'm sure yours will be gorgeous!

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  11. Oh and the balls made me smile... It just reminded me of children!
    Tammy

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    1. Balls everywhere here Tammy, rarely in the bucket though, I've just found some behind the sofa!

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  12. I love the poster - am not surprised the gardens are described as small after squeezing in an astonishing assortment of sheds and stables!

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    1. Sadly not many of the old buildings were still standing, only the remains of a chapel in the garden.

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