What's Rocking My World Friday

Good Morning Rockers and Rockettes - can't believe it's Friday again.
So, what has rocked my world this week?


Books again, but"real" ones this time. Thanks to Carmen for recommending "The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy" by Anne Rice (and Amazon for delivering in 24 hrs even though I ordered them on a Sunday). Once I'd got over spitting my coffee out (don't ask!) I really, really enjoyed them. Read them all in 24 hrs - sadly that kept from doing any of the "h" and "i" words...oh, well, these things are sent to try us. :)
Thanks also to Gill for sending me "Black Swan Rising" -  more vampires - yay! Looking forward to reading this (when I can let go of my Kindle).


The joy of email, especially when you can make people laugh and giggle (you know who you are!!). That was a wonderful response to me revealing a somewhat hidden side of myself and it made me happy. Thanks girls. :)


Sky+ has been much used this week. David and I started watching "Injustice" on Monday - intriguing and a little convoluted. As David was away overnight on Weds. (trip to Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich) I set it to record the last three episodes using series link - we'll catch up over the weekend.
The link is also providing me with my lunchtime watching "Un Village Francais" from TV5 Europe. Two episodes a week and we're up to Oct 1941. I also discovered that even if you record with subtitles off you can play back with subtitles on and they appear as if by magic. Bliss for the hard of hearing.


MTV has provided the soundtrack to my week again. I'm wondering if anyone has thought of doing a course on the videos of Lady Gaga  - what a weird mix of imagery.


Max, who was wonderful company while David was away - some lovely hugs .


Waitrose for their latest must try recipe - Heston's Lemon Tart - will be trying that this weekend.
Delia Smith for her rock cake recipe. David has been muttering about rock cakes for a few weeks now and has been hunting for them every time we've been shopping - no-one sells them any more. I finally gave in and made him some..and yes, I ate some too - yummy but no good for healthy eating-- hello, the 2lbs I'd managed to lose, I see you're back!


The joy of finally getting around to booking an appointment with the hairdresser and having a decent cut again. Colours to follow in two weeks - including the return of my red streak (primary red not auburn).


And, finally, it's Scrap Club tomorrow. I'm hoping this will kick start my mojo. No crafting to show you this week. All I've managed is to download my collage courses and print off the images - no actual work done. :(
Oh, and I did tidy my craft table...sadly it's stayed tidy all week.


Hope you've all had rocking weeks.
Hugs xx

Sunday Funnies to Make You Smile.

 Thanks to my friend Valerie in Germany for the following funnies which made me laugh - no mean feat at this time on a Sunday! She also has some freebies available to  download, so please do visit her blog.



Women over 50 don't have babies because they would put them down and forget where they left them.



One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5lbs.



My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.



The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.



The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does.



Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.



Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.



I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers.



Every 7 minutes of everyday, someone in an aerobics class pulls a hamstring.



Amazing! You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks 2 sizes!



Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like..."You know, sometimes I forget to eat!" ......Now, I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name and my keys. But I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!



A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills...she has 14 kids but doesn't really care.



My body is not all that communicative but I heard from it the other day after I said "Body, how would you like to go to the six o'clock class of vigorous toning?" Clear as a bell my body said "Listen bitch.....do it and die."



The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing and then they marry him.



I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are - eating too much; impulse buying and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day!

Hoping you all have a "perfect day" .

Hugs xx

Virginia!!!

Hi Virginia!
Just realised this is the only way I can contact you as Blogger won't let me leave comments on most of the blogs I follow. :(

Could you leave a comment with your email address (I won't publish it obviously) and I can give you the details of the "unmentionables" lol!
Hugs xx

What's Rocking My World Friday (and we have a winner!)

Yes, we have a winner for my last giveaway. The random # is 4 ,so congrats to Maria. I'll pop the book (and some scrappy goodness) in the post next week.

Blogger is still playing up so I'm not adding it to my list of gratefuls. :(

So, what did make it this week?

My Kindle..yes, again! I really must get back to reading books I can hold as I have a pile next to the bed that is feeling neglected. I keep discovering new authors on Kindle (so much for keeping costs. down!lol). I've read some quite powerful books this week - great characterisation that really draws you in. As the content might offend some people I'm not naming them here.

Cricket (not talking about the football :() has returned to TV and the England boys are doing well. The Durham boys are doing good too (apart  from T20)  - Dad would have been so pleased.

My mojo, which is slowly coming back - I managed a LO over the long weekend for a sketch challenge:

This is my Junior school football team from 1964/5, our last year before moving to Secondary school. My Dad is the teacher on the left. I used the Adorn It "Soccer Collection"  - love the colours.

I have another one to do (colour photo this time) of the team my brother played in four years later.

Not sure why blogger posted the picture twice but I can't delete the "spare".

And still with all things crafty...collage. The Claudine Hellmuth four week course has started and I'm about to do my first homework. :)

Max, who has been delightful this week and went quite happily to the vet yesterday for his annual check up and booster injections. Clean bill of health apart from..his weight. Poor boy is like his Mum, keeps losing/gaining the same couple of lbs.

The weather which has turned sunny and warm - much too warm to do the "h" and "i" words. :)

My DH, David who managed to rid my laptop of another virus without me losing it for a month. Something involving safe mode and restoring to a time before the virus infected it????

Must mention the Apprentice again. I actually thought the losing team did a better job (their TV advert was fun) . Question of the week: how long can Jedi Jim survive ???

And I think that's all for this week.

I will visit your blogs and read about your gratefuls but whether or not I can leave a comment is entirely up to Blogger. Come on guys, you've been working on this problem for over a week! Get it sorted!!

Hugs xx

Mini Book

This scrapbook design made with Smilebox

Aaaaaagh!

That scream is for life in general today.
The football went badly...very badly if you're a Man Utd fan...

Add to this the fact that I still can't leave comments on most of the blogs I visit. I thought it was sorted as I managed to comment on two this morning, but, no such luck.

I'm not ignoring you all , honest. I am visiting and loving your Rocking posts and artwork and random thoughts.

Hugs xx

What's Rocking My World Friday (on Friday for once...even if it is JUST Friday).

Oh wow! Can't believe another week has gone by,  but it has, so time for another list of gratefuls (and another give-away!! cue fireworks, applause, gasps of amazement..).....

One thing I am not grateful for is Blogger - apologies to most of you - I have visited your blogs and have tried to leave a comment but Blogger is playing up - if I'm not already signed in when I visit your blog, I can't leave any love in the form of a comment.

So, what am I grateful for this week...

Firstly, for good books - I've discovered a wonderful series  (on Kindle but I'm sure there are "actual" books too) - "The Storm Lords" by Marie Hart. A bit of fantasy plus a bit of "hot" action (euphemism for sex scenes and sorry if you're offended by that) and fighting..well, I did ask for "Fight the Good Fight" to be the hymn at our wedding! Anyone who enjoyed the "Black Dagger Brotherhood" (you know who you are!!) will enjoy these stories.

Another mention for Satellite TV here..I found out at lunchtime that a big favourite of mine had returned to Channel 799 - "Un Village Francais" - two episodes a week of this series, made all the more poignant by me actually having met (and become friends with) people who were part of the Resistance. Special mention to Roland (in real life), who escaped from a train taking him to one of the death camps. 

On a lighter note.."The Apprentice", which is compulsive viewing, if only to see how useless these people are - if this is the "cream of the crop" (or the "creme de la creme" as Miss Jean Brodie would have it) it's no wonder the country is in such a mess.
Discuss: Is common sense a thing of the past?

I'm not mentioning football this week out of respect for those who support teams who failed - DH, DS, my brother, my SIL, my nephew..honestly I'm not gloating! Well, not much anyway - I've had to put up with digs and uncomplimentary comments all season.

Music!!! I'm beginning to think I was born 40 years too early. I just love some of the dance beats (think that's what they're called) and can see myself clubbing - if I was 30 years younger that is..I did try it a couple of years ago when I won a comp. for a night out at Crystal Nightclub in London - had a fabulous time but ached all over next day. No autographs but photos of me with the "stars" - soap stars as it was the after awards party.
Apart from the "trendy" music I'm also enjoying my classical stuff (downloaded from Amazon -the 99 must have tracks) and Adele..seriously there's not a bad track on "21"..and why aren't I on commission? I'm so plugging Amazon here!

And now for something completely different, the LO it  has taken me all week to finish:

Done for a challenge on WeScrap, this is the house I grew up in. It was built in 1955 and ,apparently, I helped build it. My parents rented part of a house in the next street after they were first married and were still there when I was born. When they chose this house I was obviously old enough to register some things as I kept wandering off, only to be found in the next street with the builders who would try to stop my mother chastising me (in those days smacking was perfectly acceptable).
Those were the days when children could play outside all day and no-one would think anything of it.

OMG - getting maudlin here! Must choose s'thing more lighthearted!
How about a giveaway!

Yet again I've bought a book from Amazon that I already had - honestly not my fault this time (well,not much..). No way am I sending it back as it was from Amazon.com.(USA) so postage (which they don't refund if it was your fault) would far outweigh the value of the book.

This one is a mystery set around a coffee shop and I 've read them all up to and including this one.  If you'd like to try it leave a comment and I'll get DH to think of a number.. scrappy goodies to be included as I had a wondrous parcel this week from Sassafrass Lass.

This is one of the boxes from their latest big box sale - six 12 x 12 kits plus lots of embellies and 6 x 6 pads.

And here is the card I made at A Maze of Memories last Saturday:

I'm there tomorrow making a mini book - just need to sort my photos.  I think that's it for this week

Hugs and thanks for dropping by. xx