Good evening.

Hi girls, hope you are all well, i feel a bit out of touch with the bloggy world presently, i think its just been a busy couple of weeks so i havnt had time to catch up properly, i shall endeavour to get round you all and leave a few comments, i can feel the easter buzz starting so it'll be nice to see what you've all been up to and hearing how you celebrate easter.
Mr P returned from his trip(working holiday/jolly) to the cottage in the far west of scotland(Ayror/Knoydart) last night, he had a great time but appreciated a hot shower back home as they could only have a bath up there, inside the cottage but in brown stream water as thats where their water supply comes from! I thought you might like to share a few of the photos he took, it looks like an amazing place. This first one is of the boat they use up there, the drunken duck, Mr P had to get into the north sea a couple of times trying to sort it out i believe-rather him than me!
Thee handsome chaps were everywhere...

The cottage actually used to be the village church.

Oh girls, just think what we could do to the inside of this place with a farrow and ball paint chart in one hand and a CK catalogue in the other! I know some people would say it has an old school charm but no, id love to give it a makeover-can you see the old parapet in the corner of the room?

If you step out of the cottage and walk 10 feet...This is where you end up.....

....Jealous, moi? Pah!

Overall i think a very productive week was had by all, and of course the week couldnt pass without just a little mishap(Mel your hubby will love this).....(thats Jim pointing, or 'big dog' as i believe he's affectionately known). The lads were towing this land rover to the cottage after a few pints in the local pub when the rope got caught over a wheel and oops, into the ditch Mr P senior was tipped, i believe he shouted a few unrepeatable words to which Mr P junior replied 'what? its alright dad, i didnt even spill my pint'! Boys!!!!!

I think dog dog was sad to leave the peacefull wilderness behind..

As always, thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it, before i go, i must say a happy birthday to my beautiful granny Thea, who is no longer us-she would have been 79 on friday the 3rd April, she was truely wonderful, she smoked and swore and told you exactly what she thought of you but she loved us all very much and shes my hero. My mum thinks i have lots of her qualities, mainly the stubborn ones!

love you Granny xx

My me day...

Now, i bet all of you girls are out enjoying this beautiful weather we're experiencing(if not why not?!). Yesterday was also gloriously sunny in this part of the country it was so nice to not have to be dressed in thermals for a trip to the shops, i wore my green wool primark double breasted swing jacket, with my big fuscia felt flower brooch, those colours makes me feel so cheery;and headed off.....As i stepped out of the porch, look who was waiting to greet me, my boys Charlie and Marv were out enjoying the sunshine too!.....

.....In a short while i arrived at the local village of stockbridge.

Isnt this the cutest little grocers you've ever seen?

Ive been there before but not spent much time properly looking in the shops-tending to just stick with this delightful tea room-Lillies, id reccomend their hot chocolate, and prawn sandwiches if you're hungry!

Please excuse the shots of cars in front of every photo, there isnt a car park here, you just pull up outside whichever shop you need-butchers bakers etc and its free to park.

Spent some time with these guys....

I love all the delightfully coloured houses.....



Now, you may have read a magazine article recently featuring the owner of this shop. Garden Inn. You must check out the website if you get a minute.

It may have been in the christmas edition of 25 beautiful homes, cant quite remember. Her home is a beautiful thatched cottage in Hampshire. The house was lovely; but the shop is even better! Packed with lots of lovely things for your garden, but also selling an array of brightly coloured bunting, hearts, floral things and general lovliness!

These little posies of flowers were so lovely, i would have loved to get some if id had more pennies!

This next shop was not within my budget(ie £70 jan constantine cushions and the like) but visually it was a treat. Crammed with all sorts of home goodies.

There was so much to see in this lovely store-there were loads of kids in there as they sell some lovely childrens toys and games, all quite traditional, but lots of unusual things for them too. There was also some emma bridgewater stuff, cards and gifts, jewellery and kitchen things. I thought this pottery was so cheery...... but mega expensive. I got a few sneaky goodies in here, i'll share those with you later in the year.

(so sorry my photography isnt better)

I bumped into this chap(who scares the kids to death), he's the mascot of the shop pictured below, Orvis. My dad buys all his fishing gear here, they also sell hunting gear and some other great country things.

Then i bumped into this chap! He's outside this little place that promotes alpaca wool.

Then theres this strange building, its kind of like a barge, placed right next to the river, but on land-really interesting. My step mum told me it used to be a petrol station, although its derelict now. There was talk that a certain Mr Ramsay was buying it for a million pounds to turn it into a restaurant.....



So, after my lovely stockbridge mooch(not particularly productive thrifting-wise as there wasnt a charity shop on sight!) i headed to Salisbury. All the regular shops were there LA, paperchase, Next etc. I didnt get much to be honest but i enjoyed my time alone...

These were my only goodies. I Laura Ashely i got two pieces of oilcloth for 50p each, bargain. I have a couple of recipe books to recover with it. Some white hot hocolate from whittards, half price(xmas stock), yummy. And this beautiful bunch of flowers from tesco-so pretty!(i also got a lovely card in paperchase for a special lady but cant show you)

I had to pop to tesco on my way back home, i got the most gorgeous pot of tet-a-tete reduced to £1,25, thats for the pot and the flowers! Its a lovely primrose yellow and ive put them next to some hyacinth bulbs i potted up in the new thrifted easter dish.

After pottering around for a while at home, unpacking shopping and catching up on a few blogs it was time to head to Em's for a lovely salmon dinner and trifle for pud! I couldnt go without taking her a few treats!..........

................we had a lovely evening, Thanks Hun!