Most of last week seems to have been spent cleaning Poppy Cottage!
I don't believe in doing a lot of cleaning, obviously there are far better things to do to occupy my time, but it was our turn to host the village 'drinking club' on Friday night so I thought I'd better try to make a good impression! After all, many of the guests hadn't been in Poppy Cottage before (at least not since we moved in!!)
This is a monthly get-together of twelve couples, so we only have to host it once a year. But at least that way the cottage will get a thorough annual clean!
It's great fun, with no pressure to prepare food to impress people! Just plenty of wine and beer, and lots of nibbles to soak it all up!
And to help with that all-important first impression, my lovely daughter Karen from Henrys Shed made me a beautiful new table runner!
Isn't it gorgeous?
Definitely a Happy!
You may remember it was only a few weeks ago that we went out to choose the fabrics, so she has made it really quickly!
She clearly understands how important it is to make a good impression on the neighbours!!
We had great fun choosing all the fabrics, and then deciding which order to put them in!
I think we made a good choice!
It is beautifully made, and quilted with heatproof wadding.
And backed with another lovely fabric, just in case I feel like a change!
It's long enough to hang over both ends of the table, and to stretch the whole length of the table when it is extended fully.
It was very much admired by all the ladies on Friday night!
It was very much admired by all the ladies on Friday night!
Can you see my hoover in the background? I did put it away before everyone arrived!!
WE had a lovely evening, and fortunately nobody stayed too late, as we had to get up early-ish on Saturday morning to go for another puppy visit!
This time we took Miss M to meet the new addition to the family!
There were plenty of cuddles!
She is absolutely adorable, from the tip of her nose
To the tip of her tail!
Then it was time to play for a bit!
So much fuss!
She got a little over excited
Oh dear
Whoops!!!
Me? It wasn't me!
We get to bring her home in two weeks
Happy!
And we have finally decided on her name
She is Annie
Annie the Airedale
xxx
Annie, what perfectly lovely name for her....she is just a darling.
ReplyDeleteLove the table runner too, gorgeous colour palette......clever daughter, alot of time and effort has gone into it. So nice it was admired and appreciated by your guests.
Claire :}
Oh Angie, Annie is so gorgeous. Two weeks to go - I'd find it so hard to wait. She is definitely going to be full of fun and love.
ReplyDeleteThe table runner is lovely, and the colours look absolutely right on the table. Happy!!
Karen x
What a pretty name, she is very sweet. Your daughter is very talented, just hopping over to see her other creations :) xx
ReplyDeleteI'm happy I've stopped by to visit! The table runner is simply beautiful, and Annie, oh what a gorgeous gal! I bet you'll have lots of fun tales to share...Chrissie x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful table runner!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Annie your puppy is very cute, what fun you will have ♥