Stormy weather

This is my favourite holiday photo taken by my wonderful husband on our holiday...................

Now what?

I've just got back from a wonderful holiday in the sun. I can still close my eyes and see the beautiful turquoises and blues of the sea and the smell of the salt in the water and if I concentrate I can hear the sounds of the waves as they break on the sand.

Walking into work this morning I was greeted by at least 3 people who commented about how well I looked, so I have to question - did I look ill before?? If I actually think about it I have to say I probably did and for quite some time too. I was not ill, I was just mentally exhausted, and I don't know why? A few years ago I had lots of jobs, 3 young children and did a full time degree course and was fine and happy with my lot in life. But not now? All the children have now left, I work full time and even though I should have plenty of time on my hands, I always seemed to be rushed and going from one crisis to the next. Of course they are not real crisis's but after a very, very stressful year then even small things get blown out of proportion .

So going on this much needed and very relaxing holiday, has meant I have come to a moment of reflection and maybe even change.

The big question is should I continue with wellydog designs? My other half made me a very generous offer before I went on holiday to invest in my business and the offer is still there if I want it, but is it still what I want? I went into business, as I do with most things, all guns blazing and with no thought about what impact it would have. I have always had an ambition to run my own business or more specifically not to work for other people, as I have had to deal with some real Bastards in my time. But having sat in near isolation on a beautiful island in the middle of the Indian ocean then I started to think, after over 20 years of waiting to do this, do I actually still want the same things out of life?

......well I don't know the answer yet, wellydog is still active and for the time being I will continue but for the moment , whilst the memories of my holiday remain I am enjoying a bit of peace of mind and a slower pace of life. x

I love handbags..... Folksy Friday

I love my handbags and contrary to Mr Wellydog' s thinking, you can never have enough!!! These are some of my Folksy Favorites a handbag for every occasion

LATEX RED ROSE HANDBAG

Ooh La Latex

Yellow handbag with poppie

Feltilicious

Pretty handbag, knitted in soft purple cotton

Melmoknit's hand knitted items

Silver Sequin Comic Book Superheroine Handbag

Uniquely Different

Duck Egg Blue Handbag

Ragbags

Pink Fluffy Handbag

iEllie

Folksy Friday

I want the sun back so I thought if I covered my blog page with sunny things from Folksy, it may come back.

Tropical sun - Fluffosity

Golden Sun Glass Sun Catcher - Diomo Glass

Sun Pure Silk Scarf Large -Eyefund - Glamglass Gifts

Sun - Welshy's Pyrography

Sunshine Corsage - Mud Puppy

Lollipop Tree A Tiny Tile Painting - Leigh Shepherd Designs

Birdy eggs

Our children bought Mr Wellydog a bird box with a camera in a few years ago. They really do give us great presents. The first year we had nothing , not that we really expected any. Then last year we had a Great tit who laid eggs,. They hatched, but unfortunately the chicks all died before they could fledge, we don't know why but suspect that the mother got killed and so they didn't get fed.

So it is with some trepidation that we are now watching another Great Tit this year who has being building up and fluffing the nest with feathers. Then at the weekend we were excited to discover some eggs had arrived,

I thought you might like to see them. I do apologise for the quality of photo as I had to take them of our telly screen.

A Grand Day out

Yesterday was such a gloriously sunny day we decided to do a "Grand Day out' in the beautiful city of Bath.

We have lived not that far from Bath for years and in fact at one stage, I used to work one a day a week in the city itself, but as with everything on your door step, you don't always appreciate its beauty. So with Cameras in hand we decided to take a proper look at Bath.

The day started with the journey, we didn't want to be stuck on the motoway so took the A368, a beautiful country route, through small villages such as Sanford , home to Thatchers cider ( yes, we resisted the call of the shop), Blagdon with its water garden center and the lovely villages of Bishops Sutton and Harptree.

On our way we decided to stop at the church by the Mill pond. We have passed it for years and have no real idea of what it is, just that its a beautiful building by the side of the main road that we have caught glances at for years.

It sits in the village of Rickford not far from Blagdon. To take the pictures we did take our live in our hands a bit walking up the side of the road with no footpaths and very fast traffic whizzing by.

Arriving near Bath we caught the park and ride bus into the centre, so much easier than trying to park in a city with small streets and confusing onen way system

Of course in one day we couldn't do the city justice especially as I did want to wander around the shops. So we just did some of the highlights. You can't miss beautiful Bath Abbey, as its smack in the centre of the city. It has great carvings over the front entrance. Look closely at the photo on the left hand side and you will see angels climbing to heaven, and one not so pleasant looking one, heading down.

Don't forget to head down to the weir and have boat trip down the river.

We shopped till we dropped and took loads of photos, but most importantly, Mr Wellydog has promised to take me back to the brand new Spa, so I can luxuriate in the pool on the top of the building and maybe have a nice relaxing massage.

Of course a grand day out doesn't finish until you are home. So we stopped off on our way home by the stunning Chew valley lake. The valley was flooded in the 195o's and apparently you are able to see bit of the old buildings when there is low water.

Now it is a wildlife haven and if you have read my previous blog you will know I can't resist seeing swans, so it was the perfect end to a brilliant day.

New Galleries

Check it out!!! I have added some Gallery pages to this blog.

Links are on the right hand side of the page,

Art work is previous work some of it quiet old I will add more up to date work as an when I have the time

My jewellery Gallery is everything from when I used to make Tiaras and wedding jewellery right up to my progress into silver clay. Again this a long job and so more will be added later so keep checking.

I am now off to enjoy the sunshine x