Bye For Now.......

 

 

 

I would like to thank you all so much for visiting me here, for your support, for your friendship, and for the wonderful encouragement you've given me over the last two years. Being part of this community has been well just, inspirational. I've 'met' so many lovely people, and made connections with some extremely talented women.

 

 

It's YOU, that has inspired me to learn new skills......you Inspired me to learn to crochet, and I'm now trying my hand at quilting. I don't think I would have tried any of this, had it not been for you. The last couple of years have been very special, this space has been very special to me.

 

 

Recently, however, I've been feeling that perhaps I've reached the end of this little blog. I'm not sure I have anything more interesting to say.....and I really don't want this blog to become boring. I've always thought to myself, when I run out of things to say......well that will be the time to stop this blog.

 

 

I've thought long and hard about this, I know many of you love popping by, and I hate to let any of you down. I've discussed this with a fellow blogger, someone who's opinion I really value, and she urged me not to be too hasty, perhaps have a little break, and see how I feel later.

 

 

And so I've decided to have a break from Vintage Sheet Addict, for a little while at least, maybe for ever, I'm really not sure.......but I will let you know.

 

 

So thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for everything you've meant to me, for everything you've given to me, and for all the inspiration........thank you, thank you, thank you.

 

 

Ada :) xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Before The Rain.......

 

 

 

 

Here in the UK, up until the last week, we've been experiencing the most amazing Indian Summer......

 

 

 

 

 

I've been making the most of the lovely weather, and getting out and about. Recently I visited Felly Priory with my friend, it was warm, it was sunny, more like the summer than early Autumn!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has the most amazing gardens and the topiary was fab.

 

 

 

 

I just loved all the unusual shapes and structures, a bit Alice in Wonderland.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boarders were still full of colour.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

And peppered in the lawn, were what I think, autumn crocuses....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now these really did look surreal, perhaps we had fallen down a rabbit hole?

 

 

 

There is a great little tea room too but my treat want on the plate long enough to photograph!

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm pleased to say I've finally found my quilt top that I had misplaced....it was camouflaged amongst some vintage sheet scraps I'd stuffed in an old suitcase! So this is the next to quilt.....and I've been making some flying geese.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not brilliant, I really need to learn how to sew a 1/4 " seam without a 1/4" foot! I've seen the most amazing quilt made from these so it will be practice, practice, practice until I feel confident!

 

 

 

 

 

And I've made up a few Vintage Sheet bundles!

 

 

I will try and pop over to visit you all over the next few days......

 

 

Bye For Now,

 

 

Ada :) xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On My Mantel...October

 

 

 

 

The days are getting colder, the nights are drawing in, and the rich, warm colours of Autumn, are being reflected on my mantle.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

I've had a little change around of the art work.....and popped a new one up....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Bea had her first watercolour class recently and produced this masterpiece! I love it's colours and snowy scene.....it would make a great Christmas card!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distant memories of Florence, I hope to return one day....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seed heads from the garden, natures amazing structures!

 

 

 

 

 

And a fab miniature photo of my mum, with her mum and sisters, taken in the early 1960s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pom Poms add even more colour, and at night, little tea lights will glow.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, definitely time to cosy up......I'm so glad for candles and crochet blankets!

 

 

Hope all is well with you, keep cosy and warm if you're in the Northern Hemisphere! I've just uploaded some photos of a beautiful garden I visited recently, hopefully will share soon.

 

 

If you want to see more Mantles pop over to Karen or Gillian for more inspiration!

 

 

Thank you for popping by, and for those who leave comments, I really appreciate them, especially as I know how busy everyone is.

 

 

Bye For Now,

 

 

Ada :) xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Should Have Been A Post All About Whitby....

 

 

 

 

Well My Lovelies, this really should have been the post where I told you all about my adventures in Whitby. About the beautiful sunny weather, gorgeous apartment overlooking the sea, the great company, food and good wine....how the weekend had done me good, complete de stress!

 

 

But, I'm afraid, it just wasn't meant to be, Whitby didn't happen! As we were packing up the car to leave, my friends little dog, Alfie, got out the house and was hit by a car. Luckily he wasn't killed, but he is still very poorly.

 

 

Little Bea too was ill, with a tummy bug, so all in all not the weekend we had in mind! We did however manage a little 'de stress' during the weekend. As you can imagine, we both felt pretty glum on Saturday, not as glum I hasten to add, as Alfie....or Little Bea, who was languishing on the sofa. So that afternoon, when we knew Alfie was going to be ok....and Little Bea had managed to keep some food in her tummy, we took off to the cinema.

 

 

We went to watch Pride, and I must say, it was one of the most uplifting, hilarious films I've ever seen. We laughed through the whole film, except of course, the sad bits, where we sobbed....not brilliant when you've only popped the smallest amount of tissues in your bag!

 

We sang along to the 80s tunes and reminisced at the fashions.....and then at the end of the film we clapped and cheered. Hooray for Gay Rights, hooray for the miners, hooray for the good in human beings! You get my drift. I will add at this point, there were only 9 people in the cinema, and 7 of them were very quiet!

 

 

We followed this with a bite to eat....and something very nice to drink, so not a complete disaster.

 

 

So yes, not quite what I had in mind, but then I know all about how things can change, and how it feels that when Christmas has been cancelled, you make the most of that one present, you just happened to buy in the January sales!

 

 

 

 

 

So these are my plans for today, reading and a bit of crochet, and Whitby, well we will try again soon.....we don't give up easily!

 

 

Bye For Now,

 

 

Ada :) xxx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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