Camp

We set a date months ago for our wedding camp. I wanted from the start to have an outdoor wedding, where we can really invite everyone who means something to us. One without the structure of a standard legal wedding. A handfasting, if you like.

I finally realised the other day, that this really is not happening this summer. We cannot afford to hire either a field and portaloos or a campsite, what with Fast still not in work.

It's time for me to make an effort to craft my way to a handfasting. I need to get making stuff and have a go at selling it on etsy to make some cash!

Progress report

So following last weekend's events, I finally feel up to a progress report. Sunday night we had dinner with my in-laws and Mr SC's in-laws for the first time. Yes, in three years of relationship, we finally got our parents together to meet almost two months before our wedding. However, Saturday morning's events were taboo, as Mr SC does not want his family to worry. Great.

On Tuesday, a last minute appointment at the Docs had him sent home with promises of a referral to a headache clinic, a second appointment for Friday, some hefty painkillers and advice to avoid codeine based painkillers. Friday rolled around, with exertion based headaches still happening, but the hefty painkillers being pretty rapid to help. This time he has been sent home with beta-blockers and an appointment for next Friday again. I won't say I am not concerned still, but at least both Mr SC and the medical profession are taking it seriously.

At work, it seems that we are about to enter another slow period. I have not got much sitting on my desk, and even less in the way of prospective work. I really want to look into building up some sort of business from home, but can never decide what would suit me. I guess the joy of working for myself would be that I wouldn't have to pick just one route to go down. As soon as I get my wedding invites finished, I am going to throw myself into some etsy projects. Remind me of that please!

In the last week, Mr SC has really knuckled down and sorted out the house. The bathroom and kitchen are clean, the spare room is ready for my parents to come and stay, the lounge is tidy, and the washing pile isn't out of control. Wow!

Educational

My sister-in-law (as will be) called me this evening. She has just had her introductory day for her training to become a midwife. As well as a lot of biology homework before term starts, she has been told that they will send her a knitting pattern and she should knit up a pair of breasts.

Yes, thats right.

Apparently, they use knitted breasts in order to help new mums learn how to breast-feed. Unfortunately, L cannot knit, so thought I would be the best person for the job. That will go down on the top of the list of weirdest things to knit ever!

It keeps me out of trouble.

I tried going to work with Mr SC this morning. He drove us to his work, then I walked to the station and caught the train the rest of the way. For some reason, occasionally the train gives me migraines. This morning was one such time, and I hadn't had one for months. It was awful.

This evening Mr SC was looking after me and made me dinner. Now he is watching the football while I craft and blog. I will have to take a photo of my project, as it is coming along nicely and I feel somewhat proud. I know stuffed toys are a bit of a craze at the moment, but I have always been a fan of fabric and wool crafts. My first stuffed toy was a cat I made when I was about 7 and spending the night at my Mum's friend's house for the night. I was bored and lonely, so my Mum's friend helped me make a stuffed cat. 

Going back to making a stuffed toy, and I decided to start slowly again, but I am hand stitching the felt this time. I have embroidered it in a simple message for Mr SC, and have ordered some kapok type stuff from ebay.

After scraping Mr SC out of bed this morning and cooking sausage and bacon rolls for breakfast, he was a sweetie and fixed my kitchen tap while I tidied up the conservatory. I fixed the tap last time, so I think he wanted to prove that he could do it just as well as I could. I think it helped that I had loosened all the nuts last time! 

I carried on tidying while he watched the Grand Prix, and then we made an emergency dash to Tesco, which I have been putting off for a couple of weeks. They had sweet williams, and my roses from the garden have died, so I popped a bunch in the trolley. Now, with food in the cupboard and a tidy conservatory, I can sit and craft the evening away. Perfect.

Lazy Sunday

I gave in and cleaned the kitchen yesterday, although that was all. Instead I spent time online sending e-mails to see about booking things for my wedding to Mr. SilverClouds. I sometimes wonder how anyone ever found out any useful information before the internet. Need to have a look at some wedding venues to go on the shortlist? Search google and wedding directories. Looking for a cheap and inventive wedding photographer? Email the local uni art/media department. Need to know if a particular place will be open the day after the wedding? Look up their website. These things must have been very time-consuming and expensive before.

We visited our friends K and D last night and stopped over. K and I always have a really good chat, and hopefully we will have a really girly day out to give her a makeover sometime soon. She wants to have a bit of a confidence boost, so we will go to the hairdresser and then hit a department store make-up counter, followed by the shops.

This afternoon our windows were cleaned outside, so then I had to do the inside as well. They look great now, and have a few less cobwebs on them. I also bought a couple of plants for our garden, including bergamot mint which smells delicious. I adore plants that have scented leaves, and have pots of rosemary, lavender, blackcurrant sage and lemon verbena already.

Tonight I am working on another square for the patchwork blanket I am knitting. I will leave you with a quick snap of the work in progress left resting on a snoozing Mr. SilverClouds, who graciously helped me tidy and move furniture in the lounge today.