Good Evening, Guten Abend and Got Aften

Hello there you wonderful lot.
I do hope Tuesday has been kind to you.

I was quite excited this morning. When I look at things to do with my blog, it tells you where people are in the world who read it.

I saw this when I woke up...

So, if you are a reader from another country, thank you for stopping by.
I was particularly giddy to see a Danish person has had a look. I have seen a few Danish TV shows and am currently enjoying very much one called The Legacy (Arvingerne)
Cough...moving on...

Hasn't the sky just seemed grey today? I needed to get a little colour into it when I got home.

I liberated my wicker basket from under a pile of scarves and hats and it now sits happily full of pretty coloured yarns. Am sure it feels a great deal happier in its new position.
what do you guys think?..

Oh......A little BREAKING NEWS.

I have crocheted some heart shaped hearts !
Yes, you heard it here first.

Am a little giddy kipper to say the least..

What do you lot think?

The bottom one even has little sparkly bits ...***happy thoughts***

I will be starting a new project tomorrow,, the dilemma once again.

Hmmmmmm

Any suggestions or requests?

I saw this next 

picture on Facebook today,, once it was back online.

The picture sums up how I like to see things...

Made me smile.

As did my puss cat Pixie.

She sleeps in the oddest little spots

A typical puss I guess.

Todays nice news reminds us all that Teddy bears should be mandatory for everyone

Read it Right Here

So, to end this evening I wish to teach you all a new word.

It may help explain things to non crocheters. 

Ok? Enough said? 

I do hope so lol

So am going to turn in and think about what to get hooking on with next.

Please stay safe and spread love and hugs around the world.

Glittering magic 

Miss Sparkles xxx

A muddy walk in the woods

Good evening folks,  I do hope your weekend was all it could have been for you.
I have had a nice weekend. Got up this morning and headed for a walk in Middleton Woods in Ilkley.  Took a few snaps of course...

Signs of spring x

A kissing gate but nobody to kiss me 😂

I know it's been a little windy but ......

Best bit about a muddy walk in the woods is getting to "paddle" in the river to clean the wellies !

Showing the trees some l♡ve.

The walk was a delight. I can't wait for the Bluebells to put in their annual stunning appearance.

I watched The Grand Budapest Hotel this afternoon whilst I put the finishing touches to my Flower Heart wreath. The film was the perfect tonic to wash away the not so contented memories of last night's offering!

And as for the wreath.......
IT'S FINISHED!

Am Uber happy with it!

Am just going to sneak in a quick bit of sock porn.

 I had these beauties under my wellies today and my feet were like toast!


Moving on to today's nice news

Go have a read Here,, am all for embracing all of our new technology to improve our wellbeing.


so, I am turning in now with happy thoughts in my head sending mahoosive snuggles to anyone and everyone who needs them.

Magic and glitter.


Miss Sparkles xxx

Let's try again!

He was the little treasure I had ready to greet you all yesterday evening and he was poised and ready to pounce until I hit delete of my whole post! So I took to my bed in a minor sulk.

So here we are , Saturday evening . All feeling good I do hope. I have had an ok day.

I was out early taking some documents to the garage. I am inheriting my late dad's private registration for my little Brum. 

I got the cutest little pot full of pretty coloured buttons ... beware approaching button porn....

They are super cute and have got 10 of my little flowers done so far.
The rest of this evening for me will include port and lemonade and Lucy on dvd.


I had an induction yesterday to be the union rep for our store. Now not being a politicised being particularly I did have to chuckle at one of the questions.. It asked if I was Affiliated to any other organisations  such as the labour party...

I filled in that part with pride stating that I am a fully paid up member of Greenpeace.  I can imagine the image the people will have in their heads when they process my paperwork lol.

I got the news I wanted with regard to the assessment I went to on Monday.  I got accepted. . Mega and Uber pleased.
Other good news came in the former of Christmas competition results.  Out of a company of over 700 stores , our little shop came top of the whole company!

Pretty epic news indeed.

And that nicely segways  onto today's nice news.

And it is environmental in subject too so am doubly happy.

Go have a read here, the earth needs more of this xxx


My mama took care of my nasty roots today so am sparklingly blonde all over again. Thank you mama xxx

Much nicer,, a sneaky peak at tonight's onesie too!

A couple of things I spotted on Facebook the last couple of days here

How true is that?!?!

And finally a little advice for any potential suitors out there. .

So on that note you lovely lot, please please keep reading and if you enjoy please share my blog.

Sending love and Huggles to anyone and everyone who needs them.

Snugs and glitter

Miss Sparkles xxx

Feeling grateful...

Good evening guys. I hope you are all surviving the weather.
I really do have so much to be grateful for as am sure many of us do.
As I curl up here on my bed in my pink fluffy onesie with a big snuggly duvet I think of those without a roof over their heads let alone a bed or a pillow. 
Today I am particularly grateful for my work friends. They helped me through the difficult time of losing my dad which happened in November very unexpectedly. They helped me maintain my sanity when perhaps I was not the nicest person to be around.

So to all of you

Thank you ♡♡♡♡♡

I saw this today and it made me smile, bearing in mind that on a good day I top 5ft!

Plus it has a cute penguin!

I had a peak out of my bedroom windows this morning and the garden furniture was slightly askew! 

The snow looked pretty though. 

I got to work and then back home again in one piece too. Always a bonus methinks. 

Another interesting picture I saw today,,certainly food for thought. .

A good question, one am going to have to ponder! How about you?

Onto the crochet exploits.

I have attempted two things tonight. One was a wave stitch. Looks ok I think.

The other  is going to be a little owl. Have got his body done. Eyes tomorrow to finish him off.

Will of course show you the owl when he can see you too. Might need to name him then.

Sigh.. life is a series of dilemmas !

Today's nice news does indeed sound nice and something we should all consider.

Have a read HERE ♡

I do like nice news that is not connected to disaster, despicable behaviour or celebrity.

Let's spread some love.

Sending snuggles,Huggles and a bucket or two of glitter to all of you

Sleep well and say thanks xx

Miss Sparkles  xxx

New moon blessings

So, how are you feeling this evening, this one of the new moon or dark moon as it will not be visible in the sky?

This guy can't see it anyway 🌑

A new moon is meant to be the best time to start new projects but sadly try number 2 of the crochet heart was even more of a disaster than the one last night.
I don't want this blog to just be good efforts of crochet so have taken photographic evidence as you can see...

Yes I think am going to have to try a different pattern until I am a little more accomplished !

Please look away if this offends ones eyes or if you find tears of laughter leaking from them!

Worry not though, I am not deterred one little bit.

Onto other news (deflecting!)

I saw something today which made me question wether people are stupid or lazy.

The things people had left were soggy.  Not ideal for the staff at the charity shop.

What do you guys think? 

I did see a very nice thought on Facebook this morning

I do like this suggestion.  How many seconds did you spend smiling?

I certainly managed a couple of hundred am sure!

I was given a slightly mind boggling task at work today which resulted in a mean headache, boooooooo.  That did not make me feel sparkly in any way!

I got through though . A good night's sleep will help.

I should find out if have got onto the course on Friday. Massive fingers crossed.

I am going to go on the hunt for some nice news. I am very interested in what is going on in the world but not much of it is nice, joyous,happy type news.

For today's nice news a tale of triumph over adversity.

Have a read HERE ♡ and please let me know if you find any nice stories that I can share.

So I bid you all restful sleep. Mine will involve me in a onesie very cosey indeed.

Sending masses of Huggles out to the world and buckets of glitter 


Mwah

Miss Sparkles  xxx

All is good this evening.

Hey there. I hope Monday wasn't too terrible for you all.
Mine was a good day for a few reasons.
A beautiful clear morning if somewhat chilly. A very lovely drive over to York.  But on busy roads so no chance to pull over and capture the view.

Sigh.

The training opportunity event I went to seemed to go well. I just hope I did my boss proud.
The drive back from York was more stunning. There was a patch of cloud in the sky and the sun shone through it in a perfect circle. It's beauty a is quite difficult to put into words..but it did look stunning.

In crochet news I have finished all of the leaves for my heart wreath now but now need cute buttons for the flower centres and probably won't be able to get them until the weekend.  And so the dilemma arises once more.

What to crochet next.
I had a little go at a heart this evening but it beared very little resemblance to the shape you would expect, I shall have another go tomorrow night though.
One must persevere!

Monday night is weigh in night. If am brutally honest I did not expect good things this week at all. BUT I lost two pounds so am back within my target range now.

All of the speed soup obviously helped!

If anyone wants the recipe I will post it on here.

It is most delicious. I had it today and will be having it tomorrow too.

Have just discovered a show on sky anytime. It's called Scott and Bailey. I very much like it and it's a good British drama. 


Ohhh and a lady I follow on Facebook has shared a pattern to crochet a baby Groot. 
Any Marvel geeks out there will love it. Uber cute. Need Groot coloured yarn next!

So.. only a short little entry this evening.

I do hope you are all well

Sending buckets of glitter and lots of love and cuddles

Miss Sparkles xxxx

Sunday means 6 more sleeps until my day off!

Good evening one and all. I do hope you had a spectacular weekend.

I spent yesterday  dressed  as Princess Leia from Star Wars..

Here is the evidence!

It was nice to be reunited with my papa!

Hopefully we raised a few pounds for the Alzheimers Society.

My day was long yesterday. 

But when I got home from work a nice pink parcel awaited...

I love parcels especially when they contain yarn. I spent some of my birthday money on some bargains and some of the yarn contains 59% recycled yan so that made me even happier.

The Goodies.

All in their own organza bags too..Sigh. 

I got this lovely lot from 

Love Knitting

They don't mind that I don't knit, only crochet!

They kept me up to date with my delivery and it came very quickly too.

So, after this excitement I went to the supermarket. ..deep joy.

I called in to see my mama and she seems to be a lot better.

She had found a bag of navy yarn that she donated to my cause.

yay free yarn 😍

 

When I got home I had to crawl to get to the gas meter to top it up. I noticed a little yarn dangling enticingly so I reached behind the foam swords (a tale for another day!)

And this is what I found..

Amazing yarn day!

To calm down I treat myself to a glass of port and lemonade .

I do like my port out of a decanter..that's just how I roll!

Almost forgot,, just popping back to the yarn..I received a text from my aunt.  She cryptically  asked me what kind of yarn I liked,.. well most of it lol. But it turns out she is going to get me some.

Wow..could my day possibly have got any better.

Just wait!

There is one more thing.

I retired to my boudoir to do a little crochet and put my phone on to the BBC radio app as Sarah Cox does a show on a Saturday night called sounds of the 80s . I sent a text in response to her request about what we did in the 80s.

It didn't get read out but that was ok. I carried on with my crochet flowers.

But then I got a unknown number call on my phone which I don't usually answer but I was distracted  so I picked it up. Turns out it was one of the researchers from the show wanting a chat.

About ten minutes later another call from one of the producers asking if I would like a chat with Sarah!!!!!!!!!

Ermm ok then I guess was NOT what I said!

So after another 15 minutes or so my phone rang again and there I was on Radio 2 talking to Sarah Cox.

Omg Omg

I was such a giddy kipper after that it took me another hour to get to sleep which was bad news as it was gone midnight so far past my bedtime.

Consequently  I have yawned a little more at work today. But I made it through. 

Tomorrow I am going for an assessment  to get onto a course run by my company to help me progress to a higher position so please send out nice helpful vibes for me.

I am just going to crochet a couple more leaves before bed. My wreath should be finished by the weekend or at least ready to be assembled by my day off.

Wishing you a peaceful night and a groovy day tomorrow.

Glitter and rainbows

Miss Sparkles  xxx

feeling sleepy today.

Not sure if there was something amiss in the cosmos last night but I did not sleep well. As it turns out neither did big lad and a couple of other people I know too. So not just me!
Consequently am feeling a little sleepy this evening .
I am curled up on my bed listening to some tunes on Spotify . Have just crocheted 3 more little flowers for my flower heart wreath. Am half way through now.
Wish I had more time and energy to crack on.
Sigh.

They are looking cute so far...what do you think?

I have purple and lilac to do yet.

The dress up occurs tomorrow. Hope I don't look a total wally!

I will get photographic evidence !

Monday I have an interview to get put onto some training my company does to enable me to progress higher.

Can't wait.  Doing that on Monday though means my next day off is a week tomorrow..

 Yawny. Really wish I could afford a cleaner.!

I got a new book today. It's called 'How To Sell Your Crafts online'

It's all about using etsy to the max!

It's available from Amazon here

Fingers crossed it is full of amazing advice. The reviews certainly hold promise! 

So that is me for tonight. Little bit of reading before bed.

Plus am not in work until 11 so can have a little lie in! Yay

So sending lots of love and healing all around this sad world.

And lots of glitter.

Mwah

Miss Sparkles  xxx