I Can't Believe There's No Butter!

boy*jelly : "I'm going to make my own lunch today Mum. You stay there on the sofa and DON'T COME IN THE KITCHEN!"

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Cue scraping of dining-room chair across kitchen floor.

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Rustle. Rustle. Slam of fridge and cupboard doors.

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boy*jelly : "Don't come in!"

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More scraping of chair.

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boy*jelly : "Stay there!"

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Silence.

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So of course I have to go and see what he's made himself for lunch....

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One Jammy Dodger biscuit sandwich with a side-order of Jammy Dodger biscuits.

Ginger Comes Home

Last Sunday saw me doing this:

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The weather was glorious, the stalls were busy, the cow-pats were fresh....

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I am slowly building up a collection of vintage Ladybird books and the best find at one stall was a box full of kid's books for 5p each.

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I bought 12 for the grand price of 60p ($1.20).

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(A bargain when you think I sometimes pay 99p for one book in charity shops.)
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This was my

absolute-most-favouritest-book-in-the-whole-wide-world-ever

when I was little:

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My mum has my original copy, so I am going to take the pictures from this copy and frame each one for my bedroom:

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Poor, sad little Ginger!

Socking It To You

I've heard of Trainer socks.
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I've heard of Pop socks.
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I've heard of Thermal socks.
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I've heard of Toe socks
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I've heard of Ankle socks.
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But I 'aint never heard of Computer socks.
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All similarities to the crow song "Have You Ever Seen An Elephant Fly" in the Disney film "Dumbo" is purely coincidental, but I take pleasure in knowing you will be humming it all day!
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PS - if you have a thing for socks, check out this website.
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Paging My Marbles....

This is our home phone.

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(That's right, it's such a boring photo, I've had to pretty it up)

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It's one of those digital-walk-around affairs.

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For 99% of the time when the handset is not in the holder

(where it should "always be" according to Mr Jelly)

it's usually buried under a pile of goodness-knows-what and all we have to do is press the "Page" button and the handset rings so that we can locate it in an instant.

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Genius idea.

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And when I can't find my mobile phone....

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I simply page the home-phone-handset to find which pile it is buried under, and then dial my mobile number until that starts ringing from whichever hand-bag I've left it in.

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Easy-peasy.

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So now I want to be able to page the following so that I can find them in an instant:

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My waistline

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The last 10 years

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All the odd socks to go with the huge pile of single socks

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My eyelashes

(seriously, they used to be as long as boy*jelly's and now they have disappeared)

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My car-keys

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The money that is never in my purse

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My purse

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boy*jelly's school shoes

(every single morning)

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And as the post title implies....

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... my MARBLES

because I lost them a long time ago!

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What A Grind!

Now I don't want you to get the wrong idea from this post.

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I love my boy.
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With all my heart.
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He is my universe.
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I love gazing into these.....
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I'm partial to nibbling on one of these.....
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I'm happy to rub noses with this.....
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I can never resist kissing these.....
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And it always makes me happy to see this....
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But when he's asleep, that saintly-smile turns into my nightmare!
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You see, at night, boy*jelly grinds his teeth.
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A lot.
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Loudly.
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Every. Single. Night.
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I can hear him through the wall.
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I expect to go in one morning to find he has ground his teeth down to stumps!
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Finger-nails on a blackboard I can cope with.
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I could listen to the squeaking of polystyrene blocks rubbing together all day.
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A key scraping against metal would be bliss.
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But when it comes to bone grinding against bone, I have to put a pillow over my ears and hum to myself!
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Forthcoming Titles....

Still Feeling Sad

For those of you who saw the vanishing blog-post I made earlier in the week ... I'm still feeling sad.

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My MOJO has got up and gone.

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I'm taking some time out from the business and just trying to chill.

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Hopefully I will be as right as rain and back to my usual self in a while.

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My thoughts are still with the family who lost their 12 year old son at the weekend.

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Feed Me

I've had a few people tell me that they never get notified when I make a new blog-post in their blog-feeder-thingummy.

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I have now pinged my way round the inter-web, re-burnt my feed, copied my RSS URL here there and everywhere and hopefully I have sorted it!

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I've also added a new button on the sidebar to subscribe to this blog.

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If the technology hasn't been working for you lately, please delete my blog from your feed and then re-subscribe.

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And no ... none of that makes sense to me either!

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People all round the world can now enjoy being pinged by jellybelly*jellybrain

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Seduction or Toast?

We were all watching the telly last night when this advert came on :

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(Click to watch if you want to set the scene)

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The voice-over man says (in a butch, mock-American accent)

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"She was the kind of woman who loved to be seduced .... and she couldn't resist temptation"

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At which boy*jelly piped up

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"Why does the lady want to be some toast?"

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Bless him.

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Which would you rather smell ... toast or laundry?

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Roll Call

I have finally finished the last of the PE bag orders!

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I ran out of postal bags.

I ran out of drawstring cord - I emptied a 100 metre box!

I ran out of gingham. Twice.

I ran out of time - several times.

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I hope the following enjoy their time at school with their new PE bags:

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Angus = Jacob = Daniel = Oscar = Molly = Cole = Paddy = Amie = Keira = Ruth = Emma = Rebecca = Connor = Jack = Cameron = Niamh = Alfie = Emily = Jessica = Oscar = Tom = Jak = Connor = Millie = Daisy = Evie = Ellen = Abigail = Rosie = Toby = Natasha = Rachel = Reuben = Olivia = Amber = Henry = Joel = Alex = Joel = Maddison = Joe = Liberty = Finlay = Nicole = Dominic = Rowan = James = Elousie = Eden = Jude = Tyler = Hannah = George = Julia = Eden = Oakley = Jake = Hannah = Guy = Hannah = Aneira = Elliot = Olivia = Maddie = Hannah = Ebony = William = Anna = Henry = Ethan = Imogen = Charlie = Matthew = Joseph = Ella = Lotti = Millie = Olivia = Jack = Darcey = Liberty = Livvy = Jack = Jessica = Sean = Evie = Charlotte = Harry

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And to my very own boy*jelly .... I promise, I will make you a new PE bag - but can I make a few different things first?!

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Thank you to all the JB*JB customers - especially if you had to wait for your bag to arrive!

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Happy Nip-tuals

Okay, so I may offend some people with today's post, and I did think about not blogging it, but I just had to use that title for this post!
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How classy is this wedding dress?

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I have posted a teeny-tiny picture that you can click on.

If you're easily offended then don't look!

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What do you think the woman in the right foreground is saying?

What do you think the bride is thinking?

And I bet we all know what the groom is thinking!

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Thanks go to my mum for sending me this!

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Can't Take Him Anywhere...

After school yesterday I had to pick up a prescription in our local chemist.

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When you go in the door, there is a display-shelf right down the middle of the shop and you go to the left side to the tills/pharmacy and to the right to buy your toothbrushes, nappies, hair products, etc.

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Off I amble to the left to go to the pharmacy section to collect my prescription.

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Off boy*jelly goes to the right ... presumably to look at some hair-gel or something.

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After a minute he appears by my side.

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"Do you like my hair mummy?"

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"Yes, it's lovely."

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(distracted pause)

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"Why?"

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"I've just used all the combs"

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* Sigh *

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This Is A Wind-Up?

Please, please, somebody tell me this is a spoof ...
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It is a spoof, right?

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Right?

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Or are those sirens in the background the men in white coats coming to take her away?

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I'm A Dirty Rotten Cheater

When I was de-pitting my workroom over the weekend, I re-discovered the

user-guide for my sewing machine.

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I had a quick flip through it last night.

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Now I've always thought those decorative stitches on sewing machines were for people who did "real" sewing ... you know, people who can do smocking, blind hems and can follow dress patterns ... so I've never really taken much notice of them, until this caught my eye.

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Hang on, does that mean my machine can make me look like I can do proper hand-sewing?

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Then I got excited.

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You see, I've always wanted the JB*JB applique flower bag to look more rustic and hand-sewn.

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Ta-da!

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Told you I was a dirty rotten cheater!

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You Won't Believe Your Eyes!

I spent all day yesterday tidying my workroom.

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After a summer of sewing PE bags I had to enlist the help of a friend as it was a two-woman job (and no, I still haven't finished all the orders!).

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At about 9:00 last night I finally got to sweep the FLOOR!

I haven't seen the floor in such a long time.

I missed it.

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I was thinking of running a sweepstake as to how long you think it will stay looking like this, but then I realised that the chances are, by the time you've read this, the floor will probably have disappeared under a sea of fabric and ribbons!

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If you want to see explanations as to what things are, please click here to see photos with notes.

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Quirky McNirky

I have been tagged by Joanne to post 6 quirky things about me

(surely I've revealed enough about myself over the last few months?!)
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Rules for tagging:

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1) Link to the person who tagged you

2) Mention the rules

3) Tell six quirky yet boring, unspectacular details about yourself

4) Tag six other bloggers by linking to them

5) Go to each person’s blog and leave a comment that lets them know they’ve been tagged

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Quirk 1

When I have beans on toast, I can't have the beans actually ON the toast.

I don't even like the toast to go into the bean juice lest it gets too soggy. Therefore, I have beans AND toast.

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Quirk 2

.There is a shower gel (made by a Swiss company) that has a smell that makes me feel like I've just banged my head hard.

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Quirk 3

I tend to watch most telly programmes with the subtitles on.

I'm not deaf, but Mr Jelly gets very fed up with me saying "what did he say?"
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Quirk 4

.I cannot bear to have any labels in my clothes because I find them really scratchy.

boy*jelly is just the same.

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This presents a problem when it comes to washing clothes as I have cut the care-instructions out.

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In these instances, I will refer to this website which gives laundry advice to men.

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Quirk 5

.I have mild astigmatism and cannot look at houndstooth-check without it making my eyes go really funny.

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I first realised this years ago when I wore a houndstooth-check skirt to work and spent the day feeling like I was on an acid-trip.
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Quirk 6

.One of my favourite sandwiches is mashed banana with salt & vinegar flavour crips. I discovered it when I was pregnant and quite often have it for lunch!

(Hey, it's got fruit in it, so it must be partly healthy)

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000 OOO 000

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So, I would like to know 6 quirky facts about :

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MarmaladeKiss - I have only just discovered JuliaB's blog

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whiMsy love - Again, I have only just discovered Nikki's blog, and she appears to be as daft as me

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Pug Yoga - because she hasn't posted on her blog since August!

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Lola ... Again! - not only is she my swap partner, but I love to read Jana's blog, and there must be even more quirkiness about herself that she can reveal

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Laurie at 23Beechill - I love the new designs she's always coming up with, and I don't think she's had this tag yet

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And lastly, Suz of The 8th Gem - this woman makes gorgeous necklaces from milk cartons so she must have a few quirks!

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So now it's your turn ladies ... share your quirks!

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Camper-Van Divas!

The Camper-Van swap is now closed for entering and boy*jelly has picked each name out of a carrier bag in pairs as follows :

In no particular order :

Roseberry Crafts... & ...Vanessa

Alexandra... & ...Tip Top

Country Bliss... & ...Summerfete

Leah... & ...fiveminutesmore

Shropshire Scrapper Suz... & ...Indigo Blue

ethel and edna's tearoom... & ...Pearlyqueen

Lola ... Again!... & ...jellybelly*jellybrain

April... & ...Joanne

Katy... & ...Esther

Colourart... & ...saraeden

Suzie Sews... & ...Deanne

I promise they were all picked completely randomly and all names have links to their blogs, except for *Alexandra* who doesn't have a blog.

Can you all please email me (address on sidebar) with your contact details and I will then exchange these details with your swap partner.

The (loose) deadline to get your swap items to your partner is 4 weeks from now

4th of October

I will create a group on flickr where you will be able to post photographs of your handmade goodies!

Good Luck Camper-Van Divas!

How Cool Were You In 1952?

I went and had my haircut today with the lovely James

(I have to give him a mention as he said he would stop by my blog!)

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I wish I'd found this site before I went because I could have told him I wanted to look like some of these.... (yes, they really are all my face!)

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This is what I could have looked like in ...

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1950

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1952

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1954

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1956

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1958

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1960

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1962
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1964
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1965

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1968

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1970
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1972

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1974

(Bit of a Jennifer Anniston thing going on!)

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1976

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1978

(This made me snort my diet-coke out my nose!)

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1980

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1982

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1984

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1986

(Too, too funny - I look like her out of Cagney and Lacey!)

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1988

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1990
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1992
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1994
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1996

(I have actually had my hair like this)

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1998

(I love this look)

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2000

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A big thank you to April for bringing this fantastic site to my attention and I shall expect to see, one, some or even all of these pictures (with your face obviously) on your blogs!

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So which year should I tell James next time I see him?

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Note to self : always have your photo taken in black and white from now on.

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