Colours of Autumn

In the UK we have so many different colours of autumn.

Grey days autumn, like today, alot milder than the past few days



Then the change from summer to autumn, this is my tree fern which gets hit by frost and doesn't actually change colour,



so why has the under leaf been frost burnt and not the top one??

I don't have many trees in the garden as its not very wide, but my rocket is the most amazing, this fabulous colour and still with its leaves



in the spring it is covered with blossom.

Then my most favourite days of autumn are bright, sunny and cold!



Whats your favourite part of autumn?

Trick or Treat!

Living where we live my girls have never been trick or treating and have never had any trick or treaters knocking at the door.
T went up to Worcester to K's Halloween party at the weekend, they got back yesterday with a camera full of pictures and some lovely stories of people trick or treating. It appears that the calling trick or treaters and parents where impressed with the girls Halloween outfits!!



We have a Gothic witch, daughter number 2, a cat, daughter number 1 and a suicidal Alice, adopted daughter number 3, the lovely S who shares the house with K!



Striking a pose!



Cough! cough!



A Sassy cat!

T came back having had a marvelous time, I know K enjoyed having her. I am extremely lucky having two daughters who get on so well!!

Stash!

Living in an 180yr old cottage there is very little storage room, (well people didn't own much all those years ago) you have to create your own, build cupboards under stairs, add cupboards etc. etc. Bearing this in mind my lounge which was once two rooms and is now one, measures 13ft wide (at its widest) and 22ft 6inches long. Has a large fireplace in it, a large sofa and two chairs, a old fashioned pine computer desk a filing cabinet and these.....



a large cupboard under the stairs, full to the brim of 'stuff' I made the cupboard doors with assistance from K, you can tell can't you!



this holds all our games and puzzles and was picked up for a bargain at a barn sale!



My mum let me have this, it is mine and my sisters old toy cupboard and now holds all the computer stuff, family bibles, paper etc etc.and a teeny weeny bit of craft stuff!

Then there is this...



from good old IKEA, you get an idea whats in it by the stuff on top! Then you open the already bulging doors to this




the red box at the bottom is full of toys for when my friend pops round with her daughter, the exercising thingy is just there! The boxes are full of magazines and things then when you pull out the bags you get lots and lots of this



now what do you do with all the left over bits of wool? Shall I tell you? You visit this blog and make a scrap scarf!

Cool huh!!!

My 30 Day Challenge

Day one of my 30 day challenge. To post every day of November.

Here goes.........

Today I had to clear the ironing pile in K's room as she is coming home tomorrow for a week. I use her room for the ironing and whilst in there I found where Jake has been sleeping recently!



He had made a cosy bed on her pillow and as you can see I've popped some coat hangers on there!



He also likes to get under things, like the Zebra cover, as you can see that is all rucked up and then during my ironing marathon he decided to get under the pillow!! Definately not your usual cat!

Happy Halloween

Did you know that Halloween begins at sunset on the 31st October and ends at sunset on the 1st November!