Family Photo

I don't know about the rest of you, but getting a family photo always seems like hard work to me. First getting them altogether, facing the same way, smiling, or at least not looking grumpy, keeping still so they are all in focus etc etc. Well some friends have been visiting our daughter and her family in South Africa so I asked them to do the job for me...and I am very pleased with the outcome!

Coats

A couple of weeks ago I posted a picture of a little coat I made from some left over fabric from the twins dresses. I knew that the hood would probably be a little short but I didn't have enough fabric to make it bigger. Anyway the coat fits but the hood isn't quite big enough to wear it up comfortably so I am going to make two bigger coats that will last until next winter. I bought some chocolate brown cord and will line the body with fleece. I mentioned in my last 'London' post that I had bought some fabric and buttons from Liberty and I am using the fabric to line the hoods and putting three odd buttons on each coat, using pink velvet ribbon hoops on one coat and turquoise on the other . No sooner have I a new project on the go, I have more requests coming in...apparently my grandsons are really enjoying the 'Where the Wild Things Are' story book and would like a 'Max' costume each!

BBC Documentary

I just realised that I could add this clip to my blog, it is a BBC documentary of my daughter and her husband in South Africa. It was filmed a couple of years ago and the BBC are in the process of doing an update, but I though I would post it anyway.They have completed building their first orphans house and have also just set up a feeding programme in a local school. Please click on the link below to watch the short clip.

BBC Documentary

Primrose Noelle

Because I felt a bit funny posting a photo of Maggie and not one of Primrose, here is one of her too. She is also wearing a dress that Mummy used to wear!

Maggie Boo

I had to post this photo that I have taken from my daughter and son in laws blog...not sure what she is looking at but looks like she is in a world of her own. She is wearing the same hat and coat that her mummy used to wear when she was little.

London

I had another trip into London today to meet up with our eldest son. He usually has to work on Saturdays but today he didnt and so it was nice to meet up. We went to Paul's Patisserie for lunch and had ham and cheese crepes with salad. Although we looked at the cakes and pastries in the window we didnt have one!. We had a stroll around Liberty's where he showed me all the pieces of furniture he would like and I bought a nice piece of Liberty fabric in the sale and some buttons. I will post later what I am using them for.

Nice Eames chair and footstool

Lovely sofa, spot the Eames Elephant in the background

This was an interesting character...she looks real doesnt she? But she's not, she was moving and talking too!

Birthday Girl

Today my eldest daughter is 33. I always find it hard not to be with her on her birthday and because they live in South Africa she is usually without any of her UK family or friends. But this year she has two friends from the UK and one from USA visiting and it seems like they have all had a great day together with her husband and boys as well. She has just posted these photo's and so I have copied them to my blog

Dinner at an African restaurant, Moyo

The boys chilling at the organic cafe