holiday countdown is ON

 Four more days of Autumn left before I get the hell back to summer 🙌

new patterns

I made some patterns from the GreatCupboardClearout.

Then added them to some kitchen containers....

And then, of course, I had to add them to some baby outfits....

As always these designs are available to license ...but drop me an email if you need anything cos I don't update my website anywhere near as often as I should...

dawn@dawnmachell.co.uk 

 

cupboard of doom

We have this massive corner cupboard in the kitchen with spinny-roundy shelves for food. In my dream kitchen I would have a cool walk-in larder with everything stored in a neat and tidy order. But I'm stuck with this. The spinny-roundy mechanism is clunky and results in spillages. And stuff always falls over round the back. I chuck stuff in it and close the door, and try to ignore the smell of spilled soy sauce on everything.

Anyway I decided to clean it out on Saturday. 

It's practically empty now cos it turned out that most of the shit in there went off in 2022. Including THREE tins of butterbeans.

We don't even like bloody butterbeans.

lie-in incoming

It's been a busy week....

 

big coat

I had to wear my big coat to walk the dog tonight.

And we had the log burner serviced this aft... and then lit it to celebrate. Cos it's bloody freezing.

And now it's dark.

So that's me moaning and groaning for the next 6 months then.

sunday stroll

We walked the dog through the woods yesterday.

We did not see any bears.

We did see the pub though. And we did sit in the beer garden for a bloody lovely Sunday roast. 

it's autumn...

It was dark by 8m tonight 😩

Summer is over 😞

september

Look, I know I sound bloody old and boring saying this, but....how the hellie can it be September already? Where has this year gone?!! 

Barney

This is the barn owl who lives over the back moor. He's usually spotted at dusk so we don't see him in summer. But dusk is creeping ever earlier so we might spot him again soon.

I mean he's a lovely sight.

But I'd prefer to keep the 10pm daylight ta.

not ready for autumn yet thanks....

Look, whoever switched the weather onto it's autumn setting, could you please switch it back to summer. It's not time yet. Stop being annoying!

 

august birthday

Our little monkey had a birthday yesterday. And horror of horrors he had to work!

The kid who was always on some exotic foreign holiday on his birthday, or in recent times had the bank holiday to shield him, had to actually do a full day's work!

I mean, he made it to 22 before he could no longer blag a free day off.... but still....poor Alf! 

big cats pattern

 

big cats

Drew a face and couldn't decide what it should be...

busy little bee

Well August has been flipping busy so far. Busy with work and busy with play. 

Not so busy with personal work cos I haven't had a minute....

race day

We're off to the horsey races tomorrow.

I'm not that fussed about horses. Or racing. But I'm excited to see everyone. Especially Tina and Kevin from the Isle of Man cos we don't see them nearly enough. And I'm looking forward to wearing the fancy frock and eating the nice food and drinking all the drinks.

I'll just ignore the horsey part.