I think we're alone now

We have had non stop visitors for 2 weeks! Phil's brother and nephew, followed with a days break by Phil's mum followed with a day's break by my mum. we now have 3 weeks before my dad comes while he has meetings in London. Phil is happy as he likes to sleep in the buff and can't pad a round nekkid when family are here. Plus when mum came and fell down the stairs she was nekkid and he is rather fearful of meeting her in that condition.

(She had just come out of the shower and obviously wrapping a towel right round you or even getting dressed in someway in the bathroom is not sensible when you can just wander round a house you are not totally familiar with in the dark - because you don't want anyone to see you in your birthday suit - and forget to turn left into your bedroom and fall down stairs instead. fortunately we have a half landing otherwise it would have been more serious that one fractured toe. Which wasn't diagnosed for 2 weeks. Why bother the doctors over nothing? Somehow it still ended up feeling like it was all my fault though :) )

So now Phil can frolic round the house - just having to avoid the children who would be equally traumatised really and can write all about it on THEIR blogs. It is lovely to see them all as we live so far away. And the house is all clean and the ironing is all done (mostly summer clothes!) and the garden is fresh and tidy. Mums are wonderful.

Friday has sped round again. The Daring Cardmakers challenge was set by Tracie this week

and CUT!!!

All styles are welcome but there MUST be an element of handcutting somewhere.
It could be a greeting, a shape, letters printed on your pc and handcut,
anything goes as long as you did it by hand.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do. But I'm not entirely satisfied with the result.The paper is all Colour Me Silly by Basic Grey.
I traced round a plate to get the edge of the card. All of the little parcels are hand cut - though I did use a corner rounder too. Everything is inked and outlined as usual but the "ribbon" was done with a Sakura Glaze pen. I used clear Glaze on the lettering too. I think that is the bit I am least happy with - had cut lettering is a bit childish - at least when I do it!
Here are a few photos from our boat trip in Bruges last week - we are getting old so we need to wear hats now. Phil bought a fairly smart winter jacket - it is a miracle as I don't think he has ever bought one before!
I bought a new coat too but here I am wearing my super warm mens bouncer jacket from Tesco. I had to buy it in a hurry when my coat got water logged earlier in the year. It looks terrible on me but feels so good.
Middle age here I come...