Well hello lovely bloggers :o)

Hope this post finds you all fine and dandy this cold Friday evening ?

Apologies for not getting out and around to you all the past couple of weeks, but things a been a bit down here at Little Tiny Towers.

Hopefully things will pick up a bit now a few problems have been sorted out, but next wednesday is a BIG DAY for us as we go back up to Kings college London to get the results of all my eldest daughters tests from last October! Remember?

But I'm hoping it won't bring on more stress! So keep your fingers crossed for us my dears won't you?

Anyway, I'm here now, so I shall make the most of it:o)

Guess what?

Go on guess!

Okay, I'll tell you...

We had SNOW last night !!!  WOOOHOOOO!

I got seriously over-excited when it started snowing, and when I was up at 3am this morning, I wanted to go out in it!!

This was our garden at about midnight....

This was 7.30 ish this morning...seee it's going already!

I always love the way that the snow or frost stay on this little tree, it always makes me think of a mountain :o)   (See how many real-life mountains I've seen? lol)

Well, that was my most exciting piece of news!

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We had an un-expected visitor to the garden this week too..

No, not Mr Blackbird, he was one of the unfortunate casualties from our visitors visit..

We've recently been having a Kestrel come and visit us :o(

Whilst he is a most handsome bird, it does make me sad to see all the little (and big!) birds flying everywhere in panic.

Mr Kestrel sits on our fence, and picks off the little birds from over next doors garden as they eat from their feeders :o(

Mr Blackbird ended up a casualty as in his panic, he flew straight into out conservatory window. A load of feathers came out of his head which means in this weather he's going to have rather a cold head, as well as a massive headache from the bang he got.

He sat there on the window ledge recovering for about half an hour bless him.....

Alas peoples, Mr Kestrel was a bit too quick to take a picture for you......But I have my eye on him.....

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I really haven't been up to much you know, other than stressing!  I have several wips...I have lots of thrifted bits still waiting to shine on my Etsy shop shelves, and I have a couple of presents to send out, which I'm sure are going to sprout their own legs if they have to wait any longer!!

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But I have got one thrity find from a good few weeks back now.

Whilst visiting one of my local charity shops a while back, I came across this little paperback type book..

Called 'Flower Festivals'....

It's the most charming little work of art I've seen in a while, and I think what's so nice about it, is it's just *so* English and 'olde fashionde'.

It was originally a handmade book from a lady to her friend who was celebrating an anniversary. 

The page above reads :

This book was created for me by my friend Meriel Hodgetts for a special anniversary present.

It is too beautiful to keep to myself, so together we offer it to a wider circle.

May it bring much pleasure to many people is the wish of Marion Cadbury.

I just think is is so delightful and beautiful..

With the most detailed drawings.

There are twelve pages in all, one for each month of the year with the flaura, fauna and little celebratory festival for that month.

What a thoughtful and precious present it must have been to receive!

Have you ever found any books that you think are just so special?

Well, that's it from me this week my dears.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Be you having a mini holiday, (:o)  or snuggling up out of the cold, take care now won't you?

Love Donna xx

Ta-daah's and a bit of thrifty cooking...

Well, Good Afternoon lovely people :0)

How are you this windy, grey Friday?

I thought I would try and fit in a quick blog post before the rush of the school run..

This is just a few Ta-Daah moments that I keep forgetting to pop on here.

I am taking part in the monthly make with Annie the Felt Fairy , but I so

keep on forgetting to post my makes. Do you get like that?

I kinda get in this making mode, and make, n make, n make, then forget to pop them on here, or even in my shop!

i just have 'em all stacked up until one of my clan say "Mum/wife (;0)) are you actually going to DO anything with these? " LOL

Well, here they are (as long as bloggers playing )

This is a lovely mixed mohair crocheted brooch, with a little vintage 'clear with gold dots on' button in the middle. The back was felted and had a brooch pin sewed on.

Next up...

remember my bunting that was blocking on my ironing board in my last post?

Well, 

Taa..Daaaah.....

I finally managed to make a chain and put it up.

Took me ages to get this photo, as I had to get it at an angle where you couldn't see how badly my windows need washing... LOL  :0)

And for once, the sun was shining...

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Next is my Rag crocheted bag that I made in early January.

I've been using it a month, and it just gets better, and more cosy :0)

Not sure that the colours look very pretty in these photos, so you'll have to take my word that they go in the 'real world! LOL

And below is a picture of the button closure..

I made this button from some embroidery off of one of my girls 'toddler' dresses!

They used to sometimes have matching dresses when they were very young, and being the hoarder that I am, I've kept it all and I get all the 'good usable bits' off of them all for my crafting..

I'm pleased I don't know exactly who's dress it came from, so it reminds me of both :0)

Below is a picture of my latest thrifty book find.

OOOoooo...., this book is scrummy!

It's got all the recipes in from all the books that you used to read as a child..

You know, all the delicious foods that used to be in them, the picnic food, the midnight feasts, all that type of thing..

Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl...

It's even got recipes from my favourite books..The Little House on the Prairie series..

MMMmmmm...I've got to try 'em :0)

Well, that's all the photos that I could get on here today.
It's not actually this afternoon before the school run anymore, it's early evening!

So have a lovely weekend everyone.
Don't forget I won't be around next week, (hospital)  but hopefully I'll speak to  you all next weekend.
Send hopeful wishes our way on Tuesday!

Take care and wrap up warm,

Love Donna xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx