Just some of the feeders, they wont be full for long, the bird were on them as soon as i moved away

 Frozen solid again and i had to break the ice in the pond all the bushes i cut down yesterday are in a frozen heap waiting to go to the tip

Been out in the garden...cut down the huge Escallonia that was out of control, it was rubbing against the shed and the edge of its roof and i didnt want the roof felt to tear like it did before, when it and leaked through to the inside, plus, you had to squeeze past so if it was wet you got soaked, been threatening to sort it out and decided today was the day, i can now see my shed, in this photo the bush is still next to the shed...moved the old "stray cat" house, which she didnt use even after id put carpet inside it, she liked the old rubbish one that i made out of an old plastic container, but it fell to bits so i got this one that was used for transporting cats, and did she go inside ....no, and anyway, she was fooling me, she lives down the road !

rice cakes for lunch yesterday...trying to lose a few pounds before i go on holiday..its a losing battle really...and after a week, rice cakes and ryvitas tend to lose their appeal, and this is only day 1

wow its cold this morning..off to work in a bit, ordered some Mulberry paper to decoupage my mannequin with, decided it was worth the expensive paper as i want it to last longer, chose a not too "bitty" type , think its just called banana..hope it comes soon, and the gluing will begin! or i may just paint it ?

But first i must use my stepper, hate the dam thing but needs must..............

Just limped off my stepper...no easier today, ironic though, the 3rd Bee Gees song..staying live !! but feeling half dead..how pathetic am i ? 15mins tops and im done, my own fault, i hate exercise of any kind, except walking and the dogs cant walk fast now,and im not going round the streets on my own, and i never stick at a class, fancied zumba then thought twice,cause id be the one at the back having a heart attack after 5 mins...so stepper it is...i feel ok now, coffee is calling

At last....spring has come to my garden...the snowdrops are almost in bloom..next time the sun pops out im going to do some tiding up, it will be good for the dogs to get out too, but i know they will soon go back inside to lay on the sofa, they only stay out if they can sunbathe !

 Bought a laminator today and the first results looked good, going to make some business cards , but first a new Mixed Media card,see below, 7 x 5 can be framed as art piece

 My latest Mixed Media Wall-hanging....ive used a nice piece of twisted copper as a hanger, this piece is £16 with FREE UK POST

This was the bird bath when we had snow and ice, had to put hot water into it, the birds were very thirsty, they didnt even let the water cool down...im going to post at least once a week from now on, hoping to show the changing face of the garden as the winter retreats

FineFibre: New Felt Scarf

FineFibre: New Felt Scarf  this is fab! and if someone wants a tutorial on felting stones, then here is one i love

felted stones