Never can i remember me ever having to wear my winter sweaters in July and August, but thats what ive had to do, all my tee-shirts are laying in the drawers unworn this year. Its been so cold, i even had the heating on one evening, guess global warming isnt happening in Aberdeen then.....

 this is madams...are we going for a walk...face

 love the colour of this poppy

this year there dont seem to be any butterflies, this daisy normally has bees and butterflies on it, not this year though, was going to join in and do the annual butterfly count, spend 15 mins counting...wasted my time, didnt see one!

long time no see

a lot has happened since i last wrote..... we have a new addition to our household....it must have been fate when i saw her on the Scottish  Staffordshire Bullterrier rescue page , because she was called ....Rosie, and we lost our Rosie last Sept, so i asked about her and it was agreed there could be a meet. Saturday 11 weeks ago was the day....i was so worried that my oldie Penny wouldnt like her, no worries, Tracy brought her little boy with her and it distracted Penny, Cassie took to her no bother. So home we went with her...all was fine , then we realised, there were damp patches wherever shed been sitting or lying.Ive had an incontinent dog before so knew the signs. Off to the supermarket to get kids trainer pants, cut hole for tail,pop onto Rosie, temporarily solved. Trip to vets, antibiotics first to see if its an infection....no , its not, onto medication, then gradually reduce till its at a fit for her. She is a lovely girl, prefers to be crated at night and when we go out, sits atop of long suffering Cassie, very affectionate,loves people and dogs, hates birds, wont have them in the garden.....so here she is

Cute, isnt she????

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my take on potato and spinach cakes

I didnt invent these , got the basics  from here spinach cakes and then i added some extras

heres what you need

2 med potatos cooked and chopped
big handful of spinach, chopped
3tbs gluten free flour
3 small chopped mushrooms
2 beaten eggs
large red onion , chopped
half chopped green pepper
teaspoon minced garlic
salt and fresh ground pepper

combine all in a large bowl and spoon into a frying pan that has some sunflower in the base, cook for a few mins on both sides then transfer to baking sheet, Pop in hot oven, gas mark 7 for 15 mins......enjoy!

I made enough for two days and heated them from the fridge at gas 6 for 20 mins, turning twice to make sure they got brown

you could easly change up what you add to the mix, im going to add tuna next time to make it a complete meal but sweetcorn, tomatos, peas,nuts or pre-soaked beans all sound good

unexpectantly having to go gluten and dairy free

so ....due i think to the menopause ive had to change what i eat. Due to all sausages having wheat in them ive gone and chosen some minced pork to make some meat balls.So im going to share a recipe with you that tastes great hot or cold

large handful of chopped cooked spinach
1 red onion chopped
half a green pepper ,chopped
2 small mushroom,chopped
salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper
pack of minced pork

combine all the above in a large bowl and then use your hands to form medium or smalll sized  balls, and pop on to baking tray...into oven, gas 6 for 30 to 40 min, turning once or twice, eat hot or cold

Sadly i have lost my Rottie Rosie. Had her for 11 and a half years, and although i knew id have to make that one way trip to the vets, it wasnt any easier when it came down to it....miss her lots, glad i didnt come home to an empty house but my other two girls knew something was wrong, at least theystill  have each other for company....

great mug cosies, ready to go, great gift or to treat yourself  get them from here

Well...its been a while, kind of forgot to blog, so here i am....a year ago today we got Cassie from the dog and cat home, i knew she would be worth it and she is, she has helped my older 2 girls perk up and she is a joy to have around, goes everywhere at 100 miles an hour, drops heavy bone on your feet, sleeps atop of the sofa while looking out of the window for us to return,in a way, im glad her owners gave her up, if they hadnt we would have missed out on the fun she brings...so happy 1st anniversay in your forever home...and so im not leaving out my other two here they are

 Penny.....my grey haired oldie

Rosie.my smiley oldie

got these solar butterfly lights, hung them over the shed, they looked gret, then one night no light, only had them a week so i took them down and went into the garage to put them back in their box to go back to the shop with them.....they lit up in the garage, weird, so i lay them on the outside table and that night they lit up, so ive got them back on the shed and last night they lit up....dont know what was going on with them, maybe they were just on strike..
look who came for the fat balls today ...Mr Jackdaw

walking over the moor today i saw this snail with a whirl stripe on the shell, really pretty. Just saw the one deer, the grass is so high now is hard to spot them, had Cassie with me , here she is

 Here is Penny curled up cosy on the sofa

Do you think Rosie likes the new duvets?

 Tight squeeze with the new duvet, comfy though

Cassie will curl up at this end of the sofa

Can you believe this is the same dog? Penny was very overweight, too many treats from hubby, when we got young Cassie

i decided that some drastic measures were needed.Cassie is such a hungry girl so i wanted her to feel full but not of calories, answer was carrots, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli...i wasnt sure Penny and Rosie would eat the veg but amazingly they loved them ,even eating the veg before the dog food, 10 mths on and Penny has lost 5kg  and Rosie has lost 7kg and the vet was impressed, im sure now its been worth it as Penny can now have a lovely walk round the mor with me, when she was heavy , she could barely make it down the road....wish i could lose 5kgs lol

Rosie...who will be 12 in Sept , is enjoying the sun last week, this is her fav spot till she getts way too hot and has to move into the shade.With us cutting down the tall trees last year means the garden gets more sun, dont know if thats good or bad.Lots of tadpoles are in the pond, lost them all last year, so im pleased this batch have survived...looking forward to seeing teeny froglets soon

been so busy of late, making retro inspired cushion covers and throws all available from Rowenberrystitches including Maisy the crochet owl who is looking for her forever roost

the sun came out so all the dogs just followed it around to they could bask in its warmth..... divas!

just had a suspicious email, reportedly from Apple, decided it was dodgy so contaced Alpple myself , very good support they have, called me back right away and no it wasnt from them, now had to change my password on my email just in case...grr phishers

so now ive got this fabby combination going on here...take a peak !!!

the new necklace will be in the etsy shop soon

just back from the park....threw the balls and one just had to land in the hedge, the Holly bit of it and its really thick, found a long stick and got it out, the dogs thought it a good game

so here are my Three Amigos..... .all love to be on the sofa or on the bed..my bed , not theirs. The new kong filling is keeping them occupied for 20 mins, cottage cheese,banana and peanut butter

home from work...guess what paid us a visit?

so we gave it some bread and it stayed for ages, it had better watch out for the cat, shes always coming in with mice, dont want her catching this