sun on a Saturday.

 we have hot sun on a Saturday. In fact we have sun on a Saturday on a half term holiday from the schools.
I was up early as We are going out! First I took these photos of my new Monster high dolls dresses for Ebay sale..........

My front garden is looking really pretty, so here is Draculura sporting her latest  knitted mini dresses......

The blue bells, white bells and peony are all out......

And my pale pink clematis is in full bloom.

All these monster high knitted dresses are hand made by me. Some of the wool I have been given, others from junk shops and some I actually bought.

Afterwards we set off to Baildon moor.....on the way to a static caravan park , just to go and see..........

 When we set off this morning I can tell you that I was not a great fan of caravans. Even worse a static caravan park, to live in!

 Across the moors we went with Monza the dog barking happily, at everything. Out here it does not really matter as there was no one for miles and miles.........

 The caravan park is in the middle of all this. Some of the caravans are lived in all year round and some are rented by the week for holidays.

 I never thought this could be a consideration for us....then I saw it!

Some of the caravans are in fact chalets with decking, pots, car parking, and magnificent views. All have en suite bathrooms, fitted kitchens, shower rooms and a spare bedroom. in short they are awesome....have I sold it to you yet!?
So any way, it turned out a great option . This was a real surprise to me. So we are really thinking about it hard now.It would be a real pity to sell up and move.....but look at the option now!

After this mammoth discovery we came home, and excitedly looked up caravans on the internet. The excitement was curtailed by the phone ringing.
Father wanting to "cum up fer an hour" and "settin' off in ten"

Roughly translated....Father would arrive in a hour as he would watch the end of Jeremy Kyle, and then have a cup of coffee.

Father arrived. had a smoke outside. stubbed out his cigarette, put it in one of my pots of pansies, drank a cup of coffee, then handed money to Lee.
Previous to my run in with the health authorities, when I still worked, he would sneek the money to Lee outside. It was well known that I do not approve..
Now he just hands it to Lee right before me and says " get yer self some shoppin'"

This is from a man who's birthday it was this week. He wanted to go and play bingo. His wife pointed out to him that they could not afford to.
father said..."i'l pay! I won on me scratch cards this week"
For their wedding he bought just two bottles of cheap champagne, reduced from valentine's day....as they had FREE! chocolate with them. This afforded everyone half a glass per person of champagne on the day!

I tried explaining the caravans.....realized I was wasting my time and valuable patience.
 I told him about my new job which I was to start in 3 weeks and realized I was wasting my breath there as well.
I went out and left them to it.
This is where I go up to my old tricks and bought a rescue doll from a charity shop!

monster high goes out.....

May bank holiday 2015

May bank holiday 2015.
BOTH dog and husband waiting for dinner.
I know that Lee will never cook me dinner.
However I do have high hopes of Monza the dog taking up the cookery books and studying them.....
The attention a girl can get when preparing to roast a chicken,  to be served with Yorkshire puds, gravy and potatoes. I feel like Fanny Craddock on telly.
Monza dog never took his eyes off me. Total adoration!
Then I put the chicken in the oven. He lost interest. And started to watch Top gear repeats.....so it is food that is the focus of his complete adoration. Not me at all.
Deluded Again.

So what did we do with our family time on this bank holiday?
Nothing. That is what.
We have new neighbors who are very excited about the area, going out to the pub for dinner, walking round the tarn, and generally running about screaming......that would be the kids......not the big people.
Other big people, from next door went out hand in hand on a mission to Guiseley.... To the retail park......

Lee went wild.....yes. He spent four pounds on ebay and bought a reversing light for the van. The exciting part is that it buzzes as a warning to pedestrians.
So far it has taken two full days a lot of cursing of the fresh vehicle designers, and yards of wiring...... Still it is not fitted.
To day he has to take all of the wires out and start again.
I am going to help in a charity shop......and father will arrive for a supermarket debarkle.

I am out.

Monster high knitted dress......Otley and....

Monster high Knitted dresses heading for Ebay. .....This one has a great detail at the hem and wrap......

This lovely navy blue dress and mad hem will be on ebay.........

Electric blue With accessory sleeves

 Midnight Blue......Beautiful and quirky dress for Monster High lady....... sparkly and exclusive design.

 Today we went to Otley....... Here we have Chip-in Dales......a greeeeaaaat fish and chip shop...with reference to Chippendale the carpenter and great furniture maker who was born here......

And this shop....is new to me. loving it.
The curious Hop! love it. good luck to you  my lovely.

 The other thing I found was these gorillas just by the charity 99p shop. Everyone should have one in their house/garden. .........

How fantastic are these lovely ! Perfect for West Yorkshire and Otley.
After discovering all of these treasures, I went around the charity shops to buy.....BLACK trousers....No not my usual Barbie/interesting/whatever finds...this is a serious search ...I need Black trousers and FLAT shoes.
as you know if you read this blog I never spend more than 99p on ANY damn thing!

A sketchbook from the grave yard.

 These pictures were photos that I took on my trusty mobile phone..........On a dog walk in Yeadon!

 And yes! I do get some funny looks and questions as I walk with a large woolf dog and Monster high werewolf doll.

 Mostly, there is no one else around as we like to go out early. Monza the Woolf  Is not actually a woolf. He is just bread from woolves......He is a German Sheperd. His breading has escalated him to pedigree! any way .....

                There we were dog, doll and I taking photos which then became these pictures.

                                              I very much like monster high dolls.

                                         I have collected them from charity shops
This lady came from a charity shop. In very good condition with only one shoe. who needs shoes anyway. I always wear flip flops ......


                           I am loving this photo effect of sketchbook drawings. 

Ebay dolls ....now

All on ebay now NOW NOW!.......and the dolls.

we went home the exciting way

We went home from Ilkley past The cow.and calf rocks




And the hotel named after them.  

A job interview ........then I went to pray.

 I dressed carefully today. I had a plan you see. I was going out to get a job. .....My intention was to wear white....all white. When I woke up to the weather through the french windows I realized that this was not a good look in the drizzle and cold. White skirt floating coat and sandals.......and very likely blue feet as an accessory!? no.
So I went for brown gypsy skirt with a suede coat and Liberty scarf........nothing blue, nothing borrowed and no white.

 I also wore every piece of my amber jewellery....that would be without looking like a celebration tree........into my handbag I put my lucky Casper doll, a primitive folk art  painted dog, a silver art nouveau inspired broach....usually I wear this....but had opted for an amber one from cornwall...........
I picked up my suede sketch book, and some knitting to take my mind off the total importance of the interview.
Into rusty the van we all climbed. Lee to drive and Monza the dog as moral support, after all he wanted to help all he could. This time Monza was very well behaved....so he can do it then! ..........He knew it was important you see.......
So They dropped me off in Ilkley. I went for a job interview, which can completely save us if I get this job.

I came from the interview and went to the church to pray. I have not done this since I left school. I am not a great one for belief or prayer, today I thought that I would give it a try. ....hundreds of years people have believed........so there I was in this beautiful church, alone with all of the elegant colour of stained glass and Celtic crosses.

 It was quiet, beautiful, and for a few good minutes I actually believed that I could get this job and make a great  contribution............Give me my daily bread.....PLEASE!

 the place for silent prayer and contemplation. ......only me in complete peace.

 These Celtic crosses are my favorites, and I have found a few!

 I love this piece, as it evokes to me the importance of these stones....and yes they would have been coloured just like this beautiful silk screen print by Joy godfrey.

 I love this church.

 If I get this job, I promise to always eat my lunch on the benches just here....Weather permitting......after all this is west YORKSHIRE!

Please let me get this job. Then I will be able to afford to eat sandwiches on the benches just by this fabulous church......oh and I can go to the old world haberdashery, linger outside Betty's and then buy fat rascals as a treat. Hey...now I am getting VERY ambitious.