Some more new-flat progress...

I still haven't moved in to my flat, but me and mum have been busy with some girl-diy and done some of the finishing touches...

Shelves!  We even got them straight first time!

Light shades and blinds!

Now, if only my carpet had arrived and was fitted (the only carpet I like is out of stock and on it's way from Belgium!) I could move in!

Crochet Poppy...Lest We Forget...

I made another crochet remembrance poppy this year, for my friend at work.  Link to the pattern can be found here (although, it's either my counting or the pattern, but I can't quite get the number of stitches correct...I've ended up winging it on both poppies I've made now, and was making a third for my Mum but it got too confusing and it ended up in a dejected, tangly heap on the floor).

Autumn Garden...

'Scuse the horrible photos - the light was not good and neither was my camera (I was too lazy to get my 'big' camera out and just used the small, crap pink one that lives in my bag!)

In the greenhouse we have this disgusting looking pepper...it cost 50p a few weeks ago in a sale...I've already had 2 peppers off it and I'm hoping it won't die/get too cold before the other 3 on it turn red.  And my solitary chilli pepper...only one grew, but it's ok cos I thought I'd only planted bell pepper seeds anyway, so this one's a surprise chilli!

Beneath the mysterious bran flake box is....

Hyacinth bulbs...£1 each from the pound shop...it said to put them somewhere dark and cool, but not too cool...this was the best I could come up with...

I've still got a few pretty flowers in my pots...

And loads of nasturtiums on my wigwam...the leaves are just turning brown now, but I'll leave it up for as long as the flowers last, so any passing insects can feed from them...

My veggie garden is looking a bit sad...I pulled up the last of my sweet corn and broad bean plants today, and my courgette plants have completely disappeared (I think mum must have got fed up of them!)...still got some baby kale plants, lettuce, some sort of giant brassicas (not sure what they are...will have to ask mum!) and some leeks...

This is my little harvest for today...I ate the pepper and sweet corn in a stir fry - yum!

How are your gardens growing?

Ooooooh October....

This month I've loved...

* purple, green and blue toenails * piglet socks * piglet pencils * chips * nice library customers * post to my new address! * reading Arcadia by Lauren Groff * ordering Madness CDs off Ebay * pink kitchen of joy! * vegan biscuits at work * pig related emails * vegan cheese and onion crisps - free from the vegan festival in Wolverhampton! Yummyyy! * wearing my hat to keep my little ears warm, for the first time this year! * visit from my Ozzy rellies - ukulele and guitar playing - yey! * 

Woke up one morning to find mum letting Fluffy have a 'run' in the kitchen sink...as you do...

Hope you've had a lovely October! :)

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Some naughty slugs started to eat our pumpkin (his name's Pierre), so he's all spotty and dotty, poor thing. 

Linking up with Lakota's Wooooo Wednesday!

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Charity Shop Treasure...Lloyd Loom Washing Basket...

I bought this lloyd loom linen basket in the charity shop today, it was priceless, so I carried it up to the till and asked the lady how much she wanted for it.....

£3!!!!!!!  I've been watching these on Ebay for ages and the prices range from 99p (pick up only and Always miles away from me!) to into the £100!  This is perfect for in my bathroom, although it is particularly dirty and will get a nice coat of white paint first!

I've had loads of other bargains too recently, which I must get round to photographing!

Have you found any wonderful bargains?

Linking up with Lakota's Ta-Dah Tuesday!

A little bit of progress....

This weekend my kitchen went from this....

To this.....

I am sooo happy! It is sooo pink! I am soooo in love with it!

Also thought I'd show a before and after of my bathroom...

From this....

To this....

Aaand I bought my sofa today, it has to be made for me cos I want a purple one and I have to wait 4 - 6 weeks for it!

I am exhausted, we've been to the tip 4 times this weekend (to say goodbye to the old kitchen, which was so gross and dirty it couldn't be saved), to B&Q and Homebase twice and to my flat to check on the kitchen men more times than I can remember!  Phew!

I'm so excited to see my flat turn into somewhere I'd actually like to live, rather than the dirty ick-some place it once was!

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Super September...

This month I've loved....

* Joseph - me and mum went to see it at the theatre, it was good, apart from the guy playing Joseph was a bit wooden, I have since bought the proper, Jason Donovan, cast recording and have been annoying everyone with it! * My aunty giving me a Jason Donovan tape she was going to throw away! Don't throw Jason away, he's part of my childhood! * Fluffy waving his antlers * Eating home grown mini-sweetcorns and courgettes and potatoes * sunshine *  Seeing Bob Flowerdew at our towns annual Literary Festival - he gave a talk on 'no work' gardening...which is my favourite kind! * colour going on the walls in my little flat...pink kitchen, blue bathroom...woohoo! * Doing big organising and tidying at work *lovely phone call with my Brazil-friend * nice time and nice people at the craft fair * a lady at work saying 'Goodbye....thank you for your efficiency!' to me...yeah...I'm efficient! Also, a little boy at work coming to tell me that he'd tried to scan his book out (we're self service now in my library) but it wouldn't work, and he'd checked in the back for the 'radioactive' sticker :) * payday * 

I made this awesome Dr Who Display at work, I did the TARDIS and my fabulous colleague did the Darlek....

I really enjoy painting spotty buttons!

I have had much cake this month....this is my traditional Chocolate Fudge Hedgehog Birthday Cake...

And my friend gave me some mahoosive courgettes, so I made cake with some! Yummy!

Hope you've had a lovely month!?