Wishing all dads out there a very Happy Father's Day - and remembering my own dad who is sadly no longer with us. I've got so many happy memories of him. His beauty routine was pretty quick - a dab of Brylcreme and a splash of Old Spice .... .....as a little girl I would meet him on his way home from work. My favourite part of sitting in dad's lorry with him was having a swig of cold black tea that was left over from his lunch (???!!!!!) - can't believe I drank such awful stuff, but I guess it tasted good because it was my dad's :) .....he really was a true gentleman, and his passions were few - gardening, boxing, wrestling (as a little girl I spent many a Saturday afternoon squashed into his armchair with him watching Mick McManus on TV) and walking - we'd walk miles on a Sunday afternoon after lunch, collecting hazelnuts and chestnuts, with my younger sisters trailing behind moaning because their legs ached or wanting to hitch a ride in the pushchair with my baby sister Becky! As he got older he loved walking in the Yorkshire Dales with my mum - this is a fav piccie of him, near Malham Tarn. My one regret is that we didn't have a family holiday altogether with him and mum - with all his daughters and grandaughters.... .....and finally a quick update on Jasper - he bounded into our lives and hasn't stopped yet! He's such a happy puppy, full of fun and energy - and has completely taken over the Foreman household!
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Last night we finally brought home this little bundle of mischief - don't be fooled by those big soulful eyes - last night he howled and whined and cried - you've never heard such a hullabaloo!! My daughter Alice spent the night on the floor in a sleeping bag beside him and this morning they were BOTH asleep in the sleeping bag! Which I suppose is better than them both being asleep in his cage..... .....anyway, he's had a good time this morning, running around with all his new toys and sniffing everything and playing chase-my-tail-and-try-to-bite-it and lots of other puppy games. He really is the most adorable little thing!! Hopefully I'll soon get back to sewing and quilting and normal service will be resumed on my blog! It wouldn't be Sunday without a visit to see the puppies - and it was amazing to see how much they'd grown AGAIN in just a week - and they were so full of energy, it was hard to get them to keep still for the obligatory photoshoot! Jasper was so wriggly - here he is trying to lick Rachel (she's holding his sister, Teal, who was much better behaved)..... .....doesn't he look cute? He comes home with us next week - better lock all those fabrics and threads out of the way - oh and shoes and bags and quilts and books and - need I go on? We went off to see the puppies again today. We hadn't seen them for a couple of weeks and we were in for a big surprise - oh my goodness how they've grown!! As you can see, Jasper is looking very contented with his soon-to-be-new-master, Mr F. (Actually, it has to be said, Mr F is looking very contented with Jasper)..... .....he also looked very contented sitting on Alice's lap..... .....and he was more than contented running around and playing in the garden..... .....he was absolutly exhausted after he'd been running around the garden with his brothers and sisters, so we left him to dream about chasing his tail - and chasing cats - and chasing pigeons - we are so excited about bringing him home with us VERY soon :) In an earlier blog post, I wrote about some really cute puppies - and this could be the new addition to the Foreman household!! Mr F was really taken with this cute pup, so this little fellow could be coming home with us in the not-too-distant-future..... .....as you can see, it's a real hard life being a puppy, especially when you're only three-weeks-old..... .....this is my gorgeous little god-daughter with another one - they really are so sweet. Now we just need to puppy-proof our home :) Oh dear - do you think puppies like chewing quilts?? On Easter Saturday, Mr F, Alice and me had a HUGE surprise when we were delivering Easter eggs to our godchildren - their black lab has had 9 puppies!! They are 2 weeks old, and were just opening their eyes..... .....this is the very clever mum - she was vey proud of her pups, and wanted us to make a huge fuss of her. it was so lovely to see them - but made us realise how much we all miss our beautiful dog Magic :( I'm sure my blog followers will be very excited to read about my trip to Norway, and in a few days I'll post lots of pictures and tell you all about my epic adventures. Unfortunately whilst I was away, our beautiful black labrador, Magic, died as a result of a tragic accident. I cannot begin to descibe how devasted we all are - she was such a huge part of our lives, and we feel totally lost without her. She has left a huge gap that can never be replaced. Today Magic, our black lab, was a very lucky girl - a parcel arrived for her, all the way from Australia - Lynette Anderson had made her dog, Hugo, a new collar with fabric from her "stitches" collection and I had posted a comment about it on her blog (Magic and me were both lucky enough to meet Lynette last year), saying that Magic was now very jealous of Hugo, and Lynette very kindly offered to make a new collar for Magic!! It arrived today, and as you can see Magic looks splendid in it - (Lynette, you can't imagine how long it took to get this photograph of her - eventually it was the promise of walkies with Mr F that got her attention hehe!!) Well this was the sight that greeted me this morning - not only had "That Hairy Hound" devoured some more of my Christmas table decoration and left the evidence laying on the carpet (another chewed up tangerine and some more bedraggled looking bay leaves - see "The Perfect Christmas Tree" blogpost 2 for more info on that), and not only was she asleep in Mr F's chair..... but she was laying on ONE OF MY QUILTS!!! ..... she really is well and truely in the dog house today - but does she look bothered?? Not a bit of it!! Anyway, as it is bitterly cold outside today, I plan to spend the rest of the day indoors in the warm with my sewing machine. I bought this kit from Quilters Haven on Saturday, and I'm using it to make a cushion for mother-in-law's Christmas present. The pattern is really simple, a mixture of patchwork and appliqué - I'll use some of the Christmas fabrics in my stash to make up some more of these - although I might change the appliqué designs a bit.
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