Hello......... Today I thought I'd do a bit of a catch up post, of the last few weeks so .......
Lately there have been birthdays, this was a white chocolate and strawberry cake to celebrate my sister's birthday a couple of weekend ago, I just love the rice paper butterflies, we ordered a whole load of them for the cup cakes at my Birthday party, but sadly I didn't get a photo.
Lately....... I been working my way through this Audrey Hepburn box set, I'm really enjoyed watching these old movies.
Lately.... there was a magical star tomato here at the Summerhouse.
Thankfully Lately I seem to be coming out of relapse, so I've been trying to build up my yoga a bit, while trying to avoid over doing things and causing a set back it's a bit of a balancing act, even more so with my POTS diagnosis, if I'm standing my heart tends to be tachycardic, so I'm doing 3 minutes of very gentle yoga then resting flat for 5 minutes until my heart rate drops back down again, before doing another 3 minutes, in time I hope to build things up slowly.
I'm still trying to sort out the Summerhouse and Lately it's been the turn of the yarn, I'd love to be able to display it out on shelves,
but seeing as the summerhouse is in the garden and basically just a big shed, there are way to many spiders, so I've opted for these plastic crates, that stack into draws.
There is even a new draw for all the sparkly yarn, love a bit of sparkle.
Lately........ we went on a trip to see a beautiful wildlife garden, created by some friends who've opened up for a open garden/studio event, to raise funds for Cancer Research, there was music in the garden too and I took my guitar along and played a few tunes.
Lately......... We have had a poorly fellow here at the Summerhouse, Dylan's not doing so well and is getting so very thin, but we are loving him while he's still with us, he loves to snuggle up on the arms of Sofa and have a snooze and cuddle.
Lately as always there has been crochet, wishing you a wonderful week.
Happy Crafting
Clare xx
Glad you're feeling a little better! Lots of lovely pics, I want that cake and the star tomato was so cute :D
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ReplyDeleteSo glad you are have a few good days, long may they last. Love the look of the birthday cake, the butterflies are a real delight.
ReplyDeleteJust now catching up on some of your posts, Clare, since I have been galavanting around :) It is heartening to know you are feeling a bit better and that you have been able to do more organizing, gardening, and crafting along with building up your yoga. I'm glad you were able to sing a bit at the gathering you attended and what fun to know you are working on playing the uke! I was given one in my late teens and had fun learning a few chords to sing along with. This past year was my first to try out acrylic paint. I'm more impressed with your efforts than mine! I am not fond of the smell of acrylics, but I do enjoy the depth of color I can play with. I was interested to see how you covered your butterfly from your craft kit and thanks for the link. I especially enjoy seeing your pretty daisies and hope that you enjoy more blossoms and happy crafting time as summer progresses :) xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cake, the butterflies are gorgeous! I'm glad you are feeling better and able to do a few more things for yourself. Take care x
ReplyDeleteSome lovely photos. I think your cake looks very delicious.....and the wee butterflies are very sweet. Well done with the yoga, I hope you keep getting a chance to work on it.....must be such a balancing act. Hope you enjoy this warm weather. Juliex
ReplyDeleteHi Clare! I'm so glad you've been feeling better lately. It looks like you've been very busy with things you enjoy, which is really wonderful to see. I'm glad you're having a good experience with yoga. It's so good for the body and spirit. Have you ever tried Pilates? I like that too. My husband also does some DVD's called Yogilates, a combination of yoga and Pilates, which you might like. Hope you're having a good week.
ReplyDeleteNever try Pilates but it's on the list, need to try and find exercises I can do lying,
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Hi Clare. I have recently started reading and enjoying your blog but didn't realize until today that your chronic illness is POTS. My 14-year-old niece was diagnosed with POTS last year so I have had a crash course in the illness. She is back to a somewhat normal level of activity after a stay at Mayo Clinic, and I am so proud of her! I look forward to to sharing your journey.
ReplyDeleteGood to here that you niece is getting back to normal, with me it's a bit more complicated as the POTS is running along side another Chronic Illness, just not sure what, it could be ME, or Lyme Disease the current thinking is it's something autoimmune, getting the POTS diagnosis has helped with managing things though. I hope your niece makes a fully recovery.
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Sorry to hear that Dylan is not so good, I hope that he will be OK. Good though that you are doing well and are getting able to do a little more, I am sure that you are enjoying that while you can! I hope that it continues! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy, Dylan's just getting very old, so we are looking after him as best we can chicken and white fish and lots of love, trying to keep him in the shade in this hot weather. I'm flagging a bit too, fingers crossed it's just the hot weather.
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I'm glad you are feeling a little better. The birthday cake looks gorgeous and I bet all the butterfly cupcakes were delicious!! Take care in the hot weather.
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