Summerhouse, a surprise & pretty parcel :)

Hurrah, its the weekend again :)

The boys have cleared off to a scout camp, leaving the parents behind - plans have been made to enjoy the peace & quiet - more on those next time ;)

The summerhouse is as finished as it can be for now - we still need a little table, some storage & clock but otherwise its done & much (in my opinion) improved;

Lots of bunting;

New cushions - one side for the boys & one side for me :)

Sofa has some new throws and I've allowed David Tennant to remain on the wall ;)

Now that would normally be enough for one post but there's more;

A neighbour dropped these lovely flowers off at lunchtime - MrVV had done some accounts work for him but wouldn't take any payment, so my neighbour bought these for me;

and then the postie arrived with a little parcel for me - all the way from New Zealand. Not sure if you remember or not but I had a spare CK magazine and offered it to any blogger. Well it ended up going half way around the world to the lovely Sarah @ Red Gingham. Well today a lovely little surprise thank you arrived;

2 parcels tied up with pretty ribbon and a gorgeous handmade card - inside;

Ribbon - I shall be using the handmade one on my next lot of makes :)

Also in there was this gorgeous pegbag that Sarah has made - very pretty and perfectly me. I shall now think of Sarah every time I'm hanging the washing out!!!!

I've been outside quite alot today - more planting to be done and veggie patch to weed. We are very lucky with our garden, the previous owner had a good eye for colour & plants and we get a burst of colour all summer.  One thing that predates even her though is the hawthorn hedge that borders the back of our garden and each summer I love it when it blossoms;

Have a great weekend - its supposed to be a scorcher :)

xxxx Vicki xxxx