The castle and the 2 little boys

We took a walk up to our local castle ruins today. The boys took their wooden swords and had a great time:

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Cute

Do you need a little cheer up today? hopefully this will do the trick :)

Have a lovely day

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New images on my We Heart It

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January challenge

I am going to join in with this great idea from Floss .
But i will change it slightly and use my own calendar pictures.

This is the idea - every month I post a photo from my calendar (this year i have two calendars in use. a family one in the kitchen and a work one in the study, so i will choose my favourite each month ) and  use that photo - colour schemes, shapes, images, location, content - ANY aspect of it - to inspire me. We search through our drawers, boxes, attics, stables etc and make up a display of lovely or surprising things, and then share a photo on our blog. 

 This picture is wonderfully icy - perfect for today!!

It reminds me of an ice princess living in a beautiful castle (With geese running around in the farmyard below)

Items used - Glass candle sticks and crystal Magic Kingdom castle that belonged to my late nan, Pretty teacup on glitzy coaster, Maileg Fairy, Icy blue cushion from The Range and H&M lace tablecloth.

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Giveaway winner

The winner of my 3 year 'bloggery' (My husband thinks i should patent that word hee hee) is

MelMel

Well done Mel, could you email me please with your address and i will get a hot chocolate stick off to you, plus this gorgeous little book of monthly bookmarks.

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Questions and answers

 I saw these questions online and thought i'd have a go. Join in too if you want.

-What is your favorite food? I love food!! I like fajitas, goats cheese and beetroot pizza, dark chocolate, and chocolate chip shortbread mmmmmmm!

-What’s your most played song? Of all time, probably 'love Shack' by B52's. And at the moment i really love Beyonce, love on top. Rizzle Kicks, Mama do the hump and Lloyd. dedication to my ex.

-What is one of your favorite quotes? Audrey Hepburn - MANNERS, DON'T FORGET ARE KINDNESSES. YOU MUST ALWAYS BE KIND.

-What’s your favorite indoor/outdoor activity? Indoors i like to sit and blog, or watch something all together. At the moment we all like to watch 'You've been framed' or 'got to dance'. Outdoors, i like to be by the sea or visit somewhere like a castle or zoo.

-What chore do you absolutely hate doing? I really hate putting clothes away, my piles build up until i'm forced to do it.

-What is your favorite form of exercise? At the moment i like Pilates, walking and bike riding.

-What is your favorite time of day/day of the week/month of the year? I like the evening, once the boys have gone to bed and i can relax. Saturday is my favourite day because i know i still have my man at home for one more day, I quite like May because its mine and the hubbies birthday month and its generally warm and full of spring flowers.

-What’s your least favorite mode of transportation? i guess the smelly underground. Also i'm not keen on planes as i'm scared of heights.

-What is your favorite body part? Hee hee, my boobies! (i can't believe i've just said that on here)

-What sound do you love? I actually love the sound of distant lawn mowers in early spring.

 

-If you could throw any kind of party, what would it be like and what would it be for? I would love to throw a really beautiful Mid summers eve party with lots of fairy lights and candles, flowers and lace.

-If you could paint a picture of any scenery you’ve seen before, what would you paint? Cornwall coast.

-If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be? I like the year i turned 28. It was a relatively stress free year.

-If you knew the world was ending in 2012, what would you do differently? I am pretty happy with how i live my life now, so i wouldn't change anything.

-If you could choose anyone, who would you pick as your mentor? Audrey Hepburn.

-If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? I'd love to learn all about cameras and photography.

-If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? My poppy and Daisy buisness

-If you were immortal for a day, what would you do? Kick some ass!

-If you had to change your first name, what would you change it to? I'm fairly happy with my name so i wouldn't change it.

-If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would you meet? Audrey


-If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Book a long holiday so we could decide what to do with it.

-If you were reincarnated as an animal/drink/ice cream flavor, what would it be? Animal - dolphin. Drink - Disarono on ice. Ice cream flavor - Pistachio.

-Which celebrity do you get mistaken for? Not so much now because i have put weight on and my hair is not blonde anymore, but i always used to get told i looked like Fearne Cotton, which is quite flattering.

-When you have 30 minutes of free-time, how do you pass the time? I like to sit and blog

-Have you ever had something happen to you that you thought was bad but it turned out to be for the best? When i was ill with heart problems and anxiety  - it was horrible but now i am a happier and better person.

-What was one of the best parties you’ve ever been to? I loved my wedding and also a family friends wedding in St Andrews Scotland was pretty good.

-What was the last movie, TV show or book that made you cry or tear up? I teared up a little watching 'Never let me go', and 'Got to dance' (happy tears). Books don't really make me cry.

-What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? Admiting i needed help for anxiety and OCD.

-When was the last time you had an amazing meal? Our anniversary meal was pretty good.

-Who is your favourite actress/Actor? I love Amy Adams and Meryl Streep. And Johnny Depp and Leonardo Dicaprio are amazing actors.

-Who is on your top 10 sexiest male list? Hmmmm not in order:
Johnny Depp, Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Robbie Williams, Patrick Dempsey, Zac Efron (yes i know he is very young), Hugh Jackman, Ashton Kutcher, Gerad Butler, and Matthew Goode.

-Who are your favourite style icons? Audrey Hepburn, Emma Stone. Olivia Palmero, Nicole Ritchie and Zooey Deschannel.

-What films can you watch again and again?
 Leap year, you've got mail, Grease, Pretty Women, Dirty Dancing, Grown ups, Confessions of a shopaholic, Mamma Mia and Roman Holiday.

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LissyLou's Vintage Easter swap

Now closed


I am going to host my first swap.

Here it is:

A vintage Easter swap.

The rules

This swap must have a vintage and/or shabby chic feel to it, just to make it a little different.

Swap partners must send at least 5 items and it would be nice if at least 1 were handmade.

When you are given your partner please take a good look around their blog to find out the kind of things they like.

I will pick partners on 1st February. And packages should be sent by 1st April in time for Easter.

Please say if you would rather swap in your own country and spread the word by copying the picture above and linking to this post.

LissyLou xx

Three years of blogging

Wow!! 3 years today that i started my blog!!

I am going to have a tiny giveaway to say thank you for reading. You can win one of these yummy chocolate sticks to make hot chocolate. I will pick a winner this time next week.

Anyone can enter, just leave me a comment on this post.

I have to show you what my darling husband left me this morning. I found it as i opened up the laptop.

It said 'To LissyLou, Happy 3rd bloggery'

The bloggery bit made me chuckle. But the card did make me smile. How lovely is that, great card choice too, my hubbie knows me well. It was a lovely unexpected surprise.

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Newbies

I love love love the blog of the wonderful Artemis.

I love her style, her wonderful days out and her wedding was amazing!!

I saw a post recently advertising a sale at her vintage shop and was thrilled to see a gorgeous crochet blanket reduced from £75 to £27. I snapped it up as quick as i could, as i have been after one for years, but cannot justify paying over £50 for one. And i know thats what they go for, as i've been looking.

It arrived beautifully packaged. I was so excited!!!

 I also bought this gorgeous, gorgeous cushion that i had asked for Christmas. I didn't recieve it, so i got it myself as i loved it so much. Isn't it so so cute?

 I will be putting the blanket over the bed in the guest bedroom when we get round to decorating and i think the cushion will either go in there too or in my study.

 In other news, you have to try one of these:

 Mine was from this lovely tearoom in Billericay, Essex. Just stir the big wedge of chocolate into a mug of hot milk. Mmmmmm Little pleasures :)

Would you like to win one? If so visit me tommorrow for my 3rd year blogiversary giveaway

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