Hello Blog

So I thought it was about time I started a blog, I'd started to feel a little left out since pretty much everyone I know seems to have one!


Anyway, so my first post! I thought I'd tell you all a bit about what I've been doing over the last few weeks...


About 3 weeks ago I handed in all my 1st semester's work at uni which was a relief and then I began a 2 week break which began with a 4 day trip to Paris. I'd never been to Paris before so luckily I was with a couple of friends who had been before and could show me all the best bits :) I ate a lot of cheese including a babybel that was basically the size of my face and a hell of a lot of baguettes... well you've got to haven't you! 

I'd also bought a new Camera with my Christmas money and thought I'd test out is Panoramic feature while in Paris... I think I still need to fine tune my technique but I think its pretty cool... check out a few examples!...

After this I went home to sunny Milton Keynes to see my mummy and get one of my Christmas presents that hadn't turned up because of the snow, a book called, 'Meet Me At Mike's' that has loads of little projects to do which is well up my street :) - I immediately knew how I would be spending my last week off before uni starts again - getting stuck into some of these projects! 

Anyway before I could do this I went with my mum, step dad and uncle to start the mammoth task of clearing out my Grandad's house since he moved into a home (which is much better for him). Obviously there was a lot of rubbish that either got thrown in the bin or given to charity, but I have to say I did take advantage of taking a few treasured things and also hoarding in things that I could use and make things out of! A few things that I didn't expect to find that I just had to have were an old typewriter that I remember playing with when I was little and 2 camera that still had half-used films in them, which I am going to use up and get developed, I wonder what little gems might be on them!


I decided that I would take the old wooden washing basket that was going to get thrown away and turn it in to a stool, with storage inside for all my fabric and wool. I also took a box that had been covered a few times to re-cover in a more jazzy fabric so I could store some more things in it (I don't actually know what I'm going to put in it yet, but I do seem to love collecting various boxes and pots so I just had to have it).


Anyway I think I've chattered on quite a bit for my first post so I will stop talking now! I will post a few pics of the things I collected from my Grandad's house and how I have changed them and also some of the projects I have done over the past week before the hectic uni schedule sets in once more :)