sugar and spice

So my driving experience is going well, I'm still struggling with not using my left leg, my brain just does not compute. !!! So then I changed to motorbikes LOL!! These pics were taken at the Harley Museum, it was like sitting in an armchair !! But the next one took me right back to my teens, my mum and dad used to have a boat and driving Jerry and Sues's one really took me back, I got to 30mph, might not sound much but trust me on the water with a bit of chop, it's quite fast !!! Zoooooom One more day before the class at CHA begins :) :) I rather excited as I've had not one but two visits to Target.... Love that store, may need an extra case... Whoops already !!! Hugs Marion xxxx

Today we went to Milwaukee. It's a really lovely city, quite small as far as cities go and very clean :) :) it was the weekend they were celebrating Bastille Day and a large area was closed off for a market and various entertainment. I stood and listened to this jazz singer, her voice was absolutely amazing, you know the type that gives you goose bumps !! Anyhoo's we trotted around the market and brought a few wares :) then had lunch .... I know it's the dairy State but oh boy the have soooooo much cheese on everything. We then moved on to the Harley Davidson Museum and to be honest I'm not really into bikes, but WOW what a fab place it was really interesting, the earliest bike dated back to 1903, not quite like the ones they have today !! Sorry to say to you guys, but the weather is rather gorgeous here, so we went and sat by the harbour and just relaxed having drinks and chatting the day away. Dinner was in a great little restaurant called Charlie 'O' s real...

We started off the day with me going on my FIRST EVER drive in the States, I can't say I loved it, you see, I've never driven an automatic for a start and my poor left leg just kept wanting to do something, every time I put the brake on my left leg was looking for the clutch !!!! We stopped off at the lake and dipped our toes...it was like a bath!!!! Anyhoo's I'm not giving up the driving and I'm going to have another go today ... Watch out residents of Lake Geneva :) :) We then went for a drive through the gorgeous State of Wisconsin, it's basically field after field after field of corn oh and lots of little and sometimes rather large red barns, the space these people have is quite astounding, and we thought we had a big garden at 100 ft... Pah !!! Our destination was New Glarus a Swiss/Germanic town with its own brewery, but that's not before a whistle stop at a lovely rubber stamp shop in Janesville, it was called the Crackerbox Palace and what a littl...

Well here we are safe and sound in the beautiful State of Wisconsin, we're having a little vacation, as they say here in the States before we descend on CHA. we flew into Chicago then followed Jerry upto his beautiful home in Lake Geneva, where we were greeted by his gorgeous wife Sue...these guys are just the best !!! After a quick freshen up they took us down to their boat, where we drove across the lake to Gordy's restaurant... Now I know it's usually at this point that I share with you the picture of the sumptuous 1/2lb burger I had...BUT....Well basically I was so hungry I ate it, then remembered I hadnt taken a photo...whoops. But I did get a few shots on and off the boat of Sue and Ricky....by the way the blurry brightness you see is called THE SUN !!! When we arrived at Jerry and Sues we were greeted with a rather large box that had been sent over from the gorgeous Donna Valdez who lives in California, I opened it with excitement as I had no idea what was in the...

Loved this, so made one to match my dining room colours Will be keeping you informed from CHA and no doubt posting foodie pics Hugs Marion xxx

That's what I'm doing right now !!! I've been busy prepping all day for the Christmas Craft on QVC this Thursday, starting at 5pm. Here's a little sneak at a set of my NEW stamps that are going to be on there... And.... I'm so excited as they've been teamed up with the one and only Sandy Piercey, she's got two fabby sets on there that totally complement mine :) :) Way to go Sandy !!! I'm also doubly happy as the Presenter is....................Simon Biagi....Love working with him :) :) :)  So, tune in if you can, or pop it on record and chillax later and watch it with a glass of wine !! It's been quite a weekend, with all the girls from Bucks and Beds and Herts, I had an absolute cracking time. Not sure if I'll ever be allowed back in Bas Vegas, although admitedly we were wearing masks, so they may not recognise me. Here's me and the lovely Emma. Assuming you didn't recognise me ... Hee Hee !!! Right off to do some mo...

Here's a quick L/O using the Clever Handmade Papers. Always have and always will love Heidi Grace's work. The woman is FAB. The pic's not the best, (sorry Kirsty) :) To get the "ruffle" along the bottom, come and grab some of our gorgeous seam binding and simply pull the centre thread and there you have it.....Ruffles !!!! Now... For all of you QVC fans, here's the deets of all the up coming shows, so get your diaries out and make a note !!! Fri 29 June - 13.00 Crafting with Kirks Folly   Tues 03 July - TSV day with 5 hours at 0000, 0100, 1200, 1600 and 2000 Thursday 5 July - Early Brid Xmas Crafting - 2 hours at 1700 Wed 11 July - 2 hours 10.00 - Craft Outlet and 1600 - Crafting with Stephanie Weightman Tuesday 17 July - Crafting with Stephanie Weightman  Friday 27 July - 4 Craft Clearance hours at 0900, 1300, 1500 and 2000 Monday 30th July Sizzix ft. Quilting - 1400   I'll be on there on Thursday 5th July with Christmas Goodies :) :)...