A Little Glimpse At Benny

I never thought that the day would come that I would actually be getting out into Benny.

It was only two weeks ago we organised the last of the boxes.

My Attic 24 Blanket keeps us warm on the cooler days on the little comfy second hand couch. (it's still waiting for the ends to be woven in, too busy lately to get around to that)

Hateful as plastic is, living in the bog means moths and lots of them so to keep my yarn safe I have to sort them in plastic boxes. A box for each yarn weight.  There is probably about 12 boxes out there and I won't tell you a lie, there is still a lot more stored in the attic!

The threads and scissors are waiting for a display stand to be put up on the wall.

Pardon the blurry picture!

I love these door knobs. My hubby bought them for me last year as a little pressie.

This just had to come out here with me. I bought it in Munich a few years ago and I love it. 

The picture is painted on the reverse side of the glass itself.

I bought these wooden mushrooms at the Lamb festival. 

One Is worked from Ash and the other Hazel.

This also came from the Lamb Festival and we nicknamed him Ouch as he is to become my new pincushion!

The first job that I had to do when I moved in was to sew a new ironing board cover.

It's probably the worst sewing job that I've ever done. 

I really need practice more with my sewing, the machine was stored away for far too long.

Here is one little visitor to the studio that does not want us doing any work, except of course if that entails giving her tickles under the chin!!

It's hard to believe that Benny was once a sad mobile home with a leaking roof and holes in the floor.

Now he is bright and cheery and a home from home for me.

My little escape and just what I've always dreamed of.

Rosie

 

Little bits are slowly popping up around the mobile.  Decorative pieces that just seem to grow and appear naturally.  Not planned in any way.  Just the way that I like it.

I'm not even in it two months and already my work table is a total mess.  At least the trees outside the window are growing rapidly and offering no distractions.

I'm Happy Little Bunny

Before I begin I just want to say, thank you so much to all the lovely ladies who left a comment or sent emails on my last post.  The things that you said really touched me and I greatly appreciated it.

Now, aren't I quite the naughty one! 

 I have just returned to blogging after months of a break and what do I do? 

Only go and disappear again for a few weeks. 

Initially it was because I was getting warning signs that the stress from the previous months was coming back to bite me on the bum.  

First my sleeping pattern was disturbed and then my pain levels rose.

But I didn't push things.

I took things easy and rested when I could.

I understood that my body was struggling to deal with all the pressure that I had put it under.

I'm not saying that I'm pain free or anything now but I definitely more relaxed and sleeping better.

I also was having problems remembering words, which happens sometimes when I'm overtired, making very hard to put a sentence to together.

If I had written a blog post it probably be total gobble-dee-gook.

A couple of things really helped with my recovery. 

The first is the unbelievable span of great weather we've been having here in Ireland.

Every day we've been getting out for walks straight after school.

Down to the canal we go so that the dogs, especially Molly, can go for a swim.

She gets in the water as soon as she sees it and swims along the bank as we walk. Only occasionally stopping and refusing to go on until my son throws a stick out to the water for her to retrieve.

Mad thing is she won't even play fetch on land!!

Another thing that has cheered me up greatly is that we have finally finished my studio, otherwise known as Benny in this family. 

Benny is a gutted and refurbished mobile home that we turned into a studio for me and a playroom for the kids.

The kids up one end and my work space down the other.  

Thing is that the kids toys seem to somehow hover very slowly over to my side of Benny 'all on their own', according to my kids!

My Hubby got the stove set up and the chimney built.

It looks so cute when it's lit.

No pictures yet though because I want to add some more homemade bits and pieces around the place and work there for a while before I can find everythings own 'right place'.

I'll post some little sneak peaks as I get things finished.

I have also managed to get a few little crafty bits and pieces done over the last few weeks but i'm going to wait until the next post to share them with you. 

Must go now and head off for our daily walk.

I hope to chat to you all soon in blogland.

Rosie xx

Meet Stanley

Let me introduce you to Studio Benny's new little buddy, Stanley. He will be keeping him warm and dry over the cold winter months. He is a diddy little thing at only 14" wide. He is currently in need of a lot of TLC just like his buddy but with a bit of brushing and a lick of paint hell look like new.  He is a Waterford Stanley burner and as soon as I saw the picture and name on the side, I just knew I had to name him.