WOYWW 696

 Hello and welcome back to my blog for another edition of What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, hosted by the lovely Julia.

This is my desk as it is right now - a mug of tea on the go, a box of tissues and my computer ready for typing up this blog post.  Everything else has been put away for now. Unfortunately my cold has not yet disappeared and I have developed a very irritating cough to add to the fun! I have tested about 4 times and do know that it isn't covid - it's just my usual autumnal stinky cold. Another week and I will be back to normal but in the meantime I am working and trying to avoid coughing over everyone - thank goodness I am not lecturing this week!

I was so pleased that I was well enough to travel on Saturday to go to the WOYWW crop.  It was so lovely to see everyone and sit gently chatting and pretending to craft (much more chatting than crafting). I didn't take as many photos as some of the others (too busy chatting) so have just included a couple here.

These were the goodies I picked up - the resin cone was my raffle prize and the others were wonderful creations swapped on the day. 

I did make some ATCs for swapping and a little packet with a couple of chocolates in for each person (I do have some spares so those of you who were missing, if you would like one, do get in touch)

I did do a small, simple doodly type of page in my art journal to remember the day - nothing special just playing with colours and patterns. I cannot begin to tell you how special it was to see everyone, even if some special people were missing.

Back row: Eva, Neet, Cindy, Julia

Middle row: Jo, Annie, Angela, Chris, Helen & Angela

Front row: Dee, Christine & Sarah

That's all from me for now (not well enough to swim).  Take care and I hope to do a better job of visiting everyone this week,

With love & God Bless,

Caro

xxx

WOYWW 695

 Welcome back to my blog for another edition of what's on your workdesk Wednesday, the friendliest blog hop in the world, hosted by the lovely Julia.

This is my desk as it was late last night after I had caught up with diary writing etc.  You can see a cold, empty tea mug (very sad!), my three diaries (prayer journal, mini journal and bullet journal), pens, stickers and a box of tissues because I have the inevitable back to school cold courtesy of Alex!

I have been crafting this week, but can't show you as I have been working on something for the crop on Saturday so instead I thought I would share these photos taken on my lunch break yesterday. I am still enjoying my swimming but can't swim with this stinking cold sadly!

That's all from me for now.  I look forward to seeing some of you at the crop on Saturday (provided the tap in my nose stops dripping so I can drive safely!).  

Take care of yourselves,

With love & God Bless,

Caro

xxx

Back from an absence! WOYWW 694

 Hello and welcome back to my blog, which I am resurrecting after a long absence.  Life has been a little crazy and I simply havent had time to craft or blog, but I am hoping to make some changes to enable both to happen a little more regularly so I can join in with the wonderful What's on Your Workdesk blog hop hosted by the lovely Julia.

This is actually my desk at work in the medical school as I am in work today meeting the new cohort of medical students!  I am the lead for the personal tutoring scheme and will be giving the first lecture of the new academic year to the freshers this morning.

There has only really been one little bit of crafting in recent weeks and this was a diamond wedding anniversary card for a couple from my previous church.  I didn't have much in the way of appropriate colours, but was quite pleased with how the card turned out.

This has been quite the week for us in England as we shared in mourning our beloved Queen.  At church we had our chapel open most of the time with a book of remembrance for people to sign, and then I stayed glued to the television for most of Monday, heading out for a swim after the final service at Windsor. The water was so still and beautiful that it felt perfect after the day of mourning.

That's all from me for now. I hope to see some of you in Shrewsbury.

With love & God Bless

Caro

xxxx

WOYWW 677

 Hello and welcome back to my blog.  It is time for another edition of What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, the friendliest blog hop in the world, hosted by the lovely Julia.

My workdesk has had a new large (enormous!) mouse mat put on it so that playing board & card games is easier and smoother.  The mat hides all the nicks and dings that the desk has had through 20 years hard crafting which is an added bonus.  In this photo you can see me mid game - the game is 'Coffee Roaster' which is a solitaire board game where you roast your coffee beans to try and brew the ideal cup of coffee.  It is a fun premise that works well although I wish they did something similar for tea as I don't drink coffee at all!

These are all the lovely ATCs that I received in our anniversary swap last week.  Top row (left to right): Julia, Mary Anne, Cindy and Lyn. Second row: Angela, Angela, Ali & Helen. Third row: Diana, Jan, Annie and jo, and the bottom row is Catriona.  They are all so beautiful and different from each other.  Each a special treasure that I will enjoy immensely.  Thank you all so much.

I haven't had any time to craft this week as I have been busily sanding and painting the kitchen with a mist coat ready for the final colour selection. My shoulders ache like mad but it is nice to have made some progress. Needless to say I have also managed to swim a little as well so I will leave you with a picture of me playing in my local waterfall - it is one of my favourite places. 

Take care and have a good week everyone,

With love & God Bless,
Caro

xxx

WOYWW676 - 13th Anniversary edition!

 Wowee!  It has been 13 years since the lovely Julia started What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday - the friendliest blog hop in the world.  

Over the years there have been wonderful friendships made simply through the power of the internet with the occasional meet up. I joined just around the 1st year anniversary, and had a four year hiatus somewhere in the middle (because LIFE), but I do love being part of this community.

Anyway - here is my desk!  I have actually been crafting for once, using stickers to make some quick and simple notecards.  You can see the stickers, the cards in process, my metal ruler, craft knife and my nearly empty mug of tea.

That is the only crafting that has happened this week as other than work, I have spent my time prepping walls for painting (sanding and polyfilling), playing games and swimming.

We have a lot of both Canada and Graylag geese that tend to congregate at our local reservoirs and on Monday I was swimming when a whole lot of them flew over - they are a beautiful, if noisy, sight!  That is all from me for now.  I do have a few spare ATCs so if you haven't already agreed to swap with me and would like one, just let me know.

Take care, With love & God Bless,

Caro

xxx

Better late than never... WOYWW 675

 Well, I'm here - just!  Sneaking in before the end of what has been a crazy day involving work, hospital visits (to a good friend) and graduation for some of my students. A large mug of tea and an evening off is in order!

This is my desk as I left it last night.. trying to learn a new game called Eiyo. It is a fun little game, but challenging and I'm not 100% certain I have all the rules right for it yet... still some learning to do!

There has been no crafting again this week, which is something I need to rectify rather rapidly as it is Mum's birthday this weekend. However, last weekend saw me in my glad rags in Doncaster Cathedral being licensed as a worship leader. 

The official photos aren't out yet, but here is a terrible one of me! That's all from me for now.  Don't forget I do have some ATCs ready for swapping so if you want to swap and haven't let me know please do so.  Take care, with Love & God Bless,

Caro

xxxx

WOYWW 674

 Hello and welcome back to my blog.  Sorry that life got in the way last week and I was unable to join in with the wonderful blog hop that is What's on your workdesk Wednesday hosted by the lovely Julia, but I am back today!

Here is my desk as it was yesterday early evening. It is slightly chaotic as I was busy making ATCs for the up coming 13th anniversary of WOYWW.  You can see stamps, ink pads, pens, etc, but I have hidden the actual cards!  If anyone would like to do an additional swap with me please let me know in the comments.

In addition to the ATCs I made a birthday card for my swimming companion appropriately featuring a mermaid. Confession time, I can't remember where the stamp came from.

I have also finally finished my 30 day challenge (about 2 months late) with these collages.

Other than that, life continues much the same as ever with work, preaching in church, swimming, taking Alex and his mates go-karting as his birthday treat, and trying to persuade him to join me in walking through the beautiful countryside we have round here!

I will leave you with this photo of Alex terrorising me in the kitchen - he wore this to walk to a friend's house surprising a lot of people along the way!  Take care and stay safe everyone, don't forget to let me know if you want to swap an ATC with me.

With love & God Bless,

Caro

xxx

WOYWW 671

 Happy Wednesday everyone, and Happy Easter.  Apologies for missing last week, but I was in the midst of sermon writing for Palm Sunday and simply didn't have time to post. Having completed all my church commitments for the time being I am now able to join in with Julia's What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday, the longest running and friendliest blog hop of them all. 

Here is my desk, and for once there has actually been crafting going on!  As I am on annual leave I have had a chance to try and catch up with my diary (photos will have to come later). As I was nearly three months behind this is taking some time, but it feels so good to start to do it. The words were all there (they get written every night) but the photos needed sorting and printing. You can see my diary, my bullet journal, my mug of tea and various pens and stickers in this photo.

I have also made two cards, one for Alex who turned 15 last week, and one for my mother-in-law who is currently on a knitting frenzy.

Alex had a very quiet and simple birthday this week spending the day mostly mooching on the sofa although he did go go-karting, and see a friend for an hour or so.

I am still swimming and the water is slowly beginning to warm up meaning I can stay in for longer. This photo is of me in our local plunge pool, getting a back massage from the waterfall!  That is all from me for now.  Take care and I hope you all have a very Happy Easter.

With love & God Bless,

Caro

xx