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

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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