So. First blog. I guess I'd better introduce myself. I'm Annabella, 32, wife to Mr H, mother to Lady A, crocheter of unfinished projects, cat owner/slave. Oh, and lover of cream cakes. I am writing this with a fresh cream scone waiting expectantly beside me. I do love a good cream cake. And sometimes even a bad one. But then there's not often such a thing as a bad cream cake.
Sadly I can't claim the above as my own, mine was just a standard shop-bought scone. But it was good enough. Looking at pictures like this always gives me the urge to bake. I think I need to make some scones in the not too distant future... I can just imagine, freshly warm from the oven, split and layered in proper butter... Mmmmmmmmmm :)
Anyway, I digress. I live in the East Midlands, in a standard 2.5 bed 1950s semi. It doesn't really lend itself to the shabby chic style I'd love to embrace so my home is currently a modge podge of random inherited bits of furniture and Lady A's ever-increasing stash of toys and stuffed animals. Oh the clutter! I'm such a hoarder. Something I hope to document over the months with this blog is the gradual declutteration of this house. We are trying to save up for a deposit to buy our first home and when that finally happens, I'd love to be able to only have to move about half of the contents of this house. So it is a work in progress. I managed to sort the Room of Doom when I was expecting Lady A, which was the box room and we wanted it to be her bedroom. We moved here in November 2009 and for the first two years it was a forgotten room, full of still-packed boxes, old paperwork, and random junk. The door stayed permanently shut and it was definitely a case of 'out of sight, out of mind'. Being pregnant gave me the kick we needed to get the room sorted, I managed to chuck out a load of things I hadn't looked at for two years and it really felt good! But that was November 2011 and not much else has been discarded since then. Plus we've obviously acquired a nearly two year old, and all the stuff that comes with one! Becoming a mother has forced me to become a tidier, more organised person. Well, to an extent. I am still not particularly tidy or organised but I have more good days than bad. Like I said, it's a work in progress. Both the house and myself!
On to my hobbies. I only really have one, my crochet. I've been crocheting just over a year now and I love it. I just wish I was faster as there are too many things I want to make and not enough hours in the day. Not if I want to sleep anyway. I shall of course be sharing some pictures of my projects along the way.
I'm loving my giant granny stripe blanket. I've got a long way to go, I started this months ago but it was neglected for weeks as I worked on some gift projects, but now that the nights are drawing in, I really need to crack on. I've a few Christmas gifts planned, plus I've just started a spiral cardigan for Lady A but hopefully some time will be devoted to this gorgeous blanket as well, and I might even finish it before next summer...
So that's a little about me. I've got some other things in my mind I want to commit to blogdom, but I'll save that for another time... :) x
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