Hiya folks, well I've not got a lot to say really - apart from the fact that I've hurt my ring finger on my right hand, so it makes typing quite difficult. I have asked my next door neighbour if his wife could pop in and have a look at it - she's a nurse. It's quite swollen and very hot, which makes me think there is some infection in there. Anyway I've tried to ignore it somewhat. Why is it that when you hurt yourself, that is the part of you that seems to search out for something to hurt it? If you know what I mean. I'm constantly knocking it and it hurts a lot. Anyway - apart from that - I've been making new jewellry!! What a surprise!!!!

I've got some new shapes to fill, and so I've been experimenting!!




I quite like the colours in these, I use the dried flowers in a kitchen ornament that's a bit broken, but the flowers come in very handy!!


Then I thought I might just try something different.....


Not too sure of these.....



I quite like these new ones with the different style of colours etc.....


I really like this shape - it lends itself to adding little pearls for decoration, when I ordered these shapes, I had hoped for larger ones to make into a necklace, but I'll have another look and see if I can find them.

Well all seagull chicks have left the room!!!! They all eventually landed on my porch roof, but only stayed a couple of days and then with a good flap of their wings, they took off. Now this is very unusual because they normally stay on the roof for about a month - so the parents must have taught them well - although to me they were very young indeed. Still they've gone but left enough poo dirt behind!!! Great - I'll have to get Emily to go up the ladder with a stiff brush and lots of water!! No hurry.

Well the hot weather seems to have vanished, we were down to 18C today, and it's 16C this evening. Mandi meanwhile in Turkey - is suffering through the low 40's all day!!! No middle bits is there?

I hope you all have a great week and the weather is just what you want. Take care though.