Meet My Inspriation Behind Wiggles Towers x

Meet my inspiration behind Wiggles Towers.

Wiggles was a cat l had when l was younger, she followed me every where and became my best friend, l could tell her everything and she wouldn't tell a sole.

Sadly Wiggle is no longer with us but her spirit lives on in the Wiggles name that l use on my own advetures around the internet.

So if you see the Wiggles name, ie Wiggles Towers or Wigglescrochet - l use this name on the knitting/crochet forum Ravelry, just remeber its ME,

 there is only one Wiggles.

Toodles for now

xx

My very own Granny Stripe Ta-da Moment

Hello my lovely friends out there andthanks for popping on by for my second post in two days!

l wanted to share my very own Ta-Da moment with you......

My Granny Stripe Blanket.
l'm offically a Granny Striper!!!!!!!

l started this blanket way back in March, infact the very same day l started Radiotherapy.

As you can see from the pictures which have been taken on my mobile phone, it is a lovely, lovely, eye-popping, colourful, super blanket.

l have loved the way that all of the colours l used have come togther like the colours of a rainbow...going off topic a bit.. my Grandad always used to say that there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, if only this was true.

I found the pattern for my Granny stripe from the wonderful inspiring blog of Lucy from Attic24...the blog is in my favourite blogs in the sidebar to the right . Please do go on over and have a look.

For this project l used a yarn called 'Special' by Stylecraft, it is lovely and soft and doesnt have that 'scratchy' feel that some other acrlic yarns do.

l used a size 4mm hook.

As Lucy's pattern suggests l began with a chain of 240.

The colours that l used were and in no particular order: Aspen, Meadow, Spring Green, Aster, Cloud Blue, Turquoise, Lavender, Sherbet, Wisteria, Plum, Magenta, Clematis, Shrimp, Pomegranate, Fondant, Lipstick and Saffron.

l have purchased the yarn a few times from the following websites and l can highly recommend each one, both of their service is second to none.

http://www.masonsneedlecraft.co.uk/zcart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65_102_293_295&products_id=1395

http://www.deramores.com/stylecraft-special-dk-colour-pack

For the edging of the blanket l crocheted treble clusters in 'cloud blue'

l took the above photo one afternoon when the weather was rainy, dull and very cold, even though it is suposed to be summer here in the uk, feels more like Autumn really.

Now that l've finished my beloved Granny Stripe Blanket l have of course started another so the colourful journey begins again in between other crafty projects.

So here comes my finaly photo, my Granny Stripe Blanket in all its glory.

Toodles for now xx

 

Meet our new doggie called Paddy!

Meet the newest member of our animal family, Paddy the year and half Lab/Cross Doggie who we adopted 3 1/2 weeks ago.

As some of you know we sadly lost our beloved Chico and Disney in the space of 2 weeks last year, a very sad time. Shortly after this we found out that my Cancer was back it couldnt have been a worse time but as the saying goes ''onwards and upwards'' .

Over the last year we have on a number of occasions come very close in adopting other dogs but thought the time wasnt right.......

That was until 3 weeks ago when Jason was looking online and came across an advert on one of these 'free ad sites', someone wanting to rehome a dog for free, we thought something must be wrong, why do people do this?

Well Jason rang and spoke to a lady about the advert and before we knew we were on our way to meet with the owner.

When we arrived the lady came out with Paddy who was bouncing around like a mad thing!!

We were told that the ladies daughter had Paddy from 8 weeks old and couldnt take him to her new home that she was renting, well you know us Paddy came home with us and is now a very big part of our lives.

We couldnt have wished for a more gentle, very loving dog who follows me ever where.... even to the loo and for some reason he seems to be a real mummy's boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paddy is very gentle around our son and Aston likes nothing else but to be all over Paddy from the moment he gets up, to the moment he gets home from school, l can see a firm friendship building there between them both.

Thw whole atmosphere around our home seems different since Paddy came to live with us and adopted us as his family.

Paddy will be coming on our family holiday down by the seaside in a few weeks time so do pop on over to WigglesTowers and read about all of Paddy's advetures by the sea.

Welcome to your new home Paddy....

We love you very much and hope you will be happy here in this mad abode.

Toodles for now x



Time flys by when your having fun!!!!!!!!

Can someone please tell me where the time goes, l have no idea at all, it's almost like wishing our life away when you sit back and take time to think about whats happened in your life. It seems like a lifetime since l last blogged away and it almost is LOL

Since the last time l wrote way way back in April (ouchy) l finaly finished Radiotherapy, been to see my Liver Consultant, Oncology Consultant and Gynea Consultant, l dont think there is anyone left at the hospital l havent seen!!! All's well and happy. l am due to have MRI scans in August and then go back for the results at the end of August, l know this will be a trying time for us as it will be the 1st proper check up since being diagnosed with Cancer for the second time! Two years l've been fighting this arwful arwful disease, two long long years. Well to be honest l'm trying not to let things get to me. l think there hasnt been a month gone by in the last two years where l havent been at the hospital for one thing and another.

We have a lovely holiday by the seaside to look forward to in a few weeks and to be honest l cannot wait to go and see the sea, l am deffinatly a seaside person....oooooo we must go to Harry Ramesdams for fish and chips and then there are of course seaside doughnuts to add to the list.

Now that l'm almost out of the hospital bubble l seem to have lots of time on my hands to do the things l like to do and l promise l'll update my blog more often and let you all know what is happening in Wiggles world.

Toodles for now

xx

Where does the time go!!!!!!!!!!

I know it's been months since l updated my blog, a lot has happened in those long months. l finished chemo, had major major surgery and at the moment l am under going Radiotherapy, infact l finish my course 2 weeks today and then hopefully l will be able to get some of my life back, well l know life will never be the same again but at least things can get back to some sort of normality, well what ever that is LOL

l'll write more real soon.

Toodles for now

wiggles xx

Happy Days - 4 down 2 more lots of Chemo to Go

I just completed my 4th round of chemo, yipeeeee only 2 more rounds to go.

My 3rd round didnt go well at all, l became very confused after they started one of the chemo drugs and then they decided to stop it altogether. I lost 2 and a half days where l didnt know who l was or what l was doing, aparently l got up to all sorts of mischief on the ward and to this day l still cant remember any thing about it all. On one accasion they found me on the floor in the middle of the night asleep!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, Monday just gone l went along to the hospital thinking l was staying in for the week so l took all my case and knitting with me and was told that from now on l would be having chemo every 3 weeks for one day and after the chemo l could go home the very same day. Well l was so happy l couldnt believe it at all. l had my chemo then was aloud home straight away!!!! l've have felt not too bad at all really just a little sicky yesterday .

I cant believe how far l have come since starting chemo way back in August, all the ups and downs too and now my journey is almost half way, l face radiothearpy and major major surgery next january/february, but thats a long way off and at least l can hopefully enjoy Christmas this year with my family.

Toodles for now

Wiggles

P.s These are two of my favourite photo's from our holiday this year to Gt Yarmouth, \my boys mean the world to me xx

Having My 2nd Round Of Chemo Now

Well its been a while since l last blogged and in that time l have started Chemo, got the first round out of the way and here l am on my second round of Chemo, does time fly when your having fun.....NOT

You dont have to read or look at the photos, if they put you off then look at something else, l wanted to share my Cancer/Chemo story, if l can help someone who reads this and is about to go through the same thing as l am going through then it has made the past 15 months worth while.

As you can see from the photos l am attatched to all sorts of wired and wonderful concoctions, the large bag of fluid which is linning my bladder and protecting it, the blue bag is one of the Chemo drugs going through and the smaller bag of fluid is a flush going through after l have the antidote to the Chemo drugs, first round l went a bit do lally and was away with the fairies for a few days so now they have decided to anitidote me every 6 hours, day and night for my duration of Chemo.

The second photo is a photo of my wonderful arm which has a PIC line in, the PIC line is used for the Chemo drugs and the other line in is used for the anitidote.

l come into hospital on a monday, like today! and the chemo is given everyday for the next 3/4 days depending on how l get on with it, so l am hooked up to this wonderful and now my loyal friend..... The Drip Stand for the rest of the week.

I have a lovely view here from the 16th floor here at UCH in London of the London skyline, l can see BT Tower, Wembly, Big Ben, London Eye, l'll take some photos and blog about them at a later date.

Toodles for now xx