Beside the seaside Beside the sea!!

We arrived home very late last Thursday night, after a 2 1/2 hour journey from our family holiday beside the seaside at Hemsby in Norfolk.

We have had a lovely time, eaten far too much and seen lots of different places. The picture below was taken at one of our favourite places to eat near Hemsby, the restaurant is called The Wheel Pit Stop. They serve some super steaks, this time we had steak Diane and it was to die for.

My boys even got me to go on to the Log Flume Ride at Gt Yarmouth, l screamed my head off and got very very wet indeedy.

Of course we took our doggie with us, Paddy. He's only been with us for a month now but is one big part of our family. He loved going for daily walks, being let off the lead and meeting new doggie friends.

While we were away it was Aston's 7th birthday, time has flown by so fast and he is growing up so fast.

Aston chose to go to an American Diner for his special birthday treat out, we went last year to.

On one of our many drives out during holiday we came across a lovely little village called Happisburgh, we stopped in the car park, while the boys went for a walk l took this photo of the Lighthouse there.

Happisburgh is only a small village but they have their very own little tea shop, of course we stopped and went in to have the most scrumy hot chocolate l have ever had. As you can see from the photo's below, we all had a cup of hot chocolate.

As we were leaving Happisburgh we saw a sign for an Owl Rescue Farm, so we popped along to lend our support.

Aston was invited to hold a Barn Owl and loved the experience.

Big Boss was asked if he would like to hold a Snowy Owl, like the one in Harry Potter called Hedwig. The Snowy Owl in the picture is only 8 weeks old and the lady said that 'Hedwig' is in fact a female Snowy Owl, as males apparently are darker in colour.

On our family holidays to Gt Yarmouth we always go to Harry Ramesdens Fish and Chip Restaurant for lunch, this time when we went along after the meal when we were walking back along the sea front we both said that we were a little disappointed in the food there, which is a shame as you cant go to Gt yarmouth and not go to Harry ramesden's can you :)

 Almost every evening we went along to the club house which is on site of the holiday park we stayed in. Aston runs around like a mad thing, Big Boss likes to play bingo and l just sit there people watching!

l don't think there was a minute of the day where Aston didn't say 'can we go to the arcades' or 'can l go on this', if we heard it once we heard it a million times over. arcades are like the Mafia, once your in, your in for life and you never get out LOL

 When the weather wasn't great we would often just go for a drive and see where we would end up. The next few photo's are on the seafront at Lowestoft early evening time. It was quite cloudy.

 In Lowestoft we indulged our selves in the art of having seaside doughnuts, l mean you cant go to the seaside in the UK and not have seaside doughnuts, the smell of them cooking and the smell of them as you open the bag with them in full of sugar is quite something too.

The picture below is where we got our doughnuts from, one of the best places l've been to if l say so myself. 

 We have had a lovely relaxing time away from it all and l know myself that l didnt want to come home.
The final picture below if of the sun set coming home just as we left Norfolk.

Here's to our next years holiday besides the seaside.

Toodles for now xx

I'm a happy hooker with lots of W.I.P's!

Good morning on this wonderfully hotty day were having here in the UK, in fact it's unbearably hot but here in the UK we are never Happy with our weather systems are we?

It rains - we moan,

It's windy - we moan,
It's the wrong kind of rain - we moan,

It snows - we moan,

It's hot - we moan,

It's the one thing that us British can do is moan about the weather!

Anyway enough of the weather and down to business :)

At the moment l am as the title suggests a rather

I'M A HAPPY HOOKER

 - the one of the crochet variety and not one of 'the lady of the night' variety ;)

I'm taught myself to crochet just over 2 years ago now through the help of YouTube and of course Attic24. l don't think there is a day goes by when l don't have a hook in my right hand! I think anyone learning a new craft cant expect super duper makes over night, l mean those first 'granny squares' l attempted looked like something out of a car crash, they soon met their fate at the bottom of the wheely bin after l threatened to throw all my yarn and hooks in the garden, pour petrol on them, light a match and do a war dance round the fire of doom.

When you do learn new things it takes time, effort and a lot of practise and not to mention a few swear words that are unprintable at the time of writing this post.

I've learnt what the different crochet terms mean too along with great debate about different yarns to use, hook sizes and much more.

l don't think there comes a point when you stop learning either.

Now if anyone who crafts and who makes what ever they do just has one project on the go then l bow down to you now.

Do l have just one project on the go l hear you all cry?
To hell do I LOL I have lots and lots of W.I.P's but that's the way l am and l am sure there are lots of you lovely readers out there that are in the same boat as me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The above W.I.P's is a blanket of love, Granny's Squares that are being made into a blanket and sent to http://simplyknitting.themakingspot.com/blog/welcome-to-the-refuge-bears-and-squares-charity-knitting-campaign to help with their campaign for 2012, l also plan to make another couple of blankets for them too.

The above photo of lovely goodness is being made and sent to another Charity that I'm involved in http://www.hopeandaiddirect.org.uk/ I've also knitted a couple of Jean Greanhowe's Knitted clowns in the past to send to them.

 Phew...and finally the above squares along with more squares will be made up into blankets and sent to other Charities who take donations for their much needed cause.

Well there is some much needed excitement, fretting, and stressing going on here at Wiggles Towers, we are going on our family holiday to Hemsby, near Gt Yarmouth real soon.
I hear you all cry....have you done your packing...well No not the packing of the clothes variety anyway, who needs clothes when your trying to decide what crochet goodyness projects to take with me LOL

Any way toodles for now

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