Meet Olive.....

Yes the weekend was a busy one for us.

It saw us travel to get Ashleigh's first car, do a little extra work and allotment like crazy!

So with our further a do here is Olive;

She's a beautiful 1974 beetle.

A unique colour, which we like to call mushroom.

(her previous owners called her Shroom because of this)

Her interior is bright red leather, stunning.

Most of the work has been done by Bentley and boy can you tell.

Ashleigh spent three colours cleaning and waxing it yesterday and also had a her first drive around a car park.

To say that she's desperate to learn to drive now is an understatement.

Hope you all had a great week end.

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Casual Dress Down Day...

But even a dress down day has to have added sparkle and today was no exception.

Yes the trusty jeans, heels and a sparkly top.

Just the thing for a casual work day.

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Scrub A Dub Dub......

To help put a smile on Ashleigh's face I have made one of her body scrubs.

Chocolate body scrub. 

All natural, thrifty and it smells divine.

I took olive oil, chocolate powder and sugar;

Poured in a cup full of sugar;

Added the chocolate powder;

And gradually mixed in the olive oil.

Not only does it smell divine but its nice and gentle on your skin making it feel baby soft.

For me I made a lemon scrub.

A little harsher as its made with sea salt but again very simple to do.

Take olive oil, sea salt and lemon juice;

Mix in the olive oil and add the lemon juice.

They make your skin feel fabulous and baby soft.

So what home made beauty items do you make?

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Feeling Girly....

Today I felt like dressing girly and nothing feels more girly than a swirling skirt in my opinion.

I swished all day and although I love the feel of this skirt and the colour I know deep down it makes me look like a square!

(The shape that is, not as in a bore!)

But you know what?

Thats not going to stop me!

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Its The Good Life Once Again....

In more ways than one!

So what to do on a typical crappy bank holiday?

Yes of course we went allotmenting.

(Just call me Barbara!)

Empty space where the early potatoes have been dug out.

Mange tout are almost finished, but runner beans are still thriving.

 It's looking very different now.

Tomatoes are finally turning red.

And the cucumbers have gone crazy.

And I must admit a few hours digging and weeding is such good therapy, plus it's free which is even better!

Yummy courgettes.

And to add to it I always come home with masses of goodies.

What I forgot to photo where the two carrier bags full of runner beans.

My freezer is full of them!

We also popped in to see aVW camper van too.
And whilst it was nice it wasn't quite what we wanted so the search continues.

So how did you spend your bank holiday?

Isn't it typical that today is glorious sunshine?!

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A Picture Is Worth A Thousands Words....

After a stressful week this smile is a refreshing change.

Ashleigh and her first car.

(More on this to follow)

You will notice its not the white one we had first planned as that one fell through.

But this one is stunning, even I'm jealous!

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And Finally All Is Calm.....

We finally recieved the email we were waiting for yesterday to say that Ashleigh could indeed study her AS levels at 6th form and between you and me it has been a stressful wait for the confirmation.  

Yesterday also saw us attend Ashleigh's show case for the challenge. 

Not too sure what the different presentations were all about but it did show just how much all the youngsters had enjoyed it. 

Now I have a shed load of washing once more. 

Let's hope the sun makes an appearance to dry it. 

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