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I’ll be amazed if there are many responses to this post after neglecting my blog for quite some time now. Not only mine but other people’s also, it’s been hard to summon up any enthusiasm to be honest. However as I’ve titled this entry, life does go on. My life without my mum has stretched to almost two months now – unbelievable. I have some unanswered questions regarding her death, which I need to pursue with her doctor. It’s something I have to do even though I know nothing can be changed.
Something I haven’t mentioned but which could have been just as life changing as losing my mum, was Dave being taken seriously ill seven weeks ago. At 1.30 am, just eight days after mum died, I found myself sitting just around the corner from the room my mum had died in. This time we’d arrived there by ambulance as Dave had developed peritonitis, a life threatening condition which is a risk he takes all the time with the kind of dialysis he does. Anyway, very long story short, he was eventually rushed to Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge where they saved his life and I got him home after a week of incredible stress.
On to happier things, Dave is well recovered now and this weekend he’s busy doing a three day Game Fair in Lincolnshire. I helped him yesterday and will again tomorrow. It’s great fun! We have a stall selling Elgood’s beer (real ale) giving out samples and co-ercing people into buying it!
I finally returned to school two weeks ago after six weeks off work. I won’t pretend it’s been ok as it hasn’t a lot of the time. A more tricky class would be hard to find and all I can say is roll on July…and then September when I get a new class!
Finally a few photos, the first a wonderful surprise I received from my oh so talented friend Sadie. The sweetest little cushion which I will always treasure for reasons which only Sadie and I know about 
The second, a photo of our darling grandchildren taken in the cottage we stayed in in Dorset over Easter. Then there’s a pic of Dave manning our beer stall and last of all the reason why I’m feeling so broody at the moment!! The cutest little spaniel pup at the show yesterday, 13 weeks old, I’m in love!!
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Hi Nikki, great to see a post from you, although so understandable that you haven’t blogged, with all you have had to deal with so far this year..
I hope you get some answers to your questions and omgosh at Dave, so pleased he is well now
Love the photos and aww at being broody for another pup.. know that feeling well lol
Hope you have a good and sunny Bank holiday
Luv n hugs to all xxx
Ciao Nikki, so sorry to read about Dave
but I’m glad he is fine now. You sure had a difficult few months this year. Take care and have a happy Monday!
You really have had a tough time for the past couple of months. The pain of the loss of your mum will never go away I’m sure, but I certainly hope that your luck changes and life will feel sunnier for you. Glad Dave is feeling much better now.
It’s lovely to read a post from you, but I am sure everyone completely understands your lack of energy for the internet. I find when I’m feeling crappy offline, I don’t have energy to write, and I’m sure you and I are not alone in that. Just yesterday I was all geared up to write a load of drivel, then my parents came round, something was said that really cut me to the core and I spent the rest of the day moping and feeling sorry for myself and could not muster up the energy to write. Though I did write for CR, as I’d already made a start on it.
Lovely photos. YOu have beautiful grandchildren, and love the Lonely Dave on his Stall pic! Hope he’s had a lot of sales this weekend.
ooh, grey and breezy here. I’m just wanting a good downpour, I need rain!
xxxxxx
rather lovely comment you left for me yesterday
I must tell you though, that out of those ones I only took the close up one. Bill took the other two. 
All the other recent ones I took though, and on Friday I took another close up of her with a dandelion clock, it’s almost identical to the photo I showed. 
Yey, the apprentice tonight. Can’t wait! Who will go? Crikey. I could happily wave goodbye to any of the women, although the one with glasses (lorraine) I quite like. She’s the one who spoke up about the rug last week. She’s the only one with any basic sense.
Haven’t been into Gap for a while. I love their kids stuff, but don’t like the prices. Doesn’t help that they are right next to Primark here, so it seems bizarre to say ‘no’ to trews for £2.50 in Primark, and go and buy similar things in Gap for 10 times as much. I wish I had enough loot to do that though. George at Asda is great at the moment. I love their little girly frocks. Just wish Humbug wasn’t so into Roary the wretched racing car. She sleeps in Roary jim jams and every day wants to wear a Roary top. Wouldn’t mind, but as she’s only got two of the tops they always seem to be in the wash or hanging up to dry. I wish they did girly versions in pinks and greens, instead of making them just for the boys. I have to make sure she’s in pink trews to stop her looking like a little boy running around!
there was something else I wanted to say to you, but blimey o’reilly I can’t remember. If it wallops me in the head I’ll come back, but it couldn’t have been important.
xxxx
Hi Nikki, Just happened to look at your blogg for the first time in a very long time and saw your news about your Mum. I’m so sorry – what a terrible shock it must have been. I do know some of what you are feeling – time does heal but I still miss my Mum’s phone calls after nearly 5 years – as you say mother’s are very special people in our lives which we never fully appreciate at the right time!
Glad to read that Dave is now OK again – you must deserve a medal in stress management!
I was looking at your website after having had a run on Balls Park memories following a contact via Friends Reunited from Peter Sharpe who in spite of a number of e-mails and photo prompts from him I still have no memory of whatsoever – which is very sad as he claims to have been in love with me for at least a term in our first year!!! Very spooky!
We’re all OK and managing without Peter who’s now in Iraq for 6 months. We were hoping he was going to come home for a few days this month but that has now been cancelled – now hoping on a few days in June but trying not to think about it too much in case it doesn’t happen again!
Thinking of you
love, Celia
hello!
well, I saw half of the Kirstie programme last night. Wasted half an hour of my life watching the most boring and unfunny episode of My Family ever written. I feel robbed!
Loved the quilts, and am with her with her love of them. I could never make my own. I’m too slapdash and can’t be fiddling about with measuring and doing things ‘properly’. My diary entry today proves it!
I still find the whole thing grating with me though. I agree with you when you said it could have been just what we all needed to see to ‘cheer us up’ so to speak in difficult times, but I still think it’s gone horribly wrong. She just seems to boast all the time. Perfect example was last night, just how many times could she say ‘the 5 bedrooms in Meadowgate’. By the end of it I was sarcastically saying ‘how many bedrooms have you got then?’. Ok, it’s a lovely house, and I am sure if it was me I’d be banging on about how many bedrooms/bathrooms/room for ponies I had too, but good grief! She needs to wind her neck in sometimes!
I just wish they’d done it a little differently. For example how to get the look and style of expensive stuff on a budget and by making it yourself. Rather than trotting off to all these people (that normal folk would never get the chance to do) and waffling on about what great prices things are.
Time I was off. I need to get my spinning wheel out as I’m going to spin my own wool for the carpet I’m in the process of weaving, I’ve shaved Dudley’s fur off so I can use that. I’ll be dyeing it with onion skins and beetroot. Then it’s off to see Terence Conran for advice on bespoke sofas, followed by a quick chat to the folks at Designers Guild. Have marvellous idea for some hand printed gold leaf dipped wallpaper that they might enjoy
Might squeeze in a visit to that knitting woman after that, so I can learn how to knit a Kaffe Fassett styleee coat! 
xxxxx
p.s our Dunelm excitedly announced ‘new craft section’ on the front of their shop. I scooted in and found a very sad and disappointing teeny tiny little section. They didn’t have much that caught my eye, as it was the same stock carried by The Range. I know the LA kits you speak of, and love them. Nice colours and patterns offered by the LA section. Love your idea for a book for your mum. Perfect.
ooh, and I’ll have to get into Gap. Prices sound not too bad. If you stop by today, the dress is from Peacocks. Fingers crossed it’s a decent fit. Don’t want The Girls oozing out of the top! xx
well, call me a total sap, but I am so pleased Panda will be with you now. I bet your mum is pleased too. I was hoping so much you’d decide you needed to keep her.
Ah, the sourcing of fabrics. Such a total delight! I’ve got two corking good sites if you ever need to buy some fabric online. The total for my frock (which has changed quite a bit since I took the photo) is around £45, including the boning stuff and ribbon roses, not bad at all. Made a slight hash of the back, so have unpicked and am going to tackle again the Morn.
And yes, you are a total nut if you get a puppy on top of the little zoo you already have. But then, if I had the choice/chance, I would have at least 4 cats. My happiest cat days were a long time ago, when my cat Pepsi had kittens (one of which was my beloved Hamish who lived to be almost 14), we had 6 cats for a while and I loved every minute.
Hope you get a puppy! xxxx
xxx
p.s love the floral fashions in You magazine today
xx
Testing, testing!
Can’t believe my eyes…
It’s working!!! After the chock I forgot to write more
Well, I’m finally on a lil trip to visit old friends. Times fly too fast at my age – a very good excuse for laziness 
I’m sad to read about your lost. Dear mom…I know that feeling so well Nikki. I’m so glad you have your dear Dave by your side though. Well, even I’m not a good bloger/browser, I’m still here, and often thinking of you. Have a happy May! Warm hugs from me 
Hi Nikki, Trying to email you but your uk email bounces back on one, and on my other email it comes back saying there is a delay,,
Can you email me and i will try and reply to it,, Have some Graphics for you:O)
Nikki. Just read your comment. I am so so so sorry about what has happened.
Yes, this has happened to me. Not here (thank God, it’s why I’m so obsessed with setting the burglar alarm), it was when I lived at home with my mum and dad. We were burgled one night, when no less than 9 of us were asleep upstairs. What was really scary was it was obvious they would have had stanley knives, and at that time I used to wander downstairs in the middle of the night to get a glass of water. I never bothered turning lights on, I’d just go down in the dark. Thank God that that particular night I didn’t go down. Most unusual because it was something I did every night. Can you imagine if I had done so that night? There were three of them, and unlucky for them we didn’t have much of value, so they only got the video, some headphones and a bottle of whisky. However, the police did catch them, so you never know.
I know how disgustingly horrible and I’m absolutely certain that this is why the slightly noise during the night has me wide awake now, and prowling around to check all is ok. It makes you nervy and jumpy. It is incredibly upsetting to think of some filthy moron putting his grimy theiving hands all over your home. I hope they do catch him/them and if they aren’t from these shores, fingers crossed they send the wasters back to whence they came. Did any of the neighbours hear or see anything?
Sorry you’ve had this on top of everything else. Absolutely rotten luck.
xxxx
that’s interesting that you should mention nets. Back when my parents home was burgled, they didn’t have nets. And, at that time, they rarely shut the curtains at night. which is mental when you think about it now. Talk about giving creepy crims an easy time. I have said to Bill in the past that I think we should have nets for exactly this reason, but he hates them. I am not a fan, but if it keeps us a bit safer then I’m all for it. So it’s something being reviewed and discussed at the moment.
I hope they catch the swine who did it too. It makes me spit, good, honest folk are out working hard for their money, and low life shite like that come along and just take stuff because they are too idle and drug addled to actually put in the effort themselves.
I hope despite the crappy week you’ve had, you can have a nice weekend. xxxxx
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