Giveaway Winner!

Thank you so much for wanting to go in the giveaway hat :) A winner has now been chosen, so I shall commence with the obligatory drum roll...

The winner is...

As the photograph shows, and with my seven year old having picked the winning name from the hat, it's the lovely Louise from Sew Scrumptious !!!! Well done to Louise, who,  amongst many wonderful things, is the U.K. co-ordinator for Dress A Girl Around The World  The charity involves getting people to make and send pillowcase dresses and shorts to girls and boys living in poverty in developing countries. Infact I made a little dress in 2011 from a pillowcase for the charity and felt honored to be part of such a worthwhile campaign, especially as it involved my love of sewing. I really enjoyed making the little dress.

I think making another one is long over due... I shall have to make some shorts this time! Back to the giveaway, well done Louise your pretties shall be on their way to you asap, enjoy :)

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A Winner, & Christmas Thoughts

Well we have a winner for the lovely Tassimo Coffee machine...

Thanks so much to everyone for joining in, I really did enjoy reading all your comments and would dearly loved you all to have won!

So comment 15 was drawn randomly and the winner is....

Sonia at This Mummy Loves Well done Sonia, your shiny new coffee machine shall be on your way to you asap. Enjoy and a lovely early Christmas present for you :)
I couldn't help but think of Christmas these past couple of days as I spied my little Master P doing his stuff for The Little White Company I just love this Christmas inspired photograph of him....

And not long after I saw this, my lovely friend over at Strawberry Lemonade Boutique was walking past a White Company store in Winchester due to be opened next week and sent me this photograph of the window display....

Awww. So seeing these is helping to get me in the Christmas mood and it shall soon (ish) be time to dec the halls....

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A Year Older....

Thank you so much for the lovely birthday wishes, a year older and hopefully a year wiser ;)

I had a lovely greeting when I walked into the kitchen in the morning....

My husband really knows me well, hence the Keep Calm I've Kept The Receipt bag, ha ha. Also he knows I love cake, and so pretty looking was the birthday cake I didn't want to cut into it, so flowery, glittery and pink.

As for pressies, well, I NEARLY got an ipad....Mr. Poppins went on a little search for one though came away without, the thought was there though and I love him for it.

A little taster of what I got....

I had used up my most favourite Daisy perfume and all I had left was an empty bottle....

Though I always have a spare....

I had seen the new perfume in shops and just adored it's delicate, pretty scent. Well I had a lovely surprise when I unwrapped the floral Cath Kidston wrapping paper....

Of course you can't have a birthday without chocolates....

Or pretty jewellery, and I loved the sweet heart watch my lovely sister got me....

As it was I spent much of my birthday on a train with the Poppins children, Master Poppins had a photoshoot with a well known catalogue retailer, and we are back again here next week for an on location photoshoot for one of my favourite retailers. He has had quite a busy summer, here he is looking rather lovely his confidence has blossomed, and I am very proud of him. So if anyone knows of any lovely shops or things to do near the park, do let me know. Well done too to PennyBlossoms who was picked out of the hat to win the whoopie pie book, and thanks for popping yourself in the hat if you did.

Have a lovely weekend.

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