WOYWW 111, 1966 & Star Burst Card

Wow! I think I must have yawned long and hard 'cos a week went by somewhere and I don't know where! Here we are snooping on the crafty desks of the world via Julia's insistence so (after you've snooped on mine, of course) go over to WOYWW and see lots more on Stamping-Ground.

Well.... here's my desk, which was tidy, (honestly, truly, sincerely) just half an hour before this was taken until I started playing around and messing up again. No complaints please as there are still lots of the famous strawberries to be spied.

In a close up view you can see that HUGE basket of stamps waiting to be either cleaned or filed or both. I have this theory that if they are there shouting at me they may one day be "seen to". It doesn't work, especially as the basket often gets relegated to the floor then kicked under the table and is then very handy as a foot rest!

There's a couple of unpainted superlambananas, resting in waiting, just like the one I gave to Doone and if you pop over to her blog on her website, adonnathing you'll see the fantastic results of how she painted her's via her sidebar link.

On my desk I'm working on a trial of a star burst card which I saw on scrappystickyinkymess. Go over there to see some perfect samples of this great card and thanks to all concerned for all their great inspiration. 

My first try out isn't too accurate, I must admit that I'm not fussy on the lace as it's a bit pretty, pretty, for me, but there is a simpler, super, example by Valerie H Wilson, over there, which I love much better. Will have to have another play with this fab fold.

20th July 1966... the year England won the World Foootball Cup.... is  45 years ago, which means that today DH and I have been married this scary long time!! Wouldn't change him for the World and if I hadn't married him we wouldn't have our lovely precious family. 

Here's a collection of wedding photos to amaze you.. .yes! I was once 22 and can now say, far prettier then than I ever thought I was at the time. Wasn't that young man I married gorgeous!

Just imagine those bridesmaids in a rich turquoise... colour photography just wasn't an option those days!

Today these flying flowers arrived from the Channel Islands, courtesy of our girls, the grandees and their DHs... can't you just smell them, (the flowers, not the family, silly!) they are exquisite and will be even lovelier once they open fully. Big thanks to the gang.

There are 40 stems of freesia and the thoughtful note mentioned that the other 5 (making up our 45th anniversary number) were our 2 daughters and 3 grand daughters, all far away in distance but not in heart. 

We are well blessed, as they are the best. 

So many of you ask regularly about our little one in Germany so I thought I'd add an update at this poignant stage.

Our little grandee makes good progress with her treatment, and although it is so very harsh, for her and her parents, they manage somehow to stay strong. The little one is a star and is so happy when she gets back home in between hospital visits. 

The good news is that there should only need to be ONE more session of the intensive therapy, the completion of a difficult 6 months, before the next couple of years become an easier regime of tablets and tests. 

Thanks so much from us all, for all your thoughts, good wishes and for caring.