It is nice to be thought versatile and sunshiny!

The sunshine award is from Kat-from March! (Kat the poet) The Versatile Blogger award is from Anna-Maria, The Shopping Sherpa and is only from yesterday. (I first looked at Anna-Maria's blog in relation to dolls houses-she has a great collection of them-well worth a look. I continue to visit as she is creative and funny and yes,-versatile!)
Thanks to both of you and sorry to be so late with yours Kat.
I would like to hand these awards on to anyone who also feels either sunshiny or versatile today.
I find the handing on part increasingly hard and so have let myself off as this is my holiday and so should be stress free! Ha ha!

I have had a busy week-I seem to have to constantly do stuff in my holidays or a feeling of guilt overcomes me. The things may be good things such as making stuff, or not quite so good such as hacking ivy. Today I did actually read a book, with all three cats sitting around me for about an hour. I was almost relaxed! In fact I finished the book-"Wolf Hall", by Hilary Mantel-about Thomas Cromwell-fantastic! I am excited when I finish a book-at the possibility of what to read next.

Anyway, here are a few of the things from the week.

Above is a hasty sketch of my idea for my Grimm's Fairy tale doll. (For the ADO challenge)In the end I have gone for an old favourite-Little Red Riding Hood-or Little Red Cap as she is called in the old story.

Here are Little Red Cap and Granny, lying on a felty bed. I was trying to make them look suitably scared at finding themselves in a wolf's stomach.

The beginning of "Little Red Cap"

Looking through to my neighbour's garden. Look at how bowed the fence is. I am torn between getting in professionals-later in the year when I have saved up, or just trying to replace the panels myself. I don't know!

Random but cute Cassie picture.
Felty character-he looks like a Duke to me.

Felty Duchess for the Duke.

Preparation for wet felting, using the lovely Hebridean wool rolags.

The felt is for the wolf's body.

I am going to stop buying sheep's fleeces now-at least until I have run out!

They are addictive!

I have also been watching The Tudors. I have watched the first two seasons and have season three to watch next week. I am really enjoying it, but have finally got over my wish to use time travel to visit the court of Henry VIII. I would be too scared.