Blog Posts - Jenny Wren Crafts

3rd May 2021

5/3/2021

Happy 14th birthday Roman!

Busy working all week. The tree surgeons came back on Wednesday and trimmed the second tree. They also took away all of the branches that had fallen into the garden over the winter. It is a lovely old twisted oak tree but makes an awful mess of the garden.

Escaped for another, this time long, weekend in the caravan on Friday. Again joined on Saturday by Mark, Michelle, Anais and Roman and Mark's friends Matt and Kay. Weather Friday, Saturday and Sunday good. Noticed some lovely violets growing alongside the drive to the storage yard. Photos don't do them justice, very pretty.

Went to Evesham after lunch on Saturday and actually went in some shops!!! Anais was looking for books (Anais is always looking for books!) and managed to get about 12 that she wanted. I looked in the charity shops and got some lovely teal blue yarn for 99p. There is 800g of very thick chunky which I can use for hats and 38g of dk, Not a bad bargain!. I also got a music quiz game and some nice baskets. The baskets have cream liners but they are in the wash.

Walked back to the car over the bridge and alongside the river, through the gardens. Very pleasant.

Sunday morning we went to the car boot. Not as big as sometimes. Didn't buy much but it was nice to walk round. After lunch Roman's other grandma and grandad and cousins came and we all sang Happy Birthday and ate chocolate cake. Yum. Later we played the music quiz game, Notability, and chatted with Matt and Kay.

Now that my conservatory blanket is finished I did some work on my Water Garden project and started to join the hexagons together.

Monday was not so good. Mark and Matt just managed to get their awnings down before it started to rain. Popped to Broad Lane caravans as Matt wanted to look at awnings and all managed to come back without buying a new caravan!. Probably only because it was too wet to go outside and look at them. Came home just after lunch.

27th April 2021

4/27/2021

Another lovely weekend spent in the caravan with Mark, Michelle, Anais and Roman.

Went to the car boot on Sunday morning and bought 2 pretty vintage vegetable dishes and a lighthouse. All in lovely teal blue colours to go in the conservatory.

Also finally finished the striped blanket. Did the last row in a sort of wave pattern. Now in place on the sofa in the conservatory.

22nd April 2021

4/22/2021

Way behind with my posts, need to catch up!

Busy working most of last week, deadlines to meet. Sold two vintage commemorative mugs on Wednesday. The lady said they would go nicely in their vintage style camper van. Had the house alarm serviced on Thursday and a special box fitted that uses a mobile phone signal to contact the monitoring company rather than the landline which I want to have taken out. Had the caravan serviced on Friday which gave me chance to catch up with my friend Jackie (the wife of the service engineer) who I worked with for 15 years till I retired. They have recently moved from Warwick to Lincolnshire so she was able to tell me all about the move. When the service was done I got the caravan out onto the field at the front of the storage yard for the weekend. Weather was beautiful and Mark, Michelle, Anais and Roman joined me on Saturday as well as Mark's friend Matt and his wife Kay. We were all able to sit outside, nicely distanced, and chat. It was almost 'normal'!. Michelle's mom and dad and 3 grandchildren also popped to see us on Saturday afternoon.

Going again this weekend so I hope the weather is as good.

Busy working again Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Changed the bathroom into its late spring colours. This morning I got my hair done, first time since last August, and ...I got the car washed!

My crochet blanket is nearly finished. Just doing some rows round the edge to tidy it up. Three rows to go. Photo to follow when all done.

11th April 2021

4/11/2021

Met Mark, Michelle, Anais and Roman on Friday for a walk over Clent. I haven't been to Clent for years, probably when Mark and his friend used to take gliders (model ones that is) and fly them off the top. We met at the car park for lunch first which was quite busy and it was then that we heard the sad news of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

We then went for a walk up to the 4 stones. Good views as always from the top.

On Saturday we met up again at the caravan storage yard. They helped me to take off the winter cover ready for servicing on Friday. We then drove down to Coughton Court where we had tickets for 12.00. We had lunch first in the cars and then had a nice walk round the grounds.

Easter Sunday 4th April

4/8/2021

Decided to attack the front garden while the weather was good. I like to put some rockery bricks between the shrubs and plants to discourage weeds and cats from digging but I really needed some more. I was pleasantly surprised then to see someone advertising some locally on Marketplace and popped over to collect 13 of them. I then set to work to dig up the weeds that had started to grow and to plant the bush that had to be moved for the new path and the hydrangea I bought. I have some bark chippings to go on top and started to spread them but then thought I should probably put weed killer down first so will finish that off another day. I also need some more bark. Pictures so far.

3rd April 2021

4/3/2021

Not much been happening the last week, just working mostly. On holiday now though for the next week. Hoping the weather stays good and I can get the garden tidied up. Starting to look like Spring now with all the pretty blossom. Took these photos when out for a walk.

24th March 2021

3/24/2021

Front path is all finished. I think it looks much better and it will be easier to get the bins in and out. I just need to do some work in the garden now to get that all nice and tidy. I picked up a hydrangea plant tonight from Lidl when I was shopping so that's a start.

23rd March 2021

3/23/2021

The guys came back today to carry on with the front path. Back came the big lorry to drop off the pack of slabs and the sand which are now sitting on my front lawn. Some progress made and coming back again tomorrow.

Went for another walk on Sunday and took some better pictures of the lambs. There are six of them.

20th March 2021

3/20/2021

Before Christmas I got a quote to have my front garden path re-done. It still has the original slabs from when we moved in in 1978! Anyway the guy dropped by yesterday to say they would start today. Well, I had quite a surprise this morning when this pulled up outside.

I was expecting a couple of blokes and a small lorry like the ones the council use. Luckily no one was parked right outside the house.

There was just one guy who lifted the slabs with a shovel, broke them, put them in the grab and hoisted them onto the lorry. It didn't take him long and he says 'hopefully' they will be back on Monday to level up and lay the new slabs. I hope so as I my path is now just dirt. Please don't rain!

I have now sold 5 of the items I put on Marketplace, all paid for and collected/delivered. I agreed to deliver some as it wasn't far away. And, this has now emptied a crate that was in the bottom of a cupboard. (So I can re-fill it with other things!)

I had a lovely video call with my friend Jackie today. She moved to the wilds of Lincolnshire just before Christmas. She gave me a tour of her new home which is a large bungalow with lots of land. I am hoping to go and see her some time this year and will also meet up when her husband services my caravan in a few weeks time.

Have fixed the little drawers I varnished to the wall ready to be filled.

19th March 2021

3/19/2021

I have been really busy with work all this week but managed to get out for a short walk today. I was pleased to see that the sheep were back in the field....and ....they have lambs! I tried to photograph them but they kept moving so the pictures aren't great.

Have been carrying on with the crochet blanket and am now about 2/3 of the way through, though I will still have to do a border. I think I will just keep going till I run out of one of the colours.

Have also been having a bit of a clear out and listing some things on Marketplace. I had over 20 people who wanted one of the things I listed. I sold it to the first person who was supposed to collect tonight .... and then didn't turn up!

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I am Jenny (when I was little my dad always called me Jenny Wren) and I enjoy making hand crafted things. Watch this space to see what I am working on.
I have two sons - Mark, married to Michelle with children Anais 18 and Roman 13, and Richard - married to Debbie with children Brendyn 14 and Olivia 11.

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