Outdoor Cinema

We had a mini version of an outdoor cinema in Turkey on our roof terrace wrapped up in a sheet to keep the mosquitos at bay.
We watched our favourite film The Holiday on the laptop with shared headphones and drinks.
Very enjoyalbe me DH and Mr Napkin head- just love you Jude Law

Gratitude Journal- one month 30

Its my birthday today- happy birthday me

1. Thomas came back form dinner with C and we had a long chat about when he was in the scouts and all the camps he went to

2. David brought up my phone to me when I had left it downstairs

3. Geri is looking forward to Turkey in May whoop whoop

4. My online support group now has a Facebook page

5. Have now completed my 30 days of gratitude but will carry it on because it makes me so happy

Gratitude Journal- one month 28

1. Have booked flights to Turkey for our September 2nd to 16th September

2 David tidyed up a lot of the garden the broken glass and bits. He is going to pull up some of the black bamboo at the weekend

3. Tom took the conservatory plants outside for an airing in the sunshine

4. Have been wearing a pedometer today which said I did 3000 steps but it was really 1500 still that is good enough

5. Had lovely dinner with David and Tom

Gratitude Journal- one month 3

1. Changed flights for Turkey so that we can go to Ireland for Rolands 90th birthday. David was very grateful
2. Have made lots of cards must now send some of them. Enjoyed making them
3. Took knitting to Mum's so have now started new blanket for Catrina.
4. Have completed hard level on Blip Bloink on ipod hooray!!!
5. Had lovely visit today form Jenny. Will try to see her more often we were non-stop talk

September update- mostly swimming and auction

Have been to Turkey on holiday so was lucky enough to be able to carry on with my swimming challenge. Was glad to find it wasn't as far as I thought and have gone from swimming 15.000 metres to a grand total now of 24,000 metres so am well over half way there as it is only 33,880 metres or 21 miles. Am hoping to join a swimming club in October so may even get to complete it by the end of this year.

While in Turkey we went to a charity dinner and at the dinner there was an auction. David bid on a dinner for two in the Istanbul Restaurant on second beach and we won the bid so am cheekily counting this as going to an auction and bidding but if I get to go to a real auction will do so.

We had a lovely meal in the restaurant and if you are ever in altinkum would highly recommend it.

Dye Hair Blue

Have been trying to do this for a long time so Geri put the colour on me today when I was visiting her at Dan's house. Catrina has had a little bit too.

Will post a picture here soon not sure if I feel brave enough to go out with it but will take a picture in pub if I do.

Have a lot of posts to catch up on have not been too goood since returning from Turkey but will try and catch up with both blogs soon

Sewing Dress and Saresses

Suzanne tried to help me make a saress before I went to Turkey but unless you were very tiny it wouldn't have fitted anyone. Oops I think I made the seams too wide.
I took a small sewing machine with me to Turkey and had a go at making some saresses and a dress.

Unfortunately the cotton I took with me was very fragile and kept breaking which was very frustrating.

I abandoned the saresses and started making some beach coveralls using a selection of mine and Linda's to make an easy pattern but again was hsampered by the cotton.

I then made a very simple dress strapless with elasticated waist using the best cotton that I had.

So will have to make sure take better cotton to Turkey or find local dress-making shop.

Have bought home my favourite dress from Turkey which is very simple and comfortable to wear with a view to making some more to wear when I am in Turkey again in September.

So I am saying yes I made a dress but not saresses as they proved too difficult and will make beach coveralls instead

Am back from Turkey - Swimming targets

Hi All
I have been back from Turkey for about a week now but was unable to post as have been a bit poorly but I have updated my list to show more of the ones I have completed. I had a lovely time in Turkey and made full use of the pool to help complete some of my targets.

So i was able to swim every other day and in fact probably swam most days as when the pool is just there outside your door and it is so hot , we,, it is just so inviting.

I got into a bit of a muddle about swimming the channel in a pool as I had made my target in yards them measured the pool in metres and then someone convinced me that the channel must be 380,000 yards.

Well this seemend very daunting so I set myself smaller targets starting with 1000 metres then 2 then 4, 5 and so-on.
In the end I managed to swim 15,000 metres over the six weeks.
I was really happy when I came home to find that the channel at its smallest point is 21 miles or 34,000 metres so hope that I will be able to achieve this within the two year period. Yippee.

I also went a little better than riding a tandem as i was feeling fairly well so bought a bike and was able to go round the block on it wowee

Going to Turkey

I am going on holiday to Turkey on Friday for six weeks so although I will be able to work on some of my challenges it is unlikely that I will be able to make any further posts until I get back. I will keep a diary of things I am working on and if I can get to log on will post them.

i will be working on swimming each day in the pool, dying my hair purple for the day, riding on a banana sofa in the sea, swimming the channel in the pool, holidaying in Turkey with kids and anything else I can fit in while I am there.

Am really looking forward to this trip will be having different visitors and also some time on my own-I am hoping to learn Turkish in that week. I feel like it is like having a lot of different holidays but in the one place and without loads of flights involved so great on all levels.

So hope others will keep on with their own lists and let me know how they get on.

Buying Furniture for Turkey

I am going away today with my sister Liz to Turkey to buy furniture for our house.

It is all very exciting and hubby has given me free reign to buy anything I like, what a fantastic gift that is have a huge list and hope there will be enough money to buy everything.

I am back on Sunday so will update then unless I can find an internet cafe in Altinkum

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