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Work In Progress

Work is in progress in our iMake studio. We are moving to a bigger studio and shop, hopefully over the next week. The little iMake studio has been a great little starter home for us, and although we love it, its time to move on to bigger and better things.
I thought I would share a few pictures of the old space before we take it all down and move to our new premises.

The new studio and shop will be at 81 Meadowside, Dundee, and will be 'Sew Over It' and 'iMake' combined.

50 Q's

For want of a better subject.

1: What would you name your future daughter?

Estelle

2: Do you miss anyone?

My Dad

3: What if I told you that you were pretty?

I would say thank you

4: Ever been told “it’s not you, it’s me”?

Unfortunately yes

5: What are you looking forward to in the next week?

my new business opening

6: Did you go out or stay in last night?

Stayed home with the family

7: How late did you stay up last night?

Until after 1am

8: Honestly, has anyone seen you in your underwear in the past 3 months?

yep

9: What were you doing at 12:30 this afternoon?

Eating a chicken salad

10: Have you ever told somebody you loved them and not actually meant it?

No

11: Could you go for the rest of your life without drinking alcohol?

I certainly hope so

12: Have you pretended to like someone?

Not exactly

13: Could you go the rest of your life without smoking a cigarette?

Definitely

14: Is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?

Several

15: Is it hard for you to get over someone?

Its easier than anticipated

16: Think back five months ago, were you single?

Sort of

17: Have you ever cried from being so mad?

Yes

18: Hold hands with anyone this week?

Yes

19: Did your last kiss take place in/on a bed?

Nope

20: Who did you last see in person?

Oscar

21: What is the last thing you said out loud?

"You went to the beach last night"

22: Have you kissed three or more people in one night?

Yes

23: Have you ever been to Paris?

Yes

24: Are you good at hiding your feelings?

Nope

25: Do you use chap stick?

Nope

26: Who did you last share a bed with?

Oscar

27: Are you listening to music right now?

Nope

28: What is something you currently want right now?

My knee to stop hurting

29: Were your last three kisses from the same person?

No

30: How is your heart lately?

Healing

31: Do you wear the hood on your hoodie?

Only indoors

32: When was the last time a member of the opposite sex hugged you?

Yesterday

33: What do people call you?

Valerie

34: Have you ever wanted to tell someone something but didn’t?

Yes

35: Are there any stressful situations in your life?

Yes

36: What are you listening to right now?

my own mix tape play list on You Tube

37: What is wrong with you right now?

I have a sore knee

38: Love really is a beautiful thing huh?

Yes

39: Do you make wishes at 11:11?

? no

40: What is on your wrists right now?

a red hair band

41: Are you single/taken/heartbroken/confused/waiting for the unexpected?

no comment

42: Where did you get the shirt/sweatshirt you’re wearing?

ebay

43: Have you ever regretted kissing someone?

yes

44: Have you hugged someone within the last week?

yes

45: Have you kissed anyone in the last five days?

yes

46: What were you doing at midnight last night?

watching vintage Coronation Street

47: Do you miss the way things were six months ago?

Not at all

48: Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?

That Depends on who

49: Have you ever been to New York?

No

50: Do you live in a city?

No, by the sea

A Sunday

Our Sundays are pretty much the same, week after week. We get up early(ish), breakfast, shower, dress, and go to church. Oscar is becoming quite the little man in his suit and tie, and dare I say it, he actually enjoys church.

After church we take a nap (me), and play video games (Oscar), have dinner and mentally and physically prepare for the week. Today however, I decided to blow off the laundry and after putting a lovely korma in the oven to heat, we headed out to the beach.

It may not be sunny or indeed particularly warm but that is irrelevant to us hardy Scottish folks.

We found shells and played in the sand.

And one of us jumped around like crazy.

Even when the sky became dark with clouds, we played and played

Until our grumbly tummies took us home.

Scripture Sunday

1 Peter 1:24-25

24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

Blue Friday

Blue Sea

Blue Sky

A trip to the store with the blue bags

Blue in the traffic coming home.

Oscar

My darling Oscar, 

how patient with me you are. What a long and arduous year we have had you and I. Becoming a single parent family was really not what either of us had expected.  Things have changed so much for us. We moved house, gave your puppy a new home, started school, began the harrowing ordeal of Saturday visiting from an absent parent, opened a new business, turned 6, lost lots of teeth and got a new kitten.

We have come through it though my brave big boy, and even though our living quarters are cramped to say the least, and you have had to embark on after school care, we are muddling along somehow. I started this blog as a record of your life, and indeed a record it is.

This summer has seen you develop hay-fever and it has been a real downer for you. But on the plus side, it hasn't stopped you learning to whistle and blow huge bubbles with bubblegum.

I hope that with all my heart, you can look back at this time with some fond memories, although I know that's going to be hard.

In the mean time my darling boy, just know that you're Mama loves you, all the way to the furthest star and back. xxx