On the Beer Again

We have already had International Beer Day which G celebrated for me and so when on Thursday it was Drink Beer Day he was the one with the beer stash and could oblige.

Friday was World Heart Day. A day for raising awareness about maintaining a healthy heart.
A healthy heart recipe for our evening meal would have been the obvious thing for today but I had that rare thing happening, a chance to go out for a drink with work colleagues. One of the team was leaving and I can't usually go on a Friday because of taking S to dance but this week she was grounded and so off out I went for a couple of hours.
Instead I went for the option of wearing hearts.
A black and white knitted top and with it I wore a necklace T had bought for me a few years ago.

You may be forgiven thinking Halloween had arrived early looking at the next photo!
Today is Mud Pack Day so first thing this morning I borrowed one of S's hairbands to hold back my (desperately needs a colour on those grey roots) hair and I slapped on a face pack.
I was trying to keep a straight face when G took my photo but, just between you and me, he said something which was a tiny bit rude which made me grin and showed those wrinkles to perfection!

The Man in Black

Alvin Stardust.

What a wonderfully showbusinessy name.

Today is the birthday of one Bernard Jewry who was also known at various times in his career as Shane Fenton and Alvin Stardust.

 In homage to his leather clad look I wore black trousers with a black t-shirt and accessorised with a large black ring.

The lyrics from his songs from the 70s are a nonsense but they are so catchy, I have been humming My Coo Ca Choo all day.

This evening I attempted a bit of microphone swinging along with Alvin as he sang You, You, You.

I have a newly found respect for Mr Stardust, that microphone action is much harder than it looks!

Kerpow

Batman Day is probably one of the sillier days of the year, but I'm not complaining as we like a bit of silliness.

S looked extremely cute.

G looks like he is taking it all very seriously.

As for me, I'll let you decide!

I had a great brooch to wear today though. It tied in with the theme very well I thought.

Family Day

Today is Family Day.
This is the first photo to appear on my blog and so without question it had to be the one I chose for today.
It makes me so very happy. 
Hold them close.

Brooches, Biscuits and Cake

Every day may not be good, but there is some good in every day.

I try and remember this when I feel like I'm not having a great day.

Taking a step back from the situation you find yourself in and thinking 'ok this part of the day isn't the best but what good things have already happened' is something I attempt to do when I find myself thinking what a rubbish day I'm having.

Although I don't to it every single day, I do try really hard to keep to the habit of writing down one thing that day I am grateful for.

Yesterday was World Gratitude day.

There are so many things I am grateful for in my life.

Friends for starters.

People with whom I am still friends after being at school with them over 30 years ago.

Friends in blogland which is why I wore Kezzie's brooch on my lapel to remind me of all I met through the wonders of the web.

Friends at work.

I took a box of shortbread into work with me and explained that not only was I grateful there that was something as delicious as shortbread in the world, I was also grateful I could share it with some lovely work colleagues.

My boss has been so supportive when I have needed a bit of time off here and there with S that I bought her a separate pressie as she hasn't much of a sweet tooth.

She eats breakfast at work and most day this consists of some kind of yogurt, so I bought her a big tub of this gourmet raspberry which she said was very scrummy indeed.

Another little brooch was worn today for Ice Cream Cone day.

Last night I baked these cakes in a cone and then popped them in a tin overnight then they would be ready for me to finish off this evening.
Now the point of them being in a cone is that the buttercream icing should look like a Mr Whippy ice cream but as you can see that part was a massive fail.

I set to this evening and then found I didn't have as much icing sugar as I thought I did and so I decided to just go with half the amount quoted in the recipe. But I mis-calculated the other ingredients and it ended up as runny icing instead. 
Blame it on being impatient to finish them, a bit tired after a tiring working week and just a general lack of concentration.
Never mind, the point is I tried and I'm sure they'll taste just fine.

Punch

I was quite boring and went for this straightforward, but nevertheless very refreshing, mix for Punch day.
Had I known that T was going to have some incredibly exciting news today in the shape of a job offer I may well have planned something a little more celebratory.
So proud of that boy. 
Fingers crossed all works out well for him.

Ahoy There

Well shiver me timbers, today, of course, has been Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Good old Pinterest came up trumps again with a quick and quirky idea which resulted in me getting busy with mini cheeses and black food colouring.
S had a little pirate babybel popped into her lunch box today.

This is one of my designated work dresses and it was very apt wearing it today what with the parrots and desert island palm trees contained within the pattern.