No time for quilting!

Since we picked up the keys to our new home at the end of January, we have been spending our time doing exciting things like wallpaper stripping, carpet lifting, etc. Our builder wasn't able to make an immediate start so this gave us some time to clear the way for him.

Once we had finished destroying the inside, we set about attacking the garden. Next to the house, where my cabin is going to be was what can only be described as an overgrown thicket. It had once contained some shrubs, but now all appeared to be dead or dying and covered in brambles and ivy, both of which were thriving nicely. So we set about chopping it all down, with a view to having a girt (Cornish) big bonfire. Sadly, although most of it was dry, it refused to burn and despite the DH giving some encouragement by way of a slug of petrol from the lawn mower, it just sat there exuding smoke. So we decided on plan B and fourteen trips to the tip later, the pile of rubbish has now gone.

In the midst of all this I had time to make these;

The first two blocks of a new block of the month challenge from here. The Skill Builder Block of the month looks to have some fairly simple blocks, but with a modern approach. So I'm hopeful that I will find the time to carry on with it as I do find this type of thing enjoyable and relaxing.

Once again "art" will have to take a back seat as today we made a start on the front garden clearing a space for the LPG tank. More brambles, ivy and weeds to get out and the DH and I are covered in scratches. Still, we have found three hydrangea bushes that were hidden in the undergrowth that look as if they are worth saving. Now we're thinking of getting a shredder to save all those trips to the tip.