Totally Random...

 ...and needed to share.

Oh my word!!
Deee-lichhh-eee-ous!!
Very more-ish!
Tooooo more-ish!
Who would have thought it??
Seaweed flavoured Pringles!
They are now my favourite snack in this whole wide universe.
They arrived here, to tickle my taste buds all the way from Thailand.
And tickle they did!
It's probably a darn good job they can not be found in Asda* (*other supermarkets are available) as I think I would have shares in them.
Although, as they look like they do on the tin...(Yes, it's true, they really are 'green' coloured Pringles)...
If I did keep eating them I would probably turn the same colour.
That's what my moma used to say...
"If you carry on eating all those, you start to look like one"
She also used to say if I had a frown on my face...
"If the wind changes, you'll stay like that"
Please to say that it hasn't!!
But I imagine if I continued to eat this lots and lots of this delectable delight, I might turn out like greedy little Violet Beauregarde did in Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory (1971 version, the best, my all time favourite movie) when she turns blue!!
We'd make a right pair!
I'm sure they say 'Blue and Green should never be seen' though.
Maybe there is a lot of 'E' numbers in this snack.
Help!!
A final note about my new found foody love, if all else fails, I can call our local chinese takeaway and order crispy seaweed in a little foil carton.
Not much difference there then.
I'd just preferred the idea of Seaweed crisps.

On another foody treat note...
Out and a about last week, I found giant sizes bis-quits!!
Fancy that?!
Oooo with a brew, yes please!

xx

P.s I am still on with my 'I love hearts' swap package and will be giving it to Mr Posty this weekend. Will post pics after my swap partner, Rhiannon over at Me, Myself and I has received it.

And welcome to Rubie Magpie Claire from over @ Mad Maison. Pop over and say hi to Claire, I'm really enjoying catching up with her shenanigans and I've fallen for Wolfie xx

Return of the Mag(pie)

                               

Happy 60th Anniversary Your Majesty!! 
Congratulations!!


Enjoy your Diamond Jubilee Ma'am!!

Oh me! Oh My! Where do I begin? 


Gosh! I feel like forever has passed by since I last checked in with you all but I'm back and how excited am I? 


Very!!!!!!!! To the moon and back that's how excited I am! (Crikey!, I don't where to begin sharing everything with you - I have brain fog or excitement overload, not sure which!!) Not only have I had some fantastic adventures with Mr Magpie and our mini offspring, but over the past three weeks (sorry!, getting on for nearly four, I stand corrected!)  it's been one celebration after another and throughout June this will continue, so please forgive me as my posts will keep coming but just how quickly only time will tell, I have a lot to bring you up to speed on.


So I will start here!


Since returning from our 'olidays (as Mini Magpie called them) and in-between all the merriment of the past weeks, I have been catching up with all my favourite reads. First up, I spied with my "wide open with excitement" Magpie eye... my very first 'SWAP'.  


How many treasures does this Magpie think she could get in a jam jar?? Now there lies the challenge...and OMG!!! I was only very recently reading an article about 'The International Championship League of Matchbox stuffers'. 


"Whhh-at??" I hear you cry. Has she lost it? Where on earth do you read about something like that?? Haha! I was thumbing through Uppercase Magazine, while chilling.


Well, the article described how this Flickr group challenges you to take an ordinary match box and stuff it with as many items as you can. "Hmmmm, I remember doing this in the Brownies back in the day, I think I fancy a new challenge when I return home, I thought. "


So, I could hardly contain my excitement when I popped over to catch up with Katie at Booty-ful Things and found as Katie was approaching 100 followers, to celebrate, (just want to say here, BIG congrats to you Katie by the way, you have totally smashed through and over the 100 followers mark!!) she has created this wonderful 'Jar of Love' swap, inspired by the matchbox challenge she had taken as a child too.

What I fan-tabulous idea, I signed up straight away and can't wait to take part. I'll take a jar over a match box any day, much bigger space to fill with goodies. If you fancy taking part as well, please follow the link above. Or just pop over and say Hi anyways. Katie's place is always full of Booty-ful Things.

P.s Katie, I am hunting out jars as I speak. Some still have contents, but by the time I have a partner, they will be emptied and raring to be filled with pretties.

P.P.s The ice cream in the photo at the top of this post, isn't really an ice cream you know? No, no! It's actually a cake!! How good is that?? We had Jubilee celebrations at work and one very talented lady created this very delectable delight that had us all fooled. I simply had to have one, well, it would have been rude not too.

xx

The Sun has got his hat on...

As I was driving to work this morning, I couldn't believe my peepers...

What is this strange phenomenon I see before me?? Could it be...? No, I'm seeing things... "Pinch" 

Ouch! I'm not dreaming. I am awake!  I can see Mr Sunshine!! Where the devil have you been??

"Could my day get any better??" I thought. 

Oh goodness me yes!! Look at these treats that were waiting for me when I arrived to work this morning and it isn't even my birthday!!

I just had to share them with you! Well, not my little cake of course, I had that all to myself.  Deeee-licious with my cup of tea when I got home from work this evening.

My fabulous friend D, made me this gorgeous little package to say thank you for picking her up this weekend and taking her to an art exhibition in Leeds (will post all about it later in the week). There was really no need I told her. I so enjoy spending time with her as we get on so well and like the same arts and crafty things. It's always a pleasure to be in your company D so I would like to take this opportunity to say a 'BIG THANK YOU' to you for agreeing to come with me in the first place and being such a wonderful and thoughtful friend. 

P.s You make the best cakes!! tee he hee! xx

D, also gave me some odd balls of wool that she didn't think she would use to practice my crocheting with. I'm one very lucky lady today aren't I?

Speaking of crochet, another very good friend of mine popped round to see me this evening to teach me how to crochet a birdie decoration that she had said she would help me with once I had completed my 'Treble Stitch Challenge'. I haven't got very far but will post about it at the weekend when I get chance to photograph my progress. Thank you All4meggymoo for being a star!!

Well, I guess I will love you and leave you for this evening. oh! nearly forgot! There is someone who would like to say hello

He's still alive! Hooray! 

Sweet dreams xx

Raindrops keep falling on my head...

Will Mr Rain ever stop?? He is gate crashing my days! Not to mention ruining my shoes. I must buy new wellies.

Today, he also brought his friend Hail along with him this afternoon, I don't remember his name on the list... 

So, housebound for the rest of this afternoon, I decided to use up the last of my egg supply before my next fresh delivery from the hen house. Wish I could say at this point they were my hens but with the 'KitKats' always on the prowl, ruling this roost as they do, they would be too scared to lay. So our very kind friends who do have, keep us in a good supply, we're so lucky!!

I just had to share my puts with you. Haha! There was one that came out of the oven the size of Mini Magpie's shoe!! We just couldn't believe our peepers. Tasted very nice too!! Couldn't resist. 

xx




P.S **Update** **Update** **Update** **Update** **Update**              

I just wanted to let you know I am still on with learning to crochet, I've moved onto my next challenge, the "double". Still loving every minute of this craft. I will post photos asap. 


I am also working on a " learn a stitch a month" project and would hopefully like to invite other beginners to join me and post their results. By the end of this year, the idea would be that we would all have learnt the basics thoroughly and can see light at the end of the tunnel, well hope anyways, to be like you fabulous crocheters who simply dazzle my mind with your talents. I wish, I wish to be like you! 


What do you think? Good idea??  xx

My "Get up and Go...

... has got up and gone!!! "


"Cute phrase" I thought, said by Mamma Magpie (my wonderful mum) last week and pretty much summed up how I have been feeling too. So, I'm so sorry for my lack of posts since Easter. I realise now that even though my work load at work has been one of the tightest deadlines I have ever had to meet, I have also been doing more cool stuff than I thought. I'd like to share some of it with you over the next few days if I may...


...Starting with this dish that was deeee-lish. Made for our Easter 'Splendid Buffet' at work. Every so often, mostly for special occasions or if deadlines are getting us down and we need a bit of a morale boost, we each, and there are now 18 of us in the studio, bring in a dish and have a lunchtime feast. Hence, the name 'Splendid Buffet'. With 18 different dishes what could be a better way to make your day!!


My contribution was

It's one of my favourites at the moment, sooooo easy to make, very filling and full of all things good for you. Here's the recipe if you think it might tickle your taste buds. 

Once cooled, cut into squares and serve. I usually enjoy it with a nice mixed salad, don't seem to need to add anything else. Hope you like it, let me know it you do.

xx