Friday 30 August 2013

My weekend part 2

Blimey, one blogpost down and I didn't even get to the end of The Stitch Gathering retreat day!  Told you I had rather a good time...now, where did I get to?  Oh yeah.

Classes over we packed up and headed out to Avery Homestores, Jo's fab shop for some fizz and nibbles (no fizz for me..).  The Scottish Modern Quilting Exhibition at Jo's was just wonderful, so many beeeeeeeautiful quilts, pillows, bags and minis.  And such a thrill to see mine up on a wall too!  Thrills didn't stop there, as my Staind II came third in the favourite quilts vote!  I'm ashamed to say I can't tell you who was first or second, my mind was just blown that I got anything!

My prize winnings courtesy of Dee Roo Designs

And then we shopped.  I was exceptionally restrained, although that may have had a lot more to do with beany induced tiredness than anything else as there was soooooo much to chose from it was bliss.  

My modest haul...
A smaller gathering of us rounded the night off perfectly with a pizza dinner.  Perfect!  It was such a fantastic day.  Massive thanks and congratulations to Jo and hubby and team for giving us such a brilliant retreat.  Roll on the next one!

I may have missed Saturday with mum, but we still had one more day left.  The plan for our Monday together was to go and see my dream musical, Avenue Q.  Despite tiredness and my getting faint cos the bathroom got too hot we managed to make it to the Assembly Rooms just in time.  What a great pity that fannybaws here read the promo wrong and the show was at the Assembly Halls across town.  Bugger.  So, seeing that musical is going to have to remain a dream.   Oh well!

We had a very leisurely stroll and a really lovely lunch, and then spent a wonderful afternoon sitting in the gardens, blethering and toddler watching.  So much fun!  

Every toddler in the gardens couldnt resist trying to push this rock over...
It was really warm and sunny - first time in years that I've been out for more than a few minutes without a jacket and been hot!  I was a little disappointed that we didn't see a single squirrel.  Imagine, Princes Street Gardens, end of summer, weekend, and not a wee squirrel to be seen.  Unheard of.  However, I'm guessing the reason for the lack of squirrels might have been down to the influx (horrible horrible horrible beyond words) of SEAGULLS to the gardens.  I get angry and completely wound up that there were seagulls all over the gardens.  Evil creatures.  Vicious greedy horrible things.  Fine on the sea, but not anywhere else.  Bugs the hell out of me that they don't get culled.  Send their eggs to the Faroes...  
Anyway... 

Another wee wander and a quick stop for some glorious Liquid Chocolate....


A lovely afternoon.  I was pretty knackered by then, so mum didn't mind us going back to the hotel so I could nap.  In the evening there didn't seem much at the cinema, so we took advantage of another city benefit....  TAKEAWAY!   I found the best Mexican takeaway, and we had such a fantastic meal.  Vegetarian Haggis Quesadillas anyone?  Seriously, they rocked.  

Sorry to have gone on quite so much, but I think you can gather that I've just had the best weekend in absolutely DONKEYS. (Can I also say it was about bloody time?!!) 




24 comments:

  1. Awe that sounds fabberoony, and totally needed, so glad you had a good time lovely lady xx

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  2. Sounds like a bliss weekend sweetie. Just what you needed! Loves xxx

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  3. So glad you made it! Take care of yourself lovely :) xx

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  4. Mmmm chocolate. It was Katy's Retro Flowers bee quilt that came first BTW ;)

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  5. I meant to say on the last post I loved your cupboard badge! Anyway, you're allowed to go on and on about the SG as you had to suffer us all going on about FQR13 that you couldn't make. That choc looks yum! And congrats on your third prize win. I know Katy came first but now I wonder who was second...

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  6. Fab post Sarah and you were actually joint SECOND in the people's choice quilt vote - even better than you thought! Please add this to the linky I have just added to my giveaway goody bag post. Also your other post which I am just off to read!

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  7. I didn't notice your name badge on the day - so cool. Your Staind II definitely deserved it's place....I stared at it for ages. Can't believe you missed the musical, what a bummer - but really, I think I'd have done the same and gone to the Assembly Rooms too. Glad you had such a good time with your mum and assume you got back with fewer traumas. Take care of yourself and beanie. Juliex

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  8. I see from Jo's comment that Stained II was second, congratulations and what a lovely prize. I have enjoyed both your posts, I am so glad you got there, despite the transportation woes and that you had such a great time.

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  9. It is a beautiful quilt and a very well deserved winner, your prize was great too. I loved the bibs workshop in the morning, I may have to make some more ...

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  10. Oh bummer on missing Avenue Q! Staind II definitely deserved its prize, and you actually had shares in the 1st prize too, as it was my Brit Bee Retro Flowers!

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  11. You deserved that weekend so so much!!! xxxx

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  12. Yay, a well deserved weekend for you

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  13. Lovely to hear about your great weekend. And well done with the stained quilt!

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  14. so glad stained II got a prize, both of those were seriously gorgeous. but what a shame you missed Avenue Q, i suppose it won't help for me to tell you that its an amazing show? no? ok then I'll say that *most* of your weekend sounds fab, and thanks for the excited-about-a-takeaway giggle x

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  15. So good to hear you had a brilliant w/e away, despite one or two hiccups! Well done on Stained too! I'm sure you are in recovery mode now!! Jxo

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  16. Good that you enjoyed yourself! Sorry you missed the show! Great and deserved win. Looks like you are part first placed and second! That has to be cool.

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  17. Congratulations! Hope you've got your feet up now :)

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  18. Well done just for getting there, Sarah! Really glad that you had a great time and congrats on the quilt win. Will be in touch soon!

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  19. No squirrels? Whatever next?

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  20. Second place? Yippee!!! Sorry to hear about the Assembly Rooms/Assembly Halls mix-up, I hope you get to see it soon! The fainting fit sounds horrid, as do the seagulls and lack of squirrels...
    I'm so glad you had a good weekend - you really, really needed and deserved it! Any chance you got a part refund on your plane ticket to make up for such an awful journey?!!

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  21. So glad you had a wonderful time and huge congratulations!!
    I'm totally with you about seagulls, rats with wings!
    Gorgeous, gorgeous haul you got :)

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  22. Glad you actually got to go to something! Hyperemesis is certainly no fun.... Who knew growing humans was so taxing. ;-)

    I think it's funny that toddlers feel the need to push things over.... My nephew is only interesting in building towers if he can topple them to pieces.

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  23. seagulls = rats with wings #fact
    I love vegetarian haggis #fact
    hope you are getting some well earned rest #hugs

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  24. Belated blog reading but so, so good you had a well served fabulous weekend.

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