Fabric and Farmyard Friends!
Before I begin telling you what a fun filled day we had at our local wildlife park/ farm, I just have to tell you about the absolute BARGAIN of the century!
I was in town the other day getting a key cut for Calum's brother's new flat and PICKING UP OUR NEW HOOEVER CALUM LEFT IN THE SHOP OVER NIGHT! (My new dyson! its my new best friend!) As I had to wait ten minutes to get the key cut, I nipped across to Monsoon and LAURA ASHLEY! They've always got a discount section and I love seeing what I can pick up for less than the RRP! I hate paying full price for things. I was a bit disheartened as I couldn 't find anything until I took myself down the spiral staircase to the furnishings section!!! I darted straight to the remnants box as I refuse to pay full price for any Laura Ashley fabric. I found it very difficult to make up my mind as I knew I couldn't buy all the fabric that I had set aside totalling £62! So I eventually decided on the two fabrics you can see.
Pink gingham to add to my ever increasing collection. And this gorgeous floral cotton fabric. Both half price . Now are you listening carefully. The floral fabric should have been £17.50 for 2.3 metres which was £7.50 a metre(50% off so should have been £15 am metre). A bargain at half the price. But no, it doesn't stop there! It went through the till at wait for it.... £2.50 a metre!!! Woohoo! Must have been my lucky day. Now I'm away to cut it up and make something from it. I want to make my first tote bag. Maybe a MORSBAG! for all my shopping and to do my bit for the environment! I've already bought the cotton bags for life from my local co-op but I want something a bit more me! What better than to carry your shopping home in a handmade flowery tote!
So, bargains aside ~ lets get on to our trip to the Wildlife Park. Somehow, the weather held out on Friday and the Tiddlers and Toddlers had a great day out at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park by Comrie. 
We saw lots of animals
and Murray insisted on chasing the peacock.
And driving the old fire engine.
With Anna ~( his girlfriend) by his side! That thing trailing on the floor attatched to Murray is his wrist strap or doglead as I call it. It has to be the best thing ever. It still gives Murray a bit of freedom when walking. He hates holding my hand and flops when the reigns are on. So this is the perfect solution!
The best picture of the day in my mind (apart from the one with my gorgeous boy in it) has to be this ~
I don't know why ~ but I just love it. I might try and paint this scene ~ adding a pig or two in the fore ground for our local show. There are a lot of categories of which I shall try and enter most. So far I'm entering 1)the floral art section ~ 2) art & photography ~ 3) home produce ( inc jams and chutneys.) and 4)handicraft. Just need to prioritise and see what things I can start making now and which I have to leave to the last minute.
I'm sure I have babbled on a bit here ~ and I really have a lot to do today so I shall get on and leave you with this pic of Murray in his favourite place ~ on top of his book box ~ reading a book. 
And he's actually saying the oooh part of hello as I took the pic. So hello from Murray and Goodbye from me.
Until next time..........
Love Charlotte xxx
What a brilliant bargain and a wonderful day out, looking forward to seeing the bag you make.
Posted by:carolyn | June 01, 2007 at 05:54 PM
You lucky thing! Isn't it great when the unexpected happens, especially when it saves you money!
What a sweetie pie Murray is, I think there may be a firefighter in the making there!
Julia x
Posted by:julia | June 04, 2007 at 11:25 PM
Lucky, lucky you...I love the floral fabric -- one can never have any florals!!
Posted by:Beata | June 05, 2007 at 05:25 AM
I have curtains in the Lulworth fabric, isn't it gorgeous?, Laura Ashley we salute you.
Murray pulls the cutest faces for photos (what do you bribe him with?)
Have a lovely weekend you three
Victoria x
p.s I am so glad that you are Morsbagging, me too! we could start a little morsbag blog group...
Posted by:Victoria May Plum | June 08, 2007 at 11:21 PM
nice fabric - I love a bargain!!!! going to go find out what a morsbag is now...
Posted by:hannah | June 11, 2007 at 11:29 PM
Hi Charlotte,
thanks for dropping by and thanks for your lovely comments.
Happy 2nd Birthday to darling little Murray!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and a lovely Wee celebration!
Pebs sends lots of kisses back xxxxxxx
Victoria x
p.s did you ever see a section of some magazine (something tacky like womens own or chat) called 'Bogbrush babies' Hilarious! pictures of babies with toilet brush-like hair, I just thought that you might like to check it out?
Posted by:Victoria May Plum | June 15, 2007 at 12:34 PM
Love those beautiful fabrics! Murray is so cute.. there is nothing quite like a red-headed boy! :)
Posted by:tiffany | June 23, 2007 at 04:38 PM
I came over via lucy locket, look at your lovely fabrics! I can't resist a bargain, including old furniture, and my husband despairs everytime I bring home a new chair or table cause "it was only a pound!" there's a running joke in my family that "I'll sand it down and paint it white" will be on my headstone when I kick the bucket.
Anyway nice to see that I'm not the only young mum with a passion for sewing and painting things, I had my three year old Ella when I was 20.
Jessx
Posted by:Jess | June 26, 2007 at 07:57 AM
HE is so very cute boy!!! You got really beautiful fabric! What a nice day you had!
Posted by:Zabrina | June 26, 2007 at 06:52 PM