Here and there

While we were away, camping, I learnt a few things. As a result, I have made a few changes around the place.

Firstly, I moved the TV out of the lounge into our new TV room (old dining room). This is to encourage me not just to veg out in front of the TV of an evening, and maybe even have a conversation or two with Simeon. I have also been trying not to get sucked in by The Internet (how easy it is to lose an hour or two there), which is why I've not been here very often.

In addition to the Great Room Switcheroo, I have been busily working on the soon-to-be lodgers room. It is very nearly finished and looks amazing. Just need to find someone to live there now.

And, if that wasn't enough to keep me busy, the mother-in-law has been staying this week. We had a glorious day out at the zoo (thunder, lightening, torrential rain, and lots of monkeys).

That's enough meandering from me. Time to cook some dinner for the boy.

We survived!

So, we survived a week camping and actually, surprisingly, enjoyed ourselves. There is much to say about the week but I am currently in the middle of painting the spare room and moving the TV out of the lounge (more on that later).

Budget artwork

I have long been wanting to put some pictures up on the walls. It is rather shameful as we've lived here for over 2 years and still haven't put any up. I'm not sure why I never got around to it. Possibly cost. Possibly time. Possibly finding the right thing to put up. However, I have made a move which has given me inspiration to adorn the walls in other rooms of the house.

I bought a cheap blank canvas for less than £5 and printed out some of my favourite pictures of Jack onto photo paper using our very average and basic printer. They came out almost A4 size. I trimmed the white from around the edges and then used extra strong double-sided tape to stick them to the canvas. It looks just like an expensive printed canvas but for only 10% of the cost.

I recently got hold of some freezer paper (a type of parchment paper from America) which enables me to print onto fabric. My next project will involve printing onto fabric and stretching it round a canvas frame. Unfortunately I only have an A4 printer so they will be small prints, but I am quite excited to see how they will turn out.