February month in numbers...

Another 1 month gone in just 28 days so it must mean that it's time for another 'month in numbers' round up.

It's been a busy numerical month this time round.

8 pancakes made. 4 for me and 4 for Hugh. I went with the traditional syrup, lemon and sugar whereas Hugh experimented with crazy things like jam. Jam, on a pancake?! It's just not right.

2. The number of fires made at Hugh's house. [I said whose house?] Feel free to ignore the random Dogma reference or alternatively watch the clip here. Like I've just done. Repeatedly. 

4 rolls of wallpaper hung. My first attempt at wallpapering. I was supposed to only use 3 but as I said it was my first time so a small error occurred.

2.24m the length of tissue in my new funky tissue box at work. 

3. The number of cats seen on the York cat trail. There were 21 possible cats to spot. We only managed 3. 

372 the number of miles driven to visit York for 2 days for our 2nd anniversary. This is the lovely B&B we stayed at.

1 and a half hours waiting for lunch in a pub in York. I don't understand how it can take that long to put a few bits and pieces on a wooden board.

3. The number of 'ratty fascals' bought from Bettys in York. 1 for me 2 for Hugh.

19. The name of the restaurant we had a lovely meal in whilst on our mini break. 

12. The number of roses received for Valentines day plus 1 box of chocolates.

69p The amount paid for a new iPhone app called 'Wood Camera' which is what I used to edit all the photos in this post. A fairly decent app with more features than Instagram, however still no fish eye feature which is what I am coveting most at the moment. 

If you want to take part in the 'month in numbers' round up and have no idea what it's all about then pop over to the original numerical month recorder Julie who explains more. Or pop over to Pinterest to see how others are recording their numbers this month. There were 19 pins last month. Will you be one this month? 

Thanks for stopping by. See you in another 31 days if not before.

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Gothic Arches challenge #9...

The second of the bi-monthly challenges for April, over on the Gothic Arches blog was to create a piece of work using a photo and or a digital image.

I combined both of these elements to create my interpretation. The bunting and digital camera by Michelle Underwood are available on Two Peas in a bucket, here and here for FREE! The 'hybrid' stamp is also digital but I can't remember where it came from and the Polaroid frame comes as part of a kit from Daisy Trail.

The background of the arch is Basic Grey and the rest of the paper and text come from an old book cover.

The photograph was taken from a hostel balcony in February this year and altered using my fav app of the mo; Instagram.

If you would like to play along pop over to the Gothic Arches blog for more info.

See you all again soon.

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Januarys month in numbers...

This year I promised myself faithfully that I would participate in the 'Month in numbers' challenge over on Julie's blog.
So far I'm doing well...
1 = The number of train journeys undertaken this year. I used to travel by train a lot but since having my own car train travel has become somewhat of a novelty.
2 = The number of new years eves I celebrated in one night. The friends we were with had guests from Romania staying too, due to the time difference we had to celebrate twice.

3 = The day I went back to work. Waaaay to early.

£7 = The number of pounds my new and quite possibly favourite dress cost me to go out for a fancy dinner.

4 = The number of monthly challenges I have completed so far. I'm doing well. Yay me.

4 = The number of badminton sessions attended this year so far. I am improving. The frying pan shots have reduced and I've even bought my own racket.

30 = The number one of my best friends turned this month. *sigh* I remember those days.

1 = The number of mini breaks booked. Mini break! Yay!

6 = The number of Instagram photos created. I may have become a little addicted to this app.

10p = The price paid for some postcard inspired humour.

Far too many = The number of cakes consumed at afternoon tea at Dalston Hall Hotel to celebrate the birthday mentioned above.

2 = The number of books read this month. Both of these titles were purchased purely because of their beautifully illustrated covers. I am now proud to say they have been read and can return to the bookshelf feeling like they have achieved their intended purpose.

I'm going to try and scrapbook this years 'month in numbers'. Given my past history with keeping up to date with challenges I'll let you know how that goes.

Now to start collecting next months numbers...

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