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A weekend in Orkney

Ok, so to start with we are supposed to have gail storm winds here this weekend, so hubby has prepared to stay at the hospital over the weekend as he is working long shift all weekend. At the moment (as you can see on the pic) it is cloudy, windy and getting choppy.



So, I feel quite fortunate that my Siesta frames arrived so I can start working on my canvaswork...see below...


I am looking forward to framing it already...love the colors and everything:)

Ok, lastly I had to take a picture of our stairs up to the loft. The Sky installation guys (Orkney born and bred) had never seen stairs like them, but said whoever built them was very clever. The reason for this is that they are quite steep, so if they were normal stairs it would be difficult to find the step below or above as they would be pretty much on top of eachother. Just see what I mean...


So, I guess that is it for today...now I am gonna climb up those amazing stairs to check my issues of Inspirations as I have had an offer to buy some...just gotta check which ones I have...

And, after that I am gonna get started on Chardonnay...so, watching telly, embroidering and now and then exercising the dog is gonna be my weekend...unless my hubby can come home for the night...but that depends on the weather...so far it is not looking good...

Hope you all are going to enjoy your weekend as much as I will:)

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  1. mdgtjulie27 August 2011 at 16:07

    Gale winds are scarey Ylva. But you come from strong stock, right?!? Of course you do, lol. Here's hoping you weather the storm well and do not lose power. I love those stairs. They're wonderful!! Here's hoping you have a good weekend, and the animals do too!! My weekend is going to be stitching and chatting, email and blogs, playing with Yes Dear and sleeping. We're playing fetch atm. She just loves it, lol.

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