Love always Actually

well I managed to get my ass into gear, and for the first time ever I have my tree up - with decorations! (yes, I've had my tree up before but never got around to actually decorating it) and I have my firtree candles on! yay!

it's jsut so beautiful!

I feel SO in love, sitting here just looking at the little flames flickering away!

and because this xmas day I will all alone by myself with no other beings around

...just sayin'

I shall put on some of my favourite movies!

ofcourse one of them HAS to be  Love Actually!

all I can remember is laughing non-stop thru it! I'm sure you've seen it too eh? 

It's THE xmas classic!

and since it's xmas, and everyone loves everyone - here's some beautiful, heartfelt love on display! 

naaaawww :)

such a romantic scene in the movie! I adored it! So much love!

alrighty, enough of toons like that :/ heh heh

lets's have some sexy Jamelia instead!  

really really LOVE this song! sexy superstar!

happy to say I made some little Drive Safe Hares

and two have already gone to their forever homes

these are in British DPMs

aren't they cutesy little honeys?

and here they are with their Australian counterparts made from my old Australian Army cams

as usual all these leverets come with imperfections - tatty rump anyone? 

or unkempt ears perhaps?

or loose threads here n there?

been making wee Guardian Angel Hares too!

wings vary, but all work ;)

blue cotton..

blue tinsel

gold and silver satin

and orangey gold satin

irrespective of the visual suitability of the flying apparatus, I am sure that these angels fly unfettered on a wing and a prayer

- if any of these wee beasties call to your heart, and you just have to have one, then send me an email at  dhoy@lumison.co.uk to buy one, or go to my etsy shop and purchase one there

I'm just happy to know that every hare I make goes to a loving home - and heart!

I've only given out 2 cards this year

heh heh

slack eh?!

and I have received um, a couple...

but so pleased that one of them is of Mr Mick! from Jade!

thank you so much Jade!! you know how much I love Mickey - even if he is an angel now :)

and I still have my calendar of him that you sent me a few years ago, hanging on my wall

what can I say?

yes - I am the type of girl who lets days fly by, months turn into years and time march on

sometimes it is far more important to just simply enjoy your now

I still have my big pile of hares that are not even born yet! okay, they don't actually get born, they jsut sort of turn up one day, all fully stuffed

em, that day wasn't today, haha

and not sure if this is any more shocking than the unfinished work pile - but it's all the hares I do have finished, finished over a year ago infact, and they are not yet in my shop

...one day! 

(maybe in the new year...)

I am really happy to have my xmas tree up!

and I got some new lights for it - they are of Olaf, that wee happy snowman 

I've rather fallen in love with him

he jsut makes me smile all the time! 

how cute is he eh?

and last month I even bought an advent calendar with him on it

cost me £1 at the £ store

I actually forgot I had it until the 7th December when I discovered it in my cupboard, so I ate 5 days of chocolates at once, felt a bit sick then left it for a few days

and when I picked it up next I could hardly make out the wee numbers, and ate a couple of days out of order, then I noticed that day 25 was missing?! huh? what the hell is that all about? so I thought, oh hell - and I ended up eating all the rest of the chocolates

...um, that was on day 17

ha ha

yeah, I do what I want, all the time!

(...rebel)

Went to the cinema the other week, had a free ticket! yay, so treated myself to the little dragon movie 'The Good Dinosaur'

oh gosh, it was just so sweet!

the hero was the tiniest, littlest little adorable dino I have ever seen! - and omg! the scene of his hatching - aaw! my heart melted :)

just imagine if the meteorite missed earth, and then there would be little dinosaurs with wings living now! 

I want one of these ones!!!

anyway ...when I came out of the Mesozoic Era I was heading for the powder room and in my path was one of these, gulp!

yeah it was a darth vader white fighter soldier

oh goodness me!

I was a little embarassed to be around all that high profile media stuff going on at the moment, so I darted into the powder room

then I did have a fleeting thought that maybe I could've taken a picture, but the one marching past me was looking a little malnourished in the quads and delts department! 

later I googled them and they are referred to as Stormtroopers! ah ofcourse they are! hahahaa

but I ain't seen the StarWars yet, and can't remember the last time I did, so I came across this more improved version of them above - check out the sexy quads and look at the size of those delts! Impressive!!!

now if those kinda StormTroopers are in the movie - then I will promptly race along to see it :)

only joking, I will be going to see the movie soon...

so - it's Christmas!

time to relax, put your feet up, enjoy!

and share the love

and count your blessings for the year!

~love actually is always all around me~

so no need for santa to bring me any presents this year - I already have mine thank you very much!

Thank You so much to all my wonderful customers this year, I appreciate you with all my heart - you make it possible for me to do something I love and make things I love and that makes me happy!

Thank you xxx

I hope you have a Happy Xmas and Happy New Year 

winter's tales

same old, same old

I've been busy busy busy

and now, suddenly I see it's December! and still I have a basket full of un-made-up hares

tut tut

I have been away 

but i did manage to bring some snow back with me

got some beautiful xmas cards for my family, and treated myself to another beautiful drinking vessel

(that gorgeous glass jar from Italy is now having a rest!) and the winter horses are bringing me tea every few hours

and like those horses above, I am out doing what I love in all weathers - training

and - I was Happy!

I love my training so very much!

free weights ~ running

and I am so happy following my heart, doing what I love every day

every day my life is filled with Joy and Love

(such a beautiful poster! it's in Starbucks at Edinburgh airport)

I always do things that make me happy

and I have an exciting film to go see soon, with a real honey in it! Chris Hemsworth *sigh*

The Huntsman Winter's War 

looks like a good tale ?

the other week I went to a night-show light-show with my papa and his bestie, at the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh

to see more of my favourite flowers

um, the fir trees were doing well

it was so freezing cold! there was snow in the air, but unlike tonight it didn't fall

thank goodness! though, me being me and a typical Scot, I had forgotten my gloves and hat and was dressed for a late summer's day

in between shivering I took some snaps

some displays were small and beautiful

this was a water fountain with fire flames at the same time

papa and I were wondering about the mechanics of it all, and the fuels involved, no oily residues were visible on the tiny loch so it must've been a fast evaporating flammable liquid...

(I would've liked a bigger fire to warm me up!)

and some of the light displays were very grand

a little while later I saw another light show

I visited the kelpies at night - em, well it was about 4pm, and you can just see the snow covered mountains in the background as the dusk set in

it's the first time I've seen these horses lit up, and they were very impressive

here they are dancing

oh okay, it was freezing cold - so it may have been my hands shaking instead!

and like all things illuminated, they changed colour as their mood dictated

erm, what's with the eery green eye? looks like it's rising from the sea

a little while before all that light show stuff, I was touching down down South

yeah - this is the plane's wheel on the landing strip

pretty neat pic eh

I am sure I had my phone set on the right settings to be able to take that pic safely (for the pilot and touch-down), but it's still a conundrum to me and every day I learn more about this mysterious little piece of communication equipment

it was at least 10degrees warmer than in Scotland! 14degree days - T shirt weather!

I've been getting some nice pics with my wee smart phone

and took this sunrise one last week as I was driving my papa to the airport

(he was off to colder fields! (Norway to be precise))

so it was good to see the Scottish morning giving some visual warmth at least

anyway, back to those beautiful eyes!

...if they have this attached to them - then definitely, for sure, absolutely, without a smidgen of a doubt - 

...and if one of these wee babies comes my way,

then - oh my god!!

it will be xmas every single day!!

on December 24th it will be exactly 2years since my little soulmate Wesley left for the stars

- last night I dreamt about him -

and every day with a heart filled with love I think about him, and yes - he fills me with Joy and Love and Happiness

anyway, back to reality! I have hares ready to journey across the big pond, and more heading to snow laden pastures!

plus a basket full of leverets that need stuffing and homes to go

(maybe, just maybe, they will make it in time for xmas? but I'm not holding my breath!)

happy xmas!

and a late Happy Thanksgiving to all my wonderful American friends! 

Thank You so very much! 

I appreciate you with all my heart 

lots of love xxxxx

dreaming - with my head in the clouds

nearly all of my thought-time is spent with my head in the clouds

~it's where I'm happiest~ dreaming

and where miracles occur

it's where future dreams are born

and past memories are relived (happy ones ofcourse :)

and now that I've settled into Army life and being a soldier again 

~yes, living my dream!~

I can start to focus on making my hares and squirrels again

just made a tiny guardian angel hare  for a customer (to order) and did the regulatory photo shoot with the hare in situ - 'up in the clouds'

it doesn't really matter where you are on earth - cause whenever you dream your head should always be up in the clouds

I decided to join real life last month and got myself my first ever smart phone

and...

the inevitable deluge of selfies

for some strange and rather flattering reason I take a better smart-phone pic than with a normal 35mm

not sure how that transpired

but anyway, the results have been staying longer on my facebook page than any other pics ever have

rather looks like I am on cloud 9 ?

summer is here in Scotland and it is beautiful!

August is usually always the month for hot sunny days

the sun is at it's zenith, the clouds are soft, fluffy and fast moving

Edinburgh is such a beautiful and vibrant city!

August is the month of the Edinburgh Festival and all over the city there are visual surprises

this is Charlotte Square where the annual Book Festival is held

I took this the other night as I turned up rather late with my mama to go and peruse the kiddies books!

yeah, I totally love the fun of children's books!

um, the ones with the big pictures in them ofcourse 

but that section was closed (it was just on 9pm and I'd jsut come from my gym) so I had to browse thru the new release section instead - which is always a pleasure as I just love looking at beautiful book covers. Yes - I judge all books by their covers! I am that shallow

so I was very happy!

and very happy to see the purple horse, pink sunset and green trees

and just a couple weeks before as I was driving up Queen Street who should I pass but Zebra22!

standing guard at his doorway

letting in no-one unless they brought carrots and oatcubes

so ofcourse I had to pull in and take a pic! it's not every day you see a real life-sized zebra in the city now is it?

then again - it is Edinburgh after all!

things are going great in the visual department because that same week, on a sunny day, my number1 dream car - a '78 Trans Am drove past me on the coast road!!

yeah, I was in way past the clouds this time - I was up in heaven!!

the last time that gorgeous beast drove by me was over a year ago, on that very same road, on a sunny day!

I've loved these pontiac firebirds for years and one day I will be cruising about in my own one ~for sure!!

and with a Steve McQueen in the passengers seat! ;)

or actually make that a Josh Hartnett!

he's my dream of choice :)

- black hawk down style!

aaah! such a handsome boy! *sigh*

here's a nice tune, and some Black Hawk Down

(it was Black Hawk Down - but then that clip was deleted from youtube) (so now it's some US rangers)

I've got a nice selection of war movies, and I reckon it's time to watch this one again, it's been a while

and um, I've got a few Josh Hartnett movies too *double sigh*

anyway, talking about beautiful breath-taking cars, I've had a few drive-bys from maseratis! 

yeah, it's on my wish list too! (if you read my blog you already know this! haha)

one drove by me today infact! and in my favourite colour - black

it's always such a delight to see a beautiful car

and dreaming of my own one, and two, and three...

and earlier, when I mentioned jsut coming from the gym - well, another dream had come true - I got a 105kg deadlift!

it's been well over a year since I've done reps on deads over 90kg and yesterday I did a warm up set on 60kg for 6reps, then 80kg for 6 reps and I thought I'd try 90kg since 80kg felt fine.

So I managed to do 3 easy ones on 90kg! 

so then I put on 100kg and thought, why the hell not? it's been such a long time since I'd lifted it, and incredibly I got 2 easy reps! unreal!!

so I asked my mate to watch me, as I knew my form was not the best, my tush was a bit high so I tucked it down a tad, and I got another 2 easy reps!

goodness me! 

so I put on 110kg and managed to get the bar off the ground about 1inch, ha ha ha

and then after a rest I decided to put it down to 105kg and I got a nice one!

I was well chuffed!!

life sure gives you surprises!

delightful ones ofcourse :)

in the meantime I spend most of my time dreaming!

just being happy

doing stuff I love every day

and just dreaming

every day I dream of my darling, my heart of hearts - Wesley!

every day I think about that beautiful tiny little boy and my heart swells with love

every day I close my eyes and hold him close to me and relive our times together

oh how much do I love him still? to the ends of the Universe and back

he may have left earth but he's not left my heart

it's been nearly 2 years now since that wee mite left for the stars and became an angel

and still, every day, he is the only one I think about

some time, one day, in the future, I will bring another little rescue bun into my life and into my heart

some day

but in the meantime I'm just gonna keep on dreaming on...

(director/actor/dreamboat - Ben Affleck - this one's a dream too eh!)

...with my head in the clouds

and my heart full of love 

xxxx