Wow What a Weekend!!!!

Now, I have to warn you, this one has a lot of photos, but I hope you will enjoy it and find some new stuff about me!!! Tee hee... you get to see me on a horse ... YES !!!!!!!!!!!! I know but it's true... so here we go, get a cuppa and have a laugh!!!

Saturday - a course on Friendly Plastic, run by the expert, Liz Welch...

Well, here is the lovely Liz having the first laugh!! She is such a super lady and so generous with her ideas and methods. She has so much experience with friendly plastic and just wanted us to play as much as possible... Thanks, Liz, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

 This is the lace technique but modified to make it look like knitting... Liz was making a heart here...

 Adding a ribbon of heated friendly plastic and making those beautiful little flowers I asked her to show...

 Almost finished, Liz was cutting off the edges here.... oh I am loving those little flowers. I DID make some, but my ribbon was much stiffer than hers, and the flowers need a lot more work!!!! - in the sense of trying again, not working the FP, 'cos that's my problem apparently... now who would have EVER guessed I would work and re-work and get fussy about it!!!??? tee hee!!! Moi?????

 So these are my bits... one cover and the beginnings of the second cover for the little book of secrets. There is a "knitted" heart with that stiff ribbon and those flowers that need more practise!!! There is also a cylindrical bead made with the fab proper tubing, and a tiny bit of embedding in plastic from pellets. Looking forward to finishing the book. Will show it when it's done...

 These are my partners in crime. A small but select band, and we had such a great day together. Left to right is Zoe (zoechaos), Sam (sam21ski), Mary (no blog as yet), Liz (rarelizzie) and little old me... I will show the others' pieces when the post is not so long, and the book is done!!

 Well, that was Saturday... now on to Sunday, another day, another dollar, as they say... Here I am - YEY it really is cool little ole me on a hoss!!!!! We were the oldies of the group, me being 65 and the horse being 26!!! he is lovely, mostly!!! He stands over 16hands 3, just a bit taller than Jade, Freddie's mare. And just look at that blue sky... who would believe we are in England in April??? As we rode outside, the church bells were ringing too - very poetical!!!

 So, second lesson, riding out to the outdoor school, without a groom or Freddie or anyone to grab me if I go wrong!!!!! And closely followed by my daughter!!! Yes, SHE is now riding, after being scared of horses most of her life, because one bit her when she was on a school outing, yonks ago!! I think we truly look the part eh???

Well, Miranda did more trotting aagain this week and she actually lead the group round the school on her horse, but I was a bit less confident, and my trotting left a GREAT deal to be desired, lol!!!! We had a different teacher this week, and I am not sure she understood just what I am feeling being so close to falling off and damaging my 2 metals hips and 1 metal knee!!!!!!!! Tis all in my head, but I shall overcome it eventually!!!

 And here is the bloke who is resonsible for this miraculous change in Miranda and me - my hero and hubby, Freddie. He is a real horseman and is enjoying his first proper outing with the lovely and adorable Jade, the mare he has on loan. Note to self... don't keep looking up at him quite so adoringly!!! tee hee!! He will get ideas above his station!!! This picture was taken after their first ever round together, yesterday afternoon (Sunday) at a show.

 Jumping so beautifully... she really is a talented horse, and knows her stuff... she trusts Fred and they were unlucky to get the last bar off, and not get a clear round on their second go!!

 I love this photo of them both. Jade is so gentle and lovely, Miranda and I love her a lot, and Freddie is quite besotted with her if truth be told!!! Lol... the horse, that is, not Miranda - but she does make a great groom for him, cos my hands arn't up to all the stuff Jade needs...

 Another beautiful jump, Jade... well done horse and rider. Freddie was so pleased with the day, and even the horse box behaved really well now it has had it's clutch seen to!!!

Coming out of the ring, after the third round, where she did not put a foot wrong, but he put her at a fence awkwardly and she refused the first time, but jumped it (90cms) with oodles of room to spare, the second time of asking... they need to practise more now, and I can see we will have some clears before the summer is out. It WAS a lovely day weather-wise for Miranda's and my first day at a show with Freddie and Jade... my daughter makes a great groom, as I said... but we are not yet convinced it will be so great in the wet!! Lol...

Thanks for getting this far... hope you enjoyed it, and I shall be back with some more challenges shortly... BTW, I asked for a DT on DragonsDream, and I have now chosen so watch out for an announcement over there this Wednesday, after I have told them they are mine!!!!! Tee hee...
Love and light
Frankie
xx