The Olympics!

Champions: Chris Hoy (centre) celebrates GB's team sprint gold with Jamie Staff (left) and Jason Kenny.

I've read on a few blogs how there was a lack of excitement in the lead up to the Olympic Games this time around. I felt exactly the same. I didn't even watch it the first couple of days. Then I started watching some events, and BOY did I get hooked FAST!

I am so happy and excited that Team GB has been doing SO well. Currently 15 Gold medals (31 medals total) and 3rd on the medals table. Our best Olympics in how long? (well before my lifetime anyway!)

But I'm most proud and excited for out Scot, Chris Hoy, who just won his third Gold at these Games... The first British man Brit (ETA either male or female - my mistake!) in 100 years to win 3 Golds in a single Olympic Games.

Maybe I should have posted this at the end of the Games, but I got so excited when CH won that Gold there! ;-P GO CHRIS!!

I'm going to be sad when it ends, but I'll be counting down the days for London 2012!!

The 1980s!

I'm sad to say that I still haven't been stitching! But just to check in with everyone and so that you know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth... I was uploading some photos to Facebook and couldn't resist posting this one.


Of course I've seen this photo many times, but my jaw just hit the floor.... Look at that carpet! And the TV! (it only had 3 channels and NO REMOTE! horrors!) Oh look at that purple lampshade (well it does bring out the purple in the carpet... ) All that was missing was the red furry wallpaper (no kidding - I guess it was changed a few years before this photo was taken). Ah, don't you just love the 80s? In my defense, I did NOT pick any of these colour schemes or patterns... shame on my mother!

From L-R is my nonna, her brother (uncle Freddie), my brother, Anna (my mum's cousin), Anna's daughter Francesca, and me trying to squeeze into the photo on the far right there.


I hope that you're all having a lovely summer. :-)