Hello
everyone. Welcome to my somewhat belated April blog!
Things
have been a bit crazy recently, and although I had sewn the blocks, I hadn’t got
round to actually photographing them or typing it up.
As
the blog was due to be written, we decided to go on a very last minute cruise.
Life
has been somewhat stressful this year, and we decided we definitely needed a
break.
I
saw a “Strictly Come Dancing” themed cruise on P&O Oriana advertised, and
booked it on the Saturday morning. We sailed 24 hours later!
We
hadn’t been on this ship before, but we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
We were lucky to have a spacious balcony cabin, which was lovely. (Even better, it had a bath!)
There were four professional dancers from the show, as well as Craig Revel Horwood, and Lisa Riley. There were lots of events and show dances which I really enjoyed as I am a fan of the show.
There were four professional dancers from the show, as well as Craig Revel Horwood, and Lisa Riley. There were lots of events and show dances which I really enjoyed as I am a fan of the show.
There
were also several costumes displayed from the last series.
The
cruise went to Spain, Portugal, Madeira & the Canary Islands, and the
weather was glorious.
We
came back feeling much more relaxed!
Here
are a few pictures you might like to have a look at.
Some of the beautiful costumes:
Some of the beautiful costumes:
Worn by Sophie Ellis Bextor |
This was worn by Abbey Clancy. |
Worn by Ola Jordan. |
This was taken at the back of a shop! |
Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote |
Hubby & me. |
The Oriana by Lisbon Bridge. Our balcony is the last on the right.. |
Well on now to my belated block of the month:
APRIL
It
is possible that April’s name comes from the Latin ‘aperio’ meaning I open,
referring to the opening of buds and flowers.
FESTIVALS:
April
Fools Day 1st April
Easter,
Good Friday & Easter Sunday, (Dates vary each year).
St
Georges Day 23rd April
WEATHER:
April
showers.
EVENTS:
Easter:
Remembering the death of Christ on Good Friday, and him rising from the dead on
Easter Sunday.
Easter
is also the Spring festival when new life begins.
Easter
customs.ie Easter egg rolling (depending on region).
SIGN OF THE ZODIAC: Aries (The ram) 21st
March to 20th April, & Taurus (the bull) 21st April –
21st May.
BIRTHSTONE: Diamond
IDEAS FOR THE BLOCK:
Easter eggs, April showers, wellington boots, umbrellas, rabbits (Easter bunnies), chicks, tulips & bluebells.
I
made two blocks for this month. I wasn’t sure if I was happy with the first,
and now I still can’t decide which one I will use!
My favourite April block. |
They're beautiful quilts, Sally-Ann and the colours compliment each other. It sounded like a fabulous holiday, too and would do you the world of good. Cheers, Sally Wragg
ReplyDeleteThank you Sally. It was a wonderful holiday and we feel much more refreshed now! Thank you for the kind comments about my quilts too xx
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