Monday 29 September 2008

Back, safe and sound from shoe-ing around



As you'll have seen from one of my previous posts, Mr T has been trolling his way around Europe on his motorbike, with his mates. This was namely France, Germany, Lichtenstein through Switzerland, Austria and Italy, and from Italy, he returned via Switzerland and France, with this company (there is sound!) He went with several of the mates with whom he used to work, and this trip was to celebrate the last one of them having retired. So, a bunch of hairy-arsed retired police officers were let loose on a boys' jolly, which has been years in the arranging. Well, as I understand it, all the 'meetings' that were held in various pubs here in middle Scotland and in middle England were 'planning meetings', apparently. Yeah, right.
Anyway, he has arrived back today, k-nackered but having had a ball, on the holiday of a lifetime. It has done him a power of good and we missed each other so much. This is despite talking on the phone each day, as well as sending texts night and morning. We have been married well over thirty years and, apart from a few days at a time when I was in China last year, we have spoken to each othere every day, from the day we became a couple, aahh.
And, he was well impressed with the shoe bag I made for him to take his 'evening shoe attire' with him (his trainers) which is pictured above. I printed a photo of his motorbike onto trasfer paper for fabric, ironed it on so some lining fabric and then stitched it onto a denim shoe bag and voila! And, it made a change from doing girly, pink stuff for my granddaughters!

5 comments:

stitchwort said...

You both seem to have thoroughly enjoyed your separate breaks; the secret must be the other good company!

tea and cake said...

You're so right!
However, Mr T and I have agreed that the next holiday we have will be together. For a change. Karen xx

Tracy said...

Hello! Thanks for visiting me--so nice to meet you and find your friendly place here! So glad you stopped in to join my giveaway this week. :o) LOL! So funny about the boys off and their jolly...Boys and Girls deserve equal break! LOVE the bag you made--such fun. I was sorry to hear of your chronic back pain and possible surgery...I hope all will be well for you. Thinking of you...and I look forward to stopping by here again soon. Happy Days :o)

tea and cake said...

Hello Tracy and welcome!
Now I know how to do the transfers, all my poor family will possibly be getting them for Xmas!
Please stopy by again, won't you? love, Karen xx

tea and cake said...

Hello Tracy and welcome!
Now I know how to do the transfers, all my poor family will possibly be getting them for Xmas!
Please stopy by again, won't you? love, Karen xx