What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday - Week 509

Afternoon Everyone,

I've had a busy morning and only just made it to my workdesk for today's WOYWW post. And, given that I'm still not firing on all cylinders, so to speak, it hasn't seen a lot of action these last few days.  Oh, I wake up with great plans alright but despite the mind being willing the body is still weak! I'm told it takes just as long as it takes.

So here's the desk today. As you can see it's piled high with lots of lovely goodies. At the back, and on top of the usual - I'm not sure I dare say the 'C' word again after upsetting fellow desker, Lynn (One I Made Earlier) last week so I'll just refer to it as the box of festive stash for now - there's two, yes, two Mind The Scrap monthly kits waiting to be used, and buried underneath that is the garden album still nagging at me - it could become a permanent feature the way things are going. At the front are the hopefuls - well, I hope to do something with them fairly soon ...

Over to the right is the most recent issue (171) of Papercraft Essentials. I couldn't resist the beautiful set of dies, stamps and embossing folder that came with it. There's also a very nice paper crafting pack included. All for £7.99 - a bargain!

Also adding to my guilt are these lovely goodies from MTS's mixed media kits - Vicki Boutin textured paste with iridescent glitter and three fab stencils, a set of acrylic paints in pastel shades and a new stamp set - all absolutely gorgeous and screaming to be tried out.

And underneath all that is the makings of a scrap layout for this photo - the only one from this year's Valentine's Day. What could be more romantic than heart shaped crumpets!

The book bit is back.

The Chamber by John Grisham. This was highly recommended by one of the lovely guys who delivered the EM's new armchair (for those interested, it's one of those electric jobs - very comfy) but it should have come with a warning - it's grim reading. It's all about a young lawyer, Adam Hall, who, on  discovering his grandfather is on death row, tries to save him from the gas chamber. That his grandfather, an unrepentant racist and one-time member of the Ku Klux Klan, has been found guilty 30 years previously, in 1967, of a bombing which killed two small boys makes all Adam's attempts to stop the execution hopeless. It's inevitable. However the way Grisham describes the family story, the legal battles and even the preparations for the execution made for compulsive reading.

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention Henry - he'd never forgive me if I did that. He's been doing a sterling job of cleaning this keyboard and I don't know what I'd do without him.

Quite a lengthy post this week - I hope our Head Desker, Julia, will forgive me, especially as I won't be around next week. The EM has at last got his hospital appointment to have his gall bladder removed - it's scheduled for Tuesday - so I'll be chief cook and bottle-washer while he recuperates. Fingers crossed the appointment isn't cancelled and that all goes well.

In the meantime, I hope you are enjoying WOYWW, take care and have a great crafty week.