The Blog of Ruby Applecake

Moving over to WordPress

2008-03-05T05:06:00.000-08:00

Due to my dislike for Blogger and my love of WordPress, all Ruby related stories will appear at rubyapplegate.co.uk.

Ruby in Flickr slideshow (just for the sake of it)

2007-05-21T06:25:00.001-07:00

Scared of mammy flying away

2007-05-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

Last night was Rachael's Spring Hafla with Boomshanka Tribal Bellydance, an exciting event where the Boom ladies put on a show for anyone and everyone, cooking up fantastic treats, live drumming and an overall great party. Ruby and Daddy went along for a few hours last night, staying until it was Rachael and the Troupe's turn to dance.

We watched Rachael and co put on a wonderful performance, Ruby and I obviously stunned at Rachael's style, power and elegance and then went home content.

This morning, Ruby said to us - "you know what Daddy Mummy? Last night when Mummy was jumping, I was scared. I thought Mummy was going to fly away and not come back!"

How cute is that?

Ruby chasing leaves

2007-04-29T03:53:00.000-07:00

Elbow dislocation :(

2007-04-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

Poor little bean. Ruby dislocated her elbow yesterday, an unfortunate accident with mammy and nana and in Ruby's words, "it was nobody's fault".

Brave little soldier though despite a 3.5 hour wait at the Children's Ward before it was popped back into place.

She now uses the word "dislocated" wherever possible. Here she is suffering in the steaming hot waiting room.

Sorry for the lack of posts!

2007-04-04T18:23:00.000-07:00

We have been SO busy of late that this little blog has been utterly neglected.

Working on my personal site, Rachael's free vintage knitting patterns website and doing generally busy stuff at work.

We are all well and lots of new pictures are up on Flickr - go see here.

I promise to keep this updated from now on :)

Ian

The Welsh boys celebrate in style

2007-01-07T03:37:00.000-08:00

Dash & Oli were up this weekend to see the mighty Swansea Swans take on Sheffield UTD at Bramall Lane. They couldnt have hoped for a 0-3 victory!

Flushed down the toilet

2006-11-30T05:53:00.000-08:00

Ruby is currently obsessed with "Flushed Away" after Jaime and I (see below) took her to the cinema. We even had to download it and watch it the next day. However, this has led to Ruby's first every really scary nightmares. She has been awake every night since fearing the "nasty frog" and the "black frog" from "flushed down the toilet" (as she calls it). She has been genuinely very afraid ):

3rd birthday party pics

2006-11-27T15:10:00.000-08:00

Finally got Amy's camera to download the pics - click on the picture to see the whole set!

Jaime is a monster

2006-11-25T12:02:00.000-08:00

Nothing Story

2006-11-18T03:34:00.000-08:00

Ruby story again

"One day there was a little girl called Lily. She was broken but 'nothing' was her word because she was a princess. 'Nothing' was her word. She was asleep every day but she was listening to a story but she was listening to her music. But 'nothing' was her word.

And then she was playing on her computer, but 'nothing' was her word. Nothing nothing nothing. And now she was happy. That's all the words."

Ruby tells a story or two

2006-11-18T03:27:00.000-08:00

broken sleep

"Princess was asleep because morning time was broken, she never know what to do. She always get to sleep and doesnt know what to do. she cant wake up. AND nightime was broken. "

bump

"One day she was a beautiful lady and then she bumped. And she cried. She didnt cry."

Rubyisms

2006-11-12T05:34:00.002-08:00

6th Nov 2006

Ruby said she is going to have two babies in her tummy at once.
"Twins?" mammy asked.
"Yes" said Ruby. "One with stripes and one with a television!"

6th Nov 2006

Ruby & Mammy "turned up a story" about two horses called "cheesey weesy" & "carrot rabbit" who live in a tree in Ruby's garden!

10th Nov 2006

Ruby likes to put her jacket potato and cheese spoonfuls in the "cooling down" bowl before eating them.

(-:

Ruby Zills playing

2006-11-12T04:35:00.001-08:00

Kicking leaves

2006-11-05T10:12:00.000-08:00

ABC Song

2006-11-05T10:01:00.000-08:00

Autumnal Spinning

2006-11-05T09:52:00.000-08:00

Feeding my baby

2006-10-24T09:00:00.000-07:00

Feeding my baby
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

Dancing Queen

2006-10-22T03:16:00.000-07:00

bubble catcher

2006-10-22T03:08:00.000-07:00

through the looking glass

2006-10-22T03:02:00.000-07:00

through the looking glass
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

Take it to the checkout

2006-10-21T10:01:00.000-07:00

yes I pose now

2006-10-21T02:36:00.000-07:00

yes I pose now

Ruby was afraid of the camera a few months ago....it seems those days are long gone!

honey yoghurt

2006-10-15T12:29:00.000-07:00

honey yoghurt
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

plaits and lolipops

2006-10-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

plaits and lolipops
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

Chat to mummy

2006-10-14T11:16:00.000-07:00

Ruby tickle and giggle

2006-10-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

Ruby tells a story

2006-10-14T02:43:00.000-07:00

(feed from Youtube - apologies if slow)

Brownie Ruby

2006-10-10T09:35:00.000-07:00

I take Ruby (me, Ian) to pre-school on Mon, Tue and Thurs - tis always a little stressful as Rach leaves at silly o'clock for work. I am not blaming my errors on how busy the morning rush is, well, I am, but I think Ruby looks quite cute in a Brownies cardigan designed for a six year old?! Whoops, Rach is gonna have to leave out Ruby's clothes in the morning I think....

kneehigh new tunes

2006-09-13T06:39:00.000-07:00

you have got to listen to this:

Kneehigh new tunes

Ruby's first photoshop masterpiece

2006-09-01T11:39:00.000-07:00

Ruby's first photoshop masterpiece
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

She did this all herself, i just changed the colour when she asked me to. Wow and only 2 and a half (:

The best coffee in town?

2006-09-01T08:57:00.000-07:00

I ran a record shop back in 2004-5, called Hidden Records. I sold fair-trade coffee for next to nothing, to try and encourage people to come in and relax, browse etc...

6 months after closing, with the shop sign strangely still up, people seemed to be still looking for the Hidden Records cappucino:

Follow this link to read the full weird story...

ruby in the distance

2006-08-31T03:32:00.000-07:00

ruby in the distance
Originally uploaded by getatrowel.

I forgot about this picture until Rachael saw it and said she liked it - so I printed in out A3 and it is in a frame. Ruby looks so innocent and beautiful, I never even looked at it properly before!

Web Design Book

2006-08-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

Well, thank you all so much for voting at webdesignbook.net

The site has been shortlisted to the last 299. Some of the bigger names in web design will be voting for the 150 that will get in to the book, so a 50% chance! Fingers crossed, this will be great for getatrowel and for Andrew...Watch this space...

Cromer Holiday

2006-08-21T05:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been a while again! We camped in Cromer for a week and all was fun! However, the weather was typically awful (floods in Sheringham) despite the week before being one of the hottest ever in north Norfolk.
Follow the sunflower pic link for our pictures!

lazy sunday - ali and painting

2006-07-29T13:34:00.000-07:00

Miss Alison Jones paid a fleeting visit from Bristol to Sheffield last week...lovely and brief as always (:
Before meeting Ali, Ruby decided she would get ready in her very own way...

Graduation Day

2006-07-23T01:57:00.000-07:00

So, after all her amazing efforts, Rach got a 1st in history! The Smiths were in town for the ceremony:

industrial hamlet and bike rides!

2006-07-16T13:39:00.000-07:00

Sunday - finally fixed the puncture on daddy's bike, so we went for a bike ride to the Abbedyale Industrial Hamlet and then back to the park, and the swings of course.

The Green Fair

2006-07-16T13:29:00.000-07:00

Sat 16th July - Green Fair at St Mary's Church. Rachael danced with Boomshanka outside in the searing heat...

where those trowels are going...

2006-06-20T15:15:00.000-07:00

new posts coming soon

2006-06-20T07:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry - been so busy with so many things that this hasn't been updated much! Keep checking in..

In the meantime, new photos at our two Flickr sites - here and here

"swimming"

2006-05-29T14:16:00.000-07:00

Ruby likes to pretend she is swimming by putting on her gear and using her blue duvet as the water!

Jimbo

2006-05-29T13:58:00.000-07:00

Ruby loves Jimbo. God knows why - she just does. Maybe it is because he plies her with custard creams and milk?

ruby the helper

2006-05-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

Ruby and mammy in a little eggcup making session:

Ruby likes to get involved these days and "cleaned" the car last weekend. It did look more muddy after she had finished, but at least she enjoyed herself.

sunglasses, exams & trowels

2006-05-26T03:41:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been so long since this page got updated. Rachael is into her last two weeks and working all hours god sends. Ruby is busy painting her arms and swimming on her bed. And I am getting ready for the launch of the remodified trowel. So time is short.

However, here is a little pic of Ruby with her new found love - sunglasses (will update properly soon).

the wisdom of Ruby

2006-05-09T11:24:00.000-07:00

RUBY: I can hear the seaside Mammy, in this cup.

MAMMY: What does it sound like?

RUBY: I think it sounds like a cup mummy. Maybe its a cup, it sounds like.

sunday in town

2006-05-06T02:56:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we spent the Sunday in town, milling around at the European market and the winter gardens.

moscow state circus

2006-05-02T11:24:00.000-07:00

After a very successful trip to a circus 6 months ago, we thought Ruby would love this. But she didnt. "I was really scared. It was dark. And it was smoky. I not like the circus LASTderday (yesterday)". Ruby just wanted to go outside and play in the park.

the weekend just gone

2006-04-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

lots of fun this weekend; a 3rd birthday party with our American friends Daniel, Jeanie and Maddy...nice to see Ruby playing with lots of squidlings again. Also, on Sunday we did lots and lots of gardening! Ruby pretended to by Fifi Flowerpot and drowned various plants and flowers; whilst Rach and I debated whether to put one carrot seed or 10 in each hole in the soil. All of this and a 3 hour epic trip to B&Q as well and the cafe was horrible!

big girl pants

2006-04-26T14:50:00.000-07:00

Potty training is happening in full swing and going quite well (:
Ruby loves her "big girl pants" but is still quite attached to her "bed pants" at those important moments

Sharrow Lantern Festival

2006-04-21T02:07:00.000-07:00

This was on Monday night - amazing festival every year where people walk the streets at dusk with lanterns they have made! This years theme was nature, I think, and Ruby was out until 9pm, and loved every second. Especially the moon!

yorkshire sculpture park

2006-04-21T01:48:00.000-07:00

this place is amazing! it was a bit chilly and we didn't have enough time, but we will be going back for sure!

Easter Weekend

2006-04-16T03:19:00.000-07:00

4 days off and the dissertation is over; thanks to Gaggy George and Nana Jean we all had a very relaxing weekend!
Friday = trip to Castleton to revisit after last time's disastrous bout of sickness!

Saturday invloved a lovely trip to Fulwood, the other part of Endcliffe park for a change, Ruby drove a tractor, daddy defied gravity and everybody else ate ice cream.

One of my favourite pics

2006-03-29T03:14:00.000-08:00

Just for the sake of it - thought I would post this picture; cos I like it!

Pigtails!!

2006-03-28T02:13:00.000-08:00

Ruby made Mammy's day today - she wanted pigtails in her hair! Just like Josie Jump apparently....

Spring is here

2006-03-25T11:07:00.000-08:00

This is the first weekend Ruby and Daddy have been able to go out without wearing 7 layers and a balaclava. And what a treat.
With mammy burrowed away at the Uni library for the last 10 days of the slog, Ruby and I went to the woods. Endcliffe Woods and had ourselves a picnic. Which was nice. Although Ruby got very angry at the many, many "woofies" that tried in vain to eat her cheese and crackers.

Tomorrow, we have rain and winter returns. So until the next sunny day....

Potty madness

2006-03-22T05:32:00.000-08:00

Ruby is trying oh so hard to master the potty, which is great. However, this excitement at managing to dribble a tiny little amount into her blue frog decorated plastic "toilet", and the screaching reaction from her oh so proud parents, means that she is keen to show her worth at every opportunity.

On Tuesday night, whilst I was sleeping in the living room due to food poisoning and a bad back, I heard coming from the monitor calls of "Daddy! I need a wee wee!" at 4am. I ran and got the potty and as Ruby deposited her early morning waste, I have never seen her so happy! It was an oddly beautiful moment, one that I had to wake Mammy up for (:

Miss Smith is almost there...

2006-03-19T09:11:00.000-08:00

So, Miss Smith is almost at the end of the BA in History that almost got the better of her! Just one week and the dissertation is handed in. Good luck Rach - we know you can do it!
This means, however, that Daddy, at the weekend, becomes house-husband all alone. And I am knackered! Ruby, as always, is fully rewarding though:

New Words:

Sheffadude = Sheffield
Creamy one = Custard Cream Biscuit

Saturday 18th March 2006

Morning at Graves Park after dropping Rach at the library. Absolutely bitterly cold, but the pigs entertained Ruby. Feeling like death warmed up, we played "nursery" all afternoon in Rubys' room.

Sunday 19th March 2006

Lots of fun swimming at King Edward in the morning, followed by a classy lunch, just me and Rubes, in the back of our car. We were lucky enough to be graced with the presence of Oli the Magic Bum, his lovely Katie and Jimbo too. Endcliffe Park is always a treat, even when it is the coldest spring in history. Thanks to the random guy who gave us bread for the ducks when we had none, despite Ruby eating more than she was willing to give away: