More black and white ones

I kept going with the black and white, making sure not to kill any in the water jug, and I've ended up with another bunch of little beads. These are about 10 to 11mm diameter.

Dots-and-lines beads have always been some of my most favourite beads to make but I think I somehow forgot that somewhere along the way. I'm glad I've reminded myself how much I like making them.

I'll be making more today but none of these beads will be for sale for a week or so because tomorrow I'm going away for a few days. I'm off to visit my littlest sister in Northern Ireland. She and her fella moved to Donaghadee a couple of months back and my other sister, my nephew and I are going out to visit her for the first time.

This means I'm going on a plane! I haven't been on an aeroplane since 2006. I won't pretend I'm not a tad nervy about it. I don't fear flying, it's just I've not done so for so flipping long. It can't have changed that much, can it? Of course not. It'll be FINE. I had to get a new passport and everything because my old one expired in 2008. I know you don't need one to get into Northern Ireland but you do need photo ID and I don't have a driving licence so a new passport it was.

I'll leave you with a photograph of a bee enjoying one of my sunflowers.

This particular sunflower is near on nine feet tall and I had to stand on tiptoes, hold my phone as high as I could and use the zoom without actually being able to see the screen, so it's surprising I got this picture at all.

See you in a week or so!