Friday wind down

Ahh... Friday afternoon, ... cup of coffee, ... a comfy corner to sit and read, ... an AWESOME new book to peruse thanks to my lovely sister. After a busy week, this little sit down is well deserved if I do say so myself.

 

 

I got interrupted, one child playing minecraft to my left, the other child talking in my right ear... so I had to sneak away to another quiet corner (with lovely afternoon sunlight. I love afternoon sunlight).

Happy Friday everyone, may you have a beautiful weekend and may you have the opportunity to find a quiet corner. xo

Creative play - wooden fences

Another project we have made from the Creative Play books I mentioned the other day are the wooden fences. I've only made five so far, but I do intend to make more, they are quite fun to make. We used some branches pruned from our plum tree.



I came out into the building extension the other day to discover this amazing zoo that Liam had made. I love the iceburg. All the other bits of wood are building scraps.




Here are some of my other favourite projects from the books. Such simple and clever ideas.








Wishing you all a lovely weekend. I hope you have some nice things planned. We have my sister and husband and my nephew visiting tomorrow and my nephew will be staying a night which the kids are very much looking forward too. And perhaps a Santa parade to go to, if it's not raining, which it looks as though it just might be - oh how we need some rain! The ground is so dry and summer has barely begun. See you all next week, we're just off to take the dog for a walk to the postshop - while the weather is still fine :)

Knitted rabbits

I'm here posting because I haven't got the energy to be doing anything else. You should see the state of the house. I had a big clean up on the weekend and was feeling all satisfied and happy, but all it takes is two days of being sick and the place is a shambles.



Liam is right into cutting paper with scissors at the moment, so that doesn't help, as you can imagine.



Actually they're both into cutting with scissors, and not just paper. They have been so good and understanding really about mum being sick and having no energy, they have been playing so nicely together, most of the time. Yesterday as we waited for Dad to bring takeaways home for dinner they were playing outside so nice and quietly and I really didn't want to disturb them.



But of course I should have, because it's always those really quiet times that need to be checked on, I don't seem to learn. They had been at my garden with the scissors, I don't mind grass being cut, and even the mint that's growing a bit wild, but the pretty flowers in the front garden, hmmm. Lets just say the geraniums have had a good pruning! (These ones).



Anyway, the rabbits are from these books (can't remember which one). Such great books, these are library copies but I'm thinking I might buy them.



I've also made one for a little friend of ours which I forgot to take a photo of (Luke next time we visit can I photograph your bunny please.) And I have one on the needles destined for a Christmas present.



Can you believe these are made from a knitted square, so simple and yet so cute. I can see myself making many more of these.



There are so many more great projects in these books, perhaps I'll show some photos tomorrow, I think we have quite enough photos for one post already :)

I'm always saying this

...that my weeks just disappear, another one, almost gone, I've been a bit slack in my blogging haven't I, time just races sometimes, I've been meaning to blog, but each day just disappears.
We've been busy, just doing things, as you do. Lots of things I mean to write about, but I just don't find the time to write the words down. So instead, how about a few photos from our week, and just a few words, so that you know we are still alive, and then I'm off to try a new recipe, from that Nourishing Traditions book there above, a book that deserves a whole post of it's own, so interesting. And another book in that stack too deserves a proper mention - Warm Bread and Honey Cake - so good.


Highlight of the week, Aunty Frith coming to stay for two nights!


Finally a bit of sewing, it's been a while. Inspired by Frith's visit.


Eating the first of the broadbeans from the garden.


I just noticed the broccoli has tiny little minature heads!


Sugar snap peas are quickly growing.


This sweet little pea is growing quickly too - cousin Olivia. Isla is in love.


... and this sweet little pea is growing quickly too, our wee friend Ruby. As you can see Isla is in love with the new girls in her life!


And Aaron's been building which means offcuts to play with.


We've had a milestone this week - they are sharing a room! And it's working surprisingly well!


Tried out our new juicer from the opp shop, I've always wanted one. Carrot, orange and kiwifruit juice, delicious.


And this has been looking at me for two days, and has just been added this afternoon. Hmm, I suppose I better do it tonight.


And this is the reason the washing has piled so high (well part of it anyway :) I must admit to a strong dislike of folding washing). I'll share soon what I'm making, I'm getting a bit obsessed.

Hope your week has been good. I'm off to visit family next week as Aaron is away for work. So take care all and I'll see you back here a bit later.

(oh by the way, been meaning to say - Marnie are you out there? Marnie from music? I'd love to catch up.)

Finding sunshine

Isn't it so important to make the most of the bits of sunshine at this time of year.

Yesterday was another of those lovely sunny days that we seem to be being blessed with this winter (in amongst all the rain of course).
Truth be told, we were all feeling a little grumpy and tired yesterday, after Isla was up for almost 5 hours on Saturday night! No idea what was going on there! And then Aaron had to leave us, for another night away, the second time in the last week.

But you know, it amazing what a little sunshine can do for the spirits :). We made ourselves some muesli slice (which I won't share the recipe of because it didn't work so well, it was rather crumbly, but tasted nice all the same), and a pot of tea, and had ourselves a little picnic, out in the new house extension. There is still a wee way to go to finish our extension, but it is almost closed in from the weather, and we are getting a taste of the nice sunshine we can expect from the big windows - so we have been spending quite a bit of time out there, in amongst the sawdust and bits of wood and paint splatters :)

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And that pretty thing we are sitting on? It is my finally finished 'beach-blanket-to-go' from Handmade Home. It hasn't yet been used on any grass or sand, but it certainly will, soon, as soon as the warm weather returns to the south again. Yes I can forsee that it will be seeing a lot of grass and sand this coming summer.

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Dreaming

...of stealing some time to do a bit of sewing.
Now that I have these two new magazines in my possession. These are the magazines that Aaron bought back for me from Bangkok. So many great patterns, I don't know which one to try first.

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Oh and thankyou on behalf of mum for all your lovely comments on her painting. She's a bit shy when it comes to showing her work. But she's pretty good aye :)