To many photos, sorry. Dog, mints and herbs, blueberry bushes, peppers (sweet banana). Carrots (paris market) and beets (bulls blood). Peppers and cherry tomatoes (sweet 100). Cat (Binkie). More peppers (California bell). Tomatoes (copia, yellow pear, black Cherokee). Carrots (rainbow blend) courgette (gold rush) beets (choggia) Mostly hidden squash (pattypan). Insanely big pumpkin (no idea –…
Read moreMy little Prima Ballerina
Prima Ballerina is a ironically appropriate term for my little lady at the moment. She rocks, but oh my. She rocks attitude as well. She is a complex mix of independence and bluster and awareness of how big the world is and insecurities about her place in it. Ballet has been on her ‘to do’…
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This Moment
Girls Style Book
I bought this book a few weeks ago and I have tentatively tried a couple of the patterns. Nim calls the shirt her ‘tree top’ and although its super simple (looking at to make) its quite fetching when on. I followed the pattern and only put 3 closures in the top 1/3rd so it does…
Read moreGarden Update
The garden is beginning to look ‘autumny’ – that is to say the climbing beans have come down. Onions are coming up and being hung, as is the garlic. The tomatoes are slowly – slowly ripening. Strawberries by the bucketful. Courgettes are slowing down but the squash are coming through great guns. The pumpkin plant…
Read moreE-course – Creating Magical Days
I was lucky enough to win this course through Kim’s wonderful blog Mothering with Mindfulness Halina runs a wonderful 6 week course with weekly essays, suggestions and comprehensive explanations. its chock full of information, links and ideas. She has also created a fantastic workbook to go with it. (Ive already printed off 3 months worth on pretty…
Read moreBaking and Beads
Today was wet and windy. Pre-school in the morning while I ran and met a friend. Quiet coffee and chatting, other friends passing by with hello’s, hurried words and greetings. My run was cold and gusty. Big fat splatters of rain. An afternoon inside, fire blazing, hot chocolates. Baking sprinkle cookies. Funny little wonky shapes….
Read moreQueenstown Trip (part Two)
A trip up the Gondola in the cool morning as the fog burned off the hills. The chair lift. Luge runs. Gosh that was chilly! A well earned hot chocolate. The view. With mama. The walk down – starting with a lovely well groomed forestry track. Which wound through trees and shrubs. And gnarly beech forest. Steeper and…
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Her ‘thinking’ face
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