Eight years ago, I was visiting a friend. This friend was in the middle of making over her garden. She was taking her small garden from a rather plain, flat garden to an altogether different place. There was decking, water features, stone clad raised beds and newly created slopes. It […]
Read moreMonth: June 2010
Felting a hair tie
Yesterday, while we were waiting for the fleece to wash, I set up a felting activity for the girls. I knew that they might not resist sneaking out and squeezing the fleece to wash it. We used some of the rainbow roving that Grandma gave them. The girls each took […]
Read moreWashing the fleece
It was the last day of half term. The girls were so eager to wash the fleece from the weekend. We weren’t going to let a bit of rain put us off. So we put on boots and went outside. First we filled the old bath tub with warm water […]
Read moreGolden Wedding Anniversary and wool
This weekend we went to my in-laws’ golden wedding anniversay celebration. It was beautiful. It was simple and was about spending time with friends and family. The children loved it as they felt grown up eating in a lovely restaurant, loved playing with their much adored cousin and were excited […]
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