I am obviously feeling distracted today. Do you ever head off to do one thing and end up doing something totally different? Walk into a room and then forget why you went in there? I’m juggling too many things in my head. Something has to give. I went out into […]
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Drawing with pins (or another Totoro craft)
Today TF and I had unexpected time on our hands, so out came the paints. Continuing our current obsession/preoccupation with Totoro, we plumped for painting a Totoro. I’m no artist. I can doodle rough images, which my children enjoy. I know that although Totoro is a fairly easy shape, it […]
Read moreTotoro crafting (the beginning)
A few years ago, my sister gave me a copy of My Neighbour Totoro [DVD] and there was no looking back. We have become fans of anything directed by Hayao Miyazaki and from the Studio Ghibli. We’d be little help in a pub quiz, but we love watching the DVDs. […]
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I love my kitchen garden. Every year it supplies us with fruit, veg and herbs. If I cost out the monetary outlay against the size and quality of the harvest, then I am sure it is worth my effort. Well worth it. The family also benefit from the educational side. […]
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