The castle jumper has taken much longer to knit than I planned, so I hope you will forgive me for including lots of photos. “Oh, its got a castle on the front.” He likes it. Even donning it on a hot day, so that I could take some photos. “I […]
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Fish racing
We’ve done duck racing. We’ve done snail racing. Today we did fish racing, because life is not zany enough! Idea and template from Made by Joel. Printed out a fish for each child. The children coloured and cut them out. I positioned strategic pieces of sellotape, so the front half […]
Read moreOrigami mice
It’s a mouse. An origami mouse. Folded from paper made out of the bark of the Lokta bush. This paper is so durable. I’m told that it will survive even a full cycle in the washing machine. I’ve not tested this out yet, but I’m sure it will happen eventually. […]
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On the subject of gardening. I can’t quite figure it out, but this year, I have been less enthusiastic about putting seeds in pots. Totally unlike me. Usually, I would have at least the tomato seeds tucked up under their duvet of seed compost, tenderly cared for on one of […]
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