Today I took the children to my parents’ house, or should I say garden. I don’t think they came in the house for more than something to eat. They lay in the daffodil beds, played hide and seek in among the bushes and made daisy chains. They hunted for ladybirds […]
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First daisy chain and violets
The shy little violets are out. Each year the patch is getting bigger. AJ was very excited when I said they were open, but was puzzled by their colour. They are white not a delicate light purple as the name suggested. I think they are my favourite flower in The […]
Read moreIt begins with a D and it is yellow.
“We’ve found a new flower in the garden. Its yellow and it begins with D.” “A daffodil” “No, its new.” As BL lead me out of my seed planting bliss in the nice, warm greenhouse, I was curious. When I saw what it was, I was torn between admiring her […]
Read moreEaster chicks, rabbits, eggs and brussel sprouts!
It is a beautiful sunny day today. Started the morning with pancakes in the shape of rabbits. I prefer my eggs disguised. Next up were my finished egg cosies from the March The Children’s Year CraftAlong 2010. I made three and put little chocolate eggs in them and the children […]
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