I don’t really know where to start with this week. It’s been quite higgledy piggledy. An era or two have ended and I’m all over the place. Without meaning to be dramatic, routines and rhythms are out the window, never to return. I can feel the cosmic shift as my role of parent enters a new stage.
It should be half term, but that concept is now redundant for us, as Youngest officially ended school last Friday. Although he still has four exams to go. One daughter finished her Uni year, while the other popped home and then disappeared back for one last exam. Ending her University era in one fell swoop. Last week I filled in a form and, for the first time, middle daughter is my only dependant. Times are changing.
In between, I pottered in the garden, didn’t go to my usual fitness classes and read books. My routine is all over the place and I decided not to fight it.
Garden finds
While digging the garden this week, we unearthed a toy car. Took me time, but eventually I discovered it is made by Timpo and is a vintage Alvis car made of lead. The full size model is from the pre war era, but I’m not sure when the toy was made. Someone was playing with it 60 or maybe 90 years ago in our garden and left it behind. Paint gone, but the tyres resisted the lure of decomposing. I hope it’s original owner wasn’t too sad to lose it. I wonder if they grew up and bought a full size version of the car to motor around in. I’d like to think they did.
We found a headless lead pig a few years ago, but unfortunately it chose to lose itself in the garden again, for someone else to find. I often find clay pipes, ammonites, coins and last century glass bottles. Still holding on to the hope that I’ll find a roman mosaic floor one day. I can but dream.
Edible garden finds
The first cucumber of the season has been harvested and eaten. It was full of flavour. We’ve been going through the greenhouse lettuces too. I’m really glad I made room for a few rows this year.
I’ve also been harvesting rhubarb and turning it into rhubarb lemonade and crumbles. Not such a big crop this year, which may be due to the lack of rain or that I need to split my rhubarb plants up. Anyway enough for lemonades. It’s a popular drink in our house and the juice doesn’t last long. I mixed it with Sprite this time and the juice makes it a smoother drink.
As Hero the hound can confirm, it has been windy this week. We had a branch come down from the willow. No damage fortunately. I took a few cuttings and will root them, as I’m keen to grow an armful of whips for weaving.
Hopefully next week will be more settled. Start of a new era for us all. I can’t wait to see what it brings.
Joining in with Anne’s word of the week linky.
Aww, that really is the end of an era in many ways. We spend so long in one routine when our kids are growing up, and then one day those routines don’t happen anymore, and it can feel a little disorientating. Good luck to your kids in their exams, I’m sure they will do brilliantly.
I love your vintage find, fingers crossed you find that Roman mosaic floor one day, how wonderful that would be.
Hero looks like he’s had a blow-dry at the hairdressers!
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Thank you. Such a change. I’ve got my fingers crossed for the mosaic too.
Oh wow! It is the end of an era with your youngest finishing school and your daughter finishing uni. Good luck to them with the rest of the exams.
The car really was an interesting find.
That rhubarb lemonade sounds delicious, I have been promised some rhubarb so might have to try making some. x
Rhubarb lemonade is a lovely drink. Hope you give it a go.
I remember the time well when my last child left school, it took quite a while to get into a new routine. Good luck to your son with his exams. Our house is built on an old building yard and we’ve lived in it since it was built, so no garden finds for us. #wotw
It makes a big change. Dig deep enough and you never know what you will find. We’ve had moles bring up a bottle once.
My youngest does his GCSEs next year, I’m hoping that there will be some further education at some point. It feels strange although the school run finished some time ago for me when I got sick, but I’ve had children at school for 32 years! I love the car, what a find! I doubt I would find any such thing in my garden seeing as just 12 years ago this place was just a field. It’s definitely a new era for you, but I’m sure you will settle into it.
I hope he finds the right course for him. My goodness. After 32 years, school must be a strong be part of your dna :D. I wonder what is below your feet in the garden. So many national treasures have been found in fields by metal detectors. Why not your garden too?
What a wonderful find! I hope the car is being displayed in your home. Rhubarb lemonade sounds amazing! Unfortunately rhubarb is not easily available here. I miss it.
Yes, the car is on a shelf at the moment, but I’m hoping to find a box frame for it.
That car was quite a find! I hope whoever it belonged to went and got a full size model too. Sometimes it’s best just to roll with the changes and hunker down for a little while.
Sometimes that’s all you can do (getting a full size car and hunkering down too 😀 )
The end of an era can be really unsettling and I can imagine it will take time to settle into your new normal now that your role as a parent enters a new stage. How interesting to find a vintage toy car in the garden and to wonder about the original owner. Rhubarb lemonade sounds lovely and your roses are beautiful. #WotW
I could fill my garden with roses.
You certainly have lots of changes going on. Sending big hugs as you navigate it all!
I love the car, what a great find. I’ll be looking out for relics when I’m pottering in the garden.
Rhubarb lemonade sounds amazing. I’ll be around shortly for a glass or two! 😉
You’ll have to be quick for the rhubarb lemonade. I barely had a chance to photograph it last time. 😆