Picnic Play

This moment, a Friday tradition, a time to cherish, to remember, to honour its importance.

To stop and give thanks, a time to feel blessed.

Inspired by SouleMama http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/

Sunflower Houses & 30 Days of Beauty : 29

Our new garden project has been inspired by the wonderful book Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots by Sharon Lovejoy, her lovely blog is here

http://sharonlovejoy.blogspot.com/ and spurred on further by this lovely bloggers post http://downinthemeadow.blogspot.com/2008/11/sunflower-house.html

A sunflower house for O, a secret place for summer days, to cool down, to play, a spot for lunch, a special place to be with friends.

We set pots out in a circle with a tepee of canes and cord for the plants to climb up.

Each pot has a sunflower and plenty of sweet peas.

We plan to add pots of runner beans to add cover and edible treats to hand.

The foundations are laid with rich compost for the plants to grow, now we hope with lots of love and care, plenty of help from Mother Nature and a good mix of both sun and rain, our Sunflower House will be blooming soon.

Moving in before it's finished.

Number 29 in my 30 Days of Beauty, our salad bed, nearly ready for a first picking.

Home Baked Challenge - Raw Courgette Pasta & Pesto

The theme for this month's challenge is Spring Greens.
I admit I was alittle behind with getting this done and then inspiration, 2 courgettes in the organic veg box and a recipe here http://toogoodtobetrue.typepad.com/ that I had mentally filed away to try.


I can't tell you how wonderful it tasted or how much my breath stinks of garlic after eating it ( luckily hubby had some too )

Click on the Home Baked Challenge button, in sidebar to find out more and how to join in next month.

Hammock Fun

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Inspired by Soulemama - http://www.soulemama.com/soulemama/

30 Days of Beauty : 28

Blessings on the blossom,
Blessings on the fruit,

Blessings on the leaf and stem,
Blessings on the root.



Happy Earth Day to all.

Digging with Grandad

Happy days in the garden with Grandad.

Days of digging, collecting piles of stones, finding worms and much laughter.

A wheel-barrow each, side by side, this boy and his Grand, are joined at the hip.

Conversations, questions and answers, silliness.

Times to truly treasure.

Wonderful giveaway over at Eileen's
http://eileensplace.blogspot.com/2010/04/earth-day-giveaway-free-may-childcare.html

Be lucky x

Easter Bunny Gifts

To thank O for chasing round the garden, picking up all the chocolate eggs the Easter Bunny dropped, this box was left on the table, with 2 little ears peeking out.

Inside he found,

a horse and lamb,

2 geese,

the ears belonged to this little rabbit,

and the tiniest little lady birds on a leaf.

O was delighted and has played and played with them ever since.