In the Garden

We have been enjoying every bit of weather gifted to us recently, from searing hot sun to long days of rain to thunder and lightening storms that have lasted hours, keeping everyone awake into the small hours.

I dared to dance a brief naked salute to the Goddess in one of these storms, hoping the darkening sky would hide me from my neighbours. I was repaid with a wonderful feeling of lightness, wellness and content.

The garden is booming from this warm rain, the broad beans, cabbage, lettuce, beans, courgettes, pumpkins and so many other goodies are growing before our eyes, snaking up sticks, spreading across the earth and looking so wonderfully healthy and happy.

O delights in the mud, building, creating and digging, lining toys up for mud moving duties that keep him busy for hours, days.He is covered at the end of these mammoth sessions, his hands thick with earth, his clothes barely visible beneath such a thick coating but his smile is huge, beaming through the muck, his eyes sparkle, his lessons from Mother Earth learnt.

Greek Pie - a new family favourite.

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/

Busy with Grandad

While his elder brother struggles on with GCSEs full of cold, fever and sore throat ... O enjoys his days in the garden, busy with Grandad, always a job to do and always to do together.

Funny seeing this picture, as O has now had his hair cut and looks a different boy.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock.

As I sat looking at these little feet dangling down, seeing how much they have grown, how much he has grown, how time is passing, feeling not alittle teary at the thought of my children getting older, bigger, wiser, the prospect of no more babies for us, the post arrived .... containing my eldest first National Insurance Card.
I gave into those tears.

Update - 6th June.

And then to add insult to injury,yesterday afternoon, O wee'ed for the first time on his potty !

Postcard Fun

We have really enjoyed taking part in the postcard swap organised by Zoe over at

http://www.playingbythebook.net/

We sent our 5 cards to USA, Canada, UK, Australia and Israel.

We received the cards above from UK, Canada, USA and Australia ( we have one card outstanding )

Lovely to connect with other families around the World, finding out about their lifes and sharing book recommendations.

This swap encouraged us to find out about Postcrossing
http://www.postcrossing.com/ and have already received cards from Russia and Austria.

Wash Wednesday - 2

I'm later than last year with my cloth bag wash and brush up

http://abigsmile4.blogspot.com/2009/04/loving.html

still better late than never, mainly the same bags with afew new additions including the cute "little bags of bags" somewhere to store all those other shoppers away when not in use, well thats the plan !

Inspired by Gardenmama http://gardenmama.typepad.com/my_weblog/ who has a fab giveaway going on .. go see x

Beach Babes

As we headed back to the car after an afternoon of miniature train rides, running in orchards and on sand, stories told in a barn, watching the sea, ice creams and fish and chips, we spotted these beach beauties, wonderful Mamas and their young.

Somehow, it made saying goodbye to good friends at the end of a lovely long weekend easier.