Petal Happiness

A carpet of pink.

Sweet Goodness to Come

Strawberries.

Book Sharing Monday

Today, just has to be all about The Best Nest by P.D.Eastman for so many reasons.
Most importantly this is the first book that K very proudly, read to us with no help.
And then really because all that this book is, the gathering of bits of wool, string, hay for building the best possible nest in the best possible place is going on right outside my door.
Although I feel a few mistakes are being made.

Right outside K's bedroom window is the fab bird-box she made last Summer ... waiting for some feathered friends to move in, create a love nest and have some babies.

Instead, a pair of dim-wit sparrows have chosen to nest in the bat-box that L made, which is outside his window !

We are keeping our fingers crossed that the babies will be really ready to fly when they drop out the bottom of the box or maybe I can work on N, to put a safety net underneath !

The Calm after The Storm ( or gearing up for another busy week )

This week has been busy, N, L & K returned from their trip to France, where K celebrated her 11th birthday, Home Ed groups and PE sessions, picnics - where birds poo all over you !, cups of tea with friends, O's lovely little Woodland Group, ballroom & latin exam for K ( fingers crossed she's done well ) Army and Police cadets for L and a day in York for me, attending a course at the Steiner School there.

So time today, in a break from gardening for a Nettle & Peppermint tea, along with a catch-up with N and preparing for the week ahead ... which just might contain - Home Ed groups, Woodland Fun for O, craft night for Me, trip to The Deep http://www.thedeep.co.uk/ with lovely Gill & Co, visit to The Workhouse - Southwell http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-theworkhouse/ ... phew !!

Book Sharing Monday - Celebration Giveaway

O really does have far too many board books ( the above photo is only a small selection ! ) .... so, in celebration of joining Book Sharing Monday, we are going to have a giveaway.

Tell us your Babes favourite book and for the best one we'll send a couple of pre-loved board books your way.

Book Sharing Monday - From the Baby's Basket

Another over-flowing collection of wonderful stories.

An all-time favourite, shared in this house for the last 14 ( nearly 15 ) years.
We're going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen.


We have owned so many copies of this book from board to paper to hard-back.
They have been left on holidays, gifts for friends, lost on days out but we always seem to have a copy on the go.

Fantastic pictures, wonderful text.

This book has encouraged so many games, pictures, songs and countless other stories.

We love it.

Go look here for other people sharing their books this Monday

http://canadianhomelearning.blogspot.com/

Beauty right outside my door

These two stunning trees stand proudly in my front garden ( how lucky am I ... again ! ) and tell me all I need to know about the turning of the seasons, the beauty of renewal, the passing of time ... wonderful lessons from Mother Earth.

Namaste.

My Weekend

Plum jam making.Good Chocolates ( thanks to lovely Veronika & Co xxx )

Just the cutest flowers from Gill's garden.

Tulips from Teresa.

And Champagne, bottles of wine, good food, laughter,love and fun.

Being 38 suddenly isn't so bad.

Spun it, Knitted it, Felted it,Filled it.

It's lumpy,bumpy,abit thick then abit too thin but I love it.
Spun on my drop-spindle, then knitted, felted in the washer and Ta-Da.

Filled with goodies from very talented GP forum Mamas.
Thanks my lovelies.

Books - The Evidence

I mentioned about the books, now here's ( some ) of the evidence.
Afew of the cookery books.

Containers of children's books.

Knitting, sewing,hobby books.

Favourite children's books.

There's more, lots more.

Turning of the Wheel

My birthday gift from N.

This new hobby of mine has been completely inspired by some fabulous women - Kelly,lovearwen ( from gp forum ) and Gill.

Book Sharing Monday

We adore books, all of us.

We have shelves,baskets and cupboards full of them.There is always a pile waiting to be read, looked at, on the dining room table, some under my bed ( mostly needing to be returned to the library ! ) some in the car, even some ready for a read while in the bath.

So I am really looking forward to taking part in Book Sharing Monday. Thanks to Alex over at

http://canadianhomelearning.blogspot.com/ for setting it up and so generously allowing us to join in.

Want to come play too ?

Birthday Treats

A much longed for trip to Ryton Organic Gardens near Coventry.

Such colour and inspiration.

Looked just like the entrance to The Secret garden.

Willow sculpture seat with wonderful smelling herbs growing around it.

Entrance to the bio-dynamic garden. I love spirals.

The Bee Garden was my favourite, so full of colour and amazing smells.

A place to relax.

A place to truly celebrate turning 38 !

Hot Cross Buns

In tins, for friends.

Happy Easter.

Loving ....

my cloth bags.

Giving them a wash and brush up.

Afew seams to be sewn up.

Then they will be all ready for business again.

Love your cloth bags and they will certainly love you back.

Basil

g Hello Pesto.